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Author Topic: Manager for next season  (Read 810518 times)

Offline Small Rodent

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6330 on: June 02, 2016, 12:16:23 PM »
In reality how many "bad eggs" are there? 3 or 4?

Can't be too hard to get rid of one way or another.

Offline AV89

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6331 on: June 02, 2016, 12:35:11 PM »
One or whispers that Steve Clarke will be RDM number 2.....

Online Dave

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6332 on: June 02, 2016, 12:38:38 PM »
To be fair you cannot credit RDM with winning the European Cup in Munich, against Munich, having beaten Barca in the semi-final, with just 10 men in the second leg but still scoring twice and having come from 3-1 down to beat Napoli.

It was somebody else's team.

And beating a very decent Benfica side home and away in the quarter final.

And lost 13 out of his last 18 games at the Albion.

Yup, and it's probably stuff like that which means a manager with his achievements is coming to Championship Villa rather than replacing Guardiola at Bayern Munich.

Offline UK Redsox

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6333 on: June 02, 2016, 12:45:12 PM »
If RDM is not good enough for Bayern Munich, how can Villa even consider him for the job.

After all, Villa have a 100% record against Munich, so they must be really crap

Online ChicagoLion

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6334 on: June 02, 2016, 01:09:21 PM »
Right so this is happening today then?? Robbie D-I-MATT-E-O, Robbie D-I-MA......etc (to the tune of D.I.S.C.O) good luck getting that one out of your head...

He's D - delirious.....
I ineffective

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6335 on: June 02, 2016, 01:11:55 PM »
Don't know what to make of Di Matteo becoming boss. He fluked a Champion's League with someone elses team but hasn't done a great deal else of note. Did OK in the Championship with the Baggies I suppose but I'm struggling to work up much enthusiasm, but that goes for football in general.

I'm not sure that you can fluke a European Cup win. Especially if you have to beat Napoli, Benfica, Barcelona and Bayern en route.
They did it by packing all 11 behind the ball and hoping for the best. There was no great tactical masterplan beyond that.

Or he worked out that his team wasn't going to be able to win by going all out attack, which his previous teams had done, and adjusted his tactics accordingly.

Did Tony Barton fluke our European Cup win?

I guess Simeone got lucky in this year's CL quarter final against Barcelona and semi final against Bayern too.
Yes he was!! - and dirty - and...cheating.

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6336 on: June 02, 2016, 01:18:17 PM »
Don't know what to make of Di Matteo becoming boss. He fluked a Champion's League with someone elses team but hasn't done a great deal else of note. Did OK in the Championship with the Baggies I suppose but I'm struggling to work up much enthusiasm, but that goes for football in general.

I'm not sure that you can fluke a European Cup win. Especially if you have to beat Napoli, Benfica, Barcelona and Bayern en route.
They did it by packing all 11 behind the ball and hoping for the best. There was no great tactical masterplan beyond that.

Or he worked out that his team wasn't going to be able to win by going all out attack, which his previous teams had done, and adjusted his tactics accordingly.

Did Tony Barton fluke our European Cup win?

I guess Simeone got lucky in this year's CL quarter final against Barcelona and semi final against Bayern too.
Yes he was!! - and dirty - and...cheating.

It wouldn't be Simeone if it wasn't.  Anyway, are you going to tell him?

Online ChicagoLion

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6337 on: June 02, 2016, 01:18:35 PM »
I think it is fair to say that Chelsea did seem to have a lot of good fortune in the final stages of that CL run.

Edvard Remberg

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6338 on: June 02, 2016, 01:28:29 PM »
I think it is fair to say that Chelsea did seem to have a lot of good fortune in the final stages of that CL run.

None more than Arjen Robben feeling pity for Chelsea - I could see a mile away that he was going to miss that kick - idiot.

Online boozey182

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6339 on: June 02, 2016, 01:32:22 PM »
BBC just tweeted that Di Matteo has been confirmed as manager.

Edvard Remberg

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6340 on: June 02, 2016, 01:33:21 PM »
Steve Clarke as AM

Online charleeco7

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6341 on: June 02, 2016, 01:33:59 PM »
Done according to the Beeb but nothing on official site http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/36373312

Offline The Laughing Policeman

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6342 on: June 02, 2016, 01:34:32 PM »
Nothing on the OS yet.

Offline Dr Butler

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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6343 on: June 02, 2016, 01:37:12 PM »
happy with that pairing....

good luck Roberto and Steveo...

UTV
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Re: Manager for next season
« Reply #6344 on: June 02, 2016, 01:38:28 PM »
Steve Clarke as AM
Interesting if true as he had tasted being the #1 previously

So to get an ex manager to drop to a #2 in a Championship side has taken some persuasion

 


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