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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12135 on: August 25, 2025, 07:39:23 PM »
I have a feeling Risso would've started that thread a long time ago!

I remember him being fixated on Neil Taylor not being very good. Which is fine, except it was during our ten game winning streak.

But he was crap.

Risso was usually quite good at spotting when enough was enough though I often felt he went a few months early on Smith and a touch early on Gerrard.

The time to protest about Gerrard was about 5 seconds after the first rumours of his appointment surfaced.

The lego haired scouse twat.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12136 on: August 25, 2025, 07:42:26 PM »
No one remotely sane wants Unai out.
A Small Heath fan might.

Yes, he said remotely sane though.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12137 on: August 25, 2025, 07:46:12 PM »
I have a feeling Risso would've started that thread a long time ago!

I remember him being fixated on Neil Taylor not being very good. Which is fine, except it was during our ten game winning streak.

But he was crap.

Risso was usually quite good at spotting when enough was enough though I often felt he went a few months early on Smith and a touch early on Gerrard.

The time to protest about Gerrard was about 5 seconds after the first rumours of his appointment surfaced.

The lego haired scouse twat.

Yeah, Risso was very pro-Gerrard for some reason.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12138 on: August 25, 2025, 07:47:28 PM »
Risso supported Gerrard right until the end, the blame was that the players weren't good enough and no one could do better with them.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12139 on: August 25, 2025, 07:48:04 PM »
well not really once we get into Europa we will need squad numbers up anyway .

Yes, we famously didn't have to worry about playing in Europe last season.
hence why saying Guessand replaces 2 players is silly . We actually need 2 players for rotation .

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12140 on: August 25, 2025, 07:48:26 PM »
I have a feeling Risso would've started that thread a long time ago!

I remember him being fixated on Neil Taylor not being very good. Which is fine, except it was during our ten game winning streak.

But he was crap.

Risso was usually quite good at spotting when enough was enough though I often felt he went a few months early on Smith and a touch early on Gerrard.

The time to protest about Gerrard was about 5 seconds after the first rumours of his appointment surfaced.

The lego haired scouse twat.

Yes, an absolutely stupid exercise in starfucking, with predictable results.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12141 on: August 25, 2025, 07:50:03 PM »
Gerrard interviewed well according to Purslow . Better than Lampard anyway .

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12142 on: August 25, 2025, 07:51:39 PM »
He was always a twat but I do wonder if our capitulation last day ruined what bit of managerial ability he did have as it cost Liverpool the title, as he was shocking the following season.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12143 on: August 25, 2025, 07:51:50 PM »
Gerrard interviewed well according to Purslow . Better than Lampard anyway .

He was very good in TV interviews too. It's just that he was such a thick cnut.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12144 on: August 25, 2025, 07:58:42 PM »
well not really once we get into Europa we will need squad numbers up anyway .

Yes, we famously didn't have to worry about playing in Europe last season.
hence why saying Guessand replaces 2 players is silly . We actually need 2 players for rotation .

I appreciate things need to be explained *very* slowly to you, so I do apologise.

Last season, to play off the left we had Digne, Maatsen, Ramsey, Rashford and occasionally Rogers.

This season we currently have Digne, Maatsen, Guessand and if needed, Rogers. So we don't currently need to replace Ramsey and Rashford as you thought.

If we sign a central attacking option (Asensio or a replacement for him), it might be seen that our attacking options from the left are Guessand and Rogers. Meaning that we don't sign another left-sided attacker.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12145 on: August 25, 2025, 08:22:26 PM »
Rashford also played up front alone at times. Are you thick , no need to answer that one Dave .

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12146 on: August 25, 2025, 08:24:32 PM »
He wrote before placing a space before a full stop.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12147 on: August 25, 2025, 08:29:23 PM »
I have a feeling Risso would've started that thread a long time ago!

I remember him being fixated on Neil Taylor not being very good. Which is fine, except it was during our ten game winning streak.

But he was crap.

Risso was usually quite good at spotting when enough was enough though I often felt he went a few months early on Smith and a touch early on Gerrard.

Nah, I remember him as being pro Gerrard, even after he’d gone.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12148 on: August 25, 2025, 09:00:23 PM »
Rashford also played up front alone at times. Are you thick , no need to answer that one Dave .

STOP MISUSING COMMAS YOU THICK TWAT.

I mean, how hard can it be? And in a post where you are calling someone else thick.

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Re: Unai Emery
« Reply #12149 on: August 25, 2025, 10:38:13 PM »
I have a feeling Risso would've started that thread a long time ago!

I remember him being fixated on Neil Taylor not being very good. Which is fine, except it was during our ten game winning streak.

But he was crap.

Risso was usually quite good at spotting when enough was enough though I often felt he went a few months early on Smith and a touch early on Gerrard.

Nah, I remember him as being pro Gerrard, even after he’d gone.

Ah well must have misremembered that.

 


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