The Footie Thread

[Bdill93]

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I'd be happy with that

What a terrible manager

Villa double over spurs next season incoming!!!!

 

[Bdill93]

Imo he should still be one of the first on the team sheet - his form dropped a bit mid season when the whole team dropped but he has been outstanding over the last two months. I just don’t think Southgate trusts him or even know how to get the best out of him where as Tripper is nice and solid for him

Im not sure you can ignore Walker and his season, he's been solid and he's my starter. I'd rather take TAA than Trippier, even though he has just won La Liga.. he is 30! TAA has 3 tournaments left at least

 

[Pin-seeker]

I think Grealish is a superb player but it would take a lot less than £120 mil to get him . A decent bit of around £80mil would get him - players like Kane , Haaland etc will be going for those prices over £100mil - not someone like Grealish who hasnt done it at the top level consistently ie international and even European level.

Thought you said Kane would be around £80m? ?

 

[ColchesterFC]

Im not sure you can ignore Walker and his season, he's been solid and he's my starter. I'd rather take TAA than Trippier, even though he has just won La Liga.. he is 30! TAA has 3 tournaments left at least

Walker will be playing on the right side of the back three rather than at full back, at least that's what I assume from how Southgate has previously used him, so it's not an either Walker or TAA. It's TAA or Trippier or James - pick two out of three.

 

[Bdill93]

Walker will be playing on the right side of the back three rather than at full back, at least that's what I assume from how Southgate has previously used him, so it's not an either Walker or TAA. It's TAA or Trippier or James - pick two out of three.

5 back makes me feel physically sick with our generation of talent going forward but -

TAA and James.. easy decision for me.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Roberto Martinez to spurs?

Would you be happy with the spurs fans?

I don’t think that’s the worst appointment - did well at Swansea then Wigan ( winning the FA Cup for them was excellent ) , was up and down at Everton but appears to have done a very good job with Belgium - only 4 defeats in 50 plus games with them.

He isn’t at the top branch of managers but certainly in the group below - will get them playing better football than Mourniho but will of course depend on backing and if Kane will stay - reckon he is the sort of manager that would make the team all about Kane

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I'd be happy with that

What a terrible manager

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A terrible manager doesn’t manage the number one international team for 5 years moving them forward.

 

[Orikoru]

Roberto Martinez to spurs?

Would you be happy with the spurs fans?

Jesus God, no. Anyone but him. Absolutely awful manager.

 

[PJ87]

I don’t think that’s the worst appointment - did well at Swansea then Wigan ( winning the FA Cup for them was excellent ) , was up and down at Everton but appears to have done a very good job with Belgium - only 4 defeats in 50 plus games with them.

He isn’t at the top branch of managers but certainly in the group below - will get them playing better football than Mourniho but will of course depend on backing and if Kane will stay - reckon he is the sort of manager that would make the team all about Kane

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A terrible manager doesn’t manage the number one international team for 5 years moving them forward.

Entirely different ball game.
Doesn't have a budget, board , or fans expectation to deal with

Want the best Belgium player to play for you.. 100 mil? Nope just pick up phone dear Mr debyrne you have been called up to play for the all stars

 

[PJ87]

Jesus God, no. Anyone but him. Absolutely awful manager.

Dw Phil rates him so he must be good ?

 

[Orikoru]

I don’t think that’s the worst appointment - did well at Swansea then Wigan ( winning the FA Cup for them was excellent ) , was up and down at Everton but appears to have done a very good job with Belgium - only 4 defeats in 50 plus games with them.

He isn’t at the top branch of managers but certainly in the group below - will get them playing better football than Mourniho but will of course depend on backing and if Kane will stay - reckon he is the sort of manager that would make the team all about Kane

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A terrible manager doesn’t manage the number one international team for 5 years moving them forward.

The team Belgium had was absolutely unreal, a once in a lifetime golden generation who should have been challenging for international trophies, but I don't think he's got them anywhere close. They've been wasted.

 

[ColchesterFC]

The team Belgium had was absolutely unreal, a once in a lifetime golden generation who should have been challenging for international trophies, but I don't think he's got them anywhere close. They've been wasted.

That sounds awfully familiar for some reason.

 

[Orikoru]

That sounds awfully familiar for some reason.

Yeah and we had the same problem! Talent wasted by useless management.

 

[pokerjoke]

Thought you said Kane would be around £80m? ?

Scored the weekend and got the golden boot, adds £20 million

 

[Deleted member 15344]

The team Belgium had was absolutely unreal, a once in a lifetime golden generation who should have been challenging for international trophies, but I don't think he's got them anywhere close. They've been wasted.

Not got them close ? Took them to the semi finals of the World Cup beating the likes of England , Spain and Brazil - only just being edged out by France in a very tight semi final. Is that not challenging?

He has had one tournament and was excellent in it. Done well in the Premier League as well - so what exactly makes him a “terrible” or “awful” manager ? Is it because he isn’t a “name” - Mourinho was and looked what happened there - Pochettino did nothing special before he went to Spurs.

Maybe someone like Martínez is exactly what Spurs need

He is being dismissed because he managed Swansea and Wigan - just like Pochettino did with Soton before.

 

[pokerjoke]

Im not sure you can ignore Walker and his season, he's been solid and he's my starter. I'd rather take TAA than Trippier, even though he has just won La Liga.. he is 30! TAA has 3 tournaments left at least

Can’t see TAA getting in the 26
Can’t defend

 

[Deleted member 15344]

A few missing out - Ings , Bamford , Dier

So which 7 miss out

Ramsdale
Godfrey or White ( depending on Maguire fitness)
TAA or Trippier
Lingard
Ward Prowse
Saka
Watkins

 

[Orikoru]

Not got them close ? Took them to the semi finals of the World Cup beating the likes of England , Spain and Brazil - only just being edged out by France in a very tight semi final. Is that not challenging?

He has had one tournament and was excellent in it. Done well in the Premier League as well - so what exactly makes him a “terrible” or “awful” manager ? Is it because he isn’t a “name” - Mourinho was and looked what happened there - Pochettino did nothing special before he went to Spurs.

Maybe someone like Martínez is exactly what Spurs need

Somehow he's still dining out on one underdog victory with the FA Cup with Wigan. He still got them relegated a week later. He goes to Everton and finishes 5th with David Moyes' team before dragging them back down to midtable, because his teams can't defend. I do not know how he got the Belgium job. Their squad was one of the favourites, if not the favourites for World Cup '18. They won an extremely easy group, only just managed to squeeze past Japan (having gone 2-0 down), and yes they beat a fairly poor Brazil team in probably their only good performance of the competition. I remember him frequently playing players out of position in that World Cup, and the Brazil game was the only one where he got it right.

I will admit now that I thought he was in charge for Euro 16, but he wasn't, he was appointed just after that. But all I see with all of his teams is reckless abandon. Let's play a quirky formation and attack, attack, to try and mask the fact that I have no idea how to organise a defence. That is the LAST thing Spurs need right now.

 

[Orikoru]

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A few missing out - Ings , Bamford , Dier

So which 7 miss out

Ramsdale
Godfrey or White ( depending on Maguire fitness)
TAA or Trippier
Ward Prowse
Saka
Watkins

Is Pope injured? Ramsdale absolutely has to be cut, he's a terrible keeper.
Yes either White, Godfrey or Coady I suppose will be cut if Maguire is fit. I think he may keep all 3 right backs though. Maybe he'll cut two of the aforementioned centre backs as that still leaves you with 4 + Walker.
I can't see Saka making the final cut. Possibly not Greenwood either? Could be a toss-up between Greenwood & Watkins, or maybe both of them being cut.

EDIT: I only just noticed Reece James in there. I'd cut him personally.

 

[GB72]

Is Pope injured? Ramsdale absolutely has to be cut, he's a terrible keeper.
Yes either White, Godfrey or Coady I suppose will be cut if Maguire is fit. I think he may keep all 3 right backs though. Maybe he'll cut two of the aforementioned centre backs as that still leaves you with 4 + Walker.
I can't see Saka making the final cut. Possibly not Greenwood either? Could be a toss-up between Greenwood & Watkins, or maybe both of them being cut.

EDIT: I only just noticed Reece James in there. I'd cut him personally.

Yes, Pope is injured.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Somehow he's still dining out on one underdog victory with the FA Cup with Wigan. He still got them relegated a week later. He goes to Everton and finishes 5th with David Moyes' team before dragging them back down to midtable, because his teams can't defend. I do not know how he got the Belgium job. Their squad was one of the favourites, if not the favourites for World Cup '18. They won an extremely easy group, only just managed to squeeze past Japan (having gone 2-0 down), and yes they beat a fairly poor Brazil team in probably their only good performance of the competition. I remember him frequently playing players out of position in that World Cup, and the Brazil game was the only one where he got it right.

I will admit now that I thought he was in charge for Euro 16, but he wasn't, he was appointed just after that. But all I see with all of his teams is reckless abandon. Let's play a quirky formation and attack, attack, to try and mask the fact that I have no idea how to organise a defence. That is the LAST thing Spurs need right now.

Odds had them around 5/6th favourites for the World Cup

It was him managing them that improved them from Euro 2016 to being number one ranked team - 4 defeats in 50 plus games.

He is dining out on doing a very good job with Belgium

I’m not sure what level of manager you expect Spurs to be going for but right now it’s not going to be the top level - the likes of Martinez , Rangnick are prob the level Spurs are at - unless you think there are others to look at