Seabhac
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Seabhac":1lhdmtu2 said:[urltargetblank]http://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/pdf/wp93_eng.pdf[/urltargetblank]
peachesenregalia":1k3lna0z said:Uncle Si":1k3lna0z said:Seabhac":1k3lna0z said:[urltargetblank]http://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/pdf/wp93_eng.pdf[/urltargetblank]
thats really interesting..
so when are Hazard, Sterling and Pogba off to Spain?
There's already word that Real/Barca will try to get Sterling this summer for 45 million quid. Not sure how I feel about it, to be honest. He's been good but not great this season, seems to have regressed a bit even.
Gatehawk":1sywcqr7 said:Guess who's back. Bet you guys missed me (Not really, you guys probably didn't notice I was MIA)
SeatownJay":1wbqku49 said:Steven Caulker and Richard Dunne are useless tools.
Uncle Si":3g9i25qd said:Gatehawk":3g9i25qd said:Guess who's back. Bet you guys missed me (Not really, you guys probably didn't notice I was MIA)
figured you went to the Packers board...
Wenger to Real, Klopp to Arsenal in the Summer? How would you feel about that?
Uncle Si":gyewknle said:Amazing stat (to me atleast): United under Moyes/Van Gaal are separated by only a +2 goal differential (and 5 places in the table, because mediocrity is all the rage) over 21 games. Same record/points.
United fans, how is the progress of your club then? all things considered 4th place is a nice spot to be in, but i was shocked when i saw that stat last night.
(Liverpool, on the other hand, are a very nice 9 points under last years pace...)
Seabhac":23vds7rh said:Uncle Si":23vds7rh said:Amazing stat (to me atleast): United under Moyes/Van Gaal are separated by only a +2 goal differential (and 5 places in the table, because mediocrity is all the rage) over 21 games. Same record/points.
United fans, how is the progress of your club then? all things considered 4th place is a nice spot to be in, but i was shocked when i saw that stat last night.
(Liverpool, on the other hand, are a very nice 9 points under last years pace...)
The media and ABU fans were the reason Moyes was not given a fair crack at United. The fans, for the most part, stood behind him. SAF was a larger than life figure and anybody trying to follow him was doomed to failure.
When SAF left, so did the locker room regimentation. As we all know , modern football is full of prima donnas and they were in full bloom as Moyes came in. He tried to get them to play his system, they got stroppy - the rest is history.
The difference with Van Gaal is that he has brought confidence back to the club - which is only possible because of Moyes bad year. We are going down the same route as Chelsea, City and Liverpool , spending huge amounts of money bringing in better players in every position. They still haven't jelled - but Van Gaal gives off the impression that he will make it work.
So that was long winded. Whats the difference? We are getting our confidence back.
Uncle Si":3j3829hr said:Hawkspur":3j3829hr said:Is Yedlin a Seattle native and/or a Seahawks fan? Because, FWIW his Spurs squad number is 12. Probably a total coincidence, either had the number assigned by the club or chose a number with 2 in it, being a right back, but I like the Seattle reminder in seeing the 12 when he plays anyway.
Seattle native for sure. Bellevue I believe. no idea if is a coincidence or not though
Uncle Si":23017k6k said:Seabhac":23017k6k said:Uncle Si":23017k6k said:Amazing stat (to me atleast): United under Moyes/Van Gaal are separated by only a +2 goal differential (and 5 places in the table, because mediocrity is all the rage) over 21 games. Same record/points.
United fans, how is the progress of your club then? all things considered 4th place is a nice spot to be in, but i was shocked when i saw that stat last night.
(Liverpool, on the other hand, are a very nice 9 points under last years pace...)
The media and ABU fans were the reason Moyes was not given a fair crack at United. The fans, for the most part, stood behind him. SAF was a larger than life figure and anybody trying to follow him was doomed to failure.
When SAF left, so did the locker room regimentation. As we all know , modern football is full of prima donnas and they were in full bloom as Moyes came in. He tried to get them to play his system, they got stroppy - the rest is history.
The difference with Van Gaal is that he has brought confidence back to the club - which is only possible because of Moyes bad year. We are going down the same route as Chelsea, City and Liverpool , spending huge amounts of money bringing in better players in every position. They still haven't jelled - but Van Gaal gives off the impression that he will make it work.
So that was long winded. Whats the difference? We are getting our confidence back.
so youve got faith in his plan then? fair enough.
The Moyes thing always intrigued me. He never seemed a proper fit. not because he didnt know what he was doing, but because he didnt exude the confidence needed to manage a club of that size. no lack of confidence in Van gaal, deserved or not.
if a slip down the table happens though, do you see backlash?