The thing I would say about RDM is that his prioritising of cups and taking the gamble of winning the CL for qualification next year shows a lack of interest in what is best for the club in the long term. We gave up on the league a few weeks ago against Arsenal, when we put out a weak team in a very important league game, since then weaker teams have been fielded in every league game. If we win the Champions League and the gamble pays off then great, but if we lose, which is very likely, then we have lost Champions League football when if we had focused on the league and put in the same effort as we have done in the cup we would in all likelihood have CL next year and the future would look a whole lot brighter.
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If we don't win the Champions League it will be a terrible season. We win the Champions League and I'd go as far as saying it's one of our best seasons ever, FA and UCL is a big double.
Either way we need a big overhaul, once Spurs/Newcastle get a taste for the UCL anything less than 4th is a bad season. We need to make sure we don't turn into another Liverpool. The top 6 is very good and I'd say we were the worst of the lot this season based on form (and now league position), frightening thought.
Either way we need a big overhaul, once Spurs/Newcastle get a taste for the UCL anything less than 4th is a bad season. We need to make sure we don't turn into another Liverpool. The top 6 is very good and I'd say we were the worst of the lot this season based on form (and now league position), frightening thought.
I think in years to come you might look back and think that this season helped due to:-
The amount of good, strong youth players AVB bought.
The old guard got shaken off their crown and realise that they have to keep working harder.
They have learnt how to play like barca and the flaws in that style and how to stop that style of play.
The amount of good, strong youth players AVB bought.
The old guard got shaken off their crown and realise that they have to keep working harder.
They have learnt how to play like barca and the flaws in that style and how to stop that style of play.
This team needs to be reborn to ever play that style what are you talking about lol.
They say the first ones the hardest, hopefully we win it this year and can build on it in the next 5 years!
I also think we have a real possibility of losing him which would be a massive shame, he looks like he could be a future great.
Seems like you've all be talking about managers the past couple of pages (not sure, but can't be bothered reading it all). You know who I think would do a great job? AVB... :/
Anyway, well done to the U18s for winning the FAYC! Went on the game, and it was the worst I've seen all of them play, just lucky we had a 4-0 lead over them! I think they were thinking about their holidays half of the time, TBH. Still, they've deserved to win it after playing so well in other rounds.
Also, as Jacko said, well done to Thibaut Courtois for winning the Europa League! Great experience for him, I'm sure! Heard he played well - as he has all season. Missed the game because of the FAYC, but hopefully I'll catch some highlights when I have chance.
Interesting because as most of us started to doubt Cech, he's started to look back to his best! I still feel that by 2014 Courtois should be our #1 though, at least by 2015. Great keeper.
Anyway, well done to the U18s for winning the FAYC! Went on the game, and it was the worst I've seen all of them play, just lucky we had a 4-0 lead over them! I think they were thinking about their holidays half of the time, TBH. Still, they've deserved to win it after playing so well in other rounds.
Also, as Jacko said, well done to Thibaut Courtois for winning the Europa League! Great experience for him, I'm sure! Heard he played well - as he has all season. Missed the game because of the FAYC, but hopefully I'll catch some highlights when I have chance.
Interesting because as most of us started to doubt Cech, he's started to look back to his best! I still feel that by 2014 Courtois should be our #1 though, at least by 2015. Great keeper.
Well done to the Young Blues for lifting the FA Youth Cup trophy twice in the space of 3 years. The Piazon-Feruz axis was key for us throughout the campaign with notable contributions from the likes of Chalobah. Hope to see Piazon on the bench on Sunday. Certainly deserves a few minutes
Lucas Moura is learning English...Make what you want of that, but we were strongly interested in him, and it looks like we've gone off Hazard, so it's a transfer I could see happening.
And it (Hazard) looks even more unlikely because few people saying Hazard to City is all done ( :'( ), but obviously until confirmed you don't know.
And it (Hazard) looks even more unlikely because few people saying Hazard to City is all done ( :'( ), but obviously until confirmed you don't know.
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Juan is our player of the year. Well deserved.
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Cahill and Luiz are still outI really dont know if both will be fit or 100% for the CL Finals.. we can only hope and pray now
or maybe RDM saying that on purpose? If they were already fit, they wouldnt play anyway (Blackburn).
Ramires Interview about his Childhood and Dreams
Very nice interview by Ramires, by far one of our best players this season
Very nice interview by Ramires, by far one of our best players this season
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Bayern have been completely and utterly destroyed by Dortmund in the German Cup Final. Neur made a huge error for one of those goals. Their back-line has made a couple of significant errors as well. Bavarians have really put in a bad performance and hopefully they continue that next week
Neuer has made many mistakes this season, but people somehow include him in top 3 or top 5 keepers. De Gea has made fewer mistakes but people post as if he is a liability. Well even I saw someone saying he is miles better than Cech and I can safely say they dont watch much German league and just goes by hype or FM game.
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Neuer has proven himself as a world class keeper, De Gea has not.
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Or base that judgement not only on this season. He is a top keeper.
I'm not saying De Gea is better than Neuer, I'm saying how people chose to ignore one GK's mistakes.
Wait, Neuer has proven himself as world class keeper? Not in my book anyways.