Jase

Think Conte has the bond with his players but he just ends up destroying that through his unsavory, off-putting antics.

Of course managers need to maintain that line between being their manager and "friends" so to speak but having that bond is important. Otherwise, you risk becoming a Mourinho or a Sarri.

It seems like Liverpool are still debating over the move because of the fee. If they can't afford it, we should go for it, just like we did with Werner!

Also...

Speaking of Thiago Alcantara, can we go hijack the Liverpool deal for him and get rid of Jorginho?

For a second there, I thought it's Thiago Alcantara and got excited, only to suddenly remember it's Thiago Silva...

Should be applied to every manager really, never mind the Germans. Man management, having that bond with the players are just as important as the other aspects.

True, but the turnaround is still kinda crazy. Bayern looked a mess under Kovac and they even got thrashed 5-1 by Eintracht Frankfurt fgs! Look 100x better in all aspects under Flick. And came across this.

HOT WEEK! HOT WEEK COMING UP!

How bad was Niko Kovac by the way? Hansi Flick took over only in November and has led them to the treble in less than a year.

PSG definitely went AWOL in the second half.

Icardi left on the bench. Tuchel should be sacked.

Has anyone checked on our German fellas on here?

By the way, can we go hijack the deal for Thiago? Replace Jorginho with him!

No way Bayern and Man City will do business again. They hate each other.

Would have been great if Kimmich was our player...

There was also this...

Hope it's 1 year + 1 year as an option, as opposed to straight out 2 years.

If Bayern insist on playing their high line, they will get shredded.

If Bayern win the Champions League tonight, we should announce it at that time to troll them.

You are missing the memo, Jype. We must all argue to the bitter end over the price and alternatives!

Yet when Bakayoko did play, he still looked like a rabbit caught in the headlights. This.

No one is saying that is wrong, I get it as I have done it myself but the way some have been going on about it is kinda silly. What is that gonna achieve at this point? Moreover, those other options that have been mentioned have different kind of question marks over them and aren't certified better than Chilwell and not saying Chilwell are certified better at this point either. For example, if we get one of those options and they can't adapt in the league or struggle in it, then what? We would then have to go spend on a new a LB again. Little money would have been spent, sure, but when you add up all the cost and the trouble of identifying new targets, then it becomes troublesome. After Cole retired, we've bought left backs from other leagues - Luis, Emerson, Alonso - and they have all struggled for one reason or another due to the nature of the league, even though they did well at their former clubs. With Chilwell, even though he costs a bit more, we don't have to worry much about that, about adapting to the league etc. It will be about him getting better, improving etc. Maybe the club also consider that factor in mind.

Others may be cheaper but there are different kind of question marks over them. Also, I can understand people's view over transfer fees but the way some have been going about it here, you would think they are being asked to pay millions from their pocket right now.