Muzchap

Disgraceful, City and PSG escape with a fine and no sanctins total double standards yet again!

What a crazy season, wish Leicester had won last night, only 3 points in front now

It can but when you need an Apple an Orange won't do

Think Guus made the right call - football can be very cruel and in his eagerness to atone, he'd probably have made more mistakes. Guus doesn't strike me as a vindictive person, I'm sure he'll start again next match I'm sure whatever Guus does, he will be criticised ??? the bloke can't win - wicked unbeaten run, ended by PSG and bounce back and win the next game against a known bogey team i wish all the complaints we had about this season were limited to substitution complaints ???

We're used to that by now always baggage

That's like comparing an apple to an orange? Do we need a verratti type player - yes IMHO we actually need a 'motivated' Eden and Verratti type player if we are to achieve anything next season, so I wouldn't swap

Bigger stadium, help from the Govt - rivalry with Barcelona, who want independence. Spain is a complicated place

But they were the only English team to win - so expect a load of bollocks if we can turn PSG over (which I think we can) - I would imagine us and City will make it into the next round, as long as we avoid each other, good chance to make some decent progress

International brand appeal and an owner that has deep pockets dont confuse the economic situation of Spain to its inhabitants - all that's happened in the 'eurozone' crisis is that the rich have got richer and the poor have got poorer. It's a very big divide.

???? Good to see you back on form

Weird can't delete a previous quote that crashed I think we might have 'all' been a little guilty of over estimating our younger players, easy to do when the seniors were performing so badly we definitely need some 'starters' in midfield and defence, but will probably sign another winger ??? also there is no compensation package for Conte, which means more money can be allocated to xfers, as opposed to buying out his Southampton contract. I'm not sure on Conte - we're getting an ego maniac and I doubt it will end well, Koeman would have been a nice continuation to the way Guus conducts himself, Conte is like 100 times crazier than Mancini and only slightly less deranged than Paolo DiCanio ???

The takeaway for me is that: Pundits always talk shite

Good point, but it's like magnets - Jose's personality was pushing things away, Guus is overly positive (like seriously, the dude must much MDMA all day), and his personality clicked better with the players. The problem with Jose is the perception of Jose a miserable, bitter, twisted ego maniac. That's how I see him, I don't doubt he is a decent man and I know and have seen he is a great manager, but his pettiness (rightly or wrongly) caused a negative vibe. Guus is and will be the perfect tonic, don't get me wrong if we were losing every week and he was still being 'optimistic' I know that would also piss me off i will always be of the belief that had Mou stayed, we wouldn't be in the position we are now, watching and finally enjoying some matches this season, for whatever reason the magic of MOURINHO - upped and disappeared like a fart in the wind

I kinda disagree - Guus has been here before and achieved similar things, the fact he's doing it again adds strength to my statement i don't think Brendan Rodgers would have been a good appointment. I see Guus a lot like RdM - very calm, nice, respected - but with a strong will to win, the AVB and Mourinho situations are comparable, both lost the dressing room and both left under a cloud. We couldn't defend under either manager - I hope Guus brings us at least one trophy this season. the real test though will be the new appointment - I'm dreading that...

Lmao it's nice to only have these kind of complaints after our earlier season form its no biggy IMHO - Guus has proven he will give players a chance when ready

I wholeheartedly agree on media training. I also agree with what you have written, the only 'but' I have is that of 'actual intelligence' - now this might make me sound a bit of a dick, but with very few exceptions, the average footballer is not known for their cognitive prowess or varied vocabulary - they usually repeat the same 5 or 6 words over and over again in an interview and use phrases out of context - the manager has installed confidence, no dickhead, it's 'instilled' confidence ?? im just not sure how bright Eden is and whether his general laissez faire (sp?) attitude sometimes creeps in when it shouldn't whatever the situation a 'smart' man would come out and clarify the situation, reassure the fans and give 100% on the pitch. Lets hope he picks up the mantle in the next few games, that could see us progress in the cup and the CL.

Here's my problem - big transfer fee == good player the Leicester team has some great players and they were purchased for less than Pappy. It's about building a good scouting network and identifying prospects and playing them once purchased, whereas we just loan them out, the loan system is so heavily flawed I can't be bothered to go into that now papy is doing a decent job in the Bundesliga and from the glimpses I have seen of him, he's comparable right now to Gary and Iva...

Maybe it's me ? i just think it's too easy to fall into the trap of believing media stories. It's all about context - and any quote taken out of context can look bad! We as a forum are always super harsh on players. Yes, he's not had the best of seasons, but nobody, except Willian has. He's also picked up some nibbling injuries and does look devoid of confidence. Maybe we should show these media outlets the credence they deserve - ignore them and let them wither and die. that said I did expect more from Eden last night, please let him find some form in the next 3 weeks, I want to see him running at defenders with pace again and trying to score

Show me a forum and I will post it ???

I'm gonna put money on him scoring tomorrow. Hes due a Worldie performance for us, I'm thinking we'll smack them bitches up 3-0 and a nice 2-1 at home, then PSG can fuck off where they need to be, in the losers pile. C'mon Eden time to shine !!!

Indeed - it's not just the unbeaten run, the players look happy, motivated and are working their socks off, playing with desire and giving it a go. I see people being critical thst we have drawn games and played Matic/Mikel. I'm surprised tbh - Mikel has been outstanding - I have slated him in the past, but fair play to him, he stepped up when we needed him. This Newcastle team was so poor, they are almost as bad as Villa. People complaining about WBA draw and Everton need to understand that they are not easy games, Pulis is a great manager and has his teams well organised and drilled. Martinez is a decent manager and his teams are always tricky. Look at what Raneiri is achieving with a team of arguably 'nobody's' total squad cost of £22million! As for the UTD game - DeGea had a worldie against us, it's that simple, we done enough to win that game. As usual against Sunderland DeGea was shit. I just don't get the critiscism of Guus - he's steadied the ship, got the players motivated again, put us on a run of unbeaten games that nobody else in the league is matching, and has us looking like a good bet as a Cup Team. Obviously we need an overhaul in the summer, but right now we are seeing close to the best this squad can achieve IMHO. Let us not also forget that RLC and Traore are gettin minutes, which was also demanded and has been delivered. KTBFFH

Spot on and especially this season where any team seems like it can beat another team - maddest season ever at the moment

I would support Pizy in that role - always level headed and has been around for some years on the TC roller coaster

Yeah that well known media commentator Roman, has suddenly turned into Harry Redknap the second coming and discussing the summer this is is all bollox IMHO

Really? You haven't seen 'any' improvement under Guus? Strange reaction IMHO - Guus is doing a decent job with what he has, yes we would always want more, but at least the team is playing with a bit of pride now...