Magic Lamps

My only holdback against Guus is whether he is still up to it. He is 69, does not have won a title since that very FA Cup 2009 and his last few spells ended in disaster. I couldn't have more respect for what he achieved here + his sides either always managed to play nice football (like when he managed Turkey and Russia) or at least grinded out results (he had a marvellous winning percentage here). Also he was fine as a caretaker with players like Lamps, Ballack, Drogba, Essien who were grown man, mature characters and respected the experience and tactical nous of a man like Hiddink, I am not sure if our current group of boys with their fancy shoes, selfies, fragile mindset and volatile attitude will do so, too.

This. You get that Suarez example every time but it is by no means a legit comparison. best striker in the world at peak of his powers vs average midfielder with no technique and waning physical powers. It was a complete brainfart to extend Ramires contract, one of many by our board just as extending Mourinho's contract I warned people in advance in both cases but no one listened. You can always get a better midfielder than Ramires even without European football. Apart from winning the CL,this transfer window is the last chance to prevent us from getting set back for years. Our bonus is our loanees who might provide us with a new impetus

Mahrez. What a player he is. Forget Vardy, he is the man behindert Leicester's success. Brillant technical ability, pace finishing, still only 24. he is evrything Pedro is not.

If there is one thing you can learn from Arsenal is how you dispatch confident, rampant small sides: by quick, accurate passing. The only thing we got over them is technical ability and we should use that full throttle. swift, incisive, well-rehearsed combinations. Unfortunately I can not watch the game. Is there any place, where whole games are uploaded?

Not a good week but not solely at fault. He will only learn from that and return stronger. You only learn from your mistakes so this was actually the best that could happen as long as he it didn't happen here, which is exactly what loans are good for.

bizarre matchday so far. those two goals in added time at the City game + those two awkward ones in the Utd one. the mancs always used to get lucky in such circumstances.

easy groups for Germany and England, host luck for France and why the heck even bother having group F? Those team have nothing to do in the euros. The tournament is so bloated by the corrupted UEFA shit. How is the tournament even played? 12 teams qualifying and then what?

But but but Teixieira's position does not even exist is PSG's 4-3-3 and I doubt he would start on the wing there above Di maria and lucas. He really should come here and replace Oscar.

If we win CL and FA Cup we could finish one goal above relegation and I'd be fucking delighted....it's not even a debate. If we do not get into CL, we'd better not even get 6th and then it is irrelevant where we finish anyway.

yup. He was the only player on our team who had the confidence to score from that. It was not a super hard finish but a tricky one where much can go wrong. The goalkeeper was perfectly placed, the angle and the positions of the centrebacks only left him one option. He entered the box at full speed and still managed to control it and place it perfectly, with loads of power just into the near corner. Gorgeous finish. If he finished like that everytime he gets this kind of chance from the right wing, he would comfortably get 20+ goals this season.

I think it even was obvious in the game, too. Remember that deflected oscar shot. Oscar positioned himself in the pocket, matic won the ball, passed its straight to him, Oscar waits until Costa's run has dragged the defender, passes to Willian but instead of shooting he backheels it to put it on a plate for Oscar. The finish was unlucky but no way in hell this move was a coincidence. However, it is easier to pull those off against an opponent who actually tries to score a goal from open play and not parks the bus in front of goal. when teams just have 11 men in and around the box like Bournemouth the other day, it is hard to create chances. We still did, just our final ball was missing. Similar to our gameplan vs Barcelona and BAyern 2011. Make the area tight and allow many half-chances which a good goalkeeper all can take care of. with some luck you can win matches against a superior side this way. The point is we created enough chances to win the matches vs Tottenham and Bournemouth, too with Hazard, Ivanvovic and Costa all having finding space in front of goal numerous times. But until we start scoring those chances the corner is not turned.

He was at the game yesterday to support his Brazilian pals at CFC. A nice gesture, nothing more and nothing less.

has stagnated a bit. still only 20 and mass of potential. But we don't play our won players of that age, so why should we need another one who is all skill and scarce end product. He is just a younger version of Oscar imo. The most interesting player by far in Schalke is Leroy Sane. left footed, solid, right winger with nice technique and incredibly consistent for a 19 y.o. apart from him they got goretzka who is a nice cm prospect and could play next to matic. He is quick and a nice allrounder, very similar to Pasalic tho.

exactly my thoughts. Also that incident on Oscar was a clear trip. Should have been a penalty, too. We have not gotten one since the final day of last season IIRC.

Like Carra said, we are like a soap opera. Every week there is drama again. Why the heck can't the players stay professional. Hope they leave it at this trifle

Own Goal surely has made his mark. Esp after our formerly consistent Arabian poacher Pen Al-Ty has been enduring continued absence due to a tenacious case of refereeris corruptitis.

can't face teams from the same country. Roma thru with 6 points whilst others didn't make it with more than 10, pathetic. rather want them. on a different note, how Hazard and Costa did not score only God knows.

Played ok so far. Limited a very poor Porto side to zero chances, working out 2 or 3 ourselves. goals was lucky but deserved. Should have had a penalty for the foul on Oscar, who has been our best offensive player so far. Ivanovic getting humiliated as usual but also winning a tackle every once in a while. Diego should watch out even though the foul on Casillas looked uninentional. I am certain we will concede so we should better score again.

against Malmö. wow. Germany won 8-0 at a world cup against saudi fucking arabia and that was an average German side. We once won 8-0 vs Aston Villa and Wigan. Not an uncommon result when there is such a gap in quality. And Ronaldo always scores in clusters against weak sides so he can bottle it in every big game and still people think he is the best player in the world.

Utd to europa league could be a blessing in disguise. they can go way further there than in CL. Boy what a game this way tho. Both teams had more than enough chances for half a dozen goals each.

so Utd to europa league and gladbach out where they both belong

Mata has improved on a few aspects. He has worked on his right foot, has become a bit better in the tackle and works harder against the ball. anyway, he does not look remotedly as majestic with his touch and vision as he did for us.

Utd vs Wolfsburg is a great watch. ManU the better team so far but not clinical enough.However it is refreshing seeing two teams who maybe are not perfect but at least give a fuck, are sharp and chase every ball

Probably bullshit. But I'd rather believe he would join an established club like Utd than a retort conglomerate like City. Would much rather fit his policy of settling in a ready-made nest.

I'd take Rodgers as a caretaker in a heartbeat. We'd lose some matches and concede silly goals but we'd also score enough to blow away some teams we have been struggling against while integrating some youths. It would set the stage to hire a more complete manager in summer. But for Musonda it is too early either way. a loan would be good for him to get some consistency in his end product and add some pace and lower body strength.