The English Football Thread

[Pizy 18,413]

We've gotta win these "easy" ones against the likes of Swansea to keep pace with City. There are so many great sides this season that title challengers can't afford to drop points against teams that they're far superior to.

[communicate 2,703]

Just now, Pizy said:

We've gotta win these "easy" ones against the likes of Swansea to keep pace with City. There are so many great sides this season that title challengers can't afford to drop points against teams that they're far superior to.

It is early but this city teams looks really dangerous.

Fernandinho looks brilliant, KDB was fantastic last season, under Guardiola he is even better.

Even Otamendi looks good

[Styles 9,790]

Guardiola is such a better coach it's not even close.

The impact he has had in such a short space of time is clear to see and City will only get better.

Other than buying players what has Mourinho actually done?

[Pizy 18,413]

Just now, communicate said:

It is early but this city teams looks really dangerous.

Fernandinho looks brilliant, KDB was fantastic last season, under Guardiola he is even better.

Even Otamendi looks good

Yep. Just can't imagine them dropping many points against the smaller teams. They'll utterly dominate those sides.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

2 minutes ago, Styles said:

Guardiola is such a better coach it's not even close.

The impact he has had in such a short space of time is clear to see and City will only get better.

Other than buying players what has Mourinho actually done?

He did great job, but United as big club as it is, has alot of deadwood in first 11 still. 

I will wait until city plays big boys in CL, then we will see.

[Styles 9,790]

1 minute ago, BlueLyon said:

He did great job, but United as big club as it is, has alot of deadwood in first 11 still. 

I will wait until city plays big boys in CL, then we will see.

Like who? Mourinho wanted to keep several of those players like Fellaini etc.

It's clear as hell that one guy actually has ideas and coaches the shit out of his teams and the other guy doesn't.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Mourinho: "Sometimes players disappoint managers".
Classy. United must be so proud of their choice.

[communicate 2,703]

5 minutes ago, BlueLyon said:

He did great job, but United as big club as it is, has alot of deadwood in first 11 still. 

I will wait until city plays big boys in CL, then we will see.

I agree that he has done a great job but saying he has deadwood is overstatement. He has the best squad in the league imo.

 

 

[communicate 2,703]

One thing that I don't understand from Manu is how in the heck Wayne Rooney is still in starting eleven.

Is it stated in his contract that he has to start x number of games ?

[Special Juan 27,439]

Cech OG

[Fernando 6,484]

43 minutes ago, communicate said:

Thought Leroy Sane is a direct and fast winger  but he looks more like this slow winger that I hate

Think even Moses would have done a better job then Sane today.

Guy was so horrible coming on. 

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[Diceflix 207]

Dayum.., Same old Mourinho, first half MU was too defense-centric...

 

Guess KDB there has his own agenda,,, to slap Mourinho's face and show what he really got all this time...

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Capoue can't stop scoring. In the form of his life.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

1 hour ago, Styles said:

Like who? Mourinho wanted to keep several of those players like Fellaini etc.

It's clear as hell that one guy actually has ideas and coaches the shit out of his teams and the other guy doesn't.

Im saying Pep has better team than Mou. City had better one last season.

Mou has players like Fellaini, Herrera, Valencia, Blind in squad ffs.

We will see how good Pep actualy is once he plays big boys in CL like Real or Barca who have squads on par with City. Im certain that in those games his tactical play will get outdone like it happend with Bayern and Barca in the end.

We will also see how his team does after winter, Pep is pushing his players to limit and it will punch him in the face sooner or later.

Obviously Mou is not as good coach right now as Pep, but City is much better than United. I dont know why people rate United so high. Yes they got Pogba and Ibra, but the rest of squad is still more or less shit. Wait till Pep actualy plays against teams similar to his...or better, when he has to play the likes of Fellaini and Blind. Its not all that difficult if you can buy any player in the world to add on already great team.

[Laylabelle 9,378]

Urghhhhhhh penalty to arsenal 2-1

[Pizy 18,413]

Absolutely awful refereeing this match. Arsenal given a scandalous penalty at the death to steal them 3 points. Never a pen in a million years.

[LAM09 6,777]

Absolutely awful refereeing this match. Arsenal given a scandalous penalty at the death to steal them 3 points. Never a pen in a million years.

Fonte was all over Giroud, but Long was clearly fouled prior and it wasn't called. That should be the main talking point