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On 29/06/2021 at 01:07, NikkiCFC said:

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Ohh the irony, this one aged not so well huh

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He must have been really desperate to get back into the PL...

 

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1 hour ago, Jas said:

 

 

Barclay committed suicide after he went insane.

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“Attacking football” and “Nuno”

Daniel Levy what a fanny.

Benitez at Everton will be interesting but still, there is no doubt they will now start playing that dog shit type of football like his Newcastle team did.

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Why are we making fun of NES? In last 3 seasons with Sarri, Frank and Tuchel we have 2-2-2 score against him.

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6 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Why are we making fun of NES? In last 3 seasons with Sarri, Frank and Tuchel we have 2-2-2 score against him.

Not the point.

Levy said he wanted a manager who plays attacking football and uses academy players but he went and hired a manager who doesn't have a track record of doing either. Based on what we've seen, Nuno is basically another Mourinho but just without the drama and "entertainment" factor. Maybe Nuno might do a decent job, maybe he might not. The last time he had a big job, he got sacked after just one year (at Porto who are obviously one of the big 2/3 in Portugal). And after all, coaching a side without expectation like Wolves is one thing, coaching another with expectations like Spurs is another.

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On 29/06/2021 at 17:36, NikkiCFC said:

Black manager finally. 

Nuno Espírito Santo, he is from São Tomé and Príncipe, mixed race, part black

 he has a black African grandfather

 

 

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Roman played part in Benitez to Everton.

 

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7 hours ago, Blues Forever said:

 

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What COVID-19 pandemic?

 

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