Premier League 24/25 Thread

Mentality of the players, they go a goal down and heads drop. Ridiculous, Johnny Evans was our best player on Sunday, prime Johnny Evans couldn't get in the starting 11. Fast forward 15 years and he's the only player that gets it.
 
That's probably a reflection of how far Utd have fallen in that time too. And I don't mean that as a cheap dig.
15years ago you were making CL finals and could claim to be one of the top four or five sides in Europe.
Now, I'm not sure you can claim to be one of the top four or five sides in the PL never mind Europe, and you have won two CL knock out games since Fergy left.
 
RIP young man.

Also, dear Cardiff, take note, this is how to operate
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Steve McClaren and Fat Sam are/were English…….

I've never quite understood the preference for English (or Welsh/Scottish/Norn Irish) managers to manage their relative domestic sides. Get the best man for the job. Is Tuchel better than Southgate, or Carsley? **** yeah. Will you win anything with him? Who knows.

If he gets the draws Southgate got I would have more confidence in him winning something than Mr Safety First who had the tactical nous of a gooseberry. But….your squad is full of prima donnas and the media will jump on him in double quick time because he isn't English.
He also falls out with people inside two years, although an 18month contract and the fact you cant sign players in international football negates his room for huffing (a bit).

On more important matters, Norn Iron put five on Bulgaria. Biggest win since '95. Cue us losing to Luxembourg next month
 
I don't care where the England manager was borne, but Tuchel falls out with his own shadow. Still the best appointment in a long time IMO.
 
I don't care where the England manager was borne, but Tuchel falls out with his own shadow. Still the best appointment in a long time IMO.
Needs to be picking in form, best in position and best in system. Regardless of team/league they play in. They must be front footed, as well as pragmatic if defending a lead
 
Oh, and on the subject of the dearth of suitable English managers, maybe it has something to do with the cost of qualifying. Circa 10k in England vs 1k in Spain
 
Obviously both are a drop in the ocean to top flight ex pros, but if there's a great non league coach, how does he get the opportunity
 
Also, conspiracy time, the ****ing bell sniffer on VAR is a Liverpool fan, ensuring we're without our best CB for the next match against, checks notes, Liverpool 😉🤣
 
Also, conspiracy time, the ****ing bell sniffer on VAR is a Liverpool fan, ensuring we're without our best CB for the next match against, checks notes, Liverpool 😉🤣

And? You make it sound like him sending off one of your centre backs just before you play a title rival that he just happens to support is a bad thing? Lol

It was a red though. Last man and dafuq is Ben White getting over. He is 12 yards away. ****ing Usain Bolt would have struggled to get over and in to a position to tackle in that time.

Chelsea had one quite similar yesterday but Colwill(?) was close enough to save Tosin from a red. Very similar situations, but the proximity of the extra defender is what saved Chelsea.

I am still stumped by the over turned second Pool penalty. Sanchez might "get the ball" but he plays it straight back onto Curtis Jones, probably cos he is half a yard in front of him. Jones then megs him, probably unintentionally, and is cleaned. Surely that's a penalty? Gets the ball, loses the ball, cleans the man = penalty. Surely? What am I missing?
If it happened in the centre circle it would be a free kick all day long, so why isn't it a penalty?
I'm not moaning cos I want my team to get a penalty every time one of them falls over, I genuinely don't know why it wasn't given. The "he gets the ball" explanation doesn't make any sense to me.

@Cazza what's happened to WH? Lopetegi (spelling) out?

Ohh and much as it pains me to say it, I thought the City goal was fine. Silva isn't in his eye line and does try to get out of the way. The one Wolves had disallowed last season was slightly different and a ****ing piss poor decision. City do get a ridiculous number of soft calls, but that wasn't one for me. It was just annoying that it happened in stoppage time.
 
It ain't great. Did some great business in the summer, but we're all over the place. So easy to play through, it's frightening!
 

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