By Newton, The Inventor of Gravity Go To Postwooden the culture respecter
By MF Coom Go To PostGets the most important LoLiga games. Gets world cup quarters. Absolute shit ref. I just don't understand haha
Premface this bald dickhead
By Daz Go To PostI'll miss his chaos factor.We still have the Brazilian refs.
If Croatia wins today I think Its worth giving Modric the 🎈again. Still he is underrated somehow by certain people.
mostly FF with his Barca eyes
By Batong Go To PostWe still have the Brazilian refs.No way no bias m8, I rate Modric very highly. Terrific player. Incredibly consistent. Good at basically everything a midfielder needs to be. He's just a rat and a criminal and was worse than Rakitic in 2015 and 2016, that's all.
If Croatia wins today I think Its worth giving Modric the 🎈again. Still he is underrated somehow by certain people.
mostly FF with his Barca eyes
By Batong Go To PostYet, they still won CL 15 and 16 🤔Well CL 15 was rakitic but regardless it's a cup competition, anything happens in those.
By Batong Go To PostYet, they still won CL 15 and 16 🤔
We could have a Croatia vs Morocco WC final and you’re using cup competitions to question pure quality
By n8 dogg Go To PostWonder what he thinks about Wiegman.She's a woman so he already dislikes her.
By FootbalIFan Go To PostNo way no bias m8💀💀💀
By Batong Go To PostYet, they still won CL 15 and 16 🤔💀💀💀
By DiPro Go To Postfuck the traitor Rakitic.What even happened to the lad? Quite the drop off, dont think he’s been in the NT for quite some time.
By HEARCOMESTHEPAIN Go To PostWhat even happened to the lad? Quite the drop off, dont think he’s been in the NT for quite some time.rats have a short lifespan.
By Pedja Go To Post
Well said, now give the job to Stevie G!
I don't agree with the "England manager should always be English", but I think there's a legitimate argument to be made for it. Got no problem with people taking that stance.
By Willkiller Go To PostI don't agree with the "England manager should always be English", but I think there's a legitimate argument to be made for it. Got no problem with people taking that stance.is there
By Pedja Go To Post
By Xpike Go To Postis there
Yeah I think so. England's recent good form in tournaments isn't down to Southgate's tactics, it's almost purely down to his cultural reset. Capello's only experience of the English game directly was when he managed England, he didn't get it at all and it was a disaster.
Now obviously I think there's foreign managers that have enough experience in working in the English game that could do a good job, but I think any one that comes into the setup has to really understand the culture to have any chance. So naturally an English person would be the obvious choice.
By Coldnoodle Go To Postall swedes are secretly engerlish
I’m a bit skeptical about how much “culture” matters when you have national team managers coaching and succeeding with teams that they don’t even speak the language. Why are the English so exceptional in that regard?
By Perfect Blue Go To PostI’m a bit skeptical about how much “culture” matters when you have national team managers coaching and succeeding with teams that they don’t even speak the language. Why are the English so exceptional in that regard?
Our insane team in the 00s didn't do shit because they couldn't see past their club allegiances and therefore pretty much hated each other. Southgate has been the one to repair that, I think in large part because he's an ex-england player that understood how important it was to have a togetherness in an international camp. I can't think of many other international teams that have had a similar issue, only England. Seeing the England camp where they're all clearly just a #BunchOfMates is something we haven't been used to for a long time, by all accounts Italia 90 was also a good era in that sense...not a coincidence it's also the last time before Southgate we did anything of note in a tournament.
Why? It's probably pretty complicated. But fucking that up post-Southgate could undo the actual good work he's done with the team, leaving us with just another impressive list of players with no team spirit to bind them.
By Willkiller Go To PostI don't agree with the "England manager should always be English", but I think there's a legitimate argument to be made for it. Got no problem with people taking that stance.
I agree the entire concept of international football lends itself to a manager from the same country - national pride etc. I’d rather have an English manager over one from another nation.
Depends on how good the other candidates are. Pochettino is a MUCH better coach than Southgate, but doesn’t strike me as right for international football. A lot of people say ‘lol Gaz wouldn’t get a job in the Championship’, and they’re probably right. But it’s just an entirely different job. Ancelotti strikes me as someone who would bridge both worlds more successfully than most.
As I’ve said, I’d be very happy to keep Southgate. Don’t see any better candidates, really. Not that there aren’t better coaches out there - just don’t think there’s many better suited for that role and that squad.
England should not accept mediocrity. I’d rather have 2-3 failed managers and 1 who wins it all.
Trying something new is always good. Even if it ends up worse than it is now.
As long as you don’t stop trying.
Trying something new is always good. Even if it ends up worse than it is now.
As long as you don’t stop trying.
Having a coach from your country makes sense to me. Looks like it’s working out well for Morocco and every other semi finalist. How are you going to tap into the national pride vibes?
By Lego Go To PostEngland should not accept mediocrity. I’d rather have 2-3 failed managers and 1 who wins it all.
Trying something new is always good. Even if it ends up worse than it is now.
As long as you don’t stop trying.
Who do you go for?
By Newton, The Inventor of Gravity Go To Postall swedes are secretly engerlish🤔
first half good, second half not so good
I'm sticking with giving him the Euros qualifiers to see if he can keep the progression up in terms of style of play. If we regress back to turgid SHIT like the Euros and Nations League get him gone. Entertain me. I get enough gruel from domestic football.
By Hixx Go To PostI'm sticking with giving him the Euros qualifiers to see if he can keep the progression up in terms of style of play. If we regress back to turgid SHIT like the Euros and Nations League get him gone. Entertain me. I get enough gruel from domestic football.
This is the way I think. Was all for getting him out after the WC but him persisting with 4 at the back against France and being the better team bought him some time in my mind.
By n8 dogg Go To PostWho do you go for?I’d have gone for Potter before he went to Chelsea but now it would have to be someone foreign. Why not see what happens with Poch.
By Willkiller Go To PostYeah I think so. England's recent good form in tournaments isn't down to Southgate's tactics, it's almost purely down to his cultural reset. Capello's only experience of the English game directly was when he managed England, he didn't get it at all and it was a disaster.Well, it's not like you have great English coaches that are dominating in the PL.....
Now obviously I think there's foreign managers that have enough experience in working in the English game that could do a good job, but I think any one that comes into the setup has to really understand the culture to have any chance. So naturally an English person would be the obvious choice.
if you are not eligible to play for the national team, you shouldn’t be able to manage it.
in my humble opinion of course.
in my humble opinion of course.