Real fans, I am not sure I hold them in high regard.
Rafa sacked
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Real fans, I am not sure I hold them in high regard.
What? A slightly retarded Glock?
I know!! After a likely 2nd placed finish with one of the most expensively assembled squads ever. Imagine carrying on like that. You're quite right, the modern football fan is a joke too.
As opposed to OOTers? 😉
I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that finishing second to Barcelona, who have one of the most expensive and highly paid squads in world sport, is really in any way a disgrace or worth sacking a manager for.
In Spain, it's usually Barca or Real, with the occasional success for a smaller club, under an excellent manager who can deal with the outrageous disparity in available funds, like Valencia under Benitez (twice) or Atletico under Simeone.
If the manager of Real doesn't win the title in maybe his second or third season, then fine, get someone else and buy some more incredibly expensive and talented players. But even Mourinho didn't win it straight away. And let's not forget that managers only have an incremental influence at best, and basically any chimp could finish first or second managing Barcelona or Madrid, depending on luck, form and who they buy and if cunts like Messi and Rinaldo like you and want to play for you
It's a politicians job, really. I'd finish top or second if I managed Barca. Easily
Oh right. I didn't read his post. Anyway, it's not really any surprise is it? That job does really require a certain type to survive for any length of time, due to the incredible dressing room politics, boardroom influence and divvy fans.
It never seemed likely that Benitez was going to last long, because reasons
I don't think anyone takes Madrid seriously in terms of their appointments, it's an ideal opportunity to load up your bank balance whilst realizing it won't cause any damage to your reputation or prospects. Everyone knows they manage their affairs by focus group.
I don't know why Madrid don't go the full hog and just have 'guest' managers.
As for Benitez, he'll be back at Valencia shortly.
I don't know why Madrid don't go the full hog and just have 'guest' managers.
As for Benitez, he'll be back at Valencia shortly.
Well he got the job. He doesn't seem like a stupid guy so he'll have known he wouldn't be able to control his fate. The next incumbent will also know that, so it goes.
Certainly it was always his dream job, but never seemed like a dream alliance, regardless of his Madridista connections. Winning isn't enough there, and if you don't even win....adios
Ha ha.. Some how I knew Markey would have a dig..
I can't see any problems. Klopp will need someone to help him out. Someone that can build up the club from top to bottom. He can't do that massive job himself. Dortmunds success wasn't all down to Klopp. Zorc and Klopp worked excellent together.
Right now Ayre is doing that job. We clearly need someone better than him. Ayre should concentrate on the financial part of the club.
That dross took us to first place in Europe. The most feared club in Europe.
Nah, he was great at getting teams far in Europe anyway, we didn't really surpass what he did in his first two seasons when we eventually spent relatively big. I don't think you can say players like Keane, Aquilani, Johnson, Dossena, Riera etc had a significant impact on our European standing. Perhaps when flying at our best with Alonso, Gerrard and Torres at their best we did finally have the air or superiority to go with the reputation we had gradually built up, but it wasn't his signings that cemented our place among Europe's elite, it was his ability to tactically outclass teams in European competition.
20 years?! He's 56 now, overweight, works in a very high stress job & has a history of heart attacks.
I think it's a safe bet that if he is somehow still alive in twenty years, he won't be working.
Rafa's had heart attacks? Don't you mean Ged?
Not sure if serious...
He defo had one heart attack, & a bypass, but I thought he'd had at least a scare too.
Seriously I was being serious. I didn't know. Are you sure?
Rafa as DoF? To be honest, that and Lucas as CB are perhapst he most brilliant ideas to date on this forum.
Rafa's dream is to manage Liverpool again. The club, the city and the people is where his heart is.
Perhaps not. Maybe my shite memory plus being ill as fuck (since boxing day now) is throwing my game.
Perhaps it was just a heart scare & I'm getting him mixed up with Ged.
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