The Summer of Skrtl

[mark1975]

I don't think Skrtel is our best defender as some claim, actually I believe he's our 3rd best defender.

No joking.

And just for the record, had Agger made such a car crash of an interview this site would be brimming over with 'sell the cunt' posts, so really, step down your high horse mate.

Whatever, while you would be defending him to hilt as per, as you did when he criticised being played at left back and when Hodgson dropped him. Like I said, if Skrtel were Danish. You forget that you shoved that other cunt Bendtner down our throats forever, so forgive me if I take your patriotic bullshit for what it is, biased bollocks.

 

[refugee]

Whatever, while you would be defending him to hilt as per, as you did when he criticised being played at left back and when Hodgson dropped him. Like I said, if Skrtel were Danish. You forget that you shoved that other cunt Bendtner down our throats forever, so forgive me if I take your patriotic bullshit for what it is, biased bollocks.

Agger was utterly right in that case, because Hodgson was being a useless clueless cunt.

 

[mark1975]

Course he was, but its not like hes never come out and criticised a manager is it? He's talked and talked enough times.

 

[refugee]

Course he was, but its not like hes never come out and criticised a manager is it? He's talked and talked enough times.

No idea and don't care. Hodgson is a cunt and you and KHL will argue about Agger v Skittles all day and you're both as bad as each other. LET IT DIE.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

LET IT DIE

 

[Fabio]

I want them both to retire with equal accomplishments so this argument will go on FOREVER

 

[refugee]

I want them both to retire with equal accomplishments so this argument will go on FOREVER

You sir, are evil

 

[Fabio]

I just fucking hate the lot of yis

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I just fucking hate the lot of yids

anti-semite

 

[tombrown]

The point is that Carra isn't an accident waiting to happen every game at the moment, that's the first fuck up in a long while, and part of that was that we were having to press very Hugh up

Who is this lucky man, Hugh?

 

[StevieM]

Howedes.

Every time I see his name I feel the urge to add "the lads".

 

[Ryan]

I'm a Rodgers fan, but I'm not blind to his failings. His unwillingness to focus on addressing our defence as a matter of immediate priority is my biggest gripe by far. He focused on playing creative. attacking football which is fine but there's only been about 2 sides in the last 50 years who've followed that blueprint and seen it be successful.

Mancini took inordinate stick at the beginning of his Man City reign (on this forum and in the general media) for building a dour, boring, defensive-minded 'Italian' side. For about 2 years they seemed to do nothing more than win games 1-0 and everyone was up in arms. 12 months later, they were whalloping everyone by 4 or 5 and were League champions. He didn't shirk on his principles, didn't clamber to appease fuckwits in the stands or the media, and built the foundations of a solid, unspectacular side that knew first and foremost how not to lose.

I'd dearly love for Rodgers to have done or to do something similar. We'll be brilliantly inconsistent until he does.

 

[jexykrodic]

I'm a Rodgers fan, but I'm not blind to his failings. His unwillingness to focus on addressing our defence as a matter of immediate priority is my biggest gripe by far. He focused on playing creative. attacking football which is fine but there's only been about 2 sides in the last 50 years who've followed that blueprint and seen it be successful.

Mancini took inordinate stick at the beginning of his Man City reign (on this forum and in the general media) for building a dour, boring, defensive-minded 'Italian' side. For about 2 years they seemed to do nothing more than win games 1-0 and everyone was up in arms. 12 months later, they were whalloping everyone by 4 or 5 and were League champions. He didn't shirk on his principles, didn't clamber to appease fuckwits in the stands or the media, and built the foundations of a solid, unspectacular side that knew first and foremost how not to lose.

I'd dearly love for Rodgers to have done or to do something similar. We'll be brilliantly inconsistent until he does.

That's cleared it up for me.

 

[hmmmmm1]

Think it has been quoted/ITK that he thought the defense was good enough for new style of play.

Can see major changes in the summer in the defense.

I'm a Rodgers fan, but I'm not blind to his failings. His unwillingness to focus on addressing our defence as a matter of immediate priority is my biggest gripe by far. He focused on playing creative. attacking football which is fine but there's only been about 2 sides in the last 50 years who've followed that blueprint and seen it be successful.

Mancini took inordinate stick at the beginning of his Man City reign (on this forum and in the general media) for building a dour, boring, defensive-minded 'Italian' side. For about 2 years they seemed to do nothing more than win games 1-0 and everyone was up in arms. 12 months later, they were whalloping everyone by 4 or 5 and were League champions. He didn't shirk on his principles, didn't clamber to appease fuckwits in the stands or the media, and built the foundations of a solid, unspectacular side that knew first and foremost how not to lose.

I'd dearly love for Rodgers to have done or to do something similar. We'll be brilliantly inconsistent until he does.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Think it has been quoted/ITK that he thought the defense was good enough for new style of play.

Can see major changes in the summer in the defense.

Do you have a source for that? This kind of stuff would reassure me.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Bye bye Martin

 

[Wizardry]

He looks to be slowly edging his way out the door.

If he was doing it slowly that interview will have taken care of it. Get ready for warp speeds, Martin.

 

[Wizardry]

He's implied his manager is a liar. He deserves a big fine and public rebuke.

Unless it's true.

Especially if it's true!!

 

[the_khl]

I'm a Rodgers fan, but I'm not blind to his failings. His unwillingness to focus on addressing our defence as a matter of immediate priority is my biggest gripe by far. He focused on playing creative. attacking football which is fine but there's only been about 2 sides in the last 50 years who've followed that blueprint and seen it be successful.

Mancini took inordinate stick at the beginning of his Man City reign (on this forum and in the general media) for building a dour, boring, defensive-minded 'Italian' side. For about 2 years they seemed to do nothing more than win games 1-0 and everyone was up in arms. 12 months later, they were whalloping everyone by 4 or 5 and were League champions. He didn't shirk on his principles, didn't clamber to appease fuckwits in the stands or the media, and built the foundations of a solid, unspectacular side that knew first and foremost how not to lose.

I'd dearly love for Rodgers to have done or to do something similar. We'll be brilliantly inconsistent until he does.

I find it very strange that someone would use Mancini as a benchmark of how to bring succes to a club.

He has spent gazillions on the best players in the world, yet his team looks rather dismantled at this stage and after all they were very lucky to actually win the Premiership last year, even though the competition wasn't that great.Add to this they've already been knocked out of all European competitions this Season, ending dead last in their group, despite fielding a team more expensive than Real Madrids.

I don't think Mancini will last for long there as he seems rather clueless and though he may have won the Prem once, with the most expensive team in England, I doubt he's actually build a fundament for a successful future. It was all about the quick fix.

City will need to buy and sell loads again, and probably get a new manager in to get it right too. Hardly a blueprint we should thrive to emulate ourselves, especially not with our current financial situation in mind.

 

[the_khl]

If he was doing it slowly that interview will have taken care of it. Get ready for warp speeds, Martin.

Watching him away to Zenit left me with the feeling that he was not only completely lost for confidence, but also that his mind was already set on a new future elsewhere. He just didn't look up for it.

 

[Hansern]

I'm guessing Rodgers thought the defence would be good enough with the players we've got and last years defensive record.
Maybe he was a bit naive, but I'm very certain it will be adressed this summer.

Skrtel can leave imho. Hope we sign de Vrij.