The man just got axed by MU...
My prediction was 26th of December... Well, pretty close call...
Pep Guardiola seems the best manager at current time dont u think?
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The man just got axed by MU...
My prediction was 26th of December... Well, pretty close call...
Pep Guardiola seems the best manager at current time dont u think?
They probably have a contract with him, I still love the memes the forumers do making fun of him, so I don't want him to leave us:p.
Lol... Poor mou
Better yesterday than today out the picture of mourinho in TE
now he should have time to fix this game. i expect him to be coding the '19 version already.
Who is manager - such and a game
Guardiola never brought FC Porto or Inter (and their half-retired team) to CLtitle. Many managers would have won with the best player ever and his fantastic deputies (Iniesta, Xavi...) in their starting XI.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aku Papua
I hate the man but the manager remains a legend.
Stop. Stop. Stop. Pep Guiardiola has been the manager at already succesful clubs and became succesful with them. Thats easy. Mauricio Pochettino should be the face.
He is young, smart, and a genius tactician. He has been at clubs that have little to moderate success and turn them into threats. Tottenham is now a well-respected force in European football now. Before that he turned southampton from a relegation team into a top 10 team in the EPL. Before that he led Espanyol to successful seasons even drawing with Barcelona and Real Madrid with his kind of trash squad. He is what being a manager is about.
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Erik ten Hag of Ajax. Should be the new face
Is he a genius though? He played a high press system with parallel lines in the mould of Bielsa. He has no plan B. If opposing teams break his press, he loses. If he plays without Eriksen, who creates havoc by playing the half spaces, his team loses attacking threat. At Southamptom, he inherited Koeman's pressing team. At Spurs, he inherited Redknapp and Villa Boas' pressing team.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheWhiteKirby
Not saying he is not a good manager (he obviously is), but he still has a long way to go before we can place him on the same level as Mourinho, Guardiola and Klopp, managers who revolutionize modern football tactics.
Yeah but I'm just more impressed by the grit of Pochettino. I mean, look at Mourinho- he just got sacked from Man U. He has Paul Pogba and a slew of other big names at his disposal but he got sacked because he couldn't bring out their best. Pochettino brings out the best in players, players you wouldn't expect to do much at all. In fact, Tottenham is the best team he has had in his career and they aren't like the gods that are at Man City, Man U, Chelsea and yet they compete neck and neck with those teams ever since he took the reigns. Mind you, he took the reigns with not as nearly as much quality that it has now and still finished top 5 consistently. He is what this game is about- taking a team you are given and making something great out of it. Developing players, the fanbase, and the ground. Exactly what this game consists of. He would be the perfect face for the game if you ask me.
And he may have not revolutionized tactics (yet, even though in my opinion his 2015 formation that saw eric dier and mousa dembele in a caddy corner position to easily cross-link passes and spark transition from defense to attack was genius and I hate he abandoned this formation) but he has made all european clubs look at their Youth Players with more confidence and opportunity. That is revolutionary on its own in some ways.
PS- I used his 2015 formation up until 2 season ago on Top 11 and I have won the league 8/10 times and kept many clean sheets and scored at least 80 goals a season. It works and it's hard to counter.
As I've said, Poch is a good manager. However, you can make a similar argument for another of Marcelo Bielsa's disciples, Diego Simeone, who has achieved more with an even smaller budget at Atletico (prior to Wanda Corp's recent takeover). In fact, I forgot about Rafa Benitez, whose Valencia side is the only other side other than Atletico to break the Real Madrid and Barcelona's strangehold in La Liga. Benitez even popularized the 4-2-3-1 in the late 90s and early 00s which served as the basis of Spanish tactics over the past decade. Or what about Leonardo Jardim, whose expansive brand of attacking football using the old 4-4-2 and wide wingers took Monaco's youngsters to the Ligue 1 title over PSG and almost to the brink of European success? These guys, alongside Poch, are all really good managers.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheWhiteKirby
However, Mourinho, Guardiola and Klopp are on another level; they redefined modern football. There are literally books written about them and their tactics. Mourinho almost killed off 4-4-2 and his defensive tactics is now copied almost everywhere. Guardiola pressing, possession and six-second recovery rule served us with some of the best attacking teams and most dominant in recent memory. Klopp's gegenpressing, lightning transitions and hunting in packs can elevate weaker teams to the level of far superior ones. In years to come, these three will be treated with the same kind of reverence we do now for Arrigo Sacchi, Rinus Michels, Valery Lobanovskyi, Johann Cruyff, etc.
Idk if the budget was smaller, Daniel Levy gives poch like a 30 mill euro spending limit each year. Plus this year, due to stadium upgrade, poch is unable to bring any new players in and he still is in CL knock out stages, caraboa semis, and top 3 in the league. I digress as I feel as we will never agree and I see your point and I know im biased as I am a tottenham fan, I just think he reflects most what everyone is doing on here whether they are good or bad at the game. Mourinho, Klopp, Guardiola, etc., is as appealing to me as slapping Micheal Jordan on every 2k game box. Like we know he's awesome but we should shout other solid or amazing performers who have yet to carve out their legacy.
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Mou deserves a lot more respect period.
Should be Marcelo Bielsa on his bucket! ALAW!
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Jupp Heynckes forever.
When i said pep is the best manager at CURRENT time, means we are not looking back too much at the past...
Yes mou did well for porto and inter... Same logic can be used for ranieri did for Leicester, or greece coach back in euro few years ago... They all had great past glory...
But i think mou has pass it...
RIP as football manager Mourinho
In other words enjoy your family life
And please do not break more clubs down like you did with Man U.
Best tweet of the year.
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