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I am glad sky sports gave Patrick Dorgu a bit of credit. Yes, I know he has played on the right for Lecce and he is comfortable there, Mr. Amorim. But this is more about us, no? He's looked good on the right for Lecce while Dalot has looked absolutely balderdash on the left for us. Yeah, I can make an intelligent point occasionally. Good stuff.

Everybody seems to be going in on the inverted situation. Lots of deleted tweets and stuff.

optic yellow said:
"Lads it's Tottenham" fated the clubs to conjoin in some way.
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You're still a few levels ahead of us. I'm anticipating another battering next week.
 
Feña14 said:
I saw him post that the documentary was coming at 6pm, so I made sure to watch the premiere. I was expecting it to be a 15 minute thing, but nope, he outdid himself with a 50 minute masterpiece :D

I still wanted more though! Did you like the cliff hanger at the end? The Gary Neville clip accusing them of being on drugs and “to be continued..”.

It got me wondering, I wonder what drugs Amorim has got Man Utd on? From what I hear about yesterdays performance, he’s got them on some prescription level sleeping pills :p

Yildiz is definitely interesting! He was very good at the Euro’s in the summer. I think we all fell in love with that Turkey team, Yildiz and Guler is some duo! He’s not been great for Juventus though. He’s too slow to be a winger, but (seemingly) not quite special enough to be a number 10. He’s often benched or hooked at half time.

In his defence, Juventus are a bit like Man Utd in that everybody looks awful. It’s a team that just isn’t really working. I’m sure if you put players in other teams, they would do much better, so I’m not writing him off just yet.

We were linked with him in the summer, and again in January. Mendes was seen talking to him and his father when he was over in Italy sorting out the Felix to Milan loan. He’s seemingly on the list with Garnacho and Gittens.

Would be fun to see him in the PL, but not sure he’s what we need. Could be a good option for Man Utd though, think he’d do well as one of the 10’s where it’s not all down to him to make something happen.
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I always enjoy a good cliffhanger. As long as we're not waiting 10 years or something. These content creators are reliable compared to the Hollywood gangsters. Yeah, Gary Neville was always suspicious of Juventus. Even with the doping scandal, I think Gary, you're just not fit enough. I don't want to start comparing the proverbial quisine from their homeland or anything. etc etc I don't know

Gary Neville's reaction was class though. Juventus are through then. Noooooooo. I have never made a list or anything, but the 3-2 in the semi in 1999 would have to be top 10 matches during my life. I can't imagine I was too confident after drawing 1-1 at home, since they had beaten us 1-0 at home in 1996 and 1997. 1999 was the ultimate comeback. Maybe even better than PETE. Sorry.

Ruben Amorim had the players out after the game on Friday night. It wasn't your typical warm down. Another reminder of ETH and his 14km post match marathons with the squad. After Tottenham, I'm sure a day off will be cancelled. The boss keeps going on about training, he has been getting more time with the recently. It's such a strange world when you're so scared of Spurs. With us, it kind of feels like we belong where we are, in terms of performance and everything, it doesn't feel like we're unlucky not to be 10th. With Spurs, they should not be where they are, at least that's how I think at this moment in time.

Just look at what Antony is doing after he got set free from United. I think it was a fan vote thing, but that's now 2/2 for man of the match at Betis. He scored vs Celta Vigo, but I see they lost 3-2 after leading 2-0 at half time. That sucks.
 
You might have noticed that I switch teams a lot. After the transfer deadline, the latest update came out so back to United I go. And the first thing I decided was 442. Not to go all Mike Bassett, I think it being outdated is a myth, plenty of teams morph into 442 after starting 433 or whatever. But I'm full on old fashioned 442.

It's very much a rotation game, very rare that I have the exact same team for those 3 games in 6 days situations. My four men up front are Gyokeres, Patrik Schick, Rasmus and Zirkzee. I'm bringing Simone Pafundi in January. I've had him before and he's been amazing, he will be my deep forward with Zirkzee. So now that's five. Rumor and innuendo says Zirkzee's position is under threat. Viktor is a pressure forward, Schick is complete forward, Zirkzee is deep and Rasmus is pressure or complete if he's starting with Viktor. Rasmus and Gyokeres would be the Cole and Yorke, most likely to start the big games.

Anyway, reason I'm posting is because my current United have work ethic. Big Viktor has 19 work rate while Haaland has 13. Haaland is the superior finisher, but it's very close 18-17, unlike work rate. Honestly, not to go all real life on us, but City were restricted to long range efforts and Haaland was kept quiet, even after the Diomande red card.

Their one good effort was Rico Lewis. Costa is great, if you're starting a game and you keep Onana or Sanchez as your keepers then I don't know what to tell ya. Nah, I was watching a video yesterday and my favorite FM content creator was doing a Chelsea rebuild, only a one season challenge thing, he signed players that have done well for him and sold quite a few, but guess who he didn't sell? You got it, he was his number one and the goals were flying in. The guy still did quite well with Chelsea but you're not going to win much with dodgy keepers.

Proud of the lads. Zirkzee's position might be under threat, he's a hero at this moment in time. All alone up there.

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Box to box and Centre midfield on defense. I absolutely love it, my friend. Not so sure about the sweeper keeper or wingback, but it's not too over-dramatic, is it? What exactly is a Mezzala, a position that leaves a hole when he goes out wide. Get out of it!
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Yes, more therapy. @optic yellow 442 is back. As you can see, I'm not exactly troubled by the football manager 25 cancellation. FM 24 is definitely a great final act.

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Poisoned Slice said:
I always enjoy a good cliffhanger. As long as we're not waiting 10 years or something. These content creators are reliable compared to the Hollywood gangsters. Yeah, Gary Neville was always suspicious of Juventus. Even with the doping scandal, I think Gary, you're just not fit enough. I don't want to start comparing the proverbial quisine from their homeland or anything. etc etc I don't know

Gary Neville's reaction was class though. Juventus are through then. Noooooooo. I have never made a list or anything, but the 3-2 in the semi in 1999 would have to be top 10 matches during my life. I can't imagine I was too confident after drawing 1-1 at home, since they had beaten us 1-0 at home in 1996 and 1997. 1999 was the ultimate comeback. Maybe even better than PETE. Sorry.

Ruben Amorim had the players out after the game on Friday night. It wasn't your typical warm down. Another reminder of ETH and his 14km post match marathons with the squad. After Tottenham, I'm sure a day off will be cancelled. The boss keeps going on about training, he has been getting more time with the recently. It's such a strange world when you're so scared of Spurs. With us, it kind of feels like we belong where we are, in terms of performance and everything, it doesn't feel like we're unlucky not to be 10th. With Spurs, they should not be where they are, at least that's how I think at this moment in time.

Just look at what Antony is doing after he got set free from United. I think it was a fan vote thing, but that's now 2/2 for man of the match at Betis. He scored vs Celta Vigo, but I see they lost 3-2 after leading 2-0 at half time. That sucks.
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That was my immediate thought too :-D hopefully he made a 90 minute documentary and decided to split it into two parts, with the second part released in a couple of weeks.

I remember those Juventus v Man Utd games well, even today they stick in the memory. That’s the great thing about the UCL, there always seems to be a rivalry that develops over a couple of years. Juventus v Man Utd. Chelsea v Barcelona. Chelsea v Liverpool. Barcelona v Bayern. Man City v Real Madrid.

Fortunately we get another instalment of the latter in midweek!

As I’ve said, when your team is rubbish it’s good to have other things to enjoy. A great documentary, the City v Madrid game, I watched the Madrid Derby last night.

I was shaking my head watching it, the quality of both teams is 10 levels above anything Chelsea and Man Utd can dream of. It was like they were playing a different sport to Chelsea in their game against Brighton, played at the same time. Which effectively they are. One is a winning machine who’s every move helps them to do that, whilst ours is a move that will create a bit of profit in 12-24 months.

Even Atletico, with their manager and team full of dark artists who run all game, are physical, never switch off, know their roles and are skilfully taking and creating chances whenever they get a sniff.

On the pitch we just walk around like we’re having a kick about. Which is exactly what the club is. It’s a day school for toddlers going through the motions until their parents pick them up after they’ve finished work and hand over payment.
 
Brighton are a weird one play lights out at Old Trafford lose to Everton get spanked by Forest and now a notable win against Chelsea.
 
Sack the entire footballing operation. Lange to Ange to the entire back room staff. Especially the medical team.

Raze this project to the ground. Ashes to ashes dust to dust. This is the worst Spurs team in 50 years. Easily. Not even close.
 
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NGL as a piecing together of archive footage it's really good, as is the documenting of the evolution of Juve's starting XI but felt like in being so Lippi-focused that it misses some other interesting bits around Juve from 1990 onwards such as their attempt at out-Sacchi-ing Milan by appointing Gigi Maifredi (who claims all of Sacchi's tactical innovations were stolen from him) which resulted in a disastrous season, also Trappatoni's analogy that while there are people meant to be architects and surveyors, others were born to be bricklayers, referring to Fabrizio Ravanelli.

I will once again plug Golazzo: The Totally Italian Football podcast as James Richardson/Horncastle and Gabriele Marcotti will always offer up more insight than some random YouTuber
 
SempreSami said:
NGL as a piecing together of archive footage it's really good, as is the documenting of the evolution of Juve's starting XI but felt like in being so Lippi-focused that it misses some other interesting bits around Juve from 1990 onwards such as their attempt at out-Sacchi-ing Milan by appointing Gigi Maifredi (who claims all of Sacchi's tactical innovations were stolen from him) which resulted in a disastrous season, also Trappatoni's analogy that while there are people meant to be architects and surveyors, others were born to be bricklayers, referring to Fabrizio Ravanelli.

I will once again plug Golazzo: The Totally Italian Football podcast as James Richardson/Horncastle and Gabriele Marcotti will always offer up more insight than some random YouTuber
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Do they still do Golazzo? I thought they stopped a few years ago, which is a real shame.
 
Feña14 said:
Do they still do Golazzo? I thought they stopped a few years ago, which is a real shame.
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Unfortunately yes they stopped just after I'd made it my weekend thing of listening to a couple of episodes while making a parmigiana di melanzane, but still my go-to for something to fill dead air. Just wish they'd have done an episode on say, the influence of Gianni Brera on calcio, or one on the contrast in the perceived catenaccio of Helenio Herrera and Nereo Rocco's Inter and Milan sides.

On the plus side James Horncastle might soon be getting round to finishing his book on Roberto Baggio seeing as he's taking a sabbatical from the Totally Football Show to get on with it!
 
Red Rick said:
2024 Plymouth would smack 2009 Barça mate.
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Seriously though football so tactical now days. Players don't have space.

Like flashy skills just aren't enough.


2009 is probably too recent though for a titian side like tha with Messi who is a even bigger outlier like the past side but in the 90s and before?
 
SempreSami said:
Unfortunately yes they stopped just after I'd made it my weekend thing of listening to a couple of episodes while making a parmigiana di melanzane, but still my go-to for something to fill dead air. Just wish they'd have done an episode on say, the influence of Gianni Brera on calcio, or one on the contrast in the perceived catenaccio of Helenio Herrera and Nereo Rocco's Inter and Milan sides.

On the plus side James Horncastle might soon be getting round to finishing his book on Roberto Baggio seeing as he's taking a sabbatical from the Totally Football Show to get on with it!
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Ahh ok, I think the last time I went back to it was after the death of Vialli. They had done a 2 parter back in the day!

Just had a look when the Baggio book is supposed to be out. July 2026 apparently. Has he done any other books? I thought he had, but I’m struggling to find anything.

There’s “The Macedonian Slavs in the Greek Civil War 1944-1949” by a James Horncastle. Not sure if it’s our James, but not quite what I had in mind.
 
RS said:
Seriously though football so tactical now days. Players don't have space.

Like flashy skills just aren't enough.


2009 is probably too recent though for a titian side like tha with Messi who is a even bigger outlier like the past side but in the 90s and before?
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I don't know football as well as tennis, but my gut says the gap in physicality should show itself much stronger in football than tennis. Obviously I'm taking the **** citing Plymouth, but I think the top 5 in the big leagues absolutely **** on the the top teams of 15+ years ago
 
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