Well the posts so far have been very nice to him, saying how much i think Napoli are going to be a decent team this year and how he has built a good squad up considering he lost Cavani etc.
I might be angry towards him as i despise the man but i also credit him for his good management or building of squads. Hell anyone who could make the 2005 Liverpool team win something, let alone a Champions League deserves praise.

MagickMan

Australia498 Posts

August 07 2013 09:56 GMT

#43

On August 07 2013 18:55 Pandemona wrote:

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Hence my question, why do you despise him?

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

August 07 2013 10:04 GMT

#44

Because of the way he talks about teams and players. He is soooooo dry and and comes across as an inferior person in answering the simplest of questions.
Every press conference he did for Chelsea just made the fans more and more unhappy and pissed off that he was here. Not once did he ever say anything right.

Then the Middlesborough rant just put his nail in the coffin, he finally wins a game and goes mad at the fans. He doesn't understand what he says and the way it is portrayed by people. Saying Chelsea fans are plastic flag wearing something or other. Then asked about in his first press conference he says nothing to down play it just the opposite to piss people off. Thats the reason i hate him as a person, because he is to stubborn to see when he has done things wrong.

But like i said, i know when he is given power on transfers and has a decent pot of funds he can build you a decent squad, even if it is not that nice to watch (2005 Liverpool were so defensive and boring to watch) he wins things and that is the sign of a good manager

MagickMan

Australia498 Posts

August 07 2013 10:33 GMT

#45

I'd probably have a similar reaction to being booed for being there and being called a fat Spanish waiter.

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

August 07 2013 10:34 GMT

#46

But in fairness "he started it" ^_^

MagickMan

Australia498 Posts

August 07 2013 10:36 GMT

#47

On August 07 2013 19:34 Pandemona wrote:
But in fairness "he started it" ^_^

I watched his first game and he was immediately booed? How did he start it...

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

August 07 2013 10:38 GMT

#48

When he was at Liverpool calling us "Plastic flag wavers"

Just Read This ^_^

MagickMan

Australia498 Posts

August 07 2013 10:43 GMT

#49

On August 07 2013 19:38 Pandemona wrote:
When he was at Liverpool calling us "Plastic flag wavers"

Just Read This ^_^

Ok that makes a lot more sense, strange that Abramovich appointed him then.
Still he won you a major trophy so i think he's just about made up for it.

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

August 07 2013 10:51 GMT

#50

Like i said i have "respect for his management" style now just not him as a person. Same with people as Mourinho which i can understand too. Like the equivalent of Benitez being Chelsea interim is Barca having Mourinho in charge xD

sc4k

United Kingdom5454 Posts

August 07 2013 11:12 GMT

#51

I always liked him on the Spanish revista de la liga shows (same goes for Martinez). He seems knowledgeable and level headed. I guess I'm not that bothered about negative comments from managers about Chelsea.

Mensol

14536 Posts

August 08 2013 23:49 GMT

#52

PlayOff Round

Seeded Teams:

Arsenal FC
Olympique Lyonnais
Milan
Schalke 04
Zenit Saint Petersburg

Unseeded Teams:

PSV Eindhoven
Metalist Kharkiv
Fenerbahçe
Real Sociedad
Paços de Ferreira

Draw: Friday 9 August 10:45 CET

DaMuffinman

Germany1705 Posts

August 09 2013 10:45 GMT

#53

via Champions Route

Dinamo Zagreb vs. Austria Wien
Ludogorets Razgrad vs. FC Basel
Viktoria Plzeň vs. NK Maribor
Shakhter Karagandy vs. Celtic Glasgow
Steaua București vs. Legia Warsaw

via League Route

Olympique Lyon vs. Real Sociedad
FC Schalke 04 vs. Metalist Kharkiv
Paços de Ferreira vs. Zenit St. Petersburg
PSV Eindhoven vs. AC Milan
Fenerbahçe Istanbul vs. Arsenal FC

Ferrose

United States11378 Posts

August 09 2013 10:46 GMT

#54

Fenerbache. I'm so happy we didn't get drawn against PSV. PSV-Milan should be a great tie.

DaMuffinman

Germany1705 Posts

August 09 2013 10:51 GMT

#55

What if Fenerbache wins and then gets banned for CL/EL afterwards? Is Arsenal in CL then? How would it work?

Twisted

Netherlands13554 Posts

August 09 2013 11:11 GMT

#56

Probably Arsenal gets the spot then yeah. I'm not sure when a decision is made regarding the matchfixing thing, but maybe there's a chance the 3rd place finisher in the league of last year will get to play Arsenal if there's time.

Mensol

14536 Posts

August 09 2013 14:23 GMT

#57

On August 09 2013 19:46 Ferrose wrote:
Fenerbache. I'm so happy we didn't get drawn against PSV. PSV-Milan should be a great tie.

easy draw for Arsenal

you can expect scores like 4-0 at emirates.

Ysellian

Netherlands9029 Posts

August 09 2013 15:12 GMT

#58

PSV could surprise Milan, PSV look to have a good mix of talent and experience this year. I believe Dutch clubs perform well against Italian sides as well.

aseq

Netherlands4025 Posts

August 09 2013 15:41 GMT

#59

On August 10 2013 00:12 Ysellian wrote:
PSV could surprise Milan, PSV look to have a good mix of talent and experience this year. I believe Dutch clubs perform well against Italian sides as well.

I think they play more attractive than before, but they're hugely inexperienced and I don't think Milan should have much trouble. A couple of quick counters againt 18yr old CB's should suffice.

Ysellian

Netherlands9029 Posts

August 09 2013 15:44 GMT

#60

On August 10 2013 00:41 aseq wrote:

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I think they play more attractive than before, but they're hugely inexperienced and I don't think Milan should have much trouble. A couple of quick counters againt 18yr old CB's should suffice.

Well hugely inexperienced at the back, but I think the addition of Park and Schaars in midfield may offset that. I honestly wasn't too impressed with Milan's defense against Chelsea though, so we may well have a crazy high scoring game.