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Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28678 Posts
January 13 2020 19:45 GMT
#2541
Xavi also rejects it.
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51490 Posts
January 13 2020 19:50 GMT
#2542
Oh right lol, so its going to be Roberto Martinez then as i saw Koeman rejected it.
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Bacillus
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland1959 Posts
January 13 2020 19:54 GMT
#2543
Somewhere in UK, Sam Allardyce is frantically browsing through a Spanish dictionary.
haitike
Profile Joined June 2009
Spain2714 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-13 22:26:25
January 13 2020 20:15 GMT
#2544
This board (Bartomeu as a president) makes no sense. They kept Valverde after both Roma and Liverpool CL fiascos and now they sack him after a meaningless trophy in Arabia. Why not last summer? The timing is weird.

Spanish newspapers are talking about Quique Setien as replacement. He was very good with Las Palmas and good with Betis. But I don't know if he is prepared for a top club.
Bacillus
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland1959 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-13 21:07:04
January 13 2020 21:03 GMT
#2545
Yeah, some Finnish yellowish press thinks Setien as Barca manager is a done deal. I have no idea about the guy, but my gut instinct is that an outsider without world class track record can have rough time with such a strong core of Barca players.

Overall, it just feels so rushed with Xavi and Valverde, it doesn't set up anyone else particularly well either at this point.
WillyWanker
Profile Joined December 2011
France1915 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-14 01:02:24
January 14 2020 01:01 GMT
#2546
I don't mind sacking Valverde now, he doesn't have to finish the season if it's going nowhere. I just don't understand how that game vs Atletico could have been the trigger. If they think losing in Saudi Arabia is a big shame, then clearly the board's interests are in the wrong place. Then the treatment to Valverde was just plain out wrong, but it's been a while since Barça has been classy with their comms.

Setien is official. It's not a new idea, they thought about him earlier. He's the perfect coach for the football style so I'm happy for that. I just wonder if he'll have the authority to put some players in their place, especially with a ball-less direction that won't support him. Let's hope.
Greg_J
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
China4409 Posts
January 14 2020 16:00 GMT
#2547
Firing without a replacement ready to go when they are Champions and still top of the league looks plain silly from my uniformed distinctly English perspective. I've heard fans moan about style of football and how things aren't quite clicking. Fine start looking at what's going to come next behind the scenes. But just firing him without having any kind of plan as to who's going to replace him seems really dumb.
WillyWanker
Profile Joined December 2011
France1915 Posts
January 14 2020 17:54 GMT
#2548
Well when you're Barcelona, you're going to have a few options without even sweating. They just had to find one that get the socios satisfied until the next elections, and Setien + results, or Setien then Xavi is a pretty safe solution.
Greg_J
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
China4409 Posts
January 15 2020 02:26 GMT
#2549
On January 15 2020 02:54 WillyWanker wrote:
Well when you're Barcelona, you're going to have a few options without even sweating. They just had to find one that get the socios satisfied until the next elections, and Setien + results, or Setien then Xavi is a pretty safe solution.

That's actually a fair point Barca are not a normal club and will always have options jump out for them. But it still seems pretty poorly handled.
Bacillus
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland1959 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-15 06:18:35
January 15 2020 05:07 GMT
#2550
On January 15 2020 11:26 Greg_J wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 15 2020 02:54 WillyWanker wrote:
Well when you're Barcelona, you're going to have a few options without even sweating. They just had to find one that get the socios satisfied until the next elections, and Setien + results, or Setien then Xavi is a pretty safe solution.

That's actually a fair point Barca are not a normal club and will always have options jump out for them. But it still seems pretty poorly handled.

I think there's always a risk. Real did a bit similar shuffle and their last season was a total mess with La Liga nearly 20 points behind Barca and UCL ro16 finish. A giant club like Barca sure has some room to play around on these, but it can still cost them a lot of money and stature if they don't nail it properly.

The post-Messi era is also approaching and you might want to sort out the managerial transition before the bigger transition needs to happen.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-15 20:39:11
January 15 2020 20:37 GMT
#2551
Makes me wonder how Liga MX will respond if the MLS decides to take this court. Not to mention the potential fallout between the leagues.

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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
January 16 2020 23:14 GMT
#2552
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
sneirac
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany3464 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-18 16:12:37
January 18 2020 16:12 GMT
#2553
Haaland debut Hattrick, 1-3 -> 5-3 since hes been subbed on

Drone gonna need horse tranquilizers to remain calm about this guy
possession wins games, kante is washed up and shit - pande
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28678 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-01-18 16:51:46
January 18 2020 16:17 GMT
#2554
hahaha yea I just came here to post that.. His goals per minute average the past year and a half is completely absurd - his goals per game is really strong by itself, but then factoring in that he's often subbed on or off..

(to supply math - 8 goals in 360 minutes of CL. 3 goals in 34 minutes of bundesliga. 16 goals in 990 minutes of austrian league. 27 goals in 1384 minutes gives an average of one goal per 51 minutes. and the average is higher when you remove austrian league, so more goals the tougher the competition. I really dunno if I've seen a this 'complete' and natural goalscorer aged 19 before. )
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whistleboss
Profile Joined March 2019
151 Posts
January 18 2020 16:31 GMT
#2555
I remember when anything would give Real Madrid a handball penalty. 2016/2017 season I think.

gTank
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria2575 Posts
January 18 2020 16:52 GMT
#2556
I dont know anything about Crystal Palace but what is going on?
One crossed wire, one wayward pinch of potassium chlorate, one errant twitch...and kablooie!
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28678 Posts
January 18 2020 16:55 GMT
#2557
Palace is a mid tier PL team which makes them solid. City still has a fantastic top level, but this season they lack consistency and seem unable to close out a game / aren't confident holding on to a narrow lead.
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LennX
Profile Joined October 2010
4554 Posts
January 18 2020 16:58 GMT
#2558
I'm laughing at this absurdity of a match. The leader are now 13 points ahead with 2 games in hand...
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sneakyfox
Profile Joined January 2017
8216 Posts
January 18 2020 17:04 GMT
#2559
Calm down Håland!
"I saw what sneakyfox wrote on TL.net and it made me furious" - PartinG
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55553 Posts
January 18 2020 17:54 GMT
#2560
On January 19 2020 01:12 sneirac wrote:
Haaland debut Hattrick, 1-3 -> 5-3 since hes been subbed on

Drone gonna need horse tranquilizers to remain calm about this guy

It makes perfect sense though if you think about it. One of Dortmund's issues has been that while their offense is good, they didn't really have a proper striker up front who could make use of chances they create. So their offense struggled to make up for all the presents their defense hands out (conceding 3 against Augsburg when you're trying to be a championship contender is proper memes). Haaland is a super talented striker and they're gonna feed him a lot of chances. Lad couldn't have gotten a much better club for his own development.
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