2022 - 2023 Football Thread - Page 74

On January 25 2023 03:58 Melliflue wrote:

There is a 7th. They haven't been there from the start though.

Edit: Actually 8.

Former Portugal boss Fernando Santos has been appointed as the new head coach of Poland.

Steven Gerrard had reportedly been linked to the job, after the former England midfielder was sacked by Aston Villa back in October.

Santos led Portugal to victory at Euro 2016 and the 2019 Nations League but quit after their exit in the World Cup quarter-finals at the hands of Morocco.

"It is an honour to continue my work as a trainer here," the 68-year-old said.

Cezary Kulesza, head of the Polish Football Federation, said "we have chosen the best" and "the choice was difficult", as he tasked Santos with qualifying for the 2024 European Championship in Germany.

Santos previously managed Greece from 2010-2014 and led them to the Euros and World Cup, where they exited at the quarter-finals and round of 16 respectively.

On January 25 2023 04:50 Liquid`Drone wrote:


Ah true that was imprecise wording. Even Brentford qualifies with my statement xD

On January 25 2023 16:29 Bacillus wrote:

Heh, if we go nitpicking, any club that hasn't been to PL qualifies.

On January 25 2023 16:29 Bacillus wrote:

Heh, if we go nitpicking, any club that hasn't been to PL qualifies.

On January 26 2023 06:18 GTR wrote:
can't think of the last time a player has looked so out of touch one season and then just becomes god the next

rashford on fire

On January 27 2023 11:43 DropBear wrote:
Really pleased to see Rashford doing so well again. One of the best humans in the game and capable of so much.

The recruitment of Ronaldo was a mistake, Solksjaer changing from the counter-attacking system that suited him so well to "control the ball because we are United" was a mistake. It's clear now that both affected him heavily. It's also been enough time for him to recover mentally from the penalty miss at the Euros as well.

Excited to see just how far he can go!

On January 27 2023 13:22 evilfatsh1t wrote:

i dont think solksjaer changed from the counter attacking system to the modern possession based pressing system because he wanted to. definitely not because of the clubs image, since the football he successfully employed was actually what united was most known for.
my theory is that the change was specifically due to ronaldo joining unexpectedly. thats why the team was so shit at it, because there was no gradual change in system or a proper pre season with the new system. its just one day solksjaer gets ronaldo dropped on him and its clear as day that ronaldo cant be the 9 in a counter attacking system anymore because ronaldo doesnt have the legs for it. the change in system allows ronaldo to be positioned further up the pitch at all times.

On January 28 2023 00:49 gTank wrote:
I dont know if its just me but watching CR play and knowing how he did play for teams like Real makes me sad and I think his time is up.

On January 27 2023 23:33 Liquid`Drone wrote:
Ya Ronaldo totally boned the team. Was such a united hero that they couldn't refuse him, but didn't fit the game plan at all. Then the first penalty they got, Fernandes missed (after being like 11-1 on previous penalties) and he played without confidence after.

Lots of pundits thought Ronaldo was just what they needed to be title contenders, too, especially after the strong start they had. But it ended up a disaster signing.