Bombadier Botty
Complete Twaddle
- Jun 2, 2008
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Penalties in Milan
Life's far too short to be wasting it watching Italian football.
Penalties in Milan
God yes, just seen this for myself. Such is the form of Man City and Arsenal, every team from Chelsea and Everton in 10th and 11th (with a game in hand) can realistically finish in the top four if they hit some form consistently. That includes Stoke and Southampton as provincial clubs we would look at and say "that could be us".Brings back some of the old magic of football the unfancied teams doing well.
Stoke seem to be sneaking up on the inside lane as well.
God yes, just seen this for myself. Such is the form of Man City and Arsenal, every team from Chelsea and Everton in 10th and 11th (with a game in hand) can realistically finish in the top four if they hit some form consistently. That includes Stoke and Southampton as provincial clubs we would look at and say "that could be us".
Who'd have thought a point at home to West Brom would strengthen Leicester's position?
What is the reason behind this season? I can only think it has simply been the perfect storm of Man Utd still in dire need of rebuilding, Mourinho losing his dressing room, a massive Man City error in announcing Pep at the business end of the season and Arsenal being their now usual bottling selves.
I think West Ham's success might not come as an incredible surprise but you have to say Bilic has recruited superbly and got them playing as a unit very quickly. But Leicester? That's insane.
Leicester have a relatively sane and humble manager with charisma (attributes that can't necessarily be levelled at Van Gaal, Wenger, Pellegrini, Klopp, or the man who built this Leicester side - Nigel Pearson) and that must help nuture the unity and team spirit in the Leicester dressing room. With that in mind, we are very lucky to have CH in charge, a sane/humble man with understated charisma, and Newcastle and Norwich might rue the day they parted company with him should we pass them going in the opposite direction at season's end.
I think that's unfair. Granted, managers will come out in the press and seem arrogant & dishonest, but I very much doubt they're like that behind closed doors. It's well known for example, that the players love Wenger - yet he comes across as an ar-se in interviews. Successful managers can't possibly succeed these days if they're not good at managing people.
And it's very unfair in Pellegrini who doesn't even come across as obnoxious in interviews. He seems honest, fair-minded and level-headed, even after being stabbed in the back by the City board.
Did you follow the game? Stats don't always tell the whole story. Watford should have been at least 3-0 up at half time but for poor finishing by Ighalo / De Gea being brilliant.Less Possession, less shots, less corners, how did they batter them exactly?
Ranieri clearly understands English football and without having to manage egos at chelsea even pre abramovich is able to have a more settled team. As of early Jan he had used 16 different players as starters and only 20 different including subs. So not so much a tinkerman perhaps
Did you follow the game? Stats don't always tell the whole story. Watford should have been at least 3-0 up at half time but for poor finishing by Ighalo / De Gea being brilliant.
Watford absolutely BATTERED the scum at Old Trafford and have LOST. I hate that spawny bunch of TWATS.
Less Possession, less shots, less corners, how did they batter them exactly?
Did you follow the game? Stats don't always tell the whole story. Watford should have been at least 3-0 up at half time but for poor finishing by Ighalo / De Gea being brilliant.
I agree, watched MOTD and Watford should have been out of sight in the first half. like you say stats don't always tell the whole story.