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Absolute lols

 

Terrible news if it goes forward. I was very happy with Mourinho's appointment to Roma.



Mostly because I don't follow Serie A.

 

Out of UCL
Out of real contention in the league
Out of the Pokal

Can't wait to see this club crash out of Europa, too.

 

I’m not convinced the top slot in the Bundesliga is settled, but that could just be knock-on optimism from how gorgeously wide open most of the table is. This is going to be a fun spring.


Of course, on the other hand, I’m about 95% sure that tomorrow Union is going to win the derby again…

 

Seriously? I don’t know if we should LOL @ @Everton or send him a condolence floral arrangement.


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Mourinho is too demanding to take the Everton job, he'd just get angry at the owner then upset the players & staff because he's not getting the players he wants

 

Mourinho is a busted flush as a manager and will never have a "top" job again


Everton is perfect for him for about 18months

 

He's better off in Italy, the league suits his style better and Roma is about his level

I can't see it makes any sense going to Everton, he's done in the PL especially without a good enough team

 

Roma are currently no where near where the board and fans expect and there are already divisions in the playing staff

As I say, he's a busted flush with a massive aura

He'd give Everton a momentary bump and would then be tactically found out as he's just not progressive enough. He'd do better than Rafa but it would be Spurs and United all over again


Everton should go for him, it would be hilarious

 

I just really want Mourinho in MLS. Him trying to understand the bizarre roster rules would be gold

 

His meltdown would be amazing


I need ABC

Not allowed because of XYZ rule

Ok how about DEF

Nope, we're already full because of UVW rule

Head asplode

 

Good to hear Rangnick moving to 4-3-3 since his 4-2-2-2 is not working
Will hopefully improve the performance of the wide players like Sancho

Now sign a damn CDM, please

 

Ah yes, casual sideways bicycle kicks over Schwolow's head.

This is going to be a long, painful evening.

 

Have Man U been replaced by my old Sunday league team? This has been dreadful.

All of them bar de Gea have been dreadful.



Edit

Well taken goal by Elanga but totally undeserved

 

Fred has suddenly become an assist maker
At least he's good for something, because it's not defending

 

He's always been a more advanced player for Brazil



Considering your abject first half, even Rashford has scored now

 

Could use a bit of that impossible turnaround magic right now in Berlin... but it ain't gonna happen.

 

Crazy finish to the Spurs game
Bergwijn was obviously mad after not getting a penalty, decided to take it out on the opposition

CR7 is not happy he got subbed off

 

CR7 was ineffective all match. Not surprised he was hooked

End to Spurs game was a little mental

 

Playing up front is a graveyard shift at United, hardly get any service.

De Gea plays so well yet is always let down by his teammates & can't get a clean sheet

 

A really disappointing Pokal exit, but it was probably inevitable because Union are just unambiguously a better and more coherently organized squad. Hertha are traditionally the most frustrating of the clubs I follow despite being "my" club (insofar as they were the first club I started following), but it's extra frustrating when the gap with your future rivals* who were lower division only until two years ago is so massive.

So, basically, Barça and Liverpool had better win their goddamn cup matches tomorrow.

*Yes, future, the tl;dr is Berlin football is a complex mess of misery and pain with only the old lady in the top flight in the West, this doesn't really breed storied multi-generational conflicts. Like, who are you going to beef with, Tennis Borussia? Come on.

 

Yeah, Dembele’s biggest issue finding somewhere new is going to be that he was painfully overvalued with very little to show for it. Neither are his fault, but in current form he’s just a good winger, not the god of all wingers, and the latter is where he’s priced. He can be great, but he’s inconsistent, and there are matches where he seems literally unable to actually put the ball in the goal. On top of those issues, he gets hurt constantly. He needs to be at, like, Leverkusen for three years to get the polish he desperately needs and that Barça couldn’t or wouldn’t give him, but now he’s way out of their range.

I think some fans will miss him, but I’m more disappointed there won’t be a longer period of amortization on Bartomeu’s stupid fees.