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The Official 2015/16 Premier League Thread

Jordinho said:
That will be his/your downfall. He needs assistance with transfers. Maybe not the current guys, but someone must have the power to tell him that most of his targets are brick and a waste of money.
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Ashley will not see that as a problem, he'll just call on his old mate Joe Kinnear.
 
Jordinho said:
That will be his/your downfall. He needs assistance with transfers. Maybe not the current guys, but someone must have the power to tell him that most of his targets are brick and a waste of money.
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Has demanded a lot of power most places he's gone hasn't he?

Though he's obviously somewhat used to working under some kind of DoF structure. But how can Saudi Sportswashing Machine put that in place on such short notice?

I think his transfers are not as bad as advertised. Wasted some big money, but also made some excellent signings.
 
braineclipse said:
Has demanded a lot of power most places he's gone hasn't he?

Though he's obviously somewhat used to working under some kind of DoF structure. But how can Saudi Sportswashing Machine put that in place on such short notice?

I think his transfers are not as bad as advertised. Wasted some big money, but also made some excellent signings.
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Just like Wenger, he had a few gems lined up when he first arrived. Benitez is worse than advertised IMO, as most will look at Torres, Alonso, Reina and ignore the dozens of duds that followed. He spent £230 million on 59 players in 6 years at Liverpool.

Josemi, Antonio Nunez, Mark Gonzalez, Jan Kromkamp, Jermaine Pennant, N'Gog, Dossena, Aquilani, Riera, Degen etc. etc.

17.5 million on Glen Johnson!

Deciding to get rid of Alonso. It's almost a decade later and he's still playing at the highest level.
 
Jordinho said:
Just like Wenger, he had a few gems lined up when he first arrived. Benitez is worse than advertised IMO, as most will look at Torres, Alonso, Reina and ignore the dozens of duds that followed. He spent £230 million on 59 players in 6 years at Liverpool.

Josemi, Antonio Nunez, Mark Gonzalez, Jan Kromkamp, Jermaine Pennant, N'Gog, Dossena, Aquilani, Riera, Degen etc. etc.

17.5 million on Glen Johnson!

Deciding to get rid of Alonso. It's almost a decade later and he's still playing at the highest level.
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Alonso left for Madrid... Meh.

His £10m+ signings at Liverpool:

-Alonso
-Torres
-Babel
-Mascherano
-Keane
-Johnson
-Aquiliani

3 Massive hits in Alonso, Torres and Mascherano. Babel, Aquiliani and Keane failed (though he recouped most of the Keane money) and Johnson did ok, but not ultimately worth the money. 160 league games for them and a first choice for years and years, hardy a "dud".

Gives him close-ish to a one in two hit rate for his more expensive signings. Not that bad really. Not a lot of managers around besting a one in two success rate for their more expensive signings if players like Johnson are counted as failures.

Sure there were duds in the cheaper signings. But also some solid signings like Agger, Skrtel, Lucas, Arbeloa, Kuyt, Crouch, Sissoko, Reina...

The fact that players like Josemi, Nunez, N'Gog etc are brought to me kind of proves the point that his failures get overstated. These were very cheap players bought either for talent/potential or as a bit of a gamble. Not big flops.
 
New manager bounce on Monday night please. Hopefully the Fat Waiter will encourage his new charges to impose their will upon Leicester to test they relative physical invincibility.
 
galeforce said:
yep, not just @Greg who is waiting to see what he will bring to the table

can he get the defence in some kind of order
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He hasn't much time really, but their defense really is so so bad and their commitment and effort levels do not compensate for their lack of organisation in the slightest. Stay compact, kick every ball up the pitch and get the forwards to run after it fast. When they are tired sub them. It is as simple as that for them in this match.

FSW needs to be pragmatic here and go for the draw, with the chance of maybe nicking it on the counter. Anything else is egotistical folly.

Edit: And yes, take turns to kick Mahrez hard in the same ankle.
 
Jeepers that looks weird today only 3 PL matches being played.

I suppose its too much to ask for Norwich to snatch a point?
 
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