Let's All Laugh At... Let's all wonder what's going on at United?

[hughy]

But their job is to ask what went wrong/ right; about the tactics, the players fitness etc... not whether 1 call ruined their season 7 or 8 times until the guy gets annoyed and rants.

I'd seriously give short thrift to any such interviewer

His question to Mourinho was (paraphrasing):

"What in particular do you think the ref should have pulled them up on..."

Which is a perfectly valid question. As my previous post in this thread stated, I struggled to find any decisions in the closing stages of the game which went against United.

As mentioned, these managers bring it on themselves. If they wanted act so 'billy big bollocks' then they have to deal with the consequences. They know they're obliged to give these interviews, so maybe if they gave a straight answer when they're asked a question first time round they wouldn't be repeatedly asked the same questions.

And please don't state that if they give a straight answer they will get a ban, because that's also bullocks. There are many ways of phrasing things to make sure you're not pinning the blame to an official.

 

[michaelden]

His question to Mourinho was (paraphrasing):

"What in particular do you think the ref should have pulled them up on..."

Which is a perfectly valid question. As my previous post in this thread stated, I struggled to find any decisions in the closing stages of the game which went against United.

As mentioned, these managers bring it on themselves. If they wanted act so 'billy big bollocks' then they have to deal with the consequences. They know they're obliged to give these interviews, so maybe if they gave a straight answer when they're asked a question first time round they wouldn't be repeatedly asked the same questions.

And please don't state that if they give a straight answer they will get a ban, because that's also bullocks. There are many ways of phrasing things to make sure you're not pinning the blame to an official.

I don't disagree with anything in this post. I lament the quality of interviewers & interviews in general have declined to sound bites and dramas. Gone are the days of any real tactical nous by the person asking the question, and therefore it leaves us the viewer even less informed. The questions asked are not designed to elicit any hidden gem or highlight a great strategic play or passage.

It is sad that we are treated as only interested in the drama of a wrong call, subjective, or mistimed tackle etc... Even Football shows like Football Focus are more like gossip pages than any real insight into the nature of the game at the highest professional level, no detailed analysis of training methods, tactics employed in the EPL and other top leagues, even a meaningful analysis of a tactical match that might have occurred.

To gain any real insight or knowledge you have to read blogs, other books, foreign reports etc... And this is sad as it is the job of the interviewer, to examine, interrogate, assess and appraise. Not appease or patronise.

interviewer
ˈɪntəvjuːə/
noun
noun: interviewer; plural noun: interviewers

1. a person who interviews someone, especially as a job.
   "she took time to answer questions from radio interviewers"
   synonyms:questioner, interrogator, examiner, evaluator, assessor, appraiser;
   journalist, reporter, correspondent;
   rareexaminant
   "the interviewer had a long list of questions"

 

[nailsy]

His question to Mourinho was (paraphrasing):

"What in particular do you think the ref should have pulled them up on..."

Which is a perfectly valid question. As my previous post in this thread stated, I struggled to find any decisions in the closing stages of the game which went against United.

As mentioned, these managers bring it on themselves. If they wanted act so 'billy big bollocks' then they have to deal with the consequences. They know they're obliged to give these interviews, so maybe if they gave a straight answer when they're asked a question first time round they wouldn't be repeatedly asked the same questions.

And please don't state that if they give a straight answer they will get a ban, because that's also bullocks. There are many ways of phrasing things to make sure you're not pinning the blame to an official.

I haven't seen any of these matches, but from what I've read he was very unhappy with the decisions against them in the cup game last week, and he was already upset with the referee by half time yesterday. Apparently one of the united players was badly for in the first half?

 

[Johnny J]

I haven't seen any of these matches, but from what I've read he was very unhappy with the decisions against them in the cup game last week, and he was already upset with the referee by half time yesterday. Apparently one of the united players was badly for in the first half?

Mourinho is always upset about something. I've never known a manager who goes so far out of his way to create drama out of nothing. He constantly provokes and needles other managers (e.g. Wenger, Benitez) in a totally disrespectful manner, but then acts like a fucking child if the smallest thing doesn't go his way.

 

[slartibartfast]

Mourinho is always upset about something. I've never known a manager who goes so far out of his way to create drama out of nothing. He constantly provokes and needles other managers (e.g. Wenger, Benitez) in a totally disrespectful manner, but then acts like a fucking child if the smallest thing doesn't go his way.

Dont be fooled by Maureens antics. Its got fk all to do with what he's unhappy about and everything to do with distracting media attention away from the fact that they've spent a fkin fortune and are still shit.
He's lucky as fk they had about 4 blatant straight reds ignored, 6 offside goals (some by a fkin mile) given and played against 10 men for 80min which was overturned after they'd taken home the points. They'd be fkin bottom half if all that shit hadn't been gifted to them and old big nose wouldnt be in top 5 pl strikers nevermind being in with a shout for golden boot. The decisions they had in their favour are starting to stink theres so many.
I believe there's pressure on refs from up on high to ensure manure get back in cl asap and they're doing all they can to help them. Either that or refereeing has become incredibly bad but only in their favour, wouldn't that be odd.

 

[Johnny J]

Dont be fooled by Maureens antics. Its got fk all to do with what he's unhappy about and everything to do with distracting media attention away from the fact that they've spent a fkin fortune and are still shit.
He's lucky as fk they had about 4 blatant straight reds ignored, 6 offside goals (some by a fkin mile) given and played against 10 men for 80min which was overturned after they'd taken home the points. They'd be fkin bottom half if all that shit hadn't been gifted to them and old big nose wouldnt be in top 5 pl strikers nevermind being in with a shout for golden boot. The decisions they had in their favour are starting to stink theres so many.
I believe there's pressure on refs from up on high to ensure manure get back in cl asap and they're doing all they can to help them. Either that or refereeing has become incredibly bad but only in their favour, wouldn't that be odd.

I agree that they have had a lot of things go their way. When you say, "up on high", who do you mean? The FA?

 

[slartibartfast]

I agree that they have had a lot of things go their way. When you say, "up on high", who do you mean? The FA?

They have no name. But they all wear black and are so powerful they're allowed to smoke indoors

 

[Johnny J]

They have no name. But they all wear black and are so powerful they're allowed to smoke indoors

 

[VegasII]

Mourinho really is a tedious little dong goblin.

 

[Sweech]

Has a point about being treated differently to other Managers though. If Klopp escapes a ban after doing what he did on Tuesday then there is something very wrong.

The difference is Mourinho is a serial repeat offender and Klopp is not.

Obviously if you compare them side by side at this moment the punishments handed down will look unbalanced, that is until you see that one of their rapsheets is about five miles long.

 

[noggen]

Can someone please explain to me why the f*ck Man Utd get to play Europa League on an Wednesday?? Didn´t Spurs have to play Thursday against Fiorentina when we were in the final two seasons ago? Oh yes we did.

 

[spursfan77]

I keep on hearing in the media that they are better this season but from what I've seen of them I don't think so. The media are really driving this agenda though and are desperate to get them back to the top of the table. When in reality Mourinho has done no better than van gaal who got them fourth. All he's done better than can gaal is spend more money.

I'd love it if they finished 5th/6th.

 

[Col_M]

I keep on hearing in the media that they are better this season but from what I've seen of them I don't think so. The media are really driving this agenda though and are desperate to get them back to the top of the table. When in reality Mourinho has done no better than van gaal who got them fourth. All he's done better than can gaal is spend more money.

I'd love it if they finished 5th/6th.

They're shit but definately a better standard of shit compared to last season. They have a consistent goal scorer and are much better organised. I wouldn't write them off top 4 just yet and it could well be at our expense.

They're on a role in terms of winning.

 

[nailsy]

Can someone please explain to me why the f*ck Man Utd get to play Europa League on an Wednesday?? Didn´t Spurs have to play Thursday against Fiorentina when we were in the final two seasons ago? Oh yes we did.

It does seem like double standards again doesn't it? There are three UEFA league games tonight though. Has this match been re-scheduled, or was it always meant to be played tonight?

I keep on hearing in the media that they are better this season but from what I've seen of them I don't think so. The media are really driving this agenda though and are desperate to get them back to the top of the table. When in reality Mourinho has done no better than van gaal who got them fourth. All he's done better than can gaal is spend more money.

I'd love it if they finished 5th/6th.

They've only lost once in 24 matches though so they do seem to be making progress. I always though Van Gaals side were pretty beatable, but this United side seems able to grind out a draw.

 

[nightgoat]

It does seem like double standards again doesn't it? There are three UEFA league games tonight though. Has this match been re-scheduled, or was it always meant to be played tonight?

Apparently it's because Lyon are playing at home this game week as well and they're too close to both play on the same day.

 

[KingKay]

They've already erected statues of Rooney all over China ...

Spoiler: Spoiler

 

[13VanDerBale13]

funny how their europa league fixture got moved to today when the final is on sunday
(even if they may say it was for other reasons)

 

[nightgoat]

It does seem like double standards again doesn't it? There are three UEFA league games tonight though. Has this match been re-scheduled, or was it always meant to be played tonight?

Apparently it's because Lyon are playing at home this game week as well and they're too close to both play on the same day.

You know what, scratch that. Lyon and Saint Etienne are both playing at home this Sunday and have already played on the same day three times this season.

 

[nailsy]

You know what, scratch that. Lyon and Saint Etienne are both playing at home this Sunday and have already played on the same day three times this season.

I suppose they might have to put on extra police for European games. It's all a bit convenient for United though.

 

[DJS]

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...on-return-would-be-welcome-says-ronald-koeman

I'd find this quite interesting!

Wonder if he'd make a decent addition for them and how Koeman would utilise if he had him as he's a smart manager.