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Marty

Audere est farce
Mar 10, 2005
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Fool? Don't know. If they beat Barca on Sunday, and they are well within their capability to do so, they have an open door to the La Liga title. Not too shabby.
True. If anything I think Zidane has done a bloody good job with a squad that is quite clearly in decline. Lucky for him that the same can be said of Barcelona's squad, of course.
 

SpursD22

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Aug 3, 2017
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I hate it when people call managers frauds. You don't win three CL titles on the trot while being a fraud.

Zidane isn't a master tactician and has never claimed to be one. He had Ronaldo, set the team up to bring out Ronaldo's very best and relied on the individual quality of his players.

He knew Real wasn't ready for life without Ronaldo, he knew the squad was getting old, that's why he quit in the first place. What he is is a fool for accepting to go back when none of the issues had been fixed in the time he was away.

They spend over 300 million this summer no excuses + he has plenty of good young players. And he had massive luck in 2 out of them 3 CL

If Real wants to dominate La Liga they can’t have Zidane as their manager. Even the dressing room respect he had is slowly dying. Got tactically outclassed by Pep and if he went to another club he would fail

FRAUD
 

Marty

Audere est farce
Mar 10, 2005
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They spend over 300 million this summer no excuses + he has plenty of good young players. And he had massive luck in 2 out of them 3 CL

If Real wants to dominate La Liga they can’t have Zidane as their manager. Even the dressing room respect he had is slowly dying. Got tactically outclassed by Pep and if he went to another club he would fail

FRAUD
I agree with most of this and I still think fraud is a ridiculously OTT word to use.

The only manager that has been in a top five league in the last decade that I might possibly class in the fraud category is Tim Sherwood. That is the benchmark, Zidane is way, way above that no matter how things pan out.
 

TheChosenOne

A dislike or neg rep = fat fingers
Dec 13, 2005
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Here we go again ..
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glacierSpurs

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Sep 28, 2013
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A proper siege mentality could help us. But guess the lads are never those guys who go gung ho I guess...
 

shelfboy68

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Take comfort that the 'last 16' is the benchmark that kept Arsene Wenger happy every year. It was his Holy Grail.
Our board have similar aims remain top four to keep the money flowing in with no pressure to deliver we are the new arsenal.
 

SpursD22

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Aug 3, 2017
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This Liverpool - Atletico game could be the last big games in months

Let’s enjoy this, Vamos Atleti
 

CowInAComa

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Aug 31, 2012
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Spurs fans didnt rate Trippier because he 'couldnt defend' so the best defensive coach brought him to play in the best defensive unit in world football.
 
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