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That is brilliant. I hope we get more of these.
I really like Sacramento already.
The in game changes last night weren't new manager bounce though we're they. They were tactical decisions based on what was going on on the pitch,the likes of which we haven't witnessed for well over a decade.
He didn't even see Dele's goal as he was arguing with the 4th official
Looks like Levy played a blinder in terms of ambition and timing, with Arse binning Emery this morning. It’s the first time I’ve actiely disliked the manager of my team, which is weird to say the least, but with two wins on the board back to back (man I’d started to forget what it felt like being invincible) I’ve got a good feeling about this season. And I’m glad we aren’t seeing wall to wall coverage of him down the road and seeing the galvanizing effect he would have had on them. Maybe just maybe the future’s bright... the future’s lilywhite.
would you think levy has played a blinder if Poch turns up over the road?
Why not? I could happily watch them not win away from home for 9 months.
You're right. We should have kept on regardless of results, just in case he goes to Arsenal at some stage in the future. What an idiot Levy is, I cannot believe he didn't think of this.would you think levy has played a blinder if Poch turns up over the road?
One of my biggest regrets of Poch's tenure was the 2-1 home defeat by Juve in the CL in 2018. We were at the peak of our powers and should have gone all the way that year. We had totally outplayed Juve away to come back from a disastrous start to draw 2-2. Dembele gave one of the best CM performances I have ever seen in that away leg - he controlled the ball and the entire game. In the 2nd leg at Wembley after Son scored 1st half they needed to score 2. We looked like we could blow them away and went looking for another goal. Juve threw on 2 extra forwards - in the 60th and 61st minutes - and switched to 2 out and out wingers either side Higuain and Dybala through the middle. The TV cameras zoomed in as Poch stood on the touchline deep in thought. 4 minutes later Juve scored an equaliser, 3 mins after that, in the 67th minute we were 2-1 down. Poch eventually made a change in the 74th minute bringing on Lamela for Dier. But it was too late. Juve then gave us a masterclass in shutting up shop, game management, and the dark arts. They took off a forward, threw on an extra defender and started tactically fouling and cheating, a combination of expert defending and simulation and time wasting. And we were out. We had outplayed them for 90% of both legs, home and away, and were beaten by a more experienced coach in the big moment minutes.
And this is what I said that night in the match thread after we were knocked out:
Yep, poch is a trophy dodgerwould you think levy has played a blinder if Poch turns up over the road?
thank you for posting that. I thought it was very compelling watching. In particular it showed how well the coaching team are working together despite it being early days. Jose looks like he really trusts the new assistant manager (can’t remember his name) and the new am looked like he had plenty of input which counted rather than being a Steve Bould type.