I think the quality is reduced massively, the fact the final could be between 2 prem teams having their worst seasons in 48 and 51 years says it all. But its a much more interesting, improved competition for it. It was always absurd CL teams dropping in half way through, made the qualifiers academic. A Europa league place is genuinely worth getting now.
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It's a fun and interesting competition now though (and actually has been for a few years). I'd be more than happy to be in it every other year and become England's Sevilla. We are never going to win the league under Levy so we might as well get into some competitions we have a chance of winning.
Ergh. I get why you say it but we have so much potential beyond being England’s answer to Sevilla.
The trophy would be amazing and it’s a decent enough one to get over the hump, but we can do a lot better long term.
Like I said, not under Levy. He'll never do enough. If they ever go then sure, we may have a say in things but at the moment I think shooting for 5th/6th is all we can do.
Fifth might not get CL never season FWIW just due to the fact so many English teams (up to ten) could be in European competition and the coefficent thereby getting watered down with most of them needing to do well (as happened last season when Man U and Newcastle fucked up in the CL).
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1:30 is bang on. about the terry slip and postecoglou.
how people dont understand that is baffling.
deeney is such a moron, still doing it his way? our most important wins this season have had no hallmark of that useless clown anywhere near it. what a fucking idiot.
I read Bodo were missing some key players. WOW.
Ange fans flipping every stone to find an argument to give Ange credit for anything, well, this is not enough credit. We should be dispatching 4+ goals against full-strength Bodo. Scoring labored 3 goals only and conceding a goal? At home? That's not an endorsing credit IMHO
Ange fans flipping every stone to find an argument to give Ange credit for anything, well, this is not enough credit. We should be dispatching 4+ goals against full-strength Bodo. Scoring labored 3 goals only and conceding a goal? At home? That's not an endorsing credit IMHO
What’s your definition of long term?
500 years?
The big 100’000??
A Triassic period??
I totally agree with the sentiment that if we win the Europa League, it won’t be due to Ange’s managerial prowess; it’ll be down to the players’ commitment, motivation and their desire to win something. They’ll be the ones dragging this team across the finish line, not him.
As far as I’m concerned, the Premier League is the true barometer of a manager’s quality. It’s the ultimate test of consistency, tactical acumen, and the ability to motivate and adapt. And on all those fronts, Ange has failed massively, I would even say he is one of the worst managers I have ever seen in the PL’s history tbh.
Let’s not allow a potential trophy to rewrite the narrative here and allow emotions to cloud reality.
The last thing this club should do is make the colossal mistake of keeping him on next season, regardless of any silverware he may fluke himself into.
As far as I’m concerned, the Premier League is the true barometer of a manager’s quality. It’s the ultimate test of consistency, tactical acumen, and the ability to motivate and adapt. And on all those fronts, Ange has failed massively, I would even say he is one of the worst managers I have ever seen in the PL’s history tbh.
Let’s not allow a potential trophy to rewrite the narrative here and allow emotions to cloud reality.
The last thing this club should do is make the colossal mistake of keeping him on next season, regardless of any silverware he may fluke himself into.
You must be great fun at parties. Spurs won. Wether it was because of Ange, or despite of Ange, doesn't matter. Spurs have a good chance of making the final.
I get that a lot of fans are worried that winning the Europa might mean another season of Ange, but why not just enjoy the moment and worry about next season if it happens?
He has to go even if we won the final with a 5-0 flawless, Barcelona esque performance. The level of consistency shown this season and the amateurish backline we deploy is not acceptable. We are likely to end up breaking the record (21) for the most losses in a premier league season for a team who stayed up.
We benefited massively from the changed format this year. If it was the EL we used to play in, where there was no bye to the last 16 and UCL teams dropping down none of the current semi-finalists would still be in the competition.
Winning the EL would be an amazing trophy for the club, it’s a huge part of our history and we really should have won more, but we need to look at it as a chance to give the next manager a platform to build on, not a chance for an Ange redemption arc.
We benefited massively from the changed format this year. If it was the EL we used to play in, where there was no bye to the last 16 and UCL teams dropping down none of the current semi-finalists would still be in the competition.
Winning the EL would be an amazing trophy for the club, it’s a huge part of our history and we really should have won more, but we need to look at it as a chance to give the next manager a platform to build on, not a chance for an Ange redemption arc.
Relegation scrap if he stays on next season.
Clearly Angeball isn't being played in the EL and that's been a good thing. I will never understand why he couldn't change up tactics dependent on the opponent. Things would be so much different now.
Funny thing is Angeball isn't a travesty against the right kind of opponent. It can actually be very surprising and devastating to that opponent.
The even funnier thing is that one such opponent that Angeball has worked against is none other than Man U. Oh the irony.
If only this guy didn't have it in his noggin that versatility was weakness, where could he and indeed we be?
Funny thing is Angeball isn't a travesty against the right kind of opponent. It can actually be very surprising and devastating to that opponent.
The even funnier thing is that one such opponent that Angeball has worked against is none other than Man U. Oh the irony.
If only this guy didn't have it in his noggin that versatility was weakness, where could he and indeed we be?
Let’s just kick fuck out of Bruno F so the same happens to them. Pretty much a one man team.
He's still here then?
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He’s a hot head as well. When we’ve played them he can’t handle Maddison and it does his head in