Ranieri did a cracking job for you guys - any other club would have given him another season after that second place - but your owner was set on Mourinho and indeed he delivered, albeit with the squad that Ranieri had predominantly built ... I am a little biased, of course...
That's the likely option I think. Trent has been brilliant for us under Klopp but the change in tactics that require him to defend just doesn't suit him, not sure how Madrid play that right side.
Guiu is injured which is why he hasnt had any opportunities with jackson out but yea our board is ridiculous
Since Bournmouth have pretty much a full team out injured naturally their match day squad looks stretched
Aye its great in hindsight to say if we hadnt have sacked Ranieri then we wouldnt have gotten Mourinho, and thats great, but I didnt know Mourinho was gonna be awesome when Ranieri was sacked, so I am just being honest about how I felt at the time. Ranieri finished 6th, then 4th, then 2nd (noteably to the best Arsenal team in their history in the invincibles), so there was noticeable improvement every season. So yeah, at the time, I wasnt happy about him going. The worst was Ancelotti imo, wins the double, then finishes second the next season and was **** canned.....totally unfair imo. Basically it was, "Win the league every year or you are sacked" which is an unreasonable target for any manager imo.
he'd be my first pick, then maybe Pickford if we cant get Kelleher. As for strikers, Isak would cost too much and would probably see Chelsea as a sideways move at best or even a step down at this stage so I cant see that happening. Watkins is likely Emirates bound, so I think that exhausts our PL options so we will have to look abroad.
Guy finished runner up in both the PL and CL in his first season.....was two points and a John terry slip away from a league and European cup double. And this was against that United team that had Ronaldo in his Ballon D'or winning season. Were it not for CR7, Avram Grant would likely be a Premier League and Champions League winner.
considering he has been injured for about 170 days since start of last season i think having him as a number 1 is a risk
No time for this woke inverted full-back nonsense. All full-backs should be the shortest player on the team, play on the correct side and have sensible haircuts. Did Alan Wright no harm. The game’s gone.
I had £1.30 in change so it’s gone on 0-1 with Fernandes to score first. Didn’t ask for a price. Want it to be a surprise. It’s your night.
