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Discussion in 'Manchester United' started by Style, Aug 21, 2012.

  1. King Shergar

    King Shergar Well-Known Member

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    Your game with City could prove a key game :biggrin:
     
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  2. Tobes

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    The City and Chelsea games at the pit will be the decisive games
     
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  3. BBFs Unpopular View

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    Tell that to Chelsea, lose 2 of the last 3. if Chelsea don't get back on track they may be out of it in 2 3 games.
    Same for Liverpool, only City have some wiggle room in this race.
     
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  4. Tobes

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    Chelsea are only in the race because of Maureen and their lack of a decent striker is now hitting home

    It's still City's to lose.

    The pressure on your lot now becomes intense, up until this point you've just been enjoying the ride, now you're ahead and that brings it's own pressure, let's see how you cope with it
     
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  5. BBFs Unpopular View

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    That depends on how it's handled. The pressure didn't look an issue today. You can say Spurs were awful but we never let them be anything else once they started that way.

    We seem to be underdogs for the chav and City visits to anfield too, suits us fine
     
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  6. Tobes

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    There's a distinct difference between chasing without real expectation and leading down the home straight

    It remains to be seen how you cope with that
     
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  7. CCC

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    What about the 13 teams below you both? :emoticon-0112-wonde
     
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  8. King Shergar

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    Liverpools temperament wasn't tested today, thanks to Spurs gifting them the perfect start, which settled the team and the fans down. I'm not gonna come out and say Liverpool will choke, but it's still a whole different ball game leading the pack in the home straight to what they've experienced so far. I just hope City can keep winning, to apply the pressure. I also don't think Chelsea are out of this, I can see them still being involved when they go to Anfield, which will be a huge test for Liverpool, as Mourinho and Chelsea have a knack of pulling out results in the big games :biggrin:
     
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  9. Master Yoda

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    There's no great experience as a club sure... That is a worry, not just that City are much stronger.

    Among the players, off the top of my head Sturridge, Suarez, Toure, Johnson, Sakho have experience winning leagues?
     
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    They've answered pretty much every question asked of them so far so really and truly those of us whose worst nightmare is Liverpool winning the league are now left clutching at straws. I've got the hemlock on order.
     
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  11. BBFs Unpopular View

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    One
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    Today was a test given the others dropped points, many thought we might bottle it with Sunderland fueling suspicions of pressure and nerves.

    Every game we play from now till it's decided will be the biggest game of the season.
     
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  12. Christiansmith

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    The deluded scousers will choke when they lead and expectations from their fans go over the roof. <ok>

    And the racist cannot score against the top teams like Chelsea and City. Most neutral fans must be dreading the lowlife scum winning that premiership title for the first time. We will never hear the end of it.

    One scummy scouser came on 606 tonight and said that Rodgers was just incredible. He was in his opinion between Shankly and Paisley in terms of leading a team and letting players play with freedom :). No wonder the scousers are reputed to be the thickest people in football. <ok>
     
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  13. BBFs Unpopular View

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    is your mum dating a scouser or something? You seem to have some issues Fistian. I see there is a Liverpool article with comments enabled on the beeb, I bet you've been all over it with your own brand of insanity <laugh>
     
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  14. Swarbs

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    Hell's bells! <laugh>

    Which one did he put ahead of Brenton and which one behind?! Some people need to learn that one good season does not a great manager make, but then I guess Liverpool fans will never learn that particular lesson...
     
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  15. UnitedinRed

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    The test for Rodgers will be if he maintains this once the full fixture list comes back next season.

    40 games is half a season at the end of the day. Another 20+ fixtures and playing week in week out will put a lot of pressure on Liverpool.

    if he handles that then we might be looking at one hell of a manager.
     
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  16. CFC: Champs £launderx17

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    Yep. Such as Rafa
     
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  17. Jürgenmeiʃter

    Jürgenmeiʃter Top top top top top flirt

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    Player

    Parla

    Tercera División (1): 1981–82

    Manager

    Real Madrid U-19s

    Spain U-19 League (1): 1992–93
    Spain U-19 Cup (2): 1990–91, 1992–93

    Extremadura

    Segunda División promotion (1): 1997–98

    Tenerife

    Segunda División promotion (1): 2000–01

    Valencia

    La Liga (2): 2001–02, 2003–04
    UEFA Cup (1): 2003–04

    Liverpool

    FA Cup (1): 2005–06
    FA Community Shield (1): 2006
    UEFA Champions League (1): 2004–05
    UEFA Super Cup (1): 2005

    Internazionale

    Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2010
    FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2010

    Chelsea

    UEFA Europa League (1): 2012–13

    Individual awards

    Don Balón Award (1): 2002
    UEFA Manager of the Year (2): 2003–04, 2004–05
    Premier League Manager of the Month (6): November 2005, December 2005, January 2007, October 2008, March 2009, April 2013

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    Not bad for a one season wonder. Why dont you try and have discussions instead of constantly on the wum, its got boring :emoticon-0114-dull:
     
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  18. Sir Tennisball

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    The 6 in bold are the big prizes, some of the others were minor achievements or won on the back of another manager's team (Inter). Granted, it's still up to you to win the competitions... And he's not a one season wonder, I agree.

    His Valencia wins and the CL with Liverpool were really great results, but before the Chelsea role he was unemployed for many years. I think he's a decent manager but he was at his peak during his Valencia and Liverpool days imo.
     
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  19. Jürgenmeiʃter

    Jürgenmeiʃter Top top top top top flirt

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    Maybe you're right, his Napoli sit 3rd in the table at the min. They did beat leaders Juventus at the weekend though

    He always did a good job for us while working with bad bad bad owners
     
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  20. Tobes

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    A kopite myth that, he spent £250m on players during his 5 year tenure.
     
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