Match Day Thread 2017/18 Premier League, Cups & Euro Watch

That was one of the worst finals I've ever witnessed.

 

I really was dull, both teams were half paces and passive. Neither team seemed to have any imagination.

 

Yeah, it's to easy to get an email address and sign up for these sites, it's also easy to get a VPN to hide your location, there should be active moderators and software that detects words related to violence or other kinds of ****.
But the site(s) in question have no morals and are purely money orientated.

 

I hope Saturday is a tad more entertaining. I actually suspect we may witness one of the greatest ever adverts for football.

 

I’d rather **** into my hands and clap than watch another 90 mins of football like that again.

 

It was worse than the United v Liverpool one, that was a shocker.

 

96'?............that was a ****ing shocker

 

**** game AND result.

 

Was it 96? I don’t remember the year but it wasn’t a good game.

 

The mancs have all of two pages on their FA Cup Final thread. Most of those are non-mancs

 

Well that's put the mockers on it.

 

I thought you didn't believe in jinxing

 

Glory hunters. They only comment went they win which is why they're so quiet these days.

 

I don't, but one should always entertain the possibility that one just might possibly be wrong......

 

Now you've jinxed us.

 

I didn't actually say what I thought the score would be.

 

There's no such thing.

 

Jose Mourinho: Chelsea didn't deserve FA Cup win - Man Utd boss

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Manchester United were the best team - Jose Mourinho
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says Chelsea did not deserve to win the FA Cup, accusing them of "defending with nine players" during the final.

The Blues lifted the trophy for the eighth time as Eden Hazard's first-half penalty earned a 1-0 win at Wembley.

But Mourinho said: "I think we were the best team, but that is football.

"I am quite curious to know what you say or what people write because if my team plays like Chelsea did, I can imagine what people would say."


Highlights: Eden Hazard's first-half penalty helps Chelsea beat Man Utd to win FA Cup
United did not have a shot on target in the first half on Saturday but were much improved after the break, as Thibaut Courtois superbly denied Phil Jones' header before Paul Pogba nodded wide when unmarked.

"I congratulate them but I don't think they deserved to win," said Mourinho, who has had two spells in charge of Chelsea.

"I am Manchester United manager and I have to be respectful, not just because they are my previous club but because they are the opponents today and I think we deserved to win."

The 55-year-old Portuguese felt his side missed the physical presence of Romelu Lukaku in attack, with the Belgium striker having started on the bench after recovering from an ankle injury.

"It was a bit hard for us to play without Lukaku against a team that defends with nine players," added Mourinho. "You need that presence.

"Chelsea are not stupid. They know our team without Lukaku or Marouane Fellaini does not have a presence - so putting eight or nine players in front of the box they knew they would be dominant in that direct football.

"Every defeat hurts but I go home with the feeling we gave everything. No regrets."


FA Cup: Chelsea need to improve if we are to win more trophies - Eden Hazard
Chelsea match-winner Hazard echoed Mourinho's assessment that Chelsea adopted a defensive approach.

"We tried to defend well," said the Belgium forward.

"We kept a clean sheet; we scored one goal. It is enough today but if we want to win a lot of games we need to play better because we had to play defensively."

 

Jose Mourinho doesn't deserve to be a manager for a club larger than Stoke. - the world.


Seriously, other than lucking into a golden generation in Portugal he has only done well elsewhere when mega bankrolled... And even then not always.

He buys the obvious "household names" that even a 9 year old could pick.. Paying over the odds for players who have already peaked. Sometimes.it works for a year or two but always backfires.

Then when he finally leaves, he leaves behind a squad of past peak divas with shattered confidence requiring the next man in to have to completely rebuild. He leaves every team weaker than he found it.

 

he overpaid at chelsea first time but not for household names or ones who had peaked (until shevvy came in but that was more roman).

He bought some peaking players at inter but not sure they were overpriced.

He bought a load of players at Real but not sure they were peaking players.

Again Chelsea x2 i don't think he spent that much until the 3rd season when it went down hill and any old crap was being bought (not sure that was him though).

Been pretty shocking at united and he isn't what he was. We broke him in that 3rd season