Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

Yeah Mancini is a better boss than Martinez. No doubt about that one.

Martinez turned Swanseas fortunes around and started the ball rolling with their climb through the divisions.

Martinez did give Wigan their first ever major trophy.

He give Everton their highest points total.

Belgium their best ever World Cup finish at his first attempt.

 

Martinez took over Belgium in August 2016. They had just been dumped out of the Euros.

They were 2nd in the rankings and then by the Christmas of 2016 they had dropped to 5th in the World rankings because of their performance in the Euro's pre Martinez.

Men's Ranking (fifa.com)

 

We finished 5th that season, we’d finished 6th the season before. He improved the total by 9 points, by fortuitously managing to add Lukaku to an already very good side. He wanted Demba Ba from Chelsea, but they said no, you can have Lukaku on loan though...

He then delivered 47 points the following season, our lowest total for 12 years, and repeated the same total the following year. He was ****ing dire.

 

That’s just good luck. He took over when they were not No.1 in the world.

 

shouod he be taking Belgium to finals? Small nation, not a deep squad.

 

What do we reckon for Tusday? Score prediction?

It's difficult to see us beating Germany.

Under pressure against a decent team at this stage there is little precedant to say we'll win.

 

Ye know Di Matteo played for Chelsea ye?

which would be why bobby is saying hes a legend, but not a very good manager?

i think this is what bobby meant by football facts

 

So much


Ffs

 

We’ll huff and puff and then lose.

 

ye just chatting dung again

prem board Roy Munson

 

Just looked it up, you are correct mate. I just assumed cause he joined in 2016 he had it as well

I don't think i've ever cared about international rankings. They are based on things like friendlies and how you perform at events but i believe is quite weighted to friendlies and strength of friendlies.

Dunno if this is accurate, first one i googled.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/875418/world-ranking-of-belgian-national-football-team/

2014 they were 4th, 2015 they were 1st.

 

I reckon @Blueman will be distraught

 

Maybe you hould take a day off then.

Give us all a break

 

you don't think the world number 1 ranked team should be making finals?

You must have some very low expectations

 

bro, theres no point chatting footie to fossie mk2

 

True

i forget its him cos of the name tbh

 

Yeah that's my honest thoughts.

1 or 2 nill.

I don't see a performance coming out of us atm - but you never know!

 

Two plastic chavs banding together cos i said chav fc is soulless and empty.

 

let’s see, already caused a shock of the round according to the media.

WC semi finalists last time out.

 

Nothing changes I see. As I said, you're obsessed with our money.