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Discussion in 'Tottenham Hotspur' started by Spurlock, Jan 2, 2012.

  1. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

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    The simple answer is that Jim Ratfink has quickly pissed a lot of fans off so become the Route One target for blame when anything goes wrong, which means Amorim is pretty much ignored for the finger pointing

    Compared to six months ago this is all the more stark, because back then Ratfink was still Not Glazer that meant ten Hag was the Route One source for appointing blame when things went wrong, but Ratfink eroded any goodwill (if any) from that honeymoon period in impressive fashion
     
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  2. The RDBD

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    Was it his classic "starfish" ??
     
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  3. PleaseNotPoll

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    They won't.

    As for Amorim, Utd knew what they were getting and that they didn't have the players that suited his system.
    They've since had a mini injury crisis and loaned out a bunch of players without replacing them.
    Rashford, Antony and Malacia weren't playing well, but at least he had options.
    Now he's basically stuck with Hojlund, Garnacho and Zirkzee, plus some schoolkids.
     
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  4. The RDBD

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    The Man Utd faithful are currently doing their impression
    of the T1000 in the furnace, trying to find the Narrative (TM)
    that best tells the woes of their season to date.

    Give it time, and they should get to Amorim.
     
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  5. PleaseNotPoll

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    There may have been some light contact with his shirt...
    please log in to view this image
     
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  6. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

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    That needs to be filed along with the pic of Gareth Bale getting judo thrown to the ground
     
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  7. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    Genuinely relegation calibre players. Frightening really when you consider Utd’s stature and the forwards they’ve boasted in previous years.
     
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  8. humanbeingincroydon

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    Hojlund's a good, bullying CF in the Mark Hughes mold

    ...so why neither ten Hag nor Amorim have him play to his strengths is truly mystifying
     
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  9. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    Can’t hit a barn door though, his finishing is atrocious.

    9 league goals in Serie A should’ve been a warning sign in the first place, not to go and spend £75m! No idea what they were thinking lol.
     
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  10. humanbeingincroydon

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    That's three times the number of goals Thierry Henry scored in Serie A

    That being said, a lot of clubs seem to see Man Utd coming: Atalanta with Hojlund, Dortmund with Sancho, Juventus with Pogba, Leicester with Maguire etc etc etc
     
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  11. BinghamSpur

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    Southampton trying very, very hard to break that Derby record....
     
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  12. littleDinosaurLuke

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    West Ham have done a job on Arsenal again
     
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  13. BinghamSpur

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    ..and some. Never mind.
     
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    Forgetting he's not playing for United anymore. Lost count of the number of dodgy pens he got for them. I remember that pic with him in the diving goggles and snorkel.
     
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  15. The RDBD

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    Were them lot wearing white shirts + navy blue shorts ??
     
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  16. The RDBD

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    Citeh will be looking to get their PL top 4 qualification campaign in motion.

    After the Madrid game, and with the game on
    wednesday in mind, we shall see what mood
    they are in when they play the Poool tomorrow.
     
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    Can’t be right, apparently after Liverpool’s draw with Villa all Arsenal had to do was turn up and the league was there’s? Talk of just a 2 point gap appearing once Liverpool lose to city and they easily beat West Ham and Forest.

    Nicely satisfying afternoon of football.
     
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  18. littleDinosaurLuke

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    Utd are the only away team not to win in this set of PL fixtures so far (7 games played)
     
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  19. RRich

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    It’s happened again
    It’s happened agaaaain
    Arsehole FC it’s happened again
     
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  20. Spurf

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    We get an extra day of rest? They must have messed up the fixtures.
     
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