Of course they lost it, a bit, it was to be expected. Great though that it is a 4 way race now, with Chelsea still in touch, it’s going to be an exciting season at the top of the Premier League. Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool, can still catch up, but realistically it’s unlikely that the 4 [...]
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The style of play, the positive attitude, the very astute manager, the continuous good form. – There are a lot of things that point to Spurs becoming champions this year. It seems unlikely only because Manchester United are so established and Manchester City are so rich in players. But Spurs have been building to this [...]
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I watched a couple of games in the pub today. Food and cider on tap, people from both teams in the pub giving it atmosphere. Reminded me of doing the same thing last year during the World Cup, with all different nationalities, so good! Big screens in your living room give you a good view, [...]
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Not everybody handles anger well, and I was reflecting on Alex Ferguson’s success. It always strikes me that he often seems angry, and he is well known for his “hair dryer” dressing downs of players at half time. – Another expression of anger. Yet he is very successful. So he could be an example of [...]
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In my Clever Fergie post I was right it seems to question his mind games with Manchester City. It did not pay off and maybe wound up the very talented players that City has to show him how important they are? Football remains forever fascinating…
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The Biggest Club Game in World Football- he said. And he pointedly ignored the upcoming game against Man City by saying that. Is it clever though? Often Managers and coaches wind up opponents. But, managers also get better results by winding up their players so they perform with more fire, more determination. So the question [...]
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There was a time when you could watch top flight football from the UK on normal TV. BBC and ITV. No satellite subscriptions, you didn’t have to go to a pub to watch. When you saw news items about a match, they showed the action, – they weren’t barred from doing that. Is it better [...]
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- I am sure that is the way many managers talk about it. An artificial pressure and rush. Brinkmanship by players and agents to extract more money, and no time to get the strategy right. Does it really help as intended? I doubt it, it’s just created different problems. I’d abolish it.
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Seems I was right to be worried about Arsene Wenger. He does look like a man up against it. It’s a tough road when it looks like your failing whilst running one of the best teams in the country. It looks like your failing even though you built it. I think maybe a bit more [...]
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He is looking angry and frustrated too often. He has done great work at Arsenal, but maybe feels he should have won more. But, he needs to relax, man! That stress gets through to players… Or… he could try Alex Ferguson’s approach, just look relentlessly grumpy and no-one can tell what is going on. (Not [...]
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