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Training at the San Siro before facing Inter in the CL, last season.
 
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The only thing that could top Beckham returning would be if either Keano or Cantona came back as manager.
 
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Na don't see it happening. He's just not that good any more. On the other hand credit to Becks for admitting were the biggest club out their :))
 
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beachryan said:
The benefit of being Fergie is when you're labelled as cracking up, you still go on to win things. I'd never argue about him being a nice man, or particularly media savvy, but he's the best manager in the modern era.

If you'd like to label Fergie a hypocrite, that's fine. I'll put him into the 'managers that have made hypocritical statements' bucket. With every single other manager that has ever lived.

If I were you I'd be more worried about making this 'your year'. Because I honestly believe that with the momentum, players and general situation of other teams this will be your one shot at it. Fail and some of your 'world class spine' will likely think it's not worth the effort, plus the only two nailed on pool players (Gerrard and Carragher) aren't exactly getting any younger. I still think you can win the league, particularly if Rafa cops out of the other competitions to focus, which will result in a schedule similar to last year for you - 1 game every 10 games in show in crunch time. Not that it helped.
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Just exactly what am i supposed to be doing to make this our year? Why would i worry about it? The world isn't due to end anytime soon, we've gone nearly 20 years without winning the league, another season wouldn't kill me.

But, tbf Ferguson is/was a superb manager, one of the best ever, but he's one of the most hypocritical men in football, ever. It's not like this is a rare occurance.

Funny thing is though, when Rafa made his comments about United (which you all like to believe was unprovoked, completely ignoring the comments whiskeynose made about 3-4 days earlier about us) it was because he was cracking up. Taggart can do the same and nobody bats an eyelid. The main reason the press never have a go at Ferguson is because he's so fucking petty that whenever anyone in the press says anything remotely negative about him or United he bans them from Old Trafford and won't speak to them. :OOOH:


Also to RuneEdge, what comments have i made that suggest i'm cracking up? :YAWN:
 
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@ UJSupernova. Think about it for a minute. What you call petty has resulted in Fergie being able to protect his players, say what he wants about other managers, remain in good standing with the media and provide his team a siege mentality. Ie, he has played the system.

Instead of thinking that your booksmart, OCD Spanish manager is the model of goateed perfection, maybe you should realise there's more to this football management game then flipboards and computer simulations. Fergie has that nous in abundance.

As for the snarky 'is/was' a great manager - erm, he made it to the final, semifinal or WON every single competition he entered last year. Now maybe you know something that has happened in the past two months that I don't, but that seems fairly current and able to me.
 
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If they lose Alonso or Masch or worst come to worst both, They have no chance.

EDIT: Reports of Mourinho wanting the United job. I think we all know he wanted it before but he's slowly trying to get himself more attention. I think he knows the English game well but I still hold reservations about his playing style. Hasn't been the best in the market either, On the other hand would be amusing to see him wind up Liverpool fans and Rafa. Thoughts?
 
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I love Mourinho for who he is, and think he'd be bloody funny as United manager, but it's been proven in Italy (I think someone like lo zio could really shed some light on this) that he is crap tactically.

I tend to think he can only really play one way as well, and it isn't very exciting. Though having said that, in his first season, he played Robben and Duff as proper wingers with Drogba/Mutu/whoever in a 4-3-3 and Chelsea did play some good stuff. Plus he'd make the most of our defence being excellent so we'd probably still win a fair bit.

As for his personality and mentality, he's probably the only person out there who thinks they're big enough and good enough to take over from Fergie so if he wants the job once it becomes available, then so be it.
 
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I'd like to see Ole have a shot as well.
 
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I'd love for Ole to have it, but will he be big enough to bollock the players when they're playing shit?
 
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beachryan said:
@ UJSupernova. Think about it for a minute. What you call petty has resulted in Fergie being able to protect his players, say what he wants about other managers, remain in good standing with the media and provide his team a siege mentality. Ie, he has played the system.

Instead of thinking that your booksmart, OCD Spanish manager is the model of goateed perfection, maybe you should realise there's more to this football management game then flipboards and computer simulations. Fergie has that nous in abundance.

As for the snarky 'is/was' a great manager - erm, he made it to the final, semifinal or WON every single competition he entered last year. Now maybe you know something that has happened in the past two months that I don't, but that seems fairly current and able to me.
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Yeh and like i said he is and always was a great manager, i didn't once say he was a bad manager and i didn't suggest he's a bad manager now either.

paranoid much?

fucking touchy you lot.
 
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Can we have a stick poke smiley, one a Manc the other a Scouse...
 
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I think it was the 'is/was a great manager' bit being misinterpreted. I assume you mean he was and still is a great manager rather than you're doubting whether he still is...
 
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I'd go for Blanc as of right now, will be good to see how he fairs with Bordeaux next season. After that if he still does well I think we should try to give him the assistant job to slowly ease him in.
 
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Both good young players but to be fair, we've got enough good young players already!!

I thought Elm was close to signing for Everton anyway...
 
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Eden Hazard has already outlined his "Dream" is to play for Real Madrid. Fuck that. Will be quality though.
 
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I think Ole Solskjaer will never be ready to replace Sir Alex when he retires...I dont even think he is the right man to manage our reserves too.If its a choice from our background staff to manage United...I'd choose Brian McClair....otherwise it'd have to be Senor Jose Mourinho!
 
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I think Ole Solskjaer will never be ready to replace Sir Alex when he retires...I dont even think he is the right man to manage our reserves too.If its a choice from our background staff to manage United...I'd choose Brian McClair....otherwise it'd have to be Senor Jose Mourinho!
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Totally agree. Ole would make a good coach but a tactician? No.
And no one really knows anything whether he can motivate players. When it comes to that, you dont get any better than Jose.
 
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Laurent Blanc, Anyway the way SAF was talking at the end of last season he was hinting he'd be around for another 4-5 years! Im sure by the time he does retire they'll be new names in the hat.

matherto said:
So he's an absolute prick already then?
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:LOL: Pretty much, Arsenal and Real are his 2 favourate choices, Probably wants to develop at Arsenal before going onto Real.

Eden Hazard reveals Real Madrid dream

The young Belgian starlet Eden Hazard is in great demand after his brilliant first season in Ligue 1 with Lille, and he has been watched by all the top clubs, including Arsenal, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Barcelona.

He insists that he will not be moving for at least another year, but insists that his dream would be to play for Arsenal or Real Madrid. Not that he would turn down Barcelona or Inter Milan, but he doesn’t think it would be the same as playing for the other two.

“This was my first season as a pro,” he told reporters, “I’ve scored and have been playing more than I’d expected. I hope it continues.”

He added: “Next year, I have to play in every game. That is my aim – to become an undisputed first-team player at Lille.”

“I’m going to stay at Lille. Definitely. I have a three-year contract and feel that I have a lot to learn in Lille.

“The situation could only change if a club offers €30 million (£26.5m) and Lille were unable to refuse, but for now I ask all the clubs interested to respect my decision: I want another year to develop at Lille.

“After that, we will see.”

He added: “I must repeat that it is too early to move.

“In one or two years I will maybe make the next step.

“What’s more, Lille play European football, which is also a good opportunity for me. Getting minutes on the field is what counts from my perspective right now.”

Then he was asked where he would like to move to, in the future.

“Real Madrid and Arsenal are the clubs I dreamed of joining as a child,” he said.

“If I joined Inter or Barcelona and could play football there then that would be very good, but Real and Arsenal are really great and play at a very high technical level.
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Well I think the best coaching Mourinho has done so far was with... FC Porto.

Given the resources he had and how well he did, I don't think he's done better since. And Porto played great attacking football.
 
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And he was a Paul Scholes disallowed header away from not winning the Champions League.

Sometimes the little things have the biggest repercussions.
 
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