General Football 23/24

[Yozza]

****ing hell two wins & this prick is crowing already....


David Moyes says he could manage any team in the world and wants to prove it at West Ham.

Since the Scot was appointed Hammers boss last month, the club has moved out of the relegation zone and are unbeaten in their last three games.

Saturday's 3-0 victory at Stoke followed a victory over Chelsea and a draw against Arsenal.

"I think I'm capable of doing the job at any club in the world so I'm sure I can do it at West Ham," he said.

West Ham are now 15th in the Premier League and travel to Arsenal on Tuesday for a Carabao Cup quarter-final.

Moyes, 54, is rebuilding his reputation after unsuccessful spells in charge of Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Sunderland.

"I have to come here and show I can do it," he said. "You have to come and show what you can do. Your reputation doesn't stand for anything.

"You have to come here and try to get up and show you're capable of doing the job."

[Irishnev]

I still think they bought some excellent players but a lot of doom and gloom at Milan right now. Going badly in the league, the dodgy financials and the Donnarumma situation are all adding to it. Decent read:

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[EwarWoo]

"I think I'm capable of doing the job at any club in the world so I'm sure I can do it at West Ham," he said.

Did anyone point out Manchester United, Real Sociedad or Sunderland to him?

Maybe he should try and last 12 months in a role before crowing.

[gratziani]

Rebuilding his reputation

So many candidates for manager of the year already , Pep will break records and come 4th behind Sam , Roy and David

[S-RED]

Rebuilding his reputation

So many candidates for manager of the year already , Pep will break records and come 4th behind Sam , Roy and David

Don't forget Pardew

[gratziani]

Don't forget Pardew

How did i miss Alan i love myself Pardew as well ,

Poor old Pep 5th now

[ChesterDave]

The Guardian top 100 footballers of the year is full of the usual bollocks.

Zlatan in the forties. Scored 2 goals in 10 months and played 5 games in 8 months.

[Irishnev]

Christ I forgot how good he was

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[gratziani]

Christ I forgot how good he was

https://twitter.com/olddaysfootball/...66184817070080

He was ****ing brilliant , top foreigner with Suarez and Henry

His curled chipped goals were like King Kenny

[danperkins]

He was an absolute genius, one of my favorite players. His control of a football was like some kind of sorcery.

[dww]

Christ I forgot how good he was

https://twitter.com/olddaysfootball/...66184817070080

Johann Cruyff's view:

The best player in the world does not exist; in terms of an end-state, someone who reaches the final or even beyond that.

Many people exist who say “but Player X had more of this and Player Y had more of that”.

You can say, okay, a series of great players existed, whether you take Beckenbauer, Di Stefano, Maradona or Pele and say ‘those players had so many various qualities, so they belong to an “executive elite”‘ – that is a possibility.

There is, of course, never a ‘best’ one. Many different components and aspects have a say in the game, and a role to fulfil.

However, if you think about the word ‘footballer’, you have to have something in mind.

It is not the definition of a player – you do not publish a picture of Pele in the dictionary and say ‘this is the footballer’, he would just be a representation of the word. The form, the shape of the idea.

They will accuse me of short-sightedness, but if I think about a guitarist, I see Keith Richards; if I think about a painter, Johannes Vermeer.

But if someone were to wake me up and ask me ‘footballer’, I tend to see Dennis Bergkamp. He looks like a footballer to me.

[McDermotX]

Actually have a football signed by Bergkamp to give to my Arsenal-fan brother this Christmas.
Fecker better like it.

A wonderful footballer.


(Bergkamp, that is. My brother was ****)

[Liverpool]

Offside rule game 5, 4, 4 for me. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a...game-0gjxrnfg6

[danperkins]

Actually have a football signed by Bergkamp to give to my Arsenal-fan brother this Christmas.
Fecker better like it.

A wonderful footballer.


(Bergkamp, that is. My brother was ****)

[Gingawaria]

Actually have a football signed by Bergkamp to give to my Arsenal-fan brother this Christmas.
Fecker better like it.

A wonderful footballer.


(Bergkamp, that is. My brother was ****)

Brothers supporting different teams is a bit of a weird concept to me! I was brought up a Red and so was my Brother - we literally didn't have a say in the matter!