Football Focus

[Otta]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> Mind you, Mourinho having a pop at negative

> football...hmmmmmm

When he had his first spell at Chelsea I loved his interviews, he was funny. These days I think he's lost all his charm and just comes over as a moaner. There's a picture doing the rounds of him at a press conference after the 0-0 with Arsenal saying that a team that can't score at home are boring.

[????]

Porto under Mourhino won a Champions League with a fooking bus......

[Bluerevolution]

Ha ha ha BFS https://vine.co/v/hDuZJnnnQjb

[maxxi]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> basically any possible score is met with a deeply disturbing ambivalence. There is no joy in grinding a result with dire

> negative 19th century football except of course the joy in pissing chelsea fans off and watching Mourinho lose the plot.

Yep.

Otta Wrote:

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>I have absolutely no problem with a team doing what they need to do to get a point on the table, especially when they need the points so much. I just can't stabd BFS coming out and talking like he's a tactical genius.

Double yep.

And agree with Jah about ManC - if we end up going there on the last day of the season needing a point a fleet of charabancs won't be enough. Last night exposed Chelsea's limitations - they weren't baffled by BFS's genius, they just lacked the ability to overcome a group of players desperate for points and sick of being spanked.

['bout now]

From the Mourinho back catalogue of hypocrasy

A 1-0 second-leg defeat could not prevent dogged Inter, leading 3-1 from the San Siro, heading to the May 22 final against Bayern Munich.

Mourinho even received congratulatory texts from his old Chelsea friends.

Reacting to criticism of Inter?s defensive approach, Mourinho said: "It is a style of blood not skill. When the moment of leaving everything on the pitch arrives, you don't leave the skill you leave the blood.

"We were a team of heroes. We sweated blood. It's a pity I could not play because I have got the same blood. I have already won a Champions League but today was even better.

"We made huge sacrifices. It is always difficult to play against them with 10 (after Thiago Motta was dismissed). Barca are the best in the world with the ball. I am happy not because Barca lost but because Inter won.

[Mick Mac]

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> Porto under Mourhino won a Champions League with a

> fooking bus......

Not sure about that - I found them quite impressive to watch that year and they beat most teams (bar MU) with a bit to spare.

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Why let the truth spoil my rant eh Mick

[Bluerevolution]

last day of transfer window !!!

[Otta]

Lets hope not BR, Jerry always won in the end!

[Bluerevolution]

Etihad earlier

[red devil]

Otta Wrote:

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> Lets hope not BR, Jerry always won in the end!

Speak for yourself!...

[red devil]

Transfer deal of the day so far - Emmanuel Frimpong to Barnsley...it's grim oop north!

[maxxi]

Bring on the Italians!

Borriello and Nocerino and now Napoli full-back Pablo Armero... BFS's taking this Allardicci thing a bit far isn't he?

ETA: - Mea Culpa, Armero's Columbian of course (must be the enforcer).

[maxxi]

I think he's watched Aguero, Negredo and Dzeko and thinks any player whose name ends in an 'o' is worth a shot (sic).

(The Salvadoro Allardiccio Method-o).

[red devil]

It gets better...

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12_05/frimpong_302x322.jpg

[????]

I know it's a cliche but i think the Hammers game today is pivotal. It's a 6 pointer, at home and if we lose....or even draw....then a gap starts to open. Quite nervous.

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Impressive first half by us one trick ponies

[Alan Medic]

Thought you wanted to be relegated?

[maxxi]

You're either just shit stirring or you still don't get it.

I'll just say a good victory for the club... and for Allardiccio's strongdefence/long ball/bombs into the box muscular '?lan'.

Carroll out for three now though.

ETA: Though I did get the score right on the EDF Predictor League :)

[Alan Medic]

Shit stirring? No. I don't get it? Maybe. I might have remembered incorrectly but the anti BFS WH fans seemed to prefer the option of relegation to keeping him. If I'm wrong, sorry. I don't want WH to go down regardless of who is in charge.

[maxxi]

I know - red rag and all that

Don't WANT to be relegated but would happily suffer it IF it got rid of SA. Unfortunately it might not even manage that as the porn brothers would probably think he was the best option for the Championship.

- and it looks like the style of footy that Allardiccio always said he wasn't "just all about" is at Upton Park to stay (as long as he is) and may be good enough to see off enough teams like Swansea (at home) to avoid the drop.

Like EP said - something about cogwheels and diffidence.

[StraferJack]

Heh

Frimpong lasted half an hour before a red card

Well dench

[Parkdrive]

What's a Mata you, itsa not so bad, Manchesters a nice place, ah shudup you face.

[maxxi]

You STOKing the fires again PD?

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Alan Medic Wrote:

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> Shit stirring? No. I don't get it? Maybe. I might

> have remembered incorrectly but the anti BFS WH

> fans seemed to prefer the option of relegation to

> keeping him. If I'm wrong, sorry. I don't want WH

> to go down regardless of who is in charge.

AM, come on, don,t be so logical. Football should be a game of passion, when we lose I hate it and I think the reason we are where we are falls squarely on BFS' shoulders. Do I want us to go down really? No, of course not. A small consolation if we did is that he,d (hopefully) go and I really hope ( against expectation) that he'd go if we stay up. You want logic...follow chess or something.