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posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago

You are guessing now? Never would have thought that. I thought your analysis was more scientifically based!

posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago

comment by merrysupersteve (relaxed about the situation) (U1132)
posted 15 seconds ago
https://twitter.com/KathOnReception/status/1784305226406576425?t=M89tnYXXKRAjNSN-LtnLEg&s=19
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It's funny nonetheless

🤣

posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago

I feel like I should write an email to Man Utd with all the bad decisions we have suffered. Man Utd pay millions of £ a week to get robbed every week. Today, I honest thought ref and VAR was a Man Utd hater. Early on in the game a Burnley player hit the ball last and it was given as a goal kick lol. A huge deflection is a goal kick lol. I honestly think this game is a world record for bad decisions.

posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago

comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 8 minutes ago
I feel like I should write an email to Man Utd with all the bad decisions we have suffered. Man Utd pay millions of £ a week to get robbed every week. Today, I honest thought ref and VAR was a Man Utd hater. Early on in the game a Burnley player hit the ball last and it was given as a goal kick lol. A huge deflection is a goal kick lol. I honestly think this game is a world record for bad decisions.
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Letter would be better, carries more weight. But do both. Also a TikTok videos campaign. Facebook too. And twitter. Don’t limit yourself here. Especially if you provide stats.

posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago

comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 12 minutes ago
I feel like I should write an email to Man Utd with all the bad decisions we have suffered. Man Utd pay millions of £ a week to get robbed every week. Today, I honest thought ref and VAR was a Man Utd hater. Early on in the game a Burnley player hit the ball last and it was given as a goal kick lol. A huge deflection is a goal kick lol. I honestly think this game is a world record for bad decisions.
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You should write to Howard Webb and question his alligiance instead!

posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Hafi, create a Tiktok craze about the VAR injustice. How are your dance moves?

posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Today was like an all time low since VAR was introduced. So many easy decisions ignored. Funny they gave us a pen midweek just as the ball was hitting the net but deny us clear pens today.

posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago

comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 2 minutes ago
Today was like an all time low since VAR was introduced. So many easy decisions ignored. Funny they gave us a pen midweek just as the ball was hitting the net but deny us clear pens today.
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The only one today that perhaps should have been a pen was the one on Garnacho in the second half. If the ref gives that, it's not likely to be overturned.

The one on him in the first half? The defender clearly gets the ball.

The handball? It was virtually identical to the Coventry one last week that we all agree shouldn't have been a pen. Let's not be hypocrites, even if the officials are incompetent.

The fourth pen? I imagine you've seen the same four photos / vids and I have and that stamp on the foot was nowhere near the box!

No idea why I'm engaging you but we weren't exactly robbed today

posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago

comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 4 minutes ago
Today was like an all time low since VAR was introduced. So many easy decisions ignored. Funny they gave us a pen midweek just as the ball was hitting the net but deny us clear pens today.
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Yeah they give us a pen when we don't need it, don't award us anything when we need it. Life is a b!atch.

posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Hardly see me here as not much else to say about this fraud. I hope, for his wife sake, this fool does not gaslight her like he thinks he is doing to us. A criminal. A fraudulent manager. This is not a Manchester United manager.

posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago

comment by scholayScholes (U13961)
posted 9 seconds ago
Hardly see me here as not much else to say about this fraud. I hope, for his wife sake, this fool does not gaslight her like he thinks he is doing to us. A criminal. A fraudulent manager. This is not a Manchester United manager.
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I'll be astounded if he's still around beyond the end of the season. There's being diligent and not rushing decisions and then there's dereliction of duty.

I do worry about who will replace him though. I was genuinely excited about ETH and loved his credentials. I doubt the next guy's will be as strong, so I'll probably underwhelmed. So hopefully they'll exceed my expectations.

Regardless, without wholesale changes on the playing side, we'll continue to see lazy capitulations and childish, spoiled, passive aggressive bratty social media behaviour. I don't think our players even have enough self awareness to realise how poorly their social media antics reflect on them. It also says a lot for how poorly advised they are. Spoiled, mollycoddled and surrounded by yes men.

Rant over

posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 3 hours, 48 minutes ago
At least we had four players who came through the
academy. Not many top teams can say that.
And more to come I believe.
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Definitely one of ETH's main highlights is harnessing talent nurtured by the club. The academy, especially the U18s, are making great strides and ETH, to his credit, is recognising the potential. I really hope he integrates more talent. Recently he rewarded Wheatley with an appearance off the bench. It sends a great message to our academy that if you do well age is no barrier!

I have no doubt that our strategic approach, under the new structure, will focus on recruiting potential with a consistent playing style that permeates from the first team down.

posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago

comment by Diafol Coch 77 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
posted 5 hours, 32 minutes ago

Obviously it doesn't follow we'll go on the same trajectory but didn't Klopp's Liverpool play pretty open, naive football for a while before it clicked. Signing Fabinho, Allison and VVD helped of course too!

I do think he's done but you never know do you?

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Loose but not as loose as Utd. Main reason is the transfer strategy followed a certain pattern to allow them to achieve certain milestones before they were able to recruit the main spine of their side. It helped having a competent DoF who shaped Klopp's squad, allowing them to play a particular brand of football.

Throughout Klopp's tenure, even during the period they were considered to play "loose", there was a pattern, there was incremental improvements. Klopp alone could not have achieved this, without a DoF. If Klopp had his way Salah would not be playing (credit: RR for introducing this gem via a different thread!).

posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago

If only ETH had the same structure afforded to Klopp, maybe then we could have seen some improvements. Great last season (mostly, poor towards the end), dire this season. Fluctuating performances across two seasons is the result of no DoF, a scatter gun transfer strategy that focussed on statements over playing abilities, over addressing deficiencies, short term ism over long term stability and success.

posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago

comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Diafol Coch 77 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
posted 5 hours, 32 minutes ago

Obviously it doesn't follow we'll go on the same trajectory but didn't Klopp's Liverpool play pretty open, naive football for a while before it clicked. Signing Fabinho, Allison and VVD helped of course too!

I do think he's done but you never know do you?

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Loose but not as loose as Utd. Main reason is the transfer strategy followed a certain pattern to allow them to achieve certain milestones before they were able to recruit the main spine of their side. It helped having a competent DoF who shaped Klopp's squad, allowing them to play a particular brand of football.

Throughout Klopp's tenure, even during the period they were considered to play "loose", there was a pattern, there was incremental improvements. Klopp alone could not have achieved this, without a DoF. If Klopp had his way Salah would not be playing (credit: RR for introducing this gem via a different thread!).
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He wanted Brandt, didn't he? But the analytics dept informed him that Salah was a better fit. Brandt is a very fun player to watch tbf but he doesn't have an output close to that of Salah

posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago

comment by merrysupersteve (relaxed about the situation) (U1132)
posted 21 seconds ago
comment by Vengeance (U23079)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Diafol Coch 77 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
posted 5 hours, 32 minutes ago

Obviously it doesn't follow we'll go on the same trajectory but didn't Klopp's Liverpool play pretty open, naive football for a while before it clicked. Signing Fabinho, Allison and VVD helped of course too!

I do think he's done but you never know do you?

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Loose but not as loose as Utd. Main reason is the transfer strategy followed a certain pattern to allow them to achieve certain milestones before they were able to recruit the main spine of their side. It helped having a competent DoF who shaped Klopp's squad, allowing them to play a particular brand of football.

Throughout Klopp's tenure, even during the period they were considered to play "loose", there was a pattern, there was incremental improvements. Klopp alone could not have achieved this, without a DoF. If Klopp had his way Salah would not be playing (credit: RR for introducing this gem via a different thread!).
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He wanted Brandt, didn't he? But the analytics dept informed him that Salah was a better fit. Brandt is a very fun player to watch tbf but he doesn't have an output close to that of Salah
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And the rest is history!

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