Football (Soccer) Thread

[Admiral Yi]

Sorry Zoupa.

[FunkMonk]

Pretty sure he is quite happy about getting Conte and ditching Nuno 

As an Arsenal fan this makes me uneasy but it is also hilarious: Manchester United, days after considering ditching their own mediocre coach and getting Conte, are now fucked 

[Zoupa]

From what I read Conte is an aggressive fixer, so I'm more than happy. My main annoyance with Nuno was not that the team wasn't winning enough, it was his style. Defensive, but boringly defensive.

[The Larch]

Conte officially announced as Tottenham's new coach.

[FunkMonk]

Nuno getting paid millions for a few months of terrible work. Guy has it figured out.

[The Larch]

There are rumours over here today about Unai Emery leaving Villarreal in order to take over Newcastle.

[Tamas]

As an Arsenal fan this makes me uneasy but it is also hilarious: Manchester United, days after considering ditching their own mediocre coach and getting Conte, are now fucked 

That win was an outstanding move from Solksjaer.   

[The Larch]

Funny tidbit about Tottenham's coaches that I just saw on Twitter:

Richard Jolly
@RichJolly

Tottenham have given Mauricio Pochettino, Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte contracts to manage them until 2023.

[Sheilbh]

As an Arsenal fan this makes me uneasy but it is also hilarious: Manchester United, days after considering ditching their own mediocre coach and getting Conte, are now fucked 

Solskjaer masterclass

Also I loved the detail that Conte was "disturbed" by the faith United were showing hin Solskjaer.

[Zoupa]

Funny tidbit about Tottenham's coaches that I just saw on Twitter:

Richard Jolly
@RichJolly

Tottenham have given Mauricio Pochettino, Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte contracts to manage them until 2023.

All that money could have been used to get at least one dominating midfielder...

[Josquius]

What's happening in 2023?

[The Larch]

It seems that, after quite a lot of wrangling with Al Sadd, Xavi will finally become Barcelona's new manager.

[celedhring]

It seems that, after quite a lot of wrangling with Al Sadd, Xavi will finally become Barcelona's new manager.

And it's the first time Barça has a manager that's younger than me. The middle age crisis rubicon has been crossed.

[The Larch]

It seems that, after quite a lot of wrangling with Al Sadd, Xavi will finally become Barcelona's new manager.

And it's the first time Barça has a manager that's younger than me. The middle age crisis rubicon has been crossed.

Diego Martínez, Granada's coach last season, went to my same high school, one year after me. He was classmates with one of my best friends. I'm already beyond the "coaches younger than me in the 1st division" trauma. 

[Duque de Bragança]

It seems that, after quite a lot of wrangling with Al Sadd, Xavi will finally become Barcelona's new manager.

And it's the first time Barça has a manager that's younger than me. The middle age crisis rubicon has been crossed.

Less bitching than had Xavi not been selected though.