Yes, it's annoying when people moan every chance they get
Yes, it's annoying when people moan every chance they get
I thought you were busy criticising Zim at every turn, trying to fire up more WUMmery as is your way? I'm talking about the content of this thread. What are you doing? Is it still acceptable to have a dissenting opinion on this forum, or do you prefer it to be a closed shop? For every criticism I level at our failed manager you are quick enough to fire a response, usually having nothing whatsoever to do with the topic. Perhaps some people find that annoying? Not me though, I don't mind one way or the other if you want to talk about me rather than the issues. I'm fairly sure Zim doesn't either.
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I hope we beat Utd in at least one game, and the reason we beat them is a 90th minute pelanty in which Ozil dives or something. To add cherry on the cake, I hope Utd dominate the game all the 90 mins and lose to that bad decision. Mourinho will probably be banned for life for punching Wenger.
Win-win!
Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..
I don't it matters too much who it was, it's a pretty outdated view of managing either way by the sounds of it:
“One afternoon at Aberdeen, I had a conversation with my assistant manager while we were having a cup of tea. He said: ‘I don’t know why you brought me here.’ I said: ‘What are you talking about?’ and he replied: ‘I don’t do anything. I work with the youth team, but I’m here to assist you with the training and with picking the team. That’s the assistant manager’s job.’
“Another coach said: ‘I think he’s right, boss,’ and pointed out that I could benefit from not always having to lead the training.
“At first I said: ‘No, no, no,’ but I thought it over for a few days and then said: ‘I’ll give it a try. No promises.’ Deep down I knew he was right. So I delegated the training to him, and it was the best thing I ever did. It didn’t take away my control. My presence and ability to supervise were always there, and what you can pick up by watching is incredibly valuable.
“Once I stepped out of the bubble, I became more aware of a range of details, and my performance level jumped. Seeing a change in a player’s habits or a sudden dip in his enthusiasm allowed me to go further with him: Is it family problems? Is he struggling financially? Is he tired? What kind of mood is he in? Sometimes I could even tell that a player was injured when he thought he was fine.
“I don’t think many people fully understand the value of observing, but I came to see observation as a critical part of my management skills. The ability to see things is key or, more specifically, the ability to see things you don’t expect to see."
Agreed. It all started because with the financial doping stuff and Wenger constantly talking about Chelsea having an unfair advantage. Then Mourinho called him a voyeur. Wenger said he'd sue.....
It flared up again because Wenger kept talking about Chelsea somehow cheating the transfer window with that Mata sale to Utd. Wenger looks like a fool because of his poor record, Mourinho looks a fool when this sort of thing comes out.
Yep and to be fair i see your point in pointing out that there is a lot of passive agressive sniping that comes from Wenger, he has a kind of purity a lot of other managers find insufferable
But as stubborn and as sanctimonious as he is, i think he can't match Mourinho for the simply toxic nature of his personality.
There is a very interesting article Le Grove placed on his twitter feed about Mourinho's current motivations being more than of avarice than ambition (citing the fact that the deal to bring him to Old Trafford was held up over a conflict of car sponsorship where Mourinho is being paid to advertise a competing brand to Chevrolet as one example).