Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

Fenian

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think any of those clowns could take everton or a midtable team to any cup success? nope

Come on mate, I hate mourinho as much as the next guy but the man wob the UEFA cup then champions league in back to back seasons with Porto and took out arguably the greatest team in club football history while managing inter Milan.

Those accomplishments alone put him in a special category of managers.
 

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AC Milan sack Vincenzo Montella and appoint Gennaro Gattuso following big spenders' poor start to season

Vincenzo Montella has been sacked by AC Milanfollowing their poor start to the season.

Milan swiftly moved to replace Montella as head coach, promoting club legend Gennaro Gattuso from the youth set-up to take charge of the first team.

The San Siro club are a disappointing seventh in the Serie A table - a whopping 18 points behind leaders Napoli - despite their new Chinese owners spending big in the summer, notably on Leonardo Bonucci and Andre Silva.

Montella's last game in charge was a toothless draw at home against Torino.

A club statement released on Twitter account read: '#ACMilan announce to have parted ways with @VMontella. Management of the first team is entrusted to Gennaro Gattuso, who leaves his position as Primavera coach and to whom we wish the best of luck.'

Gattuso was a key part of one of Milan's greatest ever teams, providing the muscle in midfield alongside the more gifted Clarence Seedorf and Andrea Pirlo as they won the Champions League in 2003 and 2007, as well as losing the final to Liverpool in 2005.

'The Pitbull' played for Milan between 1999 and 2013, also winning two Serie A titles.

He will need to pick up a Milan side that have won just twice in their last nine league matches - Sunday's result was the fourth successive home league game without a goal.

All that money spent, and nothing to show for it. I’m surprised he made it this long.
 

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maybe because I don't pay attention to him alot, but does Valencia always turn his whole body towards the targeted teammate when he's making a pass?

sheesh, no wonder their build up from defense to midfield to attack is slow :scust:
 

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What is with teams unable to defend a solid lead until the last whistle :why:

Liverpool, Dortmund and now Villareal

You can add Brentford to that list, too.

2 nil up by the 82nd minute, went for a shower, came downstairs only to find out it finished 2-2.

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