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I'd quite like us to reach the QFs and not provide any more depression like. Not cool enough, I realise.

 

Aye :lol:

 

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Today was 100% proof, if it was ever needed, that this cunt can't do the most important and basic functions of his job: to motivate the players.

 

The players were far more motivated against Liverpool than today. If thinking about the "Why?", there's only one logical answer - it's because the players motivated themselves against Liverpool and Pardew had nothing to do with it. Just like our players have frequently upped their game against the "big boys" over the past decade no matter who the manager was (Souness, Roeder, Allardyce, JFK, etc etc). We've had teams who have been hopeless and unable to string a couple of passes together against crap like Derby, Boro, Bolton, and other relegation fodder, but as soon as the likes of ManU roll into town the same helpless team is instantly transformed into a side that can compete against the best for 60-70 minutes at least. Again, that's entirely because the players motivate themselves for whatever reasons, and nothing to do with the manager. It's not trying to deny Pardew credit, it's just obvious footballing basics here - it's minnows vs the top dogs in the FA Cup and the various aspects of sports psychology that affects that type of game.

 

Hence, the fact that Pardew couldn't motivate his players against the this lot, knowing what this game means to the fans, the area, etc, proves that he has absolutely no motivational skills worthy of calling himself a Premiership football manager. None whatsoever. If they were anything like as motivated as they were against Liverpool we'd have dominated the mackems and run them into the ground. One whole week uninterrupted to prepare for this game, knowing full well Poyet would use this game as a litmus test of sorts and get his players motivated by telling them this was the start of their season, and yet this is the kind of shit we get - 11 strangers thrown onto the pitch without any clue as to what they're meant to be doing or how we're meant to actually go about getting a goal, and worst of all most of them looking stunned and totally unprepared for this battle.

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Thought the players looked motivated until the goal went in during ET tbf.

 

Another loss though, nay excuses.

 

Well yeah, that's why I quoted it. I have no doubt they'll look motivated against Chelsea too.

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Thought the players looked motivated until the goal went in during ET tbf.

 

Another loss though, nay excuses.

 

Well yeah, that's why I quoted it. I have no doubt they'll look motivated against Chelsea too.

 

Oh, didn't read that post properly. Apologies.

 

It would have been a reasonably difficult task to get the players up for tonight though. Much more difficult than on Sunday and lack of motivation wasn't really a factor in the defeat imo.

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