Menace Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 One of the best seasons I've witnessed so far as a United supporter and its all thanks to this guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 10 hours ago, prefabtoon said: Dont forget to vote for Eddie Howe Barclays Manager of the Season. Go here https://www.premierleague.com/news/3345790 Guardiola can get european manager of the year, Howe deserves the premier league one. Emery could have given him competition if he had the same results for a full season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 I hear alot of pundits thinks Gary O'Neil should get manager of the year. I know he didnt have the best starting point, but you dont give manager of the year to someone who has lost 50% of his games and got a -19 goal difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 O'Neil and Cooper are probably worth an honourable mention for having unfashionable sides that were supposedly stuck-on for relegation and steering them to safety, in GON's case with about a month to spare. Agree that they shouldn't win it though. Emery doesn't merit it IMO, that Villa side should be 7th-10th anyway and it's only the contrast with Gerrard's ineptitude and underperformance that's got him on the list. Silva probably gets in with a serious shout if they finished a few places higher, he's done a good job though - as has De Zerbi although you could argue he had the most stable platform and it's more of a continuation job rather than anything wildly different. Arteta has done well but Howe's level of progress from last season takes him ahead seeing as he didn't secure the title from a good position - for me it's all down to whether Guardiola takes the treble or not. Then it gets a bit harder to argue against him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, Pilko said: O'Neil and Cooper are probably worth an honourable mention for having unfashionable sides that were supposedly stuck-on for relegation and steering them to safety, in GON's case with about a month to spare. Agree that they shouldn't win it though. Emery doesn't merit it IMO, that Villa side should be 7th-10th anyway and it's only the contrast with Gerrard's ineptitude and underperformance that's got him on the list. Silva probably gets in with a serious shout if they finished a few places higher, he's done a good job though - as has De Zerbi although you could argue he had the most stable platform and it's more of a continuation job rather than anything wildly different. Arteta has done well but Howe's level of progress from last season takes him ahead seeing as he didn't secure the title from a good position - for me it's all down to whether Guardiola takes the treble or not. Then it gets a bit harder to argue against him. We know who Pep’s manager of the season would be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) “Eddie’s a genius!” Edited May 21, 2023 by PauloGeordio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 4 hours ago, PauloGeordio said: Newcastle’s secret weapon is ‘The Swarm’ – and rivals are powerless to stop it! https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Ffootball%2F2023%2F05%2F21%2Fnewcastle-united-secret-weapon-rivals-premier-league%2F “you’re no warrior, ya can’t bang like us!” still so fucking bitter. "After three years of Rafa Benitez pragmatism, where Newcastle were relentlessly drilled to learn to play without the ball and looked to hit teams with swift and direct counter attacks, Newcastle players had become accustomed to sitting deep, defending their own area, often with a back five, and looking to lure teams on to them. That system was largely maintained by Steve Bruce in his two full seasons at St James’ Park. The two managers, despite vastly differing in popularity on Tyneside, collected precisely the same number of points over two full seasons with this method." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 minute ago, huss9 said: still so fucking bitter. "After three years of Rafa Benitez pragmatism, where Newcastle were relentlessly drilled to learn to play without the ball and looked to hit teams with swift and direct counter attacks, Newcastle players had become accustomed to sitting deep, defending their own area, often with a back five, and looking to lure teams on to them. That system was largely maintained by Steve Bruce in his two full seasons at St James’ Park. The two managers, despite vastly differing in popularity on Tyneside, collected precisely the same number of points over two full seasons with this method." Equals no doubt! ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Pilko said: O'Neil and Cooper are probably worth an honourable mention for having unfashionable sides that were supposedly stuck-on for relegation and steering them to safety, in GON's case with about a month to spare. Agree that they shouldn't win it though. Emery doesn't merit it IMO, that Villa side should be 7th-10th anyway and it's only the contrast with Gerrard's ineptitude and underperformance that's got him on the list. Silva probably gets in with a serious shout if they finished a few places higher, he's done a good job though - as has De Zerbi although you could argue he had the most stable platform and it's more of a continuation job rather than anything wildly different. Arteta has done well but Howe's level of progress from last season takes him ahead seeing as he didn't secure the title from a good position - for me it's all down to whether Guardiola takes the treble or not. Then it gets a bit harder to argue against him. I feel like Thomas Frank is not mentioned enough. Brentford has the lowest wage bill and transfer spend in the league. Even Bournemouth are spending more. It's unlikely, but they can still make Europe with 1 game to go! Edited May 21, 2023 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 22 minutes ago, Erikse said: Thomas Frank is not mentioned enough I expect him to be mentioned in the news a lot in the future as he's definitely a greasy toucher. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 I love that Pep loves him. Compare that to Arteta praising Bruce man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 7 hours ago, Myleftboot said: Malted milks. No chance, he's not a wrong un Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Weird, but I hadn't even thought about manager of the season, but hard to think of anyone else who should get it. Howe should probably have won it last season as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 8 hours ago, Kanji said: Gotta say this - having watched the match again last night. Absolutely breathtaking tactical display by Howe and the coaching he’s done on our players. We pressed, we engaged the ball carrier nearly every time, and every single time it was triggered the others on our team nearby had head on swivels looking to find their man, mark up engage and set traps. Re: our midfield - Bruno was nearly flawless. Dominated. Joelinton and Willock are machines. This season has been amazing. For the first time ever it looks like we've got where we are through sensible and sustainable management. Yes Keegan got us places, but it always looked like surfing on a wave that was always going to collapse, Robson did too, but always relied on a bit of magic from Robert, Bellamy, or a bit of grit from Shearer or Speed. We seem to have a bit of all now and some smarts for a change....just changes that last minute draw to a win, or pulls a win from no-where. Makes a difference Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Rafalove said: Love Pep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 This guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Fucking legend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 As if Eddie's went out and got us to a cup final and into the Champions League in his first full season. The man is an absolute legend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Champions League with this squad is some achievement. Hasn’t fluked it either, 70 points and maybe more. What a guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Thank you Edward John Frank Howe. You'll do for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Legend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Manager of the season by a fucking country mile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I fucking love this man do much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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