Cf Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 9 hours ago, St. Maximin said: I know I’m not towing the party line here and of course results don’t tell us the bigger picture, but Bruce was not a disaster from a results perspective until the start of his final season. I think 13th and 12th was reasonable on paper given the squad he had and I’ve yet to see anyone suggest otherwise. His tactics were dreadful (or non-existent) but I think the main cause of hostility was he was a classless and lazy idiot. In terms of xPts from understat we "should" have finished 15th and 16th. The football was obviously shit but we over performed which was pretty clear via eye test. The 16th was only a couple of points from relegation so a couple of key things falling the other way could have seen that as a relegation season quite easily. So no it wasn't great on paper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Maximin Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cf said: In terms of xPts from understat we "should" have finished 15th and 16th. The football was obviously shit but we over performed which was pretty clear via eye test. The 16th was only a couple of points from relegation so a couple of key things falling the other way could have seen that as a relegation season quite easily. So no it wasn't great on paper. Yeah the football was horrendous without doubt, though my point was based on results he wasn’t a disaster and ultimately on paper we’re looking at eventual outcomes. I would say 15/16th didn’t seem terrible anyway with that squad and injuries we had. Bruce had a mare with Schar and Joelinton (even Howe didn’t initially think he was a centre mid though), but our star players were arguably Dubravka (a good midtable keeper then), Wilson (a great striker but often injured) and ASM (at times brilliant, but also regularly frustrates and was often injured). I seem to remember us finishing above Brighton, who weren’t far from relegation, yet their manager got a lot of praise and quite a few players were rated highly. Edited March 26 by St. Maximin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DahnSahf Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Just seen this cunt is one of the panel on Soccer Special tonight. Another fucking payday! 😡 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 10 minutes ago, DahnSahf said: Just seen this cunt is one of the panel on Soccer Special tonight. Another fucking payday! 😡 “I’m not saying I’ve got all the answers but 1000 games managed suggests maybe I know a thing or two. That’s not for me to say, all I want is a fair crack at giving my opinion” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 19 minutes ago, gbandit said: “I’m not saying I’ve got all the answers but 1000 games managed suggests maybe I know a thing or two. That’s not for me to say, all I want is a fair crack at giving my opinion” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Bruce: 1000 Games Howe: 1000 Injuries Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 58 minutes ago, DahnSahf said: Just seen this cunt is one of the panel on Soccer Special tonight. Another fucking payday! 😡 Why are you surprised? He's a media darling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DahnSahf Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 43 minutes ago, Menace said: Why are you surprised? He's a media darling Not to mention dumpling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilted Generator Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 (edited) 2-1 Real what a game edit wrong thread Edited April 9 by Jilted Generator Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandamninator Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) 6 hours ago, Jilted Generator said: 2-1 Real what a game edit wrong thread Ancelotti can't afford to be blowing leads when one of the most important managers England has ever had is available and looking for his next job. Edited April 10 by Pandamninator Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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