Champions League | Matchday 6
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) look forward to a new life under Ruben Amorim. What system will we be playing? What players will impress? and how will it all go? We also say goodbye to Ruud Van Nistelrooy and review United's 3-0 win at home against Leicester City.
Ole level embarrassing
Not as embarrassing as our loss but semi-embarrassing.
About what you were saying about Klopp. I think he was already offered the job and he didn't want it. It seems, perhaps I am wrong, that he does not have much affection or interest in Madrid,
for what it represents, or for whatever reason, I do not remind him of too kind words.
It is also true that I like Ancelotti so much that I want him to boost his career again.
fecking hell mate it’s one game. What if we beat West Ham on Sunday will you flop the other way?
"All our people" they were all there tonight Pep, you have no one else left to turn up. Small time club
massive club
It’s pretty damn close given the attack they have plus keeping all eleven on the pitch
That’s pretty embarrassing that the champions of England begging for fans to come out.
I'd say its City and Bayern at the top, Liverpool Chelsea and PSG as the next group.
Still, with all that talent today was awful for them, shocked how good Brugge looked
Conte come on down
Cant argue with that boss.
I mean i just threw Klopp's name as a reference more than anything
Pretty sure we could have got Ten Hag, for example
He probably knows the twitter handles of all the city supporters.
Funny quote from Pep but people especially younger Generation are losing interest in football. I saw also a lot of empty Seats at Arsenal and Chelsea.
They can watch the goals in Smartphones in 3 Minutes and the big matches are not every weekend. Covid just accelerated things
They can watch the goals in Smartphones in 3 Minutes and the big matches are not every weekend. Covid just accelerated things
Just shows how much oil money has ruined the game..
Atletico Madrid are absolutely brutal. There really aren't many managers I would not prefer over Simeone at United. He's one of those cases where, for me, the likely successes simply aren't worth what you have to sit and watch week in week out.
Only saw the highlights of the City game. The funny lot can't even fill their seats.
We're so bad that even the manager who should be in charge can't win Champions League games.
Joke of a club top to bottom.
Joke of a club top to bottom.
I still can remember that Mahrez unveiling in public and like a few fans turned up and others were looking as if they were walking down the street and saw some guy showing some tricks and they just stopped a gawked for a few minutes. That would not have happened at almost any club, however small they are
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Yeah. Simeone is excellent at what he does. Which is crushing all joy that ever existed.
They've regressed a lot over the years. There was a time where I would be completely in awe of the way they would suffocate and manhandle technically superior top teams. I used to be so impressed with that dogged intense style they had. They seem older and more jaded now.
It's only so long that tactics like that can work at one club, especially when it's a club that has the players and resources to do something more than just try to grind out every single game.
I never thought of that, always wondered what viewing numbers would be like for people under 17 and if they cared as much as previous generations did.
Can't compare the prices Arsenal and Chelsea charge to what City charge two groups are being priced out the other is just a stale football team no one cares about (As fantastic as they are on the pitch)
Imagine winning 6-3 and the whole stadium being pretty much dead silent for it. Then your manager has to come out after the game inviting fans to come to the next game.
Soulless doesn't even begin to describe it.
Worst case scenario, City can advertise their game on Wowcher again.
I know you're trying to make a point here somewhere.
No I wasn't happy that United lost. Yes, I skipped the CL games today. I expect United to win against West Ham, don't understand what you mean by flopping the other way. Which way am I flopping now?
PSG draw is definitely more embarrassing result. I don't know about performance but result for sure. They don't have the excuse of a red card. Not to mention they are better overall team than us. And have arguably better coach.
But easily the most embarrassing thing to come out of these fixtures is the City fans or the lack of.
If you compare the length of Klopp's stay at each of his clubs to the lifespan of basically any Real Madrid coach you can take a pretty good guess why he might not be as interested in the job as a lot of others would be.
I think that's intentional given the compressed fixture schedule last season. A simple stat to check is the 'passes per defensive action' metric that shows how many opposition passes a side allowed before they attempted a tackle or an interception.
They basically gave up on the high press last year and just opted to retreat and play it out the back again.
Not to say they aren't jaded - Guardiola burns out pretty quickly, that's why he needs breaks and switches sides so often. I'm sure his time's almost come - probably end of the season. It'll be interesting to see who they pick as a replacement .. they're very well run, so I assume they have a good replacement lined up, just don't see who it is. Only Klopp and Tuchel are in the same league and neither is available.
Yes, definitely a compelling reason. He is a long project coach, requiring loyalty and patience. I imagine he is in the right place.