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Del Woppio said:
You missed the bit earlier where I'd said failing was in using it exclusively over a sustained period and then getting found out. Then somebody went all weird, said coach a lot, and missed the point.
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Fair enough.

I have a habit of not listening, apologies.
 
MARKakaJIM said:
But you said you wouldn't give a fuck if it was terrible as long you won.

Fuck it man, I'm out of the hysterical nonsense. Change the forum name to TNF for a few months of mourning and enjoy your little crywank over a stranger.

Give it 12 months with a competent replacement and no-one will give a fuck about what happened yesterday.
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That might be a touch harsh, but it is worth pointing that the Dull as Ditchwater thread was started on October 25th last year...
 
Lycan said:
Of the Portuguese coaches linked

Bruno Lage? Fuck No.
Sérgio Conceição? Fuck No.
Rúben Amorim? Yes but unlikely.
Pedro Martins? Yes.
Paulo Fonseca? Yes.
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Going way back here but Fonseca's Roma played an absurdly high line. We'd need some serious upgrades at CB to accommodate that, I think.
 
Alan said:
Going way back here but Fonseca's Roma played an absurdly high line. We'd need some serious upgrades at CB to accommodate that, I think.
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Not seen them, bit he did that with Chris Smalling at centre half?
 
Alan said:
Going way back here but Fonseca's Roma played an absurdly high line. We'd need some serious upgrades at CB to accommodate that, I think.
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Depends, if you are not stretched out too much as a team they could be fine...its when then team is about 70 meter long from first defender to last striker that becomes a BIG problem and the other team easily can play straight through you or just put it deep over the last defender..(if we only didnt sell Berra)
 
But, normally when playing a high line you need at least one quick fast CB to cover up
 
can we put a bid in for Kyle Walker please..soon out of city and superquick..i know he plays rb/rwb(please Booz no need to change the banner) he would be like a sweeper
 
Lycan said:
Of the Portuguese coaches linked

Bruno Lage? Fuck No.
Sérgio Conceição? Fuck No.
Rúben Amorim? Yes but unlikely.
Pedro Martins? Yes.
Paulo Fonseca? Yes.
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I have a soft spot for Lage. But it can be a risky signing. It either goes very well or it will make Chernobyl seem like a playground.
 
Freddeno said:
Depends, if you are not stretched out too much as a team they could be fine...its when then team is about 70 meter long from first defender to last striker that becomes a BIG problem and the other team easily can play straight through you or just put it deep over the last defender..(if we only didnt sell Berra)
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Personally, I think it would be suicide to play Fonseca's brand of football with our current crop of CBs against the likes of City or Liverpool.
 
Conceição is a fucking scumbag and it's not like his football makes up for it either.

Porto have just been caught faking Covid tests btw. Benfica, Vitória and Man City all had outbreaks after playing Porto. That's the kind of operation he's running there. Do not want that stain anywhere near my club.
 
Alan said:
Personally, I think it would be suicide to play Fonseca's brand of football with our current crop of CBs against the likes of City or Liverpool.
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yes of course, you have to adjust depending who you play obviously :)
 
jdrodrigues said:
I have a soft spot for Lage. But it can be a risky signing. It either goes very well or it will make Chernobyl seem like a playground.
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That run before he got the sack was abysmal. Vinícius and Pizzi on the wing and Seferovic up front as Benfica lose at home to Santa Clara... I dunno man, good managers don't do things like that.
 
Freddeno said:
yes of course, you have to adjust depending who you play obviously :)
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Indeed, and this past year Fonseca adjusted to neither opponents nor the limits of his players.

Put him at Bayern and I would bet he'd play some of the most scintillating football around. At a club in our position, though? It would be asking for serious trouble, IMO.
 
Lycan said:
That run before he got the sack was abysmal. Vinícius and Pizzi on the wing and Seferovic up front as Benfica lose at home to Santa Clara... I dunno man, good managers don't do things like that.
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True, but Benfica post-Covid was... weird. It got very weird. And not everything was Lage's fault. Rumour has it that a few players didn't enjoy being sidetracked by new signings. They had managed to run Vitória off the club and did the same to Lage.
Lage's football worked while Benfica had the right players for it. Then they sold Felix, never replaced him with anyone and it went to hell. Vinicius helped, but not even him could keep with the bullshit.

And by "they", I mostly mean the players who have less competitive ambition than a shrivelled potato.

EDit: And he did try to get more signings. No dice from Benfica board. The president is more worried about not being put in jail for the multiple crimes he has allegedly committed than what Benfica results are. He only invested in the team this last season because he was being roasted right before club elections. Benfica is his salvation. It is, quite literally, his credit line.
 
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