Football 2011-2012

[eFestivals]

How does Guardiola motivate them for next season? Freshen things up? Leave as hes been threatening to do?

is he a great manager? Or does the team pick itself?

[kaosmark2]

Who's left in the Copa del Rey?

But I reckon they'll tear Chelsea apart. 3(+) - 1.

[kaosmark2]

is he a great manager? Or does the team pick itself?

[eFestivals]

I reckon his signings show his quality as a manager. Sanchez has been excellent and wasn't expected to be as good as he is, particularly with not growing up and playing in the Barca way his whole childhood. He's ousted Pedro from the Barca lineup, that's quite a feat. And he seems to get the rotation - consistency balance right across 3 competitions. Bloods youth well (Tello looks a good player).

How much of it is him and whether he'd be able to have similar success with another team is a major question, but I certainly think he's a very good manager. "Great" is a tough one to call though.

Thanks.

But are they his signings? I thought signings there were done by someone above the manager?

[The Nal]

is he a great manager? Or does the team pick itself?

Edited April 24, 2012 by The Nal

[kaosmark2]

Thanks.

But are they his signings? I thought signings there were done by someone above the manager?

[The Nal]

I don't know at Barca. They seem to vary at different times. He's been involved in pushing for youth though.

[pink_triangle]

How does Guardiola motivate them for next season? Freshen things up? Leave as hes been threatening to do?

[strummer77]

He's done a great job regardless of the players.

He's won the European Cup twice. That's a great manager for me. No doubt about it.

[lharris92]

oh dear dear dear. even if it wasn't a red, terry is a muppet for kneeing someone off the ball.

[Ed209]

I want Chelsea to go through, and then win the final, just so John Terry has to watch someone else lift the trophy from the stands. That would make me happy

[lharris92]

is that now £7 mill a goal then?

[thetime]

Top top top, well chuffed for chelsea.

Might not be good for newcastle though.

[pink_triangle]

Unfortunately the unfair away goal rule forced barca to take gambles they would not normally have had to take. However its their own fault they were 2-0 up with chelsea down to 10 men and couldnt close the game out. Chelsea defended heroically but I hope they dont win the final if they play the same tactic. One advantage for chelsea at least JT wont be there to try and selfishly take the glory for himself like he did last time.

[Gnomicide]

[thetime]

Unfortunately the unfair away goal rule forced barca to take gambles they would not normally have had to take. However its their own fault they were 2-0 up with chelsea down to 10 men and couldnt close the game out. Chelsea defended heroically but I hope they dont win the final if they play the same tactic. One advantage for chelsea at least JT wont be there to try and selfishly take the glory for himself like he did last time.

[pink_triangle]

Cant believe some fans!!

[thetime]

If I was a chelsea manager I would have played exactly the same tactics. However as Im not a manager or a fan I prefer to see attacking sides go through.

[pink_triangle]

Not english?

[The Nal]

[strummer77]

Unfortunately the unfair away goal rule forced barca to take gambles they would not normally have had to take.

[pink_triangle]

It's not unfair. They both had 90 minutes to score one. Barca didn't. Ramires got the vital goal. It made it more exciting too.

Was a fine example of why the rule is such a good one.

[thetime]

I think its something we will probably never agree on. Its harder to score away from home, at 2-1 chelsea had scored 1 and barcelona hadnt. Its also harder to defend away from home, then at home. At 2-1 Barcas defence had concded 1 goals at staford bridge while chelseas defence had conceded 2 goal at the nou camp. To me both situations even themselves out and a draw is a draw and should be treated as a draw. Thats not my opinion because it has effected a team I enjoy watching, I have always found the rule unfair and always argued the case.

I dont see chelsea winning the final but who knows maybe there name is on the cup. Glad to see bolton beat villa, would love to see Mcleish possibly the most negative manager in premiership history punished with 2 relegations.

[pink_triangle]

Football to me is about attack and defense, in the end of the day chelseas 10 man defense was better then barca attack. Defense is an art form aswel as attack and barcelona didnt have a clue in the last 20 minutes.

Hoping its real madrid and will be torn who to support chelsea or big ron!

[pink_triangle]

John Terry on his red card which will rule him out of the Champions League final: "It does look bad on the replay. I raised my knee but hopefully the people out there who know me, know I'm not that kind of player.

Sound familiar?