Managerial Thread - 23/24 Season - FCBahahaha

[JeffreyLFC]

Failing upwards lol. If Bayern somehow go from Nagelsmann to Tuchel to ETH...


It's very dumb, but if you replace the "x.com" with "twitter.com" in the link, then it'll embed.

X.com must be the worst name ever for a social platform.

 

[KJS14]

X.com must be the worst name ever for a social platform.

Are you suggesting that it was not a genius idea to spend $40B+ on a social media platform, then change the name (screw brand equity) and piss off all of the advertisers?

Also, didn't Elon also try to call videos on there xvideos, or was that a meme?

 

[Jussi]

https://twitter.com/melissareddy_/status/1787226942053253469?s=46&t=thS72cdab80Fm3ZIrwXTXg

Well here’s both side’s chance to start again and still save face.

Tweet isn’t embedding because of the new stupid x crap. Elon Musk sucks for making my life more difficult. Can’t share messages on a message board? HOW DARE HE!

Any way it says Bayern want Ten Hag (Melissa Reddy)

That should do it. Or not. Embedding is broken in general, I guess.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Uninspiring, but at least it’s not Moyes. It’ll be an interesting case study for whether a 30% possession 1-0 loss makes me more angry than one with 65% possession.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Uninspiring, but at least it’s not Moyes. It’ll be an interesting case study for whether a 30% possession 1-0 loss makes me more angry than one with 65% possession.

the 65% possession 1-0 loss is a lot more frustrating, in my experience

lopetegui is such a lateral move for west ham, a shame that a squad with that much quality will continue to go to waste

 

[Savant]

Did this dude really turn down Bayern to go to West Ham

 

[Jersey Fresh]

the 65% possession 1-0 loss is a lot more frustrating, in my experience

lopetegui is such a lateral move for west ham, a shame that a squad with that much quality will continue to go to waste

There’s quality there, but needs a major, major facelift. Especially when Paqueta leaves.

I’m open to Lopetegui insomuch as he’s more suited to the squad and I trust Steidten, provided he had input beyond David Sullivan.

 

[cgf]

Bjelica has been let go. U19 coach Marco Grote will take over with Marie-Louise Eta staying on as his assistant for these final 2-4 matches.

After that first half performance against Bochum, I can't blame Zingler for pulling the plug. We fought back in the 2nd half, but to come out like that in such a crucial relegation battle inspired zero confidence in our ability to win the relegation playoff.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Did this dude really turn down Bayern to go to West Ham

Don't think I'd really seen his name linked to Bayern, and that has included a lot of different names at this point.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Don't think I'd really seen his name linked to Bayern, and that has included a lot of different names at this point.

It’s been pretty widely reported. I don’t believe he “turned them down” for West Ham, but he’s been rumored for Bayern for the past week or so.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

tbf, the salary is likely similar between the two and the expectations are so much lower at west ham, so i might take that job over bayern too LOL

 

[luiginb]

He was linked with Milan but the fans threatened to riot lol

 

[Jersey Fresh]

He was linked with Milan but the fans threatened to riot lol

That’s because they only want Italians though, don’t think it necessarily had anything to with him specifically.

 

[Savant]

Don't think I'd really seen his name linked to Bayern, and that has included a lot of different names at this point.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Thanks. First mention I've seen of it. Seen lots of talk on , Flick, De Zerbi, Ten Hag, Pep (lol), Schmidt, Motta, Zizou, and even Löw (lmao) but hadn't seen this guy's name pop up.

 

[Brunkmeister]

David Moyes: West Ham United boss to leave at end of season

West Ham manager David Moyes will leave the club at the end of the season, when his contract expires.

www.bbc.com

 

[les Habs]

Uninspiring, but at least it’s not Moyes. It’ll be an interesting case study for whether a 30% possession 1-0 loss makes me more angry than one with 65% possession.

Careful what you wish for. A lot of debate as to whether or not Moyes has been good for West Ham. Entirely fair that supporters would like to see an improvement over Moyes, but can they get one? Lopetegui isn’t that.

 

[Ceremony]

Can only hope West Ham and their weird, entitled, permanently seething fans go back to their natural level of bobbing around the bottom of the table like a turd that won't flush.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Careful what you wish for. A lot of debate as to whether or not Moyes has been good for West Ham. Entirely fair that supporters would like to see an improvement over Moyes, but can they get one? Lopetegui isn’t that.

You clearly have not been watching West Ham. He was saved by winning the UECL, which let’s be honest is a two-bit competition where West Ham beat up on a bunch of Romanians and Belgians, and where West Ham's budget dwarfed their competition up until the final. They were fighting relegation all year last season.

This season, they've played awful, insipid football despite a nice patch to start the season where they were playing well above where the play metrics had them placed. They've won two games in the calendar year 2024, have given up the most goals outside the bottom three, and have been pasted recently giving up six to Arsenal at home, five to Crystal Palace, and another five against Chelsea. It's not getting better, it's getting worse.

Usually the "careful what you wish for" finger waggers are reserved for the old British boys club that wants to stick up for all the dinosaurs that stick around. They were saying the same ridiculousness when Palace got rid of Hodgson and now Glasner has them playing some good stuff.

Loepetegui is absolutely an improvement over Moyes - it's not even a question. The work now becomes transforming a roster that Moyes filled with a bunch of mismatched, old pieces that don't work. It won't happen right away.

And I'm not belittling what Moyes has done. He saved the team from relegation (twice) and ultimately stabilized the club during a turbulent time. All the same, the road has clearly ended. The football has progressively deteriorated and there are exactly zero signs that the situation is improving.

Can only hope West Ham and their weird, entitled, permanently seething fans go back to their natural level of bobbing around the bottom of the table like a turd that won't flush.

Hey, you just described Scotland NT supporters! Though to be fair, maybe replace "entitled" with "boorish"? And with even worse teeth.

 

[Ceremony]

You clearly have not been watching West Ham. He was saved by winning the UECL, which let’s be honest is a two-bit competition where West Ham beat up on a bunch of Romanians and Belgians, and where West Ham's budget dwarfed their competition up until the final. They were fighting relegation all year last season.

This season, they've played awful, insipid football despite a nice patch to start the season where they were playing well above where the play metrics had them placed. They've won two games in the calendar year 2024, have given up the most goals outside the bottom three, and have been pasted recently giving up six to Arsenal at home, five to Crystal Palace, and another five against Chelsea. It's not getting better, it's getting worse.

Usually the "careful what you wish for" finger waggers are reserved for the old British boys club that wants to stick up for all the dinosaurs that stick around. They were saying the same ridiculousness when Palace got rid of Hodgson and now Glasner has them playing some good stuff.

Loepetegui is absolutely an improvement over Moyes - it's not even a question. The work now becomes transforming a roster that Moyes filled with a bunch of mismatched, old pieces that don't work. It won't happen right away.

And I'm not belittling what Moyes has done. He saved the team from relegation (twice) and ultimately stabilized the club during a turbulent time. All the same, the road has clearly ended. The football has progressively deteriorated and there are exactly zero signs that the situation is improving.

Hey, you just described Scotland NT supporters! Though to be fair, maybe replace "entitled" with "boorish"? And with even worse teeth.

The Tartan Army are not entitled or permanently raging.

 

[les Habs]

You clearly have not been watching West Ham. He was saved by winning the UECL, which let’s be honest is a two-bit competition where West Ham beat up on a bunch of Romanians and Belgians, and where West Ham's budget dwarfed their competition up until the final. They were fighting relegation all year last season.

This season, they've played awful, insipid football despite a nice patch to start the season where they were playing well above where the play metrics had them placed. They've won two games in the calendar year 2024, have given up the most goals outside the bottom three, and have been pasted recently giving up six to Arsenal at home, five to Crystal Palace, and another five against Chelsea. It's not getting better, it's getting worse.

Usually the "careful what you wish for" finger waggers are reserved for the old British boys club that wants to stick up for all the dinosaurs that stick around. They were saying the same ridiculousness when Palace got rid of Hodgson and now Glasner has them playing some good stuff.

Loepetegui is absolutely an improvement over Moyes - it's not even a question. The work now becomes transforming a roster that Moyes filled with a bunch of mismatched, old pieces that don't work. It won't happen right away.

And I'm not belittling what Moyes has done. He saved the team from relegation (twice) and ultimately stabilized the club during a turbulent time. All the same, the road has clearly ended. The football has progressively deteriorated and there are exactly zero signs that the situation is improving.

Hey, you just described Scotland NT supporters! Though to be fair, maybe replace "entitled" with "boorish"? And with even worse teeth.

I’m well aware of how West Ham have been playing. That’s the vast majority of the argument to replace Moyes, that they’re not playing inspiring football especially considering the players at his disposal. And like I said, fair game for wanting to replace him. That doesn’t mean that Lopetegui is going to improve anything and his track record is lackluster to say the least. One might argue it’s more impressive than Moyes’, but I would argue their opportunities have been very different. Lopetegui for me is well overrated.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I’m well aware of how West Ham have been playing. That’s the vast majority of the argument to replace Moyes, that they’re not playing inspiring football especially considering the players at his disposal. And like I said, fair game for wanting to replace him. That doesn’t mean that Lopetegui is going to improve anything and his track record is lackluster to say the least. One might argue it’s more impressive than Moyes’, but I would argue their opportunities have been very different. Lopetegui for me is well overrated.

I think you’re overrating Moyes and underrating Lopetegui. Again, I’m hardly doing backflips here, but he consistently qualified for the CL with Sevilla until it fell apart at the end.

We’ll see how it goes. A lot hinges on how the summer plays out with this squad. I think it’s going to be a transitional year - not expecting the world.

 

[les Habs]

I think you’re overrating Moyes and underrating Lopetegui. Again, I’m hardly doing backflips here, but he consistently qualified for the CL with Sevilla until it fell apart at the end.

We’ll see how it goes. A lot hinges on how the summer plays out with this squad. I think it’s going to be a transitional year - not expecting the world.

I’m not saying Moyes is better, simply that I wouldn’t expect some big sea change with Lopetegui. And Sevilla should have been qualifying for the CL when he was there.

I just think they could have gone for someone else. If the Amorim rumor was true, and I’m guessing it was, then I’d have gone with him.

 

[maclean]

I’m not saying Moyes is better, simply that I wouldn’t expect some big sea change with Lopetegui. And Sevilla should have been qualifying for the CL when he was there.

I just think they could have gone for someone else. If the Amorim rumor was true, and I’m guessing it was, then I’d have gone with him.

The Amorim rumour was definitely interesting, but it seems like a jump to assume they ended up rejecting him

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I’m not saying Moyes is better, simply that I wouldn’t expect some big sea change with Lopetegui. And Sevilla should have been qualifying for the CL when he was there.

I just think they could have gone for someone else. If the Amorim rumor was true, and I’m guessing it was, then I’d have gone with him.

He decided to stay. I would gone for Fonseca at Lille, but what can you do.