Amedino99:
he should use his better tactics to go to the final na.

do4luv14:



Yes, even better than Pep,

BTW was it only under PEP Alonso learnt his Trade

Amedino99:
he should use his better tactics to go to the final na.

do4luv14:



Yes, even better than Pep,

BTW was it only under PEP Alonso learnt his Trade

AIG07:

That will likely be a minimum of 10 games for each country.
That's going to be a marathon. 7wins should easily ensure qualification for any side.

TheGoodJoe:


Xabi Alonso is coaching a side.that was not.too long ago in the relegation zone. He has over achieved.

The question is, will Mourinho ever win a league title again? I doubt because such horrendous football can never work in a league.

Finito.

TheGoodJoe:


What are you celebrating here? Xabi Alonso totally outplayed Mourinho from the stats. As in totally.

If this is how Mourinho wants to continue, I see footballing time leaving him behind. No wonder Inzaghi keeps beating him recklessly.

Danielnino00:


I'm not celebrating anything...just pointing out how funny the game was 🤣

When Mourinho retires, he will be remembered as one of the greatest manager of all time, whether or not his tactics are enjoyable to some people.. There are plenty of coaches who play similar style as him, but haven't won shit.... Ultimately,he will be judged by his wins not by how many people he managed to impress ..

Danielnino00:


Two problems that CAF could face from this format, which might turn out to be an advantage for some countries is that if they continue this monthly stadium inspection before they get approval for games, a lot of countries will have to play their home games at neutral venue cus their stadiums won't meet the required standards. Also, we might see some countries pulling out due to lack of funds

TheGoodJoe:


Mourinho will always be remembered of a coach that kept climbing down the ladder of football.

As time goes on, we will know the league managers are actually the best and Mourinho would not be in the list of League dominating managers.

TheGoodJoe:


Will you say Mourinho was better tactically than Alonso looking at the stats?

TheGoodJoe:


Mourinho will always be remembered of a coach that kept climbing down the ladder of football.

As time goes on, we will know the league managers are actually the best and Mourinho would not be in the list of League dominating managers.

Hanibal:

Oga tactics is not defined as "possession football"
Tactics is the method you adopt to win a football game. Whoever wins had the better tactics. You had 99% possession and still lost = poor tactics.

When I play football manager, and come against an ultra defensive team, at about the 65 mins mark, I change my tactics to deliberately start giving my opponent the ball, because they didn't plan to have the ball, they wouldn't know what to do with it, they start making mistakes and concede ... Alonso no fit do that simple thing?

You hug the ball for 70 mins, no result then you go on hugging it for the entire 90 mins and lost... Radarada poor tactics!

Amedino99:
your hate for Mourinho is clouding your judgement. Mourinho has won 8 league titles across england, Spain, Italy and Portugal. You can't even count up to 10 coaches that have won more in Europe's top leagues.

Hanibal:

Oga tactics is not defined as "possession football"
Tactics is the method you adopt to win a football game. Whoever wins had the better tactics. You had 99% possession and still lost = poor tactics.

When I play football manager, and come against an ultra defensive team, at about the 65 mins mark, I change my tactics to deliberately start giving my opponent the ball, because they didn't plan to have the ball, they wouldn't know what to do with it, they start making mistakes and concede ... Alonso no fit do that simple thing?

You hug the ball for 70 mins, no result then you go on hugging it for the entire 90 mins and lost... Radarada poor tactics!

Starboytwo:
was very impressed with John Stones performance over both legs. He so far off field and I’m wondering what kind of this is this. I like it.

At one point he receives the ball in the middle and pep was shouting for him to turn, instead of passing the ball back. I like that.

comodo:

Which side you want carry the goal post to??

Amedino99:
to prevent the issue of countries pulling out, they may decide to zone the qualifiers so that the burden of travelling is not much on the smaller countries. You may say they are going to use fifa rankings but there is no law that makes it compulsory to use fifa rankings for the qualifiers. No matter what I'm sure we will win our qualifiers group.

TheGoodJoe:


Mourinho will always be remembered of a coach that kept climbing down the ladder of football.

As time goes on, we will know the league managers are actually the best and Mourinho would not be in the list of League dominating managers.

Amedino99:
your hate for Mourinho is clouding your judgement. Mourinho has won 8 league titles across england, Spain, Italy and Portugal. You can't even count up to 10 coaches that have won more in Europe's top leagues.

Tinneh:
Just saw this on twitter, for people trying to downplay peps achievement

TheGoodJoe:


I said League title dominance. Mourinho might win a few but never dominated. With time, his team cracks.

Guardiola dominates.

do4luv14:



Changing the Narrative to Suit your point,

From Xabi and heavy possession, to Pep and league dominance,

it is well sah

Danielnino00:


20 years from now on, when you Google or ask 1 thousand football expert about a list of the greatest coaches of all time, Mourinho name will be mentioned... Nobody will remember those who played fancy football but couldn't achieve results...
Because Mourinho style doesn't suit your taste doesn't mean you should rubbish it.. like somebody said earlier, tactics isn't about playing possession football.. tactics are a plan of action... If football was like a war zone, somebody like Mourinho will be a 5 star general because his tactics most times bring victories for his team... League titles in Portugal, England, Italy and Spain are no joke... Also, don't forget that he coached one of the greatest offensive team in the world in Real Madrid... Had they won the champions league that season, it would be considered one of the best of all time...
Give the man his respect..he has earned it

Amedino99:
this just confirms what people have been saying about him. 52 players signed with $1.2b. This brother is really a chequebook manager.

do4luv14:




Add to that Jose had taken Roma to 2 finals in 3 years, spending just I little over £7m,

Compare that to Pep and his 8 year9at City,

JOE think it's easy to maintain defensive Shape for full 90mins,

That is why Inzaghi has been Doro knacking Mourinho left right and center. It is hard for big clubs to spend big on Mourinho's poor tactics. Why spend so much on players when in big games, all they have to do is to sit back and clear the ball out?

TheGoodJoe:


Or shows Pep is a coach who identifies and spends on quality. He currently has the slimmest squad in the Premier League. It shows Pep Guardiola makes the right signings and makes the most of them.

Amedino99:
he's not the first person to spend on quality abeg. Spending 100m on grealish is not spending on quality.

mostob:
I didn't wanna quote that guy because Las Las he would reply with insults. But I'll surely respond to you.

You see that Barca team, Messi was the X-factor but the team was not built around him. That team played total football. Na possession Dem go use k.ill this City team. The Haaland you mentioned eh, em go run tire

You forgot what the like of David Villa, Xavi and Iniesta could do too. Oya, who among the current City players will make that Barca team?

daveP:


This City team are possession based too. Football has advanced but it's still hard to crack this city team. Na why i dey hail klopp and the Brentford man frank. It's ttue those 3 were good too. But I'll rather choose MSN over VXI trio cos as much as the latter got flair undisputedly, the City guys are much more unpredictable when cracking defences. That Barca defence will leak Goals to Haaland to me. it is a close call sha. I know even pep will want to choose that barca team over this city side, but to me o, what City has will cause trouble for that Barca team. They sabi recover ball easily and sabi the extra unmarked man thing better than that barca team. Infact this madrid team sabi that cheat pass the XVI set.

Besides they weren't hard to score against o.


Barca wins anyway.

TheGoodJoe:


That is to you. However, Grealish has become a standout performer for Manchester City. How much did the likes of Mudryk and Anthony cost, that a constant performer of Manchester City should cost cheap?

Grealish has been absolutely brilliant for us.

Finito.