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Today’s Football 2019/20 Season

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The injury time goal for aletico bilbao that beat Barcelona tonight in Copa Del Rey just after Real Madrid went out, thats basically 4 shocks in the Q/F as Villareal and Valencia went out last night,it was also the 2nd time this season that Bilbao had beat Barcelona 1-0 last minute
 
How did that bloke get the Barca job?

Probably shows how out of the loop I am with football these days, but I'd never even heard of him. Its Barcelona. They should have one of the best managers in the world.
 

ToffeeTim said:
How did that bloke get the Barca job?

Probably shows how out of the loop I am with football these days, but I'd never even heard of him. Its Barcelona. They should have one of the best managers in the world.
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Well I think he is great and have been a big fan of his work at his last two teams and it's got me energised again when I go the games as he will get them at least trying to play the "right" way....but yeah outside of Spain he is not well known and its another weird appointment.
 
ToffeeTim said:
How did that bloke get the Barca job?

Probably shows how out of the loop I am with football these days, but I'd never even heard of him. Its Barcelona. They should have one of the best managers in the world.
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barcelona don’t traditionally go for big name managers, their selection process seems quite unique relative to other big clubs.
 

Nymzee said:
Don't think they should sack him or anything but I do always find it baffling all the praise Brighton have had this season under Potter:

www.theguardian.com

Brighton had more points last season – but are in a better place with Graham Potter

The Premier League table shows Brighton have gone backwards since Chris Hughton left but there is no cause to abandon a creative revolution
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Brighton under Potter are trying to imitate what Howe has done down the road at Bournemouth for several seasons, that being to bravely try to 'play Football' with young, talented players but far less capable & experienced than those at the top end of the table.

It's generally been accepted in the past that, to stay up in the Premier League (without significant investment), you have to become hard to beat, play pragmatic Football that produces few chances and mostly narrow wins. The "anti-Football" stuff that Allardyce has built a career on. Teams like Brighton and Bournemouth are generally well liked because they give kids a chance and frequently field the youngest teams in the league, swerve the pragmatic stuff and focus on playing the high-tempo, pressing and / or possession based systems associated with the top teams.

To execute these systems typically requires a better, more experienced calibre of Footballer that they don't have and aren't readily available to teams on budgets, lower down the league. Because of this, they frequently make costly mistakes which can be damaging to the team in the short-term. But the long-term goal for both is that they are seen by ambitious young players as true stepping stones to the top level, that's enabled them to attract some excellent young players that they may otherwise not have been able to.

I think that approach warrants praise. It's certainly brave. They are a much better team to watch because of it and, if those managers can successfully keep them up, they'll be stronger as a Football club.
 
Didn't realise Alexander Isak had signed for Real Sociedad, scored a couple of great goals against Madrid last night, 13 in 27 this season, still only 20 years old.
 

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