You missed “11. JoeLinton the War Horse….they play him here, they play him there, but can there be a more hard-working, transformed midfielder in the PL today?…” or something like that!
Usually quality Monday article on your take from the weekend. Some excellent points made. How stupid does Infantino look now after that Messi and Miami announcement. Deserves what he gets. Totally agree about Konate. Always liked him. Thought it was strange Klopp never played him all the time. Slot has given him his chance and has shown why Liverpool bought him.
Anderson big loss for Palace although he did leave for a massive wage increase.
Very interesting take on the voting for the Ballon d'Or. Totally agree with your top 3. Rodri was the best player without a doubt. Club and country he always performs. So good.
Amorim right to not keep Van Nistelrooy on. You don't ant someone like that hanging around the club. You want your own team in and working with you. Ruud did well although hey were decent fixture let's be honest (4 home game) but this is management.
Back in town with the Ballon d’Or voting Henry. Good to see. Just wondering about the criteria - How important is “Class and fair play”? At the same time it sometimes seems to me that the ‘Honours’ bit gets a heavier weighting - whether intentional or not.
depends on each individual judge I guess. I always look at trophies, but class and fair play matter. Some might have looked at Vinicius' class, but Rodri was not always an angel with some of his tactical fouling. I just imagined what a team would look like without the player and City obviously badly missing Rodri.
Just a small observation on the praise for Ruud VN has received. Is it truly justified? Isn’t football littered with short-term managerial bounces? I appreciate RVN has given the team a boost in the short-term, but I feel some of the praise may be over done. After all, didn’t OGS do the same, which later came undone? As I say. Just an observation
fair point, Steve, Michael Carrick, too. Duncan Ferguson at EFC pre-Ancelotti. Solskjaer definitely. There is a bounce. But he has changed things, Amad etc, getting more out of Ugarte. That might partly be Ten Hag going, the mood changing and any interim would benefit. But you cans ee the4 connection with RVN and fans and RVN and players.
You missed “11. JoeLinton the War Horse….they play him here, they play him there, but can there be a more hard-working, transformed midfielder in the PL today?…” or something like that!
great line, Alan, Howe's been brilliant with him.
Usually quality Monday article on your take from the weekend. Some excellent points made. How stupid does Infantino look now after that Messi and Miami announcement. Deserves what he gets. Totally agree about Konate. Always liked him. Thought it was strange Klopp never played him all the time. Slot has given him his chance and has shown why Liverpool bought him.
Anderson big loss for Palace although he did leave for a massive wage increase.
Very interesting take on the voting for the Ballon d'Or. Totally agree with your top 3. Rodri was the best player without a doubt. Club and country he always performs. So good.
Amorim right to not keep Van Nistelrooy on. You don't ant someone like that hanging around the club. You want your own team in and working with you. Ruud did well although hey were decent fixture let's be honest (4 home game) but this is management.
Back in town with the Ballon d’Or voting Henry. Good to see. Just wondering about the criteria - How important is “Class and fair play”? At the same time it sometimes seems to me that the ‘Honours’ bit gets a heavier weighting - whether intentional or not.
depends on each individual judge I guess. I always look at trophies, but class and fair play matter. Some might have looked at Vinicius' class, but Rodri was not always an angel with some of his tactical fouling. I just imagined what a team would look like without the player and City obviously badly missing Rodri.
Just a small observation on the praise for Ruud VN has received. Is it truly justified? Isn’t football littered with short-term managerial bounces? I appreciate RVN has given the team a boost in the short-term, but I feel some of the praise may be over done. After all, didn’t OGS do the same, which later came undone? As I say. Just an observation
fair point, Steve, Michael Carrick, too. Duncan Ferguson at EFC pre-Ancelotti. Solskjaer definitely. There is a bounce. But he has changed things, Amad etc, getting more out of Ugarte. That might partly be Ten Hag going, the mood changing and any interim would benefit. But you cans ee the4 connection with RVN and fans and RVN and players.