> On 28 Apr 2014, at 15:27, Ian Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > > The nature of football? Don't try and make things more complicated than they > are. The nature of football is 11 men trying to score more goals than another > 11 in 90 minutes.
Of course. And the nature of being a striker is to score goals. And this list has been consistent in heaping praise on strikers who, despite being limited, consistently score goals. "Who cares how nice he is to watch!" we cry in unison, "He gets the job done!" > That Barca team was probably the best group of players to play at the same > time at one club, ever. The same group finished behind Mourinho's Madrid the > previous year (or the one before that - can't remember). It wasn't last season, it was the season before. But not the season before that. > Also, I think their style of ticky-taki can be dull and is extremely > ineffective when employed with > less talented players (see Arsenal). Would much prefer to watch > Mourinho-style organised defence with lethal counter attacking myself, > fascinating to watch. I don't disagree that it can be dull. But I simply wouldn't prefer to watch Mourinho's sides, so I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that. > Hodgson could do with getting England to play like it - we might actually > have a chance in Brazil if he did because we certainly don't have one trying > to play expansive, attacking football. True. Hodgson's stuck with English players, though. > He won the European Cup, Serie A and Scudetto with an Inter team that had > finished where the previous season? He won the Champions League with Porto. They had won the previous three league titles (the first one by default, admittedly, after the match-fixing scandal). > As Matt points out, his players would run through brick walls for him, he is > a master tactician and expert psychologist. I'd probably hire him too - > because he is the best. Well, any friend of John Terry's is a friend of mine. (Except, you know, the non-white ones.) > I think the last sentence betrays you - I agree with the sentiments but > that's a separate issue from 'is Mourinho a great manager?' I think what he does has very little to do with football, is the thing. Brilliant organiser, brilliant motivator, luxurious hair, he could be a great FTSE CEO. But he doesn't improve players, he doesn't spot talent, doesn't nurture, and puts out teams that make me want to cancel my Sky subscription. If he'd been boss of Man Utd, he'd have kept Kanchelskis and sold Beckham. I'm just shocked by the amount of love on this list for an apparently appalling human being who doesn't play for Leeds. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
