Football Thread

Yes, it's absolutely unfair. Even if Leicester went down to the Football League Championship in the end he deserved to be the coach until the last match of the season...

 

Rooney also refused to go to Chinese football.

 

Japanese football legend Kazuyoshi Miura turns 50 today & he still plays in professional level. Currently he plays for Yokohama FC in J2. He was part of Japan national team winning Asian Cup for the first time in 1992.

誕生日おめでとうございます King Kazu!

 

If I knew how to input a poll within a thread, I'd ask to see who would win in a fight, Pique or Sergio Ramos

 

Pique is the most militant anti madridista. He has an ambition that he'll become president of Barça after retiring from football. Can imagine that he'll always confront with real madrid and its supporter medias (marca, as), also rfef.

Then, Shakira will be the first lady...

 

Sorry to @karles48 cuz he has to live through it, but reasons like this is why I find La Liga fascinating, even though the Bundesliga is obviously my favorite league to follow. The EPL has it's use to, given all that one really cares about is sport and nothing else but sport.

 

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A year ago this thing happened... or not?

 

LvG was golden as a manager lol. I love Mata's response here


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@TCS Kennedy @karles48 how about make Pique footballer version of Yuihan & Sasshi. Just make him president of Barça while he's still a player. I dislike current Barça president because he doesn't understand football enough but he can trick medias & some people to support him.

Rakuten sponsoring Barça is because of Pique.

 

Don't worry, in the end you get used to anything...

I don't think a president-player would work here...but it's true that I would prefer Piqué to Barto...he's just... (the only good thing is that he always reminds me of Nobita )

 

I kinda missed his eccentric actions though, his press conference was tend to hilarious. At United, I only found few hilarious moment so far, like this.

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@TheFamily where did you get that pic for your avatar, that Jose face is hillarious

Speaking of managers, Luis Enrique is done with Barca after this year...

 

Sampaoli is indeed more popular name but I'd suggest Oscar Garcia. Maybe he'd be underestimated because his highest achivement is Austrian league but he understands Barça and La Masia more and if he coaches Barça, former youths such as Samper, Thiago, even Deulofeu and Bellerin may return. He can be Barça's best gambling since 2008.

Whoever the coach, will Xavi be hired to be the assistant? He indeed hasn't retired from being a player, but if he wants to be future coach Barça, he should prepare from now.

 

Just type "Mourinho funny face" at google image. That photo was taken at his second reign at Chelsea, when his squad hammered West Ham 0-3.

 

I'm glad Luis Enrique is leaving...
Oscar? I don't believe the management believes he's got enough 'glamour' to become the coach. Besides, he had important health problems some years ago... Xavi? I guess it's too soon... I'd like Sampaoli. He's been successful both with Chile and Sevilla and I like how his teams play. Besides, he isn't a boor like L.E...

 

I heard Athletic Bilbao's Ernesto Valverde being another option too.

 

British journalists are never cease to amuse me. They linked Wenger and Klopp to Barca. Wenger is a good option if you want to finish 4th each season, and Klopp already lost his credibility and become rambling old man.

 

Why most of coaches in Barça say when they leave that they need rest?
Sampaoli is good option, but maybe he becomes in the new Tata Martino.

 

Cuz they living that Ronaldinho party life Btw speaking of Tata Martino, he's coaching in the USA @ Atlanta United FC.
But I dunno, one manager gives you the opportunity to be tired (Bartomeu), while the other fires you the moment you let a fart out (Perez).

Mauricio Pochettino is also a mention but given his Espanyol ties, I can't see him going there unless he wants to do an inside Espanyol job and sabotage Barca