It’s my first ever game in the snow too.
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West Ham score 3 goals in 5 minutes, they'll be moving onthis might be it for both Man Utd and West Ham
Sevilla up 4-2 agg, West Ham is still level with Gent
leave it to Man City and West Ham for European gloryWest Ham score 3 goals in 5 minutes, they'll be moving on
I mean, a lot of their first choice players are dinged up or returning from long term injuryMy goodness, Utd were terrible last night. Sevilla were brilliant.
You have a bunch of it right. I would say that storyline is a little unfair to Lope. Sevilla came into the season with a holdover weakness (no true goal scorer) and a new problem of having sold their La Liga best CB pairing (Diego Carlos and Kounde) and replacing them with an injured and super young CB. In January they were finally able to address CB which had helped, as did bringing back Ocampos who flopped at Ajax but is again a difference maker in Spain.I'd be interested to know what @rguilmar thinks about Sevilla's Mendilibar. I can't pretend to have heard of him before a month ago. But on the surface it seems like a great story potentially being written right now. A complete journeyman manager who bounced around mid-to-lower table La Liga and Segunda clubs for 20 years then takes over a relegation threatened Sevilla out of which two much more heralded managers (Lopetegui and Sampaoli) had failed to get a tune. Since then he has gone 5-1-1 in the league, humiliated Manchester United, and now leading a European semi final against Juventus.
Great stuff rguilmar, as always.You have a bunch of it right. I would say that storyline is a little unfair to Lope. Sevilla came into the season with a holdover weakness (no true goal scorer) and a new problem of having sold their La Liga best CB pairing (Diego Carlos and Kounde) and replacing them with an injured and super young CB. In January they were finally able to address CB which had helped, as did bringing back Ocampos who flopped at Ajax but is again a difference maker in Spain.
Sampaoli was a disaster though. The team had talent but just looked lost. It was borderline comically illustrated when he was literally reviewing tactics on a piece of paper with his players during the game. Twice. The system was just too complicated and the team failed to grasp it, and simple mistakes led to the CBs being exposed too often.
Enter Mendilibar. It’s probably unfair to say that he just simplified things, but that is also a good summary. He’s even said so himself multiple times. The team plays much more direct. Mendilibar is Basque and brings that more direct style with him. No more 65% possession and very few chances created. Guys like Ocampos, Suso, and the strikers really seem to be benefiting, and the defense is less exposed and more solid. I would say that the improvement comes from Mendilibar having a more complete roster than Lope and better tactics for the current team than Sampaoli. He is also part of a trend in coaching where managers are not joysticking the game as much and letting the players play, and it seems to be working here. I do think that Sevilla play with confidence in the Europa League because of their successes in the tournament, which can only help.
Maybe 2 of those 20 shots had a chance. It was quite a match. Alonso looks like he could still get out there and play.Mourinho on the verge of Mourinhoing Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen. 0-0 (Roma 1-0 on aggregate) despite Leverkusen with a 20-1 shot advantage.
I'd be cool with managers being eligible to play as long as they wore a full kit on the sidelines. Miss the days of MLB managers like Lasorda bursting out of their game day uniforms.Alonso looks like he could still get out there and play.
Nah, Fiorentina Ultras would attack Ted Lasso if they were playing Richmond. Italian soccer culture is rotten to the core in a way that England stomped out decades ago now.why does everyone hate West Ham? View: https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1666486361740697604?s=20
Is this the power of Ted Lasso?