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  1. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    *** The official 2025/26 Premier League thread ***

    Agreed. A lot of West Ham folks assuming they are now down. If we don’t beat Leeds and they can beat Saudi Sportswashing Machine, the Chelsea became then has huge pressure. A lot has to come together for them, but crazier things have happened. Win tomorrow though and it’s a massive step.
  2. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    Yeah it’s like…is Arteta actually really good, or is he a product of the way the game has gone, and so his goodness is wrapped up very specifically in crafting a system that exploits the dynamics of the game today. I also think no other big club outside of Arsenal would have players that...
  3. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    I found myself thinking yesterday, with Arsenal making it to the CL final and having the PL in their hands, that I can actually see the thinking in what they were trying to do with Frank. There’s this idea that the demands on players from the PL have become too intense, there’s just too much...
  4. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Cristian Romero

    I think it will be sad to see him go and not see what he could do in an organised REZ team, which he’d be really good in I would say. I do however think he’s been a bad captain and has set bad examples in terms of discipline and excuse making. I’m sure he thinks he’s sticking up for the...
  5. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ***OMT - Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, Sun May 3rd, 7pm, Villa Park ***

    I think we were excellent tactically and clearly the players have had the time to fully buy into the De Zerbi system. People have commented on us not losing a 50-50 and while I think that was true, it was helped by the fact that we created pressing traps and mini pressing overloads every time...
  6. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ***OMT - Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, Sun May 3rd, 7pm, Villa Park ***

    I do see where you’re coming from and I can see a level of sympathy for Vinai in that he came into this club and had to learn a lot extremely quickly. I also do think there are some corrections they are making which are good, in terms of loosening the wage bill. I think my issue is more…the CEO...
  7. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    Thoroughly agree with all of this. Before reading your post, I was about to say they would deserve some credit for RDZ but that would be completely dwarfed by the decision to stick with Frank and waste this season. And I didn’t know the Beaucher piece for sure, and if that’s true then they...
  8. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    With Poch and recruitment / sales I’m the same as when De Zerbi right now. Whatever he wants. As long as there is alignment on the budget at the start, trust the manager in who he wants out and who he wants in.
  9. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    I do hear you! And FWIW, I think this 45 mins we’ve just seen is the biggest indictment of Frank possible. We have absolutely just played a top 5 team completely off the park on their ground. Allow for their lower intensity and prioritisation of the Europa League, and we can still see the...
  10. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    Genuinely stunning to me. I think it was a top 10 criteria and 30 people interviewed, and Frank was the stand out. Just…..how? Nuno may or may not have ultimately been right for us (personally I think he never really got a chance and we treated him quite abysmally) but at least it was a...
  11. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    I do think he was a nice guy and clearly blame ultimately goes with the people who appointed him in the first place. I think there’s a bit of it though where Frank could have handled things differently, and it still might not have worked out, but it would have been a bit better. One is the ‘if...
  12. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    This is actually incredible looking back. Because it’s all so needless. And it’s so obvious that if the player wants to go, and the manager wants him to go / is happy for him to go, and the profit on the deal is more than enough, then the club should be able to withstand it and be better for it...
  13. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    Said more simply - selling Berbatov and replacing him with Pav and Frazier Campbell. The fans were rightly up in arms. It doesn’t suggest ambition or strategy. It shows being caught on the back foot and needing to react to events. Selling players at a smart time because you have ideal targets...
  14. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    It entirely depends on whether or not we replaced them with some top players that were ready to make an instant impact and take us to the next level. Players probably a couple of years younger than the ones we were selling, willing to fit in, run hard, and still had room to improve. It requires...
  15. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    I can see it, but I also think this is where strong judgement is required. If he was genuinely swayed by negative reactions as opposed to having an actual strategy to see through, I think that’s a real black mark on his time with us. Besides, he’s been willing to take a lot of flack for being...
  16. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    I think the original sin here is the poor player sales. I am dying to know what the logic was of letting these players run down contracts rather than selling them, either at peak value, or if they were surplus to requirements, getting them out while we could still get something for them. I...
  17. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    It is incredible to me that our previous manager made a virtue of talking us down. I know De Zerbi is in a very particular situation where there is almost no other option but to try and boost the player’s confidence, but really, what was there to be gained from saying things like ‘we’re not...
  18. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    What Has Been The Worst Reffing/VAR Decision This Season?

    To this point, the weird thing for me about the Bentancur pen at Saudi Sportswashing Machine is that even our players didn’t really react. Romero was talking to the ref straight after the decision was made and seemed to be having a reasonable chat, not making clear the horrendous, crazy incompetence that had just...
  19. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    What Has Been The Worst Reffing/VAR Decision This Season?

    Just seen a horrendous tackle in the Europa game Forest Villa go by without even a CARD. So it’s definitely not just us. But I still believe we’ve been on the wrong side of a crazy amount this year.
  20. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    If You Could Know Now...

    Absolutely not. The thrill is in the journey. Week to week, game to game, minute by minute. The swing between us scoring, Everton scoring and then West Ham scoring is what it’s all about. It’s the hope that kills you, but without these moments the great ones don’t feel as sweet.
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