Activate Another Lever and Still Lose to a Madrid Remontada - The Small Teams Thread

If barcagate helps La Liga get better officiating I'm all for it. The league needs more accountability.

 

I feel like this statement by Malaga has more to do with the way VAR has been implemented than accusing the League of being corrupt. We have VAR yet we still have different standards being applied week in week out. Not only in LaLiga - it was obvious this week in the CL as well with Man City's penalty. The point Christian Machowski is making is pointless. Regardless of how Malaga is doing they should expect to be treated fairly, or at least to know that rules will apply equally to everyone in the sport. Too much discrepancies in the way rules are applied at the moment (for a VAR era). Of course Malaga will cling on to every lifeline they can get - why shouldn't they, it's a totally normal reaction to the situation they find themselves in.

 

What a pass by Bellingham.

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🚨 Antonio Conte: “We are not a team. We are eleven players that go into the pitch. I see selfish players, players that don't want to help each other and don't put their heart”. ⚪️ #THFC

“Until now I try to hide the situation but now, not anymore”. pic.twitter.com/KsQQGFaGIZ

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 18, 2023

 

Wow, not used seeing a coach saying something this direct in the media.

 

Chelsea drawing with Everton, needed a penalty to manage a draw as well. We better trounce them.

 

Conte


"They're used to it here. Don't play for something important. They don't want to play under pressure."

"They don't want to play under stress. Tottenham's story is this. 20 years there is the owner & they never won something. Why?"

 

Zidane wasn’t qualified either.

 

I agree but at the same time I don’t think we’ve ever had a coach that super achieved in Castilla.

I think Raul will coach us but I said last week, he’ll get a job in Europe first. Doesn’t seem to be in a major rush

 

This is Conte in “begging for a payout” mode.

His contract ends this summer iirc. He looks like he’s angling for an immediate holiday paid for by the club.

 

Yeah this looks like he wants to get fired. Crazy stuff.

 

Wow. Guess he wants to get sacked and maybe get in the running for Chelsea job when Potter's time is done.

 

Atlético looking good for 3rd spot while Valencia are really in relegation battle.

 

Wow

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— The Spurs Web (@thespursweb) March 18, 2023

 

Absolutely. Contract expires in the summer be sounds like he wants out now.

 

Neither was Zidane who was not a very good castilla manager to begin with.

Just say you don't like Raul.