Heeeee, STARTING to get abusive? Girl, I don't know about you, but I passed that point a LONG time ago, damn. (Although Dalglish's appointment is making things a bit better--it's nice to read quotes from the Liverpool manager that don't make me want to cover my eyes.)
The whole managers with feuds/agendas is a really fascinating thing to watch--on one hand, it does have the effect of creating a us-versus-the-world mentality on occasion, which I believe is part of why Mou acts the way he does, because he believes it unifies the team and gets them behind him. And, to be fair, that approach does seem to be working at Real Madrid. (Also, because he's addicted to the drama/trolling, girl did you HEAR about the Villerreal match?) But on the other, it opens up the team to more scrutiny that they might not otherwise get, and personally, I don't like having to excuse/defend/condemn the manager of my team all the time. So like you, I appreciate Pep not taking that kind of role--for the most part, at least.
Ahahahahaha, I ain't even mad at Ryan Babel for that tweet--he totally shouldn't have done it, but I'm sorry, the FA should have bigger issues on its plate than one tweet about a referee that everyone agrees is controversial at BEST. (I still insist that Webb has a bias against Spaniards lol.)
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Date: 2011-01-10 04:01 pm (UTC)The whole managers with feuds/agendas is a really fascinating thing to watch--on one hand, it does have the effect of creating a us-versus-the-world mentality on occasion, which I believe is part of why Mou acts the way he does, because he believes it unifies the team and gets them behind him. And, to be fair, that approach does seem to be working at Real Madrid. (Also, because he's addicted to the drama/trolling, girl did you HEAR about the Villerreal match?) But on the other, it opens up the team to more scrutiny that they might not otherwise get, and personally, I don't like having to excuse/defend/condemn the manager of my team all the time. So like you, I appreciate Pep not taking that kind of role--for the most part, at least.
Ahahahahaha, I ain't even mad at Ryan Babel for that tweet--he totally shouldn't have done it, but I'm sorry, the FA should have bigger issues on its plate than one tweet about a referee that everyone agrees is controversial at BEST. (I still insist that Webb has a bias against Spaniards lol.)