Re: Thoughts on Manuel Pellegrini?

by the xcx Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:04 pm

That was like 10 years ago wasnt it?

by halamadrid2 Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:06 pm

malaga usually play very defensive away. I can totally see them keeping a cleansheet. they can even nick it with their individual talents alone tbh

I wouldn't be surprised if it ended in a boring 0-0 with the porto coach accusing malaga of being too defensive

by halamadrid2 Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:07 pm

The xcx wrote:That was like 10 years ago wasnt it?

his malaga topped their CL group in their first ever CL with 2/3 games to go

by The Franchise Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:09 pm

halamadrid2 wrote:malaga usually play very defensive away. I can totally see them keeping a cleansheet. they can even nick it with their individual talents alone tbh

I wouldn't be surprised if it ended in a boring 0-0 with the porto coach accusing malaga of being too defensive

We have to see, everyone minus Benfica that Porto plays are defensive..they are used to it.

Porto have not lost at home in over a year, so I expect no less again.

by worms Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:11 pm

Underrated.

Better than Wenger for example but you wouldn't know it if you just listened to the media or popular opinion.

by halamadrid2 Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:18 pm

The Franchise wrote:
halamadrid2 wrote:malaga usually play very defensive away. I can totally see them keeping a cleansheet. they can even nick it with their individual talents alone tbh

I wouldn't be surprised if it ended in a boring 0-0 with the porto coach accusing malaga of being too defensive

We have to see, everyone minus Benfica that Porto plays are defensive..they are used to it.

Porto have not lost at home in over a year, so I expect no less again.

their domestic feat doesn't mean much when they play team from outside tho tbh.

as for being used to defensive teams I am sure (just for analogy purposes) barca are quite used to it as well yet struggled against celtic both home and away.

I am not saying malaga will definitely win but I have seen enough of the to suggest this will be like any other away game they play so they will be up for it.

if you saw their game vs milan you would see my point, play defensive and nearly snatching a win. would expect the same here

but thats not to say porto will be clueless but it will be a challenge no doubt.

who are porto's weak links btw?

for malaga its their CBs

by worms Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:37 pm

I feel sorry for him,does brilliantly in the CL and then before he gets a chance to play in the knockout stages he is forced to sell his first choice LB,Monreal.

Hope they go through but if they don't they have still done very well considering all their problems and the fact it's their first time playing in CL.

Look how bad City flopped in 2 campaigns by comparison to Malaga in 1 campaign.

by Mr Nick09 Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:48 pm

Pelle is overrated, Pelle is this, Pelle is that...

Idiots

by guest7 Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:56 pm

hes a genius

flo *bleep* up

by VanDeezNuts Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:18 pm

i hope people continue to disregard pelle's genius. only makes it sweeter when he keeps winning.

by RealGunner Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:20 pm

Malaga vs Galatasaray. QF
Malaga Vs Dortmund SF
Maga Vs PSG Final

PSG wins because Ibra is a Ferrari

hmm

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:28 pm

RealGunner wrote:Malaga vs Galatasaray. QF
Malaga Vs Dortmund SF
Maga Vs PSG Final

PSG wins because Ibra is a Ferrari

http://www.goallegacy.net/t28740-do-carlo-and-ibra-cancel-out-each-others-jinxes hmm

by BarrileteCosmico Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:43 pm

Not enough love for the only man in history to take 2 debutant teams to the CL quarters

by Zealous Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:53 pm

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Not enough man for the only man in history to take 2 debutant teams to the CL quarters

In both times his team was unlucky not to further as well.

by CBarca Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:54 am

Amazing manager, it must be said.

Always been a fan.

by •MilanDevil• Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:18 am

One of my favorite coaches of all time.

by Real Kandahar Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:45 am

McLewis wrote:Agree with Le Sam in not ranking him. He's doing great with what he has at his disposal and frankly if you put just about any coach worth their salt in his position and you would arguably see the same results. What he's doing isn't rocket science by any stretch of the imagination and while that sounds pragmatic (because it is), it's also something we don't see enough of in the managerial world of this sport.

Good on him and the players.

are you ok? or did you JUST start watching football :facepalm:

did you see what he did with villareal in 2008? made them top 3 in la liga and got them to champions league!

frankly, he is better than any coach in serie A... he plays an attractive and attacking brand of football....

And please don't say anyone with the malaga at their disposal could replicate his success, because that is completely B.S

he is right up there with likes of Klopp and AVB if not better.

by ExtremistEnigma Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:51 am

McLewis wrote:Agree with Le Sam in not ranking him. He's doing great with what he has at his disposal and frankly if you put just about any coach worth their salt in his position and you would arguably see the same results. What he's doing isn't rocket science by any stretch of the imagination and while that sounds pragmatic (because it is), it's also something we don't see enough of in the managerial world of this sport.

Good on him and the players.

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He's decent but a bit overrated. He's definitely better than the likes of Klopp and AvB though who themselves are overrated and overhyped like there's no tomorrow.

by BarrileteCosmico Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:50 am

Only La Liga coach to stand a chance vs German teams and almost kick one of them out, with a much more inferior squad Proud

by Real Kandahar Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:05 am

plz come back pellegrini!

by Dnmac4 Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:18 am

Real Kandahar wrote:plz come back pellegrini!

LOL, look at your "special one" picture under you begging for Pellegrini back.

Some Madrid fans are the most fickle confused people I have ever seen.

by Real Kandahar Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:31 am

Dnmac4 wrote:
Real Kandahar wrote:plz come back pellegrini!

LOL, look at your "special one" picture under you begging for Pellegrini back.

Some Madrid fans are the most fickle confused people I have ever seen.

as an assistant coach !

by FennecFox7 Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:35 am

by Collblanc Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:37 am

HAHAHA

by Real Kandahar Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:38 am

lol i was joking

by The Sanchez Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:58 am

Real Kandahar wrote:
Dnmac4 wrote:
Real Kandahar wrote:plz come back pellegrini!

LOL, look at your "special one" picture under you begging for Pellegrini back.

Some Madrid fans are the most fickle confused people I have ever seen.

as an assistant coach !

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