BarcaOG
Banned
I was wrong--on two counts. On the Valverde question I was wrong in my assessment of Messigician's position. I was wrong too on the question itself. I waged a wrongheaded anti-EV campaign for at least 3 years, mostly against Messigician.
The truth is that the last time we looked like a 'team', with a 'shape', a consistent style of play, and which delivered results, was under EV.
To be sure, it was ugly football. Almost unwatchable. I skipped many matches under his tenure because it was unsightly stuff. There is no redeeming that aspect of his tenure.
But it was effective--at least in the league. Imagine that: back then, we expected the league and demanded the CL. And that is why we sacked him, in our arrogance. Today we can only hope for the league, dream of the CL, and expect nothing.
I don't exactly miss you, mister--but I do miss having something like a proper coach who could deliver results, at least in the league.
[MENTION=19457]KingLeo10[/MENTION] posted somewhere or other that we may be, and indeed already are, at the level of an Arsenal/Milan/Man U: stuck, very likely for years, while Real remains a strong club.
The truth is that the last time we looked like a 'team', with a 'shape', a consistent style of play, and which delivered results, was under EV.
To be sure, it was ugly football. Almost unwatchable. I skipped many matches under his tenure because it was unsightly stuff. There is no redeeming that aspect of his tenure.
But it was effective--at least in the league. Imagine that: back then, we expected the league and demanded the CL. And that is why we sacked him, in our arrogance. Today we can only hope for the league, dream of the CL, and expect nothing.
I don't exactly miss you, mister--but I do miss having something like a proper coach who could deliver results, at least in the league.
[MENTION=19457]KingLeo10[/MENTION] posted somewhere or other that we may be, and indeed already are, at the level of an Arsenal/Milan/Man U: stuck, very likely for years, while Real remains a strong club.
