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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 12:29:39 GMT
Compared to the 2006-07, or the horrible period between 2003-2006 where they even managed to end up last in the group play (2005-06) and even worse was seeing how "easy" it looked for other Premier League teams such as Arsenal, Chelsea or even Liverpool (twice in a final around 2005-07) and I think Fergie realised he had to do some big changes on the whole way of playing in Europe, specially in the knock out finals. As the beatdowns away, specially against Bayer Leverkusen (2001-02), Real Madrid (2002-03), FC Porto (2003-2004) and then AC Milan (2004-05) had been just too poor, and United let in far more away goals than they should have. So in 2007-08 there was a lot draws and maybe not as many exciting or thrilling comebacks or 7-1 victories, but more 0-0, 1-1, and 1-0 but they did play with a more secure/comfortable style, specially against teams who probably only a year before would have crushed United with several goals, when playing away. Yeah, that makes sense, I do think he became more pragmatic in his later years, there was definitely a shift from his 90s brand of football. Perhaps a bit of Mourinho rubbed off on him when he came to England, although Fergie would probably never admit it, but changing and adapting to the times is ultimately what eventually separated him from Wenger I think. Hard to imagine now, but a lot of people at one point were suggesting Wenger was the better manager of the two.
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Post by dougb on Jun 7, 2017 12:33:36 GMT
My beloved Millwall.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jun 7, 2017 12:51:09 GMT
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Post by MrFurious on Jun 7, 2017 12:59:19 GMT
Love the pic of him with the Learn to Run book lol There were a few characters on the streets the other night that helped out, good on them
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Post by dougb on Jun 7, 2017 13:41:40 GMT
Yeah, I had to laugh when I read that. He'll be getting us the wrong sort of rep if he's not careful.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 7, 2017 13:48:40 GMT
Have they optioned the movie rights yet? This film needs to happen.
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