Spike 5,095 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 18 minutes ago, Teso dos Bichos said: Last year real madrid spent 30 mil (morata) while barca spent FOUR times more.. real Madrid CL/La Liga and Barcelona la copa del rey Real Madrid had a far more expensively constructed team last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,095 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 You just posted three teams, that isn't nobody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,640 Posted August 1, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted August 1, 2017 1 minute ago, shut up said: Mourinho winning the UCL with Porto is the most overrated achievements in football. Faced nobody on way to the final. QF - Lyon SF - Deportivo Final - Monaco They wouldn't have even got past Man Utd if the officials weren't so incompetent. "If", "But", "Maybe" - you can argue endlessly about these things and try to put an asterisk next to every achievement in the history of the world but the fact is it happened and none of the managers we're comparing it too have a comparable scalp on their CV. Yes, partially because circumstances have never put them in that position to do that, but I'm not really talking about those guys at the end of the day. I don't like Mourinho but this rewriting of history about how good a manager he is because he's had two "poor" seasons is possibly the most laughable rhetoric I've seen emerge from the hive mind of Twitter and Facebook "banter" pages which is saying something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,640 Posted August 1, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted August 1, 2017 1 minute ago, shut up said: Nobody is talking about the past two seasons you downs cunt. I'm talking about how 2004 was the worst UCL in terms of quality since its inception. No top teams at all. Massively overrated achievement. People making out it was a miracle that Mourinho over come, Lyon, Deportivo and Monaco with that Porto side (which was class btw) is laughable. "Downs cunt" You should probably learn how to handle people disagreeing with you better before you start posting on football forums mate. I'm obviously not just referring to your post when I'm talking about Mourinho being discredited and dubbed a cheque book manager by some people but your point is laughable too. The teams in the Champions League that season would have still included the best in Europe and if the likes of Deportivo and Monaco got to those latter stages they must have been good enough to get past the Manchester United, Juventus, Barcelonas of that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 37 minutes ago, Spike said: Didn't Keegan spend huge in the 90s when he managed Newcastle? 1995 onwards we were dining with the big boys yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBalon 2,692 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 If I remember righty Deportivo gave us some tough games at Highbury. Both Deportivo La Coruña and Lyon had great sides during that period. Lets not forget that during those years Depor won La Liga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBalon 2,692 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Just now, shut up said: They won La Liga in 99/00. That Porto side was a better side and should have beat them (which it did). I think people forget how good that Porto side was people making it they were like Leicester. You're right, that Porto side were very good indeed. I actually think they were the best side in Europe that season and they only just about got past Deportivo in the semi-final. I think I'm right in saying that Porto had Deco at that time who was a magnificent player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,201 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Successful managers spend money. It's a necessity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Blue 971 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 19 hours ago, LFCMadLad said: 💰 Career transfer spend: Pochettino – £232m Klopp – £284m Conte – £440m Wenger – £732m Guardiola – £850m Mourinho – £1.23 BILLION Couple of chequebook managers stand out there Well i am not shocked there, apart from Wenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 It works out at about £3m per league game win for Mourinho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Liquidator 259 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 It dont really matter how much a manager has spent during his career other than allowing those who feel the need to defend or attack his record. What matters is winning, preferably the main trophy's, domestic league and CL, which for my mind is a mixture of what used to be the European cup and UEFA cup. Kenny Dalglish once answered to being questioned on Blackburn's success that it was made easy because of Jack Walkers money. He said it depends on who was spending the money. That probably has more of a ring of truth to it over the past 15-20 years than we could have ever imagined at the time. Many clubs, Newcastle & Liverpool as examples have spent fortunes without any Premier league success with many different managers in the hot seat. Look what happened to Leeds when their misplaced dealings cost them their top league status. So when football finds a guy who can spend the money available to him wisely more often than not and brings what all at that club craves, should he be accused of being just a cheque book successful manager? Nahh, not for me. I believe its one of the most important skills a manager must have and in today's market, plus when there are many more clubs with enough cash on the hip to make a splash, spending that cash wisely is more than ever something owners want in their manager. This has been a fun thread and I could write much more breaking down individual managers records, but I think it best to leave that to what you guys have offered as entertainment. Much thanks for the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,767 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 But if you take money out of it then Tony Pulis would probably be a Champions League manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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