Last week's match between Chelsea and Tottenham was a great football match.
Two heavyweights, two world-class coaches who won't back down or give up.
A week later we are still talking and I know how good it was.
Seeing Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte battle on the touchline is what you want as a player.
It cheers you up.
Never in my career have I seen anything like that happening in a tunnel where managers are separated by stewards.
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But in my non-league days It was a common sight. With square mouths to each other. Wherever it happens, there's not much you can do.
You cannot jump in and roll around with them. it no longer works.
But on the bus on the way home and in group chats, many players would talk and say, ``Did you see what the manager did? }
Players will find that if their manager wants to win so much, so will they.
You want to work for a manager who will give everything to the cause.
It can only come from pure passion.
For them, even when the full-time whistle blew, the game wasn't over, It won't be over until the end of the season.
They will be on vacation for a few weeks and then they will be back together again.
That's competitiveness. , is an elite-level sport that demands the very best, and when you can do that, you'll know who is who.
They won't let their standards drop, and their teams will reflect them.
I wouldn't say they don't like each other...they are two completely different characters.
I think they have a lot of respect. However, they are both battling to do what they do best right now, as they are at a loss as to who will finish behindManchester City and Liverpool. and there is a small competition between them, the winner will probably take 3rd place.
Also, even the full-time scrap after the handshake happened after the game required a ban. I don't think it ever happened, but the FA has done it.
We are too preoccupied with public image, how games look, what is considered fair and unfair.
After losing or conceding a goal at the last minute, we are told to shake hands and be really nice, but that is not realistic. No.
I wouldn't expect them to be happy.
That If I were asked to pick a player in the top 4 based on , I would have to say Chelsea.
Let people be what they are. We cry for character and the premier league enjoys its booty, but it's not prim and proper, but football isn't prim and proper, so it gets banned. It's a class game. It happens every week around the country on the sidelines, with managers getting into altercations and arguments.
As for the match itself, Tottenham felt bigger than Chelsea, but in many ways the Blues were the superior and dominant team.
If asked to pick a top four player based on that, I would have to say Chelsea.
I learned more about them than Spurs in that game.
ERIK is quick He finds no fix
Brentford is Manchester He gets United and forces them to make mistakes Really i think you did a good job. Eric Ten Hug's future is not in doubt, even if Liverpool lose again.
It's not just how you lose, it's how you lose. But at the same time, I feel sorry for Ten Hag.
Former boss Ralf Rangnick suggested that this team, this team, this club needed open-heart surgery to sort things out.
Structurally, there were many mistakes in it, and the Ten Hag, now coming from a well-organized Ajax ship, was dropped into it.
He must be trying to change many things behind closed doors, we will not understand.
This takes time, but given that the season has started, how much time can a manager get in a situation like this?
But, Let's not forget that Arsenal were bottom of the table last season. All the talk was that Mikel he Arteta had to leave. Fast forward 12 months and he is now one of the most exciting teams.
It's a process and can't be solved with a little money.
I feel most sorry for Lisandro Martinez. Personally, I wanted to play against him because he is short.
The 5'9" tall Premier centre-back in his league is always a problem, especially against teams like Brentford. He is new to English football.
But it wasn't Martinez's fault that United lost his 4–0.because he was losing the ball in transition.
Martinez needs a fair shot and he won't help at half time being substituted, but at the same time you're Manchester he's at United. He must have known what was coming.
I think he is better suited to play with his 3, so he gets more protection.I wouldn't be surprised to see Ten Hug go that way against Liverpool on Monday