And we kept Salah, and sold him. Boggles the mind. He would have stayed if he was offered some of Salah's dosh
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And we kept Salah, and sold him. Boggles the mind. He would have stayed if he was offered some of Salah's dosh
The new-manager bounce was felt at several other clubs too.
Real Sociedad: Pellegrino Matarazzo - appointed Jan 2026
Mainz: Urs Fischer - appointed Dec 2025
Atalanta: Raffaele Palladino - appointed Nov 2025
Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg - appointed Nov 2025
Juventus: Luciano Spalletti - appointed Nov 2025
Lyon also on a splendid run. Pity these teams are in the same league as PSG.
View: https://x.com/GFFN/status/2020259753369461174
66.7 - Win percentage for a Lyon coach across all competitions combined:
🥇 Paulo Fonseca - 66.7% (34/51)
🥈 Gérard Houllier - 63.9% (69/108)
🥉 Alain Perrin - 63.6% (35/55)
Triumph.
View: https://x.com/OptaJean/status/2020260470213710127
Imagine if we'd kept him and sold Gakpo (or at least benched him and sent Rio on loan). I was vocal about not selling him (despite many on here who couldn't wait to get rid) though I understand the offer for him was very good.
Sad.
Diaz was a good player but there was plenty of moaning about him on here when he was ours, granted nothing like the Gakpo wailing.
Plus, the general feeling at the time was that he was dead set on leaving and we had to make sure we got market value, something we're not normally good at.
So, he wanted out and is now scoring well in a farmer's league. Good for him.
Plus, the general feeling at the time was that he was dead set on leaving and we had to make sure we got market value, something we're not normally good at.
So, he wanted out and is now scoring well in a farmer's league. Good for him.
Exactly this
i personally rated diaz and thought he gave us a few things lacking in the squad but whatever i also agree that the problem was the replacement.
but then we’re back into the bigger picture and responsibilities, does slot actually want that type of player? who decided to go huge on 2 strikers, a 10 and relying on cut in cody for the left?
but then we’re back into the bigger picture and responsibilities, does slot actually want that type of player? who decided to go huge on 2 strikers, a 10 and relying on cut in cody for the left?
Selling Diaz at that price, when he wanted to go, was the right decision.
Failing to replace him at all, let alone with a player of top quality, was the mistake.
Failing to replace him at all, let alone with a player of top quality, was the mistake.
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