Maybe he isn't a tax dodger but just tight. I may have misjudged him.
Xabi Xabi la vie
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but he is a tory
I think I’m confused as you seem to be agreeing with me
unpopular opinion here but he might actually be cut from the same cloth as michael owen, he seems to make c.v. or bank account decisions primarily.
I think I was apart from the fact spreadsheet lads came back and we aren't sure now if manager change in the current regime can ever work until that is fixed.
Well that rules out United then
Klopp ruling himself out ( assume real quotes!):
🗣️ Klopp: "If Xabi Alonso, who over the last two years in Leverkusen has shown what an outstanding coaching talent he is, is then forced to leave Madrid just six months later, it shows a few things. I think it’s another sign that something isn’t quite right there at the moment.
🗣️ Klopp: "If Xabi Alonso, who over the last two years in Leverkusen has shown what an outstanding coaching talent he is, is then forced to leave Madrid just six months later, it shows a few things. I think it’s another sign that something isn’t quite right there at the moment.
I think you are referring to a historically proliferate poster who has been lurking for the last 3.5 years and then forgot he didn't post anymore last week
It is true that in Petrograd (later to become Leningrad) after the October rising, restaurant workers and the like refused tips as an insult, but that was as part of building a socialist society with living wages for all. Under this evil capitalism, that we are forced to live in at the moment, where service workers are on such low pay, it behoves folk, even socialists, to leave a tip in a small effort to buck the capitalist class and give said service workers something approaching a living income.
Just put it down to another one of Dreamies weird takes.
The list is endless.
Poor guy still doesn't want Wirtz and probably one of those who didn't want Semenyo.
I am very open to Xabi starting tomorrow. I do not hold any strong sentimental attachment to him from his playing days. He's a man who will do what's best for Xabi at a time that's right for Xabi, which is fair enough, but there are several reasons why I would make the switch. First, I think he was always the preferred option. Our data people will almost certainly have reams of evidence to back that up. What he achieved at Leipzig should not be overlooked. It was an impressive piece of work, especially given the context and expectations there. Second, we have put a lot of eggs in a Wirtz-shaped basket. He is starting to find his rhythm, but there is arguably no one better placed to maximise his potential and Frimpong’s than Xabi. Third, his education as a player matters. He worked under elite managers throughout his career, and that influence shows. Mourinho once singled him out as the player he coached who was most likely to succeed in management. That is not something to dismiss lightly. Finally, there is the old saying that you are not really a football manager until you have been sacked. He took on what is probably the biggest job in football, too early and under the wrong conditions. That experience will have hurt, but it will also have taught him a huge amount and maybe clipped his wings for the better.
I think the club will hold off making any decision until the summer, though. If relationships improve (if they are strained) and the team click into gear, then who knows. I've seen enough worrisome signs that Slot isn't the one, but now that results have steadied, he's at least earned the right for people to be open-minded. If I had to stake money on it, I'd wager that his stubbornness will be his undoing. It's a trait that's fine when you're winning game after game, but long-term, this model requires some humility and cooperation for it to work; it requires a manager who can blood in youngsters for the squad's benefit, and for generating revenue, it requires a manager whose football can get the crowd on their feet. Unless in dire circumstances, Anfield has been a stadium that mostly responds to what's on the pitch rather than lifting the team during a flat performance, and lastly it requires a manager who can keep morale in the squad up through of combination of personality and giving opportunities. I see them as some core pillars the Liverpool job is assessed against, and unless Slot demonstrates them, it's hard to see how he gets another contract. If results aren't perfect, then there's greater scrutiny on the process and that's why he's firmly under the spotlight.
I think the club will hold off making any decision until the summer, though. If relationships improve (if they are strained) and the team click into gear, then who knows. I've seen enough worrisome signs that Slot isn't the one, but now that results have steadied, he's at least earned the right for people to be open-minded. If I had to stake money on it, I'd wager that his stubbornness will be his undoing. It's a trait that's fine when you're winning game after game, but long-term, this model requires some humility and cooperation for it to work; it requires a manager who can blood in youngsters for the squad's benefit, and for generating revenue, it requires a manager whose football can get the crowd on their feet. Unless in dire circumstances, Anfield has been a stadium that mostly responds to what's on the pitch rather than lifting the team during a flat performance, and lastly it requires a manager who can keep morale in the squad up through of combination of personality and giving opportunities. I see them as some core pillars the Liverpool job is assessed against, and unless Slot demonstrates them, it's hard to see how he gets another contract. If results aren't perfect, then there's greater scrutiny on the process and that's why he's firmly under the spotlight.
Oh look who is answering all the questions now...
View: https://x.com/i/status/2011050560624177339
Better winning rate than Zidane, Ancelotti, and Solari. How can anyone call this man a failure?
What were Alonso's crimes at Real?
- Playing young Guler and Garcia too much
- Playing Valverde on the right
- Too much detail in his preparation
- Not sucking off Jude and Vini
-Too much rotation
-Training too hard
- Losing to PSG, City and Liverpool
- Losing to Barca.... by a goal.
- 4 Points off the top of the table in (gasp) January
Clearly a poor manager 🙄
- Playing young Guler and Garcia too much
- Playing Valverde on the right
- Too much detail in his preparation
- Not sucking off Jude and Vini
-Too much rotation
-Training too hard
- Losing to PSG, City and Liverpool
- Losing to Barca.... by a goal.
- 4 Points off the top of the table in (gasp) January
Clearly a poor manager 🙄
Gonna be honest here. This is everyone in football ain't it?
Plus, Owen was finished after Liverpool and did nothing at clubs since then. And took zero risks post retirement.
Alonso was a mainstay at Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich as well as the Spanish national side that won everything.
He then gets his badges and goes into youth coaching, then to an underachieving club and beats Munich to the title, and then went and managed at a club where he had the most success as a player.
They're two completely different characters. Owen's a clown.
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It was a Saturday night, restaurant was chocker, fully booked and no tables available. He comes in with his bird, asks for a table, and me being starstruck, manages to make some space, bring an extra table and chairs down from the storeroom, lay the table out and seat the pair of them.
An hour or so later It comes to the end of his meal and he asks for the bill and I said "Was everything OK for you Xabi?, he said the food was excellent, great service and that that he appreciated us fitting them in at short notice. The bill was £88. I put it down on his table. He put £90 in cash on the table. I took it and went to the till to ring it in. Took the £2 change back to the table. I was expecting him to drop me a £20 or something for a tip. He put the £2 in his pocket, said thanks and fucked off.
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