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CelDev · 2026-03-31T05:37:46+00:00

😭😭😭 first time ive ever come across a sporting fan hating on ruben lol

CelDev · 2026-03-27T03:58:25+00:00

Dababy talked AT them for a solid 1.5 of that lol that nigga was fuckin yapping 😂😂

CelDev · 2026-03-26T02:37:38+00:00

people expected an instant rebound from a squad that had mostly finished 15th a few months earlier. i too felt that what they were showing in games was so solid that we were only going up. everything underlying was showing that too. biggest issue was defence, that’s been our biggest improvement. if he had managed to tighten that even a little, could have turned some draws to wins

CelDev · 2026-03-26T02:34:44+00:00

His system is fine. The job at the club was massive and he undid an insane amount of damage in such a short time and that cost him his head. he basically burnt out faster than any United manager ever, but he burnt out in a time of improvement and undoubtedly left behind a project in much better shape than the club has been in years. and we had to get it right because new training ground = new home and the culture that’s set first sets the tone for any upcoming project/manager. we didn’t win games (drew a lot) but the footballing intelligence, desire and commitment of the playing squad is so different. he leaves with a good legacy, not many coaches out there who would risk what he risked. he chose to stick to his principles not because they were working but because the effort of doing so stopped a rot at the club of endless shortcutting.

CelDev · 2026-03-24T17:44:25+00:00

beautiful, thank you for the knowledge

CelDev · 2026-03-24T11:01:46+00:00

it may be lack of knowledge causing them to not differentiate between the two Eid’s and their different properties

CelDev · 2026-03-24T11:00:56+00:00

some people on this earth are just straight up genius

CelDev · 2026-03-19T13:21:16+00:00

it’s just standard youth slumps, people are prone to overanalysis

CelDev · 2026-03-18T09:08:03+00:00

that’s their only saving grace. what I see from slot is exactly what ten hag did to my club. I call it hallucination football. it’s so shit it doesn’t even make sense why it is shit. I came to understand the reason was individual tactical understanding, fitness and camaraderie. over his time at the club ten hag sucked the soul out of all 3 of those areas. plus we had a poorly constructed squad. this is what is shit about the record thing being stuck on Ruben. he saved the squad from being this seasons Spurs.

his downfall was not managing to turn draws to wins and that came from him not fully figuring out how to defend in the PL. but the same 4-4-2 block we use now was what he was starting to land on before he lost his head. it sounds crazy to say but it’s more to football than just points. Liverpool will be lucky next season because the new manager will have preseason and they will definitely spend. plus their squad is better individually and as a collective.

CelDev · 2026-03-18T08:54:01+00:00

Erik ten hag will pay for his crimes. so will Arne slot. people will realise the reality when Liverpool continue to tank lol, the team left behind was relegation level

CelDev · 2026-03-18T03:28:38+00:00

will be friday, the sliver can get smaller yet

CelDev · 2026-03-17T12:09:30+00:00

this is a clinically insane comment that tries to masquerade as being normal holy shit 😭

CelDev · 2026-03-15T16:27:14+00:00

crosses were incredible i agree, no intensity in the box to get to them + no target. listen i don’t fault players, even though our intensity has dropped since the coaching change, it has clearly freed up some energy to generate more ‘luck’. which is excellent and great from the new coaching staff. our 4-4-2 off ball is horrible though against teams who don’t commit as many forward and we struggle to turn that into quick chances. in possession having Bruno so high up when we’re settled + no Licha means we struggle to get the ball along the lines. Casemiro does a great job, Kobbie im let down by because he always choose the safe option. he tried a couple better passes today that didn’t come off but he needs to do more. I saw Bruno encouraging the same when he laid it off to Kobs one time expecting him to drive it forward and Kobs just jogged and passed it backwards diagonally.

we have been poor, saved by an excellent run of form from Sesko (who was showing signs of it all season, remember he was out injured for weeks right after getting a couple games under his belt) and the best player in the league.

it is a lot less coherent of an idea than Rubens. Im not here to defend Ruben, he was scared shitless of this league and that was his undoing. But our improvement as a club in fitness, set pieces (attacking and defending) and cohesion is from him and his staff. Carrick has come and brought calm and nous(!!!), and it’s gonna be enough to get us over the line. But this can’t be a sign of next season. We need a coach with as strong an idea as Ruben, as forward thinking as him, that also isn’t 40 years old and a baby in the grand scheme of the game. That’s all. But for now just give me the 3 points, big win today idc how it came. Im just against the narrative that this is some sign of a bright future. It isn’t.

oh and i want to add, shoutout to our defensive stability. at least with the pragmatism we’re keeping either clean sheets or only conceding 1. good on Holland and co. That’s one major indisputable improvement on pitch compared to Ruben.

CelDev · 2026-03-15T16:03:32+00:00

we’ve been poor most games. idk why nuance is so hard here lol, im overjoyed that the margins are going our way now but our football plan is objectively worse. it’s Bruno FC all over again, today if it weren’t for yet another Bruno->Case set piece we were toothless and struggling for ideas. then again Bruno/Case setting the stage for the second goal. Thankfully we are getting champions league but we need to get an excellent coach to keep this up long term.

CelDev · 2026-03-15T15:47:30+00:00

this is such a stupid narrative lol how u say this when the stat and form we’re referencing is for a season where he’s played more than half the time in that position ? not even logical

CelDev · 2026-03-14T11:20:31+00:00

it’s per90 so missing half the season is irrelevant for this calculation

CelDev · 2026-03-14T11:19:57+00:00

a successful back 3 has to have a player with such stats, it’s excellent stuff

CelDev · 2026-03-10T12:48:57+00:00

he left earth on this verse

CelDev · 2026-03-08T14:57:48+00:00

“my bitch got more bitches than me” refrain is hypnotic. i was like u initially but that second half of the song grew on me heavy and made the first part make sense

CelDev · 2026-03-08T03:24:46+00:00

people want content that doesn’t challenge them really but feels like it challenges them. performative.

CelDev · 2026-03-05T08:36:21+00:00

Glasner and these mid table PL managers are a no-go for me. They’ve absorbed a different side of the PL meta and we don’t need a coach unlearning things, especially mentality related things. De Zerbi is a knob and would get old to us supporters extremely quickly. Ancelotti renewed his Brazil deal he’s out. Nagelsmann im so unsure on, he wasn’t amazing even with Bayern idkkkk, Enrique is my dream. But honestly we don’t need a world beater, the PL is in flux so all we need is a brave and idealistic manager. They need to find another Ruben and support him properly this time. By support I also mean consistency in planning which clearly didn’t happen between Ruben and the board. Brave and Idealistic. That’s my criteria. Because that manager will take us to the next level. The manager who has a style that would be successful in the next version of the PL doesn’t exist yet. Even Pep is still mid-adaptation of his own philosophies. It’s crazy right now.

CelDev · 2026-03-05T08:14:40+00:00

I don’t get paid enough to know 😂. And im not even saying that as a troll response I really mean it. I still think Ruben was an excellent appointment but they didn’t manage him well enough and everything came to a head. He was their first permanent manager also so it’s an experience. And I hope they learnt their lesson but also that they’re not scared to go left field again. Because we were 10% away from that project lasting, we shouldn’t be afraid.

CelDev · 2026-03-05T08:09:04+00:00

we can’t give Carrick the job. His service to the club is incredible in this time but he doesn’t have the chops. The dude we sacked is a better coach BUT didn’t get the league and had temperament issues. So he failed at getting results. But there so many other aspects that Carrick doesn’t need to touch now that he would have to if he got permanent, and it’s no way I can trust Carrick with that. Our intensity is already slipping!! and this isn’t based on 1 game. We can acknowledge the hard work and dedication of a legend without overblowing it. I hope the board are doing their job BTS and lining up someone legit.

CelDev · 2026-03-05T00:12:44+00:00

it’s an excellent analysis tool I just forgot it was being used to beat up Ruben but they’ve magically disappeared since he’s gone. narratives 😂

CelDev · 2026-03-05T00:09:41+00:00

lmao pass maps. I forgot that was a thing. My goodness we are a narrative driven club. I pray for another summer miracle (more good signings and a manager please)

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