[Football] Carlos Carvalhal

[Invicta]

The rumours are that Leon Britton will get the Swansea job.

Trying to emulate their trip straight to the bottom league from the 80s

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

There's no way that Huddersfield will sack Wagner. And I don't think he's got a good enough record, yet, to be a target for bigger clubs

Bit like, ahem....

 

[Pavilionaire]

Carvahal's race in the UK looks run.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Carvahal's race in the UK looks run.

He's a complete charlatan - almost in Avram Grant territory. His brilliant game plan was to get ten or eleven players behind the ball and rely on quick breaks. As shown at the Amex in the 4-1, his 'all the meat on the barbecue' plan B was sh*te.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

There's no way that Huddersfield will sack Wagner. And I don't think he's got a good enough record, yet, to be a target for bigger clubs

I think you are right, Wagner's success, thus far, has been based on purely keeping Huddersfield in the Premier League, next season once again that will be his sole remit. How he would get on at a more established Premier League club, who are chasing silverware, is l think, very much open to question.

 

[Weststander]

He's a complete charlatan - almost in Avram Grant territory. His brilliant game plan was to get ten or eleven players behind the ball and rely on quick breaks. As shown at the Amex in the 4-1, his 'all the meat on the barbecue' plan B was sh*te.

True. Or 10 men behind the ball, and to nick a set piece win.

So negative, that if they conceded the first goal, game over.

 

[Kosh]

He's a complete charlatan - almost in Avram Grant territory. His brilliant game plan was to get ten or eleven players behind the ball and rely on quick breaks. As shown at the Amex in the 4-1, his 'all the meat on the barbecue' plan B was sh*te.

Brilliant.

I found it so satisfying to watch his tenure end on such a whimper. His rapid rise in the media from the “who?!? one” to the “enigmatic one” was frankly sick inducing. What with his Cantona esque ramblings... “today was a journey, we packed our rucksacks, filled our flasks... yet we lost our maps, then we met a strange pipe playing wayfarer (probably the ref) who led my wing clipped Swans to a fog bound cliff face... ultimately that is where we met our end. Heh heh... our epitaph? Only the wispy haired widows of Madeira could tell you that....”

Oh **** off. No I don’t want some bloody Portuguese cakes you massive cock.

Yet the media bought into his newly invented mystic PL persona... I half expected him to disappear in a puff of sweet smelling smoke, whilst cackling akin to some shawl wearing toothless crone, at any given moment.

A bizarre man, an equally bizarre appointment and by God it nearly worked.

Alas it wasn’t to be.

Ultimately hilarity and karma prevailed.

 

[Lurchy]

Dutch press are linking Jaap Staam to the vacancy. If that happens it'll see Readings last sacked manager at Swansea, and their last one at Reading.

Carlos was only on a contract until end of the season.

 

[Pantani]

He's a complete charlatan - almost in Avram Grant territory. His brilliant game plan was to get ten or eleven players behind the ball and rely on quick breaks. As shown at the Amex in the 4-1, his 'all the meat on the barbecue' plan B was sh*te.

This, what Carvalhal totally failed to recognise in that game was that his midfield was getting completely overrun first half. His response? Take some midfielders off and stick even more players upfront. That was tactics 101 level of obvious, but he did not spot it.