The German coward showed he is no better than Southgate.

[perry geyton]

Tuchels decision has to be the worst decision since Olaf The Hairy. Warrior King of the Vikings.
Ordered 80,000 War Helmets with the horns sticking out from the inside.

If it had worked we would be heaping praise on him, it's a funny old game.

It did against Mexico

[alfie]

Tuchels decision has to be the worst decision since Olaf The Hairy. Warrior King of the Vikings.
Ordered 80,000 War Helmets with the horns sticking out from the inside.

If it had worked we would be heaping praise on him, it's a funny old game.

Nothing funny about that game, and even if we had hung on, it would not have disguised the fact that this manager is an utter buffoon, and It caught up with him showing not only his limitations but his deluded ideas.
Every match is different as is every opponent.
We may have got away with it against two bob rovers, but not against them.
It showed how little faith he had in certain players to see us over the line by overseeing a calamity that had disaster written all of it.
Horses for courses, and I would imagine his credibility amongst the players after that is lower than a snakes belly.
The players looked completely confused and bewildered.
He has written his own epitaph, and the only reason the melts at the FA will not sack him is because it would cost them a small fortune.
If he continues he has a lot of making up to do, for me this is one error of
judgement too many, and he has run his strings out to the end.
So no there is nothing at all funny about it.
It is not a funny old game, but it is a simple one. I have sent Tuchel an email saying. " If you fight with your spirit the football will follow. "
Although in hindsight I should have sent it to him last week.

Haha I rember you on a few occasions saying "it's a funny old game" 🤣🤣

[Woolly Mammoth]

Tuchels decision has to be the worst decision since Olaf The Hairy. Warrior King of the Vikings.
Ordered 80,000 War Helmets with the horns sticking out from the inside.

If it had worked we would be heaping praise on him, it's a funny old game.

Nothing funny about that game, and even if we had hung on, it would not have disguised the fact that this manager is an utter buffoon, and It caught up with him showing not only his limitations but his deluded ideas.
Every match is different as is every opponent.
We may have got away with it against two bob rovers, but not against them.
It showed how little faith he had in certain players to see us over the line by overseeing a calamity that had disaster written all of it.
Horses for courses, and I would imagine his credibility amongst the players after that is lower than a snakes belly.
The players looked completely confused and bewildered.
He has written his own epitaph, and the only reason the melts at the FA will not sack him is because it would cost them a small fortune.
If he continues he has a lot of making up to do, for me this is one error of
judgement too many, and he has run his strings out to the end.
So no there is nothing at all funny about it.
It is not a funny old game, but it is a simple one. I have sent Tuchel an email saying. " If you fight with your spirit the football will follow. "
Although in hindsight I should have sent it to him last week.

Haha I rember you on a few occasions saying "it's a funny old game" 🤣🤣

Indeed Mr Alfie, and they were either funny ha ha 😂 or funny peculiar 😖.
But on this occasion I am talking about the WC Semi Final which in my humble opinion was neither. 😡

[Baszab]

I don't think it is rude nor xenophobic to use the phrase "German"

Neither France, Spain, Argentina nor Germany would entertain having a non national manager
It's about passion as well as tactical brilliance

So the FA took a gamble on a German who had never managed a national team - and he failed
Hence the choice of a non-English to be master tactician has to be weighed against being English

TT is German

[The Little Dave]

Lol

[cookieg]

I don't think it is rude nor xenophobic to use the phrase "German"

Neither France, Spain, Argentina nor Germany would entertain having a non national manager
It's about passion as well as tactical brilliance

So the FA took a gamble on a German who had never managed a national team - and he failed
Hence the choice of a non-English to be master tactician has to be weighed against being English

TT is German

But the title didn't say "cowardly manager" it highlighted his nationality. And what if the manager was black would "the black coward" be ok? You might argue that factually both statements are correct but the fact that nationality and colour are highlighted doesn't make it necessarily acceptable.

[Whitestone]

Tuchels decision has to be the worst decision since Olaf The Hairy. Warrior King of the Vikings.
Ordered 80,000 War Helmets with the horns sticking out from the inside.

If it had worked we would be heaping praise on him, it's a funny old game.

It did against Mexico

Tuchel had no choice against Mexico who are an inferior team to Argentina anyway.

[john dempsey]

I don't think it is rude nor xenophobic to use the phrase "German"

Neither France, Spain, Argentina nor Germany would entertain having a non national manager
It's about passion as well as tactical brilliance

So the FA took a gamble on a German who had never managed a national team - and he failed
Hence the choice of a non-English to be master tactician has to be weighed against being English

TT is German

But the title didn't say "cowardly manager" it highlighted his nationality. And what if the manager was black would "the black coward" be ok? You might argue that factually both statements are correct but the fact that nationality and colour are highlighted doesn't make it necessarily acceptable.

Have you ever taken exception to
Mick the Beard, calling our players the Nigerians.

[The Little Dave]

The English unaware shows he doesn't know the difference between Bavaria and Rhineland.

[Andrew]

I don't think it is rude nor xenophobic to use the phrase "German"

Neither France, Spain, Argentina nor Germany would entertain having a non national manager
It's about passion as well as tactical brilliance

So the FA took a gamble on a German who had never managed a national team - and he failed
Hence the choice of a non-English to be master tactician has to be weighed against being English

TT is German

I'm genuinely surprised at your comment.

The use of nationality was not needed in the phrase, was in it's use only ever intended to be provocative, and is troubling if not called out for what it actually is.



 

[Sammyffc]

I don't think it is rude nor xenophobic to use the phrase "German"

Neither France, Spain, Argentina nor Germany would entertain having a non national manager
It's about passion as well as tactical brilliance

So the FA took a gamble on a German who had never managed a national team - and he failed
Hence the choice of a non-English to be master tactician has to be weighed against being English

TT is German

Well they have all had a manager from a different country in their history apart from Germany.

Argentina - spaniad called Jose Lago Millan

Spain - helenio herrera from Argentina , also Laszlo Kubala ..

France - Romanian Stefan Kovacs

 

[Fulham Tup North]

I don't think it is rude nor xenophobic to use the phrase "German"

Neither France, Spain, Argentina nor Germany would entertain having a non national manager
It's about passion as well as tactical brilliance

So the FA took a gamble on a German who had never managed a national team - and he failed
Hence the choice of a non-English to be master tactician has to be weighed against being English

TT is German

Well they have all had a manager from a different country in their history apart from Germany.

Argentina - spaniad called Jose Lago Millan

Spain - helenio herrera from Argentina , also Laszlo Kubala ..

France - Romanian Stefan Kovacs

 

I hate people who use FACTS ...   

[SG]

I don't think it is rude nor xenophobic to use the phrase "German"

Neither France, Spain, Argentina nor Germany would entertain having a non national manager
It's about passion as well as tactical brilliance

So the FA took a gamble on a German who had never managed a national team - and he failed
Hence the choice of a non-English to be master tactician has to be weighed against being English

TT is German

Well they have all had a manager from a different country in their history apart from Germany.

Argentina - spaniad called Jose Lago Millan

Spain - helenio herrera from Argentina , also Laszlo Kubala ..

France - Romanian Stefan Kovacs

 

That's true but they were unsuccessful. Today they have managers who have not been successful at club level but have come up through the ranks similarly to Lee Carsley. Instead our FA threw money at the problem and its failed.

[Logicalman]

And there's the "I told you so post". So predictable so xenophobic.

So you disagree with the actual thrust of his post then, e.g. the errors by Tuchel?

[bill taylors apprentice]

I don't think it is rude nor xenophobic to use the phrase "German"

Neither France, Spain, Argentina nor Germany would entertain having a non national manager
It's about passion as well as tactical brilliance

So the FA took a gamble on a German who had never managed a national team - and he failed
Hence the choice of a non-English to be master tactician has to be weighed against being English

TT is German

But the title didn't say "cowardly manager" it highlighted his nationality. And what if the manager was black would "the black coward" be ok? You might argue that factually both statements are correct but the fact that nationality and colour are highlighted doesn't make it necessarily acceptable.

Just to be clear, are you saying the fact he's German and if this word is used in a descriptive way that's wrong or even evil?
What about using the word manager to describe someone, is that risking upsetting other managers and to be avoided?

[hopper]

Posters like this repeatedly being xenophobic and wind up merchants are reasons I barely come on this board anymore. Depressing drivel.

[Bassey the warrior]

I don't think it is rude nor xenophobic to use the phrase "German"

Neither France, Spain, Argentina nor Germany would entertain having a non national manager
It's about passion as well as tactical brilliance

So the FA took a gamble on a German who had never managed a national team - and he failed
Hence the choice of a non-English to be master tactician has to be weighed against being English

TT is German

Well they have all had a manager from a different country in their history apart from Germany.

Argentina - spaniad called Jose Lago Millan

Spain - helenio herrera from Argentina , also Laszlo Kubala ..

France - Romanian Stefan Kovacs

 

That's true but they were unsuccessful. Today they have managers who have not been successful at club level but have come up through the ranks similarly to Lee Carsley. Instead our FA threw money at the problem and its failed.

Carsley looked a bit overwhelmed by the job, getting battered by Greece didn't help. I liked the look of him though and his team's play good football, hopefully he'll get another chance in the future.

[Bassey the warrior]

Tuchels decision has to be the worst decision since Olaf The Hairy. Warrior King of the Vikings.
Ordered 80,000 War Helmets with the horns sticking out from the inside.

If it had worked we would be heaping praise on him, it's a funny old game.

It did against Mexico

Tuchel had no choice against Mexico who are an inferior team to Argentina anyway.

You've hit the nail in the head, England were down to ten men against Mexico, no such constraints against Argentina. Tuchel panicked.

[hopper]

And there's the "I told you so post". So predictable so xenophobic.

So you disagree with the actual thrust of his post then, e.g. the errors by Tuchel?

State of this reply from a mod. Disregarding that the reply is responding to how it was made and the clear whistleblowing that Nick constantly does.

The fact he's doing these kind of posts time and time again comes across as an endorsement that FoF approves this kind of xenophobia. 'The German Coward' 'We might as well send him back to the Rhineland in shame.'

There's a discussion to be had about whether it makes sense or not to have a foreign manager, or the performance but not like this. It's no way to have a sensible discussion which what a football messageboard should be for.

[perry geyton]

Tuchels decision has to be the worst decision since Olaf The Hairy. Warrior King of the Vikings.
Ordered 80,000 War Helmets with the horns sticking out from the inside.

If it had worked we would be heaping praise on him, it's a funny old game.

It did against Mexico

Tuchel had no choice against Mexico who are an inferior team to Argentina anyway.

I'm aware of that, a 10 men Mexico too

He thought it would work again against the filthy cheating Argies but he got it wrong,

Truth is The German should of told our boys to go to war with them, beat them at theyre game and attack the sh1t out of them

That way if you do still loose you loose with dignity

I wish we could play that filthy scum again, i swear we'd we'd win, I despise that team and everything about them