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May32019 by JBNo Comments

‘After two months, goodbye’ – Mourinho aims coaching dig at Neville and Scholes

Premier League

Former Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho has aimed a veiled dig at Gary Neville and Paul Scholes after their forgettable time in coaching, with Mourinho stating that you have to “be born with some talent” in order to succeed. Two ex-Manchester United players were often outspoken in their criticism of Mourinho during his tenure at Old Trafford. Neville and Scholes have, however, shown how difficult management can be, with the former failing at Valencia and the latter lasting a matter of weeks in a role at Oldham. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mourinho is happy to see that certain ex-players are finding out the difficult way that life in the dugout is not as easy as it may appear, with his record standing up to anybody after title wins in Portugal, Engla...

Mar132019 by JBNo Comments

Klopp slams Neville for suggesting Liverpool should lose to Bayern

Premier League, UEFA

Jurgen Klopp responded to the suggestion that the Champions League was Liverpool's secondary concern this campaign ahead of Liverpool's Champions League second leg against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Gary Neville suggested Liverpool should lose to Bayern if they want to win the Premier League so they can have a clear fixture list for the rest of the season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The tie against Bayern is finely balanced after a 0-0 draw at Anfield and since that match Liverpool have slipped off the top of the table. Klopp dismissed issues about competing in both competitions, and took aim at Neville for his comments. ‘I don’t think any other coach in the world answers this question if they are playing in the Champions League,’ Klopp said at...

Sep142018 by JBNo Comments

Jurgen Klopp hits back at Gary Neville over Champions League advice

Premier League

Jurgen Klopp has hit back at Gary Neville’s advice that Liverpool should consider forfeiting the Champions League this season. Liverpool sit top of the table after four wins from four matches so far and look well equipped to challenge Manchester City for their first league title since 1990. Liverpool reached the final of the Champions League last campaign but Neville believes, despite three major signings during the transfer window, Klopp’s team is still not equipped to challenge on multiple fronts. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Speaking ahead of Saturday’s trip to Wembley against Tottenham, Klopp laughed off Neville’s claims and insists he will send out his side to win every game they play. He said: ‘Gary should come over and tell me exactly how t...

Sep132018 by JBNo Comments

Neville claims Manchester United should sell Pogba

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League

Gary Neville believes Manchester United should sell midfielder Paul Pogba is he is not fully committed to the club. The Frenchman's future at the club has been called into question several times given his fractious relationship with manager Jose Mourinho. He returned to United for a second spell in June 2016 but it has not been smooth so far and with Barcelona and Juventus keen on the France international, Neville feels United can survive without him. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); On Pogba, Neville said: "He's a talented player but I want to see more consistency and leadership," the former right back told The Times. 'As a fan, honestly, part of me is that no one is bigger than the club and I am not interested in people who are looking left and rig...

May142018 by JBNo Comments

Jose Mourinho hits back at ‘negative’ Gary Neville

Premier League

Jose Mourinho has accused Gary Neville of negativity over Scott McTominay at Manchester United. Former United defender-turned-pundit Neville questioned whether McTominay is good enough to be a United midfielder and has suggested he could be a future centre-back instead. Asked of his opinion on the matter on Sunday, Mourinho said. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "It depends the way you want to analyse it," he told MUTV. "If you want to be positive and respect the effort of everyone and the clear numbers and pragmatic numbers of the improvement, you say all positive things -- the best position for five years, a huge amount of points that would normally give a fight for the title until the last few weeks, lots of clean sheets, Golden Glove, more goals than...

Mar52018 by JBNo Comments

Gary Neville responds to Conte’s ‘stupid’ comments

Premier League

Gary Neville has responded to Antonio Conte calling him and Jamie Redknapp ‘stupid’ for their criticism after Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Manchester City. Chelsea lost a fourth league game in their last five games after the loss against City and Neville ripped into Conte’s players for their horrible performance. The Manchester United legend labelled their display as an ’embarrassment’ and Conte hit back by defending his tactics against City. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I’m not so stupid to play open against Manchester City and lose 3-0 or 4-0,’ the Italian said. ‘If I remember well, three days ago, Arsenal played twice against City and then you criticised Arsene Wenger because they conceded three goals in only 30 minutes. ‘The pundit has to use th...