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FORMER Manager Watch: Nuno Espírito Santo

Dave1882

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Good news.

Levy & Patarici hang your heads in shame, you are as much to blame as Nuno. Who should never have been hired
 
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GetSpurredOn

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Jun 18, 2006
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Further announcement in due course???
Suggests something may actively be being worked on, otherwise you’d assume interim appointment would have been made straight away.
 

Rosco1984

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Aug 31, 2012
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Looking at his results last season, his tactical flexibility is refreshing. Looks like he'll ( to the best of his and his teams ability ) tailor make a formation for specific teams. Porto's run in the CL last year was solid. Eventually losing to the would be champions.


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Also this description about how his teams play:

He’s built a fantastic team at Porto using a very fluid 4-4-2 with the fullbacks charging forward and the wingers drifting into central spaces. He likes having the ball (top possession in the league) and wants to move it quickly with short passes to stress opposing defensive structures. Without the ball, he presses with a front five, hoping to force opponents into mistakes, and also uses a very high defensive line.

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I watched their games against Chelsea last year and a few posters earlier who called him just another defensive Mendes client are well wide of the mark. Played on the front foot and very inventive attacking football against what we know is a very good Chelsea side under Tuchel.
 

Johnny J

Not the Kiwi you need but the one you deserve
Aug 18, 2012
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Fucking finally. I wish him the best but it was an absolutely disastrous appointment that everyone could see was doomed. He's a manager on the way down at the moment. I hope he takes a break and has a fresh start somewhere else.
 
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