RedRock Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 2-0 up at Real Madrid on BT Sport now. Still not sure aside from a decent agent, nice haircut and being an all-round good egg how he’s got to the level of playing against Real in the Champions League. Probably, the only thing LJ and I would agree on footballl-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Looks reasonable too! Flicking in and out of it, but he looks alright. Now Real Madrid have rested 5-6 players and it's a mix of youth, experience and squad players. Real also have little riding on it whereas CSKA playing for a Europa place. What really helps him I'm sure is CSKA aren't looking to dominate, away to Real Madrid you need to be compact, you need to look to counter when you can- and I know Real Madrid aren't stellar ATM but it still applies to most sides. You know what? That suits Magnússon that style, that tactical framework- seems he has found a suitable club, tactics etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City fan 1982 Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 must be good enough for juve to originally see something in him, come s to ashton gate and one of englands allegedly up and coming coaches cant get a tune out of him ! freezes him out of squad after coming on as sub at preston with us 4 nil down already, given a decent run could have done ok, hes young like most of our squad and will make mistakes, good enough for cska and champions league football and getting paid more too ! id say maggers is doing better than johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Wood Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, kivsy said: must be good enough for juve to originally see something in him, come s to ashton gate and one of englands allegedly up and coming coaches cant get a tune out of him ! freezes him out of squad after coming on as sub at preston with us 4 nil down already, given a decent run could have done ok, hes young like most of our squad and will make mistakes, good enough for cska and champions league football and getting paid more too ! id say maggers is doing better than johnson Think you have summed up our recruitment can't get a tune out of him, how many other players does this apply to how many players have actually improved under Lee johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Robin Wood said: Think you have summed up our recruitment can't get a tune out of him, how many other players does this apply to how many players have actually improved under Lee johnson I think there's an interesting correlation with LJ. Seems if the player is from an equivalent or higher level, or is a more experienced pro, they either don't flourish under him, or they start well but then decline. Some (Tomlin and probably Matthews) had a poor attitude or were no good (Giefer and Diony) but overall it does seem he's better with players on the up for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 0-3. This manager isnt going to last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City fan 1982 Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: I think there's an interesting correlation with LJ. Seems if the player is from an equivalent or higher level, or is a more experienced pro, they either don't flourish under him, or they start well but then decline. Some (Tomlin and probably Matthews) had a poor attitude or were no good (Giefer and Diony) but overall it does seem he's better with players on the up for whatever reason. bailey wright was aussie international, comes here doesnt make world cup squad, im sure there re more examples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Counterattacking football suits Magnússon better the main lesson here I think. Possibly European football also better suited. Also he's playing in a back 3. 8 minutes ago, kivsy said: bailey wright was aussie international, comes here doesnt make world cup squad, im sure there re more examples Had good Championship experience- well a season and a half anyway- at Preston too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 That Sigurdsson can play. Where did he come from? I know they played a young squad but RM fans won’t like this. They are a mess right now. Imo they took too long to add some youth to their squad. Ramos, Modric, Ronaldo, Kroos, Marcelo and Benzema were always going slow down at some point. Didn’t do enough in the past 3-4 seasons to bring in some youth. Now have to wait for Asensio, Vinicius and Ordiozola to come of age. Bayern Munich are similar but started their process last summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, Super said: 0-3. This manager isnt going to last long. Are the handkerchiefs out yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Very young CSKA team too Joe, I'd say it's a mixed Real Madrid side as opposed to an outright young one. On the pitch currently? Courtois, Carvajal, Isco, Asensio, Kroos and Bale. Hardly Dog and Duck XI! They do look in transition however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepUpLino Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Fair play to him, the best thing he could have ever done was leave BCFC, Shit manager with no idea how to get the best out of talented individuals.. well done lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFC II Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 A thread about a former player excelling turns into a thread for those with an agenda against LJ to turn into a Johnson out thread... Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yozzarian Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Say what you like about Maggers but he was another like Fam who really cares and gave 100%. Any deficit in quality that may have been there I could easily forget for what he brought. Personalities like his engage the crowd more successfully than some of our 'better 'players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, JBFC II said: A thread about a former player excelling turns into a thread for those with an agenda against LJ to turn into a Johnson out thread... Great Pretend to be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, kivsy said: bailey wright was aussie international, comes here doesnt make world cup squad, im sure there re more examples I think Bailey played through injury last season, ultimately meaning he needed an op, and therefore he sacrificed his World Cup spot as a result. In hindsight I wonder if he’d have been better to have Op prior to Leeds away (having struggled through the previous couple of games), and come back in time for the end of season. With Pisano struggling to get fit and Vyner on loan, he played when he shouldn’t have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Robin Wood said: Think you have summed up our recruitment can't get a tune out of him, how many other players does this apply to how many players have actually improved under Lee johnson Reid and Bryan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrongagain Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Nah he’s no f*****g good! our coaching staff know their stuff, he will never be good enough for European cup games! - what a criminal waste of talent - one thing for sure! No matter how many windows it won’t be us making the headlines under this leadership! how many other players not suiting our DNA succeed after leaving as ”underperformers” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dullmoan Tone Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Has everyone forgotten his calamities so quickly? Remember Wolves last season (I think) where he once again failed to see it out and we conceded. Great for long throws not Championship defending! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Major Isewater said: Pretend to be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC11 Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Very good player is Mags. Loved the club and the fans, always gave 100%, personally just think he struggled to adapt to the pace of the game over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Constant Rabbit Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 I'd have him back in a heartbeat. But why would he come? Face facts - we have gone backwards, he's playing v Real Madrid, so yeah, his odd mistake seems to have been forgotten. Viva Maggs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishRed Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, Dullmoan Tone said: Has everyone forgotten his calamities so quickly? Remember Wolves last season (I think) where he once again failed to see it out and we conceded. Great for long throws not Championship defending! Yes, there was always a mistake in him, he had real potential,but you have to question the coaches. Their job is to make players better or eradicate their propensity to make the same mistakes time and again, that didn’t happen here, when the consistency of those error were there for all to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Turned to shite under LJ just like a few others. He was also much too tall as LJ can't command any authority with big men. Just look at how we are being outperformed in the air game after game. We need some height and beef in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Nice for Hörður, when he was in City he could not make it all the way. He sure has developed, when he was here he made misstakes and dont think his confidence was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Wood Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 9 hours ago, grifty said: Reid and Bryan? Reid yes Joe Bryan was already a first team player long before Johnson arrived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey 6 Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Mental what being good with the fans on twitter can do for a player. Even then, that was done by a PR company and not actually him. Average player at LB, not up to it at CB. Wasn’t disappointed to see him leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 7 hours ago, wendyredredrobin said: Just look at how we are being outperformed in the air game after game. We need some height and beef in the team We are the 6th best team in the division when measured by winning headers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturny Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 39 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: We are the 6th best team in the division when measured by winning headers. Above Middlesbrough surprisingly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 45 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said: We are the 6th best team in the division when measured by winning headers. There's lies, damn lies and then there are statistics. First resort of the manager who's bluffing it..Ironically, it could be an indication that we are viewed as being weak aerially and opposition teams put more balls in the box meaning we have to clear more of them. When Flint was here, teams wanted to drag him out the middle and isolate him one on one rather than feed him crosses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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