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Purdy said:
Special needs who won less trophies than the other Madrid team

When does spouting ****e insults qualify as mind games
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Did he? Atletico Madrid, europa, league cup, euro supercup. Real Madrid, League, league cup, domestic supercup?

I'm no fan of Mourinho, but Wenger's randomly talking about Mourinho being scared to fail, when anyone with half a brain realises it's mind games, both trying to ease pressure off his players and push it on other managers.

Mourinho saying if he hadn't won anything in 8 years he'd have left London. What has comparing his trophy haul at Real to Atletico's got to do with anything? THe worst thing you can say about Mourinho is in the past 8 years he's only managed 3 cups in 3 years at Real?

Since Wenger last one anything, Mourinho's teams have won 14 cups/titles. Put it this way Arsenal have spent not far off(if not past by now) a BILLION on wages at Arsenal since the last cup was won..... I don't think the money vs cups argument works in favour of Wenger at all, or even close.
 
Another sacking following a defeat to Brendan's Liverpool, Rodgers is racking up quite the body-count!

Also, the Mourinho vs Arsene stuff is just their reiteration of Rafa vs Fergie that we had in 08/09. They both know it's a damn tight race and are starting the mind wars to undermine each other however they can. Be careful Liverpool don't just cruise up and snatch the title whilst you guys are busy bickering ;)
 
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I don't know if I completely missed the Ravel Morrison leaving West Ham story previously or not. I knew they suddenly seemed to be looking to offload him but didn't know why at all. According to that the team was seemingly putting a lot of pressure on him to join a certain agent who represents Alladyce and multiple other players, seemingly at whatever club Alladyce is at, and the implication is because he refused they are looking to get rid of him.

Is this not, well seemingly absolutely unprofessional but, illegal? Doesn't the manager and players all having the same representation work directly against the club. The only real reason for them all to be represented by the same person is to gain collective bargaining power, but considering the manager is entirely at odds with the players position in negotiating... isn't that, well, I don't know.

Alladyce signs people up to same agent, then they decide the player gets a better contract or they all walk or, I don't know. Seems very very dodgy, and insane to shove players out with a different agent.
 
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I must admit when Surridge first signed for Liverpool I didn't think he would be good enough. Twice at two big clubs he failed to get keep a sustained run in the first team which justified many people's, including mine, attitude that it would be the same at Liverpool. I am very happy however, that he proved me and a lot of others wrong.
 
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