Pamplemousse

And every single player he's ever worked with hates him and think he's a poor manager of course. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11700/10875900/eden-hazard-insists-claude-puel-is-one-of-the-top-managers-amid-southampton-sack-reports

Should be a good game this. Only worry is defensively we still look a little shaky and West Ham have goals in them.

Looks like it. They'll make the top 6 for sure, I still think there are stronger teams than them, or teams with stronger squads at least.

The recruitment has been terrible. A competent manager plus terrible recruitment got us to 8th, but two poor managers plus poor recruitment is a recipe for disaster. Get both right and we can get back to competing regularly for European places.

Fair play to them, massive game and they came out on top.

Let's hope we get back to the days of us winning 3-1 all the time

I guess that means Puel is getting the sack then...

I am pleasantly surprised that he's had the impact that he's had. Saying that, it couldn't get much worse really.

I still maintain that we don't have a particularly great squad of players, so for Hassenhutl to get this team playing like this so early is nothing short of miraculous. Dare I say world class? Happy days so far, but as others have said, clean sheet is vital.

Just find it strange how he came into the team under Hughes at the end of last season, played pretty well, and then never got a look in this season. Oh well, he's back in the team and playing well again.

What exactly does the job entail? Does a national team NEED a technical director?

As we know, VVD is prone to injury, and when that happens (it will happen) they'll slip up. City will win the title with ease IMO. A small part of me wants Liverpool to go unbeaten because it'll **** off Arsenal fans.

He'll merely be responsible for implementing the plans that Ralph puts in place. No big deal.

Yes I know it's for the New Orleans Saints but it's the best I could find

No point selling him in January, his two managers here have been useless for him, he'll show his full potential under Ralph IMO and we'll be able to command an even bigger fee. We need to ship players out because we don't have room in the 25 man squad, there are many more I'd move on ahead of Lemina.

Helps that there will be a big contingent of away fans, have they given Sunderland the entire Milton End?

Not sure Leicester will be too ****ed off at the moment...

Poch will go to Utd, it will happen. Zidane to Spurs is my bet, nice challenge for him.

Keep Valery, we need to build for the future. I'm sure Cedric's agent has plenty of clubs like Barcelona and Man Utd lined up...

On Saturday, massive game for both teams. Come on you red and whites

These are the games we have to win. It's easy for the players to be motivated against Man Utd and Arsenal and pick up points, but they've got to show the same attitude in games like this.

Sensational. Definitely no luck about the result, Emery said after the game that we deserved it.

That's what sports journalists do. Pointless thread, we already have one about Bertrand.

It was, the medicore ones are out of the team.