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Football Thread 2014/15 |OT3| Got to be a top 5 worst thread title we've ever had.
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You guys are in the CL every year, though, so in your situation I would probably feel similar. For us though it's been 4 years. It would be an absolute disaster to not go through in the qualifiers.
I think we'll go out in the group stages because of Rodgers' inexperience in Europe, but at least we'll get a few months of bliss.
Sviatoslav
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Shame the CL matches tomo are all one sided to an extent. The standout one has to be, Lille vs Porto. Having said that, Porto should have too much for Lille.
Zenfica should have it easy tomo.
Two thirds of Zenfica (Witsel and Javi Garcia) won't play tomorrow though
Hopefully old man Tymo still has a couple of decent performances left in him.
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All it takes is one mistake. We are not great defensively and it will take us some more games before the attack will really be flowing. I think we will win, but there will be a lot of pressure on us that we have never faced before in the qualification round.
I agree. Giroud is good as a backup or potentially in a front two. Funny how we haven't won much since Wenger changed away from a front two.
Liverpool's coefficient is pretty low, right? could be an ugly group.
Sviatoslav
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Yeah, not really worried. As bad as we were they weren't any better. I don't expect us too play that poorly again.
Lightning, do we know how long Arteta is out? Could just be a knock and he is out for a couple days.
We have a deep enough squad that we should be able to handle Everton and the CL game.
Giroud killed me today. So frustrating.
Sviatoslav
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I was going to pick PSG from pot 2 but then switched it to Dortmund at the last moment. Hivemind achieved.
Dortmund could still get in pot 1, if Arsenal and Porto are loosing.
Not gonna happen though, so I'm ready for a hard group once again.
http://www.ecaeurope.com/tabbed-content/club-ranking/
Liverpool are currently 46th in the coefficient ranks.
Chelsea 4th
United 6th
Arsenal 10th
Spurs 15th
City 16th
United will be about 22-25th at the start of next season as well get sod all this year and will lose 10/11 which was 36 points.
Wenger needs to start using common sense or we're in the shit,
Wilshere needs to replace Ramsey therefore Wilshere needs the bench against Everton. Koscielny needs to be benched as well and get treatment or we'll lose him for the season. Flamini needs to be told to stop getting early yellow cards, it makes him unplayable. Cazorla needs to be benched and Ox needs to start on the left.
Those things NEED to happen imo. Aside from the obvious bring in more players.
Wilshere needs to replace Ramsey therefore Wilshere needs the bench against Everton. Koscielny needs to be benched as well and get treatment or we'll lose him for the season. Flamini needs to be told to stop getting early yellow cards, it makes him unplayable. Cazorla needs to be benched and Ox needs to start on the left.
Those things NEED to happen imo. Aside from the obvious bring in more players.
I heard he was limping very badly and was wearing a protective boot. Wenger also didn't sound optimistic but no I doubt I'm assuming he's out based on what I saw, heard from certain people on the internet, and the players age and injury record.
Ah ok. Agree with everything you said above.
No, you'll keep your 10/11 points next season. The 15/16 season seedings are based on 10/11, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, and 14/15 coefficients. Similarly, Liverpool are really about 32nd for this year's tournaments as we get to include our 09/10 points (Europa League semifinals).
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The seeding for next year's CL will still include the 10/11 points.
Two thirds of Zenfica (Witsel and Javi Garcia) won't play tomorrow though
Hopefully old man Tymo still has a couple of decent performances left in him.
You shouldn't miss them too much. Not sure Tymo has much left in him anymore.
Sviatoslav
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We've had far too many stinkers away from home in Europe for me not to worry. Still can't believe Spalletti wasn't fired after that 4-1 loss to Austria Vienna last year.
Hasphat'sAnts
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There's a new contract on the table for him from Roma, so I'd be shocked if we get Benatia with that 25m bid. It'll end up somewhere round 35 to 40m
Don't forget his Bifi contract, so jealous of him...
yup. 35-40 is what they say on Twitter too. Crazy if we do it. But Roma knows we need the player. They will take every Euro they can get : (
That was a shock for most, I would imagine. They were the whipping boys for the other two teams in your group, but you guys couldn't beat them. The fact you qualified to the knockout stages with the fewest points ever said it all, really.
Zenit need to match what CSKA did a few years back, and reach the quaters.
I guess if he joins, Dante will be benched?
Hasphat'sAnts
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Back three would most likely be Boateng - Benatia/Badstuber - Alaba
It seems like Alaba will play as DM in the beginning.
Sviatoslav
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I don't see us winning a group so we'll need the same type of luck that CSKA had to draw Sevilla that season in the knockout round. Btw, that wasn't a good CSKA team, they finished 5th in the league that year.
I don't approve. Players in the holding spot need to balance each other out and if Lahm is staying up then we have two very similar players in the spot.
Trust in Pep
I didn't realise they did that bad in the league. I guess it all depends on the group you get.
I was thinking the same thing. Pep is transforming the team, but I don't think it will pay off.
In what world would Wenger play a front two? Not many clubs do, these days - anyway, Sanchez will likely start playing as more of a striker.
Erm, there have been many qualification games where we have been under this or more pressure.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Depends on how the 3-4-3 is actually employed because if we play a diamond we won't need two holding mids.
-------Lahm-------
Hojbjerg----Bernat
-------Goetze-----
Robben--Lewa--Mueller
EDit: Btw this formation would have been perfect for Kroos. Such a waste.
Kroos :lol It's good that he's gone. Slowed down our game.
Shanks D Zoro
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We went a decade without winning playing only one striker.
No we haven't. We have won every previous qualification game. This is the first time we find ourself in this situation.
Against Udinese though we were a penalty save away from Europa league. When Szcz saved Di Natalie's penalty,
Fuck off Fw.
Am I the only one who find this post amusing when you consider that Bayern brought in Pep and Bla liking him? :lol
I love you Bla.
#FuckBayern
#HalaDortmund
#FuckMilch
What's with his arms. I can just imagine his conversation with the tailor
"Stand naturally, Ed"
"I am"
"Don't lie to me. Exhale and do that simian thing"
Shanks D Zoro
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But we had already won the first leg so there was a lot less pressure. We just didn't have to fuck up but of course this being us we made it hard for ourself in the 2nd leg.
This is an entirely new situation for us. WE HAVE TO WIN. They just need a score draw and they qualify.
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