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Football Thread 2015/16 |OT| The Great American Sport
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James Horncastle ‏@JamesHorncastle 26s27 seconds ago
Just the 3rd 5-0 of the season for Napoli. Unbeaten in 14 in all comps. Aggregate score since change to 4-3-3 - just 32-3. 9 clean sheets.
Impressive run of form. Must be the favorites to win the EL.
Yup. But at least we got the win and kept a clean sheet. Kazan never showed up - even after we gave away initiative in the second half.
Just the 3rd 5-0 of the season for Napoli. Unbeaten in 14 in all comps. Aggregate score since change to 4-3-3 - just 32-3. 9 clean sheets.
Impressive run of form. Must be the favorites to win the EL.
Yup. But at least we got the win and kept a clean sheet. Kazan never showed up - even after we gave away initiative in the second half.
WadiumArcadium
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Managed to catch the second half after coming home from Uni. Great finish by Ibe. Sounded like we should have had a few more in the first half.
Last year we did great as well(Wolfsburg-Napoli 1-4, what a game) but then we lost in the semis to fucking Dnipro. Sure, the ref was bad and he had an impact on the result, but we should've destroyed them anyway.
By the way, what is completely amazing me this year is the defense. We still need to get a centerback(Juve pls give us Rugani, we'll finally give you Zuniga) and maybe a right sideback(Hysaj is doing well but Maggio and Henrique are bad and Zuniga is not a football player anymore), but the current perfomance of the defense is great.
Daaaaaaww :3
Great team performance today by the team, we used a good strong team as well so I hope it doesn't affect us too much for Sunday!
3 wins in a row and unbeaten in 12 I think. Admittedly, we didn't play anyone good in those last 3 games, but a little while ago we drew at home to Kazan, and they were terrible.
Say what you want but I'm really beginning to like this Liverpool team. I really did not like Brendan's tactics at all and he never took any responsibility for his actions, mostly buying players and setting them up to fail. I think even Balo would function well in this new team and that's saying a lot. Hopefully we never see him again in the EPL, though a man can dream.
Yeah we're playing much better now than just a couple weeks ago, we're much more enjoyable to watch and seem defensively stronger.
Not quite the finished article yet though, our shots to goals ratio is still very poor but once that's sorted out we're golden!
Brendan deserves a lot of criticism yes, but Balotelli caused a lot of problems by being such a poor striker for us. I think it's best he left Liverpool for good.
The_Hitcher89
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Don't wanna see that brainless twat anywhere near a Liverpool shirt again
Got no patience whatsoever for players who can't be arsed
Got no patience whatsoever for players who can't be arsed
He'll Probably avoid jail time but I'd be surprised if he continues in real Madrid.
He is Florentinos "child" so maybe he'll try to defend his boy but if news comes out that further proves that benzema was directly involved I just don't see how he'd have a future on any team let alone real Madrid
2015 Puskas nominees: https://streamable.com/3i0n
I know y'all are like a close-nit community around here, but I really want to get into watching Football. I played it as a kid but never really watched it fully
Anyone point me into just how to engage in understanding this sport and picking the right teams to support, ect.
Or should I just literally start watching games and get used to it?
Anyone point me into just how to engage in understanding this sport and picking the right teams to support, ect.
Or should I just literally start watching games and get used to it?
Roberto Larcos
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First off, you don't pick who you support. Asking other people who they chose to support will piss them off really quickly.
Best way to get into football is just start watching it. Whatever's on TV. English Premier League is good, as it's all conducted in English (including press-conferences, interviews, club websites etc.). There are matches this weekend, the big one is the North London derby, between Arsenal and Tottenham. Always a good game.
If you want to get a little more info pre-match on that one, give Arseblog a read. It's written by an Arsenal fan, for Arsenal fans, but it does a great job of communicating the relationship most people (in the UK at least) seem to have with football. Although a lot of it regarding specific players will fly over your head, most likely.
For other matches, see if you can find a way of watching Match of the Day. It's how most people I know got into football - highlights and analysis from all the day's Premier League matches.
As for some real live action, where are you from? Do you have a local team?
Id say if you're trying to get into it just start watching some epl games. They play saturday, sunday, monday on NBCSN if you live in the US. You will slowly gain insight on the various clubs, thier cultures, and the rules. One club will be sure to draw your interest and you can join in the coversation.
Support Liverpool.
RagingPhoenix
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He actually agreed with Wenger on something, how's this possible?
Yeah just start watching various leagues/teams.
There are some really good teams out there right now, the Champions League knockout stages start soon so you'll see quite a few teams from lots of countries play each other.
Just watch a few games from different teams and then once one catches your eye with a player you like or a style of play you enjoy, then stick with them
The_Hitcher89
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I don't think he would though
Klopp is one of the best at getting his players to put in 100%, but I'm not sure Balotelli has it in him to do it regularly. He's been a regularly playing pro for around 8 years iirc, and at no point in that timespan has he consistently worked hard enough on the pitch. He can get away with it when he's on form, and he can run his bollocks off for the odd 20 minute period, but the moment things start going wrong, his head goes and you end up with a player who does nothing at best, and a complete liability at worst.
Klopp could maybe ingratiate him into a decent team, but it would have to be on the assumption that he is essentially seperate from the team, and everyone else would have to do his running off the ball. And on it really, his movement in attack is atrocious.
Roberto Larcos
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If only professional football in England existed outside the Premier League :/
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Man I watched all through 3 times and I still can't call it.
Florenzi if pushed but there's 4 I could easily give it to.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Hes fucking obsessed.
Awesome thanks. Will check out those
I'm from Vancouver, we have the Whitecaps in MLS. I'll start paying attention to them as well
The_Hitcher89
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Only one club has Jurgen Klopp in it's employ...
Bournemouth getting close to that equalizer. They should have scored 2-3 goals already in the second half.
Messi edges it for me due to the importance of game and the individual skill required - it wasn't "just" a lucky screamer.
Se7enSword
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#mufc XI: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Blind, Rojo; Carrick, Schweinsteiger; Lingard, Mata, Martial; Rooney.
I'm surprised Carrick is starting with Schweini. I was expecting either Herrera or Schneiderlin.
I'm surprised Carrick is starting with Schweini. I was expecting either Herrera or Schneiderlin.
Roberto Larcos
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Ayoze Perez, what a cunt.
Ape Gone Insane
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This insane obsession with putting Carrick and Schweini together...
Works better when they are rotated and paired up with a younger/faster midfielder like Herrera or Schneiderlin.
The_Hitcher89
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hello blablurn
helloooooooo
What happened?
Se7enSword
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He moved to China!
Glad to hear things are going well. Do you have access to the EPL games?
bonesmccoy
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Only in England can a team commit 2 shocking fouls like that and end up with yellows.
cartoon_soldier
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Tim the Wiz
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Wow, his obsession with Wenger is real. Definitely beyond mind games.
WadiumArcadium
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I'm pretty sure Mourinho has a dartboard with Wenger's face on it.
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