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[bjaelke]

A famous artist once said "we found love in a hopeless place".

Looks like Pellegrini caught a bit of the Mourinho flu.

Mourinho (after playing City): "The 3-0 is completely fake, out of context."

Manuel Pellegrini (last night): "Today we did it all wrong - the way we defended, the way we went forward. It was a fake night, a fake game."

 

[Blablurn]

 

[spidye]

your reverse jinx still works.

<3

 

[Blablurn]

your reverse jinx still works.

<3

hahah

this season feels so much different than my first season when i arrived in china

nowadays i wake up and see wins

back then it was the second gaal season. so many losses. so frustrating.

 

[spidye]

hahah

this season feels so much different than my first season when i arrived in china

nowadays i wake up and see wins

back then it was the second gaal season. so many losses. so frustrating.

I watched it live
2:0 at halftime against cologne. 2:3 at the end of the game :/

against roma 2:0 at half time and losing 2:3 at the end

losing against fucking inter in the round of 16 after winning the first leg in milan

losing against schlake in the dfb cup

losing against fucking hannover


stupid van gaal.

 

[Blablurn]

I watched it live
2:0 at halftime against cologne. 2:3 at the end of the game :/

against roma 2:0 at half time and losing 2:3 at the end

losing against fucking inter in the round of 16 after winning the first leg in milan

losing against schlake in the dfb cup

losing against fucking hannover


stupid van gaal.

Dark times lol

 

[Portugeezer]

Dat Harry Kane finish...

curse of an over hyped British footballer?

 

[Showaddy]

Dat Harry Kane finish...

curse of an over hyped British footballer?

He just wanders between complete class and complete wank, often during the same game. Will probably still get a hat-trick thanks to West Ham.

 

[bone_and_sinew]

Death to Real Madrid

 

[Milchmonster]

Death to Real Madrid

Great post. Thank you for contributing!

 

[The Last Emperor]

United looking at Ricardo Rodriguez

He's too good for them. He needs to be at Arsenal.

 

[Se7enSword]

United looking at Ricardo Rodriguez

He's too good for them. He needs to be at Arsenal.

I think he'd rather join a club that can go past the group stages of the CL at the very least!

 

[FootballFan]

Bad feeling about this.

 

[Roberto Larcos]

I think he'd rather join a club that can go past the group stages of the CL at the very least!

Probably need for them to get knocked out before you make that joke.

 

[The_Poet]

Dembele is an absolute beast for Spurs right now.

Strongest and smoothest player I've seen on the ball in a long time. Cant remember the last time I saw him get dispossessed.

If a team tries to stop Alli like West Ham did then it just means Dembele and Eriksen can shine.

Easy top 4 for Spurs providing the bulk of the team can stay fit.

 

[Kuros]

Dembele is an absolute beast for Spurs right now.

Strongest and smoothest player I've seen on the ball in a long time. Cant remember the last time I saw him get dispossessed.

If a team tries to stop Alli like West Ham did then it just means Dembele and Eriksen can shine.

Easy top 4 for Spurs providing the bulk of the team can stay fit.

Spurs will do a Spurs at some point. It is guaranteed.

 

[norinrad]

Death to Real Madrid

Hopefully they send both Perez en Benitez packing soon. Benitez seems to ruin teams where ever he goes.

 

[MuggerMD]

Lets go Palace!!!

 

[Se7enSword]

Probably need for them to get knocked out before you make that joke.

It's almost a guarantee at this point. They'll need Olympiakos to not win or draw the last 2 games, while having to overturn their -4 goal difference and securing 2 wins as well.

 

[AcridMeat]

Man what was Defoe doing on that free kick? That was bizarre and needless.

edit: Scott Dann what the fuck hahaha

 

[Roberto Larcos]

It's almost a guarantee at this point. They'll need Olympiakos to not win or draw the last 2 games, while having to overturn their -4 goal difference and securing 2 wins as well.

If Arsenal beat Dynamo 1-0, all they need is for Bayern to beat Olympiakos. Which, let's be honest, they probably will. If they beat them by 2 goals, or Arsenal beat Dynamo by 2 goals, then any Arsenal victory against Olympiakos would secure Olympiakos.

It's really not a foregone conclusion at all.

 

[RiggyRob]

If Arsenal beat Dynamo 1-0, all they need is for Bayern to beat Olympiakos. Which, let's be honest, they probably will. If they beat them by 2 goals, or Arsenal beat Dynamo by 2 goals, then any Arsenal victory against Olympiakos would secure Olympiakos.

It's really not a foregone conclusion at all.

How does it work regarding the head-to-head record? My assumption was that Arsenal need to win against Zagreb (by any score), hope Bayern beat Olympiakos (which they probably will) and then beat Olympiakos by at least two goals.

 

[Kuros]

How does it work regarding the head-to-head record? My assumption was that Arsenal need to win against Zagreb (by any score), hope Bayern beat Olympiakos (which they probably will) and then beat Olympiakos by at least two goals.

It's goal difference in the games between and if that's tied goals scored. So Arse need a 2 goal victory or a 4-3.

If Arse win 3-2, matching the game at the Emirates, it goes to goal difference in the whole group. Arse are currently 4 behind. So the two goal swing from a 3-2 means 2 behind. Given Olympiakos have to lose and Arsenal have to win tonight for this to happen it wipes out the goal difference.

Basically means if Arsenal and Bayern win by a total of more than 2 goals tonight a 3-2 does it for Arsenal.

 

[GoldenCrow]

Finally got around to watching that disgrace of a game from City on Saturday. Coutinho was well decent and made the game something that could still be enjoyed even though I was screaming at the state of City as it was the worst I have seen them play in years, they have had a few bad games this season (Tottenham/United) but nothing as bad as that. On the other hand that was the best I have seen Liverpool play in a long time, thought it was better than the Suarez years as they played like a unit and a really strong team display just goes to show how big a difference a quality manager can make. I don't understand Pelligrini as a manager at times he makes some really odd decisions especially with playing Yaya and other players in games that don't suit them at all, even with injuries it isn't like he doesn't have options.

 

[Milchmonster]

Oh no, Stuttgart sacked Zorniger.

Looks like one of those stories where they win against us on Sunday.

 

[ohyouagain]

Leverkusen is the embodiment of what you call in German the 'Achterbahn der Gefühle' or rocky mountains of sensations. They can be massively shit. Worse than a combination of Schlake and Spurs. And the next day, they can produce moments of brilliance. The perfect team to support for the suicidal and the alcoholic poets.

 

[Ape Gone Insane]

Messi not fucking around. Been 9 minutes and he's almost scored 3 goals. Almost.

 

[Milchmonster]

Leverkusen is the embodiment of what you call in German the 'Achterbahn der Gefühle' or rocky mountains of sensations. They can be massively shit. Worse than a combination of Schlake and Spurs. And the next day, they can produce moments of brilliance. The perfect team to support for the suicidal and the alcoholic poets.

Or for people whose normal emotions are non-existent because they take Bayer pills every day.

 

[Kuros]

It's goal difference in the games between and if that's tied goals scored. So Arse need a 2 goal victory or a 4-3.

If Arse win 3-2, matching the game at the Emirates, it goes to goal difference in the whole group. Arse are currently 4 behind. So the two goal swing from a 3-2 means 2 behind. Given Olympiakos have to lose and Arsenal have to win tonight for this to happen it wipes out the goal difference.

Basically means if Arsenal and Bayern win by a total of more than 2 goals tonight a 3-2 does it for Arsenal.

Yeah so given that Bayern are absolutely spunking Olympiakos it looks like a 3-2 will do Arse just fine next week.

 

[Ape Gone Insane]

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Is that Wenger's face on that patch of grass?

 

[LNBL]

Our supporters made a banner to show support to Luke Shaw

 

[spidye]

lol Badstuber
you have to feel bad for him

 

[Lonely1]

Lol Iker!

 

[Lashley]

3-0

<3 Sanchez

 

[Carl2291]

Suarez is on a completely different level. Jesus Christ.

 

[Sloosha]

Willian with another fantastic free kick.

 

[Steverulez]

What a free-kick by Willian

 

[Sloosha]

Nice cross by Baba.

 

[yagal]

6 - 0
Bruttissima Roma

 

[Steverulez]

Baba showing why its important we have a left back at left back and a right back at right back...

 

[Don Draper's Hat]

Do Arsenal just need to beat Olympiacos now to progress, or does it need to be by a specific score?

 

[Steverulez]

Champions League is done based on head-to-head rather than goal difference right? We lost to Porto and haven't played them again yet... so how are we top?

 

[Milchmonster]

Champions League is done based on head-to-head rather than goal difference right? We lost to Porto and haven't played them again yet... so how are we top?

I think the table is calculated on goal difference until both direct duels have been played.

 

[Steverulez]

I think the table is calculated on goal difference until both direct duels have been played.

Only fudging Uefa. Jesus christ, so if we draw - which completes both duels, then we go second... unless Dynamo beat MTA (likely) and then Porto go out because we beat Dynamo and drew with them and Porto drew and lost against them.

My head hurts, why are Uefa so stupid?

 

[Blablurn]

Bayern.

 

[Oersted]

Bayern.

Praise upon Hoeneß and his cunnings

 

[LNBL]

Better picture:

 

[Haunted]

I know this thread is mostly about club football, but I just took another look at the Euro qualification results (draw is next month), and the FIFA ranking, and I see Belgium on top?

That's why no one takes that fucking ranking seriously. Unofficial ELO ratings are so much more believable and accurate. Fix your shit FIFA.

 

[Kuros]

Do Arsenal just need to beat Olympiacos now to progress, or does it need to be by a specific score?

2 clear goals unless or winning by 1 if they can score 3.

Head to head is the first tiebreaker and Olympiakos won 3-2 in the reverse fixture.

So a 1-0, or a 2-1 not good enough.