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Football Thread 2016/17 & Offseason |OT2| Wenger In Fam! Wenger Out Blud!
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CecilRousso
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This being the same Gnabry, that Tony Pulis deemed not good enough for WBA like yesterday?
Yes, I know, a few seasons have gone, different league, different playstyles, all of that, but it's still a bit funny.
WhateverItTakes
Banned
This blonde Venezuelan kid in the under 20s world cup.final has a hell of a free kick on him, even if they weren't goals.
MrS
Banned
Home shirt is awful compared to this (last?) seasons.
Hope the kids can get the chances they deserve at club level now.
You don't want De Vrij. His arm will fall off signing the contract.
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Congrats England u20
cromofo
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cromofo
Member
Damn, caught me before my update.
Guileless
Temp Banned for Remedial Purposes
England player ratings from the Times. 4 for Hart is generous.
Joe Hart 4/10
Poor positional sense for the free kick for Scotlands first goal from Griffiths, being too near his right post. Reacted too slowly for the second free kick from the same player. Big mistakes.
Jake Livermore 6/10
Gave away the foul that led to Griffiths second goal. Had been tidy until then without being spectacular. Saw a deflected shot hit a post early in the second half.
Kyle Walker 6/10
Was never given the true licence to show what he can do going forward. England needed more of his pace and penetration on the right flank. More to offer than he showed on this occasion.
Adam Lallana 7/10
Lovely, silky feet, he always looked dangerous. Came close to scoring in the first half, when he opened up the Scotland defence and saw his shot tipped into the side netting.
Gary Cahill 6/10
Made a right mess of a challenge on Griffiths in the 86th minute. That gave Scotland a lifeline, when the same Scottish player curled his free kick past Hart. Had been composed before then.
Dele Alli 5/10
Anonymous. Took an early kick from Brown and never really settled into the game. Spurned a decent chance in the 50th minute and his vision was off and his passing poor.
Chris Smalling 6/10
Not the most difficult of afternoons for the Manchester United centre-half facing an unambitious Scotland side with just Griffiths up front. Did his job alongside Cahill.
Marcus Rashford 6/10
Was on set pieces, which seemed strange. Has the pace to have done more than he did. Withdrawn to be replaced by a player who was more purposeful and direct and scored.
Ryan Bertrand 7/10
Gave a good attacking option down the left and his crosses were a key element for Southgates men going forward. Will be happy with what he did for the visitors.
Harry Kane 8/10
Did what good captains do: rescued his team in their hour of need. A massive strike, three minutes into stoppage time, with composure. Had missed three chances before then.
Eric Dier 5/10
Was not the dominating presence England expected him to be in midfield. There is more to Diers game than he showed. Should have been the platform in front of his back four for victory.
Joe Hart 4/10
Poor positional sense for the free kick for Scotlands first goal from Griffiths, being too near his right post. Reacted too slowly for the second free kick from the same player. Big mistakes.
Jake Livermore 6/10
Gave away the foul that led to Griffiths second goal. Had been tidy until then without being spectacular. Saw a deflected shot hit a post early in the second half.
Kyle Walker 6/10
Was never given the true licence to show what he can do going forward. England needed more of his pace and penetration on the right flank. More to offer than he showed on this occasion.
Adam Lallana 7/10
Lovely, silky feet, he always looked dangerous. Came close to scoring in the first half, when he opened up the Scotland defence and saw his shot tipped into the side netting.
Gary Cahill 6/10
Made a right mess of a challenge on Griffiths in the 86th minute. That gave Scotland a lifeline, when the same Scottish player curled his free kick past Hart. Had been composed before then.
Dele Alli 5/10
Anonymous. Took an early kick from Brown and never really settled into the game. Spurned a decent chance in the 50th minute and his vision was off and his passing poor.
Chris Smalling 6/10
Not the most difficult of afternoons for the Manchester United centre-half facing an unambitious Scotland side with just Griffiths up front. Did his job alongside Cahill.
Marcus Rashford 6/10
Was on set pieces, which seemed strange. Has the pace to have done more than he did. Withdrawn to be replaced by a player who was more purposeful and direct and scored.
Ryan Bertrand 7/10
Gave a good attacking option down the left and his crosses were a key element for Southgates men going forward. Will be happy with what he did for the visitors.
Harry Kane 8/10
Did what good captains do: rescued his team in their hour of need. A massive strike, three minutes into stoppage time, with composure. Had missed three chances before then.
Eric Dier 5/10
Was not the dominating presence England expected him to be in midfield. There is more to Diers game than he showed. Should have been the platform in front of his back four for victory.
RocknRola
Member
Really like both models. If I was a fan I'd have a tough time picking one to buy
Congrats to England!
immortal-joe
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Quick, print "World Champions" badges for the senior team.
WhateverItTakes
Banned
Yeah but it's math innit. -×-=+
Get a fusion with Sturridge and we'll have a box to box midfielder that can play every game.
Sgtpepper89
Member
:/ That man sure aint got luck on his side. Gonna miss another WC eh?
WAR recon zero
Banned
Congrats to England for the win.
And Congrats to Venezuela for a wonderful run.
And Congrats to Venezuela for a wonderful run.
Hart will definitely be dropped for the France game.
McMoneyman
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For who though?
Forster is just Hart with black hair, Butland has been injured for ages, Pickford is unproven at this level in my opinion, I mean it's fine looking good in Sunderland when you're peppered with shots and all that.
I've just put an OT together for the Confederations Cup. It starts this week.
Forster is most likely to get the shout.
You mean Penaranda playing for Watford?
Fuck. That.
As much as I doubt Mourinho would ever try to implement a 3 center back system as his base for the season, his signings seems to point to that especially if the Perisic rumors are true. Right now he has Bailly, Lindelof, Smalling, Jones, Rojo and Blind to play as center backs. I'm sure he would love to sell Smalling, but who in their right mind will pay anything for him that would please Man United?
Perisic "thrives" as the LB/LW in a 3 center back system (that's why apparently Chelsea is interested as well). Also this would be a system that fits Pogba a lot more, giving him more freedom in the middle of the pitch like he did at Juventus. At the same time playing in this system would allow Rashford to play in the middle with another striker which fits him a lot more than playing on the left side and at the same time remove any need for a right winger this summer (Lingard to be a bench player at best!!!).
Still desperately need a holding midfielder though. Will Monaco sell Mourinho's favorite (Fabinho) in the same offseason that they will sell Bakayoko to Chelsea, or will Mourinho overpay for another of his boys (Matic)? Quite frankly I don't see a lot of proven holding midfielders on the market...
McMoneyman
Member
Joke of a club(if it's real).
This being the same Gnabry, that Tony Pulis deemed not good enough for WBA like yesterday?
Yes, I know, a few seasons have gone, different league, different playstyles, all of that, but it's still a bit funny.
dunno but gnabry was the best scorer in the olympic football games last year
he's not bad for his age
GoldenCrow
Member
I wonder when the English national team will actually start to develop a footballing ethos and deploy players who are best suited to that style rather than just selecting whoever is the most popular at that point in time.
Never.
cromofo
Member
damnit Croatia. why do we always complicate our lives by stupid shit like that?
in other news; Sandro Ramirez of Malaga spotted at Liverpool and in talks with Everton. Gotta love smartphone detectives.
5.2M for a 21 year old who scored 16 goals and assisted 5 in LaLiga lmaoooo. Absolute steal when looking at some other transfers these days.
in other news; Sandro Ramirez of Malaga spotted at Liverpool and in talks with Everton. Gotta love smartphone detectives.
5.2M for a 21 year old who scored 16 goals and assisted 5 in LaLiga lmaoooo. Absolute steal when looking at some other transfers these days.
McMoneyman
Member
Teams don't learn. Iceland has a legit good team but are still underrated.
he win a world cup and now they want him back