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Football Thread 2016/17 |OT| Mou Money Mo Pogba
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Rawr Its Ry
Member
Great start!!!!
Hala Madrid!
Hala Madrid!
Dark Rider
Member
HALA MADRID
yes 0-1
yes 0-1
McMoneyman
Member
Ronaldo wins La Liga after 90 seconds.
He's gone
Fuck me I've only just seen the table. 6 points between 8th and 17th.
15 points between 7th and 8th,
wolfwolfwolf
Member
I hope he is ready to face even more backlash next season.
Hopefully he gets the spot for the Champions League final if Dani isn't ready. The guy's deserved it.
I'm also super excited to see all of Atletico, Sevilla, Villarreal, Malaga and Celta play next season.
Also, Pique missed the Barca match because of some virus.
Martinski43
Member
Man Utd has really regressed ALOT since Fergie left. Is there too much rut in that club or what is the huge problem really?
Finishing 5th last season with Van Gaal (a very accomplished manager) and 6th this season with Mourinho and very expensive signing and is it the most expensive squad in football? That is just lol from a neutral viewer.
Finishing 5th last season with Van Gaal (a very accomplished manager) and 6th this season with Mourinho and very expensive signing and is it the most expensive squad in football? That is just lol from a neutral viewer.
Rawr Its Ry
Member
Cmon Keylor 
This whole play started cause of him. He shouldnt even be playing in a Segunda B team.
Yeah it's bad which is why you will only see people mention 8th not the points. West Brom for example were on 40 points in Feb and finished 10th on 45. I mean any of the teams outside the top 7 could've been relegated this season it was all shit.
Edit: Saints scored 2 goals in their final 6 games. Kane scored more than that before half time.
yeah, West Broms performance has been dire since they got 40 points. Weird season.
Martinski43
Member
Too bad Spurs didnt win imo. They 'deserved' a league win after 2 good seasons and improving after last pretty good one.
While I would have preffered them to win over Chelsea, you get what you deserve, and you deserve what you earn. They are close, very close. The key is keeping the key players and improving the squad and not losing Poch.
Chelsea will be a different prospect next season with transfers in and out and CL to play.
Finishing one place outside the top half and on the same points as West Brom when they spent the entire season above us and were much more solid than us isn't too shabby considering just 2 months ago we were still relegation candidates. Not good enough at many times this season but I'd have taken staying up under any circumstances as we settle into the new stadium. Staying in the Premier League as we sort out the Olympic Stadium is imperative and should be our priority at all times. Despite being having it's problems and feeling a bit cobbled together, we still create far better atmospheres there than similar stadiums have; Emirates, Wembley, Etihad, etc.
I think we were the side to lose the most points from winning positions this season. Some results early on stick out as pure relegation form (losing 4-2 at home to Watford after being 2 up, losing 4-2 away at West Brom). We usually turn up against big teams (like the Spurs game) but regularly this season we folded against them (5-1 at home to Arsenal, conceding 9 goals in 2 games against City at the start of the year).
Our biggest problem this year was not buying a single player for the first XI in the Summer. Look at our transfers, it was just adding depth (which I appreciate) and some crappy loanees. However, people took notice of our playstyle and players last year and without strengthening meant a lot of teams had our number. Obviously, the Payet debacle didn't help and I'm fairly confident if we invest sensibly in the Summer we can have a solid, drama-free season next year. Also, we were absolutely dogged by injuries. I actually think Simone Zaza could've come good for us if he'd been playing off of Andy Carroll.
Slaven Bilić absolutely deserves another season because he's shown us how good things can be when things flow correctly. He operated very smoothly in interviews during a rocky year. He's far from being a perfect manager and I don't think he's the finished product yet, his persistence with playing Michail Antonio at RB was bizarre when Byram & Arbeloa are right there, but he's passionate, likable and improving.
The board must back Bilić in the transfer market 100%. We still need a right-back, strengthening in the centre-back positions and central midfield, and we absolutely need to sort out our striking option; I'd sell Sakho and/or Carroll and get Iheanacho in a heartbeat.
I think we were the side to lose the most points from winning positions this season. Some results early on stick out as pure relegation form (losing 4-2 at home to Watford after being 2 up, losing 4-2 away at West Brom). We usually turn up against big teams (like the Spurs game) but regularly this season we folded against them (5-1 at home to Arsenal, conceding 9 goals in 2 games against City at the start of the year).
Our biggest problem this year was not buying a single player for the first XI in the Summer. Look at our transfers, it was just adding depth (which I appreciate) and some crappy loanees. However, people took notice of our playstyle and players last year and without strengthening meant a lot of teams had our number. Obviously, the Payet debacle didn't help and I'm fairly confident if we invest sensibly in the Summer we can have a solid, drama-free season next year. Also, we were absolutely dogged by injuries. I actually think Simone Zaza could've come good for us if he'd been playing off of Andy Carroll.
Slaven Bilić absolutely deserves another season because he's shown us how good things can be when things flow correctly. He operated very smoothly in interviews during a rocky year. He's far from being a perfect manager and I don't think he's the finished product yet, his persistence with playing Michail Antonio at RB was bizarre when Byram & Arbeloa are right there, but he's passionate, likable and improving.
The board must back Bilić in the transfer market 100%. We still need a right-back, strengthening in the centre-back positions and central midfield, and we absolutely need to sort out our striking option; I'd sell Sakho and/or Carroll and get Iheanacho in a heartbeat.
I swear he's so underrated.
Rawr Its Ry
Member
Ah shit I hope Ronaldos alright
nvm he's all good
edit: THERE WE GOOOOOOOO
nvm he's all good
edit: THERE WE GOOOOOOOO
Nope, because Madrid were going to win already . So Barca losing or winning 1000-0 doesn't matter.