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[Dangerblade]

Bristol are weird man

*Bristol City

You wouldn't call Manchester United or Manchester City just "Manchester" would you?

(I realise this is incredibly pedantic but I can't ever let it slide XD Then again maybe it's just an indication that people forget that Bristol Rovers exist so that's cool with me)

 

[Moobabe]

I’m starting to believe the hype about this Guardiola guy. Seems to know what he’s doing.

Yeah they played well yesterday - we looked a yard short and I think Conte got his selection wrong.

We caused City problems when Morata was on, and then when we had Pedro/Bats/Willian up top in the closing stages.

I'm very surprised he didn't rotate a little from the midweek game - we put a LOT of running in vs a very good Athletico side and then almost the same 11 are asked to do the exact same thing against another very good team.

I'm surprised he started Azpi at RWB - as quality as he is he doesn't offer as much going forward as Moses/Zappacosta - and he doesn't have the physical presence of the former either.

It also meant that if we wanted to hit City on the break we only had Hazard and Morata with any pace in the team - rather than Moses/Hazard/Willian/Morata or Pedro.

Still, City played well, looked after the ball well and created a few good chances.

 

[TrueBlue]

Yeah, Conte got it wrong yesterday. Happens to the best of them.

Ah well.

 

[Tunoku]

What a beauty.

 

[MoodyFog]

*Bristol City

You wouldn't call Manchester United or Manchester City just "Manchester" would you?

I totally would for United

 

[texhnolyze]

Lacazette looks like just an above average striker with just above average skills.

 

[nature boy]

Man the Emirates is a library

 

[Onimusha78]

Lacazette looks like just an above average striker with just above average skills.

4 goals in 6 starts? Also got unlucky with that stoke goal, as well as smashing the post in the opening minutes of this game. Add that to Wenger subbing him off at 75 minutes everygame...

 

[Jack cw]

Martinez back on the 6...
This is a Jupp memory line up.

 

[MrS]

Tuchel is a german version of Pep, not only in playstyle but in character.

Tuchel is an arsehole and a fraud too, huh? I agree based on what I've seen of him.

 

[KingSnake]

The lesson of the day: rebelling gets you in the starting lineup despite being shitty in the past games.

 

[Kyoufu]

Looking forward to the match against Liverpool. I don't expect to get anything out of this game but I always get hyped for games against the reds.

It's just a shame we're not at the level we were in 1996, otherwise it could be a cracking game.

 

[GoldenCrow]

It also meant that if we wanted to hit City on the break we only had Hazard and Morata with any pace in the team - rather than Moses/Hazard/Willian/Morata or Pedro.

Conte looked to go after the ball over the top to a target man which is City's weakness whilst maintaining a solid and dense defence which was superb and they prevented City from having many clean chances. If Conte went with pace that would have played into City's hands as City are very comfortable leading players and will then counter attack faster than every other team in the league and be on goal in two passes this would have forced Chelsea to play a high intensity game throughout which after the mid week game would have been a bad idea and going from how most of the chelsea players were moving after the good spell towards the end of half time could have resulted in far worse performance. I think Conte got it right as it was good technically and tactical game but Morata getting injured ruined that, he knew Michy couldn't do the job and tried to prevent City having such an easy time in midfield which was where he got it wrong as it just made it easier for them but he didn't really have many choices and playing Pedro could have resulted in a similar result to what happened to Morata.

 

[CrayToes]

Looking forward to the match against Liverpool. I don't expect to get anything out of this game but I always get hyped for games against the reds.

It's just a shame we're not at the level we were in 1996, otherwise it could be a cracking game.

Always a good match regardless. I fancy Rafa to pull one out of the hat against us.

 

[miserable]

Barcelona - Las Palmas might not happen today. Barca wants to postpone the match, but the spanish Federation have not agreed yet.

 

[Kyoufu]

Always a good match regardless. I fancy Rafa to pull one out of the hat against us.

I just fancy Rafa. What a man.

 

[Beefy]

Wallace is a cunt. Two elbows to the face and ref misses both smh.

 

[CrayToes]

I just fancy Rafa. What a man.

No one will disagree with you today. I imagine he’ll get some love from both fans.

 

[Jack cw]

Tuchel is an arsehole and a fraud too, huh? I agree based on what I've seen of him.

According to many people around Dortmund, yes.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Everton look much better up front without Rooney.

 

[DukeBobby]

Lively start by Everton.

Our defence still looks shaky, though.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Lively start by Everton.

Our defence still looks shaky, though.

When is Coleman back?

 

[Bumhead]

I don't know how you go from losing one derby 4-2 and looking absolutely shot to shit, to winning another 3-0 a week later that could have been 6 or 7.

 

[Beefy]

*Bristol City

You wouldn't call Manchester United or Manchester City just "Manchester" would you?

(I realise this is incredibly pedantic but I can't ever let it slide XD Then again maybe it's just an indication that people forget that Bristol Rovers exist so that's cool with me)

Only good thing Rovers ever did was sell us Lambert

 

[Beefy]

Koeman is getting sacked

 

[DukeBobby]

Our defence is shocking.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Everton are dead.

lol

Ashley Williams has looked dreadful for them,

 

[Icolin]

Koeman's reaction lol

 

[McMoneyman]

Burnley going for another scalp away from home.

 

[Kyoufu]

Can someone remind me how much Everton have spent? They look worse for it.

 

[NHale]

What the hell was Pickford doing there?

 

[DukeBobby]

When is Coleman back?

Not soon enough.

 

[McMoneyman]

Can someone remind me how much Everton have spent? They look worse for it.

Or Lukaku's goalscoring papered over the cracks the last couple of season. Cracks they've failed to adress really.

 

[WhateverItTakes]

Excellent buildup by Burnleyona there. Some of those passes and takes, woof!

 

[Beefy]

Only just realised how much Pickford looks like the dude from This is England

 

[DBT85]

Or Lukaku's goalscoring papered over the cracks the last couple of season. Cracks they've failed to adress really.

Quite a few people were saying when Lukaku signed for united that he wasn't that good and that he only scored in games where Everton didn't need the goal.

Frankly, Everton have lost Lukaku and gained Rooney. It's shocking business.

 

[McMoneyman]

Quite a few people were saying when Lukaku signed for united that he wasn't that good and that he only scored in games where Everton didn't need the goal.

Frankly, Everton have lost Lukaku and gained Rooney. It's shocking business.

In fairness I was one of those critics of Lukaku.

 

[DukeBobby]

Williams is a fucking liability.

 

[Icolin]

That's a terrible call on Arfield. Williams is lucky.

 

[tomtom94]

Or Lukaku's goalscoring papered over the cracks the last couple of season. Cracks they've failed to adress really.

I hate to say it but it is as simple as - they needed a proper striker when Lukaku left and they don't have one.

 

[spidye]

really don't get why Müller and Ribery still play but Coman has to rot on the bench

 

[tomtom94]

Welp

 

[Beefy]

Respect to Barca

 

[texhnolyze]

4 goals in 6 starts? Also got unlucky with that stoke goal, as well as smashing the post in the opening minutes of this game. Add that to Wenger subbing him off at 75 minutes everygame...

Not talking about goalscoring capabilities. Inzaghi was below average yet he was such a goal machine.

 

[spidye]

this Bayern team just painly sucks and it physically hurts to watch them

42m for Tolisso...Alaba, Lewandowski, Ribery, Müller, Robben all of them just suck

 

[Beefy]

this Bayern team just painly sucks and it physically hurts to watch them

42m for Tolisso...Alaba, Lewandowski, Ribery, Müller, Robben all of them just suck

Just watched a lil and your defence is so bad

 

[Kyoufu]

this Bayern team just painly sucks and it physically hurts to watch them

42m for Tolisso...Alaba, Lewandowski, Ribery, Müller, Robben all of them just suck

I'll be honest, I thought Ribery and Robben had retired.

 

[spidye]

Just watched a lil and your defence is so bad

it's starts with Lewandowski that diva and robben constantly crying when they lose the ball and inherently refusing to run back and defend.
alaba is just not even at bundesliga level right now. he really should get benched for rafinha. tolisso is the worst midfielder I've seen in a bayern jersey not named sanches.

Rumenigge threw kroos out and said to him he's not world class just because he wanted more money. instead we paid 80m+ for sances and tolisso

fuck me

 

[Pennywise]

Tuchel is an arsehole and a fraud too, huh? I agree based on what I've seen of him.

He had some really good on the influence on the team and certainly left his mark and had his sucess with the cup, but he got more than a couple of problems.

He banned the headscout (who is the one that found people like Lewandowski,Kagawa,Hummels and many more gems) from the training facilities, half of the team hated him towards the end, the entire managment from CEO, sport director and the entire board didn't like him. The majority of the club just couldn't work with him and that includes even lower positions within the club. He just wasn't a personality that worked here and people in Mainz said the same.
He never gave a fuck about the fans unless he used them to paint a good picture of himself.

Weird tactical experiments and weird team selections that cost us valuable points.

His assistant coaches weren't liked either, especially the fitness coach was despised.
It's a professional football club and not some Murican boot camp where you let players crawl over the field...

 

[AcademicSaucer]

No public at the Barcelona match because of the referendum right?