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Football Thread 2017/18 |OT2| Fractured but Ox
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papercan55
Member
I warned you guys about zappacosta, everyone was laughing when he was signed.
Alongside Morata he will be perfect.
Alongside Morata he will be perfect.
GoldenCrow
Member
There is loads of space at the back in that PSG team. They can certainly be got at if their opponents have players with vision through the middle and wingers that can force the full backs and midfield to stick out wide, the hard part is stopping Neymar and Mbappe as they go wherever they like but defensively also a weakness because it forces the midfield to cover them and leaves Rabiot with a huge amount of work to do.
Celtic are shit though and Rabiot had an easy game because the Celtic wingers were only ever pushing one side at a time and had fuck all through the middle.
Celtic are shit though and Rabiot had an easy game because the Celtic wingers were only ever pushing one side at a time and had fuck all through the middle.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
They were? He's a top player
His Majesty
Banned
He seems perfect for us. Could be a deadly partnership with Morata.
bonesmccoy
Banned
I've used them for years. They're fine.
texhnolyze
Banned
Yeah, I didn't watch the full match but Juventus looked so easy to exploit.
CMojicaAce
Member
They defended well the first half until that Messi counter attack goal in the final minute. In the second half it was obvious they were trying to tie it up so they left a lot of spaces in the back.
juve defending is gonna be their weak point this season. They lack speed, fitness and buffon is too old for top level football.
Lucky i choose my sweet sleep yesterday lol. Bad feelings all around.
I heard that De Sciglio actually play really well and our defence is quite solid till his injury?
Looks like he gets the ball. Fair challenge. Doesn't matter if the other guy ends up in 3 different parts.Nah, deploy our secret weapon, Rojo tackling
I disagree,we were almost perfect in the first half,then messi does messi and you can't really do much against him when he'like this,as i said before,i'll be a completely different game in turin
He did ok,but he also made a stupid pass that almost cost us a goal,you can see that he need to regain confidence,bentancur and matuidi also did well.
texhnolyze
Banned
It seems that the problem is not the defenders, but the midfielders. Pjanic and Matuidi were so lazy (and slow) when it comes to following Messi. It's already known that Messi likes to do his 1-2 passes all the time and yet they just let him pass so many times easily like that. They also let Messi did a very wide open shot from outside the box which ended up hitting the post. It should've been more than 3-0.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
His Majesty
Banned
Also had to call in sick today for stubbing my toe.
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
what a little bitch. #7-1
I don't see the problem with some mistake by De Sciglio there as this is literally his first game for us this season and Mad Max is throwing him into UCL match vs Barcelona lol. At least he perform much much better vs Sturaro thats one.^_^ And if he keep improving, i can see him regaining his previous form.^^
I would said, Pjanic have actually improved a lot compared to last year lol. When in Roma, he always had Naingolan to defend him while he concentrate on beating its foes while in Juventus, he need to do both of those. THere is a reason why he always looks gassed after half game lol.
MikeBison
Member
Reference to my comment about that tackle yesterday but clearly very different. The Basel kiddie was along the floor, not two footed going in with studs.
Did something happen during the match or is he just being a tit?
Johnny Cage
Member
I'm ready for the Karius masterclass. Expert at making a goal kick a terrifying ordeal.
PowderedToast
Junior Member
MikeBison
Member
In a game (Arsenal 4-0) where every player on the pitch was a 10/10, and he legitimacy didn't face a single shot on his goal, he still managed to pull a 3/10 performance.
How do you get closed down as a keeper 3 fucking times in 45 mins.
Makes me miss Mignolet's silky Cruyff turns.
GoldenCrow
Member
The criticisms of Pogba are a joke. Sure he might not have lived up to the figure United payed but what players do live up to those ridiculous expectations.
Garth Cook: "I want to talk about Pogbas hair...". Why? What relevance does that have to do with anything. Its not like he is spending hours cutting it himself.
I remember watching a 3pm City game last year and Lee Dixon said something along the lines of "David Silva is one of the best players in the Premier League but I wish he would get his hair cut as it would make him a better player". Fucking pundits.
cartoon_soldier
Member
fifa 18 is shit
aww that sucks. how old is the demo? it's usually the same one they've been touring since E3. I don't even download them because they're never the same as the game.
Sun Bather
Member
Played 4 matches yesterday and was impressed. The slower pace is very welcome, and you feel a lot more in control of headers (as in the duel for the balls on crosses as much as where it actually goes if you so hit it). Passing also feels like you gotta be more precise and overall I think the demo is pretty damn good.
But as you say, the full game always end up being very different, and usually for the worse somehow lol
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Sun Bather
Member
Dortmund is down like 4 starters and more depth pieces. Gonna be tough at Wembley.
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
Fucking hell. Football fans (many of them) are sexist piece of shits still
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...nd-women-mens-youth-teams-womens-super-league
Good article showing how scummy clubs are treating Womens football and then I read the comments. Even on the Guardian where, I thought, many of the members are level headed, turend to be assholes.
Fucking hell
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...nd-women-mens-youth-teams-womens-super-league
Good article showing how scummy clubs are treating Womens football and then I read the comments. Even on the Guardian where, I thought, many of the members are level headed, turend to be assholes.
Fucking hell
GHG
Member
McMoneyman
Member
Today it starts again. Let's hope we perform better in the CL than the last time, because OH BOY that was pathetic.
Sun Bather
Member
Seems like a rare actually very logical decisions Sunderland. Why should a team struggling as much as them, not do this? They are after all averaging 710 attendances.
at least you're in it