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Football Thread 2017/18 |OT2| Fractured but Ox

Jack cw

Member
I heard Bayern was trash this season, then checked the last few games and they won them..
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So I'm checking the menu, and FS1 nor 2 is going to show the Bayern v PSG game?! Instead they will show the sporting v barca and moscow v united games. 🤔🤔🤔
 
I guess Barcelona and Manchester have bigger fanbases in US than Bayern or Paris.

They do. Bayern don't bother to advertise in NA unfortunately, but when you have both PSG and Bayern playing, it'd kind of a crazy move. :\


EDIT: Boateng, Hummels, Ribery, Robben ALL benched. Sule, Martinez, James, Muller in their place. According to twitter, don't kill me if it's not true -_-

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Jerry

Member
When someone comes knocking and offers him 250k a week your board have some decisions to make.

I would imagine they would make the same decision Southampton and Liverpool made with VVD and Coutinho.

You're also assuming there haven't been offers for him already, which I'm sure there have. Kane is settled, Spurs through and through and playing the best football of his life, he hasn't once even hinted at moving.
 
They do. Bayern don't bother to advertise in NA unfortunately, but when you have both PSG and Bayern playing, it'd kind of a crazy move. :


EDIT: Boateng, Hummels, Ribery, Robben ALL benched. Sule, Martinez, James, Muller in their place. According to twitter, don't kill me if it's not true -_-

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James with Müller showed they could play well along. The CBs is. Weird, usually he has either Hummels or Boateng 🤔. Hmm lets see how Javi and Sule do against PSG attack

It’s on Facebook Live.

Oooh nice. You have a link? Or what FB page i can find it on? ... Hopefully I don't have to download the app just to watch it 🤣
 
I would imagine they would make the same decision Southampton and Liverpool made with VVD and Coutinho.

You're also assuming there haven't been offers for him already, which I'm sure there have. Kane is settled, Spurs through and through and playing the best football of his life, he hasn't once even hinted at moving.

Both VVD and Coutinho will get their moves soon enough.

Also I'm sure someone will dig up that pic of him as a kid in an Arsenal jersey too ; - )
 
James with Müller showed they could play well along. The CBs is. Weird, usually he has either Hummels or Boateng ��. Hmm lets see how Javi and Sule do against PSG attack



Oooh nice. You have a link? Or what FB page i can find it on? ... Hopefully I don't have to download the app just to watch it ��
My presumtions:
- Boateng has come back from two major injuries and has not looked himself. That's the main reason he's not starting and it makes sense. I didn't have him in my starting XI for precisely this reason.
- Hummels has been sloppy this season and made some dumb mistakes, some leading to goals. Kinda shocking move tbh.

Benching Ribery and Boateng for this game is not that surprising. Benching both Hummels and Robben however, is. Pretty fucking ballsy from Carlo. I will say if Bayern wins, this is the kind new age things you can see, from attack and possibly defense as well. Especially if Sule excels.

EDIT: Wait WTF... Tolisso and Coman on the bench. He's really starting this game with no fucking winger LOL Better hope he doesn't lose, because this shit is going to be on him if so. Jesus...
 

Jack cw

Member
Carlo doing what needs to be done. Robben and Ribery on the bench in a big game. I think Müller and James could work. Süle and Martinez are our best CBs atm.
 
I am trying to understand why does he have Tolisso, Thiago, and Vidal. Either Thiago with Vidal is fine or Vidal with Tolisso. He could then put in Coman.
 

RocknRola

Member
Niiiice. For once don't have to stream anything hehe :p Chelsea vs Atletico + PSG vs Bayern + Sporting vs Barça all on my sports channels! Awesome!
 
Anfield HQ‏ @AnfieldHQ 2m
Arsenal and Liverpool could play on Christmas Eve in only the second ‘Super Sunday’ fixture ever staged on that day. (@TeleFootball)

Any Arsenal-Liverpool ‘Super Sunday’ clash could kick-off at 4pm unlike the 1995 Leeds vs United game which began at midday. (@TeleFootball)
 

TrueBlue

Member
Courtois, Dave, Luiz, Red Card, Moses, Kanté, Bakayoko, Alonso, Cesc, Eddy, Morata

This will be the first tie we've played one of what I consider to be the Top Five in football - Real, Barca, Atletico, Juve, Bayern - in a competitive match for a while.

Will be interesting to see how we stack up.
 

Gambit

Member
well the Bayern starting 11 is certainly a huge surprise. Wow.

Can't believe he benched Robben AND Coman. Who will give us any speed?

Hopefully Alaba is fit again. Rafinha was awful.
 

Syder

Member
Anfield HQ‏ @AnfieldHQ 2m
Arsenal and Liverpool could play on Christmas Eve in only the second ‘Super Sunday’ fixture ever staged on that day. (@TeleFootball)

Any Arsenal-Liverpool ‘Super Sunday’ clash could kick-off at 4pm unlike the 1995 Leeds vs United game which began at midday. (@TeleFootball)
Yes please, Christmas Eve is always so boring.
 

Jack cw

Member
well the Bayern starting 11 is certainly a huge surprise. Wow.

Can't believe he benched Robben AND Coman. Who will give us any speed?

Hopefully Alaba is fit again. Rafinha was awful.

This is basically the AC Milan formation from 2007.
Carlos idea could work. Making them tired and use their fatigue to bring Coman, Robben and Ribery.
 

KingSnake

The Birthday Skeleton
I think Bayern formation could work. James and Muller really clicked together last time. Carlo is betting they can hurt PSG on the counter.

Edit: Oh, well.
 
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