Prison Mike
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City fan for 30 add years here its been a up and down journey i tell you haha
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FootballGAF 2020/2021 |OT| Attending every single game from our home stands.
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Prison Mike
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closing in on 4th pal great start by new manager
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A nice appetizer for tonight. My beloved Man City went into Anfield and won a match there for the first time since 2003. As banged up as Liverpool is, Man City is playing w/o Augero and De Bruyne.
14 straight wins across all competitions. Tied for the most for an English top flight team since 1892.
Welcome to The Football Thread
The banter will escalate from here.
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[Simon Stone] Pep gives the pot one final stir: "You are looking for excuses when you complain. When you make excuses you can't perform. Excuses don’t work in sport. I am not judging what the other managers say. Jurgen said we had two weeks off. What his purpose for that was I don’t know."
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'We are not robots can always be on 200 per cent".' - Shaqiri insists Liverpool slump is 'normal'
'We are not robots' - Shaqiri insists Liverpool slump is 'normal' | Goal.com
Xherdan Shaqiri has insisted Liverpool's recent slump is "normal" and that the players "are not robots who can always be on 200 per cent"
www.goal.com
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Sergio Ramos had injections in his knee 4 times to play the Super Cup:night before, morning of the game, before playing and at the end of the game.Doctors advised him to stop conservative treatment and get surgery and return six weeks later otherwise he would have been out for three or four months
cadenaser.com
Sergio Ramos se tuvo que infiltrar cuatro veces para jugar la semifinal de la Supercopa de España
El capitán blanco intentó seguir un tratamiento conservador
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[Harris] Confirmed: Borussia Mönchengladbach’s home games against Manchester City FC moved to Puskás Aréna in Budapest on Feb 24 due to Germany’s travel restrictions
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[Official] Real Sociedad home leg Vs Manchester United in the Europa League to be played in Turin
www.manutd.com
Confirmed: Venue changed for Real Sociedad fixture
The first leg of our upcoming Europa League tie against the Basque club will now take place at a neutral ground.
www.manutd.com
Azurro
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Well it did so what else are you hoping for this year?
The same thing I hope for every year: Scudetto, Coppa Italia and Champions League.
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Arsenal will play Benfica in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome for the 'away' fixture, and in the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens for the 'home' fixture. Away goals count as double.
www.arsenal.com
Benfica first-leg venue confirmed | Europa League
Find out where we will play the first leg of our forthcoming Europa League last-32 tie against the Portuguese side
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The same thing I hope for every year: Scudetto, Coppa Italia and Champions League.
Shame you didn't use your hopes coming true to win the lottery
And I think you will win at least one of those three but not all of them
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[@Elchiringuitotv] Bordalás: " Of course, Sevilla has affected us. Today the boys were afraid of not harming the rival".
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[Official] First round of 16 leg between Chelsea and Atlético Madrid to be played in Romania
www.chelseafc.com
Champions League change of venue
UEFA has confirmed that Chelsea’s Champions League Round of 16 first leg match away against Atletico Madrid and will now be played at the Arena Nationala in Bucharest in Romania.
www.chelseafc.com
Azurro
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Shame you didn't use your hopes coming true to win the lottery
And I think you will win at least one of those three but not all of them
I don't know if we will win any of them, though Coppa Italia sounds more realistic, if Atalanta makes it to the final I can see that game being a massive pain in the ass for us, very difficult team that plays really well, even if the defense is leaky, their attack is really fluid and all the players there buy into Gasperini's philosophy. Napoli is more of a mess, though it'd be sweet to see them complain about some non existent thing yet again.
As for the other two, the Scudetto doesn't depend entirely on us, aside from trying to win every single game available, we need Inter and Milan to drop points...which is feasible, Milan is overperforming IMO and Inter is Inter, but still, it won't be easy.
The CL remains the dream, and it depends on a crazy combination of factors. No one can ever plan on winning this competition, no matter who you are.
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Prison Mike
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New record for my city boys games won in row
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Coppa: You have a very realistic chance of winning it and you are in fact the favorites. Yes Atalanta have a good attack but their leaky defense will do them in with Cristiano on your attack.
Scudetto: In recent years we seen Juve drop deep into the table multiple times but in the end still win it so you are not fooling anyone this season
UCL: We will have a better picture on who is on form and ready once the dust is settled in round 16 I think so we will see about that.
Congrats, lets see how high you can set the record this time
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[Matt Law] Marina Granovskaia has not given up on Kepa Arrizabalaga - but he is running out of chances. There is a sense Marina force Kepa to be given a second chance before having to make a final decision on his future.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Forcing the new manager to do things is not a good idea.
Chelsea have not given up on Kepa Arrizabalaga - but he is running out of chances
World's most expensive goalkeeper is still committed to his work and could make first appearance under Thomas Tuchel this week
www.telegraph.co.uk
Forcing the new manager to do things is not a good idea.
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Azurro
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Coppa: You have a very realistic chance of winning it and you are in fact the favorites. Yes Atalanta have a good attack but their leaky defense will do them in with Cristiano on your attack.
Scudetto: In recent years we seen Juve drop deep into the table multiple times but in the end still win it so you are not fooling anyone this season
UCL: We will have a better picture on who is on form and ready once the dust is settled in round 16 I think so we will see about that.
Technically that was just once.
True, the CL is pretty open this year. Madrid is far from being at their best, though they always engage Super Saiyan mode in the CL, Barcelona has an aging Messi and the mess that is the entire club, from the board to the patched up squad. Bayern is less powerful than last year, they are not in this crazy run like last time, PSG I doubt can make it to the final again. The team most on form so far is City, but that can change from month to month.
Who do you put your money on for this year's CL?
[Matt Law] Marina Granovskaia has not given up on Kepa Arrizabalaga - but he is running out of chances. There is a sense Marina force Kepa to be given a second chance before having to make a final decision on his future.
Chelsea have not given up on Kepa Arrizabalaga - but he is running out of chances
World's most expensive goalkeeper is still committed to his work and could make first appearance under Thomas Tuchel this week
Forcing the new manager to do things is not a good idea.
It's not, but they have to when their investment was of 70 Million pounds so. I doubt anyone will pay even half of that if they sell him, that's a painful loss.
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[Sky Sports] 
"I was a little bit surprised by him wanting to have a scan" Jose Mourinho explains why Gareth Bale was not in the Spurs squad against Everton in the #FACup
Because he want to go play golf instead.
"I was a little bit surprised by him wanting to have a scan" Jose Mourinho explains why Gareth Bale was not in the Spurs squad against Everton in the #FACupBecause he want to go play golf instead.
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Technically that was just once.
Once being deep in the table but multiple times behind with a good margin and still win it so you are winning the scudetto this year again no one is falling for it
Atlético are scary this season and they have a legit chance if they perform the same way they do in the league, Barcelona are incoherent at the moment so I don't think they can do it, Real Madrid have too many injuries to do anything, Bayern have a chance but they need to show up in form (which they don't always do this season), Juventus can do it if they perform on the top level but they are in consistent this season BUT they are on an upward trajectory now which is the best time for the CL so who knows, Manchester City are good but they need to need to go one notch up I think to fully take advantage of the rest of the clubs situation (save for Atlético which are in excellent shape).
It is clear he is not on the level for that price and to top it off he can't handle the pressure so putting more pressure on him will drop the price even further down the drain.
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Agnelli will not remove Conte’s star at the Stadium, despite requests from fans. The merits of the former captain and coach outweigh the current conflict. The Scudetti, the Champions League trophy and the role as a leader has given Conte one of 50 stars that pave the walkway around the Stadium.
www.football-italia.net
Report: Conte's star at Juventus Stadium remains | Football Italia
Tuttosport reports Juventus President Andrea Agnelli will not remove Antonio Conteâs star at the Allianz Stadium, despite requests from fans. The newspaper reveals some Bianconeri fans have asked to remove the star of the current Inter coach but the paton will reportedly not do it.
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[Fabrizio Romano] Milan are keeping track of Pessina's progress. They could take advantage of their 50% sell-on clause to purchase the Atalanta midfielder at half price.
www.calciomercato.com
Pessina in decollo: la clausola del Milan e un'occasione unica, il Napoli si era già mosso
Da prendere?
www.calciomercato.com
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[L'Equipe] Neymar won't play the first leg against FC Barcelona next tuesday
www.lequipe.fr
PSG official statement: Neymar Jr out for 4 weeks
www.psg.fr
PSG : Neymar sera bien forfait mardi contre le Barça en Ligue des champions (Foot)
Blessé aux adducteurs, l'attaquant brésilien du PSG Neymar ne sera pas en mesure de jouer mardi prochain à Barcelone pour le huitième de finale aller de Ligue des champions.
www.lequipe.fr
PSG official statement: Neymar Jr out for 4 weeks
Point médical concernant Neymar Jr
www.psg.fr
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Genoa president Enrico Preziosi exchanged blows with the Udinese vice president during the Lega Serie A assembly lunch break. The conflict was over TV rights which wasn't even on the agenda.
www.football-italia.net
Campoccia and Preziosi come to blows | Football Italia
According to ANSA, Udinese Vice-President Stefano Campoccia and Genoa President Enrico Preziosi came to blows during todayâs Lega Serie A assembly. The meeting was held to discuss the new deal for the broadcast of Serie A for the 2021 to 2024 cycle.
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[Dan KP] Strain between Mourinho & Bale over the forward's fitness. Mourinho is expected to update on Bale's availability vs Man City this afternoon after Bale surprised by his manager's comments on Wednesday
www.standard.co.uk
[Benge] Mourinho says Gareth Bale's social media post about a good training session was "a contradiction with reality"
It's heating up
Bale and Mourinho’s Tottenham relationship under strain over fitness
Jose Mourinho’s relationship with Gareth Bale is under strain over the fitness of Tottenham's on-loan forward.
www.standard.co.uk
[Benge] Mourinho says Gareth Bale's social media post about a good training session was "a contradiction with reality"
It's heating up
The Hamburglar
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Bale has been coasting on his alleged ability far too long. He clearly wants to be paid a ton for doing nothing so he can sit on his arse and play golf.
He doesn’t even come across like he wants to fight for anything
He doesn’t even come across like he wants to fight for anything
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No, it is Spurs and Jose fault they are torturing poor Bale and not giving him a chance.
Just like how it was Real Madrid and Zidane fault before he is loaned to Spurs.
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[talkSPORT] Emi Martinez: “When Jack Grealish is on the ball I just see Messi with a right foot.”
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Mourinho: "I have to admit Bale's Instagram post created a need of being addressed. It was a contradiction between the post and the reality. Since the beginning of the season, I tried to be very private and tried to keep everything indoors but I felt that I needed to address the situation.
Bale showing the media/fans things the club manager/training team feel is not true? Must be a first for him
Bale showing the media/fans things the club manager/training team feel is not true? Must be a first for him
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Jorginho's agent says the Chelsea and Italy midfielder is open to moving back to Serie A in the summer
www.football-italia.net
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Agent refuses to rule out Jorginho’s Serie A return | Football Italia
Jorginho's agent says the Chelsea and Italy midfielder is open to moving back to Serie A and refuses to rule out Maurizio Sarriâs Napoli return. Jorginho and Sarri joined Chelsea from Napoli in the summer of 2018. They won the Europa League in the only season they spent together in South...
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[GFFN] Breaking | Dayot Upamecano has chosen Bayern Munich as his new club, according to RMC. Bayern will pay his RB Leipzig release clause. More follows.
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[PLZ Soccer] Kyle Lafferty; “It's even more exciting how Celtic have crumbled. It's an added bonus for Rangers and their fans”.
Night.Ninja
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Jose can't be at spurs next season.
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Third year Jose is when the shit really hits the fan.
Night.Ninja
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Shit hit the fan a long time ago, he's not right for us.
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I don’t think he’s right for anyone at this point. He poisons whatever team he is with. Was a mistake to bring him in and it’s only going to get worse.
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It is fun but also dangerous if it fails as there is no goalkeeper to save them on their own end.
Who do you want to replace him realistically? and who is you dream replacement?
I think he would do great at a midtable club with a board that will just do whatever he says.
Prison Mike
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I say let him take them all our other options are ropey haha.
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'Lucky them' - Mourinho on Premier League big spenders
'Good for them' - Mourinho accepts Tottenham cannot match Premier League big spenders | Goal.com US
Jose Mourinho admits that Tottenham are in a different place financially than Manchester City as Spurs prepare to take on the Premier League title favourites this weekend.
www.goal.com
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Bayern officially confirm the signing of Dayot Upamecano
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Stefano Pioli: "Spezia won deservedly tonight. This is our first deserved defeat of the season, as we didn't show enough quality or intensity, so our opponents quite rightly took advantage."
www.football-italia.net
Pioli: 'Milan's first deserved defeat' - Football Italia
Stefano Pioli claims this was Milan’s ‘first deserved defeat’ of the Serie A season, as they were out-played by Spezia in every way.
www.football-italia.net
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That Leicester vs Liverpool game was really funny to watch, given the whole VAR situation on Leicester's first goal.
Liverpool's GK just crumbled after that.
Still doubt that Man City will go the distance, but at least we have breathing room between us and Leicester/United.
Liverpool must be worried of being knocked out of the Top 4 for the first time in 3 to 4 years?
Liverpool's GK just crumbled after that.
Still doubt that Man City will go the distance, but at least we have breathing room between us and Leicester/United.
Liverpool must be worried of being knocked out of the Top 4 for the first time in 3 to 4 years?
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Why do you think Manchester City will not go the distance? they look to be on form to do just that.
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[Transfermarkt] Ralf Rangnick confirms Chelsea rejection: "I am not an Interim manager". Also confirms that he was a candidate for 2016 English National Manager
www.transfermarkt.de
Rangnick bestätigt Absage an Chelsea – 2016 Kandidat als Nationalcoach Englands
Ralf Rangnick hat zuletzt ein Kurzzeit-Engagement bei Chelsea abgelehnt und war in der Vergangenheit auch Kandidat auf den Trainerposten der Three Lions.