The European Leagues & Competitions Thread V2

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

34 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

Seems Flick is going to be the new German NT coach.

Nagelsmann to Bayern then. 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

2 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Nagelsmann to Bayern then. 

Almost certainly.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Vazquez is out for the rest of the season. 

[DDA 9,691]

I'm praying 🙏 Dortmund make a comeback and send City out of the CL. I can't handle this media bias any longer. 

[DDA 9,691]

On 11/04/2021 at 12:46, Blues Forever said:

Vazquez is out for the rest of the season. 

If we beat Porto and Madrid do progress... that is massive plus for us. He played a blinder against Liverpool.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

49 minutes ago, DDA said:

If we beat Porto and Madrid do progress... that is massive plus for us. He played a blinder against Liverpool.

Carvajal could be back by the time we meet them in semifinals.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Frankfurt wants Rangnick to become their new manager.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

Reus and Hummels are doubtful against City. 

[NikkiCFC 8,062]

 

[Vesper 29,074]

How fluid are football matches? A Pan European study   The 64th CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report crunched InStat data to unveil the effective playing time and other indicators regarding the fluidity of matches in 37 European competitions. It notably shows that the fluidity of the game depends on geographical and cultural logics. The proportion of stoppage time due to fouls in comparison to the total length of matches, for example, varies between just over 10% in the Netherlands up to almost 20% in Greece. The number of fouls and time lost due to them tends to be higher in Southern and Eastern European leagues than in the championships from the North and West of the continent. The Turkish Süper Lig stands out as the competition in which the time taken to restart play after a foul is the longest: about 35” of stoppage time as opposed to 30” for all leagues. It is also in Turkey that referees add the most extra time: almost 9 minutes on average compared to 6’14” for all competitions surveyed. The average effective playing time is 61%. It goes from 67% in Israel down to 56% in the Spanish Segunda División. The study also reveals the absence of correlation between the effective playing time and the total length of matches. This shows that the level of fluidity in the game is not taken into account by referees when it comes to adding extra time. This could encourage players of teams in difficulty, or having gained an advantage, to disrupt the rhythm of the game, knowing that the stoppage time has not much influence on the number of minutes added.

[Pizy 18,449]

What’s the deal with Marcelo? Does he not play much for Real Madrid anymore? Feels like I haven’t seen him in ages. Still only 32.

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

17 minutes ago, Pizy said:

What’s the deal with Marcelo? Does he not play much for Real Madrid anymore? Feels like I haven’t seen him in ages. Still only 32.

Mendy is top class 

[Pizy 18,449]

9 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Mendy is top class 

He is, but Marcelo is like a legend there. They’ve just binned him for the shiny new toy? He’s not even that old.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,531]

It looks like Klopp is saving his players for the PL.

[NikkiCFC 8,062]

2 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

It looks like Klopp is saving his players for the PL.

? This is team they always play lately except Jota but he decided for Mane this time.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,531]

Milner starting also seemed odd. Mane has been on a bad run lately.