Chelsea 2-1 Bournemouth

[DH1988 1,348]

Team played well last few games but let's not take away from the fact we played awful today, that said, our issue was not being able to play terrible and squeak out results, like Utd were doing early on on the season.

Emotion out of it, Poch does not fit the model of the owners, they aren't going anywhere. Poch will not get 'his' players therefore he is not the man for the job, simple as that, he's said it enough. 

Pre season I was extremely excited for the football we were playing, then reality kicked in.

[cosmicway 1,333]

A cup final is always a cup final.
Remember Sunderland.
But Pep wants it. He wanted the five-tuple now he can only do a double.

[Vesper 30,121]

Real Madrid crushing the 8th place team on the road

they will only lose ONE league game all year if they beat Betis at home next week and they will probably win the CL

They alread won the Supercopa de Espana

and that is with an side with some weak spots (in defence) and a lot of key injuries, plus no real class CF (although Joselu obviosuly has scored some key goals)

King Carlo doing the business

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6 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Ewigkusen

lol

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wow

3 4 now

Sørloth with a hat trick

that Real defence is shady

Edited May 19, 2024 by Vesper

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link

great game

https://www.vipleague.pm/la-liga/villarreal-vs-real-madrid-1-live-streaming

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Norway will likely have the Golden Boot winners in 2 of the 5 big leagues

Håland and Sørloth

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 4 4!!

Sørloth again, now he has 4 goals in the game

 

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10 minute hat trick in the 2nd half

Militão and Rudiger getting scorched

just destroyed

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and he missed a 5th with a pretty easy header, earlier

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if Real's back 4 play like this, Dortmund could win

[LAM09 7,043]

32 minutes ago, Vesper said:

I said the same thing a few weeks ago, lolol

and my regret, as listed above where those hoorid losses and draws that cost us 4th (and CL) as Villa shit out massively at the end

I assume they will lose some players

and thus may be one of the weakest EPL CL bound teams in ages (especially a 4th place CL bound team)

Villa's recent performances have been dire. If it continues onto next season, we lose a CL place at this rate. 

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Real has to upgrde on defence

they are old/older in most positions

and shit in others

  
Éder Militão   (never have been 100 per cent sold on him ever, he drifts far too often, like in this game, plus he is not the same post bad knee injury)
David Alaba    (soon 32 and out until probably 2025 with a horrid knee injury)
Antonio Rüdiger    (turns 32 next season) 
Nacho Fernández  (turns 35 in 8 months)   
Ferland Mendy    (not top class at all and turns 30yo as soon as next season ends)
Fran García   (shit)
Daniel Carvajal   (turns 33 in half a year and is poor on defence far too often)
Lucas Vázquez   (turns 33yo in a month and half)

 

Edited May 19, 2024 by Vesper

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2 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

Villa's recent performances have been dire. If it continues onto next season, we lose a CL place at this rate. 

no clue what happened to them, Emery teams usually close out hard

[Pizy 18,877]

Having now had a full season to see what he’s got I’d say it’s clear that Nico Jackson is the picture perfect rotation striker or super sub. He is 100% NOT ready to be the lead dog, main striker for a club like us who want to return to the top. He’d be an amazing weapon to have in a squad and will still get a LOT of playing time. Not nearly clinical enough to be the main man, though.

We’re 2 players away from being a serious team. Maybe 3 if you think we need yet another starting keeper. How about we let whichever scout/sporting director who pushed for Cole Palmer to choose the striker and CB we go for!?