Palmeiras 1-2 Chelsea

[nyikolajevics 2,690]

2 hours ago, Pizy said:

So how good are Palmeiras compared to the teams we’ve played so far? Should we be worried with no Caicedo and likely no Lavia?

 

Checking the statistics of the last two season, Palmeiras and Flamengo(who beat us in the groups) are head-to-head, very close. 

From what I saw from both teams, my impression is: Flamengo is a harder team to beat for a European club. They have a coach and a few key players with respectable European resume(Danilo, Alex Sandro, Jorginho, Pulgar, Araujo, Everton, Pedro). Palmeiras is a younger team with some very talented but raw players, their football seems to be kind of ad hoc.

I expect we will beat them with less sweat. Maybe similarly to ECL final, we'll get in trouble but ultimately we will overcome by quality and experience. In the semis, though, Flamengo or Al-Hilal will be tough cookie.

 

[LAM09 7,043]

I see there's talk that Neto could be excused from tomorrow's match (completely understandable). I'd say he's been our best attacking player in this tournament by some distance.

All I hope is that Delap starts without question. Jackson has to atone at some point for his behaviour. No more excuses about replacements not being available either. 

[NikkiCFC 8,300]

55 minutes ago, nyikolajevics said:

In the semis, though, Flamengo or Al-Hilal will be tough cookie.

Fluminense.  

[nyikolajevics 2,690]

10 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Fluminense.  

Shit, I ran into this.. I thought Flamengo was through and Fluminense out.. 

 

[OhForAGreavsie 6,067]

7 hours ago, Duppy Conqueror said:

With his "wayward" pops criminal history too...

If he  delivers on the field tho like most i'd let slide what he does with his finger and thumb.

Not me. It's a simple thing to ask of a footballer. Being a figure of influence is one of the burdens which come with his extraordinarily well paid job. No one imagines that people will want a gun because they see a footballer do the pistols celebration but it's a question of cultural normalisation. Because of cultural normalisation tens of millions of Americans think it normal and sensible and wise to arm themselves with weapons of war. Not even tens of thousands of gun deaths every year are enough to overcome their addiction to firearms. We must resist every single step that might take us down the road the Yanks have travelled.  No matter how small that individual step might be.

Edited July 4 by OhForAGreavsie

[Vesper 30,119]

6 hours ago, Pizy said:

So how good are Palmeiras compared to the teams we’ve played so far? Should we be worried with no Caicedo and likely no Lavia?

Gustavo Gomez

their captain/best CB

is suspended

[NikkiCFC 8,300]

I just hope Maresca plays proper midfielders in pivot and not Reece, KDH... Enzo is probably certain and if Lavia is not available go with Essugo, Santos. 

[Special Juan 28,133]

Yep, I fully expect if there is no Caicedo or Lavia we will see the usual bizarre Maresca selection once again. And this is what pisses me off about him

[YorkshireBlue 3,268]

Decided I’m staying up to watch this game, just hope there isn’t a thunder storm in fucking china that holds this game for 180 minutes and I’m still sat there at 5 am 

[Special Juan 28,133]

I'm 6 bottles of lager in, can't see me making it until 9:30pm never mind 2am.....Might just set my alarm and get back on the ale to watch it

[Pizy 18,877]

Even as an American this game is kicking off at a weird time. With the threat of storms like we’ve seen repeatedly during this tournament, starting a match at 9pm feels dumb. Imagine another multi hour delay pushing this match past midnight on a massive holiday weekend here no less.

Stupid logistics from FIFA as per.

[Special Juan 28,133]

Might just risk it and hope for a storm, so it kick off 9am UK time 😁

[YorkshireBlue 3,268]

44 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

I'm 6 bottles of lager in, can't see me making it until 9:30pm never mind 2am.....Might just set my alarm and get back on the ale to watch it

I haven’t touched any alcoholic beverages yet but, I have a bottle of sailor jerrys just staring at me like a fucking mental person while whispering come to Jerry come to Jerry, just realised maybe I’m the fucking mental person hearing bottles talking and shit 😂

[Special Juan 28,133]

1 minute ago, YorkshireBlue said:

I haven’t touched any alcoholic beverages yet but, I have a bottle of sailor jerrys just staring at me like a fucking mental person while whispering come to Jerry come to Jerry, just realised maybe I’m the fucking mental person hearing bottles talking and shit 😂

Get it down ya fucking scruff

[YorkshireBlue 3,268]

Just now, Special Juan said:

Get it down ya fucking scruff

Scruff 😂😂 fucking he’ll pal, I’ll need a drink now to get over that comment haha