The English Football Thread

[Special Juan 27,508]

3-2 Salad

[Vesper 29,169]

Leeds are so poor at set pieces

must be taking notes from us

[Pizy 18,513]

Leeds looking like 2019/20 Chelsea with this set play defending. 

[DDA 9,702]

9 minutes ago, DDA said:

How is Bamford still playing at this level?

The footballing Gods answered my jynx calling.

[Azul 1,615]

Tomori should be offered to Leeds on loan. I think it would make sense since they need a defender.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Makes me feel like our defense problem has been overreacted. Both teams’ defenses are shit.

[DDA 9,702]

2 minutes ago, Ryan Fong said:

Makes me feel like our defense problem has been overreacted. Both teams’ defenses are shit.

We defended like this for 1 whole season. Liverpool will not be this bad defensively for the reminder of the season.

[OneMoSalah 8,810]

2 minutes ago, Ryan Fong said:

Makes me feel like our defense problem has been overreacted. Both teams’ defenses are shit.

Overreacted? Really? Did you watch us last season? We were equally as bad. Set pieces probably as bad as the ones weve seen from Leeds today.

[Pizy 18,513]

Commentators saying "Koch gets the block" is going to be a running joke all season. I've heard it a couple times already here.

[Alabama 1,992]

Pool looks like a toast...

They gonna struggle and it doesnt bode well conceding two goals at home to a newly promoted side...

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Overreacted? Really? Did you watch us last season? We were equally as bad. Set pieces probably as bad as the ones weve seen from Leeds today.

Calm the f down, it’s a freaking banter. And I’ve watched every second of every game of ours.

[Blue Armour 4,328]

13 minutes ago, Vesper said:

damn

lol

3 2

goalfest

Yep. Called it.

Knew that this match was gonna be the most interesting non Chelsea one 

[prehuman 119]

Welcome to the Premier League Mr. Bielsa, what a pleasure to see you here, with 45 minutes I am already delighted.
The plastic smile even gnaws.

What a horrible debut by Koch, grotesque responsibility in the first two goals, but this way of playing with new players and in Anfield is normal.

The fair result at the break would be a draw.

[Vesper 29,169]

24 minutes ago, Pizy said:

This is why I laugh when people shit on Ben Chilwell defensively. TAA is the best around but gets roasted defensively there. He has always been vulnerable defensively. 

now that Kimmich is a DMF mostly, TAA is the best RB on the planet, but the drop off after him is insane

its the weakest of all positions in football globally atm, nothing else is even close

TAA is shit defensively and AWB is the opposite, shit on offence

look at the T-Markt valuations list (this is not my order of actual ranking btw)

bold red are ones I rate to buy eventually as Azpi ages out and/or Reece doesn't progress

Trent Alexander-Arnold   
Aaron Wan-Bissaka    
Benjamin Pavard    
Nélson Semedo   
Daniel Carvajal   
Kyle Walker    
Sergi Roberto   
João Cancelo    (last year he would have been third (or 4th if you put Kimmich back at number 1)
Ricardo Pereira 
Héctor Bellerín   
Thilo Kehrer    
Kieran Trippier    
Emerson (Barca loanee)   
Thomas Meunier   
César Azpilicueta   
Reece James    
Giovanni Di Lorenzo    
Mário Fernandes    
Max Aarons   
Youcef Atal   
Nordi Mukiele  
Sergiño Dest    
Takehiro Tomiyasu   
Hans Hateboer   
Timothy Castagne  
Colin Dagba 
Zeki Celik   
Matt Doherty    
Serge Aurier    
Danilo   
Ainsley Maitland-Niles   
Stefan Lainer  
Elseid Hysaj    
Pavel Kaderabek  
Diogo Dalot    
Denzel Dumfries    
Léo Dubois 
Benjamin Henrichs  
Joseba Zaldua   
Santiago Arias    
Sime Vrsaljko    
William    
Daniel Wass   
Dodô    
Mert Müldür  
Pol Lirola    
Davide Calabria   
Davide Zappacosta   
Alessandro Florenzi   

[Vesper 29,169]

lucky its not 3 3

grrrr

[Vesper 29,169]

wonder if Rodrigo will come in at CF eventually

that fucker tormented us for Valencia last season

[Alabama 1,992]

Keita has been disappointing since his move from RB... 

[Vesper 29,169]

this game is a wonderful watch I must say