Laylabelle 9,536 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Newcastle have 2 games in hand..cant see much changing now Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,208 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 El Clásico and an infamous loser stumbling inexplicably on the run-in Madrid players getting their game faces on. Photograph: Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid/Getty Images Barry Glendenning @bglendenning IT’S ABOUT CLÁSICO TIME KABOOM!!! That was the sound of the Spanish title race being blown wide open last weekend, when Sevilla beat Atlético Madrid. The reverberations of Marcos Acuña’s winner shook citrus fruit from the local orange trees, even going so far as to rouse the last remaining Queen’s Celtic fans from their slumber on the steps of the Catedral de Sevilla, where they’d been “sleeping it off” since that unfortunate Euro Vase final defeat at the hands of José Mourinho’s Dirty Porto almost 18 years ago. Hoots! Jings! Crivens! Help ma boab! It’ll be back to oblivion for them once they’ve drowned the sorrows generated by news of O’Rangers’ title win with a tsunami’s worth of the local hooch. The tremors of Acuña’s potential season-changing strike were felt further afield, as fans of Barcelona and Real Madrid quickly realised Saturday night’s clásico had taken on even more significance. A win for Barcelona will take them two points clear of Atlético, who don’t play until Sunday. Should Madrid prevail, they’ll go level on points with the leaders, with just eight games left to play. Which, when you think of it is quite a lot of games, particularly when one of them is against Atlético. So maybe this game isn’t that important after all, eh? Eh? Oh. La Liga finds no evidence Juan Cala racially abused Mouctar Diakhaby Read more It could end up quite the bottle-job from Atlético, who not so long ago were seven points clear of Barcelona having played two games fewer. Usually, at this point, The Fiver would attempt to illustrate our point by coming up with some sort of analogy featuring an infamous loser who had built an apparently unassailable lead in a high-profile race only to stumble inexplicably on the run-in, but we’re too busy studying the form for Saturday’s Grand National to think of one that is both timely and historically appropriate. Suffice to say, while Atlético still hold their destiny in their own hands, the prevailing opinion in Spain is that they’re going to drop it. “It’ll be a tough game against a side who like to dominate the ball,” declared Madrid striker Karim Benzema, when asked if he thought the contest will be a tough game against a side who like to dominate the ball. “They’ve got a great goalkeeper and of course [Lionel] Messi, the player who does everything for Barcelona. We need to be wary of him because he’s so, so dangerous.” With their centre-back pairing of Raphaël Varane and Sergio Ramos both absent, Real ought to be wary and a little scared. LIVE ON BIG WEBSITE! Join Barry Glendenning from 8pm BST for hot MBM coverage of Fulham 0-0 Wolves in the Premier League, while Tumaini Carayol will be on hand for the France 0-0 England women’s international friendly at 8.10pm. QUOTE OF THE DAY “He made it on to the pitch from underneath a large canvas, where he was hidden. The man made it into the stadium at 7am after getting through the security perimeter … it is clear he spent the next 14 hours hidden under the canvas in order to not be seen until he decided to make his move” – police underline the true commitment to the cause of one streaker who invaded pitch during Granada’s Big Vase defeat to Manchester United before being escorted away. Dedication, earlier. Photograph: Fermin Rodriguez/AP FIVER LETTERS “Re: misadventures in refereeing (yesterday’s Fiver letters). When I was 16, I started reffing U-8 and U-10 matches in a town in rural Ireland. One Saturday morning started with my father’s workmate ‘effing’ me out of it because he disagreed about a clear goal (the ball had passed through the cheap net after it crossed the line) when his son’s team were about 15-2 behind. The morning progressed to an argument between two seven-year-olds, with one asking if the other’s mother had ‘made much on the street last night’, which was met with the swift retort that ‘at least my dad isn’t a kerb crawler’. This erupted into a brawl involving all the players and most of the parents. I switched back to Gaelic football the following weekend” – Paddy Reilly. “Football ain’t got nothing on South African club rugby. In a previous career I used to be a journalist. I covered a few stories about rugby violence at club games. One however, stands out, and is luckily available in English: chaos as touch judge stabbed. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention said touch judge was stabbed in the head. With a flag pole” – Leon-Ben Lamprecht. “I know The Fiver loves a good pointless thread, so can I add to the ongoing Oxo cube narrative (Fiver letters passim) by pointing out that it’s actually centripetal force balanced against gravity, not centrifugal force, that keeps satellites and Oxo cubes in orbit. At least that’s what I recall from my old O-level physics classes. If I’m wrong it just means more thrilling content next week, so everyone’s a winner, right … right?” – David Madden (and others). “Re:” Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a character in the next Asterix film (yesterday’s News, Bits and Bobs). Egocentrix, surely?” – David Ede. Send your letters to [email protected]. And you can always tweet The Fiver via @guardian_sport. Today’s winner of our prizeless letter o’the day is … David Ede. NEWS, BITS AND BOBS La Liga has found no evidence that Juan Cala racially abused Mouctar Diakhaby after investigating the events that led to Valencia walking off against Cádiz in protest. Newcastle boss Steve Bruce says he would ban all social media abominations, backing all clubs boycotting them over racist abuse: “No social media, for me, would be the way forward.” They may have provided another filthily slapstick performance in the Big Vase home draw with Slavia Prague, but Arsenal have some good news in the shape of in-demand striker Folarin Balogun preparing to sign a long-term deal. Roma defender Riccardo Calafiori understands why an Ajax ballboy got the right funk on and hurled the ball at him as he ambled over to take a throw in the final seconds of their Big Vase win. “I have to admit that it would also have irritated me if I saw an opponent time-wasting in such a situation,” he mused. “I don’t say I respect it, but I get it.” Do not try and waste time in front of Ajax's ballboys pic.twitter.com/SquvnJRYIy — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 8, 2021 And Phil Brown is back, baby, taking the reins at Southend United again after Mark Molesley was sacked by the League Two relegation strugglers. STILL WANT MORE? Ten things, the Premier League … you know how it goes by now. And if you missed it, the latest Football Weekly Extra looks back at the magic of Mbappé and the marvel of Mount. Join Max, Barry and their fellow podders. Oh, and if it’s your thing … you can follow Big Website on Big Social FaceSpace. And INSTACHAT, TOO! 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Vesper 30,208 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Friday April 9 2021 Football Nerd How Manchester City could be the Premier League's most collective champions By Daniel Zeqiri There have been some great Premier League-winning teams of various stripes, but none were less reliant on the feats of an individual player than Manchester City this season. Despite the exorbitant sums spent on their squad, Pep Guardiola are not superstar dependant. Ruben Dias, John Stones, Joao Cancelo, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling are top-class players and important parts of the team but none are immune from rotation and starts on the bench. They really are a true collective. City have managed to be the league's top scorers despite no player scoring more than Ilkay Gundogan's 12 in the Premier League. Only Chelsea in 2004-05 had a top scorer (Frank Lampard) with a lower percentage of their total goals than Gundogan and City this season. Lampard scored 13 of Chelsea's 81 league goals, 18.1 per cent. Gundogan has scored 12 of City's 66, 18.2 per cent. By the time this season is over, that ratio will surely be the lowest in Premier League history. In this week's Football Nerd, I look at how City became such an egalitarian attack and also mention those league champions who were most reliant on one player's goals. The best of this week's coverage Revealed: The extraordinary Marcelo Bielsa coaching family tree made up of those he has inspired Tottenham on trial: Who deserves the blame for Spurs' slump and discontent? Kylian Mbappe future in doubt: Where could he go should he leave PSG? Out of the dark ages: How England became a factory of young talent Fans returning to stadiums: Vaccine passports and what happens next 'Form can dip, but it’s the attitude and demeanour of Aubameyang during the course of this season which is most concerning.' Jamie Carragher column: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looks uninterested at Arsenal - he is at risk of becoming the new Mesut Ozil This week's best stat 8 Premier League goals scored by Burnley in the first 15 minutes of games, more than any other team. They have also conceded the most in the same period so make sure you tune in on time when they are playing. The week in a picture CREDIT: BT SPORT Linesman Octavian Sovre asked Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland to sign his yellow card after defeat by Manchester City. Thom Gibbs asked: harmless fun or a total disgrace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,208 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2020-21 English Premier League Manchester City Leeds United http://www.sportnews.to/mysports/2021/premier-league-manchester-city-vs-leeds-united-s1/ https://www.totalsportek.com/page-3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,959 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Lol City, well done Leeds. With 10 men... Just imagine, Dortmund to beat City next, us beating them a few days later in the FA Cup and you never know in a final against Mourinho. There goes the quadruple talk... Johnnyeye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,208 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 super win for Leeds true smash and grab Johnnyeye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomiswave 6,117 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Good on Leeds, cant stand these cheaters. Johnnyeye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,536 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Milan said: Lol City, well done Leeds. With 10 men... Just imagine, Dortmund to beat City next, us beating them a few days later in the FA Cup and you never know in a final against Mourinho. There goes the quadruple talk... The stupid thing is it's always the media that stir up the quad talk..last year it was Liverpool..before that probably City again. It gets silly especially before one trophy is won as well. Least in theory they shouldn't be caught by Man U... Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,208 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2020-21 English Premier League Liverpool Aston Villa http://www.sportnews.to/mysports/2021/premier-league-liverpool-vs-aston-villa-s1/ https://www.totalsportek.com/page-4/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,208 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 44 minutes ago, Milan said: Lol City, well done Leeds. With 10 men... Just imagine, Dortmund to beat City next, us beating them a few days later in the FA Cup and you never know in a final against Mourinho. There goes the quadruple talk... De Bruyne did not play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,208 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Kevin De Bruyne uses data analysts to broker £83m Man City contract without agent Kevin De Bruyne signed a new Man City contract, worth over £80million, on Wednesday to extend his spell at the Etihad to 2025 https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/kevin-de-bruyne-uses-data-23870686 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,492 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) Villa lead at Anfield Edit - Didn't even hold it till HT Edit 2 - Offside, lead holds. Fuck modern football - that shouldn't be offside Edited April 10, 2021 by Strike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,208 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 fuck 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero 1,874 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Vesper said: fuck 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,208 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 woot VAR chalked it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,208 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Klopp is going cray cray on the sidelines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,333 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Euthanasia of football with those lines. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,492 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Just now, NikkiCFC said: Euthanasia of football with those lines. Seriously! I know this decision hurts Liverpool but man - how frustrating is it to have the flow of the game disrupted so often on borderline nonsense. I'd rather go back to playing to the ref's whistle without VAR and argue about decisions in the pub afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,941 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 That decision was a joke. Never offside for me. Football is a circuis at the moment. Strike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Is it too much for both City and Liverpool to both lose? Then I must be a Man Utd fan tomorrow. FFS Chelsea (Frank) do you see what you are doing to me?? Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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