The English Football Thread

[Fulham Broadway 16,982]

Glazers ''is our Salford franchise playing in the World series tonight ?''

[Vesper 29,231]

ripped apart again

2 nil

[Pizy 18,538]

Fucking hell, what a goal. 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,555]

That was a nice goal, wonderful set up

[Pizy 18,538]

I dream of us signing a killer, versatile attacker in the mould of any of these Liverpool players to pair with Kai and Mase. Our scouts together with Tuchel need to be laser focused in finding the next Salah/Mané/Diaz/Jota.

[Laylabelle 9,411]

Urghhh thought they'd drop points and look less likely go do the crappy quad. He has built such a amazing team. All turns to gold dust.

Though way they play they deserve every trophy they'll get. Just hopefully we can win against them.

 

Edited April 19, 2022 by Laylabelle

[Milan 17,881]

An absolutely embarassing stuff from Man United. Disgraceful.

[Alabama 1,992]

Man United are incredibly terrible....

Edited April 19, 2022 by Alabama

[Tomo 21,739]

Just like with Lukaku I will never rate Bruno Fernandes no matter what the stats say.

Edited April 19, 2022 by Tomo

[Vesper 29,231]

Lautaro Martínez (4', 40')

on a hat trick

2 nil

 

[Pizy 18,538]

We’ve shown numerous times this season that we can comfortably compete with Liverpool when we’re on the same pitch. But when you watch them against other sides you immediately notice the biggest difference between them and ourselves is the insane crispness to their passing and movement. The speed with which they pop it around is nuts. Almost telepathic. It’s just 1 touch and bang, 1 touch bang almost every time.

We’ve some players who can play this way but too many who can’t. We need to phase these players out this summer. 

[Vesper 29,231]

39 minutes ago, Pizy said:

I dream of us signing a killer, versatile attacker in the mould of any of these Liverpool players to pair with Kai and Mase. Our scouts together with Tuchel need to be laser focused in finding the next Salah/Mané/Diaz/Jota.

the best available and healthy (so no Chiesa)  AMF/Winger or CF/SS/Winger hybrid types

the most 'Pool-like' (younger and not HUGE stars already, but loads of potential) would be Diaby, Neto, and the cheapest on the list (as the frees would have HUGE salaries), Sulemana, plus Adeyemi

 

Raphinha (looks to be maybe Barca bound, a big miss)
Christopher Nkunku  (Insane production at AMF/winger, 30 goals, 19 assists already, in just 3500 minutes)
Serge Gnabry (if he doesn't renew with Bayern)
Ousmane Dembélé
Jarrod Bowen
Mikel Oyarzabal 
Moussa Diaby 
Carlos Soler  (AMF/CMF/Winger combo) 
Karim Adeyemi (more of a CF/SS, but can play winger, he is very young, just tuned 20)
Arnaut Danjuma
Cody Gakpo
Allan Saint-Maximin
Pedro Neto
Ismaïla Sarr
Charles De Ketelaere (AMF/SS/winger type, similar to Havertz, 21yo, 1.92m)
Kamaldeen Sulemana (potentially a Mane type, just turned 20)

I left Dybala off, as he apparently only wants Atletico Madrid (he would be on a free)

Edited April 19, 2022 by Vesper

[Tomo 21,739]

Although I don't think he'd have been this bad with us thankfuck Ragnick rejected us and we got Tuchel.

[Vesper 29,231]

43 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

Urghhh thought they'd drop points and look less likely go do the crappy quad. He has built such a amazing team. All turns to gold dust.

Though way they play they deserve every trophy they'll get. Just hopefully we can win against them.

 

they have 2 weaknesses (minor)

whoever plays CB with VVD

especially in a back 4

and TAA is poor defensively at times

that is about it

other than no true big target CF, which they do not really need atm

[Vesper 29,231]

Citeh need a true CF more than Pool

and they are reduced defensively if no Dias as lead CB, but not as much as Pool with no VVD

Pep also does bizarre line-ups in huge games

which he did not do nearly as often at Bayern, and especially at Barca

 

Edited April 19, 2022 by Vesper

[Vesper 29,231]

3 nil

game over

[Vesper 29,231]

all 3 front players have a a goal and an assist

[Vesper 29,231]

Manure has so so much deadwood and players they need to shove off

Tom Heaton
Lee Grant
Harry Maguire (most overrated CB on the planet)
Victor Lindelöf  (he probably stays)
Eric Bailly  
Phil Jones  
Nemanja Matic  
Paul Pogba 
Fred  
Jesse Lingard  (he was mad to not stay at West Ham)
Juan Mata  
Mason Greenwood (obviously)

plus the ones on loan who need to go

Anthony Martial
Andreas Pereira
Brandon Williams
Axel Tuanzebe
 

Donny van de Beek may stay as Erik ten Hag rates him

and the two oldsters, do they stay or go?
Cristiano Ronaldo 
Edinson Cavani  (very likely gone I wager)