The English Football Thread

[Laylabelle 9,408]

28 minutes ago, Vesper said:

we shall see

I am confident that I am closer to being correct than you are

Yeahhhh I cant see it personally but shall see what happens. Think Arsenal know what they need to do and now good at getting there

[HEREIAM 83]

24 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

Tbf, the 2 of them acted like absolute morons., and Willian was sent off for handling in front of goal 

The manager was sent off for going to the Var screen, other managers do it and are just told to go away

[NikkiCFC 8,086]

1 hour ago, HEREIAM said:

Disagree, Soton,west ham and Leeds all in danger of being relegated, they won’t bend over backwards like Palace, Liverpool and Newcastle trying for CL and we better be trying our hardest to stop them

City have just as much hard schedule if not even harder. Plus Arsenal have 10 PL games 10 finals, one week to prepare every game. Possibly first title in 20 years. While City most likely will play 8 more games in CL and Fa Cup. So games every 3,4 days. Arsenal only focus on PL. 

[Johnnyeye 7,458]

6 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

Tbf, the 2 of them acted like absolute morons., and Willian was sent off for handling in front of goal 

what a meltdown after being 1-0 up, idiots.

[NikkiCFC 8,086]

Haaland in the week scored 9 goals. Our best goalscorer is Havertz with 9 goals all season. 

[Blue Armour 4,336]

2 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Haaland in the week scored 9 goals. Our best goalscorer is Havertz with 9 goals all season. 

And 2 of those 9 from Havertz were penalties,  lol.

[Special Juan 27,551]

But it's OK for Bruno to push a linesman the week before. Honestly I fucking hate United, they always come out smelling of fucking roses the cunts

[Special Juan 27,551]

15 hours ago, HEREIAM said:

Ref lost the plot at Man Utd sent off 2 players and manager 

Ref didn't do anything wrong at all, he was right, he was abused by Silva, then shoved by Mitrovic and sent Willian off for a blatant handball denying a goal

Fail to see how he lost the plot.

[Reddish-Blue 2,398]

6 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

And 2 of those 9 from Havertz were penalties,  lol.

Does that matter though?   Most of Haaland's goals were from tap-ins and/or rebounds inside the box/penalty area. 

 

[HEREIAM 83]

1 hour ago, Special Juan said:

Ref didn't do anything wrong at all, he was right, he was abused by Silva, then shoved by Mitrovic and sent Willian off for a blatant handball denying a goal

Fail to see how he lost the plot.

Clear penalty for Fulham not given in first half, if it was other way around United would have been given it

[HEREIAM 83]

15 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

City have just as much hard schedule if not even harder. Plus Arsenal have 10 PL games 10 finals, one week to prepare every game. Possibly first title in 20 years. While City most likely will play 8 more games in CL and Fa Cup. So games every 3,4 days. Arsenal only focus on PL. 

April fixtures

Liverpool (H), Southampton (A), Leicester (H), Brighton (A), Arsenal (H), Fulham (A)

they should win ALL those games

to fit in west Ham (H), then Leeds (H), Everton (A),Chelsea (H) and finish with Brentford (A)

Citys fixtures look  easier, they have the squad to cope plus done it before and are capable of winning all those games

[Special Juan 27,551]

28 minutes ago, HEREIAM said:

Clear penalty for Fulham not given in first half, if it was other way around United would have been given it

I quoted as you referenced the sending off's saying the ref had lost the plot, meaning these incidents.

[Special Juan 27,551]

Sounds like Conte is about to get the chop

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

46 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Sounds like Conte is about to get the chop

Jealous. 

Means Spurs will get DeZerbi whilst we are stuck with Potter toying with mid table next season. 

[Fulham Broadway 16,977]

Conte has previous for mega moans. Did it at Inter, and with us saying he had no money for players after spending 393 million.

Anyway interesting to see how Kanes trophy avoiders perform after being stabbed in the front...

Contes autobiography 'How to win friends and influence People' ?

[ZAPHOD2319 4,548]

Tuchel has a pretty decent moan himself. The same players that had just won him the CL and CWC were not good enough for pre-season. 

[OneMoSalah 8,810]

50 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Tuchel has a pretty decent moan himself. The same players that had just won him the CL and CWC were not good enough for pre-season. 

Is it any wonder? When we got tanked 4-0 by Arsenal in pre-season alarm bells were ringing in my head. Something was completely off which he called out, saying the team wasn’t good enough and it completely transpired into the start of the season. Granted Arsenal are now looking like title winners but to lose in that manner was ridiculous.

Based on how this seasons gone with both Tuchel and now so, Potter, it is clear to see that some of the players needed upgraded upon/moved on to revitalise certain areas of the team. And now, having done that, it is also abundantly clear the coach is as big an issue as players. If not bigger.

 

Edited March 20, 2023 by OneMoSalah

[ZAPHOD2319 4,548]

15 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Is it any wonder? When we got tanked 4-0 by Arsenal in pre-season alarm bells were ringing in my head. Something was completely off which he called out, saying the team wasn’t good enough and it completely transpired into the start of the season. Granted Arsenal are now looking like title winners but to lose in that manner was ridiculous.

Based on how this seasons gone with both Tuchel and now so, Potter, it is clear to see that some of the players needed upgraded upon/moved on to revitalise certain areas of the team. And now, having done that, it is also abundantly clear the coach is as big an issue as players. If not bigger.

 

He got the he players he asked for. Some players were getting long in the tooth, but there was more going on in Tuchel’s world than Rudiger leaving and us having some aging players. Kante was healthy during that time. I was at the Arsenal game, our players had no hustle at all and Arse players were flying all over the pitch. He was absolutely out coached.