The English Football Thread

[LAB 1,030]

It's box office stuff

[Pizy 18,877]

Sadio Mane is a fantastic player. Would've loved him here.

Klopp can make him a world class player. Unreal combination of skill, pace, power, and end product. He's got it all. Actually a bit jealous Liverppol have got him.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Big Pete is such a nice guy. Miss him.

[LAB 1,030]

2 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Sadio Mane is a fantastic player. Would've loved him here.

Klopp can make him a world class player. Unreal combination of skill, pace, power, and end product. He's got it all. Actually a bit jealous Liverppol have got him.

He's a bit inconsistent though i'm afraid. I refuse to get hyped yet.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Big Pete is such a nice guy. Miss him.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Mane and Chamberlain have done what no winger in Chelsea except hazard can do: face your defender beat him with a dribble and score. No Chelsea winger except hazard can do this. Just petty leg overs and no dribble. 

Arsenal defenders

[communicate 2,703]

This is fun 

[communicate 2,703]

2 minutes ago, kellzfresh said:

Mane and Chamberlain have done what no winger in Chelsea except hazard can do: face your defender beat him with a dribble and score. No Chelsea winger except hazard can do this. Just petty leg overs and no dribble. 

Arsenal defenders

Mane goals was brilliant but chambers is just so bad as CB. 

[nyikolajevics 2,690]

Just now, communicate said:

Mane goals was brilliant but chambers is just so bad as CB. 

 

Chambers is so bad at football.

[kmk108 1,186]

This is great. Both teams are getting a chance to bottle it.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Scoreline's hardly surprising for two teams looking defensively dire . 

Not sure why I'm laughing, like we're not going into the season with Ivanovic-Terry-Cahill.

[communicate 2,703]

These two teams should play more

[Hostedenis 556]

16 minutes ago, LDN Blue said:

Scoreline's hardly surprising for two teams looking defensively dire . 

Not sure why I'm laughing, like we're not going into the season with Ivanovic-Terry-Cahill.

Tomorrow'll be too soon, but shortly thereafter looks like we'll have Zouma - Koulibaly. Doesn't sound too bad, although I've yet to see how they do as CB partners.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

1 minute ago, Hostedenis said:

Tomorrow'll be too soon, but shortly thereafter looks like we'll have Zouma - Koulibaly. Doesn't sound too bad, although I've yet to see how they do as CB partners.

Koulibaly is an IF until I see otherwise. 

Granted re Zouma, however I worry to what environment he returns to. Partnering Terry/Cahill with Zouma won't be the biggest problem, but I worry about then the pressure that's on Zouma to basically be so at the top of him game he can cover Terry/Cahill's own shortcomings. I guess it's a moot point if we do sign Koulibaly, but should we not and end up signing a sideman we're going to be incredibly fragile at the back..

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Bournemouth and Arsenal's defenders make Cahill and Ivanovic look like Baresi and Maldini in their prime.