Jump to content

The English Football Thread


Steve
 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 69.7k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • Vesper

    11687

  • Laylabelle

    5011

  • Jase

    2760

  • Special Juan

    2670

52 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

He's been nowhere near the level of KDB who for me has been the best player in the league by an absolute country mile.

But it had to be Henderson as he has worked so hard on and off the field (sarcasm as it's fucking height) and Liverpool are the media darlings, it really is that simple

No one was going to get it above henderson, mane did better than him why not him, kdb has been far better yet he didnt get it. Again its horse shit these awards....it never shows the complete picture.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, Special Juan said:

Jordan Henderson named football writers player of the year...

Well of course he has hasn't he...:rolleyes:

Who vote for this? 

I don't understand people who do this, it ruin the award. You can give it to mane or kdb, i have no problem.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

34 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:
New season starts in 50 days!

50 more days and Werner, Ziyech, Kai... In Chelsea shirt!!!:delight:

Sky Sports seem to think the Community Shield will be played on August 30th.

So in case of an FA Cup win we could potentially be facing the dippers again in just over a month but this time with Werner and Zieych involved. Don't think Havertz would make it just yet even if his transfer was completed in time, unless he skips the EL with Leverkusen (which seems rather unlikely at this point).

Insanely packed schedule that, hardly a couple of weeks break between seasons. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

26 minutes ago, Jype said:

Sky Sports seem to think the Community Shield will be played on August 30th.

So in case of an FA Cup win we could potentially be facing the dippers again in just over a month but this time with Werner and Zieych involved. Don't think Havertz would make it just yet even if his transfer was completed in time, unless he skips the EL with Leverkusen (which seems rather unlikely at this point).

Insanely packed schedule that, hardly a couple of weeks break between seasons. 

Hmm... It is not easy situation. 

But regarding CS... We should not take it seriously or change any pre season plans because of this glorified friendly game.

Last game of the season is August 8th. First game of the next season is September 12th. So 35 days between. I guess players will get half of this period off? 

Probably going back in training around August 25th so this CS game should be taken just as one pre season friendly game. And for me it makes more sense if CS is on Sunday September 6th. A week before PL start as usual.

About Havertz I think he will play last game for Leverkusen on August 10th against Inter just two days after our game against Bayern. And he already had period off so he should be ready.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

7 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Hmm... It is not easy situation. 

But regarding CS... We should not take it seriously or change any pre season plans because of this glorified friendly game.

Last game of the season is August 8th. First game of the next season is September 12th. So 35 days between. I guess players will get half of this period off? 

Probably going back in training around August 25th so this CS game should be taken just as one pre season friendly game. And for me it makes more sense if CS is on Sunday September 6th. A week before PL start as usual.

Yeah you're right, probably will be a couple weeks break after the dead rubber at Bayern and back to training near the end of August. A potential CS match (need to win the cup first, remember!) would then serve as a pre-season friendly.

However, there is still another twist regarding season preparations (incl. a reason for the Community Shield scheduling) and that is the fucking international break from 3rd September to 8th September. So really there is likely to be less than a week of pre-season training before the internationals and the PL starts only four days after the break is over. That is just ridiculous.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Come to think of it, will the international matches at the start of September even take place? I don't know what's the fixtures but as we know, COVID-19 cases are flaring up again in some of the countries. Is it even safe to travel? Will they have serve quarantine etc? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The quick turnaround is actually pretty cool. Clubs will be quicker to get their business done, fans won't have to wait months like a normal summer to see their new toys on the pitch, and players won't take as long to get up to form/fitness since they won't have a super long holiday.

A club like ours who is getting business done early should be at an advantage.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

FL: 'How is that a foul? There's no foul there! [To Pep Lijnders] Sit down then' 

JK: 'Calm down, calm down... don't talk to my No.2...'

FL: 'No, no, if he's going off at me, I'll f****** say something!' 

Unknown member of Liverpool bench: 'It's still a foul' 

FL: 'It's not a f****** foul! I'm not asking you. Shut up.' 

JK: 'Hey!' 

FL: 'F*** off you as well! One title you've won and you're f*****g giving it the big 'un F*** off! [To Lee Mason] Tell them to have respect and sit down.'

LM: 'Alright, Jurgen' 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 minutes ago, Tomo said:

Hopefully this puts to bed any ideas of a "first Xl", we're going to need all the squad depth we can get next season to avoid burnout.

Well if we are going to have constant back 4 rotation than fuck me now.

But I agree, with almost no pre season huge team depth is very important. This may fuck Pool.

9 players on the bench and 5 subs is also good thing for us.

But Frank has to have idea of starting XI.

Rotation is one thing, but my impression is that this season after 50 and more games he has no idea what is our best team.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Well if we are going to have constant back 4 rotation than fuck me now.

But I agree, with almost no pre season huge team depth is very important. This may fuck Pool.

9 players on the bench and 5 subs is also good thing for us.

But Frank has to have idea of starting XI.

Rotation is one thing, but my impression is that this season after 50 and more games he has no idea what is our best team.

Yeah hopefully the back four can be as settled as possible but in attack we will need a lot of rotation to keep everyone fresh. We have a lot of players who's performances don't dip when they switch positions which should hopefully help enormously.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 24/07/2020 at 3:49 PM, NikkiCFC said:

 

pure joke that twat Henderson won over de Bruyne

and wtf

Rashford third???

plus 


✅ Wan-Bissaka <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<roflmaoooooooooooo, he is HORRID on offence, I tried to defend him back in the middle of the season, but then I watched like 10 Manure games in a row, and he is almost as bad as Zouma with the ball


✅ Traore  < what a joke , he had league 4 goals, lolol (yes 9 assists (and only 2 in his last 13 games), but this vote is saying he is literally the 2 or 3rd best winger (2nd best as Rashford is more of an SS) in the league!! Mane? Salah?? Bernardo? no votes?? Hell Pulisic is a better player atm. so fucked up He has ZERO league goals in 2020, ZERO, absolutely he got these votes because of two games (the Shitty games) where he scored 3 or his 4 goals in)


✅ Grealish <<< his team was shit and he faded HARD


✅ Evans  <<<< most bizarre on here, he wasn't even their best CB

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

  • 0 members are here!

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...