The English Football Thread

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

KDB hurt again?

 

Becoming way too often with him. Decline beginning?

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

Kova on

[whats happening 1,612]

poor kdb.

[robsblubot 3,595]

KDB has been looking heavier and heavier (not necessarily unfit btw). Wonder whether they should focus on body fat reduction or whatnot. Seen that work wonders for players at a certain age.

Edited August 11, 2023 by robsblubot

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

Haaland makes it 2-0

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Its insane how good Harland's finishing is.

 

Never in doubt

[Pizy 18,852]

He’s just fucking nuts, man. A goddamned machine of a goal scorer.

[robsblubot 3,595]

His finishing is indeed fantastic. Get the ball to him and he can apply the finish from any position and condition. Inter understood that and did well preventing him from getting the ball often. Burnley evidently have been unable to do that.

Second goal was a sweet shot, but the 3 Bunrley players were nowhere near Haaland. The difference in quality between these two sides is really something.

[Pizy 18,852]

You’ve got to do two big things when you’re playing against City or they’ll systematically dismantle you. You’ve got to stop press them aggressively when they’re building up and you’ve got to deny Haaland having many sniffs of the ball. You see Ederson just standing on the ball for like 15 seconds at a time often. You’ve got to speed him up and disrupt their play from the back. And as we saw against Arse in the Community Shield, when Haaland isn’t touching the ball he’s not much of a threat. He was totally invisible that game. He may be the best pure finisher since CR7 but he doesn’t do much else in general play.

[Vesper 30,091]

Rodri is the best DMF on the planet

does it all

[Vesper 30,091]

Gvardiol on

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

Thank god Burnley are back in the PL. what an enrichment for the league. Such scintillating football -.-

[Vesper 30,091]

lol, Cteh has spent £150m more just on the defenders currently under contract than Burnley has spent on ALL transfers, all players in their entire 141 year history

[robsblubot 3,595]

There was a moment where Burnley defense line, under mild pressure, attempted to exchange 3 passes to get the ball forward. The 3rd one went over the sideline. One of the many embarrassing moments. Left that "game" shortly past halftime: have better things to do, like watching grass grow.

[Vesper 30,091]

3 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Thank god Burnley are back in the PL. what an enrichment for the league. Such scintillating football -.-

they miss Maatsen, he was so instrumental in their build up on the left