(Football) Soccer thread (English Premier League, Champions League)

[scruffynick]

Back in the uk for New Years. Still have season tickets at Anfield so taking my boy to his first live game against Arsenal

 

Should be great, probably lose for the first time

 

Looking forward to it

You didn't lose that, is it really going to happen??

[KarstenK]

Back in the uk for New Years. Still have season tickets at Anfield so taking my boy to his first live game against Arsenal

 

Should be great, probably lose for the first time

 

Looking forward to it

I'm guessing you had a grand time. Blew them off the pitch.

[GolfChannel]

Hilarious, actually need something from Arsenal after we screwed the pooch today, and Arsenal folds under the pressure like always. Irony.

[Texas1]

Back in the uk for New Years. Still have season tickets at Anfield so taking my boy to his first live game against Arsenal

 

Should be great, probably lose for the first time

 

Looking forward to it

You didn't lose that, is it really going to happen??

 

Can only look at one game at a time. Klopp is just unbelievable. Love the guy. It’s taken the club 25 years to come out of the shadow of hillsborough.

 

We are building for the future where we were always stuck in the past. Be better than last year is all I ask and the chips will fall where they fall

 

Never got out of second gear today and Arsenal, what a bunch of petulant twats

[GolfChannel]

Back in the uk for New Years. Still have season tickets at Anfield so taking my boy to his first live game against Arsenal

 

Should be great, probably lose for the first time

 

Looking forward to it

You didn't lose that, is it really going to happen??

 

Can only look at one game at a time. Klopp is just unbelievable. Love the guy. Its taken the club 25 years to come out of the shadow of hillsborough.

 

We are building for the future where we were always stuck in the past. Be better than last year is all I ask and the chips will fall where they fall

 

Never got out of second gear today and Arsenal, what a bunch of petulant twats

 

I appreciate the appropriate contextual use of the term “twats”.

[scruffynick]

Back in the uk for New Years. Still have season tickets at Anfield so taking my boy to his first live game against Arsenal

 

Should be great, probably lose for the first time

 

Looking forward to it

You didn't lose that, is it really going to happen??

 

Can only look at one game at a time. Klopp is just unbelievable. Love the guy. It’s taken the club 25 years to come out of the shadow of hillsborough.

 

We are building for the future where we were always stuck in the past. Be better than last year is all I ask and the chips will fall where they fall

 

Never got out of second gear today and Arsenal, what a bunch of petulant twats

Not sure what Hillsborough got to do with it, I'm afraid Liverpool let the club age and United took full advantage. Still won cups thou over the years. If anything I thought the Hillsborough justice battle inspired the club at times

[Texas1]

Massive game coming up. Leaving and organised party to go and watch the game. Not missing this one, will be stesswd to high heaven

[Texas1]

Crapped the bed I’m afraid. Shocking performance and knew it would be bad when I saw that midfield 3

 

On the bright side. 2 points behind in November with a 15 goal disadvantage, now 4 points clear with same gd

 

If only ?

[scruffynick]

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf....!!??

[Texas1]

Only care about the league, that’s all I want. Going to be squeaky bum time as we have 3 out of 4 CB’s out

 

All good fun, what will be will be

[Imhappyinthe80s]

City supporter, rewatched city liverpool game last night. Not just because City won but what a masterpiece. A treat to watch the players and coaches giving everything. Seeing the emotions of Van Djik, Kun could barely jog at the end. They all gave everything.

[scruffynick]

Only care about the league, that’s all I want. Going to be squeaky bum time as we have 3 out of 4 CB’s out

 

All good fun, what will be will be

Amount of pool fans at work that's said that today...... But in fairness its the title they all badly want. So long without it and its close, so close

[Texas1]

Only care about the league, that’s all I want. Going to be squeaky bum time as we have 3 out of 4 CB’s out

 

All good fun, what will be will be

Amount of pool fans at work that's said that today...... But in fairness its the title they all badly want. So long without it and its close, so close

 

You know, we’ve always been s*** in the FA cup, strange really, even in the 20th century lol

 

I remember jimmy greenoff scoring to make it 2-1, hated the comp ever since, bastards ?

[Kevinx]

City supporter, rewatched city liverpool game last night. Not just because City won but what a masterpiece. A treat to watch the players and coaches giving everything. Seeing the emotions of Van Djik, Kun could barely jog at the end. They all gave everything.

Masterpiece? Kompany should of got strait red for leaving his feet on the tackle of Salah. Only got yellow cause Salah jumped. Not saying Liverpool would of won but those things change the game.

[scruffynick]

City supporter, rewatched city liverpool game last night. Not just because City won but what a masterpiece. A treat to watch the players and coaches giving everything. Seeing the emotions of Van Djik, Kun could barely jog at the end. They all gave everything.

Masterpiece? Kompany should of got strait red for leaving his feet on the tackle of Salah. Only got yellow cause Salah jumped. Not saying Liverpool would of won but those things change the game.

Swings and roundabouts.... Mane should have seen red against arsenal at 0-0. Should have been red but ref bottled it, but pool have had some decisions go badly their way so far this season

[scruffynick]

Only care about the league, that’s all I want. Going to be squeaky bum time as we have 3 out of 4 CB’s out

 

All good fun, what will be will be

Amount of pool fans at work that's said that today...... But in fairness its the title they all badly want. So long without it and its close, so close

 

You know, we’ve always been s*** in the FA cup, strange really, even in the 20th century lol

 

I remember jimmy greenoff scoring to make it 2-1, hated the comp ever since, bastards ?

Mark Hughes at maine Rd was better.... Great night that was

[Texas1]

I’ll take another 15 1-0’s ?

Not bad considering defensive injuries. Win one game at a time. Make the rest play catch up

[aiyyer]

Chelsea is not convincing this year

[cbrwn425]

Great to get the result on Sunday. De Gea was unreal with some of the saves he was making.

[scruffynick]

Great to get the result on Sunday. De Gea was unreal with some of the saves he was making.

Loris weren't bad either, United should have been at least 2 up before the last 30 minute onslaught... Great win thou. When united lost the scousers they were 12 points behind arsenal.... Roll on 5 weeks and they're level. Bonkers!

[cbrwn425]

Great to get the result on Sunday. De Gea was unreal with some of the saves he was making.

Loris weren't bad either, United should have been at least 2 up before the last 30 minute onslaught... Great win thou. When united lost the scousers they were 12 points behind arsenal.... Roll on 5 weeks and they're level. Bonkers!

Spurs played great in the second half and on a different day probably would have gotten the win with all the chances they had but thankfully that wasn't the case.

 

It's great to see us level on Arsenal now and with them playing Chelsea on Saturday I think they will drop points allowing us to overtake them in the table.Then Spurs will probably struggle with Kane out injured and Son on international duty. With our current form I can see us making a good run at the top 4.

[Golfingfanatic]

Bielsa’s press conference today is an early contender for funniest moment of the year. After Lampard acused him of spying he just gave a 70minute lecture on Derby tactics, basically providing all other teams with key tactical informations.

[Texas1]

Have to say that Ole is doing a good job. Goes to show you how much of a **** Jose is

[PappyVanWinkle53]

Leeds United looking good to make a return to the Premier League. On top of the Championship. Keep it up fellas!!

[scruffynick]

Leeds United looking good to make a return to the Premier League. On top of the Championship. Keep it up fellas!!

Premier league needs Leeds, massive club huge support... Miss the United Leeds games, always brilliant atmospheres

[Halebopp]

It'll be interesting to see whether or not Leeds is penalized in the spying case.

 

Karanka's firing/resignation didn't really surprise me but it's a shame it happened. Hopefully O'Neill will have a longer tenure than Karanka had, we definitely need some stability in the club. If only Billy Davies hadn't had his own issues to deal with, he was good.

[Texas1]

Looks like a sniper is in the stands at Old Trafford

 

Let’s see if the press go after an Englishman ?

[scruffynick]

Looks like a sniper is in the stands at Old Trafford

 

Let’s see if the press go after an Englishman ?

Still we scored twice, I stayed.... Amazing how many came back in after the pen. And seriously, after salahs diving this season and it was a pen, soft but you can't pull someone back

[Texas1]

Looks like a sniper is in the stands at Old Trafford

 

Let’s see if the press go after an Englishman ?

Still we scored twice, I stayed.... Amazing how many came back in after the pen. And seriously, after salahs diving this season and it was a pen, soft but you can't pull someone back

 

The one against Newcastle was the same. Pulled back as he went to shoot. He got crucified for it. Massive difference between English darlings and the rest. Harry Kane has dived a few times, brushed over, same with Lingard

 

Both were soft, but both pens, massive difference in how they are reported.

 

Salah gets kicked left right and center all over the park. I think this season is the first in 18months where we have been awarded a pen. He goes to ground easily, but none are dives, all contact. Exaggerated yes, but still contact

 

As you said previously- it’s the modern game

 

 

[scruffynick]

Looks like a sniper is in the stands at Old Trafford

 

Let’s see if the press go after an Englishman ?

Still we scored twice, I stayed.... Amazing how many came back in after the pen. And seriously, after salahs diving this season and it was a pen, soft but you can't pull someone back

 

The one against Newcastle was the same. Pulled back as he went to shoot. He got crucified for it. Massive difference between English darlings and the rest. Harry Kane has dived a few times, brushed over, same with Lingard

 

Both were soft, but both pens, massive difference in how they are reported.

 

Salah gets kicked left right and center all over the park. I think this season is the first in 18months where we have been awarded a pen. He goes to ground easily, but none are dives, all contact. Exaggerated yes, but still contact

 

As you said previously- it’s the modern game

Same happened to ronadlo for years but not much sympathy.....sorry I've got no sympathy whatsoever. And now it's squeaky bum time. Go to the wire this title