Jordan La Cabra Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Yeah, I am resigned to him going to Real Madrid in the summer. He’s the finest player I’ve ever seen play for Chelsea, so it will be a massive hole to fill when he’s gone. No matter how much Real pay us for him, we won’t be able to sign anyone near his quality. The turn out at this Napoli v RB Leipzig game is shocking. If you couldn’t hear the noise from the fans, you’d think they were playing in an empty stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Napoli are being outplayed as well. Leipzig have squandered a number a good opportunities and Napoli scored very much against the run of play. On the balance of play, Leipzig should be more than just the one goal ahead. Serie A is probably the priority for Napoli though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Yeah Napoli fans would probably riot if Sarri played their strongest 11 in Europa when they have a legit chance at the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 A Juventus netflix show.Ok i guess? FIRST TEAM: JUVENTUS Official Trailer (2018) Netflix Football Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I have to hand it to the SFA, by the way. I didn't think there was any option for Scotland manager that could be less inspiring than asking Walter Smith to come back. But they found one - asking Alex McLeish to come back! Presumably Andy Roxburgh was next on the list if Craig Brown turned them down. Fuck's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, mormont said: I have to hand it to the SFA, by the way. I didn't think there was any option for Scotland manager that could be less inspiring than asking Walter Smith to come back. But they found one - asking Alex McLeish to come back! Presumably Andy Roxburgh was next on the list if Craig Brown turned them down. Fuck's sake. I was surprised when Michael O'Neill eventually turned the SFA down. I thought O'Neill had worked wonders with this group of NI players - the core of which are over 30 and, at best, have one tournament left in them. It seemed to me like it was a good time to leave, and taking the Scotland job would have been a move up the international management ladder. Despite the fact NI has performed better than Scotland lately, we have an extremely limited pool of players to choose from; there are very few NI players playing at Premier League level. Taking the Scotland job, he would have had the opportunity to pick from a larger quantity of players, and despite their failings as a team, better quality of players, too. Plus, he lives in Scotland, which I thought would have been another deciding factor for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 57 minutes ago, mormont said: I have to hand it to the SFA, by the way. I didn't think there was any option for Scotland manager that could be less inspiring than asking Walter Smith to come back. But they found one - asking Alex McLeish to come back! Presumably Andy Roxburgh was next on the list if Craig Brown turned them down. Fuck's sake. This is so, so depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I was rolling my eyes when John Hughes insisted he deserved an interview for the job - and honestly, I'd still consider him an awful appointment - but at least it would show more courage than just scrolling through your past managers' phone numbers one by one. Alex McLeish's win record since leaving Scotland is under 40% and his last job was in the Egyptian league, nearly two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 The only thing worse than McLeish would be the SFA digging up and attempting to reanimate the rank, mouldering corpse of Ally Macleod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 If only we could play Hull every week... A very professional performance from Chelsea tonight. They knew what they had to do, so went about getting the job done as quickly as possible. There were a few really strong performances tonight: Ampadu was so composed on the ball at the back and made some key blocks; Fabregas ran the show from midfield; Pedro caused havoc in the first half; and Giroud played a part in all four goals. It was nice to see Kyle Scott make his debut, while Hudson-Odoi looked brilliant once again. Special mention for Willian, though, who was on a different level. I’d have him in the team every week, but I can’t see him starting on Tuesday night. I’d probably start Giroud over Morata, too, but I can’t see that happening, either. Anyway, it may not have been great opposition, but after some of our bad results lately, we needed this and the result against WBA on Monday to instill a bit of confidence back into the side as we head into tricky (to say the least) run of games. We’re coming for you, we’re coming for you...Barcelona, we’re coming for you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 58 minutes ago, JordanJH1993 said: If only we could play Hull every week... A very professional performance from Chelsea tonight. They knew what they had to do, so went about getting the job done as quickly as possible. There were a few really strong performances tonight: Ampadu was so composed on the ball at the back and made some key blocks; Fabregas ran the show from midfield; Pedro caused havoc in the first half; and Giroud played a part in all four goals. It was nice to see Kyle Scott make his debut, while Hudson-Odoi looked brilliant once again. Special mention for Willian, though, who was on a different level. I’d have him in the team every week, but I can’t see him starting on Tuesday night. I’d probably start Giroud over Morata, too, but I can’t see that happening, either. Anyway, it may not have been great opposition, but after some of our bad results lately, we needed this and the result against WBA on Monday to instill a bit of confidence back into the side as we head into tricky (to say the least) run of games. We’re coming for you, we’re coming for you...Barcelona, we’re coming for you... Only saw the highlights. Good stuff from Willian. Giroud seems like an awesome teammate. Just reading his body language, and he seems like a guy that's always positive and good to have on the pitch. Tuesday will be interesting. I think we're lucky if we get a draw. If we come out of the game at all with a chance to win it in the second leg - I think we have to consider that a victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, l2 0 5 5 said: Only saw the highlights. Good stuff from Willian. Giroud seems like an awesome teammate. Just reading his body language, and he seems like a guy that's always positive and good to have on the pitch. Tuesday will be interesting. I think we're lucky if we get a draw. If we come out of the game at all with a chance to win it in the second leg - I think we have to consider that a victory. Giroud is definitely one of those centre forwards that offers a lot more than just goals. Tonight, he was part of neat moves with Willian and Pedro, occupying the defenders, holding the ball up, and winning the ball back from the Hull players. I think he’d be a good option against Barcelona if we have to go long, as his physicality could cause their defenders problems. But, yeah, I agree - I’m not confident going into this Barcelona game, but if we can stay in the tie going into the second leg, that would be an achievement, at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Quote @BBCSport Jonny Evans, Gareth Barry, Jake Livermore and Boaz Myhill have apologised for allegedly stealing a taxi outside a fast-food restaurant in Barcelona Fans of The Hangover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Good thing they’re not central players in a relegation-threatened team. Oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Rorshach said: Good thing they’re not central players in a relegation-threatened team. Oh. should be banned for the rest of the season and face criminal charges in Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon the Leaner Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Wow. This VAR decision on today's Juan Mata goal is going to rise eyebrows -and questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, Sandokan I Ironborn said: Wow. This VAR decision on today's Juan Mata goal is going to rise eyebrows -and questions. That was an embarrassment. I genuinely couldn't believe what I was seeing. The only explanation I can come up with is deliberate sabotage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 That was for broadcast only and not used by the officials to determine whether Mata was offside. The proper lines show pretty clearly that the correct decision was made on review. The real controversy should be who decided to put that three year old’s drawing on TV undermining VAR and playing into Mourinho’s narrative that there is some conspiracy to bring him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Good goal to give Rochdale the lead over Spurs at halftime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Rochdale deserving of the lead, too - really strong performance from the League One basement boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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