polishgenius Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 No idea how it's still 0-0. Leicester will be kicking themselves if they don't win this. Chelsea have had the odd chance and Will.i.an and Pedro coming on has helped their energy a bit but Leicester have had so many chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Another defeat for Real Madrid. Zidane has been very successful but he is on thin ice now at a club not known for being patient with managers. Pretty embarrassing situation that Real find themselves in - a side that seemed poised to dominate are now in shambles. Zidane doesn't seem to have any answers and looks to be tactically inept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Yeah not sure if Zidane will even make it to the PSG tie but I’d bet he’ll be sacked if they get knocked out by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Wonder who they would go with to replace Zidane. I think they would be best off keeping him as their requirements are so niche - someone with enough political capital to make moderately pragmatic moves like playing a holding midfielder, moderately tactically competent but without any desire to introduce tactical ideas of their own. With Ronaldo coming towards the end of his career, anyone of lesser stature than Zidane will find managing the transition impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Real Madrid would be right up Antonio Conte’s street. A club well known for giving the manager next to no say in club affairs such as signings. He’d sign up oblivious to this fact, just as he was when he came to Chelsea - a club run much the same way as Real Madrid - then complain about the austerity programme the club runs at every opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I think Conte might be heading to PSG. Just get the feeling that PSG feel they can do better than Emery with a manager who is more of a household name. If PSG don't win the CL then I think Emery is out and Conte would be very happy to walk away from Chelsea. I suspect that Pochettino would be near the top of the list should Zidane get the sack. I think Zidane is much more a motivator than tactician. Now that his motivation isn't working, he looks clueless. Very often he waits too long before making substitutions and then subs off the wrong players. He persists with his 4-2-3-1 when Real Madrid have looked much better when they've played a 4-3-3 and his attacking approach is nothing more than 'go wide and lump in a cross'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Real Madrid failing to make the champions league next year would make this whole season worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 21 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: Real Madrid failing to make the champions league next year would make this whole season worthwhile. I like how you think. my kitchen is mostly Hispanic with a equal number of barca and Madrid fans. it would be interesting to see how things at work shape up under such a ominous event of Madrid winning nothing and not in the cl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 minute ago, MercurialCannibal said: I like how you think. my kitchen is mostly Hispanic with a equal number of barca and Madrid fans. it would be interesting to see how things at work shape up under such a ominous event of Madrid winning nothing and not in the cl. I have to take my pleasures where I can get them. We can't even beat Swansea at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Kane just doesn’t stop scoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 28 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: I have to take my pleasures where I can get them. We can't even beat Swansea at home. fucking Dwight Gayle was awful. dude couldn't finish at all. we should have been up 2 or 3 at the half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 That's quite the pen not given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I saw the highlights from Spurs vs Everton. Son has really become a key player for Spurs in the past two years and lately he is often a catalyst when his team looks sluggish. At first I thought his form in the early part of last season would be unsustainable because it was so far ahead of his prior form, but instead he has managed to sustain a whole new level of play. The commentators were so busy orgasming over Kane’s latest record (his first goal) that they made zero mention that it looked offside in the replay. I think Spurs always get a soft ride from the referees. Refs can no more disallow a Kane goal than show a red card to Kane or Alli for horror-show tackles. Everton’s new manager bounce didn’t last long. Winless in six, I think. And two of their wins in their big recovery were under Unsworth before Sam took charge. They need to hope there new striker hits the ground running. And once again I have to ask why anyone thought Rooney was worth a transfer fee and a big contract. He chipped in with some goals amid dreadful play, but any striker they spent that money on instead should have contributed more by now, and wouldn’t be tailing off sharply now either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Cenk Tosun looked okay. Even in a game where we looked like the end-Koeman-early-Rhino-Everton, he worked hard, won some balls, played a couple of good passes, showed he can hold up play and even got his head to a couple of crosses. Think he’ll be okay. Big problem with Rooney, as I’ve mentioned before, is that he occupies a place in the team where we have other players available. Him playing at number 10 moves Sigurdsson out on the wing - and that doesn’t work. I know Rooney is our Lost Golden Boy and whatnot, but he doesn’t have the quality to defend playing Sigurdsson on the wing. Also, could we please be linked with a left back soon? Like, yesterday? Martina does his best, bless him, but ... well ... His best just isn’t good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Bad news for Liverpool. VVD set to miss today's game due to injury. Don't know if it's 100% confirmed as the article mentions that he has a tight hamstring and is unlikely to be risked. Maybe Klopp keeps him on the bench just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Alexis hasn’t even travelled with Arsenal today. Man United apparently the favourites for him as it stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Consigliere said: Bad news for Liverpool. VVD set to miss today's game due to injury. Don't know if it's 100% confirmed as the article mentions that he has a tight hamstring and is unlikely to be risked. Maybe Klopp keeps him on the bench just in case. And Keita officially staying put at Leipzig till summer. Guess they aren’t stupid enough to let one of their best players leave in January. Bad bits of news to start the day for Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Nice to see Ibe score especially a goal that sees a top 6 team drop points. Klopp has given Karius the job looks like. Hope he go on a good run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 The only good thing from that game was that it helped Bournemouth stay out of relegation. I'm rooting for Stoke to earn that honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 If Arsenal had any sense, they’d terminate Wenger’s contract at the end of the season and make Conte their number one target, as he certainly won’t be at Chelsea for the 18/19 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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