Iskaral Pust Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 6 hours ago, Iskaral Pust said: City will obliterate Hoffenheim. Not my best prediction. Well done to Hoffenheim but that's a shock result with the way Aguero has been playing. EDIT: for some reason the ESPNFC.com result shows as 1-1 draw, but reading the match report shows that City grabbed a winner. I'm sure they'll fix that soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 With Lyon losing at home to Shakhtar it's turning out to be a fairly good day for City. Real Madrid are also losing to CSKA and, perhaps less surprisingly, the United-Valencia game is fairly turgid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Another terrible performance from Bayern. Lucky not to lose a second in a row. Meanwhile Akinfeev has been given a bizarre red in the dying minutes as CSKA lead Real. Booked for complaining to the ref about something, swore at him and given an immediate second yellow. Then refuses to leave the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Very poor result for Real Madrid. CSKA looked a bang average side last season from what I can recall. After a good start to the season, Lopetegui will be feeling the pressure now after three disappointing results - Real's board and fans aren't the most patient bunch. Our game against Valencia was rubbish and really not worth watching for the neutral. Both sides were poor. Lukaku looks knackered and could really use a rest. Rashford should never be allowed on set pieces as he is utterly useless at them. Don't understand how neither Fred nor Pereira can get into this midfield. This is why I wished we just let Fellaini leave - he's such a limited player but Mourinho will keep playing him because he's allergic to creativity and because Fellaini is a workhorse and tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Saturday Newcastle beat Manchester united and the special one literally exploded before he can be sacked. truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber of Peace Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 You are all missing Mourinho's stable genius to again qualify for the CL by winning EL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 Liverpool’s game is not available here. Spurs vs Barca is being broadcast instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 tbf, both pairings look equally fine on paper, at least for a neutral, maybe the Spurs game even a bit more so, thanks to the appeal of Barca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 57 minutes ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: tbf, both pairings look equally fine on paper, at least for a neutral, maybe the Spurs game even a bit more so, thanks to the appeal of Barca. No argument here. Barca are a bigger marketing draw here, especially with Messi. ESPN’s soccer marketing tends to rely on broad name recognition of star players, and they have no tie-in with NBC’s PL marketing. So they usually select Barca, Real Madrid, Bayern or Juve for their games, with Juve now getting a boost with Ronaldo after declining slightly as Pirlo and Pogba departed. Bayern are the least selected of the big four, and declining in the last year or two (previously the success of the German national team buoyed them). Liverpool vs PSG was broadcast last time because it had the best available name recognition, mainly due to Neymar and Mbappe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Keita's getting stretchered off. Shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 minute ago, Soylent Brown said: Not great for our depth though. Not great for him either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 How does Fred and Paulinho get into that Brazil team over Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 Sloppy so far and perhaps a bit fatigued (as I feared). I hope Keita isn’t too badly injured. With Fabinho not yet up to speed, Ox a long term injury, and Lallana a recurring series of injuries (and a recurring series of pointless twirls when actually fit), our new MF depth is gone already. Lucky it’s only City at the weekend then. No problem with having a tired MF and misfiring front three against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 TBF the performance of the entire Liverpool team has been atrocious thus far. Klopp can count his lucky stars if he gets out of that game with a 0-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I miss Ox. Fully deserved goal for Napoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Spurs put up a better fight in the 2nd half and turned it into an interesting game. Messi was sensational - scored two and hit the post twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, Soylent Brown said: Klopp waits far too long to make subs sometimes. He's not going to change this,so we'll have to deal with it unfortunately. Also,5 or 10 minutes left and he brings on Sturridge ffs.TAA was getting exposed so many times,everyone could see the Napoli goal was coming and he brings on a striker. Alisson saved us again,it could easily have been 2-0 or more. Salah looks shattered.Gomes the only other positive along with VVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Another assist for Jadon Sancho tonight. He has to be in the England squad tomorrow. Surprisingly for a winger, what stands out the most with him is his passing - like with the reverse ball for Larsen today. Also for a player of his experience he has good vision and is very selfless in not having a shot himself if a teammate is better placed. I feel sorry for Gazza in dropping out for Lloris when he goes and puts in a performance like that. Spurs were luck that his second screw up somehow didn’t lead to a goal as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 18 minutes ago, Soylent Brown said: I like Napoli though, and they were good value for their win. It's always nice to see a team of committed, hard-working (and skillful, of course) players. Koulibaly is such an immense player. Allan out played our entire midfield as well. Hopefully PSG sweeps Napoli and Liverpool manage to get 6 pts from Red Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mark Antony said: . Allan out played our entire midfield as well. IMHO,we will never win anything with that midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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