Jordan La Cabra Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: Uff, sounds like you are suggesting KdB was not ready for first team football when he left, or Lukaku for that matter. No, I am not bringing up Salah, as he really needed a few more years at Roma to develop. No, I’m meaning young players as in academy players, not players like KdB, Salah and Lukaku, none of whom came through the youth system at Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I see that the lad Krzysztof Piątek has been on fire for Milan since joining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, polishgenius said: I see that the lad Krzysztof Piątek has been on fire for Milan since joining. He is awesome. Watched every game he’s played since joining Milan. Needs very little to make something happen. Kinda reminds me of Zlatan idk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 That is outright blasphemy. There's Zlatan, and then there's others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Zlatan is just a poor man's Cantona. Is Piatek really that similar? He seems like more of an out-and-out striker to me (I know Zlatan turned into that more when he went to PSG but for most of his career he was more 10-ish). But I've not watched him much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Looks like both Liverpool and Bayern have some central defensive issues going into the game tomorrow. Boateng has been ruled out for Bayern and Paul Joyce reporting that Fabinho is set to partner Matip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 13 hours ago, polishgenius said: Zlatan is just a poor man's Cantona. Is Piatek really that similar? He seems like more of an out-and-out striker to me (I know Zlatan turned into that more when he went to PSG but for most of his career he was more 10-ish). But I've not watched him much... I didn’t watch much pre PSG Zlatan but I’ve been surprised by how good Piateks contribution in the build up can be. Much more involved than Higuain was. His work rate is immense as well, constantly harassing the backline. Milan definitely won the January window. Paqueta and Piatek have made an incredible difference in such a short time. Bakayoko and Donnarumma had kept them in the top four fight up to January but now I’d be pretty surprised if they missed out on that fourth spot. 16 minutes ago, Consigliere said: Looks like both Liverpool and Bayern have some central defensive issues going into the game tomorrow. Boateng has been ruled out for Bayern and Paul Joyce reporting that Fabinho is set to partner Matip. Well Bayern still have their first choice pairing. We are down to our fourth choice CB and a central midfielder . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Rumours of a bid by murdering fuck Bin Salman for Man Utd. Ha, I bet he would still get cleared as a 'fit and proper person'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 His minister of communication has refuted those rumours as "completely false". Said talks took place over sponsorship opportunities but no agreement reached. However there has been smoke for a few months now. And yeah, the definition/criteria of "fit and proper" is very loose to say the least. If those murdering fucks from the UAE were deemed fit and proper then Bin Salman would as well - will probably just need to grease a few palms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Consigliere said: And yeah, the definition/criteria of "fit and proper" is very loose to say the least. If those murdering fucks from the UAE were deemed fit and proper then Bin Salman would as well - will probably just need to grease a few palms. Hadn't the fit and proper person definiton become void of any meaning when Abramovich stepped in? There's also the story of Ranger's Whyte, but then again, he a fit and proper fit for that fit and proper club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, A Horse Named Stranger said: Hadn't the fit and proper person definiton become void of any meaning when Abramovich stepped in? There's also the story of Ranger's Whyte, but then again, he a fit and proper fit for that fit and proper club. If I'm not mistaken, the fit and proper persons thing came into effect circa 2004. So post Abramovich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Higuain is constantly pouting. Brilliant cross from Pogba on the goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon the Leaner Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 And now Rashford for Pogba. This duo is gold. Tough on Chelsea to be led 0-2 by half-time. They've provided most of the chances but we've been more clinical so far. If Sarri doesn't turn things around somewhat, I can see him gone (which would be a debatable decision from the Chelsea board but I can see that happening) ETA: sorry for bringing this up again, but Sarri just has to fuck off. Giroud & Hudson-Odoi haven't been used, instead he subbed Barkley, Willian & Zappacosta in. If dude's aim was to annoy the Chelsea fanbase, he couldn't have done better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Ser Glendon Fireball said: ETA: sorry for bringing this up again, but Sarri just has to fuck off. No, no, no. Sarri has to stay until the end of the season. Quote Giroud & Hudson-Odoi haven't been used, instead he subbed Barkley, Willian & Zappacosta in. If dude's aim was to annoy the Chelsea fanbase, he couldn't have done better. Giroud was never going to come on. It's clear that Sarri doesn't trust him and Sarri is way too stubborn to bring him on and change tactics. Hudson-Odoi already has one foot at Bayern imo and why not? He'll be given more game time and at a bigger club. His use of Kante further forward continues to baffle. Kante should have been deeper doing a man-marking job on Pogba especially since it's been obvious to all and sundry since 2016 how heavily reliant we are on Pogba to create and transition play - if he gets marked out of a game, our midfield becomes downright pedestrian and our attacking play is severely affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Didn't see much between Chelsea and United today but disappointing as is the norm now for the blues. Bournemouth, City and now United have blanked us in recent weeks. Beating a dead horse with Odoi, but god damn how can he not get on the field in an FA Cup match. Don't blame him for wanting to leave. The flanks at Bayern are more likely to leave than the ones at Chelsea. I'm pretty sure both Robben and Ribery have been announced to be done with Bayern at the end of the season. Hazard is most likely gone to Real and Willian will pout and go somewhere or stay at Chelsea and pout some more, and Pedro should be coming off the bench at this stage of his career or starting in League Cup matches, etc. I also don't know why Kante can't get a couple games in his old role to see if that sparks a change. I suppose Sarri is too stubborn to change, as Consigliere said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 The highlight of the game for me had to be when, at 80 odd minutes into the game, with Chelsea chasing a goal, Sarri decides to bring off right back Cesar Azpilicueta and replace him with... another right back in Davide Zappacosta! Was very impressed with Man United. They won most of the balls in the midfield and defended really well. What a player Paul Pogba is. Lindelof and Herrera put in great performances, too. In general, it was just a top quality away performance from Man United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Level game thus far. Didn't think Bayern would be able to do as well asa they have thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Both sides are looking fairly ropey in defence but have managed to avoid conceding so far. On the plus side for Liverpool the midfield's looked ok. Keita does seem to be starting to find his stride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I'd ratehr give credit to the Bayern defense, who've managed to more or less neutralize Liverpool's firepower (including Salah). The biggest chances were missed by Mane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Bit of a stalemate in the second half. I'm sure Bayern will be pleased with that, Liverpool tend to be a lot stronger at Anfield in Europe, but it's not the end of the world for Liverpool either having kept a clean sheet and with Van Dijk to come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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