Soylent Brown Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 I wonder what Erzulie will have to say about the match... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Also, Martin Atkinson is a dickhead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Soylent Brown said: I wonder what Erzulie will have to say about the match... Virgil + Gomez= clean sheet That's his standard answer lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Yeah, Atkinson is... not great. He's a tosser and everything, but I think Mike Dean is the best referee in the league at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 12 hours ago, Iskaral Pust said: Remember when they used to be really difficult opponents? Come on lads... it's Spurs. Anyway shouldn't read much into our performance vs Norwich coz they're the team most set up to make us look good but Matic has done the job since needing to come back in and Fred is looking increasingly confident McTominayless so that's positive. The one worry is that Mata's performance might make Solskjaer think he should be in consideration to start in the same position (right wing) against Liverpool and really he shouldn't unless James is completely knackered still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mme Erzulie Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Virgil + Gomez = clean sheets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 hours ago, polishgenius said: Anyway shouldn't read much into our performance vs Norwich coz they're the team most set up to make us look good but Matic has done the job since needing to come back in and Fred is looking increasingly confident McTominayless so that's positive. The one worry is that Mata's performance might make Solskjaer think he should be in consideration to start in the same position (right wing) against Liverpool and really he shouldn't unless James is completely knackered still. It would make more sense to start with Mata against Wolves and give James a rest or have Rashford and James split the game time against Wolves since Solskjaer will definitely name the best starting XI he has available which is unfortunate since Maguire could use a rest as well. We are only going to see 25-30% possession against Liverpool so James's pace on the counter will be far more useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 19 hours ago, ljkeane said: Bloody hell, this having a flying start to the league and a big lead at the top is properly stressful. Pretty sure you can't even refer to it as a 'flying start' when the season's more than halfway over and it's still going on. At that point it's just 'flying'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Gonna be tight but I think that KDB will break Henry’s assist record. He needs 7 in his next 16 1/2 games. His form is incredible. kinda weird/coincIdental that this year Liverpool will most likely win the title with a City player winning poty when it was the opposite the last two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 KDB should be banned from our screens before the watershed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 All this Valverde stuff coming out of Spain seems weirdly timed. I do think he is below their standard despite continued league dominance but the way they are going about getting rid of him seems amateurish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Yeah, it is really quite poor the way Valverde has been treated. It has become even more of a mess now that possible replacements have said no as well: reportedly Xavi declined to take over mid season but is still open to taking over at the end of the season and apparently Koeman rejected an offer as well. Word coming from the Catalan media now is that Bartomeu has already informed Valverde of his sacking and the board are still deciding whether they want someone to come in on an interim basis or make a permanent appointment. In case of the former, the coach of Barca's B team ( Francisco Pimienta) is the most likely candidate and in the case of the latter, Pochettino is said to be Bartomeu's preferred candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 They clearly thought Xavi accepting their offer was a given. Pochettino would be an interesting one. He’s probably the best manager available but his style of play isn’t really suited to the players Barcelona have anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Reports that Barca's board meeting has concluded and official confirmation of Valverde's sacking will be announced soon. Also Quique Setién has reportedly emerged as the favourite to take over. According to Gerard Romero his agent is already in Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Barca appoint Setién on a two-and-a-half year contract. Could work out as Setién does play the type of football that Barca fans have been crying out for. He hasn't shown himself to be a very good defensive coach though - in his last two managerial stints, he had Las Palmas and Real Sociedad playing some lovely attacking football but they leaked a lot of goals. I expect Barca will be much more entertaining to watch under Setién. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Spurs new signing has scored 2 goals in 53 games. Sounds like a very Jose midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Bouhafsi reporting that Chelsea and Inter are close to reaching an agreement for Giroud expected to be around €6.5m. Romano reported earlier that Inter have made an £8.5m offer for Eriksen as well (Spurs are reportedly holding out for around £20m). Inter are also close to finalising a swap deal with Roma for Spinazzola with Politano heading the other way. Lyon's president has also reiterated that Moussa Dembele will not be sold in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Afcon moved back to January. Definitely need a winger in the summer if we are gonna be losing Mo/Mane for a month next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 United-Wolves hasn't been the best game so for, with both teams making a lot of mistakes. I hadn't realised just how one-footed Jimenez is. A pretty crappy quality in a striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Rashford going off is obviously concerning. Looks like it's hopefully more of a knock than any kind of strain which makes it more likely he'll recover fast, but vrrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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