GWT: 2016-17 UEFA Europa League knock out stage

[Live in the Now]

He had an amazing career and will go down as one of the absolute best to play the sport, but I don't see how he can come back from that at his age. Might come back to play in MLS or something like that.

I wonder if this would have happened had he played less. He's 35 and played 46 games, and last year played 51 games.

 

[Ceremony]

Rashford's Rabona and Pogba's overhead kick.


United won't miss Zlatan if Rashford plays like he has recently.

not really. rashford is good enough.

Like last night where he had one goal from about ten chances?

 

[WhiskeySeven*]

****ing united and mou HAD to end Zlatan's career in a meaningless tournament. What a shame.

 

[hatterson]

****ing united and mou HAD to end Zlatan's career in a meaningless tournament. What a shame.

lol.

 

[Theon]

I'm sure Jose used his dark powers to land Zlatan's foot in that way

 

[les Habs]

Nothing against the other sides, but I'd like an Ajax - United final with Ajax winning it all.

Well Zlatan will have some time to get in some fishing now. Hopefully this doesn't end his career though. Even MLS would be great to see.

Ridiculous to call this a meaningless tournament.

 

[hatterson]

Nothing against the other sides, but I'd like an Ajax - United final with Ajax winning it all.

Well Zlatan will have some time to get in some fishing now. Hopefully this doesn't end his career though. Even MLS would be great to see.

Ridiculous to call this a meaningless tournament.

You didn't know that trying to qualify for the champions league is meaningless?

 

[Live in the Now]

Yeah, so meaningless. Coming back against BvB might as well have not happened at all.

 

[East Coast Bias]

****ing united and mou HAD to end Zlatan's career in a meaningless tournament. What a shame.

 

[Live in the Now]

Rojo also suffered an ACL rupture.

 

[Ajacied]

Lyon impressed me vs AZ, who are admittedly not a very good side this year. I think Ajax will draw at home, lose on the road.

Final will be between United-Lyon.

 

[Pouchkine]

I think Lyon are a good matchup for Ajax. Funny thing is Lyon probably thinks the same...As for Zlatan a massively overrated player who almost always disappeared in big games and a real dirty player. A typical self centered bully with no respect for anyone else, scores against small teams but nowhere to be seen in the big games and how many elbows and punches has the guy thrown? Plus he really is an idiot off the pitch as well. So there you go. It's a bad injury but don't be hypocritical here. I sense Vigo could upset this boring team.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I think Lyon are a good matchup for Ajax. Funny thing is Lyon probably thinks the same...As for Zlatan a massively overrated player who almost always disappeared in big games and a real dirty player. A typical self centered bully with no respect for anyone else, scores against small teams but nowhere to be seen in the big games and how many elbows and punches has the guy thrown? Plus he really is an idiot off the pitch as well. So there you go. It's a bad injury but don't be hypocritical here. I sense Vigo could upset this boring team.

 

[Ceremony]

He had an amazing career and will go down as one of the absolute best to play the sport, but I don't see how he can come back from that at his age. Might come back to play in MLS or something like that.

I wonder if this would have happened had he played less. He's 35 and played 46 games, and last year played 51 games.

Just realised I missed this, it was the way he fell when he went up for a header. Nothing to do with age/fatigue, just an awkward situation.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Just realised I missed this, it was the way he fell when he went up for a header. Nothing to do with age/fatigue, just an awkward situation.

Even if the injury had nothing to do with age, his age should influence how easily he can recover from this.

 

[Live in the Now]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4615705/

As for the knee and the ACL, the current dogma is that injury results from a single loading rather than repetitive loading. However, athletes appear to rupture their ACL during maneuvers that they have performed numerous times before—maneuvers such as jump landings and plant-and-cut movements.

 

[Savi]

Lyon started pretty well against Ajax but suddenly they're down 2-0.

 

[YNWA14]

Let's gooooooo Ajax! Traore finally finding some finish is nice to see. Making up for nearly costing them the last tie.

 

[Evilo]

Yeah Lyon should have scored early really, in the first 10 minutes but that second part of the first half has bene disastrous and Ajax are taking advantage of that shaky defense that has plagued Lyon's season all year long.
No Lacazette either, and that hurts.

 

[YNWA14]

Also have to say de Ligt has bounced back wonderfully from that NT debut horror-show.

 

[Live in the Now]

Good thing for goal-line technology because the referee was not going to give that. The useless ref behind the goal wasn't going to either.

 

[les Habs]

Hopefully Ajax can put it another goal before the final whistle. They definitely don't want another repeat of what happened in Gelsenkirchen this go round around Lyon.

Is Lacazette suffering from a knock?

 

[Live in the Now]

Extremely entertaining game here. Good finish by Valbuena.

 

[Savi]

Lyon are awful

 

[Evilo]

Hopefully Ajax can put it another goal before the final whistle. They definitely don't want another repeat of what happened in Gelsenkirchen this go round around Lyon.

Is Lacazette suffering from a knock?

Nah, he injured himself a while ago and has a hard time playing since. He forced on it against Besiktas, but had to be subed (muscle injury).