OT: Association Football Thread III (All Soccer Talk Here!)

[NYRPat21]

It’s finally match day! Unbelievably excited and terrified at the same time. YNWA. Also, anyone in the Brooklyn area that needs a good LFC bar to watch the Final at, the Monro Pub in Park Slope is the place to be.

 

[Machinehead]

I slept like 10 minutes.

 

[Synergy27]

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[Machinehead]

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I made Rafa Benitez.

 

[Machinehead]

Get this garbage off my field. This ain't the f***ing Superbowl.

 

[Machinehead]

All Spurs since the goal. They look like the team that's been here before.

 

[Machinehead]

That was utterly horrendous.

 

[BklynTerp]

Lucas should’ve been on earlier.

Liverpool deserve it, just hope you keep Poch and give him a few more players to run it back with

 

[Machinehead]

@darko

 

[Synergy27]

Awful end, but cannot hate Liverpool or be upset about the result overall. Fun season.

 

[Synergy27]

Awful end, but cannot hate Liverpool or be upset about the result overall. Fun season.

 

[Machinehead]

Awful end, but cannot hate Liverpool or be upset about the result overall. Fun season.

Congrats on a wonderful season. I think you guys played us better for 90 minutes than anybody did all year.

You too @Emptyvoid and all the Spurs fans. Keep your heads up.

 

[Synergy27]

Awful end, but cannot hate Liverpool or be upset about the result overall. Fun season.

 

[darko]

@darko

Kill me now.

 

[Synergy27]

I was in an area with sketchy service when posting yesterday. Apologies for the multiple posts.

After sleeping on it, I’m still not mad. I think Spurs has a great showing yesterday and that’s born out in every stat. The handball is hard to accept but it was the right call regardless of how dumb the rule may be. Liverpool didn’t deserve to walk away from this season empty handed and they are by most accounts a likeable bunch.

Hope Levy decides to spend a bit this summer and this core finally gets their hands on some silverware.

 

[NCRanger]

Never going to complain about a win and a trophy, but LFC didn't deserve the win on Saturday.

Got lucky with the penalty (right call), and then just kind of sat on the lead.

 

[jniklast]

Never going to complain about a win and a trophy, but LFC didn't deserve the win on Saturday.

Got lucky with the penalty (right call), and then just kind of sat on the lead.

Maybe, but Tottenham didn't really deserve it either with their play, so I don't see a problem. Tottenham could hardly create anything when they had to.

 

[Machinehead]

Never going to complain about a win and a trophy, but LFC didn't deserve the win on Saturday.

Got lucky with the penalty (right call), and then just kind of sat on the lead.

Most beautiful game I've ever watched.

 

[Synergy27]

Maybe, but Tottenham didn't really deserve it either with their play, so I don't see a problem. Tottenham could hardly create anything when they had to.

Tottenham created a ton of opportunities, but you can tell they were nervous in the final third. Way too many bad first touches and passes in and around the box.

 

[Emptyvoid]

Congrats on a wonderful season. I think you guys played us better for 90 minutes than anybody did all year.

You too @Emptyvoid and all the Spurs fans. Keep your heads up.

I'm proud of the boys. After getting past Ajax, I felt we were just playing with house money. It's amazing what Poch has been able to accomplish within 5 years with such a limited transfer budget.

Excited what the offseason has in store.

Congrats to Liverpool and Klopp, well deserved.

 

[Machinehead]

I'm proud of the boys. After getting past Ajax, I felt we were just playing with house money. It's amazing what Poch has been able to accomplish within 5 years with such a limited transfer budget.

Excited what the offseason has in store.

Congrats to Liverpool and Klopp, well deserved.

Gotta break out dat cash money and put the chips to the table.

With United and Arsenal struggling and Chelsea hit with a transfer ban (possibly City facing discipline also), now is a good time for Spurs to make noise.

Liverpool and City may be a tad drunk to start the season, so a good start is essential.

 

[Synergy27]

Hard to be upset about this season for Spurs when I’m context.

 

[darko]

Gotta break out dat cash money and put the chips to the table.

With United and Arsenal struggling and Chelsea hit with a transfer ban (possibly City facing discipline also), now is a good time for Spurs to make noise.

Liverpool and City may be a tad drunk to start the season, so a good start is essential.

United will be up and about next season. Come at me.

 

[Machinehead]

United will be up and about next season. Come at me.

 

[I Eat Crow]

United will be up and about next season. Come at me.

Not with the defensive line the way it is.

If they sign a de Ligt, Varane, or a Skrinar, it's a nice start. But even with one of them, there's still plenty to do and a lot of dead wood to cut loose. A team with Ashley Young as the out and out RB isn't going to do anything.

Is Rashford the answer at RW? The platoon of Mata and Lingard doesn't cut it. They're both squad players at this juncture.

And then there's Herrera to replace. There is so much work to do.