GWT: CL Match Day 2

[hatterson]

Unfortunately a midfield with him and Pogba is completely bereft of any playmaking ability and offensive creativity. If you played a drinking game where you take a shot every time United create an exciting move you'd have been stone cold sober for weeks if not months.

Pogba has a lack of creativity and playmaking ability?

 

[Scandale du Jour]

#JulenOut

 

[Evilo]

Pogba bereft of playmaking ability and offensive creativity

Kroos created offense all right BTW. He created a goal for the opponent in a 1-0 loss. Congrats to him !

 

[Juve]

Khedira isn't always starting. Fellaini neither. And besides, is United a top team?

When he's not injured he actually is unfortunately starting.

On a side note, please don't fire Mourinho!

 

[ViD]

Lol CSKA repeated Russia vs Spain

Akinfeev - Spanish killer

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Pogba has a lack of creativity and playmaking ability?

Yup. He's a lot of things, but he's not a creative playmaker. If he can do it, jeeze, why would he hide it for several months while getting paid to do a job for a team?

 

[Cassano]

Real Madrid shutout.

But but they will score by committee this year!

 

[Evilo]

Several months? Like in last july?

 

[Evilo]

Real Madrid shutout.

But but they will score by committee this year!

I counted 3 posts/crossbars.

 

[Ajacied]

Like I said before; Ajax has a serious squad this year. Ten Hag comes up with questionable line ups but each and every time it works. Didn’t think we would have the ball so much without Frenkie and with a rather slow and static midfield. With de Jong and Dolberg returning, Ajax might do even more damage in their group, though their lack of experience will do them in somewhere down the line, it’s a fun side and I bet they get a lot of support from the neutral fans.

 

[Evilo]

37 shots in the Lyon/Shaktar game

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Several months? Like in last july?

He wasn't playing for his employer then was he? Also, I watched every France match of that tournament. They certainly didn't win playing creative attacking football. I know in your head it's probably the best team ever by now, but they're probably the least appealing World Cup winner in several decades.

 

[Pouchkine]

Like I said before; Ajax has a serious squad this year. Ten Hag comes up with questionable line ups but each and every time it works. Didn’t think we would have the ball so much without Frenkie and with a rather slow and static midfield. With de Jong and Dolberg returning, Ajax might do even more damage in their group, though their lack of experience will do them in somewhere down the line, it’s a fun side and I bet they get a lot of support from the neutral fans.

Ajax really need to get out of this group.

Nice win by CSKA in front of more than 71 000 fans, Russian football on a roll!

 

[ViD]

French teams have serious issues in CL this year

 

[Cassano]

I counted 3 posts/crossbars.

Results. This is an absolute disgrace. 3 straight games without a goal is unheralded of for RM.

 

[hatterson]

He wasn't playing for his employer then was he? Also, I watched every France match of that tournament. They certainly didn't win playing creative attacking football. I know in your head it's probably the best team ever by now, but they're probably the least appealing World Cup winner in several decades.

Did Pogba kick your dog or something?

Offensive creativity and playmaking is one of his biggest strengths.

 

[Evilo]

Sour grapes taste great.
France scored the most amount of goals in the WC since Italy 82 or something.
And Pogba was certainly great both sides of the ball. Again, a million times better than Kroos who you rate "MUCH higher" than Gerrard.

 

[Juve]

I'd take Pogba back at Juventus any time of the day, as long as he apologises. I wonder if he regrets leaving.

 

[Evilo]

French teams have serious issues in CL this year

Not really. Not sure if you've followed, but PSG will qualify and Lyon leads a group of City/Shaktar/Hoffenheim, aka the group of death.
As for Monaco they're in relegation zone in L1. They'll be smacked in every game.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Results. This is an absolute disgrace. 3 straight games without a goal is unheralded of for RM.

The problem is not personnel, it is the dumb lateral passing, Modric up the pitch, etc.

I repeat, #JulenOut

 

[Ivan13]

Fellaini says hello

Top team.

 

[Ivan13]

The problem is not personnel, it is the dumb lateral passing, Modric up the pitch, etc.

I repeat, #JulenOut

We have the best CM in the world, let's play him way up where he never looked as good!

 

[Evilo]

We have the best CM in the world, let's play him way up where he never looked as good!

(I'm not talking about you). Yet we heard Modric would transform United, no matter where he'd play, no matter with whom, no matter under which coach.

Fact is, regardless of the player, the situation, the coaching, the teammates, ALL matter in a player's performance.
Modric looked good on a team on a roll. He was key on that team, no doubt. But if he was to join a wrecked team like United, he'd suck too.

 

[Evilo]

Depay brought a lot of life. Too bad he missed a sitter and made some awful (and selfish) plays.
And Tousard showing lots of leadership and the pressing in midfield was the key to turning that game around.

 

[Cassano]

The problem is not personnel, it is the dumb lateral passing, Modric up the pitch, etc.

I repeat, #JulenOut

They have no elite finishers.

 

[WhiskeySeven*]

And Pogba was certainly great both sides of the ball. Again, a million times better than Kroos who you rate "MUCH higher" than Gerrard.

Kroos is absolutely gassed after three straight years of winning the CL and starting nearly every match for club and country and it shows. Regardless of current form (where they're both ineffective), Pogba isn't fit to shine his boots.

What do you have against Kroos anyway?