GWT: CL Match Day 2

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

The Nazi references are in extremely poor taste so please stop.

I would love to get in this argument, but I didn't watch the game yesterday. All I saw was Kroos give the ball away (something which happens rather infrequently) and not do anything after giving the ball away (which always happens when he does give the ball away). It is the inability to run that is and always will be a massive problem for him.

Yeah, but neither of Ozil nor Draxler tracked back... so, blame them.

 

[gary69]

I don't know what is most wrong about that statement, all points are pretty ridiculous.

But I'm gonna go with "got carried by Vidal".
Since, you know, they never played together.

Maybe I remember wrong, but did they play together at Leverkusen?

 

[Evilo]

They did. Two years.

Anyway, Neymar with two goals already. Verratti also with a spectacular tackle winning the ball inside the opponent 22 meters. Nice.

 

[Burner Account]

Why hasn't Embolo moved to a bigger club yet?

 

[YNWA14]

Yeah, but neither of Ozil nor Draxler tracked back... so, blame them.

They should know their role in the team is to cover up Kroos' mistakes.

 

[StevenF1919]

Napoli going with 352 against Salah and Mane. Ancelotti is a madman.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

That pass by Meunier so effortless... you won't find a better cross than that tbh,

 

[East Coast Bias]

Why hasn't Embolo moved to a bigger club yet?

injuries. He's only played 30 matches the past 2 years at Schalke going into this year.

 

[Burner Account]

injuries. He's only played 30 matches the past 2 years at Schalke going into this year.

So Schalke has paid about €666k per match. Brutal.

 

[Evilo]

That pass by Meunier so effortless... you won't find a better cross than that tbh,

He's quite hot right now. What will determine his season though are his defensive efforts in bigger games.

 

[Il Mediano]

Napoli going with 352 against Salah and Mane. Ancelotti is a madman.

Roma tried that and got demolished. Napoli has better athletes , though, so perhaps they won't get caught out as much.

 

[YNWA14]

This is our best possible team right now (hopefully Milner bounces back, he's been pretty poor the last two games). Wijnaldum at the 6 and Keita/Milner in front of him makes for an actual balanced midfield that still has a high work-rate. I imagine we'll see Sturridge and Henderson at some point. It would be nice to get a big win without having to run our team into the ground today so we can be fresh for the City game.

 

[Burner Account]

Liverpool is overdue for a goal orgy

 

[hatterson]

I think that offside call on Cavani was "it's 6-1, I'm just gonna raise the flag anyway"

 

[spintheblackcircle]

No Dier. Good. Would rather see Rose than Davies...but just hoping for a point.

 

[robertmac43]

Excited for this Napoli-Liverpool game. Hoping both teams come out gunning and the pace is quick.

 

[Burner Account]

McKennie. That's one for the Americans today.

 

[robertmac43]

No Dier. Good. Would rather see Rose than Davies...but just hoping for a point.

Random question, do Spurs fans like Lamela?

 

[DatsyukOwns]

Arthur starting in the midfield while Coutinho moves up into the front 3.

 

[StevenF1919]

Roma tried that and got demolished. Napoli has better athletes , though, so perhaps they won't get caught out as much.

They beat City a couple years back using a back 3 that included Aronica and Campagnaro so anything is possible lmao.

 

[Ajacied]

Just watched Ajax - Bayern again. I felt Ajax might even have been the better side and was unlucky they didn't win. I payed special attention to de Ligt as I played CB myself and want to see how he holds up vs the elite strikers in the world, but the dude drove up his price tag by another 10M. He anchors the entire defense, is calm with the ball, even in crowded vulnerable positions, strong and confident defensively and wins every aerial battle. Lewandowski was nowhere to be found. The little errors are slowly fading away and becoming more rare as he is developing into what's potentially world's best CB. He's further in his development and already better than either Vermaelen, Sanches, Vertonghen and Alderweireld were for Ajax. Will be an interesting bidding war this summer. Might go as far as 70M, which is unheard of for an Eredivisie player.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Random question, do Spurs fans like Lamela?

I do, wish he could stay healthy so they could count on him more.

 

[hatterson]

Spurs picked apart with ease there.

 

[bluesfan94]

Not sure whether to watch Spurs-Barca or Napoli-'Pool

Turned on Spurs and see they're already down a goal. I'm a fan

 

[robertmac43]

Turned on Spurs and see they're already down a goal. I'm a fan

Did the same thing and then switched over to the Pool v Napoli game!