Ligue 1 2018/19

[Gecklund]

Mike Maignan season penalty club stats :
2 faced, 2 stopped, 0 goal against.

Career club stats :
10 faced, 5 stopped, 5 goals against.

****ing 50% penalty stopping percentage.

But it’s against farmers so that’s a poor percentage.

 

[Evilo]

True

EDIT : but isn't he a farmer himself though?

 

[Gecklund]

True

EDIT : but isn't he a farmer himself though?

No because that doesn’t fit my joke/narrative

 

[Evilo]

I tried to look at the biggest % in football, but could only find an article from 2016. No keeper had 50% when facing over 10 penalties.

 

[gary69]

Don't remember seeing this before, in the Caen vs Lyon match, on the sidelines there was a couple watching the game in a jacuzzi in their swimwear

Caen does have some nice little players like Fajr and Ninga, even old man Beauvue did his job well.

In the Toulouse - Monaco match the hosts played some rough stuff, former big prospect Yaya Sanago seemed lost, so slow and many mistimed attempts to head the ball ending just barging into people. And when he was taken off, his replacement Leya Isaka immediately scored.

 

[Luigi Habs]

Payet and Thauvin with 2 wonderful goals of their own today. Marseille getting slowly back to form, but that won't be sufficient to pose any danger on PSG.

 

[Evilo]

The 3 CL teams scare me for this week. PSG has way too many injuries (on the defensive side and Tuchel hasn't found the right formula either) and Monaco (injuries and form) and Lyon (everything) will get buttslapped.

 

[Evilo]

So apparently the stats I read were wrong.
Maignan has stopped 7 of the 10 penalties he's faced, including the last 4.

Crazy.

 

[Deficient Mode]

Sigh. He still hasn't learned.

 

[Evilo]

He's right though. Henrique has done a poor job this summer. Awful job even. Couldn't find a 6 once again, missed on on Boateng who wanted to come, couldn't find a backup striker for over a year.
Players have made a choice, as the captain's words showed.

 

[Deficient Mode]

He's right though. Henrique has done a poor job this summer. Awful job even. Couldn't find a 6 once again, missed on on Boateng who wanted to come, couldn't find a backup striker for over a year.
Players have made a choice, as the captain's words showed.

He's certainly right. It's still concerning that he again fell that far out with an important figure at his club though.

 

[Evilo]

I understand. For now, he hasn't with the players though. And Henrique's work was questionned in the club before he came in, so the wind is trending for a firing.

 

[Live in the Now]

Yeah, there's no way Tuchel is getting fired this time. He was left with a midfield that just doesn't work.

 

[Evilo]

Well, Tuchel could have put Diarra at 6, Marqui at CB, and Kimpembe or Nsoki at LB.
He chose to showcase this because he knows everyone will put heat on Henrique. If he wins, he gets the praise. If he doesn't, Henrique gets blamed.

I'm not saying he tried to lose, but he wasn't mad IMO.
His words (I put the most common team to learn about them) are pretty telling IMO.

 

[John Pedro]

PSG playing dreadful football so far. Midfield is a real problem, lacking pace and way too predictable. Meunier, Draxler, Di Maria should be all sold next window and the money going into a new MC (Paqueta), a DM (Doucoure) and a backup striker (no idea who to target here).

 

[John Pedro]

Well, Di Maria just scored a nice goal

 

[Evilo]

Draxler is a great bench wing option, I wouldn't sell him unless I have a replacement.
ADM should not play midfield because he doesn't work hard enough.
Bernat is beyond awful. He needs to go soon. Or be left on the bench.

Yeah they need a 6. Like really.

 

[John Pedro]

Draxler is a great bench wing option, I wouldn't sell him unless I have a replacement.
ADM should not play midfield because he doesn't work hard enough.
Bernat is beyond awful. He needs to go soon. Or be left on the bench.

Yeah they need a 6. Like really.

I feel like PSG could do better with the 40-60m they would probably get for Draxler.

 

[John Pedro]

How did PSG not score there. Amazing.

 

[Evilo]

Wow, how could PSG not score there. Crazy.

 

[Evilo]

I feel like PSG could do better with the 40-60m they would probably get for Draxler.

Oh I've said all aong they should pillage the french market and stop paying 50M for foreign talent. I agree.
They could have bought a Sanson for peanuts. Or Sarr. Guys who won't whine to be on the bench either.

 

[John Pedro]

Tuchel needs to fix this defense(not the players, the scheme), ASAP. The high defensive line has been getting exposed about every game, no matter the opposition. Lack of pressing from the forwards and midfielders really hurts the defense in that regard.

 

[John Pedro]

What a pass/assist from Neymar. Simply fantastic

 

[Evilo]

Yup, great pass, great finish too. If only Meunier could defend as well as he could attack.

 

[Evilo]

Easiest penalty call in the world and the ref says no JUST because it's Neymar.