OT: Soccer/Football Thread Part Two

[HokieDude17]

f*** me the top spin he generates on the back heel is insane

 

[Jack Straw]

Saw this on FB

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[Jack Straw]

This doesn't seem fair

Chess champion Magnus Carlsen moves to top of world fantasy football rankings

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Dybala!

 

[Muddy Wilbury]

This is a total nightmare for Spurs.

 

[Jack Straw]

This is a total nightmare for Spurs.

Huge game turns into basically a disaster

 

[Starat327]

Finally got a chance to watch the game after a day up in Princeton.. a few thoughts:

The red on Son is maybe a little harsh. That's a bullshit antic, and I'm not mad that he got a red, but I wouldnt have been outraged if he hadnt.

Dele alli continues his reign as the least likeable player in the PL for me.

What the f*** is the Spurs keeper thinking?

Despicable behavior from the in arena fans calling Rudiger a monkey. It's such a beautiful game and yet some seem intent on ruining it.

All around good game from Chelsea. Few chances that may have changed the outcome.. Kane missed one early and Son missed one as well, but otherwise a solid defensive effort. Likewise, Abraham should've shot instead of attempting that pass to Mount on a break.

 

[Curufinwe]

I wish they had VAR back when Evans kung fu kicked Drogba and Drogba got a yellow card.

 

[Curufinwe]

Frank Lampard hits out at Jose Mourinho - ProSoccerTalk | NBC Sports

Lampard then appeared to have a dig at Mourinho about the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah being sold while he was manager at Chelsea and youngsters not being given a chance.

“If we are not patient and [don’t] stick with the players we might be in a situation [like] before where absolutely top world-class players at this minute have been at Chelsea when they were 20 or 21 and managers maybe did not stick with them so much then,” Lampard said. “I am in a position where I will stick with them.”

 

[Jack Straw]

My stomach hurts from laughing

 

[YEM]

Frank Lampard hits out at Jose Mourinho - ProSoccerTalk | NBC Sports

Lampard seems a bit ignorant of recent history; Chelsea sold/parted ways with both KBD and Salah in 2014.
They then went and won the prem twice in the next 3 seasons after...

 

[Starat327]

Lampard seems a bit ignorant of recent history; Chelsea sold/parted ways with both KBD and Salah in 2014.
They then went and won the prem twice in the next 3 seasons after...

No, I believe he was taking a shot at Mourinho, who was the one who authorized the sale/loan of both. Technically I think Salah was sold under Conte, but it was put in motion while Jose was still around. Mayne it was KDB, I always get the two ex chelsea future superstars confused, for obvious reasons.

 

[YEM]

understood
just seems a bit tone-deaf to me, whatever the decision was, whomever made it, it lead to 2 titles shortly thereafter. Chelsea were the kings of buying scores of young players back then, loaning a ton of them out. If the manager is forced at that point to keep his youth and bleed them w/ Chelsea's first teamers, they're not enjoying the same trophies.

 

[Starat327]

understood
just seems a bit tone-deaf to me, whatever the decision was, whomever made it, it lead to 2 titles shortly thereafter. Chelsea were the kings of buying scores of young players back then, loaning a ton of them out. If the manager is forced at that point to keep his youth and bleed them w/ Chelsea's first teamers, they're not enjoying the same trophies.

Yup. To be fair, Lampard's comments were in response to Jose making a comment about Lampard and Chelsea's year. I dont remember the exact comment, but it was, for a lack of better terms, Jose being Jose.

 

[trostol]

Boxing day had passed and Liverpool is up 13 points...is this really the year?

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Boxing day had passed and Liverpool is up 13 points...is this really the year?

If it's not, the rest of the season is going to be amazing to watch.

But the correct answer is 'yes'.

 

[Starat327]

Boxing day had passed and Liverpool is up 13 points...is this really the year?

It's been liverpool's year since they destroyed city. Leicester was never actually making a title run. Much like the year they won the title, they're benefitting from all of the 'big' clubs having down years. Dont get me wrong - They're playing good football, but yesterday's game shows just how far they have to go.

 

[YEM]

Liverpool's collective run at this point [call it about 18 months; nearly perfect last season, Champs League win, basically perfect this season] rivals anything I've ever seen in the Prem & is more impressive than Arsenal's Invincibles by a lot.

 

[Starat327]

Liverpool's collective run at this point [call it about 18 months; nearly perfect last season, Champs League win, basically perfect this season] rivals anything I've ever seen in the Prem & is more impressive than Arsenal's Invincibles by a lot.

I've long believed that Klopp is the best manager in football. What he does with relatively unknown players is exceptional. What are there, two players on the squad that cost over 40 million?

 

[Starat327]

Ederson is such a bad keeper.

 

[Fire Tortorella]

Something I just thought about watching the Newcastle - Everton game: with everything we know about concussions and head injuries...why is the wall still a thing for free kicks? They just seem like concussions waiting to happen.

I'm not really sure how you'd functionally replace them though.

 

[Muddy Wilbury]

Wow, what a terrible VAR decision against Norwich!

 

[Jack Straw]

Why does Aurier play?

 

[Starat327]

Wow, what a terrible VAR decision against Norwich!

I'm not watching but I know this one was bad because someone actually sent a message during our group chat during the game about it (that's a no no for us).

 

[BritainStix]

Boxing day had passed and Liverpool is up 13 points...is this really the year?

Unfortunately yes. What a disaster of a season. The rest of the league should be ashamed of themselves.