[Football] Weekend Fixtures ft. North London derby (Fri 9th - Mon 12th February)

[Reg]

Have some time so I'll get this done early.

http://www.live-footballontv.com for others including some on FreeSports and more on Sky Sports Mix.

Friday 19:45
Millwall v Cardiff - Sky
Fiorentina v Juventus - BT

Saturday 15:00 (unless stated)
Spurs v Arsenal - 12:30 BT
Everton v Crystal Palace
Stoke v Brighton
Swansea v Burnley
West Ham v Watford
Man City v Leicester - 17:30 Sky

Celtic v Partick (Cup) - 12:15 BBC1 Scotland
Sheffield Utd v Leeds Utd - 12:30 Sky
Dagenham & Redbridge v Aldershot - 17:30 BT
Napoli v Lazio - 19:45 BT
Real Madrid v Real Sociedad - 19:45 Sky

Sunday
Huddersfield v Bournemouth - 12:00 BT
Newcastle v Man Utd - 14:15 Sky
Southampton v Liverpool - 16:30 Sky

Aston Villa v Birmingham - 12:00 Sky
Inter v Bologna - 14:00 BT
Ayr Utd v Rangers (Cup) - 14:30 Sky
Barcelona v Getafe - 15:15 Sky Sports Mix
Aberdeen v Dundee Utd (Cup) - 16:30 Sky
Roma v Benevento - 19:45 BT
Valencia v Levante - 19:45 Sky

Monday 20:00
Chelsea v West Brom - Sky

[Reg]

Quite interesting: 'The Premier League's central problem: the role of midfield controller' https://www.theguardian.com/football...ral-midfielder

Fancy our chances against Stoke. Davy Propper's been talking up our ability to play in the wind.

[Lewis]

I would have said Nemanja Matic is the United 'controller', but then you wouldn't have an article.

[CJay]

Yeah, strange to include Ramsey in that too I think. His problem is that he’s a goalcoring midfielder? Maybe manager’s should just set their teams up properly.

[SincereTheRebel]

Play ramsey and wilshere as the two in midfield wenger you fairy. Drop xhaka. Its not like he is a good defensive midfielder anyway. You lose nothing without him.

[SincereTheRebel]

TOTTENHAM TEAM NEWS

Starting XI: Lloris, Trippier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Son, Eriksen, Alli, Kane.

Subs: Vorm, Aurier, Rose, Wanyama, Sissoko, Lamela, Moura.

ARSENAL TEAM NEWS

Starting XI: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Elneny, Xhaka, Wilshere, Ozil, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang.

Subs: Ospina, Chambers, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Iwobi, Welbeck, Lacazette.

[Magic]

buzzing to see Heckers first game. He has 45 minutes to prove his worth.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Simultaneous early kick offs in south Yorkshire? I suppose they are famously experts when it comes to policing football matches.

[Magic]

Get that cunt out now.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Your full backs are a disaster. I hate it when they play mugs out of position. Just put a kid in.

[Magic]

This is awful. The LB is a proper LB.

[Boydy]

Spurs - Arsenal has been pretty fucking dull so far.

[Raoul Duke]

Allí and Aubameyang are competing for the "highest hairline" here

[Foe]

Spurs - Arsenal has been pretty fucking dull so far.

Yep. Total shit.

[Lewis]

Channel 4 has had classic Simpsons on since twelve so lol at you sports mugs.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The problem with Leeds is that they're just a terrible side with no idea of what it is or could be. Need to sack off all these average foreigners and either get better foreigners, or fill it with honest ecky thump types to create some sort of identity.

[John]

That's my favourite kind of goal. Pure nineties.

[Lewis]

Fucking get it together Arsene mate.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Arsene knows that 6th is the new 4th.

[Lewis]

Sixth and a UEFA Cup win.

[SincereTheRebel]

Dembele is one of the most graceful dribblers ive ever witnessed. He just ghosts past players.

[Foe]

Aubameyang on the wing with lacazette up front has been even more limp than the first half from Arsenal, which I didn't think was possible.

Jesus. That attempted finish.

[Magic]

That was shit. Don't think we'd have been any worse under the former manager...

[Giggles]

Probably not going to turn it around straight away.

[Reg]

I decided I should give Wilshere a chance after deciding he was an overrated muppet, and he looked Arsenal's best player.

[Magic]

Probably not going to turn it around straight away.

The problem wasn't the manager, it was the poisonous cunts above him deciding who and who wasn't good for the team. The end product is a team littered with problems and players who play no matter how shit they are.

[Lewis]

lol at 'Mkhitaryan' still trending. Jose Mourinho wins again.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That plus an Aubameyang goal drought should provide just the springboard Arsenal need to win their last seven games.

[Waffdon]

I know it didn’t matter, but Lloris is Claudio Bravo mk2 for closing down one on ones. The state of him for Lacazette’s miss in the last minute. Leaves half the goal open, same shit last week against Salah.

[Lewis]

He's the most overrated 'keeper in the business and has been for years.

[Waffdon]

A council version of David De Gea.

[Giggles]

A council version of David De Gea.

He's as overrated as De Gea anyway. I used to seriously overrate him myself.

[Lewis]

A council version of David De Gea.

So is everyone.

[Jimmy Floyd]

De Gea himself is the most overrated (shot stopping is A++ but everything else is nothing special). Courtois also very overrated. The best ones are those that just never make mistakes.

[Waffdon]

So is everyone.

Well, yeah, but they’re the most similar in terms of ‘keeping ability.

[Lewis]

These non-existent goalkeepers who never make mistakes would also not save half the attempts that Dave Gayer/Courtois would.

[John]

De Gea himself is the most overrated (shot stopping is A++ but everything else is nothing special).

We'll be getting a visit from Simon soon. 'Great shot stopper but...' is his Bat Signal.

[-james-]

Jamie Vardy taking the piss. Sportsman of a generation.

[Shindig]

Guys, if we win tomorrow, we'll be 13th! YAY

[Giggles]

Coleman injured again

[SincereTheRebel]

De Gea himself is the most overrated (shot stopping is A++ but everything else is nothing special). Courtois also very overrated. The best ones are those that just never make mistakes.

You dont really need much else if your shot stopping is A++.

[Giggles]

You dont really need much else if your shot stopping is A++.

That's a crazy statement.

[Spikey M]

It’s as if some of you have forgotten that Lloris is French. Superb shot stopping coupled with an inability to do anything else is in his DNA.

[Jimmy Floyd]

De Gea's achilles heel is tending to just stick on his line and leave balls which he should be claiming to everyone else. All Spanish keepers do it. It's the sort of thing that never goes down as a 'mistake' or makes him look stupid, but costs his team goals fairly regularly.

Courtois's is his annual red card.

[Kikó]

De Gea has one weakness and that's coming off his line. Otherwise he's excellent in everything he does.

[randomlegend]

Dea Gea is an absolutely brilliant keeper.

[SincereTheRebel]

That's a crazy statement.

He is there to save shots. He isn't there to assist goals or serve bovril in stand andy cole.

[SincereTheRebel]

Bayern munich bound leon goreztka really looks like a good player.

[Giggles]

He is there to save shots. He isn't there to assist goals or serve bovril in stand andy cole.

He's there to close down one on ones and deal with crosses, to name just a couple. As is every keeper.

To say all they do is save shots is like something a 4 year old would think.

[Lewis]

I suspect Dave Gayer is told to stick to his line, since it's not like he's a flapping mess when he does come out for things.