Oktoberballfest: Woops, forgot about this

[Waffdon]

Mason Mount to the rescue

[Gray Fox]

Alisson returns. The front 3 and Jota playing too. Goals are the order of the day.

[Ian]

I wonder if there's any chance of anything at all happening in the remainder of this match.

[Ian]

I'd be interested to know precisely how much more anonymous Pogba is going to have to get before van de Beek starts getting some of the chances to play that Pogba currently does.

[Raoul Duke]

I'd be interested to know precisely how much more anonymous Pogba is going to have to get before van de Beek starts getting some of the chances to play that Pogba currently does.

Would be very interested to know the last time Pogba broke into more than a jog

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Must be at least a year by now.

[Giggles]

Top top top player.

[phonics]

It seems mad that United spent 40 million quid on a CL semi-finalist this summer, who’s played about 7 minutes and it’s barely mentioned.

[randomlegend]

That was extremely dull.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Bit disappointed with that, we set up to play against the Famous Man United rather than its current incarnation who are a mid-table outfit. I guess if the VAR people did their job we might have won 1-0, and the defending was better, but we were too timid going forward.

[Don]

Fair play to both of them, some feat to serve up that shite with what must be a billion pounds worth of talent on the pitch.

The white people above ganging up on Pogba, lads, this is why we're out on the streets.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I thought they looked a far better side when Pogba came on. Fred is absolute human garbage, the sort of stuff that floats in sewers and even the rats don't touch. Maguire was bailed out by Lindelof about 400 times as well. Shaw did well enough. McTominay is always a major pest in these games but not sure what he offers when United are meant to be the better side (whenever that may be).

Cavani made me shit myself about three times as well despite being useless. His old mate Thiago Silva stuck to him well otherwise it was 1-0 and a Tardelli charge into the corner flag.

[Waffdon]

That Mendy bloke looks quite good. Lampard is still a bin man

[Ian]

Bit disappointed with that, we set up to play against the Famous Man United rather than its current incarnation who are a mid-table outfit. I guess if the VAR people did their job we might have won 1-0, and the defending was better, but we were too timid going forward.

It's pretty damning that the game should have been seen as very winnable for both and yet neither team really tried to win.

I don't understand why you wouldn't see Maguire and Lindelof and decide to just pressure them as hard as possible until the inevitable mistake happened.

And you're right about McTominay as well. He's a very Fletcher-y type who's good for the big teams but a bit pointless against a "lesser" (lol) team.

[Don]

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Phwooooar.

[igor_balis]

Evra vs jfh is amazing.

[Jimmy Floyd]

God I love that man (not the motormouth Frenchman).

[Luca]

Surely that’s outside of the box?

[Gray Fox]

They're just making it up now. Gets the ball. Makes the point moot.

[John Arne]

And not even a foul. He clearly gets the ball. I must be going crazy.

[Spammer]

Stone wall penalty, that.


Jk, it wasn't even a free kick :lol:

[Luca]

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy for Liverpool to be on the wrong end of all manner of shit calls, but this is all getting a bit silly.

[Smjffy]

Tuned in, "pen" given, tuned out.

I need a new sport.

[Kikó]

Bit disappointed with that, we set up to play against the Famous Man United rather than its current incarnation who are a mid-table outfit. I guess if the VAR people did their job we might have won 1-0, and the defending was better, but we were too timid going forward.

If by mid table you mean top 5-6 then you're right. Chelsea were pretty abject but we didn't do enough or play with enough pace to win the game.

I'd love to see De beek, annoying that he's still not getting a proper look in. Awful game.

[Gray Fox]

Very good from Sheffield United so far. The Liverpool 2 rather than usual 3 in the middle is being over-run. I can't remember many times we've held the ball long enough to get the fullbacks in a threatening position.

Apparently the penalty was only ever looked at as an "inside or outside" no one actually checked if there was actually a foul. That may play against Sheffield United in the 2nd half though. Refs can often fall into the trap of the sympathy penalty awarded the other way.

[Don]

The thing with VAR is it might get marginal calls like that wrong still but at least it prevents really horrendous challenges and clear calls going unpunished.

[Lewis]

I think a shit 0-0 probably suits both parties. The last thing United needed was a defeat setting them back, which was probably why Ole Gunnar Binman played it safe with his selections, and Frank Lampard gets to wave a clean sheet at the FRAUD lobby.

[Spammer]

THE MIGHTY BLADES looked like their old selves again today. Keep on like that and we should be fine for survival.

Ampadu is a lovely player and needs to play in midfield from now on.

[Don]

Whoever has the CD-Rom for VAR 2020 should run through all the great moments in the history of the sport and see which ones should be void. I'd hate to be recognising illegal goals.

[niko_cee]

That United game was absolutely dreadful yesterday. I suppose the draw can be sold as a better result for Chelsea, and taking the game to United is probably playing to their one strength, but I can't help but feel that Chelsea have been pretty gutless in all of their bigger games this season. They were woeful against Liverpool, and 0-0s against Sevilla and United hardly set the heart racing. Am I missing any where they haven't been guff?

I might have to move into the team sceptic on Havertz (still sticking with him in FPL for now Jimmy!) as I'm not sure a no-position-flounce really works for a top, top team, even if he is technically superb. Mount is probably the better player even though he has about a quarter of the [technical] ability. Turbo Timo also looks a bit pants if teams just sit deep.

[Baz]

Tuned in, "pen" given, tuned out.

I need a new sport.
Rugby league.

[Don]

Werner you could see proving useful if he isn't used as MRC by some fat cunt. Havertz could be a solid Didi Hamann regen too :happycry:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Havertz needs to have the team built around him a la Grealish. The little touches of class are there but he looks a bit lost on the right and probably still getting used to the idea of teams using physical force against him, as that sort of thing is very much frowned upon in German football.

He's at least filling the dreamy eyes quotient now Kepa has been banished to the margins. Pulisic looks our best attacking threat at the moment but his legs are made of jell-o.

[Ian]

When Havertz and O'Werner nearly linked up early doors to put the latter through on goal I had the feeling that was setting the tone for the game but apparently that was a bit too close to somebody trying to win because after the players just reverted to re-enacting something slightly less interesting than that bit of football in The Simpsons.

[Don]

Timo looks a bit chubz too, possibly lacking fitness.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElHOOlOW0AAFF_j?format=jpg&name=small

[Waffdon]

Big Havertz has more goals/assists than all but three people in 2020. He’s clearly doing something correct. He’s just managed by a bin man.

[Shindig]

I think I know why Taz was so quick to ask Jimmy for his address now ...

[Jimmy Floyd]

Something I have noticed is that Kai and Timo (I'm good friends with both, Giggles) always seem to be talking to each other and never anyone else. Frank really needs to get some team bonding sessions going, difficult in the bubble I know as bowling and laser quest are both off limits but perhaps some kind of trust exercise would work, or an illegal club night out.

[John Arne]

Southampton starting with Bednarek and Vestergaard as centrebacks.

5-0 Everton.

[John Arne]

The Grimsby keeper yesterday :D

https://gyazo.com/6b09a8a5a6b75f1373e40ad6dfbe66b5.gif

[Andy]

Southampton starting with Bednarek and Vestergaard as centrebacks.

5-0 Everton.

As opposed to who? They're our best centre backs.

[John Arne]

As opposed to who? They're our best centre backs.

I'm just not a fan of either. Still, what do I know, you're 2-0 up.

[Andy]

They aren't great, but then none of our options are good. We never properly replaced Van Djik or Fonte.

Bednarek plays every game so there must be something the manager sees in him.

[-james-]

Why don't Manchester United or Chelsea simply stop what they're doing and immediately replace their current managers for Ralph Hasenhuttl?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I have (genuine) ITK that he was the backup choice should Lampard have turned us down or it had not worked out in some way.

[Spikey M]

Doesn't even break his stride. :cool:

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[John Arne]

This was the Danang bench today after they scored after 38 seconds. Danang are clear of relegation, whilst the team they were playing, Quang Nam, are bottom, but catching up. They have the same owner. Quang Nam went on to win 3-1.


https://gyazo.com/d9fc757dfd9cbf533504b21695698d2c.jpeg

[Bob Sacamano]

Newcastle signing ASM's bricklaying mate from the Australian 4th division is pretty great

[Foe]

Best game of the day being PPV shows exactly why it’s a bad idea for fans, and a master stroke by the suits.

[Don]

Andy, talk to me bruv, where you been hiding Welbeck's regen at? :drool:

https://lastwordonsports.com/football/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/Dan-Nlundulu.jpg

[Shindig]

We really are quite shite.

[phonics]

I can't find a Sky Stream of this, is there a seperate branding? They're all branded with this:

https://i.imgur.com/aXTLyqQ.png

Which I've never heard of.

[Lewis]

That Jermain Defoe goal is incredible.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I can't find a Sky Stream of this, is there a seperate branding? They're all branded with this:

https://i.imgur.com/aXTLyqQ.png

Which I've never heard of.

That's Supersport from sith ifrica.

[phonics]

That's Supersport from sith ifrica.

Not implying anything but I assumed a certain regional bias when the first advert was for mobile phone cards.

[phonics]

You know the commentators filling space when he’s giving the coach props for ‘making an effort to know everyone on the staffs name’

[Jimmy Floyd]

Not implying anything but I assumed a certain regional bias when the first advert was for mobile phone cards.

If my cricket watching experience tells me anything it's that Africa is all about mobile phone cards and money transfer, while in south Asia it is somehow toothpaste that commands the big dollar ad spend.

[Don]

Must be brutal trying to apply Pep-ball because it's all you know but without an actual freak talent at your disposal. All you're left with is stylish high lines and defensive passing triangles but at least we now the answer to 'how would he do at a normal club?'

[Jimmy Floyd]

Which freak talent does he have at siddy?

[Lewis]

Noel Gallagher.

[Don]

Scott Carson.

[Shindig]

Scott Carson is the thinking man's Rob Green. And Rob thinks a lot.

[Don]

Digne red card sees Niels Nkounkou come in for 3 gamea (and the remainder of the season). Lawd :swing:

[Baz]

Digne red card sees Niels Nkounkou come in for 3 gamea (and the remainder of the season). Lawd :swing:

:D

[Andy]

Why don't Manchester United or Chelsea simply stop what they're doing and immediately replace their current managers for Ralph Hasenhuttl?

Or Pochettino who would be even easier to get.

[Kikó]

Which freak talent does he have at siddy?

He did have Kompany, Fernandinho, Aguero, Silva and then added KDB and Sterling to that level. Could argue the latter two were "freak".

[Don]

Putting aside the fact it's written like the 8 year-old he speaks like, the content is fucking even more embarrassing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54686572

[SvN]

Genuinely one of the funniest articles I've ever read. I love that these two paragraphs are on the same page.


[...]it's down to the label he's been given as being difficult, or a problem player. I have no idea where that perception has come from, but it is a reputation that is completely undeserved.


He was doing well with Trabzonspor and was enjoying it before he got hit by a ban for breaching betting rules.

[Jimmy Floyd]

More than him writing it (the usual grubby process of helping a mate out) whoever commissioned / published that article on the state broadcaster's website needs a kick in the face.

[Spikey M]

How can he say it has nothing to do with injuries too? I've built more injury resistant card houses.

[Ian]

On the plus side his goal against Wales quietened down all the Scots in my office at Euro 2016 so swings and roundabouts, innit.

[Mellberg]

I'd take Micah fucking Richards' opinions on such things with a pinch of salt.

At least he has a nice laugh.

[Spikey M]

How did he get to be a pundit anyway? I know the standards set are generally pretty low, but if you're not a big name then you generally have to either be able to provide good insight or create talking points and - unless you count people discussing how shit he is as a talking point - he does neither.

That said, Jenas and Murphy are the same. Bland nearly-men must be the BBC'S niche. It's better than Sky's I guess.

[Yevrah]

I remember the halcyon days of then Micah Richards column on the BBC. Reading about him eating Cornflakes was amazing insight in the early 2000s.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They need black pundits due to BLM and he was free.

[Don]

I was marvelling at Danny Murphy's longevity in this day and age as a bald white man. I mean I'd love 2 hours in a locked room with whoever is in charge of these decisions.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I read somewhere that he (Murphy) has massive debts and needs the money, so it's probably charity.

Jenas has also filled the ethnic spot on Richard Osman's House of Games (which is a truly fascinating TV journey into the world of exactly two women / exactly one ethnic minority). There's a circuit developing in it.

[Spikey M]

I'm always impressed when professional footballers manage to rack up debts. The levels of retardation involved. :happycry:

[Lewis]

They need black pundits due to BLM and he was free.

I think they needed a City-affiliated pundit more than a black one.

[phonics]

He's very good on the Monday Night Club.

[Spikey M]

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U wot m8

[Yevrah]

This sort of stuff seems to be happening more and more now. Business is starting to rally against this nonsense.

[Spikey M]

It really is mental. It's some good loopholing, but we're now left with fans being able to go to a stadium to watch a match, but only if it's the stadium that the match isn't being played in. Just let the fucking fans in.

[Spikey M]

Next up, Taz and co. will be attending Egg to 'watch' a livestream of a DJ performing at an empty Fabric? Someone make it happen.

[Giggles]

This sort of stuff seems to be happening more and more now. Business is starting to rally against this nonsense.

Then they need the full force of the law.

[Don]

Clubs opening?

[Lofty]

I'm always impressed when professional footballers manage to rack up debts. The levels of retardation involved. :happycry:

Remember when Bellamy asked for an advance on his wages? :D

[Yevrah]

Then they need the full force of the law.

Presumably, and quite deliciously, the law doesn’t cater for this.

I’m not quite ‘open the clubs’, but the blocking off of tampon isles should tell you that the response to this has latterly run mad.

[Giggles]

Blocking off tampon aisles fair enough, it’s madness. But opening a stadium to gather a crowd to watch a game on a screen should be shot down instantly. Idiots.

[Andy]

It really is mental. It's some good loopholing, but we're now left with fans being able to go to a stadium to watch a match, but only if it's the stadium that the match isn't being played in. Just let the fucking fans in.

Its actually worse than that, you can have fans in a stadium where game is being played as long as the fans can't see the pitch and they're watching on a TV in the concourse or the supporters bar. Its a complete joke.

[Don]

I just discovered 'Semi' Ajayi's full name and I haven't stopped repeating it in song.

[Shindig]

I hope it's to the tune of We Didn't Start the Fire.

[Don]

Add Potter to the list along with Ralph and Poch. And I'd do a swap of Lamptey and TAA in a heartbeat if the latter wasn't a dirty scouse bastard.

[niko_cee]

Lamptey's good, but being an actual legal midget is always going to hold him back.

Potter really isn't anything special.

[Shindig]

Midgets on the wing is fine. Just don't expect them to hold much up.

[niko_cee]

On the wing, but not at fullback, where the other team just land the ball on your head at every opportunity, if they have any sense.

See also, the Matt Ryan looped header towards the backpost height related defect.

[Don]

Jesus, that was a shit second half performance and cost me about 8 points on ff. Potter is so shit.

[Smjffy]

2020, folks. (https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/mike-ashley-issues-pay-per-view-statement/)

I just don't even know anymore.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

"As a club, Newcastle United did vote in favour of the pay-per-view proposal, but to be clear, this was because there were no realistic or any viable alternatives put forward to enable supporters to watch matches."

lol.

[Spikey M]

A true man of the people.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's probably the same bunch of wet wipes who would buy it at £5 or £15, so they thought they might as well charge £15. You'd need to triple your audience to make up the revenue and most football fans are blindly tribal robots so I doubt they would get anywhere near.

[Shindig]

I know they'd take a hit on it but they really, really should've opened the bar right open for streaming on big platforms like Amazon, Twitch or Youtube. Every club has a youtube channel. It can't be that hard a deal to strike.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Single club or any kind of fan-selective broadcast deals would collapse the sport in on itself. The whole con with Sky and BT subscriptions is that people pay premium amounts under the impression they are getting a lot for their money (a full season of games + access to other sports). They won't pay that much for what they REALLY want, which is their own club's games and a couple of other big ones.

If they ever went to streaming it would be an annual dollop (three figures) to stream the lot.

[Don]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElSlUFDWMAE-lte?format=jpg&name=900x900

He must be counting down the days till he leaves this planet and boy am I with him.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If that's the Burnley away changing room, I expected more. Green mist in the air, sewage on the floor and the partially-eaten corpse of a child in the corner, as a bare minimum.

[Spikey M]

It gets points for looking like a loft conversion, surely?

[Manc]

https://youtu.be/D20WaKqtwug

A simpler time.

[Shindig]

That IFK free kick was madness.

[Lewis]

If they're 'forgotten' how did they make a video about them?

[Jimmy Floyd]

So it's championsleague (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZnoP4sUV90) again already? The fun never stops.

[Gray Fox]

Lining up with Origi, Shaqiri, Minamino and Jota. The experiment is interesting.

[thommo]

That Hugo Almeida free kick was obscene. Looked like it would still be rising after about 80 yards.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

So VAR decides not to give Bayern a stonewall penalty because of an offside (which they refused to show) and now Lokomotiv have hit them on the counter to make it 1-1.

[randomlegend]

If they're 'forgotten' how did they make a video about them?

They remembered

[Lewis]

The Greatest Remembered Goals. I think the only one I had never seen was that sensational Valencia volley, like a good version of David Platt against Belgium.

[Shindig]

Needs more Andy Griffin and Shola's goal against Barca.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Marcus Thuram is great.

[Don]

Fabinho tore his hamstring :D Mon COVID.

[Gray Fox]

Looked a bit more like a pull than a tear. I reckon out for 3 weeks rather than 3 months. But the way this seasons been going...

The experiment has failed. Origi and Minamino look like they haven't played in a while, which is right and it's causing all moves to break down once it gets to them. Jota seems much more at home on the left, so have him out there, Shaqiri right and Origi through the centre. Take Minamino off for Gini.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Marcus Thuram :cool:

Ferland Mendy completely switched off and didn't push forward to keep the line.

[Gray Fox]

Ronaldo still has the Rona.

[Don]

It must reside in elite physical specimens for longer, would certainly explain our sustained battle with it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Is that fuck a penalty.

[Gray Fox]

What a horrific challenge on Salah.

[Don]

This kid we got off a dodgy lookalike agency as a VVD stand-in really doesn't inspire confidence and he's clearly a non-league player and yet he remains only the second worst CB in a Liverpool shirt on this field. City game is gonna be banter.

[Smjffy]

The experiment has failed. Origi and Minamino look like they haven't played in a while

Origi looks like has hasn't played football at all, really. He's scored some important goals over the years but what does he actually do?

[Don]

Havertz in a midfield 3 of a 4-3-3. The move to anonymous Kovacic role has begun.

[randomlegend]

Utd line-up:
De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Fred, Van de Beek, Greenwood, Martial.

[Manc]

Origi looks like has hasn't played football at all, really. He's scored some important goals over the years but what does he actually do?

Origi is essential. Happy to be a squad member and can produce the goals when called upon. Shaqiri looked pure filth.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

4 goals in his last 2 games for Moise Kean.

Almost like he's actually good, Everton...

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nagelsmann's suit...

[randomlegend]

This could end about 4 all.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Never drop Greenwood.

[Lewis]

That looked ripe for disqualification.

[Luca]

Great finish.

[randomlegend]

Greenwood's finishing is just absolute filth. Brilliant pass from best midfielder in the world Pogba.

Hard to tell if it was offside.

[Ian]

It's fucking ludicrous that after one replay of that we're in a situation where the VAR line is being shown multiple times or even being considered past the initial glance.

[Luca]

Is having to wait with bated breath to celebrate every goal really the best thing for the game? Maybe, but I’m less and less convinced over time.

[Kikó]

Maybe?

[Ian]

I think so we can be 100% certain they should just have to keep playing non-stop and goals can be confirmed a few days after the game.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I think so we can be 100% certain they should just have to keep playing non-stop and goals can be confirmed a few days after the game.

Better yet do it all at the end of the season.

Liverpool have been deducted 14 points for various disallowed goals.

[Spikey M]

We should just go the other way. All goals count. Handball, whilst raping the goalkeeper and headbutting the left back? 1 - 0 Ronaldo.

I know Vinnie Mac failed at replacing the NFL, but we need him now.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Any more clean sheets for us and white goalkeepers will be very much a thing of the past across the football ecosystem.

[randomlegend]

Upamecano is absolutely incredible.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's lovely.

[Lewis]

United might not be the club it once was, but it's good to know that it's still a proper enough club to not have someone win wearing a suit like that.

[randomlegend]

Fucking Rashford. All he can do is kick the ball into the goal hard.

[Luca]

Maybe?

I’m being facetious. It’s fucking dreadful. Open the clu...I mean bring back the old days.

[Ian]

Sir Daniel. :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

We're winning it.

[Ian]

Imagine getting tonked by us. FC Panda Pops should fold immediately.

[Kikó]

Ole Gunnar Binman is almost a decent manager. Great subs, great goals.

[Waffdon]

Any more clean sheets for us and white goalkeepers will be very much a thing of the past across the football ecosystem.

Four cleans sheets in five for him, init? He does look a bit good.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He makes me shit myself once a game but he makes great saves and seems calm, unlike Kepa who is always on the verge of pooing himself.

Nagelsmann turning up in that clobber and losing 5-0 is surely an automatic sacking.

[Lewis]

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge needs to have the 'don doesn't wear shorts' talk with him if he intends to progress.

[Giggles]

I’ve an awful feeling Dundalk are going to get done double figures tonight. Combo of the “Premier League” awe and no fans.

[niko_cee]

Only if goals are awarded for sideways passes in your own half.

[Luke Emia]

Only just seen the Spurs result. I’m assuming it’s back to they aren’t going to win the league again after tonight?

[Luca]

He makes me shit myself once a game but he makes great saves and seems calm, unlike Kepa who is always on the verge of pooing himself.

Nagelsmann turning up in that clobber and losing 5-0 is surely an automatic sacking.

I don’t understand this. What’s wrong with how he’s dressed? I think his jacket and vest combo is far superior to Joachim ‘Jogi Löw’ Löw’s vest-without-jacket, 12-year-old-precocious-child garb.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Well if you're using Joachim Löw as a sartorial benchmark, then anything short of his dick hanging out would be pretty acceptable.

[Luca]

Thinking of it, Gareth Southgate likes the vest-with-no-jacket combo.

[Don]

What the sweet fuck are these Isco for loan and obligation for £18m rumours about? Spain's 2 are in a mess but bladdy hell.

[-james-]

Neil Mellor, reporting on Preston - Birmingham on Sky Sports, has just said with an entirely straight face that the minute's silence for Nobby Stiles was 'beautifully observed'.

[mo]

Glen Johnson proving to be as shit a pundit as he was a player.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Burnley are not a top flight side.

[Gray Fox]

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Gomez, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Jones, Salah, Firmino, Mane

West Ham: Fabianski, Coufal, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Creswell, Masuaku, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Bowen, Haller.

No Antonio is a boost. Phillips apparently chosen over Williams due to not being in the CL squad and therefore Williams will be needed midweek. Like to see Jones involved as I think he's going to be big.

[Mellberg]

Burnley are not a top flight side.

Looks like any 3 from 4 already. Just relieved I don't think we're one of them this year. Had enough promotion/relegation battles over the last 10 years to last a lifetime.

[Andy]

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Gomez, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Jones, Salah, Firmino, Mane

West Ham: Fabianski, Coufal, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Creswell, Masuaku, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Bowen, Haller.

No Antonio is a boost. Phillips apparently chosen over Williams due to not being in the CL squad and therefore Williams will be needed midweek. Like to see Jones involved as I think he's going to be big.

Is Jones an attacking mid / number 10 type?

Nice to see a more attacking player in that midfield.

[John Arne]

6 Brits, too - which is nice.

[John Arne]

Paris FC midfielder...

https://gyazo.com/67438d0083720e1674020561fb4357f8.jpeg

[Gray Fox]

Is Jones an attacking mid / number 10 type?

Nice to see a more attacking player in that midfield.

He's definitely a more attacking type. Whether he more suits an 8 role pushing forward, or a 10 role staying forward is yet to be seen.

[Gray Fox]

Klopp's very much trying to get a 3rd, more attacking player into that midfield 3. Keita is great for his 3/4 games before he gets injured and we've yet to see Thiago play more than a single game really.

On a side note, Tazs' ting in the youth team would be playing these games by the sounds of it, so when he recovers he'll be in.

[Shindig]

Paris FC midfielder...

https://gyazo.com/67438d0083720e1674020561fb4357f8.jpeg

Activate Windows. :dc:

[John Arne]

Activate Windows. :dc:

Already paid for it twice on laptops, I 'aint paying for it again for my desktop.

[John Arne]

What a pass from Shaqiri.

[John Arne]

Former Everton defender Tyias Browning has received approval from FIFA for his switch to China. He will also play as a local in the AFC champions League.

A Scouser playing for China :)

[Jimmy Floyd]

Does he have to change his name to a Chinese one, like naturalised Koreans do?

[SvN]

https://www.premierleague.com/players/4506/Jiang-Guangtai/overview

Already done.

[John Arne]

Does he have to change his name to a Chinese one, like naturalised Koreans do?

Jiang Guangtai

[niko_cee]

I see Villa are reverting to the mean at an alarming rate.

[niko_cee]

Wait, Carlo's pulled the trigger on Pickford? :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Took him long enough.

[Waffdon]

Wait, Carlo's pulled the trigger on Pickford? :D

Their team looks dreadful. 5 centre mids without an ounce of pace.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, I was focusing on how bad it looked from an attacking perspective, I didn't look to see who was in goal.

Pope looked fairly bobbins for Burnley yesterday so England well on their way to a goalkeeper crisis.

[Raoul Duke]

Lads, it's Newcastle

[Shindig]

They'll be all over us.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Henderson is the best keeper in the country but he has somewhat unwisely decided to gamble on De Gea throwing a few in early season, which hasn't happened.

[Andy]

Up to third for a few hours at least. What a crazy season, I think going out of the league cup in the first round really helped us. We've had a week to prepare for every game and Hassenhuttl is always best when he can work with the players on certain things.

[Mellberg]

Good game between two pretty evenly matched sides imo. Southampton scored three screamers and were the much better side first half, we were the much better side in the second and if we'd scored one of the earlier chances to make it 4-2 I half fancied us for a point, which is mental, but then this season has been.

[Jimmy Floyd]

United are winning this game 9-0. Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Nobby Stiles, Sir Marcus Rashford, Sir Gary Neville, Sir Andy Burnham, you can't stop a five a side team like that.

[randomlegend]

Henderson is the best keeper in the country but he has somewhat unwisely decided to gamble on De Gea throwing a few in early season, which hasn't happened.

He'll play in the cups and replace De Gea over the next couple of seasons.

[Shindig]

Good win for us. 10 points clear of relegation, 2 away from Champions League footy. Over the moon, Jeff.

[niko_cee]

Everton should probably have started to try to play before the 90th minute.

[niko_cee]

Also, whilst that's another soft penalty, the narrative of people going down a bit easy is getting a bit silly when Delph bundling through the back of Fraser, nowhere near the ball, and giving a foul away is viewed as a worrying sign of the times.

[Gray Fox]

I didn't see the post-game interviews but I've just been made aware of Moyes crying because "you don't want to see things like that in football" about our penalty. Yes David, because everyone is queuing up to watch your shithouse 5-4-1 when we've got a 6th choice CB playing.

[randomlegend]

Jesus, you can really see Pep's philosophy on fouling carrying over with Arteta. Every single counter-attack they just foul someone.

[Max Power]

He’s absorbed his pathetic moaning when another team has the temerity to not play directly into their hands. He’ll lose that head of hair in six months at this rate.

[Kikó]

This is another shitshow.

[Gray Fox]

Are we taking guesses for in what minute United will score their penalty?

I'll wager 61st.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm amazed Fred hasn't been hauled off already, he looks a dead cert for a red card.

Pogba is an utter disgrace.

[randomlegend]

This formation was getting donned by Red Bull's press the same way it is by Arsenal, until they inexplicably fell to pieces. It's so hard to get out from the back with no width in front of the full backs.

[niko_cee]

United are so weirdly passive in these games. It was the same when Chelsea turned up for the 0-0 last week.

[Don]

Arsenal hopefully get relegated, this shit is more painful than watching Burnley.

[niko_cee]

Is Aubameyang still on 0 goals since he signed his contract?

[Waffdon]

Think so. Scored first game of the season and that’s it

[Kikó]

United are so weirdly passive in these games. It was the same when Chelsea turned up for the 0-0 last week.

It's playing not to lose. It's shite.

[Waffdon]

This is an absolute snoozefest

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What the fuck is that from Pogba?

[Jimmy Floyd]

They need to move on from Pogba asap. His all round play in this game has been abysmal. Why the fuck is the Dutch boy not getting chances?

[Kikó]

Solskjaer, like previous managers, will lose his job because he continues to play Pogba who just isn't good enough.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The immediate shift in urgency from United once they went a goal down suggests that they were very happy with a 0-0 scoreline, which has to be a seriously questionable mentality. It reminds me of those dogshit Tunisia teams you get at Afcons.

[Ian]

Leaving Pogba on to unleash his full array of ambling and backwards passes for this last 20 minutes a very wise move from Solskjaer.

[Lewis]

He would have gone this summer were it not for the Chinese (why they bought Nuno Nernandes in January), and Donny van de Beek is his replacement just opportunistically brought in a year early for similar reasons. In the meantime, he probably hasn't got the stones to leave him out.

[Ian]

The immediate shift in urgency from United once they went a goal down suggests that they were very happy with a 0-0 scoreline, which has to be a seriously questionable mentality. It reminds me of those dogshit Tunisia teams you get at Afcons.

We didn't even pretend to try and beat Chelsea last week and it's been barely any better today. A lot of middling defensive shite with no urgency or intent.

[Kikó]

I can't believe that fucking waste of time is going to finish the match.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The immediate shift in urgency from United once they went a goal down suggests that they were very happy with a 0-0 scoreline, which has to be a seriously questionable mentality. It reminds me of those dogshit Tunisia teams you get at Afcons.

He always seems to play like this against THE BIG FOUR, no matter how shit they are.

[Luca]

This is the kind of performance that warrants a permanent dropping of Pogba. What exactly has he offered (besides giving up a penalty rashly)?

[Ian]

This route one football to Maguire is good.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why did we move away from the formation/team we used against PSG? We looked really good.

[phonics]

Why did we move away from the formation/team we used against PSG? We looked really good.

Mohammed Elneny > Neymar + Mbappe

[Kikó]

He's got a lot to do Solskjaer. That's absolutely fucking dreadful 3 times in a row at home.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I can't remember when I last saw United play that badly. Manager must be toast.

Arsenal were decent if not terribly penetrative. Gabriel MoM for me, Clive.

[Giggles]

He's got a lot to do Solskjaer. That's absolutely fucking dreadful 3 times in a row at home.

He shouldn’t be doing it.

[Don]

Potter seems to have had a brain injury. 3rd choice keeper in and no striker. Apparently Maupay not even being named on bench for tactical reasons :cab:

[niko_cee]

Short of a miracle against Carlo's chancers next week you'd have to think that'd be Solskjaer gone in the international window, sadly.

[Reg]

Ryan has apparently been underperforming according to xG (I can't remember anything bad, but feel I might be forgetting a howler?) but dropping him is bold. No Maupay unless something's going on behind the scenes is even bolder.

4-4-2 with Trossard and Gross 'up front'?

Would be pleasantly surprised if we got anything from this.

[Giggles]

Connolly dropped from the squad completely?

[niko_cee]

Unlikely clean sheet for Brighton now that twat has left Ryan on the bench?

Nope, even fantasy jinxing can't save Brighton tonight I fear. A turgid 2-0.

[Andy]

That is all a bit strange from Potter. Its like he's thrown the towel in and happy to write it off as a loss before a ball has been kicked.

[Spikey M]

Danny Ings needs a scan apparently. RIP Southampton?

[Kikó]

He shouldn’t be doing it.

Yeah probably true.

[Don]

He's done his knee again? Fuck sake Danny :(

[Andy]

Gutting if its a third ACL.

[Spikey M]

It doesn't look good

[randomlegend]

We were dreadful today. That formation is absolutely not workable with Shaw and AWB as the full backs.

[Don]

When are we going to have the Lamptey or Cafu debate?

[randomlegend]

WhEn ArE wE gOiNg To HaVe ThE lAmPtEy Or CaFu DeBaTe?

[Giggles]

We were dreadful today. That formation is absolutely not workable with Shaw and AWB as the full backs.

They’re ruining it for Pogba.

[Spikey M]

This thread gets so sassy when Utd lose. :happycry:

[Don]

Why's the doughball starting on me?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This thread gets so sassy when Utd lose. :happycry:

Only because of RL.

[Don]

Man, I hate it when RL is forced to gobble up my balls like this :happycry:

Also, the ref viewing two stills of the incident for a minute to arrive at the wrong decision is only more lol for the fact he was within 2m of the incident and in both stills :D

[Don]

Watching MOTD and Alan Shearer is berating Sheff Utd for not whipping percentage balls into the box :D Fucking clown.