Tbh in the era of streaming, torrents etc its amazing how profitable the sports and entertainment etc industries still are.
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Tbh in the era of streaming, torrents etc its amazing how profitable the sports and entertainment etc industries still are.
The broadcast deal is up for negotiation next year, and, unless everything is exactly how it was before, the choice will be 1) staggered kick offs; or 2) significantly less money. The big clubs will still sell out regardless, and the smaller clubs will need the money, so everybody will swallow it.
Fulham conceded about 80 when they were last up and I swear their defence and midfield is literally the same. What on earth is the point. Scott Parker will be lucky to last longer than 6 weeks
Joe Bryan is a fucking stunning player. Imagine him and Lamptey marauding down either flank and you could probably make it happen for under a Ben Chilwell.
Can we please post the Parker post-match interview asap please, I don't get that shit on my streams and as one of the greatest emotive speakers of nothingness, he really is tremendous value.
Very cool that you can elbow your opponent in the face now.
His post conference after the play off final is absolutely tremendousQuote:
Originally Posted by Don
What a mess. If we could stop gifting Arsenal the first goal all the time, that'd be great.
That’s why ‘look at the stats’ people are taking wank. No statistical formula in the world can account for that.
Okay, this is better.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54330002
I expect some Mags in that batch. Our academy's knackered.
David Luiz is just awful.
You could tell Robbo was on the bags tonight after that 3rd minute elbow. But if ever an elbow was justified...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ei8S3wBW...jpg&name=large
Chuck Minnie and Jones on, the season is wrapped up.
Aaron Hickey starting for Bologna tonight. Scotland must have the best three left backs at one minute in the history of football.
Bellerin is wildly out of position a lot in this game. He's watching the ball not the pitch.
How long did Tierney just hold onto the ball for a throw-in there?
It's got to be dealt with, it's absurd.
That Lacazette attempt :D
Even worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by phonics
Would it kill Wijnaldum to try a forward pass?
Why are arsenal even bothering with this short kick off? It’s pointless when you have players incapable
And how is Saka not starting ahead of shite like Maitland-Niles and Willian
For all the talk, Arteta is a very old school manager. He goes with experience 99% of the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waffdon
That Leno pass was so risky there was an audible groan and there's nobody in the stadium.
There's a lot of issues in this team, some of which will be solved by picking other players in the squad (when fit) but the biggest issue to my eyes is the lack of creative silk in the middle of the park when Arsenal did break. A lot of the time the ball ended up pinging about between the likes of Xhaka, Elneny and whoever had come in from wide. One high ball over the top at the end and it's the most dangerous they looked all night, tells you everything.
It's risky but at least their last two goals against us have come from them and inviting the press before breaking it so it's actually commendable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waffdon
Diogo Jota :drool:
With Grujic, Brewster, Shaq, Ox, Origi and Wilson all largely not required, you wonder what other clubs are doing not just lining up at the door waiting for our scraps.
You'd imagine Arteta will be pleading for Aouar after that performance.
Your whole right side pass the ball backwards and your midfield sideways. Saka should be starting every game for one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
I would prefer Saka to play and would happily let Bellerin go for the right money since we can keep utility man AMN then. But yeah I think we need to just spunk the cash on a creative midfielder rather than fannying around lowballing bids until someone with an attractive offer rolls up.
Klopp going at Roy Keane :drool:
Passing out the back looked fucking awful for Arsenal but I was thinking what's the alternative? Chuck if forward so Mr Virgil can scoop it down and put the pressure on again?
Basically Liverpool are just too good. Felt like they could have easily kicked in a few extra gears if necessary as well.
Arsenal now have so many mediocre - but perhaps not terrible - players, especially defenders. Like the kind that might look pretty good for a team that had some defensive organisation like Burnley or something and then get bought by Man Utd for 60M.
Passing it out from the back is the way to beat the press. If you beat that, you'll find yourself 3 v 4 or something similar in Liverpools final third. Booting it long is only going to see Van Dijk clear it up and send it back the other way.
It doesn't always work. Take City for example, when they play Liverpool the game tends to be one sided either way. If City beat the press, they win 4-0. If not, Liverpool tend to win by a similar score. And there aren't many teams, if any, who have as technically gifted players as City.
Arsenal should have at least been at 2-2 there, but Lacazette needs slapping into next week. Once they missed that big chance, it felt like that was it really. They're getting more organised. This time last year a 4-0 loss would have been a good ebening.
Arsenal being slagged off for passing out from the back when we’ve beaten Liverpool, Chelsea, City and United more times in the last year than we had the previous 5.
You take the risk because the advantage when it works is worth it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54318880
Klopp sure likes to piss and moan.
That was hilarious. Keane backed down like a bitch.
Should've pointed out his managerial record whilst he was at it.
Tottenham playing Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday in September is peak Covid.
I’m assuming they paid off Leyton Orient to catch covid so they didn’t play Tuesday and got a bye instead
I've spoken to a source in the Maccabi Haifa camp and he described the mood there as 'fucking buzzing mate'.
https://www.whoscored.com/Statistics
Villa are officially the fourth best team in Europe and I won't hear any different :cool:
Cue some stats bashing because people group these cockmunchers along with credible stats.
Same as with the ITKs.
I know he's not Pele or anything but surely there should be a place for Obafemi among that.
Thiago has tested positive for the rona. Hopefully he’s infected half the squad and they all have to self isolate for this weekend
If he's positive and no one else in the dressing room is, should they open the pubs?
Also, what does this mean for Jurgen's Jolly Asthmatics?
Werner operating deep :****) Gwan Jose's boys.
Not sure Spurs have touched the ball in this first 10 mins here
Expecting a full thesis from you Taz on the progressive 'mandingo' distribution in this XI, with the new triangle of destiny at the back, and Masey Mount and Werner in the wide roles.
He’s playing where he played so much for Leipzig tbf.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don
Some finish
Reguilon would shine Luke Shaw's boots. Ole's at the fucking wheel.
What because he can't bend down to do them himself?
I just want to know if there's been a genuinely good African, heck black goalkeeper before or not. All that's coming to mind beside Shaka are Kameni (clown) and Enyeama (possibly not clown).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd