The beautiful game.
The beautiful game.
You say it ironically, but the chief cleavage on Chelsea Twitter in the last two years has been between those who backed Lampard, and those (mainly overseas-based, as far as I can tell) who thought it was a mistake to leave behind the 'beautiful football' we allegedly played under Maurizio Sarri, quantified in things like pass totals and Jorginho completion stats.
I thought Sarri was one of the worst managers in our history but if you say that to a non-fan they just point at the third placed finish and the UEFA Cup win, so whatever, I don't know.
And it ends by 'getting half a yard' for a shit cross into the mixer, so they might as well have just won the header off a goal kick.
The man has barely had a chance to insert his Frankfurter in Mount's disgusting mouth. Judge his tactics in 6 months but don't start pretending Mr. Lampard had any fucking clue what he was doing.
I didn't say anything about Tremendous Tactics.
Love that Chelsea tweet.It must be written by someone employed for their social media skills and who never watches football unless they have to for work.
We’re so good.Originally Posted by -james-
I see Brighton won the xG again.
This was the day I truly feared. Fabinho injured. Would have been such banter if Matip was out too.
The lack of a centre half really does have the potential to see us end up without Champions League next year. Surely bringing forward recruitment 6 months or maybe buying someone who isn’t on the committees preferred list but can do a job for 6 months to see us through this is preferable to not finishing in the top 4.
If you finish 9th you get a higher draft pick next year.
Need to loan Caulker in again.
I'm a twit
The union of mixed race pretty boys has Jenas defending Trent like his mother's life depends on it.
How are Liverpool significantly more fancied with the bookies than Spurs in this one?
Xg, mate.
Heung Min Son
He's so damn good.
Edit: Fuck VAR.
Regression to the mean lads. It applies to dogshit VAR too.
Messi Lingard to West Ham appears to be a thing.
Thiago seems to overcommit when he's pressing high up the pitch. He has been getting bypassed too easily in almost every match that I've seen him so far. Maybe it's just a question of adapting to a particular style of play.
Did VAR just fuck Mourinho in the arse again?
Shocking defending from the Tottenham right-back, Dier and Lloris
It's so quiet in here on certain games. Odd.
This Hendo at CB and Gini in deep is the template and short of a Chris Wood battering ram, it'll be fine, I just hope Hendo can stay fit (for his fucking tourettes if nothing else). Thiago has to stop his sensible soccer slides too. Aside from that, I'm running low on jizz.
Matip looks like he could be dead again. Fuck me...
No Matip ffs
Oh get in
Title race back on?
Lots of players back on song for Liverpool. TAA, Mane, Milner, Firmino, but perhaps most important of all Wijnaldum. Klopp must have worked out having Thiago as the midfield pivot is suicidal.
That was great. Felt back to normal, front three have come back to life.
Matip needs put down.
If he was a racehorse it would have happened long ago.
Fox Sports Australia interrupted a footy match to show some bloke staring into the distance, presumably asking himself why he's watching women's football.
And you thought BT was bad.
Just catching up on the highlights of the Spurs game (lol), what was the deal with that Firmino 'handball' ruling out the Salah goal? I thought they changed that so it now has to be directly linked to the goal, and not miles back in the play? No?
I think the Reading manager is a Don disciple with his BLM cohorts
https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/202...mouth/3345569/
Olise and Ejaria are the only 2 I'm familiar with but I've had a wank at the flags on the bench so cheers for the heads up.
Lucas Joao is an absolute beast, Rinomhata and Laurent are decent too.
Mustafi to Liverpool?
Embarrassing that a top-tier elite prospect is so poor when it comes to flexibility. This is an area that football fitness (as well as general humanity) seems to yet understand and tap to unlock its potential rewards. Fucking throw-in coaches but leaving their players in this state. Brb, gonna contact Jurgen about becoming club stretch coach.
Edit: just watched the Haaland one, he's awful too. This is mad.
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We had a thread once about being able to touch your toes (obviously sit that one out lad) and Magic turned out to be a borderline cripple.
Joelinton haircut: Newcastle to take 'appropriate action' against forward
I thought this was going to be a much more interesting story than a breach of covid rules. Disappoint.
Dreadful by Jude. I hear he's been good though and Dortmund have even been relying on him.
The Copa Libertadores final is tonight at 8pm UK time, on BBC iPlayer and red button. https://www.theguardian.com/football...s-rio-maracana
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!
WBA are garbage.
Why did Big Sam un-retire and hedge his reputation on this shit?
Tim Vickery looks like COVID has got to him.
Gareth Barry is a perfect example of why the JJ's of this world shine in punditry. He's got the personality of a paper clip.
Mbaye Diagne feels like a proper mid 2000's player
Liverpool u23s getting donned inside out by Diallo and Hugill.
This City game is ideal conditions for Sheff Utd to knick something. They fucking gave away the cheapest shottest goal in the 9th minute and the potential is there for a nicely worked equaliser.
His second was a panenka penalty. Generational. Baller.
City taking it to the corner against Sheff Utd. Ah what a shit goal to giveaway to lose this.
Bye bye Baggies.
I saw some of that U23s game or whatever it was. An absolute bombscare across the board. Their 'keeper was doing Cruijjf turns and losing it on the bi-line, our defence was up to the above (and worse), there really isn't much hope for the next generation of footballers if this is the shit they're being taught on a regular basis. [/jumpersforgoalposts]
Meanwhile Real crashing and burning against Levante at home, with Militao having had himself sent off early doors (sure to further alienate him from the club, get in there Jurgen).
A.Madrid should absolutely piss it form here.
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