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I was kissing goodbye to the league title about 2 hours ago. Football
Top work by the ref.
The seethe.
Never a penalty either.
They can boo whatever the national league anthem is.
Who were they booing at the end there? Or is it just now tradition to boo if you don't win?
Corrupt refs mate.Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
Corrupt!
How have they not won against a team with no centrebacks?
As if fat-calves was going to do anything from that position with about 30 yards of grass to still sprint across
Manchester City 3 [2.91] - 3 [0.43] Tottenham
Ouch.
Trying to dig into how these things are actually worked out I do wonder to what extent xG has played a part in the development of cutback culture, as that's where so much xG seems to be hiding.
xG is the worst thing in the game it means absolutely fuck all
You’d imagine the fact there’s Liverpool and Arsenal up there this year one team might not shit the bed as much. Doubtful though.
Arsenal will undoubtedly shit the bed and Liverpool are all over the place much of the time.
City look a bit iffy though so who knows.
For all the managing minutes talk, whenever Liverpool have run City ridiculously close they have had very strong second halves of the season.
Got to get to Christmas first though.
City just don't drop points after Christmas though. They go into robot mode.
I don’t even think City have been managing minutes. It’s the same midfield and attack every game
Not often we win a game where Darwin and Salah are shit. Szoboszlai looks absolutely goosed too. That night off in the last Europa game could be crucial for resting.According to understat the xGs were 0.03 for MacAllister and Trent and 0.05 for Endo. No xG available for the first which was an OG it would seem, but I'm guessing the xG on a direct freekick is pretty low generally. Actually I think it was also 0.05. 4 goals, 0.16xG.
Did Darwin a disservice though as Salah appears to have accounted for a whole xG not converted himself.
Just stumbled across the Barcelona game on ITV4. Is there a reason it appears to be being played in an empty stadium?
I wondered if it was not in the Nou Camp, but the guide thing said it was. It isn't, evidently. Still, pretty poor.
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The Nou Camp is shut for refurb and half the 'members' don't go to this place up the hill.
There was a grand prix up there in the 70s with hilarious consequences / not hilarious for the several local residents who got wiped out by Rolf Stommelen's car.
'Atleti' are absolute wank.
That Uruguayan is undoubtedly going to get himself sent off trying to boot Joao Felix. The old typecast roles are the best.
It's just occurred to me that this may be the first time I've seen them play since Griezmann left and his return had completely by-passed me.
That penalty against Milner is so soft. What is it for? The arm or the tangle of legs? Because the latter only happens because Mudryk is falling over to try and get a penalty.
PGMOL statement said it's for the greasy twat continually deciding to give the past-it gammon playing time.
2 game ban inbound for Haaland for foul and abusive towards the ref?
I doubt it.
I see the Sheff Utd manager is about to get the bullet. Was hoping we might get through Wednesday without the need to overcome a new manager bounce.
I didn’t think it was a penalty at first but it definitely is. He trips him up with his feet (twice, really). No idea how he isn’t sent off.
I think to not be saved by the double jeopardy rule it has to be really super blatant that you are taking them out, and anything that can be filed under 'tussling for the ball' gets ushered away with a yellow. The tangle of feet only comes after Mudryk starts to go down having been stiff-armed. Not above the 'clear and obvious' threshold for me, particularly since apparently the mantra of all contact is a foul is specifically not applied now. That said, if given by the ref it would have stood up so meh, stupid system.
Theyre absolute dogshit and a new manager wont do anything. I said half way through last season when Carrick came into Middlesbrough and started steamrollering everyone with a fairly mediocre squad to the degree we almost made it after being in the bottom three in October, that the standard (other than Burnley) was the worst its been in many years and thered need to be miracles for either Luton or Sheff Utd to stay up. Luton have been quite cute so far although I dont think itll save them but Sheff Utd lost Berge and have recruited terribly.
I recall Tony Pulis taking over an absolutely doomed Crystal Palace and somehow guiding them to safety and perhaps never having been relegated since? Funny old game and all.
four points from 11 games
Liverpool haven't beaten a promoted team away in what, 2 or 3 years now? There'll have to be some rotation at play but you'd hope they can get by Sheffield.
The problem is there's no Tony Pulis on the market.
Exactly, which is why it sounds like theyre bringing back Wilder.
They should be bringing back Warnock, not Wilder.
What is the Lesser Spotted Alan Pardew up to these days?
Unemployed. Managed Aris in Greece for five months until he got binned.
Just realised City have to fuck off at the end of the month for the Club World Cup. Further strain on their struggling small family squad poor diddums.
Just seen that Saudi Arabia will host the quarter-finals, semis and final of the Asian CL for the next 8 years in succession.
Don't think we've seen anything yet, they are going to get everything and everyone.
You have to laugh at this stuff coming out about Erik ten Hag 'losing elements of the dressing room'. Hardly a surprise that a Dutchman doesn't have world class people skills, but this has happened to every manager for almost a decade now. Who exactly does Marcus Rashford (for example) think he is?
Easy home win on Wednesday to relieve a bit of pressure.
I really wish they would all fuck the fuck off. Imagine having that little self awareness to not realise you're the problem.
I'm seeing similar things across all sports at the moment. The consequence of these guys a) living in a protective bubble b) having so much money they feel like gods and c) having been told they are wonderful all their lives. They're not bright boys and believe the lot.
Including John Rahm if the chatter is correct.
Who would have thought the end of humanity/the transition to Brave New World/Necromunda/District 9 would be this mundane?
I'm just hoping that cricket is too shit for them to lay their mits on, but more likely they'll get that too for all the Indian tourists.
Sounds like the conservative party
I see Sheff Utd have finally officially sacked Heckingbottom. A bit unedifying to leave it hanging in the media for over a day.
I'll just go an pencil in the 1-0 win to Sheffield United now then.
Burnley player going down there holding his face pure embarrassment.
Reckon they need to spice up the VAR a bit by giving them discretion to tell the ref when they think someone's tried to con them [diving, feigning injury/face holding] and get them to dole out yellows for it.
Feels like the kind of game Arsenal could shit the bed with a sending off here.
David Raya, another keeper bought for his ability to kick the ball nicely rather than his ability to clear out the attacker and claim a cross right on his head.
Yeah. These midget Spanish keepers are really no use. They all have the same faults.
David Raya is absolutely abysmal.
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