Other Sports: Soccer/Football Thread Part Six

[Striiker]

He's not as good as he is in Fifa.

Of course not. He'd have to be a freak of nature to even be half as good, but he's still almost certainly worth more than Dortmund would usually pay for a guy they don't plan to flip in the future.

 

[Curufinwe]

Salah will be in Saudi, I’m sure of it.

 

[Starat327]

@Captain Dave Poulin what the hell?

Is he cooked or something? I can’t imagine this being real…

He's fallen off a bit with age, but still a great defender.

His future is gonna be tied to if/how long he thinks Liverpool will remain competitive with Klopp leaving, that's all.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

@Captain Dave Poulin what the hell?

Is he cooked or something? I can’t imagine this being real…

He's definitely not cooked yet, but something is wrong back there in the defense. It's just so hard to pinpoint what it is - there are individual errors all over the place, but there are also obvious communication issues, and other times when it looks exactly like a system-related problem. And VVD, after a strong season where he looked back to his best, has hit a bad slump at the same time as the forwards. I'm hoping that we finally sign a strong DM and that will help clean up a lot of the mess, but the new manager is going to have to diagnose it in his system.

Salah will be in Saudi, I’m sure of it.

There or PSG, who want him almost as badly as the (other) beheaders.

 

[Striiker]

He's definitely not cooked yet, but something is wrong back there in the defense. It's just so hard to pinpoint what it is - there are individual errors all over the place, but there are also obvious communication issues, and other times when it looks exactly like a system-related problem. And VVD, after a strong season where he looked back to his best, has hit a bad slump at the same time as the forwards. I'm hoping that we finally sign a strong DM and that will help clean up a lot of the mess, but the new manager is going to have to diagnose it in his system.

OK HEAR ME OUT CAP

A VVD for Emre Can swap! Everybody wins.

 

[BritainStix]

I share the frustration about City and the treatment they seem to be getting... but Fergie had the refs in his pocket for decades... So United will get no sympathy from me now that they're at the receiving end of bad decisions.

This was as widely overblown as the dumb stat about penalties at old Trafford.

Apparently, the most dominant team in British football for almost two decades won more penalties at home that opposition teams. I can't fathom how that was possible......

 

[Appleyard]

This was as widely overblown as the dumb stat about penalties at old Trafford.

Apparently, the most dominant team in British football for almost two decades won more penalties at home that opposition teams. I can't fathom how that was possible......

I agree even as a City fan.

When you are an incredible team you get a lot of penalties. You will also get more fouls than the opposition... by far... as you have the ball like 60+ % of the time.

 

[trostol]

I agree even as a City fan.

When you are an incredible team you get a lot of penalties. You will also get more fouls than the opposition... by far... as you have the ball like 60+ % of the time.

any encouraging words about Arne Slot?

 

[Jack Straw]

Getting trolled by Domino's Pizza, not a good look

 

[Appleyard]

any encouraging words about Arne Slot?

I get on really well with the Feyenoord Foundation staff aha and have actually spent time at their facilities, managed to even watch a training session or two. Even though I hate the club!

I know he plays a really up-tempo aggressive style. Kind of a Klopp-Bielsa hybrid. Probably partially why he is their guy.

 

[Striiker]

Getting trolled by Domino's Pizza, not a good look

Is that a spending cap on player salaries or money to buy them? Both?

Because PL teams being unable to spend silly amounts on buying players would be not great for my team.

 

[Jack Straw]

Is that a spending cap on player salaries or money to buy them? Both?

Because PL teams being unable to spend silly amounts on buying players would be not great for my team.

According to that video it does not limit individual player salaries, but includes a lot of other stuff. Apparently the details haven't been worked out yet. 3 clubs voted "No"; Man U, Man City, and Villa. Chelsea abstained.

 

[FLYguy3911]

They have Dominoes in the UK?

 

[Appleyard]

They have Dominoes in the UK?

yeh, loads of them.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

They have Dominoes in the UK?

They even tried and failed in Italy.

 

[Appleyard]

The only Pizza chain that matters in the UK btw...

Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza - Home

For us it's all about the pizza. Just like in Naples, our dough is made on site every day, takes 24 hours to double ferment and just about 60 seconds to cook.

www.rudyspizza.co.uk

probably won't get many a better pizza in Europe outside of Italy.

Humble Manchester beginnings too...

they are so good that in the last 5 years they went from having one location to 27 ahaha.

 

[FLYguy3911]

They even tried and failed in Italy.

Well yeah that’s a tough sell.

 

[BritainStix]

They have Dominoes in the UK?

It's literally "the" pizza place in the UK.

 

[BigToe]

@Striiker lets goooo

 

[Striiker]

@Striiker lets goooo

CURRENTLY LOSING MY SHIT

 

[Jack Straw]

CURRENTLY LOSING MY SHIT

 

[Striiker]

rude

 

[Jack Straw]

rude

 

[Striiker]

im gonna throw up

 

[Jack Straw]

im gonna throw up