Other Sports: Soccer/Football Thread Part Six

[CanadianFlyer88]

Love that Rovell was suckered.

The goal Messi scored may have been worth the price of admission. His pass on the give and go was insane.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Tell me you saw this one through, @Captain Dave Poulin.

 

[Halladay]

Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Tell me you saw this one through, @Captain Dave Poulin.

Obviously. I'm just now peeling myself off the ceiling.

 

[trostol]

back to back weeks with straight reds...shaping up to be an interesting season for Pool

 

[Curufinwe]

The Mac Allister one got overturned. VAR should have ruled it as just a yellow at the time.

 

[Striiker]

Those AC Milan kits have grown on me.

 

[Curufinwe]

Spurs out of the League Cup on penalties to Fulham.

 

[Fire Tortorella]

Spurs out of the League Cup on penalties to Fulham.

Good - the League Cup is useless and the FA Cup only slightly better.

While we're at it, the Open Cup is useless and the Leagues Cup only slightly better.

 

[Curufinwe]

Who's really the most expensive ever Premier League transfer?

Moises Caicedo's £115m move from Brighton to Chelsea this summer broke the British transfer record, but it's not even in the top 30 if we adjust for "football inflation". Sky analysis shows who has the "real" transfer record, and which club and managers have spent the most.

news.sky.com

Andriy Shevchenko is the record transfer when adjusted for "football inflation".

 

[Starat327]

@Appleyard How should i feel about this?

 

[PDX Flyer]

@Appleyard How should i feel about this?

He looked good from what I saw but don’t you guys have a ton of wingers?

 

[Starat327]

He looked good from what I saw but don’t you guys have a ton of wingers?

Too many. Though we do need someone who can play the right and as a 10 with Nkunku and Chukwuemeka out, which is apparently his profile.

I just can't find any non-reactionary analysis to his play style.

 

[PDX Flyer]

Too many. Though we do need someone who can play the right and as a 10 with Nkunku and Chukwuemeka out, which is apparently his profile.

I just can't find any non-reactionary analysis to his play style.

Every game I saw, he was on the left. I liked him. Could put the defense on the back foot, good technical skill and iirc showed some great vision and ability to play the ball

 

[BigToe]

Fati going to Brighton is wild. Last place I'd expect him to go.

 

[Starat327]

Fati going to Brighton is wild. Last place I'd expect him to go.

They can certainly afford his wages now...

 

[Starat327]

Every game I saw, he was on the left. I liked him. Could put the defense on the back foot, good technical skill and iirc showed some great vision and ability to play the ball

Yeah, his Stata and comps look good but I'm curious if Apps has any insight since he follows City more closely

 

[PDX Flyer]

Yeah, his Stata and comps look good but I'm curious if Apps has any insight since he follows City more closely

No doubt.... my two cents is paint by number to his Monet. I’m curious what he has to say as well.

 

[Curufinwe]

Southgate can't get enough of guys who don't play for their clubs anymore.

Controversial call-ups of Harry Maguire and Kalvin Phillips
With Harry Maguire not playing at Manchester United and Kalvin Phillips struggling for games at Man City, their selections have led to fierce debate.

Put to Southgate about their lack of minutes, he said: 'With Harry, we’ve lost a lot of experience in terms of caps at centre half.

'We’re giving less expereinced players the opportunity but it looks like Tyrone is out for most of the season, John’s out, Eric Dier isn’t playing at Tottenham. Conor Coady is in the Championship. For these games it’s important we have experience.

With Harry and [Kalvin] Phillips, it’s far from ideal they’re not playing. Kalvin is the next best positioned to play in the single pivot (behind Rice). It’s not a good situation that those guys aren’t playing football.

 

[Striiker]

 

[FLYguy3911]

Group F is silly.

Tonali coming back home I guess.

 

[Striiker]

Group F is silly.

Tonali coming back home I guess.

Where’s our freebie win???

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Where’s our freebie win???

Don't be spooked by Newcastle - they aren't that special and have no experience in the competition at all. Dortmund could win any of those group matches on a given day.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

They won't do it, but this is the best chance Celtic has had to get through the group stage in a long time.

 

[trostol]