"Back of the net!": The Football Thread

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  • Posts: 17,819
    Benny wrote: »
    You’ll also see a change in the new year on towards the end of the season.
    City have a big GD, and they’ll be plenty more reshuffling at the top.
    At least there’s some excitement and movement. Still anyone’s at present.
    It’s a funny old game

    What's a GD?
  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575
    Benny wrote: »
    You’ll also see a change in the new year on towards the end of the season.
    City have a big GD, and they’ll be plenty more reshuffling at the top.
    At least there’s some excitement and movement. Still anyone’s at present.
    It’s a funny old game

    What's a GD?

    Goal difference.
  • Posts: 7,507
    Nah, this is not a close title race... City has by far the better top level, consistent level, more complete squad etc. They will consistently be getting three points every week while he other contenders will go through bad spells. Those who dream of excitement to the end will be disappointed.
  • Posts: 17,819
    001 wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    You’ll also see a change in the new year on towards the end of the season.
    City have a big GD, and they’ll be plenty more reshuffling at the top.
    At least there’s some excitement and movement. Still anyone’s at present.
    It’s a funny old game

    What's a GD?

    Goal difference.

    Should have guessed that!
    jobo wrote: »
    Nah, this is not a close title race... City has by far the better top level, consistent level, more complete squad etc. They will consistently be getting three points every week while he other contenders will go through bad spells. Those who dream of excitement to the end will be disappointed.

    It's all very open right now, but City is the only team that has more or less two squads that could compete at the top. De Bruyne is still out injured too. They will look even better when he's back.
  • Posts: 4,045
    Liverpool don’t have anything like the squad strength or depth that City have.
  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575
    vzok wrote: »
    Liverpool don’t have anything like the squad strength or depth that City have.

    Leicester won it a few years ago so anything can happen.
  • Posts: 17,819

    The thread linked to in this tweet is quite shocking.
  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575

    The thread linked to in this tweet is quite shocking.

    Some English press pick on him and try to destroy his life to sell newspapers as usual.
    They should leave the guy alone.
  • Posts: 17,819
    001 wrote: »

    The thread linked to in this tweet is quite shocking.

    Some English press pick on him and try to destroy his life to sell newspapers as usual.
    They should leave the guy alone.

    It's incredible how they get away with it!
    ________
    As if that wasn't enough, there seems to have been some racist abuse directed towards Sterling in the Chelsea-City game. He's even gone out to respond:


    Add to that the incident between Arsenal and Spurs last weekend – which the Tottenham fan responsible denied was racially motivated.
  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575
    001 wrote: »

    The thread linked to in this tweet is quite shocking.

    Some English press pick on him and try to destroy his life to sell newspapers as usual.
    They should leave the guy alone.

    It's incredible how they get away with it!
    ________
    As if that wasn't enough, there seems to have been some racist abuse directed towards Sterling in the Chelsea-City game. He's even gone out to respond:


    Add to that the incident between Arsenal and Spurs last weekend – which the Tottenham fan responsible denied was racially motivated.

    The English FA should take action if he was racially abused.
    Ban the spectators for life if they get caught racially abusing players.
    That will shut them up.
  • Posts: 17,819
    001 wrote: »
    001 wrote: »

    The thread linked to in this tweet is quite shocking.

    Some English press pick on him and try to destroy his life to sell newspapers as usual.
    They should leave the guy alone.

    It's incredible how they get away with it!
    ________
    As if that wasn't enough, there seems to have been some racist abuse directed towards Sterling in the Chelsea-City game. He's even gone out to respond:


    Add to that the incident between Arsenal and Spurs last weekend – which the Tottenham fan responsible denied was racially motivated.

    The English FA should take action if he was racially abused.
    Ban the spectators for life if they get caught racially abusing players.
    That will shut them up.

    Hope so too. Stuff like that doesn't belong in football.
  • Posts: 7,507

    Don´t know what to think? Should be more and better alternatives out there.
  • Posts: 17,819
    jobo wrote: »

    Don´t know what to think? Should be more and better alternatives out there.

    Rumours have led many to believe a foreign head coach was the target for the board. This is something quite different…
  • 001001
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    RogueAgent wrote: »
    Over the moon the Norwich boys remain top of the Championship. Next up at home Bolton. Hopefully another positive result as we go deeper into December and that all important mad festive period!

    Is it the Daniel Farke effect, the Teemu Pukki effect, or both?

    After another unbelievable performance against Bolton yesterday? It is the entire team that have achieved this my friend. Even the two academy lads that have come through to the first team have been fantastic.
  • Posts: 17,819
    001 wrote: »

    I guess we all have!
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    Over the moon the Norwich boys remain top of the Championship. Next up at home Bolton. Hopefully another positive result as we go deeper into December and that all important mad festive period!

    Is it the Daniel Farke effect, the Teemu Pukki effect, or both?

    After another unbelievable performance against Bolton yesterday? It is the entire team that have achieved this my friend. Even the two academy lads that have come through to the first team have been fantastic.

    I read somewhere that Norwich have four academy guys under 20 starting games? That's really interesting. You always hear about the number of academy players not getting a shot at first team football in England (some even going abroad), so Norwich certainly seems to be doing something right there. And it would be interesting if that – among having in-form players like Pukki, would lead to a promotion!
  • 001001
    edited December 2018 Posts: 1,575
    Here are some fantastic saves by goalkeepers.....enjoy their sublime skills.
    Great music too.

  • Posts: 12,526
    001 wrote: »

    I guess we all have!
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    Over the moon the Norwich boys remain top of the Championship. Next up at home Bolton. Hopefully another positive result as we go deeper into December and that all important mad festive period!

    Is it the Daniel Farke effect, the Teemu Pukki effect, or both?

    After another unbelievable performance against Bolton yesterday? It is the entire team that have achieved this my friend. Even the two academy lads that have come through to the first team have been fantastic.

    I read somewhere that Norwich have four academy guys under 20 starting games? That's really interesting. You always hear about the number of academy players not getting a shot at first team football in England (some even going abroad), so Norwich certainly seems to be doing something right there. And it would be interesting if that – among having in-form players like Pukki, would lead to a promotion!

    It certainly helps massively with squad depth for sure as they have been a massive credit to the club, especially for the academy. It's all about money as we all know sadly so to have a group of young quality players coming through from within is priceless.
  • Posts: 17,819
    https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/12/10/update-on-manchester-city-match-statement
    Chelsea Football Club has suspended four people from attending Chelsea matches pending further investigations into allegations regarding the behaviour of supporters towards Raheem Sterling during our match against Manchester City on Saturday.
  • edited December 2018 Posts: 17,819
    001 wrote: »
    Here are some fantastic saves by goalkeepers.....enjoy their sublime skills.
    Great music too.


    Ouch! That's some proper goalkeeping mistakes right there, but they didn't include Bjarte Flem's mistake from 1988!

  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575
    Great to see Liverpool through to the last 16.They dominated the game.
    Salah's goal was incredible.
    We missed a lot of goals especially mane who missed 2.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,413
    Calamity Jones at it again, an assist and a goal for Valencia

  • Posts: 17,819
    Calamity Jones at it again, an assist and a goal for Valencia

    United are through, aren't they?
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,413
    Calamity Jones at it again, an assist and a goal for Valencia

    United are through, aren't they?

    True though we are still garbage
  • Posts: 17,819
    Calamity Jones at it again, an assist and a goal for Valencia

    United are through, aren't they?

    True though we are still garbage

    Might have fielded a different team if they were playing to get through still, perhaps?
  • Posts: 19,339
    I cant see them getting through the next round now.
  • Posts: 17,819
    barryt007 wrote: »
    I cant see them getting through the next round now.

    United can meet one of Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona, PSG, Porto, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. They need a José masterclass!
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