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Feels like a different sport compared to 98% of any 25/26 PL matches, thanks Paellardyce.

I don't think there's much wrong with the Cups. First suggestion would be absolutely horrible and devalue the competition. Best teams doing well in the cups is not a problem, they are the best teams and makes someone else winning it feel even more special. Only thing I would change is that the semis shouldn't be on Wembley, use a neutral stadium. Takes some shine away from the big day that you just were there few weeks prior. Replays were cool but not feasible anymore with the current schedule. Also arguably made it tougher for the underdog to advance when you had to match the superior team for two full games instead of one and an extra time/pens.

They sacked him in November less than six months after the CL final and a top 4 finish. After a summer where they didn't spend a penny. @leffe186 knows better but looking at it now it looks incredibly harsh.

Would he ever say he wasn't the first choice? No wonder the world is so fucked.

Aye mate, classic Howe loyalty.

It was one match against the most physical side in the league and Hall just had a poor game week ago. Does everything have to be so dramatic?

We conceded from Burn's side from a set piece?

Narrator: There was no pressure.

Wasn’t it just last season when we annihilated all the bottom 8 teams?

Yes?

8th is basically par for us, especially after losing the Swedish cunt. Prime example how him doing a brilliant job for so long has raised the expectations too high. It’s been a grim season where everything goes wrong and it’s hard to stop that rolling boulder but we can do that in the summer and reset. Buy and sell well with an actual DoF in place. Would only sack him if Pep wants a new challenge, otherwise we are taking a side step at best.

Thought he had a good game and probably my MotM. He’s one of the few players willing to take risks and run at players right now. Created the early Osula chance and found space to start the Wissa chance.

Bayern are canny too and breaking scoring records but as a whole football is in a grim place now.

Why are you so miserable?

We were canny and deserved something from that. Horrific miss by Wissa, has to at least hit the target.

Arsenal have 0.08 xG, we’re doing really well here. Shame about the goal, obviously hard to break them down now.

Thanks for organising, had a great time!

Was for that brief time couple of seasons ago but hasn’t been the case anymore.

Pretty certain ref had forgotten he had booked Camavinga earlier as he turned away from him after giving the second yellow. I love the salty tears of Real Madrid but that’s a shocking second yellow to give in a match like that.

Before any scouts think about booking a trip, I haven't kicked a ball since the last Reds vs Blues a year ago.

Not that accurate as I can't kick a ball. More like a stronger Bruno G type IMO.

Doesn’t seem fair on Reds or Blues but happy to be on the right side of a rigged draw for once.

There’s a worse shirt pull in every single corner that has ever been taken.