Astroblack

Spanish team dominated Europe in the 2000s and they won the World Cup and Euros. Two Italian teams in the 2003 CL final and in 06, they win the WC. 2013 two German Teams in the CL final, 2014 World Cup winners. we had two in the 2021 final and lost on penalties in the Euro final. I watch the Premier League every week, I know these players. I want them to win.

Yes I am English. I live in America now, though. I believe they’ll be a trickle down effect. Money will go down to grassroots, more interest in the game. Wouldn’t it be nice for Declan Rice to captain West Ham to a European Cup final and then walk into the England camp with a winning mentality? And I do want City to win the CL. Will be good for Stones, Walker, Foden, Grealish’s confidence.

I don’t understand it. Surely the better English teams do in Europe, the better it is for the nation and national team. I think it’s just spite. I understand the fans are cunts but I’m willing to look past that for the betterment of football in England.

Fun while it lasted. Inevitable Fiorentina will win this on heritage alone.

Go on West Ham.

No way Weat Ham are winning this with Amrabat on the pitch.

Lively start. Enjoying this.

Fuck sake if this is like the Europa League final with all that play acting and diving shit. Genuinely been looking forward to this game all day.

Want West Ham to win. Premier League teams do horrible in Europe second tier comps. Spurs, Everton, Villa, Us should have picked something in the last 30 years. Don’t count Man U and Chelsea’s wins as they don’t care for the competitions like we do.

Please god let Sevilla make it out of the CL group stages next season.

This is not a good advert for football like. Play acting at its maximum.

Jesus Navas won this tournament in 2006 ffs.

Classic Sevilla. Never say die.

C’mon Jose. C’mon Roma!!

Searched that high school on Youtube and found this. Mental.

Kovacic to Man City is just overkill. You already have no chance of getting the ball off of them.

The only time I’ve seen a Spanish team lose a final to a non Spanish team in a European cup final was Valencia against Bayern Munich in 2001. I’m sure in happened in the 90s but my football knowledge doesn’t go back so far. They just always win.

Yea. He scored 7 goals for Bournemouth this season and was their joint top scorer. He’s their best and most important player.

Feel like Phillip Billing and Scott McTom would cost the same. Billing is a much better player. Go out and get him instead.

Speaking of which has the PFA team of the season been revealed. It usually is by now, no?

If Eddie wants him, I’ll trust Eddie but I think we can do better. He was a squad player in a Champions League team. We’re a Champions League team now. He doesn’t get in over Willock, Bruno, or Joelinton. I guess he’ll be competing with Longstaff? But Sean’s a lot more involved in our build up play and is great at sweeping up in midfield. I’ve never seen McTomminay do any of these things. If he isn’t scoring goals, I don’t know what he does. I genuinely believe he’s used as a body to make headed clearances for opposition corners. I really don’t like or want him.

This is more of an annoyance but on wikipedia, which is pretty much the go to for stats these days, managers are based on ‘win percentage’. I think they should be judged on ‘average points picked up per game’. Trivial yes, but I think the consensus is you want to win your home games and a draw would be fine away. Wor Eddie has a 50% win percentage but that doesn’t tell the full story.

Mac Allister’s like a better version of Wijnaldum. He’ll do well there.

Allardyce loves the camera, like.

we didn’t even invade for top four. What an embarrassing lot.