Miercoles

Definitely true, backup GK is always a tricky thing though. You have to find someone who's cheap, doesn't want to play, and is also really good. Not an easy scouting mission. TBH its one of the best jobs in sport though, right up there with backup QB in the NFL. There are some dudes who have made millions never touching the ball for NFL teams.

TBH we have had great results this last 4-6 weeks or so, but it's not like Dubravka has had to do much. It's always hard to say who is contributing what to a clean sheet, but most of these games he is making 0-1 saves and not particularly busy. Which is great, of course!

Zero fee story sounds like a windup, why would that even be a thing?

Let's be honest, Howe wouldn't have played him until next year

Forgot Bruno is banned for this, fuck me.

Oh hell of a post to start the new page with ffs

Loads of black Nazi officers running around in the 30s tbf

Such a Joelinton goal, comes flying in at the ball, off his shoulder, off the defenders face, and in, meanwhile Joe has clattered the defender and ended up sprawled out inside the goal himself. In other words, an absolute clusterfuck. Classic Joe. There's a world, you know, where the shot off his own face ends up in the net.

Eh, plenty of players out there who are shit all game and then score. Lots of poachers out there with great careers based on that model. Not that Murphy is shit mind, I feel like he's decent with occasional upside and it's just so damn fun when he's in form.

This dudes third goal was a fucking war crime, just casually put the keeper the wrong way like he was taking a penalty. Absolute dick to that poor defenseless goalie Might have been his second, whatever, the one from Bruno's press.

This guy wants to play

If they had looked at it, it would be. No effort to play the ball, just a shove in the back. Doesn't look as bad in real time though.

That's Willock out for eight weeks

Schar is amazing

Hahaha there he is again.

Jesus fuck, listening to that guy talk was brutal. I feel eight years older now.

Was really, really nice to watch us comfortably see out a game.

This dude in a team that creates chances would be absolutely ridiculous.

There were a couple editions of Pro Evo where that happened every fucking season

Funny that we both have Chelsea rejects now. It'll be quite the derby next world cup when we're in the same group yet again.

As a backup. It's not exactly a stellar recommendation when a team wants your star player for their bench. I'd rather have Pope than Pickford too, all things considered.

What a weird fucking penalty, I think Schar hypnotized him

What a relief to see two goalkeepers on the bench! We had been living dangerously the last couple of games there.

In Pro Evo I'd be playing the reserves to give everyone a rest

Yeah this is the usual process for these coaching carousel idiots. Rock up and give everyone a bollocking, get back to basics, earn your place you shits, etc. Players freak out and win a couple games with simple play and some renewed intensity. Then it gets down to "okay boss how do we beat these" and you start hearing "ahh yeah, well, it's a game of football innit, just go for it lads" (like the fucking interview minigame on new star soccer) so the players look sideways at each other and think "why are we busting ass for this idiot?" At which point, the wheels come the fuck off the bus. We'll be entering phase two shortly.