Kid Icarus

I did too, just wondered why Hoddle thought the opposite

You haven't really said why beyond just that it feels different.

I really wouldn't worry about Liverpool like, they're shite.

Almost none whatsoever no. There are so many other moving factors involved - eg the difference in opposition, how we're playing, who our players are, it not being the same novelty as the first one in 20 years - that all overwelm any perceived impact from a change in competition format. Our target to get to 'get out of the group stage' or 'get to the next stage' are a distinction without a difference really.

An extra 2 to 4 games isn't ideal but I think teams like us take that deal.

It's hilarious how legitimately shit Salah is now.

Last time in the CL and this season in the CL.

I don't care Worrying about other English teams would be performative on my part, I don't even think it's anything more than a phase even if i cared.

I don't think anything about either of our two European adventures have a single thing to do with the format tbh.

I couldn't care less if it benefits us and teams like us really.

It is also Yamal tbf. The first touch is a ridiculous one that 99.9% of other players wouldn't even attempt let alone be able to do.

It does have its benefits for teams like us that have a much better chance of qualifying to the RO16.

Free kick and they'll get absolutely dicked off PSG

Don't consider that a slip tbh, he's wrongfooted by a player who could pass it two different ways and puts Hall on his arse. It happens.

Theirs was a pen tbf, agree that I don't think we'd have got it though.

Thought it was interesting that it looked to me like it was his error that played everyone on for their 2nd, but Hoddle immediately said that everyone else should have dropped off like he did.

Ooooh, dunno like

Don't have any issue at all with our set up. In both matches we were set up to win, us managing to take 3 of our chances over both legs is really low. A lot of what Barcelona took came as a result of mistakes, game state, and a bit of head loss. There's definitely a scenario where that set up even with those players wins the tie, unfortunately us trying it in this season isn't ideal .

Means nowt if all he does is just keep talking about it.

You can't think that Elanga tumble is a pen?

We made mistakes but I feel like it needs reiterating that we were playing Barcelona at the Nou Camp man. We weren't the only team out there, half of their line up are Balon d'Or finalists.

Very proud. What I expected, just not in the way it ended up happening. We had our windows, took some, missed loads, and came up short to a team that do that to loads of teams at home when they can be arsed. Shit happens, we now move into a match a week schedule, thank Christ.

Played more than any other player in Europe I think. Tonali's up there too.

Another example of a sub being clamoured for that makes us worse as well.

IIRC it's identical in size to SJP. Think it's more the way Barca always play, using the full width.