Guest HTT II Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 9 hours ago, Fantail Breeze said: Son is such a fantastic footballer. He’s a ray of light in a shite Spurs team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 16 hours ago, Fantail Breeze said: Man City not buying a striker was a decision that’ll cost them the league imo. Not buying Kane, they should’ve picked up someone else. Even taking a punt on someone would’ve been better than trying to play a season without one. Bit of an odd comment after they've just scored twice at Anfield. They did win the title without a striker last time out. They're now two points off top having already been to Spurs, Leicester, Chelsea and Liverpool. Ominous stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man United being the top four is almost as boring as Norwich, Newcastle, Burnley and Southampton being the bottom four. Throw Watford into the mix and uts probably about par for most predictions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Bit of an odd comment after they've just scored twice at Anfield. They did win the title without a striker last time out. They're now two points off top having already been to Spurs, Leicester, Chelsea and Liverpool. Ominous stuff. It’s not an odd comment at all, with a proper striker they would have won yesterday. It may seem like a point earned because they came from behind but they should have been out of sight by halftime. Same as the CL game with PSG and the PL game with Southampton, they’d have won both of those with a decent striker. Over the course of a season they’ll have more and more games like those three, which will ultimately cost them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said: It’s not an odd comment at all, with a proper striker they would have won yesterday. It may seem like a point earned because they came from behind but they should have been out of sight by halftime. Same as the CL game with PSG and the PL game with Southampton, they’d have won both of those with a decent striker. Over the course of a season they’ll have more and more games like those three, which will ultimately cost them. I didn't watch the Southampton or the PSG game, but they put up 86 points without a striker last time out. They've also had 100 and 99 points seasons missing Aguero for half a season. I think they'll be fine, it's familiar territory for them. That's not to say a striker couldn't take them to an even higher level though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgk_lfc Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 On 03/10/2021 at 13:53, Fantail Breeze said: Man City not buying a striker was a decision that’ll cost them the league imo. Not buying Kane, they should’ve picked up someone else. Even taking a punt on someone would’ve been better than trying to play a season without one. Not quite sure if I share that opinion after watching them play closely this weekend. City have become a goal chance creating machine. A big part of this is that they are playing 5 technically proficient midfielders and a roaming striker like Jesus which means they are able to overload the opposition defense. Their floating midfielders are also very difficult to mark out of games when they are in full flow. Yesterday, Milner was in trouble against Foden. Normally we would move Matip or Henderson to back up Milner and help him out. But we couldn't because then that would take the attention away from Grealish and De Bruyne who could do the damage. If they had a traditional striker like Aguero, I don't think they could have created that setup or they wouldn't be able to create so many chances. Anyways, City were very impressive yesterday. Gave us a footballing lesson at times particularly in the first half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 19 hours ago, The Prophet said: Bit of an odd comment after they've just scored twice at Anfield. They did win the title without a striker last time out. They're now two points off top having already been to Spurs, Leicester, Chelsea and Liverpool. Ominous stuff. I think last season they benefited from Liverpool having the season they had, Chelsea struggling with Lampard and Ole being Ole So no serious competition from Feb onwards meant they coasted without any real pressure I do think lack of striker will ultimately hurt them come the end of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) Just looked at Man U’s next 4 league games. If Ole gets through that with 8-9 points he’s done cracking. Pressure will be on if they lose at Leicester. Edited October 5, 2021 by Optimistic Nut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 This Gavi kid looks incredible. Would have been fun to watch Messi playing with all these kids for a few years, shame Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Just now, triggs said: This Gavi kid looks incredible. Would have been fun to watch Messi playing with all these kids for a few years, shame To think Barca have a midfield of Pedri, Gavi, De Jong and Busquets (with Nico Gonzalez, Coutinho and Puig sat in reserve) and still look utter shite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 (edited) 2-0 what a move Edited October 6, 2021 by Mikky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Spain are great, the best in Europe for me. Most of that down to Luis Enrique I think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Pointless friendly tournament tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Pointless friendly tournament tbf Thought they were the best in the Euros too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Played a great semi and were unlucky to lose, but nah. Dreadful vs Switzerland and most of the group stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 23 minutes ago, triggs said: Spain are great, the best in Europe for me. Most of that down to Luis Enrique I think Play a lot quicker these days which suits them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 40 minutes ago, triggs said: This Gavi kid looks incredible. Would have been fun to watch Messi playing with all these kids for a few years, shame Born in 2004 ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Wasn’t even alive to see Latvia at the Euros. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 11 hours ago, Mikky said: To think Barca have a midfield of Pedri, Gavi, De Jong and Busquets (with Nico Gonzalez, Coutinho and Puig sat in reserve) and still look utter shite Yeah, which makes Koeman's management more criminal. But we are too broke to fire him. Still, there's reason for hope in the future. We do have a nice crop of talented young players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 10 hours ago, joeyt said: Born in 2004 ffs He was 4 when Xaviesta burst into scene. Mind-boggling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 15 hours ago, Disco said: Wasn’t even alive to see Latvia at the Euros. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 to distract from tonights celebrations France have come from 2-0 down at half time to make it 2-2 with 20 minutes left vs Belgium Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Been an embarrassing collapse by Belgium. Were sitting so deep at 2-0 up they looked like we do under Bruce. Pathetic stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 LUKAKU!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 nope doesn't count! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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