The Football Thread 2017-18

[Psychic]

I saw all the new posts expecting lots of chat about last night's game.

Blame the ref. And Sykes.

Hey, it's not my fault I don't rate someone who flopped in Italy and didn't perform to the level of Firmino in the CL as not world class.

I bet he didn't mean that Newcastle goal either.

Too much?

[Mafro]

Watched this last night:



United vs Arsenal was such an epic rivalry, I doubt we'll see anything quite like it again

Thought that documentary was pretty crap. Came off as low-budget and missed out on a ton of stuff like the European ties, the 6-1, the 8-2 etc and rushed through a lot of things like Arsenal winning the league at Old Trafford. The people they had on it were scraping the bucket too, Phil Neville, Scholes, Dixon and Keown who always pop up on these sort of shows talking the same old, and a bunch of Arsenal supporting journalists and Henry Winter.

[Parksey]

Really we should just settle the debate now and say there's never been a trio better than Juninho, Ravenelli and Emerson.

They were playing in a team with a defense that literally consisted of four potatoes and they still almost managed to keep us up (if it wasn't for a point deduction enforced by the FA).

[Photek]

He’d have been a great option from the bench for Liverpool, if not a starter. He’s been in great form for Liverpool.

He became a regular starter in the past 2 months, he's a big loss for us.

[Tomous]

He’d have been a great option from the bench for Liverpool, if not a starter. He’s been in great form for Liverpool.

He became a regular starter in the past 2 months, he's a big loss for us.

Typo, meant he'd have been a great option from the bench for England

[Tomous]

Harry Kane is so prolific that he is able to score without touching the ball!

Ben Purkiss PFA Chairman during the PFA Awards last night....getting abit much now

He's being asked to apologise for this now

[<]:^D]

Beckham or Scholes in a front three? wtf am i reading? [emoji38]

It was the famous

Cole Yorke Beckham

Giggs Keane Scholes

That United use to play week in and week out.

yeah no - that team played 442, Beckham was a right midfielder, never a front member in a three, no matter how you want to interpret his role.

I was being sarcastic

sorry

[7256930752]

Arsenal fans do have a habit of overly praising their players but Bergkamp wasn’t one of them.

I laugh every time Troopz, Robbie and DT bang on about how world class Wilshere is and he’d ‘walk into any top 6 team’. He’s absolutely bobbins.

Yeah Liverpool fans are renowned for being down to earth with appraisals of their players.

Wilshere is miles better than Chamberlain, Henderson and Milner.

Kinda proving my point there man.

EDIT: Apart from the fact that Chamberlain and Milner easily beat him in offensive stats, all 3 dwarf him in defensive ones.

Wilshere has 2 goals and 3 assists in all competitions this season, he makes 0.6 tackles per game.

Pesky things those stats.

Let's hope they keep their stats at that level when Salah isn't there.

[Photek]

Salah has no influence on what they do defensively. Klopp does.

[<]:^D]

did anyone see that Milner now has 9 Champs League assists this season? thats the most of all time
more than Xavi, Iniesta, Pirlo, Zidane, Messi etc etc

[Curls]

Boring boring Milner

I just wish they could play leg two now! Would love to have 26th May to look forwards to all month

[Denster]

Oh lord. What you done!

[7256930752]

Salah has no influence on what they do defensively. Klopp does.

Yeah you're right, Salah not playing or being substituted never has a determental affect on Liverpool's defence.

[darksideby182]

Wow unlucky red for the right back and now Simone sent to the stands.

[Mini E]

Exciting first twelve minutes there. Referee setting his standard for the match.

[7256930752]

Please take advantage.

[darksideby182]

Please take advantage.

Should be 1-0 at least.

[7256930752]

Please take advantage.

Should be 1-0 at least.

If I had a pound...

[jawafour]

We often dominate posession but we don't seem to create many shooting opportunities. Really need to make this first half superiority count.

[darksideby182]

Griezmann rolling around after being breathed on.