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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Boys of Betis Do Are Troops Praaad
by Drumstick » Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:47 am

Thought England were good value for the win last night. Played to their (relative) strengths, didn't do anything stupid like try and out-pass Spain, just counter attacked them to death. Defence did well to only concede one until the 98th minute (where did they get so much injury time from?) considering the amount of pressure put on it throughout.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Boys of Betis Do Are Troops Praaad
by Photek » Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:36 pm

Gomez looks to be some player, didn't think he had it in him tbh.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Spain vs England, Sky Sports 7:45pm
by Photek » Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:36 pm

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Return_of_the_STAR wrote:Jesus the commentators need to calm down. They’ve nicknamed them the ‘boys of betis’ and said they’ve surpassed anything they did in the World Cup.


Y DONT U SPORT ARE BOYZ!?!

Sam Allardyce reckons Dier is better than Busquets... seriously.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Spain vs England, Sky Sports 7:45pm
by Tomous » Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:48 pm

Photek wrote:
Snowcannon wrote:
Return_of_the_STAR wrote:Jesus the commentators need to calm down. They’ve nicknamed them the ‘boys of betis’ and said they’ve surpassed anything they did in the World Cup.


Y DONT U SPORT ARE BOYZ!?!

Sam Allardyce reckons Dier is better than Busquets... seriously.


“Busquets is a sitting midfielder that breaks it up, intercepts and passes it very simply and is intelligent – that’s what he is.

“He’s not much more than that, but gets a huge amount of praise for it, whereas Eric Dier does a similar job but sometimes get a lot of criticism for it.”


Allardyce :slol: :fp:

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Spain vs England, Sky Sports 7:45pm
by Preezy » Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:49 pm

Photek wrote:Sam Allardyce reckons Dier is better than Busquets... seriously.

Not quite:
Big Sam wrote:He’s no better or worse than Eric Dier, for me. Busquets is a sitting midfield player who breaks up play, intercepts, passes it very quickly and is intelligent. That’s what he is. He’s not much more than that, but he gets a lot of praise for it. Whereas Eric Dier does a similar job, but sometimes gets loads of criticism for it.

Difference is, Busquets has done it at the highest possible level for years and years. Dier's done strawberry float all.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Spain vs England, Sky Sports 7:45pm
by Tomous » Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:56 pm

He's completely underplaying Busquet's ability to get the ball to Barcelona's key attackers in space, possibly because he makes it look so easy.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Boys of Betis Do Are Troops Praaad
by Preezy » Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:13 pm

I suspect Allardyce isn't a fan because he's a dirty foreign.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Boys of Betis Do Are Troops Praaad
by Moggy » Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:17 pm

Preezy wrote:I suspect Allardyce isn't a fan because he's a dirty foreign.


That’s not fair, Allardyce doesn’t hate everything foreign. I imagine he quite likes foreign bank accounts…

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Christ this is a long International Break :/
by Jenuall » Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:18 pm

Allardyce thinks Dier is better than Sergio?

That really takes the Busquets.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Christ this is a long International Break :/
by abcd » Tue Oct 16, 2018 3:56 pm

Eric better than Sergio?

That's a Dier comparison.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Christ this is a long International Break :/
by Jenuall » Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:09 pm

If Dier really was that good then he would certainly expect to see a Serg in his demand.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Christ this is a long International Break :/
by DML » Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:12 pm

I mean Im not that convinced Busquets is a football genius, but Dier is so overrated its unreal.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Christ this is a long International Break :/
by Drumstick » Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:26 pm

I don't care how highly rated Biscuits may be, I can't stand him. Complete prick.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Christ this is a long International Break :/
by Curls » Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:40 am

Right. Can we put a ban on Liverpool players playing in internationals please.

It's been happening for years now and they're pointless friendlies. Stupid international breaks ruin everything.

They just don't get the TLC that Klopp gives them when playing for their country! nice foot massage after every training sesh from lovely Jurgen :wub:

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Christ this is a long International Break :/
by Photek » Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:15 am

We should call that Wilson lad back into the Liverpool squad. :shifty:

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Christ this is a long International Break :/
by Oblomov Boblomov » Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:12 am

Photek wrote:We should call that Wilson lad back into the Liverpool squad. :shifty:

Hands off!

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Christ this is a long International Break :/
by Photek » Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:12 am

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:
Photek wrote:We should call that Wilson lad back into the Liverpool squad. :shifty:

Hands off!

Hands off our own player?

I'm pretty sure Liverpool probably can't take him back unless Derby signed some agreement he could leave at any time.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Christ this is a long International Break :/
by Oblomov Boblomov » Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:52 am

Photek wrote:
Oblomov Boblomov wrote:
Photek wrote:We should call that Wilson lad back into the Liverpool squad. :shifty:

Hands off!

Hands off our own player?

Yes.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Proper Football Approaches
by KK » Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:12 pm

Eleven Sports is to abandon its controversial tactic of screening European football matches on Saturday afternoons.

The digital-only broadcaster, run by the Leeds United owner, Andrea Radrizzani, had come under pressure from the game’s stakeholders after the company had begun streaming Italian and Spanish fixtures in the UK at the same time as the majority of English clubs were playing their league matches.

In a statement, Eleven Sports said it had now decided to change that policy. The statement said: “Out of respect for the wishes of our partners, we will for the time being no longer show matches during the Saturday afternoon blackout period.

“Fans in the UK should have the freedom and the choice to watch these games legally through the official rights holder, as they do all over the world. Regrettably, intense pressure from stakeholders within the football establishment means that football fans across the country do not have this option.”

The row over the 3pm blackout, which dates back to the 1950s and is observed only in England, Scotland and Montenegro, has become a proxy for a broader debate about the future of the game. Eleven Sports argues that a modern football audience, who largely consume the game through TV, are not having their needs served by a rule which prioritises preserving attendances at lower league grounds.

“We maintain our strong view that the rule is unfit for the modern, digital era – particularly for overseas games which we hold the rights to,” Eleven Sports said. “With the best interests of football fans at heart, we are currently considering all legal and regulatory options, including the referral of the case to the appropriate authorities.”

La Liga, Eleven Sports’ broadcast partner, said they continued to support Eleven’s stance on the blackout. “We continue to believe that the blackout is outdated. Eleven Sports is taking the right steps to challenge the blackout and we support them.”

However, the chief executive of the EFL, Shaun Harvey, said the blackout remained crucial. “The origins of Article 48 were to protect the interests of the game in this country as a whole, you can’t be half in or half out,” he said. “The 3pm protection when Premier League and Football League games are being played is absolutely vital.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... -saturdays

Football fans losing out yet again.

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PostRe: The Football Thread 2018-19 - Proper Football Approaches
by Photek » Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:11 pm

UK football fans, we get 3pm games on Saturdays on sky sports.

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