Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - RIP Diogo Jota
TobiOT
Veteran
patrickbateman
Pro
On this day 8 years ago. One of the Greatest Chelsea goals on the biggest stage. That assist by Lampard 
Seriously I don't miss sports at all. I cant believe my goofy of the year roommate had himself a mini draft party. My lord this lockdown is really exposing how sad Western Society is.
Grown assss folks who literally dont know what to do with themselves other then starring at screen.
Grown assss folks who literally dont know what to do with themselves other then starring at screen.
thank you for shytting on the thing we all come here to discuss. feel free to leave us sad goofies alone now 
On this day 8 years ago. One of the Greatest Chelsea goals on the biggest stage. That assist by Lampard
Don't forget in the first leg of that tie Lampard also had a massive moment. Dispossed Messi, made an inch perfect pass to Ramires who then crossed for Drogba to score the game winner.
35 year old Lampard still decisive in these huge games meanwhile Gerrard at the same age was playing MLS
I haven't missed it as much as I thought I would tbh.
Ukbrotha
Superstar
I agree about the keeper sub. But no to 5 subs. I wouldn't be against a 4th sub in extra time for knockout tournaments though.I haven't checked the proposed new sub rule. I guess they are more to do with concussion protocol?
3 is fine tbh. 5 will be used for time wasting, unless they put stipulations on them. Otherwise you'll get someone like Mourinho making subs at 88th, 89th and 90th min.
But I always felt that the keeper should be a separate substitution within itself. So you have 3 outfield ones and then a 4th for the keeper, in case of an injury or sending off. The team is already being punished with losing a player and conceding a pen (as to why most keepers getting sent off) don't need to be punished again losing a sub to replace the keeper.
And yes the Rona will have a big effect on the market. To many teams have lost transfer budget money as it is. If the big teams aren't spending money, which gets filtered down thru out the various leagues then the smaller teams won't be spending. While transfer fees are stupid now, the more money spent from big teams to medium teams, the better it is for everyone else. Its like a butterfly effect/6 degrees of separation.
Kunty McPhuck
Scust Szn has Returned
Yes. They will say well they've had long enough break
In a way it's a blessing that the World Cup is being held in Nov 2022. Tbh I kinda worried for the players coming back to complete this season. Gone from doing phuck all straight into high intensity matches for a lot of teams still fighting for something. Its not like a normal pre/start of season, where you can easy into everything.Need to scrap the league cup in England and France for starters. Just for 20/21 season, I'm all for scraping the domestic cups. Yes the smaller clubs lose revenue from potential home cup ties, but at the same time how many of those smaller clubs will still be about
if they go about playing a game every 3 days after this is over, there will be dozens of injuries.
African_brehda
Superstar
Smh, Belgium's pride cost us a really good knockout phase in 2018. Letting England win the group would've given them a VERY good chance to be in the final.
We would've gotten England vs Brazil in the quarters and a Brazil vs France semis. Instead we had Croatia going all the way and doing fukk all in the final
We would've gotten England vs Brazil in the quarters and a Brazil vs France semis. Instead we had Croatia going all the way and doing fukk all in the final
Kunty McPhuck
Scust Szn has Returned
relying on Belgium.Croatia done phuck all, as they played 120 mins in last 16, Q/F and Semis games. They were already dead the time they played France.
TobiOT
Veteran
These Belgium nikkas always get hyped up and they always bottle it. 1998-2006 Spain
. Still can't believe Roberto Matrinez got sacked by Everton and then immediately got this job 
Croatia probably would've fared better if they where fresh but I still think France would've still prevailed..basically between them and England it was food on a plate for France, like Argentina & Holland were food for Germany back in 2014
