Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - RIP Diogo Jota

Jean toomer

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Idk what you guys were watching but that Barca vs Arsenal game was great. shyt was a chess match through 75% of the game. If you know anything about soccer you'd know possession means nothing. That back line is Arsenals Achilles heal though. Why did Mertesecker push high knowing damn well who's chilling on the left side of the pitch ready to get a one on one with Monreal. Mertesecker is to blame for that penalty kick not Flamini. Wtf was Mertesecker thinking passing it right down the middle to Flamini while Messi is charging in? Arsenal beat themselves today.
Agreed to a point. Ultimately it always comes down to quality players and their ability to execute. With all the accolades and plaudits for his schemes and tactics, Wengers teams have done nothing since Viera and Henry.
 

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Oh but they've got into the top 4 for the past 16 seasons.
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Wenger: Fourth place like a trophy
Arsène Wenger says Champions League place is a 'trophy'
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Louis van Gaal drew laughter from reporters and a cringe from Juan Mata when he revealed his motivational techniques ahead of Thursday's Europa League last-32 tie against Midtjylland.

United were humiliated in the first leg last week when they lost 2-1 to the Danish side in Herning.

Speaking in the build-up to the second leg at Old Trafford about what his side must do to overturn the deficit, Van Gaal said: "The word desire is fantastic. We need desire, hunger and a lot of times I use the word horny to my players."


A bemused Mata was sitting alongside the Dutchman and was asked how he and his team-mates typically react to this bizarre set of instructions from their manager.

"Like you," Mata told laughing reporters. "We react like you do."
 
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