Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

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yet another oft prediction dashed

:win: love you brehs
 

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Your midfield and defence when it comes to defendin has to be a concern now.

Just can't press as a team. :manny:

Tonight was bad in parts but nowhere near as bad as the Super Cup final.

Attackers don't contribute and we get overrun. Once the opposition pass that first phase of pressure we just get overrun.

Oscar does contribute defensively a lot. Love that side of his game. Luxury player type talent but got the work-rate of a box to box player. His game is complete.

Hazard, tbf to him, helps out every now and again. Mata though :flabbynsick:

Lampard and Mikel in the pivot is a mess. Ramires has got the legs but technically he is tuuuurrible. Should've kept one of Essien or Meireles now looking back. :ld:

Ivanovic been our worst player this season. Azpilicueta needs to get a game soonish.
 

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Just can't press as a team. :manny:

Tonight was bad in parts but nowhere near as bad as the Super Cup final.

Attackers don't contribute and we get overrun. Once the opposition pass that first phase of pressure we just get overrun.

Oscar does contribute defensively a lot. Love that side of his game. Luxury player type talent but got the work-rate of a box to box player. His game is complete.

Hazard, tbf to him, helps out every now and again. Mata though :flabbynsick:

Lampard and Mikel in the pivot is a mess. Ramires has got the legs but technically he is tuuuurrible. Should've kept one of Essien or Meireles now looking back. :ld:

Ivanovic been our worst player this season. Azpilicueta needs to get a game soonish.

It was in the 1st half and you was winning, it could of been 2-0 at the time, but Ramires and Lumps just pushed forward and left Mikel on his jays, the play broke down and it Oscar was trackin back and hasslin the player who had the ball, it was good to see.

RDM gunna ride and die with the 4231, he played and didnt change it up @ WBA and he did win the FA Cup & CL with it, so to him and with all the wingers/attackin players you have & tryin to fit them all in its the only formation that makes sense, so you've kind of hamstrung yourselves in that respect.

That Mikel/Lumps pairin is just :scusthov: No legs at all and Lumps just pushes forward like he has Makelelelele and Essien coverin him :pachaha:
 

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Buffon: "I won’t say it’s nice to concede a goal, but it’s still nice to be a part of a great goal like that."

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It was in the 1st half and you was winning, it could of been 2-0 at the time, but Ramires and Lumps just pushed forward and left Mikel on his jays, the play broke down and it Oscar was trackin back and hasslin the player who had the ball, it was good to see.

RDM gunna ride and die with the 4231, he played and didnt change it up @ WBA and he did win the FA Cup & CL with it, so to him and with all the wingers/attackin players you have & tryin to fit them all in its the only formation that makes sense, so you've kind of hamstrung yourselves in that respect.

That Mikel/Lumps pairin is just :scusthov: No legs at all and Lumps just pushes forward like he has Makelelelele and Essien coverin him :pachaha:

Yeah if RdM doesn't show a little flexibility soon it'll be his downfall. 4-2-3-1 and these like for like substitutions are going to piss people off sooner rather than later.
 

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Tbf to Lamps, he did stay back a considerable amount of the match.

Too bad Luis saw Lamps doing his duty, and said fukk it I'll do it then.:cape:
 

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iniestas goals in the world cup final and chelsea game and MOUNTAIN OF TROPHIES and sexiness on the ball>cesc life brehs


Iniesta gonna be remembered as one of the top 5 spanish players ever and has the most important goal in their history...hes a LEGEND FOREVER meanwhile Fabregas will end up being remembered as a good player that was good enough for a small team like arsenal and couldnt cut it at the best team in SPAIN HISTORY:ooh:

Except Cesc was the one whose appearance change them games in the 2010 WC. After neat two yard passes by Iniesta and Xavi weren't doing a damn thing.
 

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can someone recap the game of the night for me..... united vs galtlflag
 
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