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

[Sukairain]

I can't get over how fukking fugly the "$Inter" sponsorship livery is on our otherwise marvellous kits for this season If only we still had the iconic Pirelli on these shyts

 

[Sukairain]

And then a header off a corner to make it 2-zip. Set piece goals, counter attacks, that's what I want. Proper Mourinhoball

 

[MikelArteta]

How does iwobi keep getting into the starting line up is beyond me

juju

 

[Sukairain]

Another counter, that's 3-0. fukking superb

 

[nyknick]

How does iwobi keep getting into the starting line up is beyond me

Gylfi is

James is on twitch.

Richarlison is out injured.

 

[Sukairain]

@SCORCH congratulations. With the best player on the planet, the best manager and the best defense anything less than the treble would be a complete shock

Thuram was an amazing centre half, and his era was the goal poacher's era. You think about the top strikers of the 90s and early 00s - Crespo, Batistuta, Vieri, van Nistelrooy, Inzaghi, Ronaldo post-injuries, Shearer - Lukaku fits right into that mould. Only a few top strikers in that time period were more dynamic, guys like Ronaldo pre-injuries, Adriano, Shevchenko, Henry, Eto'o.

So it's no surprise Thuram rates the best old school no.9 in today's game so highly, they dominated his era and they would have been the toughest opponents he came up against. So he's predisposed towards rating that profile of player very highly.

 

[nyknick]

Thuram was an amazing centre half, and his era was the goal poacher's era. You think about the top strikers of the 90s and early 00s - Crespo, Batistuta, Vieri, van Nistelrooy, Inzaghi, Ronaldo post-injuries, Shearer - Lukaku fits right into that mould. Only a few top strikers in that time period were more dynamic, guys like Ronaldo pre-injuries, Adriano, Shevchenko, Henry, Eto'o.

So it's no surprise Thuram rates the best old school no.9 in today's game so highly, they dominated his era and they would have been the toughest opponents he came up against. So he's predisposed towards rating that profile of player very highly.

I disagree with you there because Lukaku is a dynamic striker. It's his issues with the first touch and more importantly the way he looks that has him stereotyped as an old school striker. He has shown on multiple occasions, even in a single match, that he can take the ball from the midfield get past three players and finish. Also he can step out on the right wing and put in a magnificent cross. And also to your point he can play the role of an old school 9 and bully people in the box.


So what Thuram and I are saying is that he is a complete forward, best in the world, and that Chelsea is pretty much a lock to win it all

 

[null]

Thuram was an amazing centre half, and his era was the goal poacher's era. You think about the top strikers of the 90s and early 00s - Crespo, Batistuta, Vieri, van Nistelrooy, Inzaghi, Ronaldo post-injuries, Shearer - Lukaku fits right into that mould. Only a few top strikers in that time period were more dynamic, guys like Ronaldo pre-injuries, Adriano, Shevchenko, Henry, Eto'o.

#coli-hot-takes

Bergkamp, Weah, Cantona, Anelka, Romario, Suker, Bebeto, Raul, Kluivert, Van Basten, Papin.

plus second striker Baggio

 

[SCORCH]

Unbelievable how some teams are allowed to systematically foul without so much as a yellow card.

They are 2-0 up, still fouling to stop counter attacks and the ref is letting it go.

You cannot tell me this isn't a league directive at this point.

 

[Roberto Firmino]

Unbelievable how some teams are allowed to systematically foul without so much as a yellow card.

They are 2-0 up, still fouling to stop counter attacks and the ref is letting it go.

You cannot tell me this isn't a league directive at this point.

Not gonna lie I was pissed he didn’t get booked for that I had him to get booked


You might be onto something

 

[TobiOT]

 

[SCORCH]

Not gonna lie I was pissed he didn’t get booked for that I had him to get booked


You might be onto something

I knew what time it was when Fabinho was getting away with murder in our game.

The original Chelsea youth superstar

RIP to a legend.

 

[BlackBall]

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Kinda fitting he died on the day of Chelsea vs Spurs.


P.S. you can tell Harold isnt particularly smart as a human being. Why the phuck would you put up such a unflattering picture as a tribute to someone who died.

 

[TobiOT]

McFred back baby.