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

[Black Magisterialness]

Lookman

South London Naija Boy

1st Hat Trick ever in Europa...first European trophy for Atalanta...

Black. Magisterialness.


de Ketelaere was briliant as well. Also word to former Gunner, Kolasinac.

 

[Black Magisterialness]

And a couple Nigerians in the coming years saving the Azzuri too....

The future of Mediterranean football is African. Anyone not knowing that is being dishonest. Spain & Italy are late...the French already figured it out.

 

[null]

so that "the best team" nonsense is put to bed at last


just a real lesson left now

 

[Yehuda]

 

[Ukbrotha]

Gasp striaght nullfied Bayer's main pathways. Frimpong and Wirtz. But that was cause Lookman was a workhorse the whole game. Man scoring, creating, tracking back. Perfect performance.

tbh Xabi got schooled something serious.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Congrats to Lookman and Atalanta

 

[Yayo Toure]

I mean 03/04 Arsenal was shyt in the CL that season

And the FA Cup, Carling Cup....and they drew a bunch of games.

Bayer did this on a shoestring budget, o diamond dealer investment. Salute to them.

 

[bigdaddy88]

Well at least the team that beat Liverpool won it can't too mad at that

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Well at least the team that beat Liverpool won it can't too mad at that

Moral victories is where Liverpool is at?

 

[bigdaddy88]

Moral victories is where Liverpool is at?

the loss doesn't look as bad lol

 

[Yehuda]

 

[phcitywarrior]

tbh Xabi got schooled something serious.

His line up from the start was questionable, also, the team never got out of 1st gear I feel.

Leverkusen also doesn’t seem to do well with physicality and intensity.

 

[Piffiztheanswer]

They was hyping basque coaches but these eye tayans stay winning too sheeeesh

 

[trap101-ETHout-Allegri-In]

tbh Xabi got schooled something serious.

I watch a lot of Serie A and am a Roma supporter. I also watch too damn much footy. But the last few week I had been seeing a bunch of Atalanta and Leverkusen matches. Atalanta did not deviate in their attacking principles. Gasperini loves using the half space in the attacking phase. All season they play quick intricate passing in those spaces and teams can't cope. Lookman is Gasperini's ace. That man is the main offensive cog.

On defense they shut down Bayer's main chain of buildup. Frimpong, Wirtz, Xhaka, and Palacios. Bayer wasn't able to handle the high intense press

 

[UnQuantized]

Forgot about the game, damnThis was inevitable, teams have been playing them well but the last minute goals have masked some flaws