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

[SCORCH]

Mike was pretty average last season in premier league but if there is anybody that can get the best out of him it's mourinho I guess

True and tbf most of the team was average and there were a number of reasons for that.

Benitez didn't really fancy him either and he was in and out of the team too much.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

James Ward Prowse
Yall got a star with this one.

no luke shaw or will hughes tho?

Shaw is injured, he missed the last few games of the season and Hughes not sure, he might be injured as well. Or hes being rested well he did play 40 times last season, so I can understand why they didnt call him up.

Barkley when hes on the ball/involved in the game he look to have that somethnig different from the rest of the players. JWP does look good too. Soton Youth Academy

 

[Lakerman0834]

Spain aint repeating braughs, you press them and use Bayern game plan and they losing

 

[thernbroom]

How come Spain don't put pressure on Nigeria like they usually do when they don't have ball?

 

[frush11]

True and tbf most of the team was average and there were a number of reasons for that.

Benitez didn't really fancy him either and he was in and out of the team too much.

Yeah right, Jose ruined him once, no need to ruin him again. Come home Obi, be the player you were really meant to be.

 

[#1 pick]

How come Spain don't put pressure on Nigeria like they usually do when they don't have ball?

Nigeria will physical push them around and run pass them. Nigeria is looking good and Mikel looking like what we hyped him up to be and not what he is.

 

[frush11]

Spain aint repeating braughs, you press them and use Bayern game plan and they losing

That's nice, but Spain ain't Barca.

 

[SCORCH]

Yeah right, Jose ruined him once, no need to ruin him again. Come home Obi, be the player you were really meant to be.

 

[frush11]

I forgot about Cesc's mild turrets

 

[Lakerman0834]

That's nice, but Spain ain't Barca.

nigeria physically punishing them and pressing and they aint looking shaky. If nigeria had competent strikers theyd be up right now

 

[thernbroom]

Disagree with the Barca thing, don't think that's the team for him at all.

Barca problem was never attacking football , neymar will be fine he will get his 30 goals but if they don't address their defence they will keep getting knocked out in the semifinals in the champions league

 

[frush11]

He had more potential, than just being a clogger, which Jose turned him into.

Look at at freedom he's playing with. He doing this under Jose.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

How come Spain don't put pressure on Nigeria like they usually do when they don't have ball?

Probably something to do with the conditions the games being played in and this being game #483706 of the season for Barca/Real/Spain.


Or they didnt take their drugs today

 

[frush11]

Barca problem was never attacking football , neymar will be fine he will get his 30 goals but if they don't address their defence they will keep getting knocked out in the semifinals in the champions league

He ain't getting 30 goals, he's gonna have to completely re adjust the way he plays, and that takes time. Better players have struggle to do this, and your think he's just gonna walk in, and do the business.

Real Madrid is better fit for his style of play, especially with the expected departures if Higuain, and Di Maria.

 

[frush11]

nigeria physically punishing them and pressing and they aint looking shaky. If nigeria had competent strikers theyd be up right now

But they don't, like just about every other national team. Spain are just too damn deep, and that system is just