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

[dappadonna]

It’s a statistical fact that if you play football in England, your regular af, and your name is Harry or Jack you will be treated like a god.

Took me a long time , but the boy 'arry Kane is official

 

[Jean toomer]

Took me a long time , but the boy 'arry Kane is official

Statistical outlier bro. Agreed

 

[Majestic]

City gonna run away with the league

 

[Bboystyle]

N'golo Kante is like the Aaron Rodgers of EPL. Without him, Chelsea is doo doo

 

[Concerning VIolence]

Best defensive midfielder in the world.

wasn't he just at Caen and Leicester a couple years ago?

 

[Concerning VIolence]

Christian Pulisic convinced me today, he's the real deal.

You Americans legitimately have a potential world class talent on your hands wow.

Today?

You slow motherfukkers get on my nerves.

then end up saying "Always rated him"

 

[J Money]

United have poor attacking quality. That's why we couldnt cause any problems for Chelsea with any real quality. Also miss Pogba badly but just awful attacking with the ball. Mikitaryan isnt good enough for a mid table premier league team.

Why Mourinho stays with mikhitaryan god only knows.
Chelsea is completely different without Kante. Best defensive midfielder in the world.

Mkhitaryan was killing it beginning of the season and last season but suddenly United fans think he's trash when will you folks start to realise Jose Moirinho is a manager

Had United fans getting gassed over 4-0 wins at the start of the season only to go back to being the United we know

Can't wait till Martial leaves and he turns into the next Henry

 

[Concerning VIolence]

Red card for this?

 

[dappadonna]

Red card for this?

This man is done

 

[Ukbrotha]

Mkhitaryan was killing it beginning of the season and last season but suddenly United fans think he's trash when will you folks start to realise Jose Moirinho is a manager

Had United fans getting gassed over 4-0 wins at the start of the season only to go back to being the United we know

Can't wait till Martial leaves and he turns into the next Henry

If you think he was killing it at the start of the season then you weren't watching him and you were just reading stats.

Jose takes the blame for all of this for sure. Would never absolve him of any of this. The way he sets up the team. The way he's spent money and the fact that the team's attacking instinct is non existent without Pogba.

 

[Black Nate Grey]

Today?

You slow motherfukkers get on my nerves.

then end up saying "Always rated him"

Nah, This was the first MOTM match he had against a world class team.

He was a sub last season

Concacaf games don't count

He showed nothing last season like he did a couple days ago, he was completely overshadowed by Dembele who won games on his own.

Now that Ousmane is gone, he can individually shine but the team is worst for it. BVB are bad right now.

 

[MikeyC]

Last of a dying breed. :rackswow:

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Chelsea news: David Luiz trained on his own after furious Antonio Conte row

CHELSEA defender David Luiz trained on his own on Sunday morning after having a furious row with manager Antonio Conte.

Luiz was dropped for Chelsea's home Premier League match against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.

Manager Conte claimed it was a tactical decision but it now appears issues on the training ground were to blame.

Luiz is claimed to have been pulled out of a training session after just 10 minutes following the 3-0 Champions League loss to Roma last week, after the Brazilian questioned Conte's tactics.

Sky Sports reporter Aidan Magee said of Luiz: “He trained alone on Sunday morning at the Cobham training ground whilst the rest of the team prepared for the Manchester United game.

"It actually goes back a few days before this to the Champions League game last Wednesday, Chelsea of course embarrassed 3-0 against Roma in the Stadio Olimpico.

“Luiz was accused of questioning the tactics of his manager.

"Sky Sports News understands that Conte was furious at the player for that.

"Remember this is a senior player, he’s 30 years old but he’s not known for being backwards in coming forwards in terms of his opinion on tactics and things like that.

at David Luiz of all people having the audacity to question a coach's tactics.

Dude went from a hero a few months ago to on his way out. That's his career in a nutshell.

 

[dem bath salts]

said it before season that it would be criminal if city didn't win the title. Most talent by far. They ballin.

 

[phcitywarrior]

Hol' up, Croatia could do some real damage in the up coming world cup.

GK - Subasic (solid keeper)

Defense - Only really got Lovren as an experienced CB, say what you want, he's flaky but has flashes of brilliance.

Midfield - Modric, Rakitic, Brozovic, Hallenovic. That midfield is SCARY.

Forward - Mandzukic, Perisic, Kalanic. Pretty experienced line-up. Perisic gives you width and pace. Mandzukic gives you height and strength and Kalanic is a goal pacher.

Croatia and Belgium are my picks for underdogs.