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

[phcitywarrior]

We had some great Derbys this weekend.

Villarreal vs. Valencia

Lyon vs. Marseille

PSV vs Ajax

 

[Yayo Toure]

 

[Black Magisterialness]

The problem is that Petr Cech and Mustafi aren't good enough to be changing your style for.

Holding + Leno wouldn't solve things, but they'd be an upgrade on the 2 you mentioned until Jan/next Summer

Leno is. I'd say he's (arguably) one of the top 5 german keepers if not 3rd behind Neuer and Ter Stegen. Holding is young but promising. I'm actually happy he has Sokratis in the side now, give him some toughness.

Arsenal lack wingers and width. Need like 3 of them. It’s really why individual brilliance is saving us.

Wingbacks poor too.

Xhaka has the turning radius of an oil tanker. Very stiff for a footballer too. He’s undroppable too

Torreira is our best player and if he goes down, we’re done. Only player we have who would get into every Prem team, don’t @ me.

The fukk are you talking about? Xhaka isn't undroppable, but I think playing him with Ramsey is tactically absurd.

Also, Torreira isn't our best player at all. If we are looking at influence on the pitch and results its been Laca and Auba Torreira is good, but don't let the honeymoon fool you. If you think Torreira would be taking the place of ManU's midfield or Chelsea's or City's or hell even fukking Spurs's you are fooling yourself. He's good, but still unblooded.

I'll agree that Arsenal need width but it's not on the left. Auba has played on the left and agreed to play on the left because of Laca. In every game this season where they have played that formation at least ONE of them has scored. You don't change what's working. The RIGHT is where we need help and mostly because Bellerin is a defensive liability so you'd need a half way decent two way player on that side...which is hard to find. Not going after Mahrez with any sort of effort I think was a mistake. But at this point I'd even take a player like Callejon or even Suso. Mhki is good but I see him as total surplus.

But even MORE than that we need another CB. Now I know we are still suffering from no Kos, (who I think would shore up the defense fine with Sokratis). The Mustafi experiment has failed, time to develop Mavorapanos and Holding and lean on Kos and Sokratis with perhaps one more CB for rotation.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Brehs
I been eating right and sleeping good, avoiding cholesterol and anything that might give me heart issues

But I support A.c. Milan
A.C. fukking Milan brehs
This team is playing with my heart like a scorned girlfriend

Man up, you making them sound like they Spurs or Roma or Leeds United or Newcastle and not a 18 times Serie A champions and 7 times CL winners.

The current squad was poorly constructed from last year's spending and this rots goes back to 2006 when they sold Sheva. And then failed to slowly move out the Senatores.

Surely you must be immune to the phuckery now, because I am.

This might sound greedy but I wanted to to unload Henderson and pursuit Lemar and Fekir. Those guys alongside Keita would’ve been a dream come true. Nonetheless, Klopps decisions have panned out so I cannot complain.

Stop playing FIFA breh. For better or worse, you need players like Henderson.

 

[Malik1time]

Brehs
I been eating right and sleeping good, avoiding cholesterol and anything that might give me heart issues

But I support A.c. Milan
A.C. fukking Milan brehs
This team is playing with my heart like a scorned girlfriend

its a damn shame
After kaka left they never been the same

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

its a damn shame
After kaka left they never been the same

2006 this goes back to and 2011 happened.

And considering what transpired with Kaka after he left Milan, it was the right decision and they should of sold him for the 100m that City was offering earlier on in the year.

 

[steadyrighteous]

Brehs
I been eating right and sleeping good, avoiding cholesterol and anything that might give me heart issues

But I support A.c. Milan
A.C. fukking Milan brehs
This team is playing with my heart like a scorned girlfriend

Since you a Milan breh, what's Franck Kessie about?

What's his play style and is he gonna be as good as the hype?

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Since you a Milan breh, what's Franck Kessie about?

What's his play style and is he gonna be as good as the hype?

Good b2b midfielder, who has to improve his decisions making, has mental lapses, but is great at driving forward. Will never be the true replacement for Yaya, if that's what you are asking. Doesn't have the passing, maybe Essien lite.

 

[Montez]

The fukk are you talking about? Xhaka isn't undroppable, but I think playing him with Ramsey is tactically absurd.

Xhaka has started every game, he received a new contract and is one of the captains. Emery and Club clearly like him. Torreira is our best midfielder and he had to wait his turn. Xhaka can't turn but he helps more than he doesn't in some weird way. If anything I would replace Ramsey with him and get another midfielder to play with Torreira.

Also, Torreira isn't our best player at all. If we are looking at influence on the pitch and results its been Laca and Auba Torreira is good, but don't let the honeymoon fool you. If you think Torreira would be taking the place of ManU's midfield or Chelsea's or City's or hell even fukking Spurs's you are fooling yourself. He's good, but still unblooded.

Chelsea is the only where you have a debate imo. He plays that position so well and hes comfortable starting attacks. He's a one man field at the moment and it's not surprise games turn when he's on the pitch. Chelsea was the only time where he came one and we didn't look good.

He's better than Fred, he's better than Fernandinho, He's better than Henderson, He's better than anyone in Spurs midfield. He's a special player. He protects the midfield and defense, controls the game, and can pass. Auba and Laca aren't doing anything without him.

Agreed more or less with the rest.

 

[phillycavsfan]

When they said Salah had won the Puskas, I thought it was for the goal against Spurs, not Everton.

 

[Yayo Toure]

When they said Salah had won the Puskas, I thought it was for the goal against Spurs, not Everton.

And neither deserved it. Ronaldo and Bale were robbed.

 

[Mainevent_7]

When they said Salah had won the Puskas, I thought it was for the goal against Spurs, not Everton.

that a weird goal to win that award. He had alot more exciting goals than the everton one.

 

[BigMan]

gattuso must go

we need at least more striker and quicker plays

Milan is too slow..

 

[The Eliminator]

 

[Black Magisterialness]

Chelsea is the only where you have a debate imo. He plays that position so well and hes comfortable starting attacks. He's a one man field at the moment and it's not surprise games turn when he's on the pitch. Chelsea was the only time where he came one and we didn't look good.

He's better than Fred, he's better than Fernandinho, He's better than Henderson, He's better than anyone in Spurs midfield. He's a special player. He protects the midfield and defense, controls the game, and can pass. Auba and Laca aren't doing anything without him.

Agreed more or less with the rest.

He played for the entirety of the match and the first half was lethargic as hell. I like him but saying he could make Liverpool's or ManU or City's midfield is better. City's midfield is better than Chelsea's and the way Milner has been playing I could say Liverpools is too. You can't say he's better or worse than Fred too much he's there to do a different job...but Torreira isn't better than Pogba or Matic.

Torreira cut out the pass on the first goal....Ramsey has the 2 assists. And the second came from Bellerin. He's good but again...CALM DOWN. He also got booked in the first 20 mins for a rash ass studs up challenge.

How are people watching such wildly different matches than everyone else?