The Footie Thread

[nickjdavis]

Arsenal v Newcastle
Tottenham v Liverpool

 

[Tashyboy]

Just heard Spurs fans sing about the referee, related to obesity and not having a father. Disgrace

Could you narrow it down a bit

 

[Billysboots]

Interesting pre match comments tonight from Redknapp and Carragher, the latter hitting the nail squarely on the head for me.

When discussing the amount of time dedicated to talking about Rashford of late, Carragher said “He’s not that good a player.”

Hope the entitled one was sitting at home watching.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Correct.

Doesn’t say much for the values held by football supporters then…but given the vile tripe served up in Scotland by fans of the gruesome twosome I suppose it’s relatively inoffensive…but that doesn’t make it inoffensive and so doesn’t merit any validation or excusing by anyone.

 

[clubchamp98]

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This is top levels of pettiness- but brilliant

I don’t blame him ,he couldn’t watch his own interviews

 

[Pin-seeker]

Part of the game ? It’s comments like that which attempt to justify it and enable it

They aren’t singing about a “club” - they are singing about poverty

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5114168/2023/12/11/feed-the-scousers-liverpool-everton/

It’s not “part of the game” to sing about poverty - it’s low level iq behaviour from a bunch of idiots

And yes it should merit debate but too many just try and brush it off

I’m sure all those people going to food banks every day in Manchester must be delighted to hear brain dead football fans sing it

'Feed the Scousers' chants remain but Everton and Liverpool get last laugh

Everton and Liverpool supporters have had to put up with 'Feed the Scousers' chants since the 1980s

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

I reckon they’ve got more to worry about

 

[Junior]

Crazy match, for me it goes to show how far off the pace Antony and Lindleoff are. Amad once more showing his quality. Managing his workload isn’t going to be easy for Amorim. Interesting to see what happens in Jan.

 

[Orikoru]

I think we can confirm that Fraser Forster is not very good on the ball. To be fair he's about 9 foot tall so his feet are a long way from his brain. After a few decent saves recently some Spurs fans were saying he's better than Vicario, so I guess they tempted fate for something like this to happen.

 

[clubchamp98]

I think we can confirm that Fraser Forster is not very good on the ball. To be fair he's about 9 foot tall so his feet are a long way from his brain. After a few decent saves recently some Spurs fans were saying he's better than Vicario, so I guess they tempted fate for something like this to happen.

TBF De Gea used to save a lot with his feet he was praised for it.
It was a snap shot and no way he was getting down to that.
He stopped it and that’s all that counts.

But if you have a keeper who’s not so good with his feet.
Stop playing the ball to him in tight situations, that’s basics.

 

[Beezerk]

I think we can confirm that Fraser Forster is not very good on the ball. To be fair he's about 9 foot tall so his feet are a long way from his brain. After a few decent saves recently some Spurs fans were saying he's better than Vicario, so I guess they tempted fate for something like this to happen.

Not the greatest display of goal keeping last night
I did have a bit of sympathy for the UTD keeper on your 4th, it looked a foul to me, at the same time surely the keeper has to be more dominant there.

 

[Orikoru]

TBF De Gea used to save a lot with his feet he was praised for it.
It was a snap shot and no way he was getting down to that.
He stopped it and that’s all that counts.

But if you have a keeper who’s not so good with his feet.
Stop playing the ball to him in tight situations, that’s basics.

Unfortunately it is a key part of Ange-ball, clearly. Take a look at this:



We are 20th in the league for number of goal kicks that were hit long. That's 4 goal kicks out of 109 that we've kicked long. That's not an accident, Ange has obviously told them never to do it. I guess it works a little better when Vicario is playing, but still. That's the philosophy. I'm not a huge fan because the supposed benefit is almost intangible, whereas the drawback of cocking it up is immediately obvious.

 

[Orikoru]

Not the greatest display of goal keeping last night
I did have a bit of sympathy for the UTD keeper on your 4th, it looked a foul to me, at the same time surely the keeper has to be more dominant there.

I've only seen the TV coverage angle with no replays, but it would have been a soft foul based on that. We've had plenty of those not given on Vicario this season. Keepers are just not what they used to be. Would Schmeichel or Seaman have allowed themselves to be brushed aside like that? Not a chance.

 

[PaulMdj]

Crazy match, for me it goes to show how far off the pace Antony and Lindleoff are. Amad once more showing his quality. Managing his workload isn’t going to be easy for Amorim. Interesting to see what happens in Jan.

Only went crazy when Utd got one back, up until then I thought Spurs might get a couple more.

Ange’s post match interview was funny, took the piss out of Carragher and Redknapp

 

[Don Barzini]

When Tweets don’t age well.

 

[venger]

I think we can confirm that Fraser Forster is not very good on the ball. To be fair he's about 9 foot tall so his feet are a long way from his brain. After a few decent saves recently some Spurs fans were saying he's better than Vicario, so I guess they tempted fate for something like this to happen.

I don't get the modern trend for "sweeper keepers" I prefer my goalie to be more like banks than beckenbauer

 

[Bdill93]

When Tweets don’t age well.

Your own post still have plenty of opportunity to go wrong Its not been that long and plenty more to go!

 

[Orikoru]

I don't get the modern trend for "sweeper keepers" I prefer my goalie to be more like banks than beckenbauer

Yeah same here, but that ship has sailed long ago. Keepers used to be giant men who'd batter their way through forwards to catch crosses, and their job was to keep the ball out of and away from the goal. Nowadays they are more flimsy types who can play ten yard passes with the best of them but get bundled over with ease.

 

[Steve Wilkes]

Unfortunately it is a key part of Ange-ball, clearly. Take a look at this:

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We are 20th in the league for number of goal kicks that were hit long. That's 4 goal kicks out of 109 that we've kicked long. That's not an accident, Ange has obviously told them never to do it. I guess it works a little better when Vicario is playing, but still. That's the philosophy. I'm not a huge fan because the supposed benefit is almost intangible, whereas the drawback of cocking it up is immediately obvious.

Where did you get this list from, would love to know what some of them headings mean

 

[Orikoru]

Where did you get this list from, would love to know what some of them headings mean

Premier League Goalkeeper Stats | FBref.com

Check out Goalkeeper Stats for the 2024-2025 Premier League season.

fbref.com

That's just a page on goalkeeping stats for this season, I think they potentially have another page on all stats for teams etc.

 

[clubchamp98]

Yeah same here, but that ship has sailed long ago. Keepers used to be giant men who'd batter their way through forwards to catch crosses, and their job was to keep the ball out of and away from the goal. Nowadays they are more flimsy types who can play ten yard passes with the best of them but get bundled over with ease.

Agree.
But there has to be some leeway when you have your number two in goal.
That’s down to the players as well.