The Footie Thread

[clubchamp98]

Strikers missing multiple chances to put games to bed?
Players out of form?

Don’t,
We have three poor finishers .
But we make so many chances it masks it.

 

[pokerjoke]

It's a squad game and OGS did just what he had to. I'd have been disappointed if he hadn't.
United have much bigger fish to fry, OGS was simply prioritising.[/QUOTE]

So handing City the title instead of letting them get over the line themselves is sensible.
Does he now play a really weak team against Liverpool? of course not.
So is Ole saying the Liverpool game is bigger than the P/L season?
Also if your worried about injuries why bring Fernandes on for 12 minutes risking injury,mental.

 

[Slime]

Man Utd could have still won the title until tonight yes ? And there is a weakened team and then there is changing 10 players

But the issue isn’t the team played it’s more down the fact that Man Utd fans rioted cause a game to be postponed- the teams that have suffered because of Man Utd fans aren’t Man Utd - it’s other teams because a club has had to play a weakened team. Doesn’t seem right that the clubs fans that caused the issue are the ones without any consequences

Mathematically yes, in the real world, no.
I totally agree, I hope all those who broke the law are brought to justice both swiftly and harshly.

 

[4LEX]

Without doubt the worst season in PL history. City bang average for the start and finish, just a crazy 25 game run in the middle. Utd absolute garbage, relegation places on first half performances, Champions on second halfs. Not the basis for a title challenge as too scattergun. More likely they'll carry on starting badly and not overturning it and finish 4-6th.

Chelsea have shown the difference between a young and clueless manager and a world class one. Surprised if they don't contend next season. Liverpool I can't even describe. Major changes needed I think in the midfield and upfront.

Leicester probably deserve more credit for their achievement, even if they were scrappy tonight. Rodgers sorted them out at half time and they ran the show second.

Moyes or Pep for Manager of the year?

Bruno for Play of the year.

 

[pokerjoke]

I will second that!

Give her a few days to celebrate

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I think it would be a good idea if a fan of the winning prem league team starts next seasons Prem league post 2021-22.
I nominate AmandaJR. ? seconder required ?

I will second that!

@AmandaJR , put it in your diary. Fixture release day ?

It will be a big relief. Every so often my tablet goes to page 1 when I click this thread. It's awful

 

[fundy]

@AmandaJR , put it in your diary. Fixture release day ?

It will be a big relief. Every so often my tablet goes to page 1 when I click this thread. It's awful

just like a car crash, i had to look didnt i lol

 

[pokerjoke]

Without doubt the worst season in PL history. City bang average for the start and finish, just a crazy 25 game run in the middle. Utd absolute garbage, relegation places on first half performances, Champions on second halfs. Not the basis for a title challenge as too scattergun. More likely they'll carry on starting badly and not overturning it and finish 4-6th.

Chelsea have shown the difference between a young and clueless manager and a world class one. Surprised if they don't contend next season. Liverpool I can't even describe. Major changes needed I think in the midfield and upfront.

Leicester probably deserve more credit for their achievement, even if they were scrappy tonight. Rodgers sorted them out at half time and they ran the show second.

Moyes or Pep for Manager of the year?

Bruno for Play of the year.

The year Liverpool won it was the worst by miles

 

[clubchamp98]

Is it what's best for United though?

Just giving up the league like that, no matter how unlikely?

If it was Liverpool tonight, Leicester Thursday, tonight would have seen him play his strongest team of the week.

They used to act like a big club, but like 2 years ago, thats gone out of the window.

Remember when Ferguson had a go at Leeds for "cheating their fans", well the chickens have come home to roost.

All footy managers have two faces we all know that.
Phil is partly right the fans caused this problem with no consequences as such.
Klopp would do the same thing if it was the right thing for Liverpool.

I don’t blame OGS . Some of his own fans might not like it !
The table dosnt lie.
But UTD v Leicester isn’t UTD v Liverpool.

 

[Liverbirdie]

It's a squad game and OGS did just what he had to. I'd have been disappointed if he hadn't.
United have much bigger fish to fry, OGS was simply prioritising.

So handing City the title instead of letting them get over the line themselves is sensible.
Does he now play a really weak team against Liverpool? of course not.
So is Ole saying the Liverpool game is bigger than the P/L season?
Also if your worried about injuries why bring Fernandes on for 12 minutes risking injury,mental.[/QUOTE]

He has bowed to the wishes of your more obsessed fan's wants.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

City made 9 changes at the weekend from the team that beat PSG, maybe Pep didn’t want to win the PL, lost to Chelsea on purpose. City should be fined for playing a weakened side…said nobody ever.

City fans are probably fumin at OGS ruining the plan.

Congratulations to City, fully deserved and not won by Utd’s Team selection in one match.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Always a bit weird to win it without playing but not complaining

Anything after "Aguerooooooo. I swear you'll never see anything like this ever again" is always going to come up a bit short!

In the last ten years it’s been 5 titles and 5 second places ? , I expect that’s a record never seen before over a ten year period

 

[clubchamp98]

Give her a few days to celebrate

They won it months ago???

 

[Liverbirdie]

All footy managers have two faces we all know that.
Phil is partly right the fans caused this problem with no consequences as such.
Klopp would do the same thing if it was the right thing for Liverpool.

I don’t blame OGS . Some of his own fans might not like it !
The table dosnt lie.
But UTD v Leicester isn’t UTD v Liverpool.

No it's not, but throwing the league away to try and get a result against your biggest rivals shows a small club mentality.

I didnt expect "favours" obviously, but he could have played a team tonight and Thursday that was 75% strong by using his squad, rather than one that is 25% "strong" and one that will be his best available.

We should have done more ourselves throughout the season, even with the interminable injuries, but you expect a bit of integrity from the "world's biggest club" TM.

 

[Papas1982]

Without doubt the worst season in PL history. City bang average for the start and finish, just a crazy 25 game run in the middle. Utd absolute garbage, relegation places on first half performances, Champions on second halfs. Not the basis for a title challenge as too scattergun. More likely they'll carry on starting badly and not overturning it and finish 4-6th.

Chelsea have shown the difference between a young and clueless manager and a world class one. Surprised if they don't contend next season. Liverpool I can't even describe. Major changes needed I think in the midfield and upfront.

Leicester probably deserve more credit for their achievement, even if they were scrappy tonight. Rodgers sorted them out at half time and they ran the show second.

Moyes or Pep for Manager of the year?

Bruno for Play of the year.

Son or Kane for me.

Both done more in a worse team.

Bruno is good, but his penalties bulk his stats too much imo.

 

[Papas1982]

In the last ten years it’s been 5 titles and 5 second places ? , I expect that’s a record never seen before over a ten year period

Well you're kinda right. It was 7 titles and 3 seconds for UTD between 91-03.

Thought you'd have know that ?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Son or Kane for me.

Both done more in a worse team.

Bruno is good, but his penalties bulk his stats too much imo.

Player of the Season for me

From

Foden
Dias
Mahrez
Soucek

Dias prob the standout as he filled that missing gap for City

 

[clubchamp98]

No it's not, but throwing the league away to try and get a result against your biggest rivals shows a small club mentality.

I didnt expect "favours" obviously, but he could have played a team tonight and Thursday that was 75% strong by using his squad, rather than one that is 25% "strong" and one that will be his best available.

We should have done more ourselves throughout the season, even with the interminable injuries, but you expect a bit of integrity from the "world's biggest club" TM.

Given the situation I think he did exactly the right thing.
Just one note to it the lack of fans allowed him to do it.
As I am sure 70,000 fans would not have liked that tonight.

Apart from Jota we havnt got a proper finisher and this season it has bitten us.
Mo scores but misses to many to put games to bed.

 

[Papas1982]

No it's not, but throwing the league away to try and get a result against your biggest rivals shows a small club mentality.

I didnt expect "favours" obviously, but he could have played a team tonight and Thursday that was 75% strong by using his squad, rather than one that is 25% "strong" and one that will be his best available.

We should have done more ourselves throughout the season, even with the interminable injuries, but you expect a bit of integrity from the "world's biggest club" TM.

Could Liverpool have taken half their squad around the world and kept a few back for villa last year Pete?

Maybe he feels like the league deserved him to play a full strenght team against you as that's what he would have done for the original fixture.

So whilst it may have helped and hindered others. Maybe he's actually doing the right thing and planning he's strongest team as he would have done.

 

[Papas1982]

Player of the Season for me

From

Foden
Dias
Mahrez
Soucek

Dias prob the standout as he filled that missing gap for City

Dias and Soucek both good shouts.

Down looks class, but not sure he has carried the team as such.
Mahrez I'm good form but 13 goal contributions all season is too low for player of the season in his position.