The Footie Thread

[Pin-seeker]

All the billions spent on players and Chelsea still don’t have a decent keeper.

Robert Sanchez is woeful. He makes Onana look like Gordon Banks.

I was talking about this at work with the lads.
The standard of goal keepers is really poor.
Goalkeepers job use to be stopping the opposition scoring,that was it.
Now they’re expected to be able to do a lot more.
Personally I’d just prefer a keeper to be able to do the basics & pass the ball to players to do their job.

Maybe I’m a dinosaur

 

[Pin-seeker]

Some baffling decisions today

Endo gets taken out in the chest

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Refeere stood right there as well

Stills always look worse

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I was talking about this at work with the lads.
The standard of goal keepers is really poor.
Goalkeepers job use to be stopping the opposition scoring,that was it.
Now they’re expected to be able to do a lot more.
Personally I’d just prefer a keeper to be able to do the basics & pass the ball to players to do their job.

Maybe I’m a dinosaur

That's pretty much Pickford. He can hoof it, often pretty accurately, but his talent isn't his ability on the ball. He's a very good keeper, week after week. I'm happy with that.

Signed, A.N. Other Dinosaur

 

[Aztecs27]

Wtf is happening Forest Fans??

Bad day at the office coupled with Bournemouth actually being very good. Not beaten them since 2015, why start now

 

[Aztecs27]

I do but 5 goals past one of the best defences this season is mental!

They were really on their game today. Not one Forest player put in a decent performance really. Couldn’t string two passes together.

Last time we got battered by city in December we won 6 straight and were unbeaten in 8, so hopefully we get the same response

 

[Skytot]

Good performance from City after an awful start from the new defender. They showed lots of character to get back into the game and in the end deserved the win . Thought Haaland was superb , Chelsea couldn’t deal with him

 

[clubchamp98]

Bad day at the office coupled with Bournemouth actually being very good. Not beaten them since 2015, why start now

Watched Bournemouth a few times and been very impressed.

 

[BrianM]

Watched Bournemouth a few times and been very impressed.

There’s not a better team in the league that presses like they do in my opinion, they give the opposition no time to settle on the ball.

 

[clubchamp98]

Bournemouth first goal imo is everything that’s wrong with defenders in the PL.
He gets the ball in his own half but the defenders just run away from him until they stop on the 18 yd line.
That just encourages players to shoot.
Fabulous goal but schoolboy stuff just no pressure on the ball.


Pity the third was VARed what a great move.
Impressive finishing.

 

[Tashyboy]

Good performance from City after an awful start from the new defender. They showed lots of character to get back into the game and in the end deserved the win . Thought Haaland was superb , Chelsea couldn’t deal with him

The new Egyptian Pharaoh looks quality indeed.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Bournemouth first goal imo is everything that’s wrong with defenders in the PL.
He gets the ball in his own half but the defenders just run away from him until they stop on the 18 yd line.
That just encourages players to shoot.
Fabulous goal but schoolboy stuff just no pressure on the ball.


Pity the third was VARed what a great move.
Impressive finishing.

That’s how the stat that VVD hadn’t been dribbled past for 85 years (or whatever it was) came about.
Just backs off & shows his arse

 

[clubchamp98]

That’s how the stat that VVD hadn’t been dribbled past for 85 years (or whatever it was) came about.
Just backs off & shows his arse

Nice job getting Liverpool into it.

 

[AmandaJR]

Just seen the Arsenal red on MOTD. Joke of a decision.

Havertz being Havertz. Hilariously bad striker.

 

[Tashyboy]

Just seen the Arsenal red on MOTD. Joke of a decision.

Havertz being Havertz. Hilariously bad striker.

What I don’t understand about Arsenal, they are desperate for a proper striker. City have just bought the Egyptian Pharaoh. Why did Arsenal not go for him or at least someone similar.

 

[Tashyboy]

Not the strangest yellow card

Iliman Ndiaye, Jose Mourinho, Paul Gascoigne - football's strangest cards

BBC Sport looks at some strange cards after Everton's Iliman Ndiaye is booked for imitating a seagull.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[AmandaJR]

What I don’t understand about Arsenal, they are desperate for a proper striker. City have just bought the Egyptian Pharaoh. Why did Arsenal not go for him or at least someone similar.

So they can have an excuse for bottling it?!

HE looked VERY impressive yesterday. Just needs to calm down and look along the line

 

[Bazz]

Worst thing that could've happened for us yesterday was that sending off, Oliver spent the entire game levelling it up, including, stopping us from taking a quick throw so he could help a player up, who was off the pitch! My head was on Mars at that point.


But we're also crap, which doesn't help.

 

[hairball_89]

Worst thing that could've happened for us yesterday was that sending off, Oliver spent the entire game levelling it up, including, stopping us from taking a quick throw so he could help a player up, who was off the pitch! My head was on Mars at that point.


But we're also crap, which doesn't help.

Referees all over had a mare yesterday. The numpty at the Amex was awful all game for both sides.

But that said, the sending off was the worst of the lot!

 

[Pin-seeker]

Nice job getting Liverpool into it.

Man Utd play this aft,so I’m sure normal service will resume

 

[Bazz]

Referees all over had a mare yesterday. The numpty at the Amex was awful all game for both sides.

But that said, the sending off was the worst of the lot!

Think he reacted too quickly, perhaps a bit more thinking time. But he was getting corners and throw ins wrong too. Giving Arsenal a corner against that Wolves defence is a recipe for disaster.