⚽ Soccer Match-day Thread (5 Viewers)

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

The Big Dipper Midfield? Works like a charm.

The Ol' Empty Bucket.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

The Ol' Empty Bucket.

Wait, so now you don't like the 4-2-4?

 

[Sinn Fein]

Looks like Ole got the Pogba decision right...

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Wait, so now you don't like the 4-2-4?

I never promised you guys logically consistent shtick.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

I'm not proud of it, but if my manager put me in at halftime of a game like this, I'd probably find the quickest path to the showers too.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

 I'm glad to be able to watch more La Liga now with ESPN+ but that happiness is tempered by more Macca in my life.

Counterpoint - more Alexis Nunes in my life. Be still my heart. 

 

[Sinn Fein]

 

[The Gator]

Squawka Football

@Squawka

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Liverpool have scored as many goals against Man Utd at Old Trafford today as Donny Van de Beek has played minutes in the Premier League this season (5).

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Straight swap, Ole for Arteta.  Make it happen just for the LOLZ.

 

[Desert_Power]

He's always been terrible.  I have never found him to be insightful.  On the second Madrid goal, he provided the hackneyed analysis "Vazquez just wanted it more than Garcia".  Maybe Vazquez was just quicker to the spot, or perhaps Garcia didn't read things properly.  I'm glad to be able to watch more La Liga now with ESPN+ but that happiness is tempered by more Macca in my life.

I miss Ray and Phil

 

[The Z Machine]

Atleti down 1-2 to Real Sociedad.  They aren't the defensive team they used to be. 

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

0-5 and 5-0

 

[The Gator]

Henderson's pass of the year

 

[B Maverick]

Absolutely disgraceful.

 

[The Gator]

Henderson's pass of the year

One more angle with a nice Salah song finish.

eggplant

 

[gianmarco]

One more angle with a nice Salah song finish.

eggplant

My link

 

[gianmarco]

0-5 and 5-0

So, a few things:

1. That's the first hat trick scored by an opposing player in the EPL at Old Trafford

2.  Salah passed Drogba for most goals in EPL by an African player.

3. Then there's this

4. Salah vs Tottenham

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

10 goals and 5 assists on the season -- in about 1000 minutes.  Salah is on another planet right now.

I don't know how they pay him without that sweet oil money, but they almost have to pay him.  There is no replacing him.

 

[Sinn Fein]

10 goals and 5 assists on the season -- in about 1000 minutes.  Salah is on another planet right now.

I don't know how they pay him without that sweet oil money, but they almost have to pay him.  There is no replacing him.

A very Kane-like season...

 

[JaxBill]

@BrianSciaretta: Gianluca Busio, playing the No. 6, gets a yellow card for pulling Franck Ribéry’s jersey. Never imagined I’d tweet that

 

[El Floppo]

Chels v Saints in the caribou cup. fun, fun game- now in PKs... 2-2.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Chels v Saints in the caribou cup. fun, fun game- now in PKs... 2-2.

Just 1-0 for me.  I think I must have paused it at some point and am a minute or so behind.

 

[El Floppo]

Just 1-0 for me.  I think I must have paused it at some point and am a minute or so behind.

it was 2-2 in PKs... the game ended tied, obviously. sorry if I've spoiled it.

game over. 

somebody won.

 

[El Floppo]

Just 1-0 for me.  I think I must have paused it at some point and am a minute or so behind.

are you still in the 1st half?

 

[CletiusMaximus]

are you still in the 1st half?

No, I was watching the penalties, but had just seen the first one go in when I read your post saying it was 2-2. I was a minute behind - I think back from rewinding to watch the Southampton goal a couple times.

 

[gianmarco]

With one of the better names in soccer, Dixon-Bonner on the bench for Liverpool today.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

With one of the better names in soccer, Dixon-Bonner on the bench for Liverpool today.

A name that really gets the blood flowing. 

 

[El Floppo]

A name that really gets the blood flowing. 

any beach shots of this guy?

 

[El Floppo]

MGladpants up 2-0 on Bayern... now with a PK. all before the 20th minute.

3-0

 

[Mjolnirs]

Someone forgot to wake Bayern for the match.

 

[El Floppo]

Someone forgot to wake Bayern for the match.

they can't handle US youth.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

upset specials day - Gladbach up 5-0 over Bayern, Barca lost to Rayo

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

upset specials day - Gladbach up 5-0 over Bayern, Barca lost to Rayo

Assumed from the score this was "Bayern" but looking at the lineup it looks awfully full-strenghtish.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Div Origi with a goal you've probably never seen before. 

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Assumed from the score this was "Bayern" but looking at the lineup it looks awfully full-strenghtish.

Agreed.  Its a cup game, but its their main cup - the DFB Pokal, so is something Bayern would normally take seriously.

 

[Sinn Fein]

West Ham - takes out both Manchester Clubs in the Mickey Mouse Cup

 

[El Floppo]

Div Origi with a goal you've probably never seen before. 

The Zlat begs to differ.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Fun fact:  at the end of the 1969-1970 season...

Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Everton all had 7 top flight titles.

 

[El Floppo]

upset specials day - Gladbach up 5-0 over Bayern, Barca lost to Rayo

Sassuolo took out Juve as well.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Paddy Power @paddypower ·2h

For all this talk of Liverpool being a great team, if you take Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Firmino, Mane and Salah out of the side, they don't look so good, do they?

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Sassuolo took out Juve as well.

and one more upset on this upset Wednesday

WhoScored.com@WhoScored

The last six winners of the Carabao Cup:

2021: Man City

2020: Man City

2019: Man City

2018: Man City

2017: Man Utd

2016: Man City

West Ham have knocked out both this season #CarabaoCup

what a time to be alive ...

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Div Origi with a goal you've probably never seen before. 

The Zlat begs to differ.

Just another day at the office for Giroud. 

 

[El Floppo]

After a long run of being locked in and focused, RBs flabbed/spaced out for the first 30 minutes vs DC and gave up that poorly defended game winning goal.

They brought back the intensity finally, but really lacked quality on the final ball and badly missed some decent chances.

Hamid had some fantastic saves, including a late Olympico attempt that was going in.

MLS playoff fight is super tight...coming down to the wire with a lot of teams still fighting for spots.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Crazy goal for Timbers

 

[NewlyRetired]

Crazy goal for Timbers

It is not often you get a howler from the keeper followed by a certain goal of the year candidate (if not winner).  That was awesome

 

[NewlyRetired]

In a league that tries to promote parity, and even though it fails most times, it still takes some pretty incredible incompetence to come in last in the league 3 years in a row like Cincy has in MLS in a league the size of MLS.

I believe it was mentioned on twitter that they have now passed the -100 GD mark in their 3 years of existence.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Bruce Arena on setting the MLS single-season points record: “It’s kind of remarkable. I said that to the team. What a ####show I inherited in May of 2019. To think how far they’ve come is kind of remarkable. It really is.”

 

[NewlyRetired]

Bruce Arena on setting the MLS single-season points record: “It’s kind of remarkable. I said that to the team. What a ####show I inherited in May of 2019. To think how far they’ve come is kind of remarkable. It really is.”

To be fair though, the best players on the team today are Turner, Buchanan, Gil and Bou.  All 4 were on the team when he took over.  The talent was there but he was certainly responsible for bringing it together.

 

[El Floppo]

Crazy goal for Timbers

It is not often you get a howler from the keeper followed by a certain goal of the year candidate (if not winner).  That was awesome

agreed about both parts of that goal. GK oopsie allows that moment of absolute brilliance.

I'd almost say this other goal last night was better- albeit less sexy. You're not going to see a ball struck so well.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Henderson, Firmino, Mane and Salah

They paid full freight for VvD, Alisson and Fab -- but the six above are some really good business in hindsight.