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roadkill1292
Footballguy
I skipped the big game last night and spent the evening googling "Liverpool Super League jokes." Not much out there yet.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Quiz time! Name the manager who just delivered this quote and the player he was talking about (I'll put the answer in a spoiler block).
Roberto Martinez on Tom Cleverly!
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Sounds like a foreign manager...
Pelligrini doesn't seem to say much along these lines in the press
Klopp -- possible
Wenger -- possible, and someone RMH would definitely have seen
LvG -- possible but United aren't really a selling club
That guy at Tottenham -- possible, and he's got some good young English players
Martinez -- possible
Ranieri -- possible, but Vardy just re-signed and at 29 kind of doesn't make sense in context
Probably forgetting someone, but I think that covers most of the bigger clubs. I'm assuming it's someone currently AT a club (rather than someone like Pep) since he's talking about selling one of his players.
Let's keep Klopp, Pochettino, Wenger and Martinez.
The way RMH set the Q up, it's obviously a relatively poor English player though -- not a good one. Which, sadly, makes Klopp and Martinez more likely than Wenger or Pochettino.
I don't really know Everton and Liverpool kind of makes more sense for our thread (do we even have any Everton fans here?), so I'll say Klopp, and the player is...Ibe?
ETA: yeah, I'd have never got that one.
Pelligrini doesn't seem to say much along these lines in the press
Klopp -- possible
Wenger -- possible, and someone RMH would definitely have seen
LvG -- possible but United aren't really a selling club
That guy at Tottenham -- possible, and he's got some good young English players
Martinez -- possible
Ranieri -- possible, but Vardy just re-signed and at 29 kind of doesn't make sense in context
Probably forgetting someone, but I think that covers most of the bigger clubs. I'm assuming it's someone currently AT a club (rather than someone like Pep) since he's talking about selling one of his players.
Let's keep Klopp, Pochettino, Wenger and Martinez.
The way RMH set the Q up, it's obviously a relatively poor English player though -- not a good one. Which, sadly, makes Klopp and Martinez more likely than Wenger or Pochettino.
I don't really know Everton and Liverpool kind of makes more sense for our thread (do we even have any Everton fans here?), so I'll say Klopp, and the player is...Ibe?
ETA: yeah, I'd have never got that one.
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Kafka
Footballguy
Looking forward to this weekend...Napoli @ Juve, Leicester City-Arsenal, & Tottenham-Man City. Napoli travel to Juventus without their fans, thanks to a ban. Despite my Serie A bias, this game should be exceptional for neutrals also...both teams are in incredible form. Napoli has an embarrasment of riches upfront: Higuain, Insigne, & Callejon, with Mertens & Gabbiadini on the bench. Forza Avanti vs old-school psuedo-Catenaccio...interesting to see how it plays out. Higuain has 24 goals in 24 games; an insane pace for Serie A. He has already bettered Serie A's top scorer(s) last year by 2, with 13 games to go.
B Maverick
Footballguy
The big 
starts again for United. Had a few decent passes but again has no vision, pace, skill or ability to fight through a defender to win a header. One cross even hit him in the head and he couldnt do anything with it.I know most online fans and pundits are crushing Memphis and its partially deserved. Very poor ball into space and no hustle back on defense. But the goal was scored with Blind slipping when he followed Terry away from the box leaving Costa open for the pass. Sadly, If CBJ doesnt slide costa, De Gea may have made the save.
Lingard with a great goal. Curtouis and De Gea both showed why they are in the top 3 GKs in the world.
I have to say the announcers did make me chuckle a couple times.
"Fellaini is looking dangerous in the air" uhhhh, no hes not. Hes never close to winning a header.
"Costa is close to getting booked for dissent" uhhh, no hes not. He NEVER gets booked for decent even after charging both the ref and the assistant ref screaming at them, then diving at the top of the box. Its Costa after all.
But, at the end a draw was probably deserved as both teams had their chances and it was a better game to watch then United has produced lately.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Kafka
Footballguy
...an Italian "nose" at that...Just like old times GB; Mancini's Inter vs Spaletti's Roma, except this time it's for the final CL spot, instead of the Scudetto. You know...beggars, choosers, & all that tripe.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
My Revs finally signed what looked to be a good player and then this happens. Whoops. I assume he was signed only to a pre-contract so they can back out of the deal if needed. It might give Jermaine Jones a shot now to get signed.
Mr. Oli @aulit_z
Xavier Kouassi, who is set to join New England Revolution in summer, has suffered a torn ACL and MCL. He'll miss 6 months.
4:53 PM - 8 Feb 2016
Mr. Oli @aulit_z
Xavier Kouassi, who is set to join New England Revolution in summer, has suffered a torn ACL and MCL. He'll miss 6 months.
4:53 PM - 8 Feb 2016
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Kafka posted that Courtois and De Gea are two of the top 3 goalies in the world. Who's the other, Cech, Neuer?
Top 3 seems a bit much, but maybe he's right.
Top 3 seems a bit much, but maybe he's right.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Neuer is pretty much universally considered #1. Lloris is probably the other contender for the top 5 other than who you've mentioned, although its not as if Buffon has slipped all that much himself. Oblak is probably forcing himself into the conversation.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Oblak is doing well, but his super low goals allowed number is at least half to do with the guys on front of him and the tactics Simeone employs. He's not on the level of De Gea or Courtois (yet).
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
DeGea has had a great season - with Cech, best in the PL as far as I've seen this season, but the game this weekend kind of reminded me of Howard's game for the US against Belgium - lots of impressive looking saves, but none that you wouldn't expect a good GK to make. Put another way, you'd be disappointed if he'd let any of those in. Certainly the several near-post shots (Costa's late one, earlier one, I think from Cesc or Oscar?) are saves he has to make. The save on Ivanovich's volley that's making the highlight shows seems like one of those where it looks more impressive because he leaps wildly to punch it over, whereas he could have just stood firm and it would have looked much easier.
Generally, a crap first half, very exciting second half. In the context of Chelsea's crap season, probably happy to get a point against United, even though I thought Chelsea had several great chances where they shot right at DeGea.
edit: also, Zouma - so sad for him, will miss the Euro in France and could affect his career permanently. His screams were the worst thing I've seen in some time.
Generally, a crap first half, very exciting second half. In the context of Chelsea's crap season, probably happy to get a point against United, even though I thought Chelsea had several great chances where they shot right at DeGea.
edit: also, Zouma - so sad for him, will miss the Euro in France and could affect his career permanently. His screams were the worst thing I've seen in some time.
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Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
DeGea does have a bit of a tendency to Hollywood a few saves, IMO. Not a big deal. No harm, no foul.
Cech has probably been even better than advertised for Arsenal. After the mistakes in the opener, he's been nearly flawless. I don't know how many points he's saved, but he's been a huge help.
I thought that Courtois had a rough first half of the season even considering the injury, but he seems to be back to close to his best. He's so good at one on ones because he's just enormous.
Lloris is a lot like Cech. Not really flashy, but very, very good. Tottenham looks like the most complete team in the EPL to me, and Lloris is part of that. He's not going to gift you a cheap one. Like Cech, part of what makes Lloris so good is that he snuffs out things before a chance can be created. It's not a matter of speed, just of being alert and reading the game.
Cech has probably been even better than advertised for Arsenal. After the mistakes in the opener, he's been nearly flawless. I don't know how many points he's saved, but he's been a huge help.
I thought that Courtois had a rough first half of the season even considering the injury, but he seems to be back to close to his best. He's so good at one on ones because he's just enormous.
Lloris is a lot like Cech. Not really flashy, but very, very good. Tottenham looks like the most complete team in the EPL to me, and Lloris is part of that. He's not going to gift you a cheap one. Like Cech, part of what makes Lloris so good is that he snuffs out things before a chance can be created. It's not a matter of speed, just of being alert and reading the game.
El Floppo
Footballguy
hmmm... I thought the three DeGea saves were all above and beyond the normal call of duty. the Ivanovich save... IMO not hollywooding- just reacting. I don't want my GK flatfooted when the ball's bouncing around in front of him- ever; I want him ready to pounce, which puts him on his toes and hoppy. That save was freaking amazing. The one at the death... pretty impressive in a non-hollywood way. sooo tough to get those balls down low just off the feet- that's where I always aimed when I was through on the GK- they can't kick-save them, and most of the guys aren't fast/strong enough to get any other part of their body down there to make the save. DeGea made it look easy.CletiusMaximus said:
and yeah- Zouma... hate seeing a guy go out in genuine pain. that looked brutal. haven't heard it mentioned- but didn't the Fro give him a nudge as he went by? seemed that way to me at first watch, but I havn't really seen it again. looked like that could have caused Zouma to get wrong-footed on the landing.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
PSG's goal differential is now +51. Monaco, in second place is at +8, and closer to relegation in points than they are to first.
El Floppo
Footballguy
thanks for sharing that.love the top comment:
None of the other fairytales I've read start with a Thai gangbang.
Eephus
Footballguy
I suspect it's just because prospective title sponsors haven't met the asking price yet.
Not a fan of the font. Modern sans serif font conflicts with the magisterial image.
Sammy3469
Footballguy
Maybe they should....maybe they should.
love the top comment:
None of the other fairytales I've read start with a Thai gangbang.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
FS1 to broadcast six continuous hours of FIFA Presidential Debate coverage. Probably still be less objectionable than 3 minutes of Whitlock's House Party By the Bay.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Sheikh Salman sounds like just the guy to restore transparency to FIFA.
http://www.sunherald.com/news/politics-government/article59308013.html
http://www.sunherald.com/news/politics-government/article59308013.html
GoFishTN
Footballguy
Sammy3469
Footballguy
I do sort of want to see him win, just to see the ####storm that results in Europe.
CGRdrJoe
Footballguy
I don't want to see Pellegrini as our coach, he has let YaYa be YaYa during his tenure there and that would spell doom if Costa was under even less control.
Massimiliano Allegri is an interesting option if he really is leaving Juve, but I'm not sure the current roster sets up well for counter attacking football. (sounds like he is the front runner)
Simeone would be choice 1 for me, pair him with Costa and maybe bring over Greizman? Sign me up.
Conte I don't see leaving the Italian national team yet.
Massimiliano Allegri is an interesting option if he really is leaving Juve, but I'm not sure the current roster sets up well for counter attacking football. (sounds like he is the front runner)
Simeone would be choice 1 for me, pair him with Costa and maybe bring over Greizman? Sign me up.
Conte I don't see leaving the Italian national team yet.
Eephus
Footballguy
This commie thread is probably the wrong place to ask but do American sports leagues have title sponsors?
El Floppo
Footballguy
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
NASCAR is the only big one I can think of that does it (and that is not really a league per say).
Kafka
Footballguy
Hopefully, with its continual grass-roots growth, it'll become some kind of third-estate thing...
I can see this - plus with the new TV revenues they are bringing in, its not like a league sponsor is going to make much difference.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Every time I write "BPL", I think "British Premiere League" not "Barclay's Premiere League." With Welsh teams in, calling it the EPL seems inaccurate. Do I have to just call it the PL now. The Prem? That overrated league that we can all watch on NBC?
El Floppo
Footballguy
lol- I think the same.
it would be great if some US big-brand group like McDs or Starbucks sponsored the PL. Or Chef Boyardee.
Eephus
Footballguy
I'd rather see them go local with Maltesers, Walker's Crisps or Samuel Smith Taddy Porter. Do they still make MG's?
Kafka
Footballguy
That weiner-dog that continuously prowls the sideline during all PL games should be the new logo, instead of that cowardly lion.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Maybe Cornetto to get the Simon Pegg constituency. Or PG Tips, though I hear that's a little too exotic for James Milner.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Those seem to be the strongest rumored candidates. I have no preference, don't really know what to expect from all of them and don't feel qualified to have a strong opinion as to which would be best.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-city-lions/on-the-pitch/os-orlando-city-trade-talks-dc-united-antonio-nocerino-20160209-story.html
Orlando City is in talks to acquire the discovery rights to AC Milan midfielder Antonio Nocerino.
D.C. United owns the 30-year-old Italian’s MLS rights, but it is willing to make a trade with Orlando City, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. A source confirmed the two teams have been in trade discussions.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
It can't be worse than what was there can it?
http://www.sounderatheart.com/2016/2/9/10955520/centurylink-fields-new-turf-is-now-installed
http://www.sounderatheart.com/2016/2/9/10955520/centurylink-fields-new-turf-is-now-installed
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Kafka
Footballguy
Well, he kind of did...#Levante#
roadkill1292
Footballguy
I didn't know that being a footy guy made you a commie but I'm comfortable with the designation. Even though it means that Ann Coulter was right.
