Football 16-17

[big__phil]

I watched the Arsenal game (obviously), and I think the first half we played even better than we did against Chelski.

Some really good games last night by the sounds of things. Plenty of goals in Europe, and Newcastle with a dramatic late turnaround as well. Drama all over the place!

[mjsell]

3 minutes ago, big__phil said:

I watched the Arsenal game (obviously), and I think the first half we played even better than we did against Chelski.

Some really good games last night by the sounds of things. Plenty of goals in Europe, and Newcastle with a dramatic late turnaround as well. Drama all over the place!

Yeah agree with you on the first half. Could and should have been about 5 or 6 at half time. Where has this form of Walcott come from?

Barring his finishing (although the keeper did make a couple of good saves) Sanchez is on absolute fire at the moment - and when you have so many players getting beyond him I'll readily admit I was wrong to think he shouldnt be played up top.

City looking like they are already missing De Bruyne? I only saw the goals so cant comment on their performance, seems strange that Stones didn't play for me though.

[5co77ie]

4 minutes ago, mjsell said:

Where has this form of Walcott come from?

 

some things never change, good to see Ozil still can't shoot straight - is he wanting away by any chance?

Edited September 29, 2016 by 5co77ie

[mjsell]

29 minutes ago, 5co77ie said:

some things never change, good to see Ozil still can't shoot straight - is he wanting away by any chance?

I'd say Ozil looks the happiest he ever has in an Arsenal shirt - I mean its hard to tell because he has a naturally grumpy demeanor, but he looks like he's loving the partnership with Sanchez currently - plus reports of him convincing Mustafi to join wouldnt suggest he's in any hurry to leave. 

Edited September 29, 2016 by mjsell

[eFestivals]

32 minutes ago, mjsell said:

Where has this form of Walcott come from?

from getting a decent run of games, I'd guess.

He's been far from a shoddy player in the past when he's had a decent run. It's Wenger pissing about with selecting him plus of course the many injuries which makes him seem an iffy player.

[big__phil]

1 hour ago, 5co77ie said:

some things never change, good to see Ozil still can't shoot straight - is he wanting away by any chance?

If reports are to be believed, he's just about to sign a new contract. Totally agree with @mjsell, you can really see he's enjoying the current system. Having the mobility of Iwobi, Sanchez and Walcott around him must be a dream, especially with Cazorla and Xhaka confident enough to play accurate passes through the lines to him where he can be dangerous.

 

55 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

from getting a decent run of games, I'd guess.

He's been far from a shoddy player in the past when he's had a decent run. It's Wenger pissing about with selecting him plus of course the many injuries which makes him seem an iffy player.

Totally. When he's confident he can be the player that we all want him to be. In 2012/13 he scored 14 and assisted 10 from 24 starts (and 8 apps from the bench), so the quality has always been there. It's just since then he's been either injured or out of form. You can see he's much better at decision making now as well, and having a very good attacking full back overlapping helps his game significantly.

[mrtourette]

21 hours ago, 5co77ie said:

some things never change, good to see Ozil still can't shoot straight - is he wanting away by any chance?

Not at all

[big__phil]

Where shall I put my money this weekend then? Bolasie anytime goalscorer tonight is around 2/1. Liverpool to win by 2 or more might be a decent punt as well, considering Swansea's recent form.

[mungo57]

just saw the mighty Watford FC have Federico Macheda on trial....... does anyone remember him? One good game for Utd then fucked off to oblivion!

Personally I don't understand why we would want him at all, we must have at least 4 strikers that are betterthan him!

[Comfy Bean]

On 28/09/2016 at 11:24 PM, SwedgeAntilles said:

I enjoyed that tonight, no matter who it is, we always give them a game at Celtic Park. 

Aye, most enjoyable game I`ve seen in ages. The 2 new guys up front look to be real finds and the most involved I`ve seen Brown and Forrest for a while although I don`t see that many your games. Was really pleased for Gordon with that last minute save and fair play to Rodgers bringing on 2 attack minded players near the end with the game sitting at 3-3. If you match or better the German team in the games against them then you should be good for european football after Christmas which would be decent out of that group.

Great scenes with the refugees welcome sign as was mentioned above 

[big__phil]

22 minutes ago, mungo57 said:

just saw the mighty Watford FC have Federico Macheda on trial....... does anyone remember him? One good game for Utd then fucked off to oblivion!

Personally I don't understand why we would want him at all, we must have at least 4 strikers that are betterthan him!

Yeah, not sure about that really. I guess with the time of year you're restricted to players who aren't with a club, but still - surely not a good enough player for the Prem. There's always Adebayor...

Personally I want Success to play more, if only for the headline writers!

[mungo57]

58 minutes ago, big__phil said:

Yeah, not sure about that really. I guess with the time of year you're restricted to players who aren't with a club, but still - surely not a good enough player for the Prem. There's always Adebayor...

Personally I want Success to play more, if only for the headline writers!

Success was great when he came on against Burnley.

As much as I love good old Iggy, he is clearly out of form and couldn't get into the game at all (Ighalo I mean) - should be a no brainer for Mazzarri to drop Iggy and use Success at the weekend. He has a great name too, Isaac Success

This is a good time to be a Watford fan in my eyes, we finally have some great players and have a good chance if he can get the team to gel to break the top 10 this year.

And I firmly believe that Troy Deeney needs to be called up for England. Miles better than Rooney, never knows when to give up and plays with passion. Also turned down Champions League with Leicester to stay with us which is great to see - not very many loyal players out there any more. Wonga usually talks nowadays.

[mjsell]

3 hours ago, big__phil said:

Where shall I put my money this weekend then? Bolasie anytime goalscorer tonight is around 2/1. Liverpool to win by 2 or more might be a decent punt as well, considering Swansea's recent form.

I'm fancying a Saturday afternoon of draws. Not sure about that Bolasie punt, odds dont seem great for someone that doesnt actually score many goals. Now I've said that though he'll probably bang in a couple.

[eastynh]

The Raheem haters seem to have quietened down a little on here :-D

Great game against Celtic the other night. City shown great character to come from behind 3 times and should have won it really but Celtic played out of their skin. Fair play to Kolo. Thats the quietest I have ever seen Aguero play in all the time he has been at City.

Tough match against Spuds on Sunday. We got fucked over by the officials in both matches against them last season (Think it was Clattenburg in both). Would be nice to get one over on them, but I would snap your hand off now if you offered a draw.

[TheGayTent]

No one hates Tony Daley. 

[big__phil]

55 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37533926

 

Surprises me that the porn kings are sexist. 

Ha. I really don't like those two.

A good weekend for Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool with everyone around them dropping points. I didn't actually see any live games other than the Arsenal game (goal of the month?), so what did I miss? How did Utd play? Did Rooney start?

[TheGayTent]

1 hour ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37533926

 

Surprises me that the porn kings are sexist. 

Nothing to do with sexism - all to do with pound notes

[kaosmark2]

2 hours ago, big__phil said:

Ha. I really don't like those two.

A good weekend for Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool with everyone around them dropping points. I didn't actually see any live games other than the Arsenal game (goal of the month?), so what did I miss? How did Utd play? Did Rooney start?

I watched the Spurs-City game. Definite cracker and Spurs played brilliantly. City managed to get rhythm a few times, but never for more than about 5-10 minutes. I think that's the performance of the season so far, Arsenal>Chelsea and City>Man U both had the losing team playing badly (at least in the first half). 

[mjsell]

Yep Spurs were phenomenal, City just couldnt live with them. Ironically Spurs reminded me of Barca under Pep when it came to the sheer pressure they placed on City when they had the ball. City massively missed the calmness of De Bruyne on the ball - he has the ability to always look like he has time - whereas Fernando, Fernandinho et al looked completely fear stricken.

[kaosmark2]

I rate Fernandinho, but Fernando seems incredibly mediocre. I don't think I've ever seen him control a game in any way, be it with tackling or passing.

[pink_triangle]

Has a manager ever been linked with as many premiership jobs as Bob Bradley before finally getting one?

[kaosmark2]

Doubt it, most managers come from the merry-go-round.

Especially at Villa. Bruce being linked seems hilarious to me.

[mrtourette]

14 hours ago, pink_triangle said:

Has a manager ever been linked with as many premiership jobs as Bob Bradley before finally getting one?

I'm sure Ryan Giggs will overtake him at some point if Robbie Savage and Danny Mills have their way.

[The Nal]

Joey Barton in a spot of bother

[eFestivals]

23 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Joey Barton in a spot of bother

a headline that could be written any day of the last 15+ years.