The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread

Plastic Sarrie · Post by **Plastic Sarrie** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:43 pm

blindcider wrote:Watford won on Saturday without having a single shot on target

tbf, did hit the post & bar. But yes, one of those quirks of the stats

Anyway, Özil's goal last night. Absolute sex.

JJR · Post by **JJR** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:07 pm

Gareth Bale just scored one of the best goals you'll ever see inside the first minute. He's some player.

dr dre2 · Post by **dr dre2** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:15 pm

JJR wrote:Gareth Bale just scored one of the best goals you'll ever see inside the first minute. He's some player.

Pfffffft top corner volleys from outside the area are so easy.

Here it is.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Baller__Stre ... gr%5Etweet

fisgard792 · Post by **fisgard792** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:50 pm

Important point for the City, one more to go through

The flakes lose again at home, in front of a record crowd, should still make the europa league

Post by **SASP** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:27 pm

Zenit 1 Dundalk 1

Horgan scored a class goal

JJR · Post by **JJR** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:39 pm

Mourinho is finished as a manager.

Frodder · Post by **Frodder** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:51 pm

Manure are 2-0. That'll mean the special one spaffing another £120m up the wall

Post by **SASP** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:53 pm

FT
Zenit 2 Dundalk 1

fisgard792 · Post by **fisgard792** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:13 pm

Frodder wrote:Manure are 2-0. That'll mean the special one spaffing another £120m up the wall

interesting stat from the telegraph
"Mourinho has now lost 18 of his last 42 games as a manager. A defeat every 2.33 games. Seems a long time since his teams were hard to beat"

earl the beaver · Post by **earl the beaver** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:17 pm

fisgard792 wrote:
Frodder wrote:Manure are 2-0. That'll mean the special one spaffing another £120m up the wall
interesting stat from the telegraph
"Mourinho has now lost 18 of his last 42 games as a manager. A defeat every 2.33 games. Seems a long time since his teams were hard to beat"

Mourinho's last 40 games (as of the weekend before last)

21 losses
12 draws
7 wins

Post by **SASP** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:21 pm

earl the beaver wrote:
fisgard792 wrote:
Frodder wrote:Manure are 2-0. That'll mean the special one spaffing another £120m up the wall
interesting stat from the telegraph
"Mourinho has now lost 18 of his last 42 games as a manager. A defeat every 2.33 games. Seems a long time since his teams were hard to beat"
Mourinho's last 40 games (as of the weekend before last)

21 losses
12 draws
7 wins

Thats mad. Apart from the odd patch here or there I find his Man Utd side are really slow.

Is he a busted flush or does he need time? He has never been a long term guy so I'm not sure.

JJR · Post by **JJR** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:24 pm

fisgard792 wrote:
Frodder wrote:Manure are 2-0. That'll mean the special one spaffing another £120m up the wall
interesting stat from the telegraph
"Mourinho has now lost 18 of his last 42 games as a manager. A defeat every 2.33 games. Seems a long time since his teams were hard to beat"

He just believed his own hype. It's obvious that his players don't trust him anymore.

Can't see United getting anywhere near top-4 let alone winning the league. Another year without champions league will just mean higher and higher wages to attract players. Who'd want to join anyway?

earl the beaver · Post by **earl the beaver** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:24 pm

SASP wrote:
earl the beaver wrote:
fisgard792 wrote:
Frodder wrote:Manure are 2-0. That'll mean the special one spaffing another £120m up the wall
interesting stat from the telegraph
"Mourinho has now lost 18 of his last 42 games as a manager. A defeat every 2.33 games. Seems a long time since his teams were hard to beat"
Mourinho's last 40 games (as of the weekend before last)

21 losses
12 draws
7 wins
Thats mad. Apart from the odd patch here or there I find his Man Utd side are really slow.

Is he a busted flush or does he need time? He has never been a long term guy so I'm not sure.

He's gone from taking all the blame himself (well either that or the ref) for any failings, now he singles out players for criticism after every loss, castigates them in the media and so on, loses the dressing room and just continues to get in trouble with authorities.

Smee · Post by **Smee** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 4:37 am

There was an interesting conversation about Mourinho from three years ago on page 141 of this very thread:
http://forum.planetrugby.com/viewtopic. ... o#p2046045

It was apparent to all but the most one eyed Chelsea supporters that Mourinho had lost the plot and had become a basket case. It must be emotionally exhausting playing for such a volatile, combustible coach and I'm guessing that given his propensity to throw players under the bus he does not enjoy their trust.

His hire really speaks to Man United's desperation for success. By 2016 he was damaged goods. A toxic and divisive personality with a history of playing negative, overly defensive football who had lost his mojo who had been exposed as a misogynist and a bully in that spat with the physio.

village · Post by **village** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 5:14 am

Let's be fair to United, they might well have known Mourinho was likely to blow up after three years as he has at every other club but until now he has always given them a trophy in the process. It'll be interesting to see who they go for next and when.

ScarfaceClaw · Post by **ScarfaceClaw** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 9:03 am

village wrote:Let's be fair to United, they might well have known Mourinho was likely to blow up after three years as he has at every other club but until now he has always given them a trophy in the process. It'll be interesting to see who they go for next and when.

Please let it be Alan Pardew.

JJR · Post by **JJR** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 9:15 am

ScarfaceClaw wrote:
village wrote:Let's be fair to United, they might well have known Mourinho was likely to blow up after three years as he has at every other club but until now he has always given them a trophy in the process. It'll be interesting to see who they go for next and when.
Please let it be Alan Pardew.

Got to be Big Sam surely?

Crash_12 · Post by **Crash_12** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 5:43 pm

That late Stoke goal will go down well with the bubble-fûckers.

Sefton · Post by **Sefton** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 7:58 pm

The blue shite are being ripped to pieces.

Chelsea looking serious contenders.

Sefton · Post by **Sefton** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:37 pm

Man In Black wrote:
village wrote:Let's be fair to United, they might well have known Mourinho was likely to blow up after three years as he has at every other club but until now he has always given them a trophy in the process. It'll be interesting to see who they go for next and when.
Maybe Pochettino.

Better than Klopp going.

Petej · Post by **Petej** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 1:47 pm

Cracking own goal by spurs. Ozil with the assist. Good match so far.

iarmhiman · Post by **iarmhiman** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 1:50 pm

Sefton wrote:The blue shite are being ripped to pieces.

Chelsea looking serious contenders.

Liverpool will destroy them in Anfield. Between those two teams.

DragonKhan · Post by **DragonKhan** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 1:51 pm

Petej wrote:Cracking own goal by spurs. Ozil with the assist. Good match so far.

3 offside Gooners interfering with play. Crap call by linesman

iarmhiman · Post by **iarmhiman** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 1:51 pm

DragonKhan wrote:
Petej wrote:Cracking own goal by spurs. Ozil with the assist. Good match so far.
3 offside Gooners interfering with play. Crap call by linesman

Spurs defender should have let that go.

JJR · Post by **JJR** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 1:53 pm

iarmhiman wrote:
Sefton wrote:The blue shite are being ripped to pieces.

Chelsea looking serious contenders.
Liverpool will destroy them in Anfield. Between those two teams.

Eh? Arsenal haven't lost since the first game of the season and they beat Chelsea 3-0.

DragonKhan · Post by **DragonKhan** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 2:59 pm

We should have won that

Sefton · Post by **Sefton** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:17 pm

if we can squeak a win here against an in form Watford then top of the league.

fisgard792 · Post by **fisgard792** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:26 pm

DragonKhan wrote:We should have won that

radio said the flakes were lucky to get the penalty

JM2K6 · Post by **JM2K6** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:27 pm

iarmhiman wrote:
DragonKhan wrote:
Petej wrote:Cracking own goal by spurs. Ozil with the assist. Good match so far.
3 offside Gooners interfering with play. Crap call by linesman
Spurs defender should have let that go.

No way.

Sefton · Post by **Sefton** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:47 pm

A hatful of chances and we've just started putting them in, this waste will cost us against the top teams.

DragonKhan · Post by **DragonKhan** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:51 pm

fisgard792 wrote:
DragonKhan wrote:We should have won that
radio said the flakes were lucky to get the penalty

radio are morons then. Koscielny gone none of the ball

JJR · Post by **JJR** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:59 pm

It was a very soft penalty.

fisgard792 · Post by **fisgard792** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 4:03 pm

DragonKhan wrote:
fisgard792 wrote:
DragonKhan wrote:We should have won that
radio said the flakes were lucky to get the penalty
radio are morons then. Koscielny gone none of the ball

the flakes have had a few refereeing calls go for them this year

should start to go back to doing well in the league, with no european football to worry about though

Conspicuous · Post by **Conspicuous** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 4:18 pm

DragonKhan wrote:
fisgard792 wrote:
DragonKhan wrote:We should have won that
radio said the flakes were lucky to get the penalty
radio are morons then. Koscielny gone none of the ball

Soft one to give away but it was a clear penalty

Sefton · Post by **Sefton** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 4:32 pm

bimboman · Post by **bimboman** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 4:33 pm

Sefton wrote:4-0

Champions elect.

Sefton · Post by **Sefton** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 4:36 pm

Now 5.

Now we just have to try a keep a clean sheet for the first time this season.

I don't include the united game as they never came past their own penalty box.

bimboman · Post by **bimboman** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 4:40 pm

Sefton wrote:Now 5.

Now we just have to try a keep a clean sheet for the first time this season.

I don't include the united game as they never came past their own penalty box.

European champions elect.

JJR · Post by **JJR** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 4:41 pm

Sefton · Post by **Sefton** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 4:42 pm

An old Toga favourite, that and making jokes about black people.