⚽️The Footy Thread: Lock Thread

[Kimchi Papi]

I really hope Sampaoli gets the team to play like they’re capable of playing. Waaaay too much talent offensively & defensively to be stumbling like they do. AFA needs to stay the eff away & let Sampaoli do his thing & pick the players he wants...

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Sampaoli Is a hellava manager. I preferred him over Ernesto. Would’ve proly brought Juanma Lillo with him to Camp Nou if he was hired. He had Lillo as his chief asst at Sevilla when he was there. I’m a big fan of Lillo...

 

[jape]

we need a new fitness manager
we've had 4 players hurt with hamstring injuries

 

[vtotheinay]

we need a new fitness manager
we've had 4 players hurt with hamstring injuries

y'all got that 76er medical staff

 

[jape]

this dude suarez trying to get a yellow got me crying

 

[jape]

dembouz got the sauce. first full 90. my dude was gassed early tbh. good showing.
coutinho looked great. him and dembele should start again thursday...they are fresh


coutinho golazo

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Barca def needs new training & medical staff. Everyone there is a friend of a friend... Who ok’d Messi eating pizza as his pregame meal all those years that led to the press speculating on why he was always throwing up on the pitch, sidelines, & in the tunnel.

They had hannibal playing on a gimpy knee for months & now they got Paulinho playing with a fracture in his foot...

Damn, is Semedo injured?!?!

 

[MetalMario]

I don’t know why but while watching the Pool game and saw Evra I just felt that he’d be a terrible manager. Or any type of position outside of playing haha

 

[PRIME]

 

[vtotheinay]

sick cause he's banging out his sister? if so, yes 100%

 

[flyeed]

RM have won 5 in a row

Ronnie scoring again

Lucas Vazquez of all players and Asensio have been live wires

Benz looking like a top class beta striker setting up others again

Getting hot at the right time to potentially be up there with the other favorites for the CL and threepeat

Edit: downside however is that Modric Kroos and Marcelo are sidelined with injuries

 

[mastamind89]

 

[mastamind89]

Here's my list of who I think Arsenal should go after
Winger: Malcom, Pavon, Chucky Lozano. The other option is Lemar but he would cost us a lot more
DM: Ndidi, Ndombele, N'Zonzi, and Dendocker. Fabinho is also another option. Ruben Neves would be hard to pry from Wolves
Back up RB: Corchia, Soares. The was a time where I would have said Sebastian Jung but he really fell off
CB: Diallo, Pavard, Tah, Alderwield. Manolas and de Vrij are also options. Wenger has been after Manolas for a minute
GK: Lafont, Horn, Trapp, Alisson

I don't think that this list is too unreasonable. Doubt it would happen all in 1 window. Frankly, some of the positions should have been addressed in previous windows. We should also sell Welbeck and Chambers. Ospina is on his way out. With a solid DM Xhaka could be worth holding onto. As for El Neny, I wouldn't be bothered if he was sold.

 

[jape]

 

[nomadicsole21]

If it means Wenger gets to keep his job, I wouldnt mind losing the League Cup Final to Arsenal at all today

 

[Sinner]

 

[rolaholic]

Pogback starting ,in a 4-3-3 too

Good to see Tone back as well

 

[Sinner]

McTom sitting with Matic so Pogba will have freedom to roam.

 

[rolaholic]

maybe not but i do remember prem dudes saying these la liga scorelines wouldn't happen in the bpl

Dude's must've been new to the sport

Seen the best and worst of those crazy scorelines with United after 8-2 and 5-1

 

[8pm at msg]

Conte finally realized Azpi, Christensen and Rudiger should be starting together. Moses and Alonso as the WBs as per.

Drinkwater starting in midfield with Kante. I'm worried he'll get overwhelmed but he's been playing alongside Kante longer than anyone so let's see.

Willian earned himself a start, Hazard on the opposite side and Morata back up top....which means I expect to see him hit the ground a lot today.

 

[rolaholic]

Smalling is undroppable it feels like

 

[sneaksoy]

Pogba needs to show up in a big way today. He’s playing in the 4-3-3 so Mou’s detractors can’t say he’s holding him back today. Also need Martial to lockdown that starting spot today with a strong performance.

Looks like Chelsea is putting out their strongest defensive lineup as well, should be a good match.



And we get a Lukaku vs Morata debate for NT

 

[sneaksoy]

Smalling is undroppable it feels like

Injuries... Bailly back on the bench but I gotta think he’s not 90’ healthy yet. Jones and Rojo still out too, we don’t have much choice.

 

[Sinner]

How, Tottenham?!

 

[sammydavisjr]

We out here already