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evilfatsh1t
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia8688 Posts
January 15 2017 17:53 GMT
#2561
thank god zlatan saved us. pogba was having one of the worst games ive ever seen from him, and thats excluding the freak handball incident. even more frustrating because even with everyone underperforming and missing chances in front of goal liverpool looked pretty overwhelmed
PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
January 15 2017 17:54 GMT
#2562
crazy game.. high pace & high intensity

Really enjoyed it =)
hatred outlives the hateful
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
January 15 2017 17:59 GMT
#2563
Super intense game indeed. Shame that it was an offside goal though.
Off-season = best season
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51490 Posts
January 15 2017 18:04 GMT
#2564
Yeh scousers also missed sooo many chances, Winjaldum himself missed 3 glorious chances. Oh well perfect result from Chelsea perspective :D
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4128 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-15 18:09:18
January 15 2017 18:08 GMT
#2565
On January 16 2017 02:59 Redox wrote:
Super intense game indeed. Shame that it was an offside goal though.


Think Lovren played Valencia onside. Was very close though
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-15 18:38:51
January 15 2017 18:34 GMT
#2566
On January 16 2017 00:48 DucK- wrote:
Thank goodness Pep didn't want Chelsea :D I never thought he was a great manager or tactician. He can only work with top players, and credit to him he is able to dominate with them. But without top players, he is flawed and often exposed.



City has top players, its just really hard to play the way he want them to play. Note Barcelona is also struggling this year and they layed off the style a fair bit, its just really hard to play. Thats his problem to take care off though, he will have to figure it out.


Also 10 million other things wrong here but been there, explained that cba anymore.
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18443 Posts
January 15 2017 18:35 GMT
#2567
So the top4 is going to change a lot after all. Did not expect that after such top games from Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and City till December
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51490 Posts
January 15 2017 19:14 GMT
#2568
All that matters is still Chelsea have 7 point lead :D
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-15 20:16:27
January 15 2017 20:16 GMT
#2569
Really needed the win today, 16 game unbeaten streak, still 6th. Pogba needs to be dropped after performances like this.
Deleted User 26513
Profile Joined February 2007
2376 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-15 21:52:07
January 15 2017 21:37 GMT
#2570
Zidane is an idiot. 40 games RM plays attacking football without losing... All of a sudden he decides that his team should play with 9 defensive players and only 2 pure attackers... And loses the game. Like WTF ?
Instead of beating Sevilla 3 or 4 to 0, after they wasted so much effort in Copa Del Rey, RM decided to play it "safe".
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
January 15 2017 21:44 GMT
#2571
On January 16 2017 03:08 Dante08 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 16 2017 02:59 Redox wrote:
Super intense game indeed. Shame that it was an offside goal though.


Think Lovren played Valencia onside. Was very close though

Was pretty clear offside. Linesman was just out of position and could not see it.
Off-season = best season
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
January 15 2017 21:54 GMT
#2572
On January 16 2017 06:37 Pr0wler wrote:
Zidane is an idiot. 40 games RM plays attacking football without losing... All of a sudden he decides that his team should play with 9 defensive players and only 2 pure attackers... And loses the game. Like WTF ?
Instead of beating Sevilla 3 or 4 to 0 after they wasted so much effort in Copa Del Rey... RM decided to play it "safe".

I wish the game would have ended in a tie. Both teams played so bad, neither really deserved to win. The 2 Sevilla goals were almost gifted to them.
Off-season = best season
Deleted User 26513
Profile Joined February 2007
2376 Posts
January 15 2017 22:04 GMT
#2573
On January 16 2017 06:54 Redox wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 16 2017 06:37 Pr0wler wrote:
Zidane is an idiot. 40 games RM plays attacking football without losing... All of a sudden he decides that his team should play with 9 defensive players and only 2 pure attackers... And loses the game. Like WTF ?
Instead of beating Sevilla 3 or 4 to 0 after they wasted so much effort in Copa Del Rey... RM decided to play it "safe".

I wish the game would have ended in a tie. Both teams played so bad, neither really deserved to win. The 2 Sevilla goals were almost gifted to them.

No, I'm glad we lost. Now I hope that I will never see Real playing in this dreadful 5-3-2 formation again. Everytime I see a team playing with 5 defenders I hope they lose, it's something that I can't control.
And of course Sevilla played bad... They gave everything in the Copa game 4 days ago. All Real had to do is to capitalize on that.
Ysellian
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands9029 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-15 22:06:13
January 15 2017 22:05 GMT
#2574
On January 16 2017 02:13 Pandemona wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 16 2017 01:03 Ysellian wrote:
4-0 wow. Didn't watch the match, but was City as bad as the scoreline seems to indicate?

They had posession, had a few shots none that stood out as great chances. Should had a penalty at 0-0 tbf in the 12th minute. Other than that just countered and look awful at back.
First goal sums city up. Give ball away inside half, goal 1-0 down, trying to overplay


Thanks. So quite typical City defending but this time it went along with a poor attacking performance.
Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
January 15 2017 22:11 GMT
#2575
On January 16 2017 06:37 Pr0wler wrote:
Zidane is an idiot. 40 games RM plays attacking football without losing... All of a sudden he decides that his team should play with 9 defensive players and only 2 pure attackers... And loses the game. Like WTF ?
Instead of beating Sevilla 3 or 4 to 0, after they wasted so much effort in Copa Del Rey, RM decided to play it "safe".

Zidane is an idiot? :D
"When seagulls follow the troller, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" - King Cantona | STX 4 eva
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
January 15 2017 22:38 GMT
#2576
On January 16 2017 00:48 DucK- wrote:
Thank goodness Pep didn't want Chelsea :D I never thought he was a great manager or tactician. He can only work with top players, and credit to him he is able to dominate with them. But without top players, he is flawed and often exposed.


Pep was good at enforcing a certain playstyle that worked well during his peak at Barcelona. But when it was somewhat figured out, or he didn't have the players to play that unique style of football, he's completely lost. City was his first test outside of his comfort zone because let's be fair any manager with half a brain could have won the Bundesliga with that squad and virtually no competition, and he's showing what's he's made of. I don't think he'll bow out just yet even if City drops out of top 4 this season. Hope he can come back with some good summer transfers because if he can make City into 50% of what he did to Barcelona, the next season will be very interesting indeed.
Sugoi monogatari onii-chan!
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18443 Posts
January 16 2017 05:58 GMT
#2577
finally Real lost! about time too, I never like when a team keeps winning too long
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-01-16 06:12:04
January 16 2017 06:10 GMT
#2578
On January 16 2017 07:38 nayumi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 16 2017 00:48 DucK- wrote:
Thank goodness Pep didn't want Chelsea :D I never thought he was a great manager or tactician. He can only work with top players, and credit to him he is able to dominate with them. But without top players, he is flawed and often exposed.


Pep was good at enforcing a certain playstyle that worked well during his peak at Barcelona. But when it was somewhat figured out, or he didn't have the players to play that unique style of football, he's completely lost. City was his first test outside of his comfort zone because let's be fair any manager with half a brain could have won the Bundesliga with that squad and virtually no competition, and he's showing what's he's made of. I don't think he'll bow out just yet even if City drops out of top 4 this season. Hope he can come back with some good summer transfers because if he can make City into 50% of what he did to Barcelona, the next season will be very interesting indeed.


I think one of the most prudent observations he made in an interview a while back was that sure hes won alot etc etc. But its not normal to win all the time. He knew what he had before and what he has now and he knows that there is a good chance it wont work here and people will say hes not that great.

Being a good manager isnt about never failing which literally no manager in history has done, will do or should ever do. Hes not going to go anywhere, he has a contract for 3 years and he has a project that he wants to work on, if it takes a little longer it takes longer but im pretty sure he will see it through regardless of the results. Whether they keep him if a top 4 finish fails though is a different matter.

So everytime people say shit like, well hes not really that good or "I dont rate him" the second he starts to lose it gives me a headache to read

Its the same as with Messi and Ronaldo they get held to these inhumane standards and then when those arent met then all of a sudden there is no layering or grey. Thats where all the Messi only good cuz Xavi and Iniesta or other shit comes from also. Its all from the same place. Ignorance and people chomping at the bit for a hint of failure to simply discredit anything good someone they dont like has done. Its actually quite depressing.
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18443 Posts
January 16 2017 06:26 GMT
#2579
On January 16 2017 15:10 Rebs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 16 2017 07:38 nayumi wrote:
On January 16 2017 00:48 DucK- wrote:
Thank goodness Pep didn't want Chelsea :D I never thought he was a great manager or tactician. He can only work with top players, and credit to him he is able to dominate with them. But without top players, he is flawed and often exposed.


Pep was good at enforcing a certain playstyle that worked well during his peak at Barcelona. But when it was somewhat figured out, or he didn't have the players to play that unique style of football, he's completely lost. City was his first test outside of his comfort zone because let's be fair any manager with half a brain could have won the Bundesliga with that squad and virtually no competition, and he's showing what's he's made of. I don't think he'll bow out just yet even if City drops out of top 4 this season. Hope he can come back with some good summer transfers because if he can make City into 50% of what he did to Barcelona, the next season will be very interesting indeed.


I think one of the most prudent observations he made in an interview a while back was that sure hes won alot etc etc. But its not normal to win all the time. He knew what he had before and what he has now and he knows that there is a good chance it wont work here and people will say hes not that great.

Being a good manager isnt about never failing which literally no manager in history has done, will do or should ever do. Hes not going to go anywhere, he has a contract for 3 years and he has a project that he wants to work on, if it takes a little longer it takes longer but im pretty sure he will see it through regardless of the results. Whether they keep him if a top 4 finish fails though is a different matter.

So everytime people say shit like, well hes not really that good or "I dont rate him" the second he starts to lose it gives me a headache to read

Its the same as with Messi and Ronaldo they get held to these inhumane standards and then when those arent met then all of a sudden there is no layering or grey. Thats where all the Messi only good cuz Xavi and Iniesta or other shit comes from also. Its all from the same place. Ignorance and people chomping at the bit for a hint of failure to simply discredit anything good someone they dont like has done. Its actually quite depressing.


I told people Pep is not good while he was winning stuff. I get headaches from people like you who call him good for no reason at all :p
haitike
Profile Joined June 2009
Spain2714 Posts
January 16 2017 06:39 GMT
#2580
On January 16 2017 14:58 sharkie wrote:
finally Real lost! about time too, I never like when a team keeps winning too long


When English speakers say Real, it always trigger me so much. In Spain "la real" is Real Sociedad so I always think in the Basque team xD
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