EPT2018 - 2019 Football Thread - Page 38
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WillyWanker
France1915 Posts
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DucK-
Singapore11447 Posts
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Bacillus
Finland1937 Posts
If I had to name one right now without any research, it would probably be the Bale UCL final acrobatics. There are probably some better ones on the nominee list, but it's not too shabby for a critical goal in UCL final. | ||
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nayumi
Australia6499 Posts
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sneirac
Germany3464 Posts
It is amazing that years after boaty mcboatface people still haven't got that public votes don't work. | ||
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Bacillus
Finland1937 Posts
On September 25 2018 20:36 sneirac wrote: It isn't a nod to a great season, it is a reward for Egyptian fans brigarding yet another fan vote. It is amazing that years after boaty mcboatface people still haven't got that public votes don't work. Well yeah... And that's why you sort of glimpse over the award stuff in general and focus on more important football related stuff like the Bunducksliga. | ||
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Dav1oN
Ukraine3164 Posts
On September 25 2018 21:26 Bacillus wrote: Well yeah... And that's why you sort of glimpse over the award stuff in general and focus on more important football related stuff like the Bunducksliga. But what he says is actually true. I remember Salah winning the best goal in play-offs over Cr7 bycicle kick ;D Obviously some biased country voted too hard to make it happen  | ||
Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51489 Posts
On September 25 2018 17:39 WillyWanker wrote: If you look at the whole season, disregarding the trophies, top 3 should be Messi, De Bruyne, and Salah imo. Mbappé had an okay season in the league, and a good world cup, I'm not sure that's enough. He's more of a 'symbol' of the French success. Oh miss read xD thought you said no Messi xD I think Modric was better than DeBruyne personally though due to his world cup too. But that is debatable i guess. | ||
Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
edit: it was for handling outside the box | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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GTR
51461 Posts
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sharkie
Austria18413 Posts
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8657 Posts
On September 26 2018 11:22 GTR wrote: mourinho's completely lost the locker room. this whole situation reeks of how his 2nd chelsea era ended, but it would be crazy for the board to sack him now. maybe in january (bring in zidane)? i dont think the board should sack him. tbh i dont blame mourinho much. his tactics arent the most entertaining and he isnt known for creating teams that are brilliant at attacking, but more often than not i just see issues with individual player performances more than the team set up. the team is mentally weak and doesnt have that drive the previous man utd teams did. if mou is still hungry for wins and demands a stronger mentality from his players, i dont doubt for a second there would be fallout and id side with mourinho 100%. if you hear what the old players that are now pundits or personalities on tv say about what their mentality was when the approached games and their general outlook on footballing in general, you can see how much of a joke the current generation of players are. their priorities lie with fame/money/recognition/instagram publicity etc rather than just being a footballer that wins games | ||
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N1E
Brazil186 Posts
http://www.goal.com/en/news/ramos-never-apologised-for-champions-league-final-elbow/1k3hn6r9o5xap1ou2ks2rgm8ff Asked if the 32-year-old had apologised, he told Bild: “No. I don’t think that he has got my number. He’s a hard player but I have nothing against him personally. “I don’t know whether he did that on purpose, but that doesn’t matter to me in the end. Only one person knows and this is Sergio Ramos. I went down and thought: ‘What’s going on now?’ No reaction from the five referees. I felt the adrenaline rushing through my body and thought only about playing on.” “A concussion was proven, and it harmed my spatial vision. The club asked me to go see a specialist. But again, I won’t use this as an excuse. I performed constantly throughout the whole season, so you can put it this way: under ordinary circumstances I cannot explain those mistakes.” “Yes, I’ve watched that Ramos scene. And the highlights,” he said. “You sometimes don’t understand how a certain situation could arise. I wanted to have better judgement, that’s why I watched it in the night and the next day again.” | ||
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Greg_J
China4409 Posts
edit: Was it voted on by fans? | ||
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nojok
France15845 Posts
On September 26 2018 13:25 evilfatsh1t wrote: i dont think the board should sack him. tbh i dont blame mourinho much. his tactics arent the most entertaining and he isnt known for creating teams that are brilliant at attacking, but more often than not i just see issues with individual player performances more than the team set up. the team is mentally weak and doesnt have that drive the previous man utd teams did. if mou is still hungry for wins and demands a stronger mentality from his players, i dont doubt for a second there would be fallout and id side with mourinho 100%. if you hear what the old players that are now pundits or personalities on tv say about what their mentality was when the approached games and their general outlook on footballing in general, you can see how much of a joke the current generation of players are. their priorities lie with fame/money/recognition/instagram publicity etc rather than just being a footballer that wins games It's much much harder to be a footballer at the top level now, the physical requirements have increased ten folds, they need strict diet and treatments, they can't make a step outside of their house without being scanned by hundreds of phone's cameras and overall make much more sacrifices than the previous generations, every mistake will be magnified by social medias or grumpy former footballers, be it on the pitch or off the pitch. They had it easy back then compared to the current generation, they really should stfu. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18413 Posts
On September 26 2018 16:36 nojok wrote: It's much much harder to be a footballer at the top level now, the physical requirements have increased ten folds, they need strict diet and treatments, they can't make a step outside of their house without being scanned by hundreds of phone's cameras and overall make much more sacrifices than the previous generations, every mistake will be magnified by social medias or grumpy former footballers, be it on the pitch or off the pitch. They had it easy back then compared to the current generation, they really should stfu. Ehh previous generation definitely had it easier (rules, privacy) in some ways than the current one but in other ways (money, broken bodies) they also had it harder. | ||
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8657 Posts
On September 26 2018 16:36 nojok wrote: It's much much harder to be a footballer at the top level now, the physical requirements have increased ten folds, they need strict diet and treatments, they can't make a step outside of their house without being scanned by hundreds of phone's cameras and overall make much more sacrifices than the previous generations, every mistake will be magnified by social medias or grumpy former footballers, be it on the pitch or off the pitch. They had it easy back then compared to the current generation, they really should stfu. the conditions footballers have to play in now compared to the conditions for those up to maybe 2 generations ago could be seen as harder, but it definitely isnt hard enough to justify having weak mentalities. ronaldo and messi played in the exact same conditions as these guys do, nothings changed. the generation before them (class of 92, zidane/fat ronaldo/ronaldinho etc) didnt have as much public scrutiny maybe, but tbh it wouldnt have mattered. they showed their skills on the pitch and aside from a select few, they didnt chase the fame or relish the attention and they just played their football. how many guys now could you say are in the mould of vidic/keane/cantona/ibrahimovic etc? players that aside from skill, had personality that was not only inspiring but instilled fear. instead of accepting losses theyd lose their shit at their team? | ||
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haitike
Spain2713 Posts
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WillyWanker
France1915 Posts
Anyway, you can't stay at this level with a small ego. You might escape critics by appearing nice like Federer or to a certain extent Messi, but inside you're a douche bag when it comes to sports competition. Ronaldo pushes it very far with his communication (like announcing he was leaving Real right as they won the CL and were celebrating peacefully), but at least it's very honest. Not everyone has to be nice, mannered, dull. | ||
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