EPT2024 - 2026 Football Thread - Page 104
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28781 Posts
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FlaShFTW
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sharkie
Austria18624 Posts
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Bacillus
Finland2034 Posts
What happened? | ||
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sharkie
Austria18624 Posts
Set pieces have always been tool number 1 for the not very top teams to stay afloat and take off points of the big ones. Why shouldn't that work when the top teams actually consider them good? | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9798 Posts
On December 28 2025 15:35 Bacillus wrote: Has there been some obvious change in set pieces? Arsenal is obviously scoring them all the time and Liverpool has conceded something like 10+ goals from corners this season and so on. If I recall correctly, just a few seasons we were looking at how corners had turned into almost obsolete and the odds on scoring from one were all time low. What happened? I think there's a few things behind it. The resurgence of the 'big number 9' striker has probably helped, having those kinds of players goes well with a well worked set piece routine. Some of it will be teams watching Arsenal and realising that perfecting this one thing rockets you up the table, so the meta changes. We had that period where the fad among managers, even managers of promoted/relegation threatened teams like Kompany and that Russell Martin twat, were trying to Pep their way to success (and all of them failed miserably) but that fad has gone now so set pieces have come back into fashion. You can see that that has worked, with Sunderland doing so well and the relegation battle actually looking interesting this season. | ||
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Bacillus
Finland2034 Posts
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DropBear
Australia4399 Posts
Chelsea website Chelsea Football Club and Head Coach Enzo Maresca have parted company. During his time at the Club, Enzo led the team to success in the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup. Those achievements will remain an important part of the Club’s recent history, and we thank him for his contributions to the Club. With key objectives still to play for across four competitions including qualification for Champions League football, Enzo and the Club believe a change gives the team the best chance of getting the season back on track. We wish Enzo well for the future. Probably hurt Boehly's feelings | ||
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Bacillus
Finland2034 Posts
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DropBear
Australia4399 Posts
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9798 Posts
On January 04 2026 00:47 DropBear wrote: Holy shit wolves are going to win a game Meanwhile West Ham are in a nightmare. | ||
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8842 Posts
this club is a fucking joke. i do not agree with the way amorims sacking has gone down at all. what the fuck has wilcox done in his career? why are we outright backing wilcox over amorim, who to be fair has shown a lot of progress with the team? if you were going to sack amorim like this then why the fuck have we let half a season go by to do it? how is this any different from ten hags sacking? fucking hell uniteds board are a fucking shambles | ||
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sharkie
Austria18624 Posts
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MJG
United Kingdom1450 Posts
Clinging onto his "philosophy" months after Fulham's manager tore it apart in an interview showed that he doesn't have the tactical nous required to manage in the PL. Should've happened sooner, but I'm pretty happy about it regardless. | ||
GTR
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regardless ineos are the worst thing to ever happen to the club because they enabled the glazers to continue ownership of the club | ||
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MJG
United Kingdom1450 Posts
We're hearing Ruben Amorim had a particularly negative meeting with Manchester United director of football Jason Wilcox on Friday when points were made about his choice of tactics and a change from a back-four [against Newcastle] back to a three-at-the-back in a 1-1 draw with bottom club Wolves. Amorim reacted extremely negatively according to club sources, which could explain his demeanour in the press conference that followed - which he finished by hinting at friction behind the scenes. | ||
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FlaShFTW
United States10354 Posts
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9798 Posts
On January 05 2026 19:51 evilfatsh1t wrote: WTF amorim just got sacked this club is a fucking joke. i do not agree with the way amorims sacking has gone down at all. what the fuck has wilcox done in his career? why are we outright backing wilcox over amorim, who to be fair has shown a lot of progress with the team? if you were going to sack amorim like this then why the fuck have we let half a season go by to do it? how is this any different from ten hags sacking? fucking hell uniteds board are a fucking shambles Amorim knew exactly what he was doing. Maresca did the same, and Nuno did it to Forest earlier. If you want your juicy payout, you have to come out against your bosses in the media. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18624 Posts
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9798 Posts
On January 06 2026 02:31 sharkie wrote: Maybe the bosses should just get a thicker skin lol Good luck trying to convince billionaires that their image isn't important lol | ||
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