Premier League 22/23 Thread
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My dream is they sell Man Utd and buy Liverpool.
Sounds like Sevilla Roma was an absolute classic last night.
Assuming you like **** housery, diving, play acting, time wasting, gamesmanship, bus parking and general borderline cheating.
If you're one of those weirdos, like me, who likes to see football. Passing, attacking, entertaining football, then ehhh it wasn't for you.
I wonder what the odds are on a big game featuring a side managed by Jose Mourinho going that way were. Must be a million to one, he's never done it before. Ohhh……wait. He has done it EVERY SINGLE ******* TIME one of his sides plays a big game.
Glad I decided to watch paint dry instead. Soooo glad Jose isn't around the PL any ,ore to suck the joy out of football
Assuming you like **** housery, diving, play acting, time wasting, gamesmanship, bus parking and general borderline cheating.
If you're one of those weirdos, like me, who likes to see football. Passing, attacking, entertaining football, then ehhh it wasn't for you.
I wonder what the odds are on a big game featuring a side managed by Jose Mourinho going that way were. Must be a million to one, he's never done it before. Ohhh……wait. He has done it EVERY SINGLE ******* TIME one of his sides plays a big game.
Glad I decided to watch paint dry instead. Soooo glad Jose isn't around the PL any ,ore to suck the joy out of football
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He's done that before I think. I watched it, you have to except when you watch a game like that, it's more like WWE than football and go with it. Some good stats came out of that game, Jose's first European final defeat and Spanish sides have now gone 18 games unbeaten in European finals. The last Spanish side to lose in a final was Valencia in the 2001 UCL final when they lost to Bayern on pens.
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Aye, 26 appearances by Spanish sides in CL&EL finals since 2001/02 and the only defeats are to other Spanish sides.
******* impressive record that.
Granted a large chunk of them are EL and having the jammest club in world football (Real Madrid) and a club who had one of the best sides we will see in our life times (Barca around 2010 ish, whenever it was they beat Utd in 2 yrs outta 3) does help. But that's still an amazing record.
******* impressive record that.
Granted a large chunk of them are EL and having the jammest club in world football (Real Madrid) and a club who had one of the best sides we will see in our life times (Barca around 2010 ish, whenever it was they beat Utd in 2 yrs outta 3) does help. But that's still an amazing record.
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Sevilla are pretty much a cheat code for the EL- must be 5 or 6 now for them
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Ah yes Spanish side hasn't lost to a none Spanish side since 2001. That's Sevilles 7th Europa League. How much of their success is down to all the on and off field shenanigans that go on throughout the game. Whatever you think, Seville's game management is pretty impressive at times. 
They had a few EL wins way back when it was a dying competition that no one gave a **** about, ie before it got a CL spot. They also had a few piss poor CL campaigns that resulted in them getting dumped into the EL. Being Spanish helps too, good league, but they only have 1 CL spot to aim for as the Madrid sides and Barca hog the other 3.
Ohh and they benefited from utterly shambolic Moreno defending when they beat Pool in Klopp's first year.
"Ohh look my man has the ball and he is within shooting distance, I should probably have been marking him in the first place, but I suppose I could try marking him now, or even getting closer to out pressure on him. That is kinda my job. No, I know, I'll stand here and put my hands behind my back. That's just as good as tackling and marking………oh, he scored. Oops."
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Ohh and they benefited from utterly shambolic Moreno defending when they beat Pool in Klopp's first year.
"Ohh look my man has the ball and he is within shooting distance, I should probably have been marking him in the first place, but I suppose I could try marking him now, or even getting closer to out pressure on him. That is kinda my job. No, I know, I'll stand here and put my hands behind my back. That's just as good as tackling and marking………oh, he scored. Oops."
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That's 7 for Sevilla now, I think. Crazy! Didn't win it last year though 
I think a lot of his pay was conditional on him keepeing them up, or at least a large bonus was due to be paid if he did. I'm sure he still did alright out of what was in effect (him doing) a ******* **** job.
What do we think the result will be tomorrow re FA cup final ?
for me my head says Utd will get over run as city have too much quality playing as a unit, my heart says ( going back to the Fergie days we will go for it)
would love to win the FA cup, but if it's not to be then happy as long as we play with passion as a team and throw the kitchen sink at it, then I will be happy, if we go into the match without conviction, then I will be bitterly disappointed. It's the F cup, iconic, so come on Utd show the metal ! I'll be shouting them on for sure !
for me my head says Utd will get over run as city have too much quality playing as a unit, my heart says ( going back to the Fergie days we will go for it)
would love to win the FA cup, but if it's not to be then happy as long as we play with passion as a team and throw the kitchen sink at it, then I will be happy, if we go into the match without conviction, then I will be bitterly disappointed. It's the F cup, iconic, so come on Utd show the metal ! I'll be shouting them on for sure !
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Will either be 1-0 to Utd or 3,4 or 5 to City. Famous last words. Unless we are 3-0 up with 2 minutes to go I'm convinced we will lose. Obviously a City win is more likely and I put at 80%.
Aye summed up quite well there, my money would be on a fairly comfortable City win, say by 2 or 3 goals.
I'm hoping they go one, or five, better than the 2019 final when they put six on Watford.
Have we had a double figures score in a cup final? 'Mon City, there's your challenge.
I'm hoping they go one, or five, better than the 2019 final when they put six on Watford.
Have we had a double figures score in a cup final? 'Mon City, there's your challenge.
Another nonsense VAR decision yesterday.
Dafuq is that a penalty?! Yes, it hits his hand but if you ask 100 football fans if they think things like that should be given, I would be surprised if mroe than 2 or 3 say it should. Even most Utd fans I know agree that it was a farce.
You see them given, Utd got another like that against PSG a few yrs ago and Pool got one against Spurs in thenCL final, but those should never be given as pens, they are just a farce.
The one City didn't get was more of a foul. Fred doesn't get the ball, if he had touched the ball then fair enough, but he just blocks KDB and the ball bypasses him. It's still a bit iffy but it's more of a penalty/foul than that nonsense handball against Grealish.
City now with a game against a midtable PL standard side for a CL title and a treble. When was the last time a team as weak as Inter made a CL final?Pool in 05? But even that Pool side had been decent sides in Juve and Roma en route (back when Italian sides were actually good).
It could well be Porto/Monaco in 03/04 or Jose's inter in 09 thought they were a solid if unspectacular side. This Inter are just very meh.
Cue either a 5-0 City win, or a Pep brainfart and Inter winning.
Dafuq is that a penalty?! Yes, it hits his hand but if you ask 100 football fans if they think things like that should be given, I would be surprised if mroe than 2 or 3 say it should. Even most Utd fans I know agree that it was a farce.
You see them given, Utd got another like that against PSG a few yrs ago and Pool got one against Spurs in thenCL final, but those should never be given as pens, they are just a farce.
The one City didn't get was more of a foul. Fred doesn't get the ball, if he had touched the ball then fair enough, but he just blocks KDB and the ball bypasses him. It's still a bit iffy but it's more of a penalty/foul than that nonsense handball against Grealish.
City now with a game against a midtable PL standard side for a CL title and a treble. When was the last time a team as weak as Inter made a CL final?Pool in 05? But even that Pool side had been decent sides in Juve and Roma en route (back when Italian sides were actually good).
It could well be Porto/Monaco in 03/04 or Jose's inter in 09 thought they were a solid if unspectacular side. This Inter are just very meh.
Cue either a 5-0 City win, or a Pep brainfart and Inter winning.
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I'd rather get a manager in now than wait until the 3rd of August like we usually do! As I've said many times previously I don't think success in Scotland prepares you for the PL (Gerrard, Rodgers etc) but having had two serial winners get nowhere, and seeing Arteta do so well with no experience, I'm willing to give anyone a shot!
He has done well in Scotland and Celtic were unlucky in the CL, they matched most of the sides in their group but the quality in the final third was the difference. Maybe with a better squad of players he might do ok.
It all depends on whether Harry Kane stays or pisses off to Real/Utd.
He is a bit of a gamble, but everyone else has either told Spurs to piss off, is employed, or is *****.
It all depends on whether Harry Kane stays or pisses off to Real/Utd.
He is a bit of a gamble, but everyone else has either told Spurs to piss off, is employed, or is *****.
From what I've heard, he's very highly regarded within the game. Interesting appointment.
I just think City have their **** in order in this season's CL. They have literally run out of ways to **** it up and get knocked out. I think they will be 100% focused on winning it and no way will Inter have anything close to enough to live with them. Bar a Pep brain fart, Inter's best hope is nick an early goal and hold out. But I don't see them (or anyone, really) being able to do that.
They sure as **** can't go toe to toe with City and try and out pass or out score them.
I will laugh my balls off if Inter win, but I do think they are the worst side to make a final in a long long time
Well it's official, I need to learn how to pronounce his name now 
the good thing is he has some time before the season starts to both get to know the squad and maybe even make some changes. And thinking about it, Poch was managing Southampton before he came to Spurs so it's not like he was a tried and tested manager. The last two tried and tested managers didn't work out, so it's worth a punt.
the good thing is he has some time before the season starts to both get to know the squad and maybe even make some changes. And thinking about it, Poch was managing Southampton before he came to Spurs so it's not like he was a tried and tested manager. The last two tried and tested managers didn't work out, so it's worth a punt.A four year deal does sound a bit more like Levy is going to let him try and sort Spuds out. That will take time and money. Obviously if Harry Kane goes, suddenly the budget gets a lot bigger but you also then need a new striker.
And, I think it's Pos-tell-og-ooo
And, I think it's Pos-tell-og-ooo
