Utd Spurs this weekend is a biggie, if either lose that then the top four is going to be a big ask for them if Arsenal beat Leicester.
The way this top four (avoidance) race has gone Spurs and Utd will draw, Arsenal will lose and WH will win.
Rumours of Everton being hit with a points deduction for breaching FFP. On the one hand it would be nice to see the FFP rules actually enforced and someone punished for taking the piss. But on the other hand they were brought in to stop anyone doing what City and Chelsea have done so it's far too far after the Lord Mayor's show. Everton will be punished for doing what City and Chelsea got away with. That sounds fair.
Any punishment will be on next season's points so hardly an issue, assuming they stay up and get their **** together in the summer (like appointing a decent manager who knows how to run a club fighting relegation). It will be interesting to see what happens if they have to sell players to try and get back under the allowable £100m odd loss averaged over the preceding 3 years. I think they are due to be somewhere north of £200, so that would imply selling a fair few players. Not that Everton have many worth big money. Rumours, laughable rumours, of Utd being after Richarlison. Given Everton paid £50m for him and there is a 'Man Utd tax' you would assume any sale there would have to be for £75m+. Surely at that price even Utd would cotton on to the fact they were being had!? Who else have Everton got who could be sold for £20m+? Dominic Calvert Lewin? He's pish. Andros Townsend, Demary Grey, Allan, Michael Kean? Meh. Pickford is another Calvert Lewin. Besides once clubs know you need to sell any £20m player suddenly attracts offers of £10m. Obviously, if they go down then the **** really hits the fan.
Pool were **** last night. Really sloppy. But still hit the woodwork three times, limited Inter to one half chance (great finish) and got through.
Not sure Sanchez can have too many complaints about his red. The first tackle was what the German's call "an orange card". I have definitely seen them given as red's, especially in the CL. The second one was a foul and ****ing stupid. By the rules of 'totting up' he was probably over the limit for a red. Daft time to do it and under no real pressure to tackle him either.
As for Wenger saying Fabinho was almost cheating by grabbing his ankle and screaming in pain. Ehh two things Arsene. 1) He has just had his ankle taken out from him, studs on bone hurt. 2) Have you, at any point in the 20-30 years, watched a game featuring a Spanish or particularly an Italian side? Hell, even PSG or any Jose side? Especially if their team happen to be winning and their isn't long left. Did you not notice how every time a player got touched, "touched" not fouled TOUCHED, he threw himself to the ground and screamed like a bitch while rolling around and around and around, only to miraculously recover as soon as the ref books the "offender". No!? Never noticed. Try watching PSG tonight, in particular the hard men Di Maria and Neymar. Wanker.
My opinion of Wenger did drop after he said that. The tackle wasn't great, Fabinho is hardly the worst in the world for feigning an injury, and yet Wenger goes in with both barrels. I wonder was it cos it was his wee Alexis and "he isn't that sort of player." I think Tony Pulis said that about half of his Stoke players after they booted various Wenger teams all over the park. Take the rose tinted specs off you tosser. If that's the closest we get to "cheating" in this round of CL games I'll eat my own shite.
I don't understand why Conte keeps playing him! We really need another Dembele who can hold the ball and take it forwards.Hojberg is about the closest we have to that now. The rest all just pass backwards and sideways.
