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Swansea humped Liverpool 😆
A possible good weekend for Arsenal. There is no science behind it but I've always felt how you do at Anfield and Old Trafford is a good gauge of the champions elect . Leicester did pretty good but could have gone either way. Hope Chelski take points off Sp*ds tomorrow
Swansea humped Liverpool
Any faint glimmers of fourth disappeared a few weeks ago. Klopp's sole focus now is on the Europa, not for the prestige but for the champions league place it brings. I expect he sees Thursday night's game as the most important of the season so far. It is eminently winnable. [i]If[/i] they do, then it's a cup final worth £30m+ (and that's just for playing the group stages).
He's had to put all his eggs in one basket. Any higher position in the league is worthless so that basket has to be the Europa.
This is all football though Piggie and I realise you don't really understand a lot about it. So, if you have any more questions, we're a friendly bunch on this thread, ask away.
On the plus side for Klopp, he must be watching the 50 million man Raheem Sterlings performance today, and laughing his tits off!
Your right pretty clueless but I like Swansea 😆 been an odd season with all sorts of shenanigans going on behind the scenes.
Stirling was truly woeful today, along with Bony I found it hard to believe either had ever played football before in their lives. But ultimately today was a day that demonstrated why Pellegrini is being replaced, he may be a gent, but he is also too often tactically lacking.
Surely no one is surprised that Stirling is rubbish he is the new Aron Lennon or Theo Walcott, fast but no end product. Looses the ball easily, doesn't track back, he's very average, true price should probably have been about £12M and playing in a team around 8th.
'm no fan of Fallani but he should have made sure he got a proper connection there and knocked him out. Huth is a persistent cheat and pulling hair is pathetic behaviour. Leicesters behaviour over the last few weeks is really starting to take the gloss off any win.
Utter toss of the highest order.
We have been penalised for offenses that people have been getting away with all season.
Everyone else is whiter than white, naive toss.
Enough of your 'top of the premiership' first world problems!
Now that Derby and Birmingham have done the business, it's time for the main event.
Come on Burnley!
Everyone else is whiter than white, naive toss
Yes it better to say We have been penalised for offenses that people have been getting away with all season instead 😕
I dont think Leicester are a dirty team or Man u but fellani is a flailing elbow fool whilst that one was intentional in general he is such a clumsy battering ram i cannot tell how much is physical play and how much is malice.
I may of had a few beverages yesterday so my post may have been slightly more emotive than would be usual.
I still think we are being picked up on things that referees have not enforced all season.
the total lack of consistency and timing is rather strange
😀 Fair point sir, I salute you.
I think we all feel like that in general as its been a poor season for referring
your west ham match being the nadir of that - though i do think he dived.
Just wait till you are dominating and they will tweet pics of the ref in your shirt 😉
the total lack of consistency and timing is rather strange
To quote an oft mentioned cliche, the only consistent thing about football refereeing is the lack of consistency.
We have to accept, as fans, that while the technology exists to help officials make (or indeed reverse) decisions, and FIFA, UEFA, EPL, etc refuse to use it, then we will see "our" teams be the victim of, at times, shocking mistakes from referees (and their assistants).
With players playing the pantomime villains, diving, simulating injury, winning dubious penalties, blah blah blah, it's what we have to live with. We shake one fist angrily at it while we pump ( 😀 ) the other.
I can understand fans of "smaller" teams whinging that they don't get the decisions, especially against the "big" sides, but FFS, you're about to win the league, stop moaning. 😀
Out of interest, apart from stats on penalties, has anybody ever bothered to drill down through a season's decisions to work out if indeed the big teams get it mostly their own way or is it just perception?
I think the score tonight will be 1-1 which is still not quite enough for LCFC to celebrate, but then I'm sure they would enjoy it much more if the win their next game to secure the prem. I find myself (strangely) hoping for a Chelski win on the basis that it's still poss for AFC to go past Spurs, which would be a priceless moment for us Gooners, at the end of such a frustrating season.
(Unlikely, but priceless! )
I think the score tonight will be 1-1 which is still not quite enough for LCFC to celebrate
A draw would be plenty enough to kick start the celebration. Spurs need to win all three remaining games and hope Leicester get a draw and a loss or two losses.
its hard to say n the ref think I know they tried with utd ad say penalties at Old trafford
Problem is the better teams also attack more, and generally, foul less so its so hard to be definitive. Ie it was just more information to allow fans to argue.
IIRC surveys do show refs tend to always be "homers" and all teams get more 50/50 decisions at home than away
I am not sure that is intentional bias. I have no source for that claim but think I read it somewhere
I also think we should be more annoyed at cheating players than mistaken refs. A point you made so well 😉
Exactly.....so whilst their fans will be celebrating, the Tinker Man won't be having any of it
PS: Van Gaal on form in the post match interview. 50 Shades of David De Gea?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36183247
He does do a good media interview and i thought it was funny
I think the score tonight will be 1-1 which is still not quite enough for LCFC to celebrate
And Spurs would be 7 points behind with 2 games to play, why would foxes not be celebrating?.
Well the way this has started, whatever the final score, it's probably unlikely there will be 22 players still on the pitch. Handbags are well and truly out already 😆
Come on Chelski you vile team full of vile players owned by a vile man with a nice manager !
BOOM!
....no skin in the game, but want to see it go to the wire 😛
Costa/Vertonghen to last 90mins?
Game on.
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This game is like a Royal Rumble....eye pokes and everything.
Looks like Dembele will be joining Fellaini on the retroactive naughty step.
No way can this end with all the players on the pitch
Two well taken goals though so spurs really need to calm down as they can only beat themselves from this position
I thought eye gouging was a rugby thing? I reckon there should have been at least two reds already. Think there will definitely be some retrospective slapped wrists after this.
It's like watching pub football! 😆
Been flicking back and forth wiv the snooker and missed a few bits but now set on footie for the 2nd half.
( good come back on the snooker looking likely BTW)
[i]And Spurs would be 7 points behind with 2 games to play, why would foxes not be celebrating?.[/i]
What odds Leicester losing it now ....less than 5000-1 I'll wager?
Impressive from Cahill.
Been a cracking game.
😯
BOOM! Going to be an interesting last ten minutes now!
Never ever uttered the following....
Come on Chelsea!!!
how is this still 11 v 11?
It's like watching a Leeds match from the 70's. 😀
Apologies, got my maths wrong !! 😳
Chelsea have never won a Premier League game in which they've trailed by 2+ goals at half time (D1 L30).
well done Spuds,
This is hilarious
FA panel are going to be busy after that
Congrats to Leicester no one saw that coming
To quote Alex:
Football. Bloody hell!
😯
Brilliant!
congrats claudio
Amazing, well done Leicester
Disappointed Spurs lost the title with such poor grace at the home of the charmless and graceless. Need to secure second place now.
Congratulations to Leicester - played great football all season and deserved winners. Tottenham's turn next year....