Who we got today? chelsea or Liverpool? I don't want klopp to win anything in his last season so supporting chelsea lol
Roy Keane was a cheating, violent, coward and bully. Absolute prick.
But he was a hell of a player, in an era when pretty much every team had cheating, violent bullies, he was on the receiving end all the time as well, but also managed to lead a team to the most successful period in memory. Think folk forget how many 'hard men' there were back then, and Keane gave as much as he got.
As for Fernandes, he's a hell of a player, if there was a Keane in the ManU team keeping him on task, he'd be up there with De Bruyne most of the time, as a captain though, he's never giving you inspiration when the chips are down, that team has serial winners like Casemiro and Varane in it, christ even Maguire in this current team would be a better captain and take the strain off Fernandes.
No binnerant after yesterday’s result?
I’m not angry. I’m just disappointed
What’s left to say about the same old lacklustre shambles?
Roy Keane was a cheating, violent, coward and bully.
Yes, but he was OUR cheating, violent, coward and bully and if you say you wouldn’t want a player like that in the centre of your midfield then you’re either mad or lying!
Who didn’t love watching him and Viera taking lumps out of each other?
Roy Keane was a cheating, violent, coward and bully. Absolute prick.
Walked out on my country because a years' old grudge against the manager, insulted 2nd generation Irish players and only played 62 times due to "injuries". Yep a prick.
and only played 62 times due to “injuries”.
To be fair to him, in that era there would be an epidemic of phantom injuries at Old Trafford the week before internationals, which would miraculously be cleared up in a week or so
Bigger fish to fry than some bollocks friendly against Macedonia 😉
Back to today… not a bad match this. It’s getting a bit handbags and the ref is letting a lot go
Well, VAR for one and Chelsea’s finishing!
How the hell did that get to 90 minutes at nil nil?
VAR
Gomez to win it with his first goal via penalty shoot-out?
LiVARpool’s U21s win against Chelsea’s £1Bn squad. 😂
The thing that really sickened me with Keane, was how he bragged about finishing Cyberdyne’s dad’s career in his (auto)biography.
another myth, haaland retired due to the other knee, he got back up and played the 90 in that game as well I believe.
as for Ireland, they had a poor setup, as others have said and keane was vocal about it, Keane not getting on with mick was the reason it blew up though.
Chelsea total bottlers. What happened to them in extra time?
Great performance by big Virgil. Thought Endo was really good as well, up against the £200m pair 😀
Oh and despite it keeping Arsenal in the race, I enjoyed them hammering Newcastle. You absolutely love to see it.
Didn’t fancy Liverpool for penalties, their captain certainly did the job again.
That’s Kelleher’s trophy to be honest. Tournament keeper, brilliant game today and kept them in it.
Chelsea total bottlers
I can see Gary Neville christening them ‘billion pound bottlers’ being something that sticks. You can almost hear the chants already
Kelleher was really impressive there! MOTM for definite
dander
Good game for a final, pretty threadbare bench for Liverpool, probably 6 nailed on starters injured?
Matip, Trent, Jota, Salah, Nunez, Jones,Szoboslai,Allison probably all start, with another four or five injuries on top, and Gravenberch taken out by Caicedo too
Another myth.
"I'd waited long enough. I ****ing hit him hard. The ball was there (I think). Take that you ****. And don't ever stand over me sneering about fake injuries"
Battered for 80 minutes, then win 3-1. MOT
I think "battered" is a little unfair. Should have been 1 or 2 up before Faes scored but for some shocking decision making from Piroe and Gnonto. Think despite the scoreline, the first half was edged by Leeds. First part of the second half you'd have hoped Leeds came out as strong as they finished the first but they were rubbish up until Bamford and James came on. They missed two good chances and had that iffy goal disallowed but screw it, doesn't matter. We scored 3. They took their two most dangerous players off at completely the wrong time - tactical disaster by the bald fraud. Tactical masterclass by Farke.
Everton have 4 points back.
as for Ireland, they had a poor setup, as others have said and keane was vocal about it, Keane not getting on with mick was the reason it blew up though.
A poor and mildly corrupt set up shouldn't have been Keane's excuse. He didn't want to be there. When George Weah's even more corrupt FA couldn't charter a plane for a game he paid out of his AC Milan salary.
You never let your country down.
Everton have 4 points back.
This has the danger to get sketchy very quickly. The people in charge need to tread carefully, this has future bit of a mess written all over it.
Everton have 4 points back.
Sure they'll be very grateful 🙄
It's bad enough with VAR ruining games but now we'll have to wait a few months just to find out if the points a team wins will still stand once the accountants and lawyers have done their work. And that's not even mentioning the blatant unfairness built into the PSR rules which enable the top clubs to protect their monopoly.
neilnevill
Everton have 4 points back.
4 points back, but confirmed as guilty of breaching FFP, and given they've been charged again for the following season, that likely means they are guilty again, and will be docked more points in April.
Brentford got dominated. IMO liverpool should go for Bowen when Salah leaves. Natural replacement.
Bowen signed a massive extension with West Ham, up to 2030. unless there's a release clause, Liverpool wouldn't pay what West Ham would ask for
Klopp is on record as an admirer of Bowen. But he’s off - not sure why the papers are linking them with players when they’re not sure who the next manager will be?
not sure why the papers are linking them with players when they’re not sure who the next manager will be?
It never stopped Chelsea and thats worked out really well
Oh....
I can't get too fussed on Everton and the points farce while we are still waiting on city etc.
while we are still waiting on city etc.
Well that just highlights the farcical nature of the the PSR/FFP nonsense. If they do find city guilty what are they going to do? Relegate them presumably, but what about the previous titles? Are they going to be wiped from the record a la Lance Armstrong or still stand? And what are the implications for the existing season? If city are relegated then they'll put out the kids in league games and concentrate on the UCL and FA Cup which means the EPL will no longer be a level playing field.
PSR is going to throw the whole league into chaos. Seems like the EPL are exercising a test case in how to destroy their own brand.
FFP is a farce, it lets the big clubs stay big and limits those who want to be big from getting up there too quickly. Look at clubs coming up from the Championship now, the gap is massive, they get into the EPL and have to run the risk of spending, whilst staying within FFP, without knowing if they'll go down again.
Reality is that FFP was meant to be around stopping clubs going to the wall, it's never about fairness, not when you've had so many teams getting a leg up over the last 20-30 years through outspending everyone, and building their empire, it just stops new teams entering the chat.
Reality is that FFP was meant to be around stopping clubs going to the wall
The way to do that is not to prevent clubs investing in their own business, but to do what the rest of the world does and insure against failure. The EPL is in a position where they could mandate insurance payments from clubs (and take more from the richer ones) so that any club which gets itself into financial trouble can carry on operating until the end of the season at least. If banks can be bailed out so can football clubs.
I agree it's a big mess, and hence why I'm only interested in the toffees as an indicator of what city face. Yet as dazh points out, EPL will damage the brand they are supposedly trying to protect, what ever they do.
I absolutely stand behind rules meant to protect against poor management that bankrupts clubs but agree the current system is deeply flawed. I'm not at all convinced insurance would work though.
Harrry Kane spreads Spurs-itus to Bayern despite banging in the goals.
He's going to end up with another golden boot without any team trophy this season.
Think Haaland might be back now 🤣
Blackburn v Newcastle has been a good value as a neutral.
RM.
Extra time is ace, end to end, both having a go instead of playing for penalties.
As a Newcastle fan, we were lucky. We've been nowhere near our best for the last few months, injuries aside.
Unlucky Blackburn, hope your season turns around.
Think Haaland might be back now 🤣
But can he do it on a wet Tuesday night in Luton?
Yes, yes he can. Looks like the software upgrade has been completed & the bugs ironed out.
His movement is immense, in this day and age you don't get many tap in merchants, he just leaves defenders for dead and makes it look easy.
It was a hell of a game though, when it went 3-2 you thought game on, then Haaland and De Bruyne do two quick hits, Luton had some clear cut chances as well, they keep impressing me this season, a few months back they were dead and buried, but they keep pushing and keep trying.
