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Football 2024-25. Pep’s last season?

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Bournemouth v Southampton tonight, second only to Boca Juniors vs River Plate, a lot of sushi will get thrown about.


 
Posted : 30/09/2024 8:14 pm
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I thought PSG were supposed too be good?


 
Posted : 01/10/2024 10:03 pm
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Terrible buffering on Prime, nearly unwatchable.


 
Posted : 01/10/2024 10:23 pm
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Was fine for me. Cruise for Arsenal. They won’t have many easier games all season. Horror show from Celtic though.


 
Posted : 01/10/2024 11:08 pm
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Massive props to Villa last night - I hope their squad has enough depth through the season to remain in PL contention to get back in the CL next year.


 
Posted : 03/10/2024 1:53 pm
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Duran is turning out to be a proper supersub! Solskjaer-esque! Some finish too! Again. He’s scored some ridiculous goals this season

I can’t even be arsed watching us get tonked by Porto tonight and then Villa get to give us a proper shoeing on Sunday. TH sacked on Monday and the merry-go-round starts again


 
Posted : 03/10/2024 2:36 pm
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I thought Villa were really good last night, but i fear they will go the same way as Newcastle. Playing Munich is like playing City or Arsenal. it's a game of real intenstity, that will drain players, who have to give 100% for 90 mins. You can't underestimate the impact that having to prepare for these games in a midweek has on a season.

Top teams can rotate to an extent, certainly in the league.  Villa and Newcastle can't really rotate to any level of quality.... two players went off injured, three days till next game... I wish them the best, but i think they will struggle on both fronts...


 
Posted : 03/10/2024 2:53 pm
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We started really well and actually looked a bit better than completely useless (helped by some comedy goalkeeping), then threw away a two goal lead with some Sunday league defending and our captain gets sent off for the second time in two games

****ing clown show! Again.

Sacked on Monday after we get mauled by Villa on Sunday


 
Posted : 03/10/2024 11:22 pm
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I personally think ETH should be given time - & more money.


 
Posted : 04/10/2024 10:53 am
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Yep, I was pleased when Maguire nodded the equaliser in.

Maybe it’s early days but De Light’s performances are indicating why Bayern were happy to sell him. The defence isn’t helped by the porous midfield in front of them though.


 
Posted : 04/10/2024 12:38 pm
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You'd never see Arsenal fans doing community outreach like this.

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Posted : 04/10/2024 3:46 pm
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Asked if he still had faith in former Ajax boss Ten Hag, Sir Jim Ratcliffe told BBC Sport: "I don’t want to answer that question."

So that's a big fat no then.


 
Posted : 04/10/2024 5:24 pm
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Keep going the way we are and we may need to get someone in who’ll keep us up…

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Posted : 04/10/2024 5:35 pm
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wonder if Phil (the next Duncan Edwards) Jones has thought about management?


 
Posted : 04/10/2024 6:29 pm
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Check out the Leeds goalkeeper's massive blunder.


 
Posted : 04/10/2024 10:59 pm
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As a United fan I have to take my LOLs when they’re not at our expense, so hats off to the Leeds keeper for his 97th minute of madness

Absolute comedy gold!

https://Twitter.com/sgpnpremier/status/1842310073881657528?s=46&t=1lK7Dw1b6RqGJyvufO-trQ


 
Posted : 04/10/2024 11:38 pm
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Wow! No replay on that clip, was it a googly?


 
Posted : 04/10/2024 11:56 pm
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Looks like it didn't bounce like he'd thought it would, seen it a few times, keeper always looks bad as they're just stood there, not that usual these days with pitches up to the current standard though.


 
Posted : 05/10/2024 8:57 am
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You'd never get caught out like that in my day, mainly because you knew you weren't going to get a true bounce off half a house brick, 1/2 a ton of sharp sand, and some pea shingle all on a base of Shrek's swamp. And that was September, by January it was frozen as well.


 
Posted : 05/10/2024 9:12 am
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Brentford took their time scoring yesterday. They’re a bit good at this early goals lark

i suppose I’ll have to endure 90 minutes of misery today, watching Ten Hag’s last game. I wonder which mug they’ve got lined up next to spend half a billion on players to finish 8th? I’m getting to the point where I’m past caring


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 10:38 am
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Xabi Alonso or Simone Inzagi or Thomas Tuchel, depending on which paper you read. So it’ll either be Southgate or Potter.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 11:23 am
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For the neutral we do hope big Sam is not overlooked.

In other news traore completely burnt walker. If he ever knew how to finish he'd be good player.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 11:44 am
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Yep, he’s a prime example of an athlete becoming a footballer. Poor decision making usually.

Is Kyle Walker’s pace on the wane? Martinelli did him for pace a few weeks ago too.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 12:21 pm
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To be fair, Walker is 34 and a regular starter - I'm amazed he's still got the pace he has, even if he's dropped off a bit.

With the Euros, last season he played 54 matches in 48 weeks, averaging about 100 mins a week of game time. And then headed to the US for the pre-season tour. It's pretty incredible really


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 12:37 pm
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I don't think Walker went on the preseason tour. One thing Pep insists on is players getting a rest if they are involved in summer tournaments, I don't think any Spanish or England players had even returned to training when the season actually began.

Rico Lewis is being favoured recently, who actually did well in a foot race with Traore earlier in the match even if he showed his inexperience being muscled off the ball after getting between Traore and the ball. City will have to change the way they defend without Walkers pace, they can't keep such a high line without that pace and not concede goals, the opposition would still need some luck to beat city, but the way it can be done now is clear and city need to adapt to win the league.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 12:56 pm
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Ten Hag gone with the pace of Maguire and Evans to cope with Ollie Watkins.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 2:01 pm
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I wonder which minute we’ll get the Maguire own goal in?


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 2:39 pm
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I wonder which minute we’ll get the Maguire own goal in?

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Posted : 06/10/2024 3:12 pm
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That was a contender for worst game of the season, never understand this whole European hangover, but it does appear to have affected a few this weekend.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 5:06 pm
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Lord alive that was dull.

Now Brighton - Spurs. The 'high line' derby - will we see both sides pushed up so far that it's basically two lines 5 yards either side of the half way line.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 5:12 pm
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Christ, that was a bore-fest

I suppose TH has done the bare minimum to keep his job for the next couple of weeks. We’re 5 points clear of the relegation places after all, so it’s all good

This game should be the opposite, given the suicidally high lines they both play. Schoolboy stuff with 20 players around the centre circle

WTF is going on with that Spuds away kit? It’s absolutely hideous!


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 5:28 pm
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Mitoma booked for offside when about a millimetre inside the Spurs half? Absolutely bonkers! 😀


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 5:44 pm
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Any other promotion season I'd be delighted to see Ipswich only 4 points behind United after 7 games....


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 5:53 pm
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Gosh that Villa ManU was so tedious I went out and cut my bush.


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 6:13 pm
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Spursy


 
Posted : 06/10/2024 6:57 pm
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Great recovery from Brighton! Spurs weren’t Spursy- Brighton just outplayed them in the second half.


 
Posted : 07/10/2024 9:45 am
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I know which game i enjoyed more yesterday, mental how Spurs were class first half and then it all switched in the second half, two of the most free flowing teams in the EPL just playing their own style, that Villa game was just horrific in comparison, two teams who just didn't want to lose, Villa looked like they were trying to remember their formation all the way through, and were forgetting passing routines, was weird to watch as you know the quality on that pitch was there, but half asleep.


 
Posted : 07/10/2024 10:14 am
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I see knackered Klopp has been awoken by Red Bull.


 
Posted : 09/10/2024 11:39 am
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Seems a much more chilled role than day to day management.


 
Posted : 09/10/2024 12:11 pm
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Tuchel for England FFS

The one thing that Southgate definitely got right was building a team spirit and togetherness, they needed to keep that going, instead they brought in someone who has lost the dressing room in his last 3 jobs.

As they apparently sounded out Pep, I wonder if this means he is more likely to stay at City next season.


 
Posted : 15/10/2024 9:47 pm
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Tuchel will be interesting when the mouth-breathing inngrrrland fans start singing about bombers, world cups and world wars


 
Posted : 15/10/2024 9:50 pm
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Looks like they got fed up of the Irishman then. Not sure Tuchel will win the world/European cup though.


 
Posted : 15/10/2024 11:25 pm
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Meh. Who gives a flying **** anyway about international football anyway, particularly Engerland?

It’s one less on the candidate list to take over from Ten Hag, I suppose, who is inexplicably still in a job.

Bring on the ‘proper’ football after the latest pointless nonsense and see if Brentford can beat their present record and put two past us in the opening minute. With our present defence, that’s entirely possible


 
Posted : 15/10/2024 11:39 pm
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Most of us give even less ****s about the latest latest stupidity at united.


 
Posted : 16/10/2024 7:05 am
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I hope United don't decide to look back to 1986 for inspiration and come looking at Pittodrie for their next manager.


 
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