Premiere League & World Soccer Thread

[Charlie Kelly]

This will be fun. I’ve never heard of Spurs goalie.

Unavailable players were in double digits today.

Liverpool next week might be a massacre.

 

[purp]

Liverpool and United game was a fun one to watch!

 

[VolsLFC]

TAAs mind in Madrid?

 

[Through_The_T]

TAAs mind in Madrid?

There was a moment (can't remember what minute) where TAA was attempting to pass an extremely lazy ball back and Man U intercepted, attacked and got a corner out of it.

Van Dijk was staring holes into him. It made me wonder if something is going on behind the scenes there...

 

[VolsLFC]

There was a moment (can't remember what minute) where TAA was attempting to pass an extremely lazy ball back and Man U intercepted, attacked and got a corner out of it.

Van Dijk was staring holes into him. It made me wonder if something is going on behind the scenes there...

I know the exact moment you are referencing which is kind of shocking considering how many times TAA gave the ball away.

 

[71VOL]

We have finally sacked Lopetegui!!!!!! Potter in!!⚒⚒⚒COYI⚒⚒⚒

 

[The Dog]

Wow, Nottingham Forest moves to 2nd, in the EPL and Chris Wood scores another goal, to win me some money

 

[NorCalVol67]

Spurs onto extra time against Tamworth.

WTF

 

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Spurs onto extra time against Tamworth.

WTF

And lucky to get that far honestly. Tamworth had two good chances in the final minute and really should have won it.

 

[bleedorange0037]

Spurs are shook. Bringing Son on for ET.

 

[NorCalVol67]

And lucky to get that far honestly. Tamworth had two good chances in the final minute and really should have won it.

Yep.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Spurs are shook. Bringing Son on for ET.

This I do not like.

 

[bleedorange0037]

This I do not like.

If I were a Spurs fan I’d rather lose this game than risk having him play on this pitch.

 

[NorCalVol67]

If I were a Spurs fan I’d rather lose this game than risk having him play on this pitch.

Exactly what I said.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Glad this one is going to extra time.

 

[Charlie Kelly]

And lucky to get that far honestly. Tamworth had two good chances in the final minute and really should have won it.

Could have won it? Absolutely.

Should have won it? Not really. Those back to back chances at the end of the 90 were the only time they had a sniff at goal in 120 minutes. Tottenham had at least 4 or 5 decent looks up to that point and nearly 80 percent of the possession.

Tamworth defended admirably and played extremely well today (if they were playing anyone but Tottenham, I’d have been rooting for them too) but they weren’t ever really a threat going forward. Even playing with one CB today, I still think they would have struggled to score on us even if we’d played another 90.

 

[bleedorange0037]

Could have won it? Absolutely.

Should have won it? Not really. Those back to back chances at the end of the 90 were the only time they had a sniff at goal in 120 minutes. Tottenham had at least 4 or 5 decent looks up to that point and nearly 80 percent of the possession.

Tamworth defended admirably and played extremely well today (if they were playing anyone but Tottenham, I’d have been rooting for them too) but they weren’t ever really a threat going forward. Even playing with one CB today, I still think they would have struggled to score on us even if we’d played another 90.

Didn’t mean over the course of the whole game. CLEARLY Spurs were the better side. Just meant that those two chances at the end would have basically been a walk-off winner for them. No way back for Spurs if they’d conceded there.

 

[05_never_again]

How many artificial turf pitches are there in the UK? Was shocked when I turned that game on Saturday morning and they were playing on one. Don't the players despise them?

 

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How many artificial turf pitches are there in the UK? Was shocked when I turned that game on Saturday morning and they were playing on one. Don't the players despise them?

Tons, but only in non-professional leagues. Thankfully they’re completely outlawed in the PL, Championship, L1 and L2.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Well it was fun while it lasted.

 

[Through_The_T]

Zubimendi signing with Arsenal is yet another blow to Liverpool in the transfer market.

I truly don't understand what the front office is doing/thinking with both transfers and handling existing contracts.

It's baffling.

 

[05_never_again]

lmao how do you not put that one away?

 

[bleedorange0037]

Had no idea until I looked at the table yesterday that Spurs are doing so poorly in the league this year. I knew they were just a draw away from the League Cup final, and I guess just assumed they were in their typical fringe-European spot. Good thing the bottom five are so awful.

 

[MAD]

Not a fan of the new format of the Champions League, it’s made me lose a little interest, it was perfect before.

 

[Charlie Kelly]

Had no idea until I looked at the table yesterday that Spurs are doing so poorly in the league this year. I knew they were just a draw away from the League Cup final, and I guess just assumed they were in their typical fringe-European spot. Good thing the bottom five are so awful.

Injuries have decimated us this year. Cristian and Micky have missed 12+ games each , Bentancur had a 7 game ban for his Son comments, Vicario missed 3 months for surgery, Udogie currently out for 6 weeks, Ben Davies missed 6 weeks, Son missed significant time early in the season, Richarlison's been out since the Villa game last year, plus we've been playing an 18 year old midfielder at CB for a month straight now (because we have no other choice) and we lost Solanke this week to a knee injury. If it weren't for Kulu, we probably would be in the bottom five.

I just keep telling myself that as long as we win a trophy and don't get relegated, I'll consider it a successful season. What's more likely is we finish 10th and don't win anything.