Football The 2015/2016 Season Thread

[caLLous]

Liverpool on a two game winning streak, both by winning goal from Benteke. @Raven literally btfo

He could and should have scored at least one more in both games though.

 

[soze]

But you have to give him time to adapt to the Premier League! Oh wait never mind.

 

[Raven]

Wow, best striker ever!

 

[caLLous]

Total points haul for 2015 (source):

Aston Villa with less than a newly promoted team.

 

[Embattle]

I still put Aston Villa and Sunderland in the drop this year, the third drop place is open however.....but I would laugh if Newcastle went as well.

 

[Billargh]

I still put Aston Villa and Sunderland in the drop this year, the third drop place is open however.....but I would laugh if Newcastle went as well.

Why?

 

[caLLous]

Wouldn't be half as funny as Chelsea going down, as unlikely as that seems now.

 

[Embattle]

Why?

It is hard to find another more worthy candidate.

 

[Raven]

Going down might actually be the best thing for Newcastle, so long as they only just stay up, Mike Ashley is happy. Go down and it will spoil his plans.

 

[Embattle]

I see Andy has decided to get himself a silly haircut as well.

 

[Raven]

KLOPP OUT!

 

[caLLous]

You have to feel for Benteke; the service to him is horrendous.

 

[Embattle]

Yes but he doesn't do much as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Raven]

I said when they bought him it was a complete waste of time without a decent crosser of the ball.

 

[Embattle]

I don't rate Kolarov that much, his crossing in the last game was woeful and so far this game he isn't doing well.

 

[Embattle]

IT would appear even his injuries get injuries - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35155369

 

[Raven]

Benitez is available it seems, Chelsea and Liverpool fans.

 

[Embattle]

If it is true then it isn't surprising, not that I like RM or its fans that much.

 

[soze]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35226296

Confirmed, Zidane has replaced him.

 

[Scouse]

68% wins. 25 games, 3 lost.

Harsh.

 

[DaGaffer]

68% wins. 25 games, 3 lost.

Harsh.

Meh, it's Real, you know what you're getting into when you take the job; let's face it, they've been harsher.

 

[Scouse]

Meh, it's Real, you know what you're getting into when you take the job; let's face it, they've been harsher.

I know, but "% games won by Vicente del Bosque at Real: 55.91%"...

 

[DaGaffer]

I know, but "% games won by Vicente del Bosque at Real: 55.91%"...

That was over four years, and in an era when there was actually proper competition in La Liga rather than a selection of cannon fodder plus Barca and maybe three other marginally tricky teams a year.

Not that its particularly relevant anyway; Benitez was on a loser from the start; the players loved Ancelotti (another CL delivering manager) and Ronaldo in particular has a low opinion of Benitez formed during his United days.

 

[CorNokZ]

I hope Real ships out Penaldo this summer. He's had his time and for now it seems like he only cares about scoring more goals than any of the others and hardly contributes with what he used to

 

[Lethul]

Ibe injured our hamstring-11 is better than the fit one

 

[caLLous]

It's gotta be Klopp arriving mid-season and implementing a whole new training regime with no pre-season or break for the players...

 

[Ormorof]

68% wins. 25 games, 3 lost.

Harsh.

Even worse it seems they fired him by sending him a letter rather than face to face according to spanish press

 

[Lethul]

It's gotta be Klopp arriving mid-season and implementing a whole new training regime with no pre-season or break for the players...

Probably, even if he says he is just doing recovery training atm.

Even Klopp is tired of it as seen in the expected 11 for tonights game
Expected #LFC team: Bogdan Randall Illori Enrique Smith Stewart Brannagan Kent Teixeira Ojo Sinclair

 

[Scouse]

Probably, even if he says he is just doing recovery training atm.

Even Klopp is tired of it as seen in the expected 11 for tonights game
Expected #LFC team: Bogdan Randall Illori Enrique Smith Stewart Brannagan Kent Teixeira Ojo Sinclair

I'm sorely tempted to watch that game - should be really interesting. Instead I'll be watching The Hateful Eight at the cinema in town.

Klopp's on a winner here. Players are dropping like flies so he fields the youngsters. He gets to see them working in a competetive fixture at 100% (they've names to make for themselves here). If they win, great - and maybe he's got a couple for the first team squad. If they lose, meh - it's a shame, but at least we've solved some of our fixture congestion issues.

 

[Lethul]

I'm sorely tempted to watch that game - should be really interesting. Instead I'll be watching The Hateful Eight at the cinema in town.

Klopp's on a winner here. Players are dropping like flies so he fields the youngsters. He gets to see them working in a competetive fixture at 100% (they've names to make for themselves here). If they win, great - and maybe he's got a couple for the first team squad. If they lose, meh - it's a shame, but at least we've solved some of our fixture congestion issues.

Soon Sturridge is our only fit first teamer