Football The 2020/2021 Season Thread

[gunner440]

I wonder how he is playing with broken face after only 3 weeks and no mask

Ginger super powers. Ask @Aoami

 

[caLLous]

Lukaku was amazing for Everton, best we've had in a long time obviously. But when silly money comes calling it can't be ignored.

Between Everton and Tottenham the manager search seems like quite a merry dance at the moment.

Merry isn't the word I'd choose. It's like musical chairs but shit and depressing - the "manager" we're looking at now is not only demonstrably awful as a manager but as a person as well - racist apologist, misogynist, borderline homophobe... Levy won't know what's hit him if he approves this appointment, there is genuine fanbase-wide fury that Gattuso is even being considered.

 

[Raven]

It's the speed at which he is dropping previous applicants that is amazing too.

 

[Aoami]

I find it very hard to believe that Spurs are talking to Gattuso. He's done nothing as a manager. Would be a big step backwards.

 

[Raven]

For some reason, I am feeling a little nervous about tonight.

 

[gunner440]

I find it very hard to believe that Spurs are talking to Gattuso. He's done nothing as a manager. Would be a big step backwards.

Nothing? Maybe the best interview quote / now a meme in the last 50 years?!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJHUbtR0yI8

 

[Aoami]

Turns out it is all bullshit - Spurs will not pursue Gattuso as manager

I had the feeling that people had put two and two together and got 5.

 

[Aoami]

View: https://twitter.com/SonnySnelling/status/1405801998331547649

 

[Raven]

Northampton Town: Seven people charged in missing loan probe

Police have been investigating what happened to £10.25m loaned to a football club.

www.bbc.co.uk

Won't get the money back and small fry.

 

[Embattle]

For some reason, I am feeling a little nervous about tonight.

We should win but doesn't mean we will, Scotland and the other nations often bring more passion to games against England.

 

[Aoami]

We should win but doesn't mean we will, Scotland and the other nations often bring more passion to games against England.

It's this Scottish weather we're having. Finishing second or third in the group is probably better than finishing first anyway!

 

[Moriath]

come on England

 

[Gray]

Seeing rumours that Ancelloti is looking at getting the players he signed to go back to Madrid with him. So we're talking James but more importantly Allan.

Bit prickish if he starts to dismantle what decent players we had and thus can't build around them.

James may be understandable, especially if there is a claus in his contract saying he can return (Free) to Madrid. He would be a loss, when he played... But Allan I think would be the biggest loss.

It sounds also like Benitez might be announced any time soon.

 

[Raven]

So, it's not just prem refs that get VAR wrong

 

[Aoami]

So, it's not just prem refs that get VAR wrong

I'm ok with the decision. It's a yellow card and a free kick anywhere else on the pitch, not sure why it shouldn't be a pen.

 

[Aoami]

I really hope we ditch that anthem soon. Sounds more shite every time I hear it. Especially next to a banger like Flower of Scotland.

 

[Raven]

England are fucking woeful.

 

[DaGaffer]

England are fucking woeful.

Front line especially; Foden's having a shocker.

 

[gunner440]

Scotland have more balls than Sweden. Good watch so far.

 

[Ormorof]

Did Kane touch ball at all?

 

[Aoami]

Reallllllllllly poor. Perhaps all part of the master plan to finish second in the group and avoid Portugal.

 

[DaGaffer]

Reallllllllllly poor. Perhaps all part of the master plan to finish second in the group and avoid Portugal.

You know what? If that wasn't full tinfoil hat, I'd totally believe that.

 

[Raven]

Southgate hasn't got a fucking clue.

 

[Aoami]

You know what? If that wasn't full tinfoil hat, I'd totally believe that.

Play out a nice easy goalless draw against the Czechs, finish second on goal difference!

 

[Embattle]

Boredraw.

 

[caLLous]

Souness has 100% had some work done.

 

[Raven]

Had to turn down the brightness.

 

[Wij]

Did Kane touch ball at all?

Only reluctantly.

 

[Raven]

Hard to touch the ball when you're mooching around the centre circle.

 

[caLLous]

There's fuck all service to him, no creativity at all. With Spurs he at least drops deep and creates but it looks like Southgate the genius doesn't want him doing that. He ends up just lumbering around achieving nothing. Southgate probably has the 2nd or 3rd most exciting group of attacking players in the tournament at his disposal (certainly top 5) and he sets them up in the most cautious, ponderous way. He's fucking hopeless.

I hope it's all part of a master plan to finish second and avoid whoever the runner up is in Group F (probably either Portugal or Germany) because any one of about 5 other teams in the tournament will absolutey have their way with England if they turn up like that in the latter stages (if they even make it to the latter stages).