The Ongoing Serie A, La Liga, All English Football, Champions League Thread - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Part 55

[Iceman]

Liverpool 3-0 down now! WTF is going on at that club?!

 

[BlackFox]

2-1 United, sending off has changed the game and we have been sloppy since getting the second, making a meal of this now.

 

[Iceman]

Damn, now Palace score. Big end to the match now without Casemiro. That’s like losing 1.5 players from the structure of this Utd midfield that have depended on him.

 

[Iceman]

Sabitzer on for Antony which might help shore things up. He’s got a real mandate for his first appearance! No quiet intro.

 

[Iceman]

Utd at least get this result over the line after all the nonsense.

With Casemiro’s ban Sabitzer might be starting the next few games.

Brighton also win again with a late Mitomo goal. They have a great chance of Europe with how Liverpool and Chelsea have played so far this season.

 

[BlackFox]

Backs to the wall job for the last 20 minutes but we got over the line again and claimed a vital 3 points. Only down side is now without Casemiro for 3 games after his moment of madness but hey its a nice rest for him and Sabitzer looked lively when he came on but we cant afford to lose another midfielder really.

Big loss for Liverpool, Klopp must be in a bit of trouble now surely, their season is falling apart despite investing even more in the January window.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Liverpool and Chelsea are out of top 4 running, I think. Arsenal seem to be feeling the pressure.

 

[BlackFox]

Newcastle 1-0 up early against West Ham.

Villa v Leicester sounded like a bit of mad one as well 2-4.

 

[Iceman]

Backs to the wall job for the last 20 minutes but we got over the line again and claimed a vital 3 points. Only down side is now without Casemiro for 3 games after his moment of madness but hey its a nice rest for him and Sabitzer looked lively when he came on but we cant afford to lose another midfielder really.

Big loss for Liverpool, Klopp must be in a bit of trouble now surely, their season is falling apart despite investing even more in the January window.

Yeah, first time I’ve heard any Liverpool fans start questioning whether it’s time to change manager today. I don’t want it all to end badly so would rather he got them back to top 7 at least.

3 games without Casemiro for Utd seems like half a season lol. Hopefully Sabitzer can be an effective tobe replacement.

 

[Iceman]

Liverpool and Chelsea are out of top 4 running, I think. Arsenal seem to be feeling the pressure.

Yeah they aren’t in the form to overhaul a 10 point gap just yet.

 

[Iceman]

Newcastle 1-0 up early against West Ham.

Villa v Leicester sounded like a bit of mad one as well 2-4.

Disallowed for the ball being over the line during the pass but now Wilson scores straight after lol. Could be a long night for West Ham.

 

[BlackFox]

Yeah, first time I’ve heard any Liverpool fans start questioning whether it’s time to change manager today. I don’t want it all to end badly so would rather he got them back to top 7 at least.

3 games without Casemiro for Utd seems like half a season lol. Hopefully Sabitzer can be an effective tobe replacement.

Yeah once fans of your own side start questioning it, it tends to lead to a slippery slope, wonder why its gone so wrong for them that top 4 isnt even possible this season. They should be doing a lot lot better with the squad they have, yeah they lost Mane but its not like they haven't brought in over £100m of replacements, its so bad it cant all be down to just one player leaving. Not obvious what has gone wrong with them really, the players just dont look bothered any more and that generally means a change is needed somewhere.

Two of those games I have read are against Leeds so possible for the best he misses both and gets nice rest for the final.

 

[BlackFox]

Disallowed for the ball being over the line during the pass but now Wilson scores straight after lol. Could be a long night for West Ham.

Glad to see Newcastle are still going strong and not showing signs of nerves being in the top 4, making it count with Chelsea and Liverpool dropping points and Spurs flopping. I really hope Newcastle can hold on, there could be fireworks on Tyneside next season if they make it and become a big player again. Be nice to have a major club fighting for honors not in Manchester or London for a change.

 

[Iceman]

Glad to see Newcastle are still going strong and not showing signs of nerves being in the top 4, making it count with Chelsea and Liverpool dropping points and Spurs flopping. I really hope Newcastle can hold on, there could be fireworks on Tyneside next season if they make it and become a big player again. Be nice to have a major club fighting for honors not in Manchester or London for a change.

Feels like Spurs are the only possible threat to Utd and Newcastle finishing in the top 4 this season. Would take a big turnaround in form of both a chasing club and current top 4 resident for anyone else to get in. Brighton probably have more of a shot than Liverpool lol.

 

[Iceman]

Yeah once fans of your own side start questioning it, it tends to lead to a slippery slope, wonder why its gone so wrong for them that top 4 isnt even possible this season. They should be doing a lot lot better with the squad they have, yeah they lost Mane but its not like they haven't brought in over £100m of replacements, its so bad it cant all be down to just one player leaving. Not obvious what has gone wrong with them really, the players just dont look bothered any more and that generally means a change is needed somewhere.

Two of those games I have read are against Leeds so possible for the best he misses both and gets nice rest for the final.

Haha, he could have got another 4 red cards in those 2 matches and been banned for the next 3 seasons so just as well.

I think once the rot sets in it’s very hard to turn around. Positive steps are washed away with the general momentum. West Ham are in a similar situation having been challenging for top 4 not so long ago. Newcastle the opposite. Many of the same players capable of contributing to a team that is bottom and also top 4.

 

[BlackFox]

Feels like Spurs are the only possible threat to Utd and Newcastle finishing in the top 4 this season. Would take a big turnaround in form of both a chasing club and current top 4 resident for anyone else to get in. Brighton probably have more of a shot than Liverpool lol.

True, Chelsea are far too off it now and will take time for their new players to bed in, probably be better next season. Liverpool looks like something much more darker is going on behind the scenes and seems like a cloud is hanging over them for some strange reason which doesnt look clear.

Mitoma might fire Brighton to it the way he is going, . Spurs look a little leaderless with Conte making eye's for the exit now. Its certainly very much in United and Newcastles hands now at least.

 

[Iceman]

Paqueta gets an equaliser from a corner.

 

[Iceman]

Anthony Gordon making his debut now.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Newcastle drops points.

 

[Iceman]

Disappointing to give up points at home again in matches we could have expected to win. We don’t have the same penetration and control without Bruno G. At least Gordon looked promising with some sharp touches and energy when he came on.

 

[Iceman]

Mason Greenwood plotting drastic transfer if Man Utd block first-team return (msn.com)

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Mason Greenwood plotting drastic transfer if Man Utd block first-team return (msn.com)

Why would you need to go to Asia if you did nothing wrong...

 

[Iceman]

Why would you need to go to Asia if you did nothing wrong...

Sounds like he’s scared of the reaction, and for good reason. That audio was totally incriminating without needing to prove anything else. A shame if he can still make a fortune abroad after this, but at least I’ll prefer to not have to watch him week in week out.

 

[Zantera]

The thing with Greenwood is that it's such a hot topic situation that his verdict doesn't really change much. We all heard the clips and even though context matters, it definitely doesn't do him any favors. It also isn't as simple as whether Ten Hag wants to use him or not, ultimately I think a lot of fans would take issue with it, I think a lot of Sponsors would take issue with it and if the club knows that their financials will be affected in any way, then they usually don't go that route. Money matters.