st albans fox Posted 18 February 2020 Posted 18 February 2020 24 minutes ago, mozartfox said: He can be tricky as he plays off the shoulder You mean ‘on the shoulder ‘ ......... 2
Dan Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 We should all be excited, we'll likely win the Champions League if we get as lucky as they did. Hands down the worst side to make the final I've ever seen.
KingsX Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 If you have watched Manchester City play under Pep Guardiola you will be familiar with the process. City attack in numbers: the centre-backs on the halfway line, both full-backs pushed up, the midfield dominating possession. If City have the ball, they have a good chance of scoring. But if they lose it, well, you know what is coming next. Of course, City are desperate to win the ball back quickly and go straight into the press. But if that press fails, the opposition have a huge open space to break into, with just two or three stranded defenders in their way. In that instant, the odds have swung in their favour and City know they are at risk. And that is when the tactical foul is deployed. A City player ends the attack, giving their team-mates those crucial few seconds to run back and rearrange themselves behind the ball. And the chance of City conceding drops. Guardiola has repeatedly denied that he would tell players to foul. But that claim is undermined by the footage in Amazon’s All Or Nothing documentary showing Mikel Arteta, then Guardiola’s assistant, instructing players to do exactly that before a game. “David (Silva), Kevin (De Bruyne), Gundo (Ilkay Gundogan), make fouls,” Arteta says. “If there is a transition, make a foul. If you can do it, better than Gundo, better than the defenders.” The implication of that last point is clear. If someone is going to get booked for the foul, it would be better being an attacking player (Silva or De Bruyne) rather than midfielder Gundogan or the back four. In Guardiola’s system, everything, even the fouling, is meticulously planned and apportioned. This might all sound like singling City out. But the data makes clear that City are the most consistent offenders when it comes to illegally stopping opposition attacks. Opta have been gathering information on this since the 2017-18 season, measuring the number of opposition turnovers each team faces and the number of those turnovers that end in a foul. The key number, effectively the rate of tactical fouling, is the percentage relationship between the two. Manchester City were responsible for the second and third highest rates that Opta have on record. So far in 2019-20, City have committed 117 fouls to stop 1,540 opposition turnovers, a rate of 7.6 per cent. In 2017-18, City committed 180 fouls to stop 2,587 opposition turnovers, a rate of 6.96 per cent. The only club to record a higher rate is Arsenal this season, with a rate of 8.2 per cent. And we know who took over as their new manager in December. https://theathletic.com/1603079/2020/02/18/tactical-fouls-man-city-arsenal-liverpool/ 4
UniFox21 Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 It's hilarious watching Liverpool fans, players and Klopp getting pissed off at Atletico's style, the poor officiating and all of it. As if the rest of the prem haven't had to deal with it from them all year 3 1
Popular Post weller54 Posted 19 February 2020 Popular Post Posted 19 February 2020 10 hours ago, Leicester_Loyal said: Son has got to be out for a good 6 weeks, more great news for us. Son has got his cast on Hip hip hip hooray Son has got his cast on and he can't fvcking play. 7
StanSP Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 I bet players like Son, Kane, Rashford make miraculous returns just in time for when Spurs and Man Utd play us... 3 1
Long Eaton Fox Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 Been thinking about the wingers we've "missed" out on, like Jahanbakhsh , Bergwijn and Ziyech. All signed for reasonable fees from the dutch Eredivisie. Jahanbakhsh has done nothing this season. Will the others do the same. All these players have been around for a while but no one has paid the big money that you would think bearing in mind their goal scoring records. Have we missed a trick or dodged a bullet(s).
surrifox Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 1 hour ago, Long Eaton Fox said: Been thinking about the wingers we've "missed" out on, like Jahanbakhsh , Bergwijn and Ziyech. All signed for reasonable fees from the dutch Eredivisie. Jahanbakhsh has done nothing this season. Will the others do the same. All these players have been around for a while but no one has paid the big money that you would think bearing in mind their goal scoring records. Have we missed a trick or dodged a bullet(s). Jahanbakhsh is laughably poor . One worldie in 2+ years but possibly even worse than Ghezzal. 1
les-tah Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Long Eaton Fox said: Been thinking about the wingers we've "missed" out on, like Jahanbakhsh , Bergwijn and Ziyech. All signed for reasonable fees from the dutch Eredivisie. Jahanbakhsh has done nothing this season. Will the others do the same. All these players have been around for a while but no one has paid the big money that you would think bearing in mind their goal scoring records. Have we missed a trick or dodged a bullet(s). Hakim Ziyech... Add him to that list next year. Edited 19 February 2020 by les-tah 1
Guest An Sionnach Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 1 hour ago, Long Eaton Fox said: Been thinking about the wingers we've "missed" out on, like Jahanbakhsh , Bergwijn and Ziyech. All signed for reasonable fees from the dutch Eredivisie. Jahanbakhsh has done nothing this season. Will the others do the same. All these players have been around for a while but no one has paid the big money that you would think bearing in mind their goal scoring records. Have we missed a trick or dodged a bullet(s). How about Pepe , he was only 72million and has slammed in four goals this season.
boots60 Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 3 hours ago, weller54 said: Son has got his cast on Hip hip hip hooray Son has got his cast on and he can't fvcking play. The son ain't gonna shine anymore The kane ain't gonna rise in the sky The tears are always clouding your eyes When you're without goals, baby
KrefelderFox666 Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 3 hours ago, StanSP said: I bet players like Son, Kane, Rashford make miraculous returns just in time for when Spurs and Man Utd play us... Which is fine as we'll be guaranteed 3rd place by then
surrifox Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 1 hour ago, boots60 said: The son ain't gonna shine anymore The kane ain't gonna rise in the sky The tears are always clouding your eyes When you're without goals, baby by the Walker ('s Crisps) Brothers IIRC
Super_horns Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 When did Son break his arm? Looked ok waving his arms around at the end and players dragging him down - maybe that made it worse hence Jose being so peeved off yesterday
weller54 Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 4 hours ago, boots60 said: The son ain't gonna shine anymore The kane ain't gonna rise in the sky The tears are always clouding your eyes When you're without goals, baby Showing your age there mate!!
boots60 Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 22 minutes ago, weller54 said: Showing your age there mate!! Class tunes are timeless. BTW your user name suggests you might be knocking on a bit yourself!! Nowt wrong with that 1
weller54 Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 31 minutes ago, boots60 said: Class tunes are timeless. BTW your user name suggests you might be knocking on a bit yourself!! Nowt wrong with that 😂... definitely knocking on a bit!!
Wymsey Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 Reckon West Ham will get a result later at Man City. Wonder what Pep will say after last Friday's announcement on his employer.
Guest Mickyblueeyes Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 On 18/02/2020 at 14:46, KingsX said: Go ahead and then, you serial whiners. We'll send Levy a postcard. Bloody Spurs. Believing they deserve to sit on a table with Bayern, Barca, Man U, Liverpool etc.because they happen to be going through a purple match. Traditionally, they’ve been a mid table team and I wish their fans would stop pretending they have this great history (decent FA Cup record mind).
StanSP Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 Thoroughly recommend people to listen to Mike Dean on the latest That Peter Crouch podcast. Actually quite entertaining.
weller54 Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 1 hour ago, Mickyblueeyes said: Bloody Spurs. Believing they deserve to sit on a table with Bayern, Barca, Man U, Liverpool etc.because they happen to be going through a purple match. Traditionally, they’ve been a mid table team and I wish their fans would stop pretending they have this great history (decent FA Cup record mind). The most entitled supporters in the World!
Aus Fox Posted 19 February 2020 Author Posted 19 February 2020 Can’t believe Son has broken his arm, he’s really not that kind of player. So out of character. 1
les-tah Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 (edited) That’s a strong team tonight. i can’t honestly see him risking all these players against us 3 days before Real Madrid. Edited 19 February 2020 by les-tah
Md9 Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 Think they will defo rest Laporte against us which will be the only player they can’t swap for someone just as good. They could rest de bruyne aguero silva and still have Mahrez sterling and Fernandinho to come in 🙈
les-tah Posted 19 February 2020 Posted 19 February 2020 3 minutes ago, Md9 said: Think they will defo rest Laporte against us which will be the only player they can’t swap for someone just as good. They could rest de bruyne aguero silva and still have Mahrez sterling and Fernandinho to come in 🙈 Sterling got a hamstring injury so it would be suicide for pep to play him before Real Madrid
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