Futbol/Soccer Best Posts: Football (Soccer) Discussion Thread

  1. Broccoli Tree
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    Nov 19, 2017
    its a weird season at la liga

    the 3 best teams have been equally s---, one of them has had a lot of lucky points


    tbh valencia the best team so far
     
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  2. Flacko
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    Flacko Too Blessed To Be Humble

    Nov 18, 2017
    Y'all need to stay active for big matchdays. Got some real dope posters with detailed insights.

    futbol aficionados
     
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  3. Fire Squad
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Nov 18, 2017
    Tbh I'd rather watch you guys than us (I'm a Real fan), Marcelino has done a fantastic job in both a tactical sense and really getting the best out of those guys--Zaza & Parejo look reborn, the recruiting has worked wonders and hopefully we'll see you guys back in Europe again.

    Zizou and Carlo are both fantastic man-managers (minus the recent incidents at Bayern) but they don't have the crazy obsession of micro-tactics and detailing like Pep and Old Mourinho have, there are moments where we look so disorganized at pressing and look a bit confused in either late or early phases of possession. Zizou is still learning on the job and his record for us is insane so I hope we remain patient and just add some additions, hoping for Hazard :emoji_wink:

    City have been so disciplined and excellent but like you said I want to see how they handle these upcoming big fixtures. I've really enjoyed watching Chelsea, the 3-5-2 gets the best out of Hazard, Cesc and Kante with all that overloading the middle zones--forcing teams to leave the flanks vulnerable for crosses--and as long as that core can keep up their form I don't see why you guys can go far in both Europe and in the title race
     
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  4. Flacko
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    Flacko Too Blessed To Be Humble

    Nov 18, 2017
    How do you compare Ancelotti with Zidane? I know a lot of Madristas who loved Zidanes tactics because he freed the players much more. Do you think Zidane is in danger of getting sacked at the end of the season? I think Atleti's transfer ban has really hurt them.

    City got quite lucky today. In the second minute it should have been a clear red card because they denied Vardy a clear goal scoring opportunity. With Stones out for 6 weeks, I hope their defence gets properly tested. Their upcoming matches in the next month against Spurs and United are HUGE. Personally I think City will win the title quite comfortably but I hope a few teams can put up a challenge.

    Seems like my team Chelsea have finally found their rhythm. The 3-5-2 works very well for us and the return of Kante has brought back our stability. 4 wins in a row in the PL with a big match against Liverpool to come.
     
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  5. Fire Squad
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Nov 18, 2017
    Not our best result in this derby, we really need to start practicing better offensive schemes since this "Here do what you want" s--- Zidane been doing is not working for us; Atleti really fell off hard this season and Griezmann looks very unmotivated to be there, won't be surprised to see him leave to the Premier League as soon as January tbh. It's Barcelona's to lose at this point.

    I want to see someone seriously offer City a legit challenge since I still see that defense as very frail but the others keep stumbling on the way, I was legit shocked to see Spurs lose to Arsenal today. Ligue 1 is a lot of fun to watch (Lyon is a riot) but there's no stopping that PSG offense...
     
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  6. Michael Myers
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    Michael Myers Moderator

    Nov 18, 2017
    Ajax 8-0 :lawd::lawd:
     
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  7. Macca
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    Macca @

    Nov 18, 2017
    As a VALENCIA CF fan, after two terrible seasons it's amazing to see my team up there (2nd)!!
    @Flacko race is not over, only 4 points difference just wait next week for Barsa to visit Mestalla
     
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  8. Broccoli Tree
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    Nov 4, 2017
    thread deader than real madrid this season
     
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  9. Flacko
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    Flacko Too Blessed To Be Humble

    Sep 28, 2017
    Chelsea last night was our best european display i've seen for years

    Took them head on and absolutely dominated one of the best defensive units in the world.
     
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  10. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

    Sep 5, 2017
    Argentina in a nutshell:



    They might not make the World Cup lol. Honestly feel bad for Messi... choosing argentina over Spain was such a s-----y decision.
     
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  11. Oldboy
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    Sep 5, 2017
    i am crying atm
     
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  12. Broccoli Tree
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    Sep 2, 2017
    isco deserves an award off of his performance tonight on its own
     
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  13. Jakey
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    Jakey You Reckon

    Aug 19, 2017
    f--- u mou is still my fav manager OAT


    f--- u :emoji_slight_frown:
     
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  14. marshmallow
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    Aug 19, 2017


    :rejoice:
     
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  15. Alpha
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    Alpha

    Aug 16, 2017
    Marco Asensio. Enough said. Another trophy for the Kings of football. Hala Madrid.
     
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  16. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

    Aug 14, 2017
    Yeah, as soon as I saw him do that I knew he f----- up. He could have appealed the red card & probably won. There's no appealing pushing a ref though.
     
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  17. Fire Squad
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Aug 13, 2017
    Asensio is God...That Suarez dive was amazing, need to teach that to my team.
     
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  18. Fire Squad
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Aug 12, 2017
    I'm praying Morata turns out good for you guys, I'm pissed we sold him and aren't looking for a replacement (I'm very concerned having just Benzema as our only pure striker).

    The added pressure for Conte will be managing in multiple competitions, a lot less breaks and the reserves will need to step up for those key games. Not sure if the 3 man defense really works in the European Cup in this era. The squad looks a bit thin, but a full healthy starting 11 is easily top 3 in the Prem.
     
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Aug 2, 2017
    Jesus Christ this will have a ton of implications as far as buy out clauses go in the future.

    In some ways this is exciting to see a player like Neymar add some parity to UCL another contender but I'm sad it weakens La Liga since that's once again another superstar departing for "greener" pastures.

    There really should not be any excuse from the Barca board at this point to not be able to buy adequate players needed in key positions.
     
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  20. Dread or Alive
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    Dread or Alive Kamikaze should've been released 3 years ago

    Aug 2, 2017
    Neymar just confirmed his exit with his teammates an hour ago @SoccerSXN .
    That's that, Neymar is going to be a psg player. [@Marta_Ramon]

    The timing also confirms that the reason he didn't say anything was to try collecting the loyalty bonus in his Barcelona contract (would have been paid yesterday). Unfortunately they clearly didn't read the conditions for receiving the loyalty bonus.

    So good riddance, great player, might be the best after messi retires, but was destroying the foundation of the club with contract blackmailing and epitomizing the Enrique era of inefficient play (for our standards). Now he's off the wage bill, Denis and Delofeu will get more play time, and the focus will be in the middle, and not the attack. This was necessary for the club to survive at the top, otherwise we'd have crashed and he'd have left anyway.
     
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