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Offline paulcomben

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3915 on: February 10, 2018, 06:06:20 PM »
What a good goal by Vardy

Pah. He ‘only’ sprinted past about £150 million worth of defenders, leaving two on their arses.

What I like about Leicester is that they have players who just don’t give a fuck about the supposed reputation of the so called bigger sides. A lot of that confidence naturally comes from doing the seemingly impossible and winning the title. I would love us to get back up and have that attitude. We won’t win every game but at least we will give it a go vs any opponent wherever the game is being played.

Absolutely. And where on Earth did they find that Mick Allbrightern fella who is keeping Mahrez out of the team?!

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3916 on: February 10, 2018, 06:36:29 PM »
What a wonderful first time cross that was from De Bruyne to Aguero to make it 2-1. It has to be an absolute pleasure playing in the same side as him.

Offline manic-road

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3917 on: February 10, 2018, 07:10:11 PM »
What a wonderful first time cross that was from De Bruyne to Aguero to make it 2-1. It has to be an absolute pleasure playing in the same side as him.

And to think Chelski got rid of him and Salah because they weren't good enough.

Offline Damo70

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« Reply #3918 on: February 10, 2018, 07:26:46 PM »
What a wonderful first time cross that was from De Bruyne to Aguero to make it 2-1. It has to be an absolute pleasure playing in the same side as him.

And to think Chelski got rid of him and Salah because they weren't good enough.

De Bruyne and Salah have arguably been the best two players in the league this season. They would stroll into the current Chelsea team. I can't help cheering on City's success however dubiously it has been achieved.  Apart from happy memories of great away days and music gigs at Maine Road, it is lovely to see the self crowned 'biggest club in the world' be very much second best in their own city. It is just a shame that most of their fans don't live anywhere near the place and so get to avoid the stick from the City fans.

Offline paulcomben

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3919 on: February 10, 2018, 07:38:58 PM »
De Bruyne is phenomenal. Grealish & Onomah & O’Hare are hopefully being forced to rewatch his every action, even when they are asleep.

Offline villabear

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3920 on: February 10, 2018, 07:56:11 PM »
Remember going to the Man City 2007 away game and winning 0-2.  Me and a mate got talking to two blokes the same age after the game and remember them being so pissed off with the way their club was being ran. I can vividly saying ‘“look, you’ve had the shit times but keep the faith it’ll get better” I often think of those two blokes and hope their loving what they’ve got now. Lucky buggers.
Their takeover always makes me think “what if”?
Maybe the expansion of Manchester airport with the added Emirates flights and new ground swayed Sheikh Mansour and his family to buy City rather than look at a certain club in B6.
Good luck to them I say.

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3921 on: February 10, 2018, 08:00:00 PM »
Kaspar Schmeichal has an absolute nightmare today. It might be the worst display I’ve ever seen by a top level keeper. Certainly from the perspective of making critical distribution errors that led to chances or goals.

Offline wittonwarrior

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3922 on: February 10, 2018, 08:19:01 PM »
Kaspar Schmeichal has an absolute nightmare today. It might be the worst display I’ve ever seen by a top level keeper. Certainly from the perspective of making critical distribution errors that led to chances or goals.

Could never see the hype  about him, yet another very good shot stopper but useless off his line.  Some many like him - they will blame it on the light ball, I blame it on the hype and  them being bang average.

Offline villa `cross the mersey

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3923 on: February 10, 2018, 09:12:33 PM »
De Bruyne is phenomenal. Grealish & Onomah & O’Hare are hopefully being forced to rewatch his every action, even when they are asleep.
I saw de Bruyne starting for Bremen when we played them in 2012 - we drew 3-3 in a pre season friendly in Germany - he stood out in that game

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3924 on: February 10, 2018, 09:19:04 PM »
Remember going to the Man City 2007 away game and winning 0-2.  Me and a mate got talking to two blokes the same age after the game and remember them being so pissed off with the way their club was being ran. I can vividly saying ‘“look, you’ve had the shit times but keep the faith it’ll get better” I often think of those two blokes and hope their loving what they’ve got now. Lucky buggers.
Their takeover always makes me think “what if”?
Maybe the expansion of Manchester airport with the added Emirates flights and new ground swayed Sheikh Mansour and his family to buy City rather than look at a certain club in B6.
Good luck to them I say.

Man City: Isaksson, Onuoha (Jihai 46), Dunne, Distin, Ball, Hamann (Sinclair 68), Barton, Ireland, Vassell, Samaras, Mpenza.
Subs Not Used: Weaver, Dabo, Trabelsi.

Man. City 11 from that day. Actually wasn't as bad as I expected pre takeover. Dunne-Distin was arguably the best CB combination outside the top 6 in those days and Hamann, Barton and Ireland were all decent midfielders back then.

The less said about the attack the better though...

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3925 on: February 10, 2018, 09:19:45 PM »
Kaspar Schmeichal has an absolute nightmare today. It might be the worst display I’ve ever seen by a top level keeper. Certainly from the perspective of making critical distribution errors that led to chances or goals.

Helping out his old club, he made his premier league debut for them.

Online kippaxvilla2

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3926 on: February 10, 2018, 11:49:42 PM »
Just seen Stoke v Brighton.  Lambert ‘disappointed not to have won it I thought we were excellent second half.’

Hughton.  ‘I thought we created the better chances enough to win the game.’

Who do you believe?

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3927 on: February 10, 2018, 11:50:16 PM »
Stoke were abject for the first hour.

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3928 on: February 11, 2018, 12:48:12 AM »
More VAR controversy in Italy. Penalty to Fiorentina (soft) for handball given. Veretout waiting to take with Juve defenders standing in the box preventing the penalty. After 90 secs or so, referee reconsiders, uses VAR and penalty cancelled. Probably right decision, but the way VAR has been used is a joke. Personally. I really don't like it....

It’s no surprise Juventus get the favourable decisions, as the league is close this year the decisions will get more outrageous. The odds or so stacked in favour of them it’s ridiculous.

Isn't this story "penalty given incorrectly is looked at again and rightly rescinded"?

I'm not sure it really makes it onto the list of evidence that things are rigged in favour of Juventus.

The decision to remind it was marginal sand VAR should b3 used for clear mistakes. You saw the Juve defenders standing in front of the penalty taker right?
Finally google calciopoli and you will be enlightened.
There is no way the Italian federation will allow the south to win the scudetto again.

Offline Damo70

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Re: Other Games - 2017/18
« Reply #3929 on: February 11, 2018, 01:15:03 AM »
Remember going to the Man City 2007 away game and winning 0-2.  Me and a mate got talking to two blokes the same age after the game and remember them being so pissed off with the way their club was being ran. I can vividly saying ‘“look, you’ve had the shit times but keep the faith it’ll get better” I often think of those two blokes and hope their loving what they’ve got now. Lucky buggers.
Their takeover always makes me think “what if”?
Maybe the expansion of Manchester airport with the added Emirates flights and new ground swayed Sheikh Mansour and his family to buy City rather than look at a certain club in B6.
Good luck to them I say.

Man City: Isaksson, Onuoha (Jihai 46), Dunne, Distin, Ball, Hamann (Sinclair 68), Barton, Ireland, Vassell, Samaras, Mpenza.
Subs Not Used: Weaver, Dabo, Trabelsi.

Man. City 11 from that day. Actually wasn't as bad as I expected pre takeover. Dunne-Distin was arguably the best CB combination outside the top 6 in those days and Hamann, Barton and Ireland were all decent midfielders back then.

The less said about the attack the better though...

I can't remember Dabo or Trabelsi at all. I know of Mpenza but don't remember him being at City.

As for other games, I would be pissed off with that Kane goal being allowed to stand if I were an Arsenal fan.

 


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