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Offline Somniloquism

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12375 on: February 24, 2026, 10:36:59 PM »
Get Sporting or Citeh in the next round.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12376 on: February 25, 2026, 05:53:18 AM »
Like that Bodø/Glimt are based in the Arctic Circle and had to shift 80 tonnes of snow before the home game against Inter.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12377 on: February 25, 2026, 10:07:46 AM »
I watched the second half against Inter as well as their win against City. They're the biggest advocate I've seen for the old 'kick and chase' coming back in style.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12378 on: February 25, 2026, 11:36:33 AM »
I watched them draw at Borussia Dortmund in the Group stage, they got a 2-2 draw and were well worth it. I’d have to disagree with Toffnar here they were anything but kick and rush.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12379 on: February 25, 2026, 03:41:28 PM »
I watched the second half against Inter as well as their win against City. They're the biggest advocate I've seen for the old 'kick and chase' coming back in style.

I’ve often thought someone is going to play a 4-4-2 one day with wingers bombing down the line not cutting back but lobbing the ball into the box to 2 lads up front, one a big unit good in the air and a bit menacing knocking it down to a smaller gifted player

Full backs who never go past the half way line but actually stay in their defensive position
no defensive mid but a chap who runs everywhere for 90 mins tackling everyone then giving it to a playmaker who sprays the ball around but doesn’t move out of the the centre circle

It’ll take everyone by surprise no one will be able to handle it and they’ll win win 4-0 every week and the manager will be hailed as a tactical genius


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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12380 on: February 25, 2026, 05:39:37 PM »
I watched the second half against Inter as well as their win against City. They're the biggest advocate I've seen for the old 'kick and chase' coming back in style.

I’ve often thought someone is going to play a 4-4-2 one day with wingers bombing down the line not cutting back but lobbing the ball into the box to 2 lads up front, one a big unit good in the air and a bit menacing knocking it down to a smaller gifted player

Full backs who never go past the half way line but actually stay in their defensive position
no defensive mid but a chap who runs everywhere for 90 mins tackling everyone then giving it to a playmaker who sprays the ball around but doesn’t move out of the the centre circle

It’ll take everyone by surprise no one will be able to handle it and they’ll win win 4-0 every week and the manager will be hailed as a tactical genius

That was us in the last 15 minutes on Saturday ironically.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12381 on: February 25, 2026, 06:00:23 PM »
Dortmund No. 5 attempting to clear using the wrong foot.
Game on.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12382 on: February 25, 2026, 06:07:41 PM »
Real Madrid v Benfica should be tasty affair.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12383 on: February 25, 2026, 06:10:55 PM »
Real Madrid v Benfica should be tasty affair.

Franco's White Shirts vs Mourinho's Racists. If only both could lose.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12384 on: February 25, 2026, 06:13:47 PM »
Dortmund No. 5 attempting to clear using the wrong foot.
Game on.

Mad that there might be no Italian teams in the last 16.

Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12385 on: February 25, 2026, 06:37:54 PM »
Dortmund No. 5 attempting to clear using the wrong foot.
Game on.

Mad that there might be no Italian teams in the last 16.

Atalanta say ‘hold my beer’. 2-0 half-time.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12386 on: February 25, 2026, 07:06:15 PM »
Dortmund are villa-ing this up.
3-0 and they’ve brought on Fabio Silva. Absolute charlatan of a player.
« Last Edit: February 25, 2026, 07:07:55 PM by lovejoy »

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12387 on: February 25, 2026, 07:07:42 PM »
Carney on for Dortmund.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12388 on: February 25, 2026, 07:23:05 PM »
3-3. Brilliant goal from Adeyemi. Carney playing well.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #12389 on: February 25, 2026, 07:25:02 PM »
He's played really well  in the short time he's been on.

 


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