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Offline Tony Daleys Shorts

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18405 on: April 29, 2026, 06:27:26 AM »
Regarding last nights game, where was the…
Rolling around on the floor at every contact.
Screaming at the referee, contesting every decision.
WWE event at every corner.
Long throws hurled into the box.
Endless sideways and back passing.

These continental teams really need to keep up, they’re falling behind The Prem.

Offline Rotterdam

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18406 on: April 29, 2026, 08:07:59 AM »
Great points TDS.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18407 on: April 29, 2026, 08:09:48 AM »
The thing that got me was the speed of everything, there was just little let up from either side for the whole game.

And we’ve beat both of them recently.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18408 on: April 29, 2026, 08:15:40 AM »
Yes it was see a pass make the pass.

Very good TDS, also the stupidity of the way the PL is being reffed was completely shown up.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18409 on: April 29, 2026, 08:16:44 AM »
Regarding last nights game, where was the…
Rolling around on the floor at every contact.
Screaming at the referee, contesting every decision.
WWE event at every corner.
Long throws hurled into the box.
Endless sideways and back passing.

These continental teams really need to keep up, they’re falling behind The Prem.

Plenty of the first was happening, especially from the Bayern players I thought, and definitely quite a bit of the second as well.

Offline VILLA MOLE

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18410 on: April 29, 2026, 08:37:39 AM »
PSG v Bayern looked like a different sport compared to the slow sideways shite in our defensive third we'll play on Thursday night.


If you are a top player watching that ,  you would think I want to play with them and you couldnt blame them

Online LeeB

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18411 on: April 29, 2026, 08:42:57 AM »
That 'slow, sideways shite' beat both of them last time we played them.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18412 on: April 29, 2026, 08:45:08 AM »
Yep, people have really short memories.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18413 on: April 29, 2026, 08:55:00 AM »
'We'll score more than you' attitude is a breath of fresh air.

Where has it been for the last thirty years?

Money has ruined the EPL in more ways than one!! Entertainment has gone out the window. Last night reminded us what it should be. Tonight we will see what we are getting.

Offline TheToffnar

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18414 on: April 29, 2026, 08:55:13 AM »
Not seen a game like that before where in I knew even at 5-2 the losing side where still in it.

The speed of the transitions was absolutely incredible. PSGs high line, even at 5-2 was insanity. Looked liked Barca last year where nothing mattered except scoring more goals.

Half of the best individual performances I've seen this season took place last night and you could easily pick 10 or so players for MotM, but for me Olise was clear. Monumental performance.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18415 on: April 29, 2026, 08:58:49 AM »
The only way PSG fans would have enjoyed that game more is if they could defend. I'd be pretty nervous about going to Munich with a 1 goal lead, despite having scored 5.

Similarly if I were a Bayern Munich fan, I'd be a little miffed at having scored 4 away and lost the game.

Offline TheToffnar

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18416 on: April 29, 2026, 09:00:32 AM »
'We'll score more than you' attitude is a breath of fresh air.

Where has it been for the last thirty years?

Money has ruined the EPL in more ways than one!! Entertainment has gone out the window. Last night reminded us what it should be. Tonight we will see what we are getting.

It's easy to do that when you've got two teams going head to head with more money and prestige then god, who can afford to bring in the best coaching staff to oversee the best attacking talent in world football.

The PL is more competitive then ever precisely because mid table teams have learnt how to control games to counter these sorts of teams out of necessity. Give us all that same amount of money to spend, you'd get more games like this.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18417 on: April 29, 2026, 09:10:58 AM »
PSG v Bayern looked like a different sport compared to the slow sideways shite in our defensive third we'll play on Thursday night.


If you are a top player watching that ,  you would think I want to play with them and you couldnt blame them

Not sure the top goalkeepers would like to have that much to do.

Online Baldy

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18418 on: April 29, 2026, 09:22:01 AM »
'We'll score more than you' attitude is a breath of fresh air.

Where has it been for the last thirty years?

Money has ruined the EPL in more ways than one!! Entertainment has gone out the window. Last night reminded us what it should be. Tonight we will see what we are getting.

It's easy to do that when you've got two teams going head to head with more money and prestige then god, who can afford to bring in the best coaching staff to oversee the best attacking talent in world football.

The PL is more competitive then ever precisely because mid table teams have learnt how to control games to counter these sorts of teams out of necessity. Give us all that same amount of money to spend, you'd get more games like this.

Very true TheToffnar, the EPL has more parked buses than Digbeth.
« Last Edit: April 29, 2026, 10:31:33 AM by Baldy »

Offline eamonn

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #18419 on: April 29, 2026, 10:33:03 AM »
Yep, people have really short memories.

Not at all, both nights were memorable to the max. We took the game to PSG in the second half at VP and scared them, no doubt. We held on against Bayern and scored an opportunistic goal that only a madman from Colombia foresaw.

Both these teams play football with freedom that we can't/don't and I'm jealous.

 


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