FOOTBALL English Premier League 25/26 Discussion

[The True King]

We got cooked by Doku (great goal as well). Also yeah @ningnangnong Konate was pretty ****ing bad. We might have a huge problem that despite all our spending, our CB situation is starting to become a problem.

Only a problem because the manager isn't being consistently clever enough about how he sets it up.

Looked great in a compact low-block against Madrid, as we did for the first half of last season. Have looked vulnerable ever since we changed it against United in January, time and time again we've been smoked trying to play a high press with the defensive line pushed up.

16 losses this calendar year so far. Concerning the manager has said after almost all our better performances that those are not the tactics he'd prefer to use.

 

[Brocko]

Dalot again for Portugal this morning. Holy ****, I know the bar wasn't high but the fall off has been absolutely generational. Holy shit he was bad.

 

[The True King]

He's their version of Luke Shaw.

Has no business being anywhere near the national team. It's weird he gets picked.

 

[ningnangnong]

McTominay's bicycle kick his morning - not bhed.

Stoked for Scotland.

 

[Brocko]

What an absolute joke of a decision to take that goal off Forest.

Absolute make up call for yet another controversial 'impeding' call/non call.

 

[Super Freak]

Oof.

Pressure getting greater and greater for Slot. Can't see him lasting the season if things don't change.

 

[Brocko]

Oof.

Pressure getting greater and greater for Slot. Can't see him lasting the season if things don't change.

He won the title last season, and still currently hold a rd of 16 spot in UCL.

They aren't going to sack him this season

 

[Brocko]

Just been reading a Liverpool fans piece after the game today. Said he sees a lot of similarities to ETH's United with this Slot Liverpool team, however they dont have a Bruno Fernandes carrying the team to shanky wins.

I definitely can see that. There is 0 confidence that they are going to win basically any game. In attack, it just doesnt click regularly at all, they look lost.

In defence, similarly they dont look like they have any trust in each other.

They started this season okay, but the run even from March to end last season wasn't amazing.

The only way I see them moving Slot on is if they slide down the UCL table as well, or they think Slot isn't going to recover and someone else is making moves at Glasner.

 

[Super Freak]

He won the title last season, and still currently hold a rd of 16 spot in UCL.

They aren't going to sack him this season

There's already rumours going around from sources that have been right a lot saying that he has until New Years to turn things around. Usually if there's smoke...

If things don't change, they're looking at ending up on the bottom half of the table and I think they would sack him.

 

[Super Freak]

Interesting one. I always though it goes from the bottom of the armpit.

If the line was drawn from the bottom of the armpit, it would have been offside.

 

[Brocko]

The outrage would hold more validity if it wasn't coming from city.

 

[Renegade]

I didn't see our game because I've been in Mackay dealing with a sick in law but I did the see the result.
Pressure growing. I think we'd have to have an Ange/Amorim situation before we sacked him, but he's not doing a lot to address the growing noise.

 

[Super Freak]

Now watch us lose to Everton lol.

 

[Brocko]

Wtf was that

Gueye and Keane going at it, Gueye hits him, gets a red and has to be dragged off by his teammates.

Mental

 

[Brocko]

This team is infuriating. Holy shit

 

[Super Freak]

Is Amorim seriously playing 5 at the back against 10 men?

Not able to watch but that's what I've been hearing. If so, that is incredibly stupid...

 

[Brocko]

Is Amorim seriously playing 5 at the back against 10 men?

Not able to watch but that's what I've been hearing. If so, that is incredibly stupid...

He hasnt changed system, but he moved Amad to RM/RWB and moved Dalot to LM/LWB. It was Maz before Amad down the right.

Its not defending as a 5 as we understandably have had all the ball, but 1 of the CBs still should have come off at HT

 

[Brocko]

Fk this team man.

All those losses above them across the weekend, at home to Everton. Chance to get into top 5, and this is the performance.

Nice of the team to start crossing finally the moment Sesko isnt playing too.

Some putrid putrid performances out there. I hope sincerely we never see Zirkzee play again.