2018-2019 Calcio Futbol Football Thread - Page 21

wc1934 · #**301** 03-21-2019, 03:36 PM

Euro qualifier - Group I Belgium (Hazzard 2) beating Russia 3-1.

Tonite USA vs Ecuador (friendly) -

echappist · #**302** 03-22-2019, 07:23 PM

what was the coach thinking with that line-up? made no sense

i'm glad i didn't waste time watching it.

3 MLS level forwards starting... Yikes

one really really ridiculously lucky goal...

btw, i'm looking forward to Germany playing the Netherlands

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Also, Brian Clough deserves more credit. How many teams has won back-to-back European Cups?

Klopp may be a bit high on that list

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ETA: to see why Pep is highly regarded, one only has to look to Raheem Sterling. I joked three years ago that Mr. Sterling's trajectory was going the way of the £ (this was right after the Brexit vote). Then Pep took over, and Pep has made a whole world of difference. Pep (with Sterling's own dedication) oversaw the transformation of the player with £50M worth of potential to one of realized potentials. Witness his second goal today. Quite a sublime effort under pressure, one he might as well shanked a few years back. Though I guess it is fair to ask if Pep is nearly as good as his mentor was

Sacchi also deserves high praises.

martl · #**303** 03-23-2019, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by goonster

Lording past glories, and seizing the narrative by insisting that the other club prevailed against a terrible, horrible, no-good version of your team is . . . maybe not the classiest way to be a fan?

Furthermore: I’m (also?) German, and when I hear “Fußballgott” there’s only one player that comes to mind, and he wears a St. Pauli shirt now.

I apologize for writing my team was playing crap. Next time i'll blame the refereee and the wind, apparerntly that is what makes for a classy comment.

The first Fußballgott was Turek, by the way.

wc1934 · #**304** 03-24-2019, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by echappist

what was the coach thinking with that line-up? made no sense

i'm glad i didn't waste time watching it.

3 MLS level forwards starting... Yikes

one really really ridiculously lucky goal...

btw, i'm looking forward to Germany playing the Netherlands

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Also, Brian Clough deserves more credit. How many teams has won back-to-back European Cups?

Klopp may be a bit high on that list

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ETA: to see why Pep is highly regarded, one only has to look to Raheem Sterling. I joked three years ago that Mr. Sterling's trajectory was going the way of the £ (this was right after the Brexit vote). Then Pep took over, and Pep has made a whole world of difference. Pep (with Sterling's own dedication) oversaw the transformation of the player with £50M worth of potential to one of realized potentials. Witness his second goal today. Quite a sublime effort under pressure, one he might as well shanked a few years back. Though I guess it is fair to ask if Pep is nearly as good as his mentor was

Sacchi also deserves high praises.

Buckle your seatbelt - today at 3:35. It's on ESPN+

echappist · #**305** 03-24-2019, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by wc1934

Buckle your seatbelt - today at 3:35. It's on ESPN+

let's see, they are playing in Amsterdam. Last time they played there in a game that meant something (only last October), de Oranje gave des Mannschaft a royal walloping. They then went on to tie des Mannschaft in injury time on the reverse fixture.

Something tells me that Chancellor Merkel's boys are in for a helluva time

echappist · #**306** 03-24-2019, 02:31 PM

okay; time for me to eat some crow

i think they are quite delicious though; i once saw a hawk tearing into one

wc1934 · #**307** 03-24-2019, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by echappist

okay; time for me to eat some crow

i think they are quite delicious though; i once saw a hawk tearing into one

wow - didnt expect this - thought it would be much more competitive. First goal was a slip - defender lost his man and 2nd goal vanDijk was screened/picked by Dumfries. Dejong needs to be more involved - he disappeared. Still another half to go.

Gsinill · #**308** 03-24-2019, 03:56 PM

Damn!!!
Toni Schumacher in ‘82 and now 5 ilks from FCB that everybody outside of Munich despises

echappist · #**309** 03-26-2019, 07:13 PM

bullocks!

Cap'n America is injured, yet again...

That insouciant lil chip though (and great first-touch assist from Zardes). Holy sh**, I just typed the words "first", "touch", and "Zardes", and it was about something positive that Zardes did...

BobC · #**310** 03-27-2019, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by echappist

bullocks!

Cap'n America is injured, yet again...

That insouciant lil chip though (and great first-touch assist from Zardes). Holy sh**, I just typed the words "first", "touch", and "Zardes", and it was about something positive that Zardes did...

Even a broken clock is correct twice a day

wc1934 · #**311** 03-27-2019, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by echappist

bullocks!

Cap'n America is injured, yet again...

That insouciant lil chip though (and great first-touch assist from Zardes). Holy sh**, I just typed the words "first", "touch", and "Zardes", and it was about something positive that Zardes did...

So it was you that jinxed him - you should have waited a bit - you know to was to good to last.
USA knew that Chile liked to press high yet were unable to deal with it - clearly couldnt be lack of preparation. They must have practiced playing the ball out the back, yet were still so ineffective. Frustrating!!!

galgal · #**312** 03-27-2019, 03:01 PM

That is quite the contract Bayern have given Lucas Hernandez. And they've already signed Pavard for next year as well. Interesting.

wc1934 · #**313** 03-27-2019, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by galgal

That is quite the contract Bayern have given Lucas Hernandez. And they've already signed Pavard for next year as well. Interesting.

68 mil (5 years - will still be in his prime) but he may require surgery.

Jaybee · #**314** 03-27-2019, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by echappist

bullocks!

Cap'n America is injured, yet again...

That insouciant lil chip though (and great first-touch assist from Zardes). Holy sh**, I just typed the words "first", "touch", and "Zardes", and it was about something positive that Zardes did...

Is it just me, or is Zardes waaaay better when he tries to one touch things in a direction (shot or pass) instead of trying to control the ball for a second touch move?

echappist · #**315** 03-27-2019, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by wc1934

So it was you that jinxed him - you should have waited a bit - you know to was to good to last.
USA knew that Chile liked to press high yet were unable to deal with it - clearly couldnt be lack of preparation. They must have practiced playing the ball out the back, yet were still so ineffective. Frustrating!!!

well, Zardes had his two "wrong clock" moments; only natural for him to regress toward the mean

Quote:

Originally Posted by galgal

That is quite the contract Bayern have given Lucas Hernandez. And they've already signed Pavard for next year as well. Interesting.

are we sure that Pavard isn't overrated? Had one good cup run (okay, World Cup run), but his club form has not been good

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Originally Posted by Jaybee

Is it just me, or is Zardes waaaay better when he tries to one touch things in a direction (shot or pass) instead of trying to control the ball for a second touch move?

fewer touches he has, less the chance that an inevitable "Zardes touch" occurs