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Andy Robertson is the best left back in the league. What a loving player.
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That was a great performance by Liverpool, and if they go through it is thoroughly deserved. Realistically I think they're going to score at least twice at the Etihad which means City are going to need six, but if Aguero's back, and Sane doesn't choke as hard as he did yesterday, and de Bruyne isn't played in such a weird position, and Henderson's gone, and Salah's injury is worse than first thought, and Mane auditions for the UFC again... Anyway brb, winning the league.
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Apr 5, 2018 07:31
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Eau de MacGowan posted:That was a great performance by Liverpool, and if they go through it is thoroughly deserved. Realistically I think they're going to score at least twice at the Etihad which means City are going to need six, but if Aguero's back, and Sane doesn't choke as hard as he did yesterday, and de Bruyne isn't played in such a weird position, and Henderson's gone, and Salah's injury is worse than first thought, and Mane auditions for the UFC again... If you score an early goal I think you'll smell blood and it will be a really tense fixture. If you push and we catch you on the break and score I think that's the tie over though.
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Apr 5, 2018 07:51
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Liverpool just need to get 1 away goal. City will need to score 5 then which is going to be tough.
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Apr 5, 2018 10:04
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Theres also the psychological issue of City having to overcome a 3 goal deficit against a side they failed to get a single shot on target against and without the kind of support that Liverpool got at Anfield last night.
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Apr 5, 2018 10:39
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Over the season the aggregate is now 8-7 I'll have you know.
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Gorn Myson posted:Theres also the psychological issue of City having to overcome a 3 goal deficit against a side they failed to get a single shot on target against and without the kind of support that Liverpool got at Anfield last night. Conversely if City wrap up the league on Sunday, that might give them and their fans the psychological boost they need to go, "alright, that's that poo poo done, now lets charge into this second leg guns blazing."
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Apr 5, 2018 10:47
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The crowd next week is going to be interesting, apparently City were struggling to sell their home seats.
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Apr 5, 2018 10:57
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No City fan is going to care about going out of the Champions League if the League is won on Derby day.
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Apr 5, 2018 10:59
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Hot take: Liverpool will win, but they will get absolutely bummed in the next round.
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Apr 5, 2018 11:11
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Eau de MacGowan posted:Over the season the aggregate is now 8-7 I'll have you know. As long as Liverpool almost immediately go down to 10 men city have a chance.
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Apr 5, 2018 11:17
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City still absolutely have a chance. Liverpool could be missing Salah and Henderson for the next leg and our defense has been inconsistent at best.
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Apr 5, 2018 11:32
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They're unequivocally missing Henderson, he got a yellow booting Sterling up the arse.
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Eau de MacGowan posted:They're unequivocally missing Henderson, he got a yellow booting Sterling up the arse. Punished for loving.  I don't think this tie is over by any means. And City's players will have an axe to grind with that whole bus incident too, so I think the motivation will be there.
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Eau de MacGowan posted:They're unequivocally missing Henderson, he got a yellow booting Sterling up the arse. Yeah I meant could be missing Salah and will be missing Henderson
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Apr 5, 2018 12:58
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I'm just glad Oxlade-Chamberlain is secretly good
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Apr 5, 2018 13:00
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If he won the CL in his first year away from Arsenal that would get a big hearty lol from me
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The thread title has aged very poorly.
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I think the lack of quality and competition of the Premier League is holding Man City from being competitive in European competitions.
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ephex posted:I think the lack of quality and competition of the Premier League is holding Man City from being competitive in European competitions. Very good.
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I think a bald loving idiot fraud is holding Manchester City back from winning anything in Europe and I don't mean any forum mods or admins past present or future.
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CyberPingu posted:If he won the CL in his first year away from Arsenal that would get a big hearty lol from me Let’s be honest he won’t be winning anything  Seen the footage from inside the bus that’s doing the rounds, didn’t look as bad as the reports made out. Takes a special kind of personality to channel that hatred into a performance like C. Ronaldo I guess. City beat Liverpool 5-0 at the Etihad once already this season so think it’s very much all to play for.
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Gigi Galli posted:I think a bald loving idiot fraud is holding Manchester City back from winning anything in Europe and I don't mean any forum mods or admins past present or future. With the money the UAE's been spending on City, there's certainly more than only one bald fraud to be looking for.
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Gigi Galli posted:I think a bald loving idiot fraud is holding Manchester City back from winning anything in Europe and I don't mean any forum mods or admins past present or future. Greg?
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Bacon Terrorist posted:
Obviously throwing bottles and poo poo is bad etc etc but it really has been overblown, one little window was shattered. People comparing it to the Dortmund bomb attack last year can gently caress right off.
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Apr 5, 2018 18:30
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So basically it was similar to what happened with Manchester United's bus at the last West Ham match at the Boleyn Ground, right?
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fat gay nonce posted:Greg? Rude poo poo for sure
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Ewar Woowar posted:Andy Robertson is the best left back in the league. What a loving player. settle down there
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Pretty sure Pep would pay at least 60m for a LB of Robbo's caliber.
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Gigi Galli posted:I think a bald loving idiot fraud is holding Manchester City back from winning anything in Europe and I don't mean any forum mods or admins past present or future. 
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Apr 5, 2018 22:01
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For what it's worth all the city players said it was no big deal and didn't use it as any excuse for a poor performance
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vyelkin posted:I'm just glad Oxlade-Chamberlain is secretly good  https://twitter.com/lfcts/status/981827442137583616?s=21
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Apr 6, 2018 00:57
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Blinkz0rz posted:settle down there Who is better? Davies is handy tbf.
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quote:The 24-year-old said: “The manager has been pushing me all season and shouting at me for not taking the game by the scruff of the neck and providing those kinds of moments, being the one shooting and making the difference. Slowly it is starting to pay off and it helps me to create moments like that. The Ox is a good lad who means well and who would have thought that having a manager push you to improve instead of accepting mediocrity would lead to becoming a better player
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Haha, Ox got played as a wing at Arsenal because he wasn't better at the 6 than Santi Cazorla or Xhaka (lol), wasn't a better box-to-box than Ramsey, and wasn't a better creator than Özil. He played well in midfield once or twice but was too great a defensive liability to stay there yet.
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Ox seems like a genuinely good lad who wasn’t progressing in Arsenal’s set up. I didn’t think he would make it as a central midfielder, but he’s doing well at Liverpool, and I’m happy for him. Arsenal have been acquiring too many attacking players to accommodate them in any reasonable formation. And Wengy isn’t really developing young players like he used to. It’s tough to see a way forward, and it’s a sad state of affairs.
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Oxlaide was confusing to evaluate. He rarely received more than 45 minutes and was usually one of Wenger’s 15 minute subs. When he came on, Arsenal would look more vulnerable but also much more dangerous. Off-hand, I’m pretty sure he scored the winning goal in their last FA Cup victory, and many of his goals were in big matches, not just padding scorelines against bottom-table garbage. The wing at Arsenal was a terrible place for him. Less space for error, and defenders could reduce his decision making options and wedge his speed into an aimless corner. Plus the sides he was playing in had Ozil and Giroud instead of the willing runners that would have paired well with him. (Sanchez was on the left, Oxlaide was pushed right). Compounding the problem was Bellerin bombing forward and Ox being a spotty defender- the whole right flank would commit and then they’d be exposed. Located centrally, he’s forcing defenders to commit and then blowing past them, and if his first touch isn’t supple, he at least has room to compensate with his pace. And now he’s surrounded by forward players who can keep up with him. It’s a good fit, and an impressive spot by whoever at Liverpool had the stones to commit the £40million or whatever he cost. Looked like a massive gamble at the time, and now it looks almost obvious. It also says something troubling about Arsenal that pacey midfielders dont belong in their team, given that the whole league is moving toward faster forward play. Reprisal fucked around with this message at 04:07 on Apr 6, 2018 |
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Ox got played on the wing at Arsenal because Wenger is quite stupid a lot of the time.
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brocked posted:Haha, Ox got played as a wing at Arsenal because he wasn't better at the 6 than Santi Cazorla or Xhaka (lol), wasn't a better box-to-box than Ramsey, and wasn't a better creator than Özil. He played well in midfield once or twice but was too great a defensive liability to stay there yet. I'm sure the 4 appearances (or however many) Santi Cazorla made in the last 9 years were what was keeping Ox on the wing and not this Lot 49 posted:Ox got played on the wing at Arsenal because Wenger is quite stupid a lot of the time.
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Must be very frustrating for the arsenal fans, that the club is totally content with mediocrity.
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