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Europe's second tier competition which is in every way better and more entertaining then oil billionaires waving their dicks at each other in the champions league begins for real now. Come see past it former giants compete against Moldovan farmers, and hell, lose to them. All of the legs in this stage are played on the same day, but at 3 or 4 different times becomes the capital of Kazakhstan or whatever, which is definitely in Europe, is far away.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 18:30 |
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# ? Jun 8, 2024 09:31 |
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I have no idea how Dortmund is doing domestically but Atalanta are in a bit of a slump, so a win for Atalanta would be a decent upset. Milan are doing great and should win so they wont, Arsenal and Napoli lol, Lazio should also have no problem but see the thread title.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 18:33 |
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Im watching Östersund - Araenal
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 18:51 |
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Astana - Sporting was surprisingly watchable. Arsenal Ostersund probably won't be.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 18:56 |
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lol Mustafi is so bad and got away with that.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 19:07 |
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Sigh Danny Welbeck is a fraud
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 19:09 |
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Milan are getting absolutely poo poo on currently. If we make it through the half without giving up a goal it'll be a good result.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 19:13 |
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Nacho is cool and good.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 19:22 |
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Arsenal are brain damaged and trying very very hard to concede to some Swedish farmers or something.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 19:30 |
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I have this on but I’m not sure why
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 19:36 |
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Arsenal look average against below average opposition, go figure.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 19:37 |
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Arsene Wenger's insistence to exert zero control over the midfield is inspiring.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 19:44 |
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Reading these posts you'd think Arsenal weren't winning 2-0. Big Cutrone
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 19:49 |
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Balotelli's got a brace, hope he gets a hat trick!
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 19:51 |
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Gigi Galli posted:Reading these posts you'd think Arsenal weren't winning 2-0. They were gifted both goals and have looked real bad since.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 19:59 |
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Arsene Wenger's insistence to exert zero control over the midfield is inspiring. When you drift, if you ain't out of control, you ain't in control.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 20:03 |
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Arsene Wenger's insistence to exert zero control over the midfield is inspiring. He doesn’t have the personnel in midfield. Even if Arsenal’s midfielders were good enough, which they probably aren’t, none of them are at all suited to play in a 2 man midfield.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 20:12 |
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I'm rooting for the blue and black team from Bergamo, generally called Nerazzurri. They are hella good
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 20:19 |
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blue footed boobie posted:He doesn’t have the personnel in midfield. Even if Arsenal’s midfielders were good enough, which they probably aren’t, none of them are at all suited to play in a 2 man midfield. Even so every time a CB picks the ball up one of the 2 'midfielders' sprints forward leaving 4 players around the remaining other midfield. So the ball gets cycled out to the RB or LB and then turned over because it's super easy to press a team against the touch line. It certainly doesn't help that 6 players max are asked to defend and the continued pushing of Bellerin/Monreal way up the field making it basically 4 players tops trying to defend huge amounts of space. Completely agreed they don't have anywhere near what they need to play 2 in midfield. poo poo they barely have players to play a functional 3 man midfield.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 20:22 |
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I always felt like a Coquelin - Elneny pairing would have given Wenger the 2 man midfield he wanted had he actually played them together regularly. e: Both of them covering the "defense" would have let Ozil/Wilshere/Ramsey/Iwobi/whoever the gently caress to freely do the attacking footy Wenger likes. His persistence for Xhaka is dumbfounding.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 20:24 |
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GreatestLurker posted:I'm rooting for the blue and black team from Bergamo, generally called Nerazzurri. Hell theyre the only nerazzurri I recognize op Ricky Riguez makes it two. See this out Gattuso.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 20:25 |
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treizebee posted:I always felt like a Coquelin - Elneny pairing would have given Wenger the 2 man midfield he wanted had he actually played them together regularly. Elneny is also a liability in the midfield and is Denilson 2.0 with the ball if you're being kind to him. One of their biggest issues since Santi died is that no one in the 'midfield' can make a pass longer than 20 yards nor can they beat a man on the dribble.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 20:30 |
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Nice, that Borini goal should ensure that players are rested in the home leg. Solid performance.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 20:51 |
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Oh, Atalanta. At the death. Still 2 away goals is not a bad prize to take home.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 20:52 |
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Well that certainly was 90 minutes of association football. Arsenal did manage to concede a penalty which is pretty funny, but Ospina stopped it so
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 20:56 |
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Elneny is also a liability in the midfield and is Denilson 2.0 with the ball if you're being kind to him. One of their biggest issues since Santi died is that no one in the 'midfield' can make a pass longer than 20 yards nor can they beat a man on the dribble. Elneny has been improving defensively recently, but you’re right. Arsenal’s midfielders are basically passengers who can’t defend or participate in the build up.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 20:56 |
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Holy poo poo Zenit are out of form That's to be expected to a certain degree, but this here is holy poo poo levels of out of form even for the first game after the winter break
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 21:40 |
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 21:53 |
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good luck charm
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 21:58 |
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Is the napoli game being played behind closed doors? Or is just nobody interested in the EL?
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 22:35 |
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Pretty sure they are just all in on the league, and no one really cares about this competition.
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 22:47 |
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lolzio napolol
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 22:49 |
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Wow Zenit must be loving poo poo cause we looked pretty good there
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 23:01 |
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Simone Poodoin posted:lolzio
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 23:06 |
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the coefficient....
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 23:08 |
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Jose posted:the coefficient.... Who gives a poo poo we have 4 spots anyway lol
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 23:16 |
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Who ever gave a poo poo my poo poo team won't be in Europe any time soon lol
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# ? Feb 15, 2018 23:49 |
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Her Dryer posted:Wow Zenit must be loving poo poo cause we looked pretty good there First game of the season. Being poo poo is to be expected, but goddamn not to that degree
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# ? Feb 16, 2018 07:22 |
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Zenit-Celtic is a reminder that Zenit's new stadium finished about 6 years behind schedule and 600% over budget e: also Scott Brown is not on a yellow card this game, which is totally absurd and unnatural
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# ? Feb 22, 2018 19:00 |
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# ? Jun 8, 2024 09:31 |
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it's a lovely stadium though
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# ? Feb 22, 2018 19:32 |