Other football - 2017/18 edition.

[an tha]

Chelsea will get bummed hard in Barcelona and good too...fuck them the horrible plastic flag waving nomark cunts.

[Hand Shandy]

I hope the Mancs get bummed hard in Sevilla tonight, but I'm calling it now - they and Chelsea will bore their way to the final.

[Jairzinho]

Barcelona will beat Chelsea comfortably in the return leg, United will scrape past Sevilla and then get bummed in the next round.

 

Juventus are going to win 1-0 at Wembley.

 

We're going to knock out City and Bayern on the way, and then beat Real Madrid 8-6 in the final.

 

So there.

[El Rojo]

Barcelona will have to be vigilant to snuff out the huge threat Daniélló Beberagua will offer in the return leg.

[Harry Squatter]

Barcelona didn't look that amazing last night. Don't know whether that was because Chelsea just wanted to stifle them. Will be a bit more of an open contest in Barcelona especially if Chelsea concede in the first 20-25 minutes.

[Hades]

Weirdly I'd rather face Barcelona than Chelsea. They just look very slow and narrow at times and we are made to counterpress them. Of course, there's also the chance of a 5-2 thrashing but it's an acceptable risk.

[El Rojo]

By their standards, that's a very average Barcelona side still trading off the genius of Iniesta and Messi.

 

Even Suarez was strangely quiet, getting animated only to exaggerate fouls on him.

[The Guest]

I think a lot of people will be lured in by that Barcelona game last night. They played against one of the best defensive teams/managers in the game. Chelsea and United at the moment are built to nullify teams in that way. It’s the complete opposite to say the Porto team who clearly don’t play defensive tactics regularly so when they do they’re shit at it.

 

If you think Barcelona would struggle that much to create against us playing wide open football you’re kidding yourself. It would make for a entertaining game and we could beat them but they wouldn’t look anything like last night. We could force the odd mistake by pressing high and winning the ball in their half but Suarez and Messi would have a lot more time and space to run at players.

[joe_fishfish]

If Suarez played like he did last night the biggest thing we'd have to worry about would be the ref falling for his antics. He looked shit. Don't think he's properly recovered from that knee injury. Could barely move at the end.

[Jairzinho]

I think a lot of people will be lured in by that Barcelona game last night. They played against one of the best defensive teams/managers in the game. Chelsea and United at the moment are built to nullify teams in that way. It’s the complete opposite to say the Porto team who clearly don’t play defensive tactics regularly so when they do they’re shit at it.

 

If you think Barcelona would struggle that much to create against us playing wide open football you’re kidding yourself. It would make for a entertaining game and we could beat them but they wouldn’t look anything like last night. We could force the odd mistake by pressing high and winning the ball in their half but Suarez and Messi would have a lot more time and space to run at players.

 

I mean, obviously this is all true. But can't we pretend they're shit instead?

[Anubis]

I think a lot of people will be lured in by that Barcelona game last night. They played against one of the best defensive teams/managers in the game. Chelsea and United at the moment are built to nullify teams in that way. It’s the complete opposite to say the Porto team who clearly don’t play defensive tactics regularly so when they do they’re shit at it.

 

If you think Barcelona would struggle that much to create against us playing wide open football you’re kidding yourself. It would make for a entertaining game and we could beat them but they wouldn’t look anything like last night. We could force the odd mistake by pressing high and winning the ball in their half but Suarez and Messi would have a lot more time and space to run at players.

 

 

I agree with you about their attack, but I think we'd have considerable success pressing their defence.  I don't think their defence was very comfortable when Chelsea chased them down last night, and we are much better at it than Chelsea.

[Grinch]

If Suarez played like he did last night the biggest thing we'd have to worry about would be the ref falling for his antics. He looked shit. Don't think he's properly recovered from that knee injury. Could barely move at the end.

That's pretty much common knowledge isnt? Think he's spoke about it.

 

Still not far off a goal a game in the league.

[Lee909]

The last i heard he either needed surgery or needed a 2 month rest to get over his injury but has ended up trying to play through it. Surprised he has to be honest with a world cup on the horizon

[3 Stacks]

If Suarez played like he did last night the biggest thing we'd have to worry about would be the ref falling for his antics. He looked shit. Don't think he's properly recovered from that knee injury. Could barely move at the end.

 

He's reached the point in his career where if he isn't scoring, he's probably having an awful match. He doesn't affect games like he used to. 

[The Guest]

I agree with you about their attack, but I think we'd have considerable success pressing their defence. I don't think their defence was very comfortable when Chelsea chased them down last night, and we are much better at it than Chelsea.

I agree like. It would make an entertaining game as well. I just think given the option I’d take Chelsea ahead of Barcelona. Messi is just too good.

[magicrat]

He's reached the point in his career where if he isn't scoring, he's probably having an awful match. He doesn't affect games like he used to. 

 

he got precious little service last night playing up front against a packed defence.  None of the Barca players looked likely to score without a mistake from Chelsea.

Suarez is far from finished, 

[3 Stacks]

he got precious little service last night playing up front against a packed defence.  None of the Barca players looked likely to score without a mistake from Chelsea.

Suarez is far from finished, 

 

That's the point. Suarez used to create his own service and chances. He can't do that anymore.

[sir roger]

Great bravery by a Leganes lad to score against Real Madrid. Ball about to be cleared off the line so the Leganes player throws his head in the way on the floor & it rebounds into the net.

[lifetime fan]

The last i heard he either needed surgery or needed a 2 month rest to get over his injury but has ended up trying to play through it. Surprised he has to be honest with a world cup on the horizon

 

TSFP are saying his knee injury needs surgery and rest but it’s the sort of njury you can never recover from.

 

Apparently he has no meniscus fluid around his knee and that will never repair.

[Hades]

That Manchester team looks comically bad. Probably suits Mourinho to play with worse footballers anyway.

[manwiththestick]

Where's the 90 million pound best midfielder in the world?

[Elite]

Where's the 90 million pound best midfielder in the world?

We are reaching the stage where Maureen starts losing the dressing room.

[Ginny]

Hate the way these twats will probably win one nil

[El Rojo]

McBurnie > McTominay

[LFC 6 Times]

Why wouldn’t you start Ben Yedder he’s boss, Muriel can’t run.