Other Football 2023/24

[Leyton388]

Amazing how we shit the bed against this lot. Should have been us playing tonight.  

[Binomial]

Would Leverkusen fans have taken a loss on the final day if it meant winning the EL?

 

Probably a silly question actually.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Atalanta seem to be adopting a similar strategy to the one used against us. Blocking out the central areas and forcing Leverkusen to play longer balls than they’d like to. And making it a very scrappy game, constantly disrupting Leverkusen’s attempts to get a foothold on the game. 
 

Gasperini has tactically schooled Xabi so far. 

[Kevin D]

Leverkusen need a howler from Atlanta or the referee to get back into it.

[Binomial]

Fucking wowzers. That is insane.

 

Game.over

[bizzle10]

21 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

Maybe Atalanta are good?

Looking back they gave an all time great performance against us at Anfield tactically they got it spot on pressed us all over the pitch and broke on us multiple times yes these are that good 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Wow! 

[Jairzinho]

2 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

Maybe it's just me, but Italian teams (and Spanish) always beat pressing teams from other leagues. They just know how to break pressure.

 

An Italian kid at a decent amateur club will be spending several hours a week working on tactics. This shit is ingrained into your soul.

 

I used to play football against a lad who was briefly on the books at Ascoli (Serie B). He never made it professionally but eventually had a reasonable career playing some semi-professional stuff in Serie D.

 

He marks people a foot taller than himself out of our games. It's like magic to our naive British eyes.

[Jairzinho]

He's basically been peak Ronaldo this evening.

[joe_fishfish]

6 minutes ago, Nelly-Szoboszlai said:

Atalanta seem to be adopting a similar strategy to the one used against us. Blocking out the central areas and forcing Leverkusen to play longer balls than they’d like to. And making it a very scrappy game, constantly disrupting Leverkusen’s attempts to get a foothold on the game. 
 

Gasperini has tactically schooled Xabi so far. 

Yeah, they’re doing what they did to us. It’s horrible to watch but it’s effective.

 

Well, apart from Lookman. Quality that.

[Pidge]

Dayum

[chrisbonnie]

What a fucking goal that was all joking aside, 

 

Is there a better site in football, than a successful stepover 

[Red Phoenix]

There goes the Leverkusen late comeback I guess. Sad to see them fail right at the end like that.

[Red Shift]

Klopp and Alonso both out thought by a bang average club having a special tournamont. 

[Jairzinho]

1 minute ago, joe_fishfish said:

Yeah, they’re doing what they did to us. It’s horrible to watch but it’s effective.

 

Well, apart from Lookman. Quality that.

It's fucking wonderful to watch.

[Chocoholic]

Fuckin 'ell! These bang average guys are banging.

[M_B]

Chances of Lookman being bought by Chelsea?

[TheHowieLama]

1 hour ago, TheHowieLama said:

That one fella is good

 

[Bjornebye]

Atalanta have been superb. That hippy at centre half is boss 

[Bjornebye]

Just now, M_B said:

Chances of Lookman being bought by Chelsea?

1 goal in 31 games for Everton 

[M_B]

Just now, Bjornebye said:

1 goal in 31 games for Everton 

 

So yes?

[Binomial]

This is the way to bounce back from a final disappointment.

 

Feels weird one sides league campaign is done and the other is still fighting for top 3/4 with 2 games to go.

 

Atalanta playing in 2 finals before their season is over.....proper weird.

[SasaS]

Losing to Atalanta 3-0. Xabi gets us.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

That attempt at goal was like the film The Notebook. 
 

It was a Schick flick. 

[bossy]

I could t work up how to watch it for free on Amazon , they wanted money.