Sep 20, 2020

So here's a recap of today:

- Arsenal left it to late to defeat a very defensive West Ham. I have no idea how much longer Arsenal can keep up this effectivity with as little shots, but today indicates a few things: they can afford it with their snipers Auba+Laca up top & West Ham played entirely with the intention to disrupt Arsenal's strategy with a 5-man defense. Arsenal could seriously use some imagination in that midfield for sure, idk how long Saka + Willian/Pepe could compensate creating from wide. Props to Arteta and I think they'll be the toughest team for title contention teams with the tactical headaches they will induce.

- Ole is gonna be feeling the pressure already. Crystal Palace had the better expected goal average on the day, United should seriously be concerned if the defense has days like today frequently. It's more than just individual errors (which happened untimely on that first goal c'mon Shaw), it's a lack of coordinated movement to patch up zones and ball progression that no longer can mask what Matic used to do, this is down once again to Solksjaer. Sidenote but I want Crystal Palace to play Eze & Zaha every game, please, they'll be a permanent fixture on the F0otbAll SkIllzzz 2020 compz

- Everton with another intriguing display. Sloppy & incoherent (hallmarks of Ancelotti's league teams) in stretches but the talent of James & the midfield pulled through. Granted this was against another relegation bound team but they've been producing some great vertical/direct football, which they can afford against opposition like WBA.

- LEEDS!!! God they're gonna be a rollercoaster every weekend, chaotic defending and sublime attacking sequences all in one. Bielsa gonna be smashing his head through his monitors as he looks back at tape footage one of these days with the amount of silly mistakes in the back, at least he'll be pleased that his micro tactics and player targeting has been so effective thus far. Keeping my eye on Harrison, Klich & Phillips as they've been fantastic in these games thus far.

- REYNA. GIO. That is all. Oh and Haaland scored a double, cool.

 

Sep 16, 2020

 

Sep 4, 2020

Still early days and I'm still hype about the season ahead. Got beat 3-0 the other day against Stoke in a practice match which was disappointing, but then again a lot of the squad was on international duties and we had our second string keeper and he was awful

Though I'm slowly acclimatising myself to the world of football, I do have early memories of Leeds when I was a kid playing FIFA 2000 on PS1. Plus my coach is a big Leeds fan so at least I'll have someone to discuss the PL with in person

Dukes

There's definitely an air of optimism around the club at the moment. The trust in Bielsa is at fever pitch, and the signings so far with Rodrigo and Koch has everyone excited!

Now just waiting on Messi to join Leeds

 

Sep 4, 2020

Oh f--- you!!!!!!

 

Sep 4, 2020

Suarez & Chiellini whew

 

Aug 27, 2020

Would love Messi to play for Inter Milan, Serie A up until the end of the season was very competitive and I feel like it would be huge if he can break Juventus' streak with Conte (one of my favourite managers).

But I think he needs to silence the haters moving to the prem.

 

Aug 25, 2020

HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE Week for Chelsea.

Welcome Havertz, Chilwell and Thiago Silva.

Be afraid Liverpool..... Be very afraid Madrid, PSG, Juventus.... We are coming for you Bayern!!!!

 

Aug 23, 2020

I understand where they're coming from, when Steaua Bucharest played Middlesbrough in the Semifinals of UEFA CUP/Europa League after winning at home 1-0 they had 2-0 in England and lost their spot in the finals by losing 4-2 with a crazy goal in the last minute. That was one happy day, I also went out and celebrate.
Rapid fans in the next game against Steaua put out a banner to say thank you to Middlesbrough(Boro) for eliminating them.



Also a lot of Dinamo Bucharest fans the biggest rivals of Steaua celebrated in front of their stadium after that loss. It was a happy day for both Rapid and Dinamo fans.

 

Aug 23, 2020

lmao that’s in unreal...gotta love the rivalry...celebrating your enemies defeat!

 

Aug 23, 2020

I get what you're saying, most of the finals are pretty close to boring when both teams are good. They don't wanna risk it in the last game and go full attack mode.

Can't wait for the next season of Champions League to start, literally the greatest competition ever!
The draw for the 2020-21 Champions League group stage is scheduled to be held on Thursday October 1 in Athens and first games will take place starting with 20th of October.

 

Aug 23, 2020

If this intense game was boring to you, try to watch Atletico Madrid play ahahahaha

 

Aug 23, 2020

Idk if it was intentional or a lucky deflection, but if it was, the 1st time pass from Muller to Kimmich before he crossed to Coman is one of the craziest plays I’ve ever seen

 

Aug 23, 2020

Ugh, congrats to Bayern

 

Aug 21, 2020

Must...not...make...U2 joke...

How many saves Bono has made? Uno, Dos, Tres, Catorce!

 

Aug 19, 2020

So there we have it, PSG-Bayern final. Two explosive offenses, two dominant presences of their leagues.

Lyon should be proud of their run; not everyone knocks out Cristiano Ronaldo & Pep Guardiola while being a “Farmers League” Club, shoutout Mbappe. They’ll regret today’s performance by missing some huge chances that otherwise would have at least made this scoreline less flattering.

As for Bayern, they are ruthless when it came to the chances they have, Gnabry is a g.d. nightmare to defend. Yet, surely they’ll defend deeper vs PSG right? That suicidal high line is beyond risky against that team, like I’ve echoed itt, they allow too many shots against them for me to feel 100% positive. Their offense has been electric, which is something PSG have to worry about, which I’m positive will contribute to a carnage-filled final.

 

Aug 16, 2020

LOL, they can’t even beat Lyon. The most overrated league in the world.

 

Aug 14, 2020

Great game.
Buy Coutinho for 140m. Loan him & he scores 2 in an 8-2 loss. Couldnt make it up. He'll be back at pre season in a few weeks for them. Might be a bit awkward

 

Aug 14, 2020

I hate Barcelona with every fiber of my being...

But that was quite frankly embarrassing to watch. It was a bad day at the office, but still Messi should seriously consider abandoning the ship, their timelines are so far apart right now.

 

Jul 21, 2020

Jumping on the Leeds bandwagon