Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - RIP Diogo Jota

[EA]

I had a feeling we were gonna lose last night so the result didn’t surprise me but the performance was absolutely shocking.

Palace came with a game plan to press us from the front and we looked nervous dealing with it all game. I don’t know if it was because of the international break but we looked a step slower today.

Now we’ve picked up a couple injuries, this is where not replenishing the squad in January could come back to bite us because it’s obvious Tavares is a defensive liability and if Partey is out for any significant time, then we’re going to be soft in the middle (even though he was shocking last night too).

The only saving grace is that I see Spurs dropping points unnecessarily as well but I don’t have faith in the players being able to bounce back now the pressure is on.

 

[Ohene]

I had a feeling we were gonna lose last night so the result didn’t surprise me but the performance was absolutely shocking.

Palace came with a game plan to press us from the front and we looked nervous dealing with it all game. I don’t know if it was because of the international break but we looked a step slower today.

Now we’ve picked up a couple injuries, this is where not replenishing the squad in January could come back to bite us because it’s obvious Tavares is a defensive liability and if Partey is out for any significant time, then we’re going to be soft in the middle (even though he was shocking last night too).

The only saving grace is that I see Spurs dropping points unnecessarily as well but I don’t have faith in the players being able to bounce back now the pressure is on.

Can this team handle the pressure of

I had a feeling we were gonna lose last night so the result didn’t surprise me but the performance was absolutely shocking.

Palace came with a game plan to press us from the front and we looked nervous dealing with it all game. I don’t know if it was because of the international break but we looked a step slower today.

Now we’ve picked up a couple injuries, this is where not replenishing the squad in January could come back to bite us because it’s obvious Tavares is a defensive liability and if Partey is out for any significant time, then we’re going to be soft in the middle (even though he was shocking last night too).

The only saving grace is that I see Spurs dropping points unnecessarily as well but I don’t have faith in the players being able to bounce back now the pressure is on.

going to Spurs to win top 4 in a finale?

that’s really the only question for me and i lean towards no

that 5-1 newcastle game is crucial from a goal differential point of view as well

 

[null]

l'arse is gonna catch chelski

 

[EA]

Can this team handle the pressure of going to Spurs to win top 4 in a finale?

that’s really the only question for me and i lean towards no

that 5-1 newcastle game is crucial from a goal differential point of view as well

Unfortunately, if we’re still tied on points or it’s within 3 points by the time we play Spurs, I think we’re gonna lose. Not to mention, we still have to play Chelsea and Utd and I can’t see us getting 6 points from those fixtures either.

I’m hoping for the best but I think this is potentially the start of the slide down to 6th/7th if we’re not careful.

 

[African_brehda]

 

[frush11]

Its not that we're happy with mediocrity, the club was in a slow downward spiral for ages and has only started to rebuild, rebuilding with less funds than other top clubs too.

We have a very young squad with an inexperienced manager, compared to our expectations at the start of the season we aren't doing badly. Getting to that next stage soon is crucial though.

Dude stop trying to reason with him. He wants to be right at any cost.

One off these entitled "fans". Who seem to lose all sense of logic when it comes to sports.

You want a team that wins trophies every year. Then I suggest he supports Celtic, or one off the big Portuguese clubs.

 

[Liu Kang]

So guys, a little scenario here : you're a goalie and you see Mbappé with the ball cutting inside from his left wing and rapidly approaching the corner of your box

He still has his defender on him though but from there you know he can :
1. Curl it high up to your far post
2. Strike it hard down low to your near post
3. Dribble/accelerate past his defender to cross a hard cut back pass

What do you do ?

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

So guys, a little scenario here : you're a goalie and you see Mbappé with the ball cutting inside from his left wing and rapidly approaching the corner of your box

He still has his defender on him though but from there you know he can :
1. Curl it high up to your far post
2. Strike it hard down low to your near post
3. Dribble/accelerate past his defender to cross a hard cut back pass

What do you do ?

Show him down the left and make him use his left foot.

You cannot really contain/stop him. But you can make it as difficult as possible for him. Slow him down so the covering players can get into position.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

Dude stop trying to reason with him. He wants to be right at any cost.

One off these entitled "fans". Who seem to lose all sense of logic when it comes to sports.

You want a team that wins trophies every year. Then I suggest he supports Celtic, or one off the big Portuguese clubs.

Show me where I said we’re entitled to win trophies? So now you’re putting words in my mouth?

I’ve said many times I don’t expect us to win the league/champions league anytime soon because there are teams far ahead of us.

What I don’t expect are abject performances like last night. I guess I must be a fair weather fan, despite supporting this team when George Graham was managing. When it was “one nil, to the Arsenal.”

Sorry I’m not deluded enough to make excuses when the team performs poorly. I guess Arsenal were the only team to have players out on international duty right?

Teams like Brentford can show up and school the current holders of the champions league on their home turf, but we get smacked up by a mid table team at best?

It’s fans like you as to why this club continues to make a mockery of everyone. Can’t believe you had the audacity to use injuries and the international break to cover up for this incompetent performance.

 

[EA]

So guys, a little scenario here : you're a goalie and you see Mbappé with the ball cutting inside from his left wing and rapidly approaching the corner of your box

He still has his defender on him though but from there you know he can :
1. Curl it high up to your far post
2. Strike it hard down low to your near post
3. Dribble/accelerate past his defender to cross a hard cut back pass

What do you do ?

As a keeper, you should always cover your near post. Let him have to do the hard work of option 1 or 3.

 

[African_brehda]

So guys, a little scenario here : you're a goalie and you see Mbappé with the ball cutting inside from his left wing and rapidly approaching the corner of your box

He still has his defender on him though but from there you know he can :
1. Curl it high up to your far post
2. Strike it hard down low to your near post
3. Dribble/accelerate past his defender to cross a hard cut back pass

What do you do ?

just hope he doesn’t kick it well, then I exaggerate the save
That’s what I used to do back in school and nikkas thought I was the shyt

That’s what De Gea also does, making basic saves look aesthetically pleasing

 

[African_brehda]

As a keeper, you should always cover your near post. Let him have to do the hard work of option 1 or 3.

from that angle, hitting near post will be harder for him..no?
And he’d have to completely rinse the defender to get the chance to put it in the near post. I believe hittting a far post curler is easier from there

 

[ThrobbingHood]

This is why I don’t watch AFTV. These clowns blame everyone but our team.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

from that angle, hitting near post will be harder for him..no?
And he’d have to completely rinse the defender to get the chance to put it in the near post. I believe hittting a far post curler is easier from there

The far post curler he can use the defender as a marker/screen to line up the shot

You want him on his weaker foot.

 

[EA]

from that angle, hitting near post will be harder for him..no?
And he’d have to completely rinse the defender to get the chance to put it in the near post. I believe hittting a far post curler is easier from there

It's pretty much Mbappe's signature finish to cut inside and lacing it near post instead of going for the curler. Not saying he isn't capable of bending it around the keeper but I'd rather make him attempt that shot whilst going at pace instead of giving him the option of catching the keeper out at the near post.