Futbol Talk

[panda]

2 more for Josh:

https://twitter.com/HenryBushnell/status/1560727881751601152?t=zgd4XHxrC60mCuLKwOQnbg&s=19

Shocking - play a striker in front instead of in a defensive winger position like he's been the past few seasons and he scores goals. He's taking the most of his chance with Puuki out. Happy to see him succeed

[Pakuni]

Champions League Draw.
Group C has my vote for Group of Death.

Group A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli, Rangers
Group B: FC Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Club Brugge
Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Viktoria Plzen
Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham Hotspur, Sporting CP, Marseille
Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, FC Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb
Group F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic
Group G: Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, Copenhagen
Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa

[The Sultan]

Champions League Draw.
Group C has my vote for Group of Death.

Group A: Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli, Rangers
Group B: FC Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Club Brugge
Group C: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Viktoria Plzen
Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham Hotspur, Sporting CP, Marseille
Group E: AC Milan, Chelsea, FC Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb
Group F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic
Group G: Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, Copenhagen
Group H: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa

Poor Plzen. First you're known for tasteless beer and now you have to play Bayern, Inter and Barca.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

The group is about advancing.
The knock outs are about glory.

COYMFS

(Q:Where's arsenanal?
A: Turkmenistan on a Thursday night)

[Its DJOver]

Lewa gets to play Bayern and Haaland gets to play Dortmund.  Should be fun.

[jesmu84]

The group is about advancing.
The knock outs are about glory.

COYMFS

(Q:Where's arsenanal?
A: Turkmenistan on a Thursday night)

I don't think we could have had a better draw, honestly

[Its DJOver]

The power of a few American's.  Leeds pushing Chelsea, Pool, and City to Peacock. 

That being said, Peacock still sucks.

[shoothoops]

Shocking - play a striker in front instead of in a defensive winger position like he's been the past few seasons and he scores goals. He's taking the most of his chance with Puuki out. Happy to see him succeed

https://twitter.com/henrybushnell/status/1563515034307022853?s=21&t=B_LR4Ic3_ppFqKoUAx2qFg

[panda]

https://twitter.com/henrybushnell/status/1563515034307022853?s=21&t=B_LR4Ic3_ppFqKoUAx2qFg

Playing as a true #9 for the first time in a few years. He should lead the line for the US in novemeber.

[The Sultan]

Jesse Marsch needs to calm the hell down.

[jesmu84]

Chelsea. Whoa

[Its DJOver]

I know it's Chelsea, but the timing makes absolutely no sense to me.

[The Sultan]

Screams "impatient new owner."

[JWags85]

Screams "impatient new owner."

Seems less "impatient" to me, and more "never really cared for Tuchel and would like my own guy".

Maybe Boehly is a big Pulisic fan and hates that Tuchel doesn't care that much for him and relegates him to the bench.

[Its DJOver]

Seems less "impatient" to me, and more "never really cared for Tuchel and would like my own guy".

Maybe Boehly is a big Pulisic fan and hates that Tuchel doesn't care that much for him and relegates him to the bench.

If that were the case I wouldn't have given TT over a quarter billion in the transfer window, then sacked him a week after it closes. 

Whoever comes in is going to have to deal with the squad as it exists, games every three days, then large parts of your squad leaving for the WC.  Not exactly ideal.

[The Sultan]

Good article on Tuchel and Chelsea

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/behind-the-scenes-of-thomas-tuchels-sacking-how-chelsea-lost-confidence-he-was-the-right-man-for-the-future/

[Its DJOver]

Well, no games this weekend, likely no games next weekend, then the International break.  Gonna be tough getting all of those games made up with the already condensed schedule.  Looks like it'll just be a Dortmund v Leipzig plus F1 weekend.

[The Sultan]

Good lord.  Two weeks off for the death of a 90+ year old woman?

[Uncle Rico]

Good lord.  Two weeks off for the death of a 90+ year old woman?

Wait until 45 croaks

[Its DJOver]

Good lord.  Two weeks off for the death of a 90+ year old woman?

Next weekend might be a possibility, this weekend is all but confirmed. 

[The Sultan]

So much for "keep calm and carry on."

[BM1090]

Nothing I've seen that confirms games are canceled this weekend, but it does seem like a matter of time.

[panda]

Too bad for Brighton. Potter had them flying and developing some great young talent.

[Its DJOver]

This weekend officially postponed.  Would think next weekend would depend on if they can get enough policing to properly manage the games as the funeral is likely to be that Saturday and will have a large presence.

[The Sultan]

Yeah, I don't think they are going to play next Saturday when the funeral is going on. I know logistics are tough, but maybe they will move all games to Sunday - they can't go past that day because it's an international break.

The other issue is the European competitions next week. Chelsea and Arsenal are hosting in London on Wednesday and Thursday.  Liverpool and City are as well but those might be easier.