Footy - 2018/19 & 19/20 & 20/21 etc

[Cheesecake]

Just now, dyl said:

Superb game. 2nd best CL semi ever.

When you put great players on the pitch, you will always have a chance of getting a great semi.

[D.Boon]

Great viewing. That Sommer has been the 2nd best keeper in the CL this season.

[Hassony]

7 minutes ago, Nebraska Red said:

Yamal is one heck of a player. Needs to work on his finishing though.

Ideal Salah replacement

[smithdown]

Nah a bad shout for “name written on the cup” merchants these

[Zoob]

Those were 2 amazing games. Don't know about anyone else, but I feel exhausted after watching that. And the save from Sommer near the end there was phenomenal. 

[D.Boon]

1 minute ago, smithdown said:

Drying the teaspoons with a great big smile on his semi circular face 

KIDS, WHO FANCIES A BISCUIT!?

[Swipe]

Super. Kinda fancy inter. 

[Romario]

1 minute ago, Hassony said:

Ideal Salah replacement

We should probably pick him up now before anyone else realises his potential. 
 

1 minute ago, Swipe said:

Super. Kinda fancy inter. 

Yeah they’ve got gnarly old school just win vibes. 

[psl]

Right, your turn PSG. No f***ing about.

[smithdown]

2 minutes ago, Swipe said:

Super. Kinda fancy inter. 

Expert analosis 

[Nebraska Red]

2 minutes ago, Hassony said:

Ideal Salah replacement

He's no Son Heung Min

4 minutes ago, D.Boon said:

KIDS, WHO FANCIES A BISCUIT!?

On a school night, this late?

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

f***ing PSG - we'd have mullered any other side in this competition

[BigBird]

1 minute ago, Sir Tokyo Sexwale said:

f***ing PSG - we'd have mullered any other side in this competition

Sad but true.

[D.Boon]

Dumfries is a no nonsense character 

[YugoB]

49 minutes ago, Cobs said:

Right here and now these two can’t defend for a carrot

Arsenal dont play like Barca, they dont take risks in their attacking play, their attacking play is predicated on Saka from open play, and thats it. Thats why Inter struggled containing Barca but its not something that Arsenal can currently replicate, they arent going to change their patterns of play ans take risks and change their mentality to replicate Barca, if they play Inter.

Thats why the defending today is not an actual representation of Inters ability because usually they defend well, and there arent many sides who can play like Barca can. Its also why I brought up the previous game, Inter didnt struggle against Arsenal the last time they played like they did in these two games. That doesnt mean that they are going to beat them for sure, but Arsenal arent this untouchable side that Inter cant crack on their day

Inter also have pretty much the same side from their last CL final, that experience will count for something as well (same as it did for us in 2019)

Edited 6 hours ago by YugoB

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

16 minutes ago, YugoB said:

Arsenal dont play like Barca, they dont take risks in their attacking play, their attacking play is predicated on Saka from open play, and thats it. Thats why Inter struggled containing Barca but its not something that Arsenal can currently replicate, they arent going to change their patterns of play ans take risks and change their mentality to replicate Barca, if they play Inter.

Thats why the defending today is not an actual representation of Inters ability because usually they defend well, and there arent many sides who can play like Barca can. Its also why I brought up the previous game, Inter didnt struggle against Arsenal the last time they played like they did in these two games. That doesnt mean that they are going to beat them for sure, but Arsenal arent this untouchable side that Inter cant crack on their day

Inter also have pretty much the same side from their last CL final, that experience will count for something as well (same as it did for us in 2019)

all said COME ON PSG

[Cobs]

Just now, Sir Tokyo Sexwale said:

all said COME ON PSG

Well, quite - I’ve seen Inter play twice in a week and they’ve been awful defensively both times.

They beat Arsenal last Nov 1-0 courtesy of a penalty. Arsenal were missing Rice (their best player by a mile this season) and Odegaard came on as a late sub after 12 weeks out injured. They were also denied a pretty clear pen.  It it was 7 months ago. Means little.

Moreover I just want Arsenal out so I can watch the final in peace

[YugoB]

7 minutes ago, Cobs said:

Well, quite - I’ve seen Inter play twice in a week and they’ve been awful defensively both times.

They beat Arsenal last Nov 1-0 courtesy of a penalty. Arsenal were missing Rice (their best player by a mile this season) and Odegaard came on as a late sub after 12 weeks out injured. They were also denied a pretty clear pen.  It it was 7 months ago. Means little.

Moreover I just want Arsenal out so I can watch the final in peace

Being awful defensively twice in a week doesn't mean that's a reflection of their overall ability and what they've produced this season. They've kept 9 cleansheets out of 12 matches in Europe? So clearly they aren't a s*** side defensively. As I said, their problem defensively is a direct outcome of how Barca play, and it's not something that Arsenal can produce, whilst they could beat Inter, just because Barca did what they did, doesn't mean that Arsenal will, they play football entirely differently.

To your point about Arsenal not playing with Rice and Odeegard, they did however have all their attacking players, and Inter rotated their side in that match. barella,bastoni,dimarco,thuram,acerbi didn't start. 

Do penalty goals not count or something? Inter hit the bar within the first five minutes of the game. Arsenal's lack of penalty is debatable. The point again as I said, Arsenal aren't a side without flaws, and a side that Inter can't beat, clearly they have, thats why I brought it up.