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The other vs City at home, if they score 1st they will win. I know I sound like Michael Owen saying that but our record at coming from behind (ooo errr) is very poor.

12-22-2015 , 06:55 PM

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aoFrantic

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Apparently though United have no full time scouts. That seems less than optimal.

12-22-2015 , 07:00 PM

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Jake7777

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Originally Posted by fanerio

pool midfield is a disaster

ridiculous that all passing options for sahko is closed down by 2 strikers and capoue, really what should happen vs a half-arsed forward press is that it is casually beaten and coutinho et al is sprung into space

like how is moreno not available as an outlet and if he is not, how is the left sided cm not available instead. basic u13 4-3-3 play too hard for storied team in blitw

It really is amazing how often you see them stuck in some sequence that ends in a Mignolet backpass followed by him bungling around or a nailbiter to Skrtel who promptly passes it 20 yards up to the opposition.

12-22-2015 , 07:09 PM

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Lars1

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Originally Posted by fanerio

I thought Klopp was a genius and close to solving the game

12-22-2015 , 07:12 PM

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clyne is their outlet and then the other midfielders push up not onto clyne but his passing option (aka henderson, coutinho) so that there is no space for them to turn and run and the ball is then forced backwards or into marginal duels or is lost

but if the fb's + midfield can beat the mighty watford press they can be dangerous and maybe you wouldn't have firmino never ever getting the ball in space to attack a fb or cb

12-22-2015 , 07:14 PM

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I thought Klopp was a genius and close to solving the game

think he is the tall figurehair, its prob some midget bald guy behind the scenes thats the real brains

also can't make thiagos out of hendersons etc. input lolbrits, output lol seems entirely reasonable

12-22-2015 , 07:44 PM

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sixfour

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Originally Posted by BAIDS

we're at 17 games, ie two more to go until everyone has played everyone once. and one of those is vs lolpool.

as an aside, tickets for the match of the season arrived this morning

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12-22-2015 , 07:55 PM

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THEGOATIAN

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Aren't Wigan meant to be SMASHING the league?

12-22-2015 , 08:06 PM

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Sugar Nut

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Wait, Wigan are playing in League 1?

Don't you get some of tbtvditw in the form of "parachute money" when you relegate from the prem? What happened to money == success, BAIDS?

12-22-2015 , 08:09 PM

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joejoe1337

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Terrible lack of investment in good hair iirc

12-22-2015 , 08:20 PM

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BAIDS

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64 how the hell did you get your hands on a ticket for the eagerly anticipated clash of the titans? you got connections?

sn, money = success was in fact disproved earlier this season by yours truly

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12-22-2015 , 08:20 PM

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Lol you are so clueless wrt Liverpool you really need to stop and divert your disease elsewhere.

12-22-2015 , 08:34 PM

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lolllllllllllllllll

12-22-2015 , 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BAIDS

64 how the hell did you get your hands on a ticket for the eagerly anticipated clash of the titans? you got connections?

sn, money = success was in fact disproved earlier this season by yours truly

Spoiler:

Fella...

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12-22-2015 , 08:42 PM

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Thinking our midfield is incapable of finding positions to help our fbs beat a press is just plain wrong. We have done fine in this regard this season. What cost us in this game was our inability to adapt at any point to the playing surface. Continually playing misplaced passes from the back along with heavy touches played right into their hands.

It's def not a midfield personnel problem. They had options same as every other game, they just couldn't find them

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12-22-2015 , 09:13 PM

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Pool just couldn't get pass the Rockwall dm spurs reject capoue.

Tbf capoue has been phenomenal for watford and is likely a bigger reason for their success than ighalos sun running.

12-22-2015 , 09:29 PM

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it takes a whole team to do simple stuff together to beat a half arsed press like watfords, cos their line is pretty deep so its really lol that it basically never happened

its not some incredible technical masterful thing you need, cb to fb to cm1 to dm who waits and releases cm1 after he moves into a pocket of space or has time to find a forward or fb after defender moves towards cm1

lolklopp but mostly lolplop

12-22-2015 , 09:36 PM

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Pool just couldn't get pass the Rockwall dm spurs reject capoue.

Tbf capoue has been phenomenal for watford and is likely a bigger reason for their success than ighalos sun running.

Just more shrewd transfer business from Levy

12-22-2015 , 10:29 PM

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Leicester are allowing over a goal a game. They've let in 10 more than Spurs/Arsenal/United. That defense isn't getting better and you're not going to win the league letting in 50. You can't win games 3-2 forever, but it will be fun to watch.

As said, the defensive contributions of our wingers and giroud have been incredible. Kos has been amazing building from the back. Everyone has been great, but the game at St Marys is just as valuable and we need 3 there as well.

Believe! This could legit be the greatest achievement in sporting memory!

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Wait, are you saying Busquets doesn't deserve an assist for this one?

It's so awesome that no Barca players are busting a gut to support him they're just walking like yup, Messi gonna Messi here

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lol like DS would ever offer free coaching to millions of viewers

lol'd

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Had to check for "u" or "i" in your name

Fart sniffer.

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I see all this talk everywhere about Pep choosing where he wants to go, but in all seriousness, why would City choose him over Simeone (or even keeping Pellegrini)?

What? He's pretty much the undisputed best coach in the world.

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Apparently though United have no full time scouts. That seems less than optimal.

Or anyone in charge of the youth academy lol

MONEY SAVING!

12-22-2015 , 10:39 PM

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Why would they? Biggest club in the world. Everyone wants to play for them so why bother with all that riff raff.

12-22-2015 , 10:42 PM

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THEGOATIAN

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I guess thats the problem when Sir Alex controls everything, you have to hire 43 new people to do each individual job.

Including organising the payments for Clattenberg's hair transplants. Those payments stop and Liverpool get 3 penalties at Old Trafford? No coincidence is it.

12-23-2015 , 03:50 AM

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raheem

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Two thirds of FIFA 16 soundtrack is utter ****.

12-23-2015 , 04:35 AM

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THEGOATIAN saltyness is superb. Dudes had a lifetime of being abused by SAFGOAT.

12-23-2015 , 05:10 AM

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Not sure about this. I've read empirical studies that in the PL era, Liverpool have received many more penalties than one would expect, and United way fewer.

On my phone so can't link unfortunately