What's new

FA Cup 2018/19

VegasII

Well-Known Member
May 14, 2008
9,750
16,670
Shit I just remembered 48% of all males in Ireland are Man Utd fans.
.
My wife's friend came round on Saturday night with her boyfriend in tow to deliver some bits for us, he took off his coat to reveal a Man U replica shirt.. I told him to "Get out" and he didn't know what to do or say..
.
I told him that's the only time he is allowed to wear it here - next time he won't get in.

I think a Doberman with a loathing for Utd shirts will do the trick.
 

chinaman

Well-Known Member
Jul 19, 2003
17,974
12,423
No replays. It gets decided tonight with extra time and penalties if needed.


What are they doing to football as we old-timers know it. That's the magic of the FA Cup. A smaller club getting a draw so that there's a replay with a payday or an upset.
 

mpickard2087

Patient Zero
Jun 13, 2008
21,889
32,562
Chelsea's problem, this goes for basically every game I see them play, is that they don't have balance to their attack.

Sarri's Napoli team also had lots of fluidity and players roaming about the pitch, and a fuckload of passes in the build up, but then there was also a load of players who were prepared to consistently make a burst forward and attack the penalty area.

The Kante/Jorginho debate is the one that everyone focuses on, but for me the first problem is Kovacic. He is meant to be the most advanced midfielder and yet he spends most of his time just dropping off recycling play, he doesn't offer enough from that role in the 90 minutes. Hamsik in that role would make killer run after killer run up in support. Whoever plays out of Willian/Pedro on the right is another who needs to attack space more and probe in behind, comparing to someone like Callejon previously.

It's incredibly hard to break teams down (especially the better ones) when so much of the play, and players, are in front of the defence. With this happening, when the style of play is always liable to concede goals, there will only be problems.
 

Johnny J

Not the Kiwi you need but the one you deserve
Aug 18, 2012
18,540
48,915
This Chelsea team is poor, we would have beaten them in the cup with Son.
 
Top