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Messi's been playing false 9 behind Griez/Suarez the last two games and it's been downright tasty

 

The tweet was Lautardo being close to a move to Barca

 

Joined and then realised I'm about 100 ahead so I feel bad now. Don't wanna join last minute if I'm gonna win aha.

 

That's very sporting of you!

 

I'll find a way to lose anyway I am sure

 

It appears Adama Traore will miss out against us this weekend. Hopefully that's true because he tore Digne to bits in the reverse fixture. Oh, and his link up play with Jimenez has caused many a team problems this season.

 

I've been seeing a lot of Traore to PSG rumors this week.

 

I saw him linked to Juve, too.

 

Interesting post I saw regarding number of penalties over the last few seasons...

 

I can’t remember last season’s penalties but the one against Villa was the only one this seasons that shouldn’t have been a penalty. Still can’t get over that decision.

 

The thing about United's penalties is yes we've had a lot by anyone's standards, but almost every single one has been a legitimately called foul. Annoyingly the one at Villa is almost the exception that proves the rule. That's the first incorrect call that we've benefitted from that I can recall this season at least (I'm sure there's a couple of others, but I'm drawing a blank).

It's just a symptom of us managing to play some slick stuff in the box these days, and some weirdly uncharacteristicly consistent refereeing.

 

Yeah, I don't think you get penalties that you shouldn't (although I do think some teams consistently don't get them), I think it's just interesting. Burnley and Everton only getting one this season is mad.

 

Newcastle too. We’ve had our fair share of luck from referees this year though. Maguire against Chelsea being a huge one.

 

This just tells me that the rest of the league doesn’t have enough quality touches In the box

 

I mean surely that has to be somewhat of a factor, right?

 

I don’t know, we were utterly atrocious at that last season but still god a high amount of them.

 

The style of play and amount of time in the opposition box has to factor into it. If you look at Palace's number for 18/19, that coincides with Zaha having a particularly strong season I think. I wonder just how many of those 11 were him.

Meanwhile at Newcastle, you can let our forwards run around in your box all day and not worry too much about conceding. It's our defenders you need to be scared of.

 

Norwich would beat Tottenham (again) right now.

 

I hope this one isn't another shit-bag putting together a hoax. It worries me that given how publicly available players are now with social media and all the rest, that gay players are still afraid to come out. What on earth is happening out of the public eye for them all to be staying quiet and their team-mates to also be keeping the secret (because there must be some who are known to other players, surely?).

 

Good lord

please don’t let Chelsea get him too haha

 

What is big Sam up to these days? Remember he was England manager for a minute?

 

What I would give for Leeds to lose their next two matches and Brentford to go up automatically

 

they’re within two points of West Brom now

I’m assuming if Brentford is promoted that they wouldn’t sell Benrahma, right?

 

Nah they probably will. Their transfer approach is very numbers focused.