Men's Soccer (Football) Thread [ARCHIVED] Soccer • Page 617

More than just that, the price of Sky is atrocious over here. I refuse to pay for it.

 

We're allowing Arsenal to get back into shape too easily. Other than that, I appreciate our patient approach this far.

 

DCL! Like clockwork.

 

Lovely finish by Holding.

 

Biggest scam going. The fact is its now possible for any old person to find a safe, good quality stream online within 5 minutes. Why you'd pay >£50 a month to have a chance at the game being on, is beyond me.

 

Ryan Sessegnon’s loan to Hoffenheim couldn’t be going any better. He’s been one of their best players all year and scored the winning goal today. Can’t wait to have him back.

 

Do you know what that is my bad, I genuinely thought that was his name despite the fact I looked him up in order to find out that Mark Hughes fact...

 

Thank god for penalties and set pieces, eh?

 

I don't get the way Arsenal set up.

Saka is playing LWB, Tierney is playing LCB and also LW when they have the ball?

Why is Willian playing?

 

I’ve had the same questions all season

 

I'd genuinely hate having to watch them every week. Christ.

 

It's nice of Arsenal to ruin my Saturday evening instead of my Sunday evening for once.

 

Bayern vs Leverkusen 1-1 at half time. Good game so far. Bayern were 0-1 behind as it is tradition now it seems, 7th game in a row.

 

Back five when they defend, back four in possession, with Tierney as an attacking LB.

Willian looks an increasingly pointless signing. He's basically a balance player these days which only works if you have Eden Hazard on the other side; not Nicolas Pepe.

 

I'm not being funny but I see lots of people saying "you can't blame Arteta, this is years of mismanagement catching up to Arsenal". But didn't he sign off on these players? Didn't Arsenal finish last season relatively well? Didn't they spend £200m this summer?

 

Yeah you can say their squad isn't good enough, but they're 15th. It's not that bad.

 

The players we have bought under Arteta are our best players other than Willian.

Partey and Gabriel have been great when not injured/banned lol.

 

Lewy with the last second goal. Top of the league until next year.

 

Ancelotti's got his decisions spot on the last week.

 

Jesus Christ Fulham were absolutely robbed tonight

 

In other news, Schalke lost again today against Bielefeld. Seems they really want to erase Tasmania Berlins record of 31 games without a win. Schalke is now on 29 (!) winless games, and they were still in 5th place at the beginning of the year.

 

What the hell happened?? Did they have injuries?

 

This LAFC vs. Club America match is wild. The fact that there is no VAR is even worse.

 

Arsenal’s next two matches are City and Chelsea and then a stretch of more favorable opponents (Brighton, West Brom, Newcastle x2, Palace). I wouldn’t be surprised if the board waited until these two tougher matchups are done to sack Arteta. Let the interim manager come in for the softer stretch and hopefully bring some new life into the team.

I remember when Ole was appointed it was at the start of a softer schedule and the team ended up winning a handful in a row. I don’t know if that was done on purpose but it worked out alright.