Champions League 2017/2018

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Draw is on now.

This is going to be a fun thread.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I thought it wasn't on this season!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How it stands:

Group A: Benfica, Manchester United

Group B: Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain

Group C: Chelsea, Atletico Madrid

Group D: Juventus, Barcelona

Group E: Spartak Moscow, Sevilla

Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester CIty

Group G: Monaco, Porto

Group H: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marketing, Dortmund...Spuds.

:haha:

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Chelsea, Atletico, Roma.

:lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

This thread seemed a little busier last year.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not in this section it wasn't.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Group A: Benfica, Manchester United, Basel

Group B: Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain, Anderlecht

Group C: Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Roma

Group D: Juventus, Barcelona, Olympiakos

Group E: Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, Liverpool

Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City, Napoli

Group G: Monaco, Porto, Besiktas

Group H: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Group A: Benfica, Manchester United, Basel, CSKA Moscow

Group B: Bayern Munich, Paris St-Germain, Anderlecht, Celtic

Group C: Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Roma, Qarabag

Group D: Juventus, Barcelona, Olympiakos, Sporting

Group E: Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, Liverpool, Maribor

Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City, Napoli, Feyenoord

Group G: Monaco, Porto, Besiktas, RB Leipzig

Group H: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham, Apoel

[dostoy]

Hang on a minute, they have missed one out.

Arsenal have as much chance of winning the CL this season as they have for the last 10 years.

I really want to see Spuds finish 3rd in their group, it will mean a return to Thursday night shit where they belong.

[Niall_Quinn]

Just because we're out of this does not mean we are out of it. We are together with all these other clubs in spirit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

There's some football on tonight or something.

Benfica v CSKA Moscow
Man United v Basel
Celtic v PSG
Bayern Munich v Anderlecht
Chelsea v Carrier Bag
Roma v Atleti
Barcelona v Juventus
Olympiakos v Sporting.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Champions League music. :haha:

Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta; Dembele, Suarez, Messi.

Juventus: Buffon; De Sciglio, Benatia, Barzagli, Sandro; Pjanić, Matuidi, Bentancur; Dybala, Douglas Costa, Higuain.

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Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill; Zappacosta, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Willian, Batshuayi, Pedro.
Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Luiz, Moses, Bakayoko, Hazard, Morata.

Qarabag: Sehic; Medvedev, Sadiqov, Huseynov, Jeznicak; Qarayev, Almeyda; Gerrye, Micelm, Enrike; Ndlovu.
Subs: Kanibolotskiy, Amirquliyev, Madatov, Elyounoussi, Ismayilov, Yunuszada, Diniyev.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man United: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Blind; Matic, Pogba; Mata, Mkhitaryan, Martial; Lukaku.

Basel: Vaclik; Akanji, Suchy, Balanta; Lang, Xhaka, Zuffi, Riveros; Steffen, Van Wolfswinkel, Elyounoussi

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Celtic: Gordon; Ralston, Lustig, Simunovic, Tierney; Brown, Ntcham; Roberts, Armstrong, Sinclair; Griffiths
Subs: De Vries, Bitton, Ajer, McGregor, Rogic, Edouard, Forrest.

PSG: Areola; Alves, Silva, Marquinhos, Kurzawa; Motta, Verratti, Rabiot; Neymar, Mbappe, Cavani
Subs: Trapp, Meunier, Kimpembe, Yuri Berchiche, Lo Celso, Lucas, Draxler.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Olympiakos 0-1 Sporting, Doumbia. :bow:

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Chelsea 1-0 Carrier Bag, Pedro.

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Olympiakos 0-2 Sporting, Martins.

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Bayern Munich 1-0 Anderlecht, Lewandowski pelanty.

Kums sent off. :haha:

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Celtic 0-1 PSG, Neymar. :sick:

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Pogba hauled off for Fellaini.

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Chelsea 2-0 Qarabag, Zappacosta.

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Mkhitaryan missing sitters.

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Man Utd 1-0 Basel, Fellaini.

Lumping it in to him again presumably.

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Dembele missed a sitter for Barca.

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Celtic 0-3 PSG, Mbappe and Cavani pelanty. :rose:

Cavani with the Welbeck assist for the second goal.

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Olympiakos 0-3 Sporting, Fernandes.

[Niall_Quinn]

Watching Mbappe is just like watching Henry. Uncanny.

How our useless cunt didn't sign him when he was dangling under his nose, it's just unbelievable. 7mill Euros was what we were haggling over, apparently.

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Barcelona 1-0 Juventus, MESSI!

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Benfica 1-0 CSKA, Seferovic.

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Man Utd 2-0 Basel, Lukaku.

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Messi booked for trying to get someone booked. :lol:

Chelsea 3-0 Carrier Bag, Azpilicueta.

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Celtic fan tried to take Mbappe on?

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Barcelona 2-0 Juventus, Rakitic.

Messi shat on them, though it wasn't a direct assist.

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Barcelona 3-0 Juventus, MESSI!!!

Ridiculous.

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Chelsea 4-0, Bakayoko.

Benfica 1-2 CSKA. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Most overrated player on the planet skies it from right in front of goal, should have been 4-0 to PSG after a glorious build up that included Veratti, Mbappe and Draxler.

We almost signed them all :sigh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Neymar again :haha:

Fantastic play again from Draxler and Mbappe.

Mbappe is way, way, way better than Neymar.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-0 Chelsea, Batshit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Neymar :haha:

Passes it straight to the opposition.

What the fuck is all the fuss about with this guy?

[Niall_Quinn]

Neymar :haha:

It's a succession of shite. The bloke can't pass :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Ridiculous dive from Neymar.

Booked :haha:

Too slow to beat the defender so he hit the deck.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I don't think I'll ever be convinced Messi isn't the greatest player, at least of my lifetime. :wacko:

I've got a flight alert set up on Skyscanner for Barcelona, I must bite the bullet and just go.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Suarez.

[Niall_Quinn]

Draxler's a lovely player. 32 fucking mill and we weren't in for him ???????

WTF Wenger???!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Supposed to be handball by Pique said the commentators but it doesn't appear it was.

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6-0 Chelsea, Batshit with his second.

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Man Utd 3-0 Basel, Rashford.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Draxler's a lovely player. 32 fucking mill and we weren't in for him ???????

WTF Wenger???!!!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=28nXNHyPUgA

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Celtic 0-5 PSG in the end.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41249353

How dare those players try and turn football into an entertainment form

[GP]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41249353

How dare those players try and turn football into an entertainment form

Mourinho doesn't know the meaning of the word.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Some more matches on today or something.

Liverpool v Sevilla
Maribor v Spartak Moscow
Feyenoord v Man City
Shaktar Donetsk v Napoli
Porto v Besiktas
Leipzig v Monaco
Real Madrid v APOEL
Spuds v Dortmund.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool: Karius, Gomez, Lovren, Matip, Moreno, Wijnaldum, Can, Henderson, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Sevilla: Rico, Mercado, Pareja, Kjaer, Escudero, N'Zonzi, Banega, Pizarro, Navas, Correa, Ben Yedder.

[GP]

Ox dropped already :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Feyenoord 0-1 Citeh, Stones.

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Spuds 1-0 Dortmund, Son.

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Tottenham: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Eriksen, Son, Kane.

Dortmund: Burki, Piszczek, Sokratis, Toprak, Toljan, Sahin, Dahoud, Kagawa, Aubameyang, Yarmolenko, Pulisic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool 0-1 Sevilla, Ben Yedder!

:haha:

Lovren. :haha:

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Thommo whining for a pelanty.

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Feyenoord 0-2 Citeh, Aguero.

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Spuds 1-1 Dortmund, Yarmolenko! :haha:

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Marketing 1-0 APOEL, Ronaldo.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Spuds 1-0 Dortmund, Son.

Is it Thursday already?

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Porto 0-1 Besiktas, Talisca.

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Spuds 2-1 Dortmund, Kane.

[GP]

Spuds 1-1 Dortmund, Yarmolenko! :haha:

Great goal!

https://streamable.com/zmzcy

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shakhtar 1-0 Napoli, Taison.

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Liverpool 1-1 Sevilla, Firmino.

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Porto 1-1 Besiktas, Tosic OG.

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Feyenoord 0-3 Citeh, Jesus.

Should've been offside?

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Porto 1-2 Beikstas, Tosun.

Leipzig 1-0 Monaco, Forsberg.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Monaco, Tielemans.

[Niall_Quinn]

Liverpool 2-1 Seville
Salad with, perhaps, a slightly fortune goal.

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Liverpool 2-1 Sevila, Salah.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pen to Liverpool. Handball + foul.

[Niall_Quinn]

Firmino hits the post with the pen :haha:

Had an open goal, keeper had dived the other way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Dortmund. Spuds getting battered really.

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 2-1 to Liverpool.

Should have been 5-1. Probably will be by the end. Can't be arsed watching another half though.

[Marc Overmars]

I thought I might miss the CL but it turns out I give even less of a shit about it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Son just dropped the Ashes.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Same here. I have BT Sport but we have Mastercunt on the telly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marketing 2-0 APOEL, Ronaldo pelanty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Aubameyang, wrongly given.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brilliant foul by Vertonghen says Hargreaves.

Booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-1 Kane, cunts.

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3-0 Marketing, Sergio Ramos.

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Liverpool 2-2 Sevilla, Correa. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox coming on, Klopp fancies conceding 4+.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox on with 88 minutes on the clock.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muriel you berk.

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Gomez sent off. :lol:

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Liverpool 2-2 Sevilla, FT. :lol:

Klopp being a twat.

[Marc Overmars]

Can someone hurry up and buy Kane off them please?

[AFC Leveller]

Actually miss the CL, wish we weren't playing tomorrow.

Spuds were battered but they fluked a win somehow.

[Niall_Quinn]

Liverpool 2-2 Sevilla, FT. :lol:

Klopp being a twat.

???

They were all over them in the first half. Should have been all over. They let it slip.

[GP]

Actually miss the CL, wish we weren't playing tomorrow.

Spuds were battered but they fluked a win somehow.

:lol: Were they really? P Neville said Spurs were all over them. He's full of shit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tuesday, 26th September 2017
Spartak Moscow v Liverpool
Manchester City v Shaktar Donetsk
APOEL Nicosia v Spuds
Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid.
Sevilla v Maribor
Napoli v Feyenoord
Besiktas v Leipzig
Monaco v Porto

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Borussia Dortmund: Burki, Piszczek, Sokratis, Toprak, Toljan, Sahin, Castro, Gotze, Yarmolenko, Aubameyang, Philipp.

Real Madrid: Navas, Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Nacho, Ronaldo, Kroos, Modric, Bale, Casemiro, Isco.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Besiktas 1-0 Leipzig, Babel. Yes, that one.

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Apoel Nicosia: Waterman, Carlao, Lago, Vouros, Rueda, Morais, Aloneftis, Vinicius, Sallai, Zahid, De Camargo.
Subs: Gudiño, Alexandrou, Makris, Antoniou, Merkis, Farías, Poté.

Tottenham: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Aurier, Dier, Winks, Sissoko, Son, Kane.
Subs: Vorm, N'Koudou, Llorente, Foyth, Walker-Pieters, Georgiou, Oakley-Boothe.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sparktak Moscow: Rebrov; Eschenko, Kutepov, Tasci, Bocchetti, Dzhikila; Samedov, Fernando, Pasalic, Popov; Adriano

Liverpool: Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Matip, Moreno; Henderson, Can, Coutinho; Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Ox. :haha:

Dortmund 0-1 Marketing, Bale volley.

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Spartak Moscow 1-0 Liverpool, FERNANDO!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Karius. :haha:

It was right down the middle!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Reckon I'd have saved that.

We're such a fragile team.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Liverpool, offside.

[Niall_Quinn]

My second favourite team in the whole world, Apoel, are playing tonight. :smooch:

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Napoli 1-0 Feyenoord.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

My second favourite team in the whole world, Apoel, are playing tonight. :smooch:

What team is your favourite?

[GP]

Spartak Moscow 1-0 Liverpool, FERNANDO!!!

https://streamable.com/4hjby

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Sevilla 1-0 MK Haribo, Ben Yedder! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Bruyne should have scored apparently.

Spartak Moscow 1-1 Liverpool, Coutinho.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

TBF Thommo was quite restrained on his own team, watching Soccer Special.

If it were me watching Arsenal score, I don't think I would be quite so professional.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

TBF Thommo was quite restrained on his own team, watching Soccer Special.

If it were me watching Arsenal score, I don't think I would be quite so professional.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib06W_tWkLA

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monaco 0-1 Porto, Aboubakar.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

FFS.

However you did remind me of:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ycbUM53mFk

PENGRI!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lloris nearly fucked up apparently.

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Sevilla 2-0 Maribor, Ben Yedder with his second.

APOEL 0-1 Spuds, Kane.

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Firmino, what a miss. :lol:

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Besiktas 2-0 Leipzig, Talisca.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4 v 2 and somehow Liverpool conspire not to score.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sevilla 2-0 Maribor, Ben Yedder with his second.

APOEL 0-1 Spuds, Kane.

Cunts

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Napoli 2-0 Feyenoord, Mertens.

Citeh 1-0 Shakhtar, De Bruyne.

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Dortmund 0-2 Marketing, Ronaldo.

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Dortmund 1-2 Marketing, Aubameyang.

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APOEL 0-2 Spuds, Kane with his second.

He needs to do one tbf.

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APOEL 0-3 Spuds, Kane hat-trick.

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Napoli 3-0 Feyenoord, Callejon.

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Monaco 0-2 Porto, Aboubakar with his second.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pyatov saves an Aguero pelanty! :lol:

[AFC Leveller]

Marketing need to stop fucking about and sign Kane. The cunt is a goal machine.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dive from Sane.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dortmund 1-3 Marketing, Ronaldo with his second.

They'd best give the Spuds two good pumpings.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sevilla 3-0 Maribor, Ben Yedder hat-trick.

[selassie]

Marketing need to stop fucking about and sign Kane. The cunt is a goal machine.

Kane is geniunely a world class player now, as a pure number 9 he's arguably the best in the business, I'd take him over the likes of Costa, Morata, Auba, Belotti etc.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sturridge just dropped the Ashes.

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Citeh 2-0 Shaktar, Sterling.

Eight added minutes in Liverpool's game.

Napoli 3-1 Feyenoord, Amrabat.

[Niall_Quinn]

Kane is geniunely a world class player now, as a pure number 9 he's arguably the best in the business, I'd take him over the likes of Costa, Morata, Auba, Belotti etc.

Wenger almost signed him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monaco 0-3 Porto.

Monaco. :rose:

Their squad has been absolutely decimated. Apart from the one we wanted. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spartak Moscow have lost three players to injury in this game.

:wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Firmino just needed to play to Salah's feet. Terrible from Pagan Min.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Salah should've scored!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spartak Moscow 1-1 Liverpool, FT. :lol:

They shouldn't have hammered us. Or bought Ox. :ninja:

[Master Splinter]

Klopp :bow:.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Never liked the Champions League anyway.

Thursday nights are where it's at.*








*though potentially not

[Xhaka Can’t]

Wenger almost signed him.

He could've been the next Theo Walcott

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Kane is geniunely a world class player now, as a pure number 9 he's arguably the best in the business, I'd take him over the likes of Costa, Morata, Auba, Belotti etc.

Was just saying that to a Spurs mate of mine.

Though I think a lot of how well Kane is doing is down to Pochettino ... he hasn't looked as good for England as he has for he scum.


I'd much rather have Pochetinno poached by a Barca or RM tbh ... we can't have him constantly improving Spurs. <_<

[The Emirates Gallactico]

He could've been the next Theo Walcott

On a lower weekly wage than Theo as well. 100k a week as opposed to 140k a week our Theo is getting.

I wonder which of the two you'd rather have.

[Marc Overmars]

Kane is geniunely a world class player now, as a pure number 9 he's arguably the best in the business, I'd take him over the likes of Costa, Morata, Auba, Belotti etc.

He is exceptional. His finishing is sickeningly good. Best English striker since Shearer.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Oddly I was having this conversation today as well, but I was saying he can't be considered world class (whatever that is) until he has proved it against the biggest clubs in Europe, and/or maybe even internationally in a big tournament.

I was in something of a minority though, so I may be talking shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well if shrek is world class then so is Kane and so am I.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

He's not world class yet but he's not far. I'd most definitely take Aubameyang over him on mobility.

[Marc Overmars]

World class criteria is subjective of course, but if you’re that prolific then as a striker what else should you be doing? He seems to score a variety of goals too, from all angles and awkward starting positions. It’s disgusting that Spurs have him but I can appreciate a top striker when I see one. Some players are more polished than others but if the end product is there then you have to at least be close to “world class”.

I really hope Lacazette can be that guy for us, a beast of a striker makes all the difference.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Lukaku has done much the same and for a nothing team like West Brom and he seems to be ridiculed on here half the time. Kane was so abject in the last international tournament I was just absolutely not willing to overstate his powers after that showing. He wasn't the only one but I expected more, particularly as his game isn't based on pace and power mugging off kick and rush premier league players.

[Marc Overmars]

Better players than Kane have failed with England, there’s just something inherently wrong with them. Plus I think the CL is the gold standard anyway. Kane isn’t there yet (wherever there is) but his peak is to come and he’s pretty much a lock to score 25-30 goals every season.

[Xhaka Can’t]

On a lower weekly wage than Theo as well. 100k a week as opposed to 140k a week our Theo is getting.

I wonder which of the two you'd rather have.

It's a real head scratcher that's for sure.

[selassie]

Oddly I was having this conversation today as well, but I was saying he can't be considered world class (whatever that is) until he has proved it against the biggest clubs in Europe, and/or maybe even internationally in a big tournament.

I was in something of a minority though, so I may be talking shit.

That criteria is pretty much correct but outside of the likes Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar which players have produced consistently in the big tournaments at both club level and international level?

I personally think Kane is most definitely in the Auba, Lewandowski bracket now, on current form he's better than them. His numbers are ridiculous.

[selassie]

He's not world class yet but he's not far. I'd most definitely take Aubameyang over him on mobility.

Kane is surprisingly quite mobile, I wrote him off as a flat track bully up until last season, I caught him a couple of times last season and some of his goals he scored were pure counter attacking goals where he outran the defender.

[Power n Glory]

That criteria is pretty much correct but outside of the likes Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar which players have produced consistently in the big tournaments at both club level and international level?

I personally think Kane is most definitely in the Auba, Lewandowski bracket now, on current form he's better than them. His numbers are ridiculous.

The Real Ronaldo and Henry changed expectation levels for strikers. It seems as though being a deadly predator type striker isn’t enough these days. Certain types of strikers are under appreciated or not being developed at all.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Qarabag 1-2 Roma currently., Maonolas and Dzeko for Roma, Konzen Medina da Silva pulling one back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

CSKA: Akinfeev, Vasin, V Berezutski, Ignashevich, Wernbloom, Fernandez, Dzagoev, Golovin, Schennikov, Chalov, Vitinho.

Man Utd: De Gea, Young, Lindelof, Bailly, Smalling, Blind, Matic, Herrera, Mkhitaryan, Martial, Lukaku.

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Paris Saint-Germain: Areola, Alves, Marquinhos, Silva, Kurzawa, Verratti, Motta, Rabiot, Mbappe, Cavani, Neymar.

Bayern Munich: Ulreich, Sule, Thiago, Martinez, Lewandowski, James, Vidal, Tolisso, Muller, Alaba, Kimmich.

Lewandowski as fullback. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Juanfran, Lucas, Godin, Luis, Koke, Thomas, Saul, Carrasco, Correa, Griezmann
Subs: Moya, Torres, Gabi, Savic, Vietto, Gaitan, Gimenez.

Chelsea: Courtois, Apzilicueta, Cahill, Luiz; Moses, Kante, Bakayoko, Alonso; Hazard, Fabregas; Morata.
Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Pedro, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Christensen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderlecht: Boeckx; Appiah, Deschacht, Spajic, Chipciu; Gerkens, Dendoncker, Trebel, Hanni; Onyekuru, Teodorczyk.
Subs: Sels, Kara, Stanciu, Bruno, Beric, Sowah, Harbaoui.

Celtic: Gordon; Lustig, Boyata, Simunovic, Tierney; Brown, Ntcham; Roberts, Rogic, Sinclair; Griffiths.
Subs: De Vries, Bitton, Dembele, Armstrong, Hayes, McGregor, Forrest.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Basel 1-0 Benfica, Lang.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PSG 1-0 Bayern Munich, Dani Alves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

CSKA 0-1 Man Utd, Lukaku.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sporting: Rui Patrício; Piccini, Mathieu, Coates, Coentrão; Acuña, William, Battaglia, Gelson; Bruno Fernandes; Doumbia.

Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Roberto, Iniesta; Suarez, Messi.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

CSKA 0-2 Man Utd, Martial pelanty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Basel 2-0 Benfica, Oberlin.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-3 Man Utd, Lukaku with his second.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PSG 2-0 Bayern, Cavani.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Andelecht 0-1 Celtic, Griffiths.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Atleti!

David Luiz. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atleti 1-0 Chelsea, GRIEZMANN!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We'll end up facing Bayern in the Europa League.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderlecht 0-2 Celtic, Kara OG.

Sporting 0-1 Barcelona, Coates OG. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

CSKA 0-4 Man Utd, Mkhitaryan.

Atleti 1-1 Chelsea, Morata.

Basel 3-0 Benfica, Van Wolfswinkel.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cesc misses a sitter. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PSG 3-0 Bayern, Neymar. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Basel 4-0 Benfica, Oberlin with his second.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Juventus 1-0 Olympiakos, Higuain.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Basel 5-0 Benfica, Riveros.

Juventus 2-0 Olympiakos, Mandzukic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

CSKA 1-4 Man Utd, Kuchaev. Comeback is on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atleti 1-2 Chelsea, Batshit.

And FT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderlecht 0-3 Celtic, Sinclair.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sporting 0-1 Barca, FT.

[selassie]

Depressing seeing most of the English teams doing well in CL, Chelsea, City & United could all go quite far in the tournament IMO.

[Xhaka Can’t]

It's almost as they are progressing whilst we stand still.

[selassie]

It's almost as they are progressing whilst we stand still.

:lol:

[AFC Leveller]

I believe as well that we have been in the champions league for 29 years and have shown mental strength.

[Marc Overmars]

It's almost as they are progressing whilst we stand still.

Standing still? Did you not see our 0-0 win over Chelsea?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Depressing seeing most of the English teams doing well in CL, Chelsea, City & United could all go quite far in the tournament IMO.

Spuds. :lol:

Liverpool. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

It's almost as they are progressing whilst we stand still.

Stand still? If we'd at least achieved that we'd have been playing on Wednesday rather than tonight. No, I don't think we can be accused of standing still.

[selassie]

Spuds. :lol:

Liverpool. :lol:

Spuds will get out of their group but come unstuck in the last 16 assuming they finish 2nd in their group. Liverpool aren't even guaranteed to make it out of their group. I think the other English teams are all capable of going deep into the tournament, Chelsea and City especially are more than good enough to reach the Semis.

[selassie]

I believe as well that we have been in the champions league for 29 years and have shown mental strength.

And aswell I believe that you will be surprised at how competitive the Europa League is. It maybe as strong as the Champions League, it maybe not...I don't know.

[Niall_Quinn]

And aswell I believe that you will be surprised at how competitive the Europa League is. It maybe as strong as the Champions League, it maybe not...I don't know.

Look! As well you know, we must respect the Europa League by focusing our spirit and togetherness on achieving a top, top, top four finish in the title.

[GP]

Ancellotti sacked?

Sign him up!

[Niall_Quinn]

Ancellotti sacked?

Sign him up!

I believe as well Ancelloti has qualities. Does he have qualities to manage a top, top club like Arsenal? We can only know if he can do it if he does it. Will he do it? I don't believe it, no. Does he have the quality? Perhaps. Will Wenger ever leave? Look! He will leave if he can not do it.

[Marc Overmars]

Wenger would have been sacked 50 times over by now if we were run anything like the top clubs are. No wonder he doesn’t want to leave, he wouldn’t last 5 minutes anywhere else.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

Perhaps a bit harsh on him, if it happens.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Shows you how a top club operates .... they won't tolerate hammerings regardless of how good the opposition is. One perhaps in exceptional circumstances but no more than that.

We on the other hand, make large away game hammerings a defining feature of our club - most top clubs would have sacked Wenger for the 6 - 0 defeat to Chelsea alone.


As for Ancelotti, he's a good stop gap manager for a year or two. Usually wins you some silverware, mainly a cup competition. When the old goat finally decides to go I wouldn't mind bringing him in if a more long term solutions (Jardim, Simeone, Allegri etc) isn't available.


Edit - Di Maria & Draxler benched for the game. Should be able to pick one of the two up at the end of the season to replace Alexis.

[GP]

Shows you how a top club operates .... they won't tolerate hammerings regardless of how good the opposition is. One perhaps in exceptional circumstances but no more than that.

We on the other hand, make large away game hammerings a defining feature of our club - most top clubs would have sacked Wenger for the 6 - 0 defeat to Chelsea alone.


As for Ancelotti, he's a good stop gap manager for a year or two. Usually wins you some silverware, mainly a cup competition. When the old goat finally decides to go I wouldn't mind bringing him in if a more long term solutions (Jardim, Simeone, Allegri etc) isn't available.


Edit - Di Maria & Draxler benched for the game. Should be able to pick one of the two up at the end of the season to replace Alexis.

There's something I don't like about di Maria. Might be his stupid rat face, not sure.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

There's something I don't like about di Maria. Might be his stupid rat face, not sure.

He's also lightweight and a bit shit now tbh. Plus he was hopeless at United.


Draxler any day for me but the important thing is that seeing as we're going to lose both Alexis & Ozil we have to bring in a star name if anything just to mitigate some of the damage to our prestige.

[GP]

https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2017/09/pressemitteilung-fc-bayern-trennt-sich-von-carlo-ancelotti

He's gone.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

There's talk off them getting that young 30 year old coach, Nagelsmann, from Hoffenheim however for the love of god please let them poach Pochettino. :pray:

[GP]

There's talk off them getting that young 30 year old coach, Nagelsmann, from Hoffenheim however for the love of god please let them poach Pochettino. :pray:

That would be hilarious.

[selassie]

Shows you how a top club operates .... they won't tolerate hammerings regardless of how good the opposition is. One perhaps in exceptional circumstances but no more than that.

We on the other hand, make large away game hammerings a defining feature of our club - most top clubs would have sacked Wenger for the 6 - 0 defeat to Chelsea alone.


As for Ancelotti, he's a good stop gap manager for a year or two. Usually wins you some silverware, mainly a cup competition. When the old goat finally decides to go I wouldn't mind bringing him in if a more long term solutions (Jardim, Simeone, Allegri etc) isn't available.


Edit - Di Maria & Draxler benched for the game. Should be able to pick one of the two up at the end of the season to replace Alexis.

Too right.

What makes it even more comical is that Wenger somehow tried to dress up the 10-2 Bayern CL defeat last season by saying we were ahead over 2 legs over 45 minutes. The fact that he felt the need to even discuss it actually disgusts me, he should be absolutely embarrassed about that tie and that defeat alone would damage any ambitious managers C.V.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just thinking back, we've been hammered so many times. :(

As for Ancelotti's replacement; I had heard Klopp but I don't think that would happen.

[AFC Leveller]

Big clubs dont fuck about, your reputation counts for nothing once results dont go your way.

Wenger LOL what joke we are when you compare how Bayern manage.

[AFC Leveller]

Pochetinho would be really funny.

Please make it happen.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

It's been bubbling for a while with unhappiness from the board, Lewandowski speaking to the press about transfers, Muller talking about losing his place in the team, Ribery... being Ribery and even the fans losing faith with the seeming lack of tactics or plan.

I can't see Klopp going there, nor them wanting him. The talk is the Hoffenheim manager, if not now then in the summer; massive risk going for someone so young, especially with the personalities there.

[Niall_Quinn]

What we really need is for Bayern to poach Wenger. That way, finally, we should be able to compete with them, even if we don't get a manager ourselves.

[dostoy]

Wenger would not go to Bayern now, it would be against his principles and Bayern may not have the correct values, what they are I don't know.

One of the values might be that no player, whoever they are, gets more money than the manager.

I would LOVE it to happen but there is no chance whatsoever of him leaving until summer 2019 at the earliest and it could well be 2025 or later.

[Marc Overmars]

Big clubs dont fuck about, your reputation counts for nothing once results dont go your way.

Wenger LOL what joke we are when you compare how Bayern manage.

Of course. On the pitch matters take precedence at those clubs as they rightly should.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Not gonna lie, do want to watch Real Madrid-Spurs this evening

Obviously want Real to give them a good hiding but will be a decent match I reckon

[Niall_Quinn]

The real action resumes again on Thursday when we face...

Anyone know who we are playing?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

The real action resumes again on Thursday when we face...

Anyone know who we are playing?

Some Commie team or ex Commie team whose fan base probably likes blacks and queers as much as you

[Marc Overmars]

Not gonna lie, do want to watch Real Madrid-Spurs this evening

Obviously want Real to give them a good hiding but will be a decent match I reckon

Not gonna lie, I don’t give a flying fuck about the Champions League.

But of course, hopefully Real Madrid smash them.

[GP]

Bale Hattrick.
Modric Hattrick.

[Niall_Quinn]

Bale Hattrick.
Modric Hattrick.

And Harry Kane agrees to sign in the summer.

[Niall_Quinn]

Some Commie team or ex Commie team whose fan base probably likes blacks and queers as much as you

The chavs? We have no chance then.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

The chavs? We have no chance then.

They are commies?

[Niall_Quinn]

They are commies?

Thought you said ex-commies? Well he is, isn't he?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Thought you said ex-commies? Well he is, isn't he?

Pedant

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Real Madrid: Navas, Hakimi, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Kroos, Casemiro, Modric, Isco, Benzema, Ronaldo.

Spuds: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Sissoko, Dier, Winks, Eriksen, Llorente, Kane.

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Man City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Delph, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Silva, Sterling, Jesus, Sane.

Napoli: Reina, Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam, Zielinski, Diawara, Hamsik, Callejóon, Mertens, Insigne.

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Maribor: Handanovic; Suler, Bohar, Viler, Milec; Rajcevic, Ahmedi, Kabha, Vrhovec; Kramaric, Tavares.


Liverpool: Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Lovren, Moreno, Wijnaldum, Can, Milner, Salah, Firmino, Coutinho.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo heads on to the post!

Benzema. :haha:

What a miss.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maribor 0-1 Liverpool, Firmino.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Old Man Ronaldo has one of his falls.

Darren Fletcher says not like Ronaldo to lose his feet in a situation like that. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leipzig 1-0 Porto, Orban.

Citeh 1-0 Napoli, Sterling.

Feyenoord 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk, Berghuis.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo shoots, just goes wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spartak 1-0 Sevilla, Promes.

Maribor 0-3 Liverpool, Coutinho and Salah.

Citeh 2-0 Napoli, Jesus.

Navas saves from Kane's header.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sissoko is useless.

Winks. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marketing 0-1 Spuds, Varane OG.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monaco 1-0 Besiktas, Falcao.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lloris saves from Isco.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo booked. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Feyenoord 1-1 Shakhtar, Bernard.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Benzema. :haha:

Just a clown these days.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Marketing!

Aurier. :lol:

Liability.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aurier booked too.

Marketing 1-1 Spuds, Penaldo!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maribor 0-4 Liverpool, Salah with his second.

Spartak Moscow 1-1 Sevilla, Kjaer.

Monaco 1-1 Besiktas, Tosun

Leipzig 3-1 Porto, Aboubakar for Porto. Forsberg and Augustin for Leipzig.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Leipzig 3-2 Porto, Marcano.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Feyenoord 1-2 Shakhtar, Bernard with his second.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a save from Lloris to deny Benzema.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maribor 0-5 Liverpool, Firmino with his second.

Monaco 1-2 Besiktas, Someone.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo tried shitting on them, Lloris saves.

Spartak 2-1 Sevilla, Melgarejo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

APOEL 1-1 Dortmund, Pote opened the scorng, Sokratis equalised.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kane. :haha:

Should've scored. Navas saves it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Navas saves from Eriksen.

Lump it up to the big guy it would seem.