Probs:
Martial - Rash - Sanchez
Pogs - Matic/Mctom - Fellaini
Shaw - Rojo - Bailly/Mike - Valencia
De Gea.
Martial - Rash - Sanchez
Pogs - Matic/Mctom - Fellaini
Shaw - Rojo - Bailly/Mike - Valencia
De Gea.
The art of defending is lost almost everywhere.
Apart from AM and Juve, I don’t think there is any team with defenders that you would feel save to keep a lead locked down. And even Juve have had plenty of fuck ups this last season.
Modern players are just not trained to learn intercepting and reading play. It is all about passing the ball. Pep football is built on average defenders who are brilliant ball players.
It is why someone like Baresi would be a 200 million player if he was around today. He combined both better than anyone else I have ever seen.
Apart from AM and Juve, I don’t think there is any team with defenders that you would feel save to keep a lead locked down. And even Juve have had plenty of fuck ups this last season.
Modern players are just not trained to learn intercepting and reading play. It is all about passing the ball. Pep football is built on average defenders who are brilliant ball players.
It is why someone like Baresi would be a 200 million player if he was around today. He combined both better than anyone else I have ever seen.
I don't buy that. I think it's more to do with team structure and attack as a priority (which is a trend). Rather than defending skills simply disappearing.
By Laboured Go To PostI don't buy that. I think it's more to do with team structure and attack as a priority (which is a trend). Rather than defending skills simply disappearing.This is why we’ll never have a GK/Defender/Defensive Midfielder win a balloon door for a long time.
It's both.
You couldn't find a defender today that would get off the bench at Milan a couple decades ago.
You couldn't find a defender today that would get off the bench at Milan a couple decades ago.
Hope for Garrard's sake he knows what he's getting himself into up there.
By Scum Go To PostThis is why we’ll never have a GK/Defender/Defensive Midfielder win a balloon door for a long time.It's hard to justify when you've got two players scoring nearly 50+ goals every season. But I agree with you.
By FlutterPuffs Go To PostFinally, a man who has a track record of stopping Brendan Rodgers from winning a title.
By FortuneFaded Go To PostFinally, a man who has a track record of stopping Brendan Rodgers from winning a title.
By Laboured Go To PostI don't buy that. I think it's more to do with team structure and attack as a priority (which is a trend). Rather than defending skills simply disappearing.
That has more to do with goals being scored. With teams attacking more of course they are gonna be more open, but at the same time when defenders are in one on one situations how many mistakes to you see? I would say a lot. Pique, Ramos, and Chiellini are usually considered three of the best defenders around, but they all make a lot of mistakes defensively in situations that they shouldn't. Mistakes that you wouldn't have seen 20 years ago.
In Italy, I only feel Barzagli is the only defender who can actually defend. I love Chiellini, but a lot of his greatness comes from the physicaslity and winning second balls better than anyone else. Barzagli rarely makes mistakes, and when he does it is due to pace and age more than anything.
Modern players just don't read the game as well, and seem to focused on making a big tackle than actually going for the sensible option of just containing an attacker.
By FlutterPuffs Go To Post
Fair play to him, it could have been easy for him to say no and just hold out for a PL job, but he is actually gonna get some real experience.
By rvy Go To PostSo… Marco Silva seems like a real possibility.I honestly want him. Think he's a good motivator of men. Would play youth as well or at least give them an opportunity.
I'm OK with this.
By Scum Go To PostBlack Panther, lads.Just admit that it's nowhere as good as the hype suggested. ADMIT IT.
By GQman2121 Go To PostI honestly want him. Think he's a good motivator of men. Would play youth as well or at least give them an opportunity.
Was gonna post a picture of Carlo, but then you edited your post lol
By GQman2121 Go To PostI honestly want him. Think he's a good motivator of men. Would play youth as well or at least give them an opportunity.no lad
pls
this is our only hope
pls don't want him
Apparently our former GK trainer is coming back as well, Hugo Oliveira.
What a time to be alive if true, he was amazing. Might even turn that shitstain Bruno Varela into an average keeper.
By Shanks D Zoro Go To Post@Zabo, give me some good transfer rumours about our midfield.We signed Emre Can we didn't, we'll sign someone else, and we'll probably be looking at promoting Bentancur to the first team.
By batong Go To PostFashionistas (Shanks et al), isn't that tie too long for him?Well he's seated, so probably not.
By batong Go To Post
Fashionistas (Shanks et al), isn't that tie too long for him?
When you look at that tie, what else do you like at?
By Zabojnik Go To PostWe signed Emre Can we didn't, we'll sign someone else, and we'll probably be looking at promoting Bentancur to the first team.
I don't give two fucks if he gets reds half the time, I still want verratti.
By Frustrated_me Go To Post"The Ramadan" I'm dying here lmao.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcTnAFOXUAEBEfB.jpg
franco ✔
referees ✔
luck ✔
allah ✔
we got this
Yaya leaving in the summer. He's been done for a while but he was amazing for us for so long. Brought us into the big time really, along with Silva. Love him.
By Zabojnik Go To PostJust admit that it's nowhere as good as the hype suggested. ADMIT IT.An Afro-American movie got hyped? Unbelievable
By FortuneFaded Go To PostFinally, a man who has a track record of stopping Brendan Rodgers from winning a title.Well done lad
By Zabojnik Go To PostJust admit that it's nowhere as good as the hype suggested. ADMIT IT.
By Elchele Go To PostAn Afro-American movie got hyped? UnbelievableOr it's a very good movie that doesn't mean as much to you?
By Lego Go To PostGerrard, what a wanker.Are you saying that as a celtic man, united man or lego man?
By Zabojnik Go To PostJust admit that it's nowhere as good as the hype suggested. ADMIT IT.I enjoyed it very much though.
By batong Go To PostShanks is on the whiskey again
Fifa 'live' streaming the 06 final
https://www.facebook.com/fifaworldcup/videos/2213682945314207/
By FortuneFaded Go To PostThey make films about the Nazis.
😂😂😂
By batong Go To Post
Fashionistas (Shanks et al), isn't that tie too long for him?
Sitting down it’s no prob. Looks long because he’s slouching
By Oddinho Go To PostSitting down it’s no prob. Looks long because he’s slouching
but it is a problem in that picture, because you should never have your tie bring attention to you crotch.
By Shanks D Zoro Go To Postbut it is a problem in that picture, because you should never have your tie bring attention to you crotch.It's giving all the Scottish Lay-Dee's a glimpse of the future.
By Shanks D Zoro Go To PostBit of a shit article.
Italian football hasn’t been about defensive football for close to 30 years, but still people just want to be lazy.
There is also a huge difference to the defensive football that AM play and the most other clubs who park the bus. When AM have the ball they attack with quality rather than hoping to snatch a goal. AM defend the way they do because they know they can score at the other end.
Just like there is a huge difference between Jose and AF. Jose will settle for points, AF might not have always had teams that played the best football, but you always knew win or lose that the team gave it their best.
I feel like that is what most fans want, except for RM fans. A team that gives it their best for 90 minutes. That is all we can really hope for as supporters. It is why Arsenal have been so disappointing for so long. We all know that this is a team that just flat out doesn’t look like it cares.
i just want to win
ugly or pretty makes no difference to me