Football : Season 2015/2016

[denphone]

They are both greats in the history of the game and l don't use that word lightly.

[iadom]

And if either of them got kicked about as much as Pele in the 60's I doubt they would have achieved what he did.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by iadom

And if either of them got kicked about as much as Pele in the 60's I doubt they would have achieved what he did.

Thankfully the brutes of old have disappeared from the beautiful game.

[iadom]

Have you ever seen The battle of Santiago

[denphone]

Yes l have seen it but thanks for the link anyway.

[iadom]

Playing squash so didn't see much of the first half, fairly even by all accounts but I thought United battered West Ham for the first 20 minutes of the second half, thankfully they got a stuffy goal from Fellaini which made the difference when the expected Alladyce style, bombardment came.

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Just applied for a semi final ticket, United have an allocation of 31,600. Now I know that every man and his dog with FA membership or whatever gets Cup Final tickets but why give United and I assume Everton a third of the tickets for a semi final?

[iadom]

Wheels coming off big time at Anfield.

[denphone]

That's why we are 9th in the league as there are still too many average players who might have one good game and two bad games as in my opinion there is still significant work to be done as we both know only too well.

[adzii_nufc]

I don't think the wheels came off, I think Dortmund are just in a competition way below them. They just had a poor previous season to end up in this cup. They'd beat Chelsea, United, Arsenal and any other big English club to be fair. They already obliterated Spurs and are quickly flattening Liverpool. Then again, Liverpool and 3 goals etc, just don't see that here :/

You just had to score that. essentially 3-0 down. Origi

[denphone]

Spurs played a very weakened side against them so l don't think you should read too much into that affair and Liverpool are a average side currently so l don't think we should overrate them.

[adzii_nufc]

Well let's not compare them on quality vs money spent over the last 5 years then otherwise we'll really start embarrassing Liverpool
This coming from the supporter of the highest spending club to ever be relegated over a season (I think it's a foregone conclusion)
Anyone not seeing the third goal coming? I can see Liverpool scoring but they are getting turned over by Dortmund every time they launch an attack. In the wise words of Owen, the team that scores the most goals will win <

[denphone]

Dortmund will score 5 tonight in my opinion as what stops some of our sides in Europe is not what you do with the ball but what you do without the ball and Liverpool players without the ball are what l would call tactical amateurs as look at Leicester who did not spend that much money but why they are top is they work so hard as a tactical cohesive unit and do the right things when they have not go the ball as we have seen.

[adzii_nufc]

Originally Posted by adzii_nufc

Well let's not compare them on quality vs money spent over the last 5 years then otherwise we'll really start embarrassing Liverpool
This coming from the supporter of the highest spending club to ever be relegated over a season (I think it's a foregone conclusion)
Anyone not seeing the third goal coming? I can see Liverpool scoring but they are getting turned over by Dortmund every time they launch an attack. In the wise words of Owen, the team that scores the most goals will win <

1 more goal please. Absolute travesty if Liverpool go out having never lost either game. That rule really is backwards.

[denphone]

Personally the away goals rule is archaic in my opinion.

[adzii_nufc]

Travesty averted. If you can play like that before half time you can win the entire thing.