AV. Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 2 minutes ago, Tom Sestito said: when you looked at the league at the start of the season, everyone thought it'd be super close b/w chelsea/city/arsenal at the top three, followed by united/tottenham/liverpool. How does chelsea being out of it NOT have anything to do with the disappointment of other clubs? Former champions were out of it after the first ten games. The major competitors should have had a dogfight, both flopped as well. arsenal is out of every competition, in fourth place. they didn't buy players, they lose league. it was predictable and a failure. city made major purchases in sterling, de bruyne, and otamendi and really should have been the ones to win the league after we flopped. chelsea's season is still a moyes level joke, but these teams around should have done better. Yes, nobody expected Chelsea to have the season they've had, however, it still doesn't have anything to do with how other teams did poorly. Are the Southampton's and Everton's of the league just supposed to start sucking too? I agree that a major opportunity opened up with Chelsea flopping during the first 4 months and even United forgetting how to play football in November/December but up until February, both City and Arsenal were doing fine or at least in proximity with Leicester. City have been derailed by injuries the whole year and Arsenal haven't been healthy at any point this year + decided to have the annual "fall" - so yes, it can be said more so for Arsenal but relative to Tottenham/Leicester, they've had way more injuries. Not sure how Chelsea's terrible form is responsible for Leicester losing only 3 games in 31, West Ham competing for top 4/getting wins against all the traditional top 6 sides, and some other feats that nobody could have predicted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 LOL Demichelis absolute GARBAGE! https://streamable.com/cm1w https://streamable.com/5n93 https://streamable.com/gj5a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Alain Vigneault said: Yes, nobody expected Chelsea to have the season they've had, however, it still doesn't have anything to do with how other teams did poorly. Are the Southampton's and Everton's of the league just supposed to start sucking too? Not sure how Chelsea's terrible form is responsible for Leicester losing only 3 games in 31, West Ham competing for top 4/getting wins against all the traditional top 6 sides, and some other feats that nobody could have predicted. lmao my initial post didn't involve any of these teams it was regarding the top clubs not seizing the opportunity of the underperforming champions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV. Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 6 hours ago, Tom Sestito said: lmao my initial post didn't involve any of these teams it was regarding the top clubs not seizing the opportunity of the underperforming champions Because everybody was supposed to have seen Leicester suddenly become world-class? A theoretical hole opened up in the race but it got filled by a team that decided they weren't going to drop any points this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherwise Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 15 hours ago, Bob.Loblaw said: LOL Demichelis absolute GARBAGE! https://streamable.com/cm1w https://streamable.com/5n93 https://streamable.com/gj5a are you just now noticing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Crosby Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Demichelis looks like he's 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCanuck001 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 It will be interesting to see who Pep brings in to replace the older players in their squad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milk and honey Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 3 hours ago, CaptainCanuck001 said: It will be interesting to see who Pep brings in to replace the older players in their squad. With klopp and pep I am expecting a few more germans in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCanuck001 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 1 hour ago, milk and honey said: With klopp and pep I am expecting a few more germans in the league. I think Pep said he wasn't going to bring any Bayern players with him, but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks3322 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I was wondering with the terror attacks in France before and now in Belgium would there be a chance it would be cancelled or something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milk and honey Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 25 minutes ago, canucks3322 said: I was wondering with the terror attacks in France before and now in Belgium would there be a chance it would be cancelled or something like that? euros this summer? Unless a major threat is made I seriously doubt they would cancelled that big of an event. Nothing is impossible, but highly unlikely at this point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neymar Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 martial is the best player in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCanuck001 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Neymar said: martial is the best player in the world 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks3322 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 19 hours ago, milk and honey said: euros this summer? Unless a major threat is made I seriously doubt they would cancelled that big of an event. Nothing is impossible, but highly unlikely at this point in time. Yeah I meant the Euros considering Paris was attacked and now Belgium which I think is near France; would probably at least cause the UEFA to have an alternate place? Hopefully nothing happens and security is tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 3 hours ago, canucks3322 said: Yeah I meant the Euros considering Paris was attacked and now Belgium which I think is near France; would probably at least cause the UEFA to have an alternate place? Hopefully nothing happens and security is tight. Belgium is near France, but the question is, where would be safe? Pretty much anywhere is Europe or Asia is a crapshoot these days. Better to beef up security and carry on, IMHO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus91 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 The great Johan Cruyff died today aged 68 of lung cancer. Probably one of the most influential footballers and managers of the past century. Ajax and Barca wouldn't be the clubs they are now without him. He single-handedly build up both those teams youth academies. They remain two of the most renowned institutions of that kind until today. Additionally his style Voetbal totaal was introduced to both of the aforementioned clubs. This system inspired lots of managers of later generations. For example, it is the foundation of Pep Guardiola's juego de posición (aka tiki taka). May he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 25 minutes ago, Lateralus91 said: The great Johan Cruyff died today aged 68 of lung cancer. Probably one of the most influential footballers and managers of the past century. Ajax and Barca wouldn't be the clubs they are now without him. He single-handedly build up both those teams youth academies. They remain two of the most renowned institutions of that kind until today. Additionally his style Voetbal totaal was introduced to both of the aforementioned clubs. This system inspired lots of managers of later generations. For example, it is the foundation of Pep Guardiola's juego de posición (aka tiki taka). May he rest in peace. What? No! The '74 World Cup was what got me into football and I've been a supporter of the Dutch internationally ever since, mostly because of Johann Cruyff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 1 hour ago, RUPERTKBD said: What? No! The '74 World Cup was what got me into football and I've been a supporter of the Dutch internationally ever since, mostly because of Johann Cruyff. He was brought over to play for the White Caps, when all of those teams thought they had money. That team did not jell all season, and they had some great "names" on the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCanuck001 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 My grandfathers favourite footballer of all time, one of the best of all time. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV. Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Never had the chance to watch Cruyff but his influence in the game is everlasting. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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