The 2016-2017 Football Thread

[circatee]

Once again, I felt we bottled it. ALL Premier League teams had an international break. So, no excuse for Arsenal. Maybe they just get bamboozled by Mourinho, on sight. Come May, we'll be asking why we lost the league and it will be because of games like this.

We must take these chances...

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Once again, I felt we bottled it. ALL Premier League teams had an international break. So, no excuse for Arsenal. Maybe they just get bamboozled by Mourinho, on sight. Come May, we'll be asking why we lost the league and it will be because of games like this.

We must take these chances...

Candidly, - all things considered - I rather think that Arsenal did well to snatch a point from this encounter.

This was three points that Manchester United let slip - the barely suppressed rage and frustration clear in Mr Mourinho's body language at the end spoke volumes, especially when contrasted with the loose relief that seems to have surged though Mr Wenger.

Yes, it would have been nice had Arsenal won; they were never likely to do so, and could well have lost.

The positive aspect of this is that Arsenal are becoming very hard to beat - and that is no bad thing, and neither is snatching an equaliser in the dying minutes of a game against a long standing rival who had thought he had you beaten.

Arsenal showed resilience, and tenacity, both welcome attributes.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Gutted. So nearly a win, then a draw, then a lose against Spurs.

A sending off for two bookings in injury time won't help us next time out either.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Gutted. So nearly a win, then a draw, then a lose against Spurs.

A sending off for two bookings in injury time won't help us next time out either.

When you posted in the other thread, (at a time - close to the end, admittedly, - when West Ham were leading), I did think of posting that Spurs are hard to beat, but held off, as you are a West Ham supporter.

I must admit that I was fairly certain that Spurs would have pulled off a draw.

 

[Apple fanboy]

When you posted in the other thread, (at a time - close to the end, admittedly, - when West Ham were leading), I did think of posting that Spurs are hard to beat, but held off, as you are a West Ham supporter.

I must admit that I was fairly certain that Spurs would have pulled off a draw.

They certainly are hard to beat for us. We don't do well against them.
But to be 2-1 up with 13 minutes to go and to lose is so typical of West Ham.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

They certainly are hard to beat for us. We don't do well against them.
But to be 2-1 up with 13 minutes to go and to lose is so typical of West Ham.

Well, to be honest, I would have been surprised if West Ham had actually won; I checked in not long before the equaliser, and I expected Spurs to pull one back - they are an excellent side.

 

[JamesMike]

My Chelsea friends are happy they got the win.

 

[Centaurr]

Too bad there is no more international games till March 2017

 

[Scepticalscribe]

My Chelsea friends are happy they got the win.

They have been playing exceptionally well - six consecutive wins without conceding a goal in any of them - an extraordinarily impressive statistic. Mr Conte has good reason to be pleased with the club's recent form.

 

[JamesMike]

Watching yesterday match of Bayern Munich/Borussia Dortmund on the DVR.

 

[JamesMike]

The US has fired Jurgen Klinsmann.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

The US has fired Jurgen Klinsmann.

Yes, I saw this story reported, but - from what I had read earlier, it does not really come as much of a surprise.

 

[Lord Blackadder]

Not a big surprise. However, if Arena returns as USMNT coach (as is currently rumored), how is this not a return to the the state of things a decade ago? He is possibly the most experienced American coach out there, and (since we've fired Klinsmann) represents perhaps the best short-term appointment in terms of finding an American manager that can deliver World Cup qualification. However, I don't see how he represents a way forward for the USMT. MLS is still not at a level where it can serve as an incubator for tournament-winning coaches.

Many Klinsmann-haters want to see young MLS coaches getting the US job - but I doubt any are ready for that.

 

[JamesMike]

It looks like the Premier League will be getting richer. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38020900

 

[Centaurr]

Bruce Arena is now offcially the new head coach for USA, this World cup coming up just got more interesting. USA & Colombia are my fav World cup teams...

 

[twietee]

Dortmund 8:4 and now Bayern lost. Works out for me

 

[pachyderm]

Bruce Arena is now offcially the new head coach for USA, this World cup coming up just got more interesting. USA & Colombia are my fav World cup teams...

arena is only interim. thank god.

firing klinsman was a mistake, imho. we aren't that good right now no matter who our coach is.

 

[JamesMike]

I see the great Liverpool player Steven Gerrard has retired.

Man Utd 1-0 Feyenoord, Rooney gets a goal moving him closer to Sir Bobby.

Man U gets two more goals.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I see the great Liverpool player Steven Gerrard has retired.

Man Utd 1-0 Feyenoord, Rooney gets a goal moving him closer to Sir Bobby.

Man U gets two more goals.

I always liked Steven Gerrard, a genuinely great player, and an intelligent and impressive human being whose insistence on modelling qualities such as integrity and loyalty only added to the respect he is quite rightly held in across the game.

A good performance and a solid victory from Manchester United.

 

[JamesMike]

@JamesMike might have a different point of view!

Tbh I'm just glad Payet is staying with us. If he can improve on last season that would be amazing.
It would be nice to qualify for Europe without having to play in July!

Man U paid too much for him...lol!

 

[Lord Blackadder]

Klopp will be pleased that Liverpool were able to break down an unapologetically bus-parking Sunderland, but now we wait anxiously to find out about Phil Coutinho's injury - with Lallana and Sturridge both injured we are looking thinner in the attacking department, though Origi stepped up and played well today.

Liverpool still prefer opponents that come at them, even though they are more likely to leak a goal that way. But 4-1 wins are better than 2-0 wins in terms of spectacle and goal difference. Still, three points gained today against an opponent Liverpool were expected to beat.

Chelsea are on a roll, at the moment they look the best team in the league though Liverpool and Man City are very close behind.

Swansea v Crystal Palace somehow produced 9 goals! Pardew is in deep trouble now...conversely, this was a big win for Bradley.

 

[pachyderm]

Wednesday win!

 

[JamesMike]

Swansea and Palace went on a scoring tirade, 5-4.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Swansea and Palace went on a scoring tirade, 5-4.

An astonishing match, absolutely extraordinary.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Nice victory for Arsenal (3-1 against Bournemouth), keeping them at the outer rim of the top four, a welcome win after a few draws.

Checked on the Manchester United and West Ham match to find West Ham leading 1-0; crikey.

Ah, Manchester United have just equalised, in the twenty-first minute.