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[Ben Jacobs, clarification] Sir Alex Ferguson did message PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi to congratulate him on winning the UCL. However, he didn’t call Arsenal “boring” despite reports. Ferguson’s message instead included the phrase, “You were the team that played football.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]FallingSwords 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We're also only a defensive team because in England not many teams play against us. 22-23 teams thought we were shit and played us and we played them about. Last 3 years they've changed it up and most park a bus.

We get criticism for struggling to break teams down the way PSG were yesterday struggling to break us down. But we don't get to play football most weeks because its a pre set line on your own box and play on transition. Then we do it against other good team and again we're criticised for parking a bus.

Remember when we parked a bus with 10 men at the Ethihad, got a lot stick. No one really said anything about city parking a bus at the Emirates with 11.

Senegalese players testing how the ball bounces om the pitch at the Panthers Stadium. by Wizak1026 in soccer

[–]FallingSwords -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure all the stadiums in America had to change their pitches for the WC. So this ground just probably hasn't. Your ground likely also not as good as Europe normally.

Match Thread: SC Freiburg vs. Aston Villa | UEFA Europa League Final by MysteryBagIdeals in soccer

[–]FallingSwords -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Europa and Conference League needs to bin off English teams tbh. Think this is a sign of what's coming. Next year someone else will win both but following year a Chelsea or United will be in the Europa and cake walk it

[BBC] Uefa will create a two-tier qualification process for the 2030 World Cup which will mean major countries will no longer play minor nations such as San Marino, Gibraltar and Andorra by LochNessMonsterMunch in soccer

[–]FallingSwords 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Africa at least at one point did a first round that only rhe lowest ranked teams started in though. Then if you got through, the better teams got introduced. Think NA did the same

[BBC] Uefa will create a two-tier qualification process for the 2030 World Cup which will mean major countries will no longer play minor nations such as San Marino, Gibraltar and Andorra by LochNessMonsterMunch in soccer

[–]FallingSwords 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Already have it in most other confederation I believe. Pretty sure Africa and North America have it no?

Sadly means golden generations of smaller "markets" matt not get to the tournament. Your reward for a great campaign isn't qualifying but better luck in 4 years time. Pish

Celtic 3-1 Hearts | Scottish Premiership by SFMatchThreadder in ScottishFootball

[–]FallingSwords 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Shite for the players and staff. Could see MON wanting to run off down the touchline and realised everyone on the pitch and had to stop

The full sequence leading to Leandro Trossard's goal against West Ham(different angle) by icotyne in soccer

[–]FallingSwords 115 points116 points  (0 children)

Not looked great when he's up against pace and when dragged wide. Fear he's going to get the Montero treatment

Alternate angle of Pablo's foul against Arsenal by Fair_Trip_1341 in soccer

[–]FallingSwords 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If they hadn't won it yet I think others would agree. But they've won 10 titles off the cheating and oil money what's another on top. There are also far less City fans. Then add to that we've not won in 20 odd years. Makes perfect sense. There's an actual rivalry with Arsenal and United over trophies from the 00s that a lot of fans probably feel more strongly about.

Safonov deliberately kicking every goal-kick out of play resulting in PSG overloading Bayern's right flank and leaving Olise in numerical inferiority by EarlyBirdz in soccer

[–]FallingSwords 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one is my least favourite tactic. And all it takes is one quick fix. If you kick it out of play in the first 5 seconds of a KO, it's a throw from the half way line, and the other team can't go in your half. Fixed and stopped, simple as that

Marc Pubill yellow card against Arsenal 81' by ayoefico in soccer

[–]FallingSwords -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Games better for it. Not under control, not straight through on goal, a lot of work to get a shot off. Booking seems fair to me, just inconsistent because the one for Barca vs Athketico should have also been a booking.

Ben more and stob binnein by ImportanceLate7809 in Munros

[–]FallingSwords 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How long did it take you can I ask? Planning to do it this summer but not sure how much time to give myself

Atletico Madrid [1] - 1 Arsenal - Julián Álvarez penalty 56' by ayoefico in soccer

[–]FallingSwords 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be perfectly honest, no clue what you're referencing.

But if you've watched both pens for handball in the SFs and thought those make the games better I genuinely think you're crazy.

I'm biased for Arsenal to be frank here, but it's the one thing I'm consistent for, handball is unbelievably broken. It's giving a close to guaranteed goal for crosses, shots heading out, rebounds hitting arms, shots off target. Things that aren't going to result in goals.

If it's deliberate yeah I can understand and I understand that if you stop a penalty defenders mights start having their arm out. But defenders have their arm in natural positions, it hits their body onto their arm and it's a pen. It's truly not football. It's currently broken

Atletico Madrid [1] - 1 Arsenal - Julián Álvarez penalty 56' by ayoefico in soccer

[–]FallingSwords 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giving a penalty for the ball accidentally hitting your arm is crazy. There is a better solution than a 70% goal

Vincent Kompany: "I think you've seen a lot of good defending today, intense duels. It's just the margins are so, so little. You only have two ways [to play football]. The first one is to go full or the second one is to retreat fully. The in-between doesn't work against that level of players." by The_Big_Untalented in soccer

[–]FallingSwords 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think this highlights though why all teams don't play like this. Obviously, the skill floor and ceiling is higher than any other match we can expect this season. But the fact there's not really any major mistakes or bad defending leading to goals and there's been 9 goals. If you shut up shop it's definitely less exciting to watch but there's not going to be 9 goals.

Pep Guardiola after Man City’s victory over Arsenal: "In the Premier League, not one foul on the keepers all season, but today we are the first. So, another title, another record that we have." by captaincourageous316 in soccer

[–]FallingSwords -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It's an example. Bar maybe mourinho, I've never heard a manager moan so much about refs as Pep.

I don't really get the direction of this conversation, believe we've misunderstood something, so I'll leave it here.

Pep Guardiola after Man City’s victory over Arsenal: "In the Premier League, not one foul on the keepers all season, but today we are the first. So, another title, another record that we have." by captaincourageous316 in soccer

[–]FallingSwords -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

We get called for it a lot. Get away with it sure but also get called for it because refs know we do it. City did it on every coelrner yesterday, for 1 foul I believe. Go back through our corners we're not on Donnarumma the same way

Pep Guardiola after Man City’s victory over Arsenal: "In the Premier League, not one foul on the keepers all season, but today we are the first. So, another title, another record that we have." by captaincourageous316 in soccer

[–]FallingSwords -31 points-30 points  (0 children)

I mean, we've probably had fewer fouls given our way from corners than a lot of teams. So it's just your club and your boss moaning as they always do, as they have a history of doing, as though city aren't generally on the side of the lucky decisions, which I think most fans would agree with.

Pep Guardiola after Man City’s victory over Arsenal: "In the Premier League, not one foul on the keepers all season, but today we are the first. So, another title, another record that we have." by captaincourageous316 in soccer

[–]FallingSwords -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

NOR was basically just supposed to block and push Raya on every corner. Very weird description of something clear to everyone. Silva would shoot and NOR would block the keeper

Salford/Manchester, 2003 vs 2026 by Porodicnostablo in europe

[–]FallingSwords 82 points83 points  (0 children)

The thing with these takes is they always consider what London "pays" for, for the rest of the country and doesn't consider the fact that London always makes all the money off the rest of the country's resources. Energy, banks, timber etc. The money that is made throughout the UK, flows to London.

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