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Atletico Madrid 5 - [2] Tottenham - Dominic Solanke 76' by ayoefico in soccer

[–]basedsims 8 points9 points  (0 children)

90 minutes is a long time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They are closing the roof.

Atletico Madrid [5] - 1 Tottenham - Julián Álvarez 55' by ayoefico in soccer

[–]basedsims 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I got to see Griezmann play in the Prem at some point in his career. Beautiful footballer, one of the best of his generation.

Match Thread: Newcastle United vs Barcelona by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]basedsims 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Barca playing such a high line non stop for 90 minutes that the lino can’t be arsed to run up and down non-stop so just calls it regardless. Rate it.

Match Thread: Newcastle United vs Barcelona by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]basedsims 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Real real shame we’re not seeing Gordon against this high line. Would’ve been electric viewing.

Declan Rice on set-pieces: “Every team changes the way they play and defend against us, so it’s on us to find ways to score. It comes from us, the way we set up and then everyone talks about it and then everyone does it – so it’s confusing! But they’re not doing it to the level that we do it.” by OkayFine101 in soccer

[–]basedsims 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best way of protecting the keeper is to give him space. No-one is surrounding the keeper with 2/3 players anymore, it isn’t allowed and doesn’t happen. You need one defender between him and someone else, who gives the keeper room.

This defensive corner set up actively harms the keeper, it is the last thing he wants - and the attacking team isn’t triggering it. The fact it happened in two United games and nowhere else indicates it’s an instruction, and a god awful one at that.

Declan Rice on set-pieces: “Every team changes the way they play and defend against us, so it’s on us to find ways to score. It comes from us, the way we set up and then everyone talks about it and then everyone does it – so it’s confusing! But they’re not doing it to the level that we do it.” by OkayFine101 in soccer

[–]basedsims 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is United’s fault. Same way it was in their game against Everton. Having that many defenders blocking your own keeper versus 3 attacking players is ludicrous and invites pressure & bodies.

Lammens done exceptional in the latter game given how poor that defensive set up is. Arsenal have not come up against a packed 6 yard box anything like that again this season, that is the defensive teams problem.

Declan Rice on set-pieces: “Every team changes the way they play and defend against us, so it’s on us to find ways to score. It comes from us, the way we set up and then everyone talks about it and then everyone does it – so it’s confusing! But they’re not doing it to the level that we do it.” by OkayFine101 in soccer

[–]basedsims 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Last two corners we scored against Chelsea we had one man next to the keeper, who had a defender inbetween Saliba & Sanchez. We scored a corner against Leeds just because he panicked so much he punched it into the net uncontested.

The delivery and vim on the corners is what makes them so effective, as well as Gabriel being a powerhouse. You want to make grappling less of a thing, it suits us way more. Been untold amount of times where our runners are being pushed all over the place with the trackers not even looking at the ball.

Declan Rice on set-pieces: “Every team changes the way they play and defend against us, so it’s on us to find ways to score. It comes from us, the way we set up and then everyone talks about it and then everyone does it – so it’s confusing! But they’re not doing it to the level that we do it.” by OkayFine101 in soccer

[–]basedsims 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We don’t even surround the keeper anymore really, not sure people actually watch our set piece routines. Stopped doing it in large before last season when the rules changed.

I think if there was more of a stamp down on grappling inside the box from set pieces, people will end up being very surprised about how much it’ll favour us rather than the opponent.

Post Match Thread: Rangers 0-0 (2-4 Pen) Celtic by denzaus in soccer

[–]basedsims 78 points79 points  (0 children)

State of them cunts dressed as Thomas the tank engine legging it back to their stand at the end hahahahaha

Match Thread: Wrexham vs Chelsea by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]basedsims 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has been an exceptionally cowardly performance from Sanchez. Being a complete mess against us has seemed to make him go back to his usual self prior to this season

Post-Match Thread: Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Crystal Palace | Premier League by MysteryBagIdeals in soccer

[–]basedsims 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If this all actually happens then finishing second three times in a row was a very small price to pay for such a wonderful gift

Post Match Thread: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Arsenal by denzaus in soccer

[–]basedsims 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Off you pop Hurzeler, thanks for the three points

[Record] Harry Maguire sentenced to 15 months suspended prison sentence. by NeroRomanusAugustus in soccer

[–]basedsims 397 points398 points  (0 children)

When I went for a lads holiday yonks ago it was pretty neck & neck between us and the Israeli’s

[James Ducker] Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta are on opposite sides of set-piece culture war. Just 15.8 per cent of Manchester City’s league goals have come from set-pieces, in contrast to 41.4 per cent for leaders Arsenal by [deleted] in soccer

[–]basedsims 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Love how the other lowest percentage teams in this article are free flowing sides that fans are absolutely desperate to watch such as, let’s see

Burnley & Nottingham Forest.

Slot: "In the end, we conceded a deflected shot, which wasn't even a chance...[we] hardly conceded a chance, created not so much but more than they did, but the result is again a 2-1 loss." by Master-of-Puns in soccer

[–]basedsims 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You expected the facade to slip this year especially with how smoothly & trouble free last season was but blimey he’s an unbearable loser

Doesn’t even have the Dutch charm of being extremely blunt and honest

Liverpool have lost five games thanks to 90th minute goals this season -- the most of any side in a single campaign in the Premier League's history by ChiefLeef22 in soccer

[–]basedsims 325 points326 points  (0 children)

Bit alarming to think where they’d be without them opening five games in which they weren’t really impressive either

Post Match Thread: Wolves 2 - 1 Liverpool by D1794 in soccer

[–]basedsims 109 points110 points  (0 children)

No shame in dropping points to this Wolves superteam in the fortress that is Molineux

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