Soccer thread (Champions League • PL • La Liga • Euros etc)

[CalStateTempe]

Italy looking great in nations league

[SCCats]

USA with zero shot attempts at the half.

Hopefully a learning experience.

[Chicat]

What in the fuck is going on with Tottenham…

All of my teams hate me.

[EastCoastCat]

Well, at least the Rams are looking better…

Arsenal outplayed ‘pool and let the 3 points slip away once again to Salah.

[Chicat]

I’m going to stop watching soccer. Fuck Tottenham.

[pc in NM]

I’m going to stop watching soccer. Fuck Tottenham.

Isn't that sorta like what you were saying about MLB sometime last summer??

[EastCoastCat]

I’m with you Chi…

[SCCats]

How ya liking Spurs now??? Just great stuff…

[Chicat]

How ya liking Spurs now??? Just great stuff…

I don’t understand anything anymore.

[EastCoastCat]

Good job Spurs. Now need Pool to start slipping up after this early on cupcake schedule.

Odegaard is back for Arsenal and they finally looked like themselves.

[Chicat]

Spurs goalie Vicario just had surgery on a broken ankle he suffered and played through Saturday like an absolute beast.

Unfortunately our back up keeper options are suboptimal.

[Chicat]

My Spurs are hurting, both physically and emotionally.

Down like 7 starters to injury and in the bottom half of the table. Sad days at The Lane.

[EastCoastCat]

My Spurs are hurting, both physically and emotionally.

Down like 7 starters to injury and in the bottom half of the table. Sad days at The Lane.

Well, a lot of teams have injuries this time of year (look at Arsenal) and the good teams adapt to figure out a way to win.

Spurs problem is the coach. Not only have they not adapted but Ange seems to have double downed on “Ange ball.” He’s just so stubborn. Really don’t get it.

[Chicat]

The real problem is depth. Like not having any CBs.

[Chicat]

NLD coming up in a couple of hours and the talking points are all about how Arsenal has been devastated by injuries and it will be truly a great achievement when they win by overcoming all odds being down 2 players while Tottenham has severely underachieved and doesn’t deserve an ounce of pity while being down 6+ players.

Love this sport.

[Chicat]

Congrats to the plucky underdogs who had everything working against them including a massive number of injuries. Just a miracle at Emirates to beat the lazy underachieving Spurs.

[EastCoastCat]

But this was the time to beat Arsenal not just because of a couple of key injuries to Saka and Jesus but they’ve been playing shitty lately including a sickening ET (120 minute) shootout loss to United 3 days ago knocking them out of the FA cup.

And Spurs scored first. But yet again Spurs showed their true colors.

Spurs will always be Arsenal’s little bitch in North London. Just accept another double loss this year Chi and start concentrating your energies on the Rams.

[Chicat]

I’m surprised with all those injuries you poor Gooners suffered that they didn’t postpone the match, but luckily for your boys in red the ref evened things up by giving you that corner that should have been a goal kick to tie it, and by letting you shove every Spurs player in the back ten to twelve times before blowing the whistle. What a chap!

[EastCoastCat]

Haha. It’s so perfect you are a Spurs fan. Always an excuse for coming up short.

You obviously don’t watch many Arsenal games. We’ve had at least 4 games stolen from us for highly questionable red cards and penalties given. It’s actually laughable.

And yes that should have been a goal kick but you could have stopped the corner, and btw it was also an OWN GOAL. lol.

Arsenal dominated time of possession and xg. The results were more than fair.

[Chicat]

Haha. It’s so perfect you are a Spurs fan. Always an excuse for coming up short.

You really posted the above then posted the below?

We’ve had at least 4 games stolen from us for highly questionable red cards and penalties given.

[EastCoastCat]

Haha. It’s so perfect you are a Spurs fan. Always an excuse for coming up short.

You really posted the above then posted the below?

We’ve had at least 4 games stolen from us for highly questionable red cards and penalties given.

It was a reality check for you. Glad I brought some laughter besides the laughter everyone gets watching your team.

My sincere condolences for being a Spurs fan. It must be tough sitting at the bottom half of the table.

[Chicat]

Gunners were the better team. Beginning to end, top to bottom. No doubt.

Why your fans spent the last two days making every excuse in the book though I have no idea. Gooners of little faith I guess.

[EastCoastCat]

Because it’s very likely no cups this year which would be a huge disappointment for what this team should accomplish. It’s how delusional fans rationalize disappointment.

There are a lot of Gunners fans that say we will never win a with Arteta even though he’s transformed this team to title contenders.

To win championships in this league you not only need the players and good coaching, which we have, but a little luck and no key injuries. The latter hasn’t been the case so far for Arsenal.

Spurs are 13th in the table partly due to injuries but also because your coach doesn’t get it.

[Chicat]

The coach has to play two 18-year-olds, a 20-year-old and a 21-year-old, and actually has changed tactics the last two games.

He just doesn’t have the players. Evaluate the coach at full strength, not when he’s missing half the expected starters and the rest of the team has been run into the ground by a brutal schedule.

[Chicat]

“The coach doesn’t get it…”

Uh huh

The Tottenham Injured XI

Vicario
Davies - Romero - Van de Ven - Udogie
Bissouma - Bentancur
Johnson - Odobert - Werner
Solanke

[Chicat]

“The coach doesn’t get it…”

Hard to “get it” when you have so many injuries that the starting lineup he is forced to put out there today features the youngest midfield in club history and one that has never played together before.

COYS

[EastCoastCat]

I’m going to send you some cheese right away. Please PM me your address.

Even with your Academy players you shouldn’t be down 3-0 to Everton at half.

Even at full strength you guys weren’t that good so not sure why you love this coach so much. Anyway, all Gunner fans support you keeping Ange as long as possible. We welcome it.

[Chicat]

Please PM me your address.

Please send me your address as well. I wanted to get you one of those tribute t-shirts the lads wore for Gabriel Jesus who I can only assume is dead. Real shame. RIP

[EastCoastCat]

Please PM me your address.

Please send me your address as well. I wanted to get you one of those tribute t-shirts the lads wore for Gabriel Jesus who I can only assume is dead. Real shame. RIP

Thanks, but today I have my Rams gear on.

Jesus gets injured so often if I didn’t know better he was on the Yankees. He’s way too brittle for the Premier league honestly.

[EastCoastCat]

A big win by Arsenal yesterday having to struggle through another BS red card. Just need to hang on and find a way to win games until some of the key pieces return from injury (white, saliba, saka).

Today we get to enjoy a relegation battle between Spurs and Leicester…

[Chicat]

I’ve done nothing to deserve this pain.

[azgreg]

I’ve done nothing to deserve this pain.

Sure you have.