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  1. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Great appointment. By far the best option available and I'm not even really a Tuchel fan. He's a proven tournament manager and he has the tactical nous to get England over the line in finals, which is probably the most important thing right now with where the squad is at. That said I can't help...
  2. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Haha now that's a player who had a brain fade in him! There's plenty of those types still kicking around - Gabriel, Romero, Martinez, Gomez, Pickford etc. We had one of our very own in Lovren. No good. I think most of the list would be South Americans haha. Otamendi, Demichelis and David Luiz...
  3. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    I'm all for rebuttals but I have to correct comments like these too. We played Napoli 6 times under Klopp and lost 3 times. 1. 1-0 loss v 18/19. Callejon intercepted a pass from VVD to Robertson and Insigne had a tap in 90th min. 2. 2-0 loss in 19/20. Robertson fouled Callejon 82nd min was a...
  4. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    I actually agree that he's got issues defensively, the bloke switched off and cost us a UCL final at the back post. Trent's problem is his application rather than his ability, to which it is fair enough to criticise him. I don't know how much of his positioning (or lack thereof) can be put down...
  5. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    League stats since 2017/18: Trent - 483 attempted tackles, 237 successful. 49% success rate Kyle Walker - 208 attempted tackles, 104 successful. 50% success rate Kieran Trippier - 428 attempted tackles, 228 successful. 53% success rate Andrew Robertson - 342 attempted tackles, 179 successful...
  6. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Gomes has been a revelation next to Rice in the pivot. They compliment each other nicely. He also offers something that none of Gallagher, Mainoo or Jude have demonstrated in that role - the ability to progress the ball.
  7. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Trent can't defend is such a lazy nonsense narrative. Probably about the only reason I wouldn't mind seeing him at Madrid. At least while he's collecting trophies in Spain he won't have English fans and media spinning agendas about his defending. Edit: not saying he's perfect. He's made some...
  8. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Nice to see Trent showing his ability for England now that a manager has enough common sense to pick him. Great audition for the Madrid contract right there. Not so sure about Palmer RW he doesn't really do much for me, really missed Saka out there.
  9. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Dortmund fans are abit salty atm. Interesting Klopp included a German national team clause in the contract. Big nod towards how he plans to end his career. I fancy him to do well in international tournaments he was always great in the cups, just couldn't beat Ancelotti.
  10. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9bjOsNFsHtk Arsenal fans :thumbup:... LOL.
  11. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    And I get called out for some of the things I post haha. City charges stuff is boring, who even cares about that irrelevant club. I'd rather talk about the demise of PSG. What has happened there? Just looking through their squad and its a bunch of over the hill players collecting pay cheques...
  12. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    They're gonna end up with Southgate. It's blindingly obvious and has been ever since the Euros. My prediction is they'll give the caretaker role to Ruud for the rest of this season (once all hope is lost with ETH). Come end of season they'll show the rest of ETH's coaching staff the door and...
  13. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    - In the last 25 premier league games Everton have collected more points than Man United. - Man United have won 1 of their last 9 games in European competitions. How on earth have the standards fallen so far that this manager is still in charge?
  14. Skipper Pup

    *Official* Australia limited overs tour of Scotland and England 2024

    No idea at all it seems
  15. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Great win for us despite playing atrociously. Happy with the 3 points considering the performance, we controlled things well and never really looked like losing. That's the exact sort of game we would have dropped points in last season. Played well: Konate, VVD, Gravenberch, Jota, Macca Played...
  16. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    I wasn't really talking about marketability though, even someone like Mbappe would already be selling tons of shirts. In regard to your other comment, I think its unfortunate but there is quite a bit of recency bias when it comes to modern football and how we reflect on player's careers...
  17. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Varane retiring aged 31. Doesn't feel like that long ago he was an emerging prospect at Lens. Went on to have a phenomenal career but can't help but feel his legacy (at least outside of Spain) was tarnished by his time at United. The constant injury niggles were also unfortunate but probably...
  18. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Bayern start like this almost every season... lets see if he can sustain it beyond Christmas before we judge him
  19. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Rodri out for the season :eek: That is huge. If Arsenal dont win it this time around they never will.
  20. Skipper Pup

    **Official** English Football Season 2024/25

    Poor Arsenal fans. May genuinely feel bad for them if they showed an ounce of sympathy when refs were doing similar things in our title runs against City. With any luck the criticism will lead to Oliver never being in charge of a prem game again. Jks that wont happen.

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