***Official*** English Football Season 2019-20

[dontcloseyoureyes]

If I was to bet, I'd bet on Guardiola playing an overly defensive team and losing the away leg 2-0 before winning 3-1 or 4-2 at home.

That worked well last season.

 

[Furball]

Yeah, can't get a red for accidental fouls in the box anymore.

Which was an absolutely **** rule change.

 

[sledger]

Is that just for straight reds or for second yellows as well?

 

[Uppercut]

Straight reds. It was a good rule change. Should have happened years ago.

 

[Uppercut]

This Old Firm has a lot more quality than the last one I watched a couple of years ago.

 

[sledger]

A bit nervous for the Chelsea game later ngl

 

[andmark]

This Old Firm has a lot more quality than the last one I watched a couple of years ago.

Yeah, I've enjoyed the intensity of it. That penalty foul was a real brain fade to give away.

And as I'm typing, Rangers have punished them with a decent Ryan Kent goal. Former Liverpool man btw haha.

 

[andmark]

Scott Brown with his usual Old Firm booking. Can time your watch by it.

 

[Cabinet96]

Straight reds. It was a good rule change. Should have happened years ago.

Yeah I don't see an argument against it. You're not denying a clear and obvious goal scoring opportunity if the side get a free shot that is scored three quarters of the time.

 

[Uppercut]

Arsenal have been dominating here but that’s a second yellow for Guendouzi if the ref sees it.

 

[duffer]

Did these guys do no fitness training under Unai?

Legs are gone already

 

[duffer]

That hurts on so many levels

 

[Uppercut]

Arsenal stopped attacking far too early.

 

[duffer]

God hates us

 

[flibbertyjibber]

How to lose a game you should have won comfortably.

 

[Uppercut]

Arsenal haven’t been half as good as Gary Neville seems to think. They soaked up pressure on a one goal lead for an hour before letting in 2 goals. Should’ve been putting their foot down but they created almost nothing after the first 20 minutes.

 

[duffer]

God really does hate us

 

[Cabinet96]

Arsenal haven’t been half as good as Gary Neville seems to think. They soaked up pressure on a one goal lead for an hour before letting in 2 goals. Should’ve been putting their foot down but they created almost nothing after the first 20 minutes.

Trouble with getting the new manager bounce at Christmas with a depleted squad is the legs just go. You saw what happened once we opened up again after the equaliser. We actually soaked pressure up surprisingly well though before the Leno howler. Much better than 90% of Emery games in that regard.

 

[Uppercut]

Trouble with getting the new manager bounce at Christmas with a depleted squad is the legs just go. You saw what happened once we opened up again after the equaliser. We actually soaked pressure up surprisingly well though before the Leno howler. Much better than 90% of Emery games in that regard.

It felt a lot like United vs Liverpool, a performance I was also unimpressed by. They scored, stopped attacking, then defended well except when they didn’t. Not making big mistakes is the whole point of soaking up pressure.

But yeah their shape was much better than under Emery. I’d still be moderately confident about Arsenal long-term but the squad needs quite a bit of churn so they might be frustrating for another 18 months or so.

 

[Arjun Vihaan]

to me although liverpool is ahead on points, Leicester City and Manchester City can still create a surprise.