The only way I could watch the Anderlecht - Young Boys game yesterday was on their Youtube channel. I was wondering how they would tackle the bilangual Brussels thing, and they simply put a French-speaking and a Dutch-speaking commentator in one booth. Not repeating each other's lines, just commentating together and each in his own language. I don't know why exactly, but it made me so happy. 
Bonus: I learned the French expression "La chance se provoque", you make your own luck.
Spoilered for pedantic semantics:
My sense is that in English it's used more often in a pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstrap way, but here it's often used in sports commentary - especially in soccer when a team gets lucky without outright dominating.
But how did we miss that Forest has literally signed an entire outfield 11 and 5/7 subs already?
This has been Forest’s operating model for a while now. A significant proportion of their squad last season were loan signings. I actually think they’ve signed quite well, it’s getting them all to bed in that’ll be the interesting part.
Giggs and Thomas are Welsh, Coach Lasso.
Guess I went too gently into that good night.
Casemiro to United is official.
I want to say this is a good signing, but I also said that when they signed Valverde.
It's a slowish defensive midfielder who can't progress the ball well and they already have those. Casameiro is just the Black Label version compared to McFred's store brand.
I'm delighted they've signed him and given him 350k a week, because it doesn't feel like it solves their problems when they face the big teams.
Spurs squeaked one out today, courtesy of the head of Harry Kane. Ivan Perisic was a revelation at LWB, and I assume got the assist.
In other news, Brentford destroyed ManU last week but are down 2-0 to Fulham.
In other news, Brentford destroyed ManU last week but are down 2-0 to Fulham.
Sigh........ not anymore.
EDIT: LOL MITROOOOOOOOOOOOO YESSSSSSSSSS
EDIT v2: By the transitive property of wins, Fulham is now better than ManU.
Also by points.
I don't think we need a "STOP THE COUNT!" joke everytime one of our teams is briefly top of the table, but...
STOP THE COUNT!
Fedaykin98 wrote:In other news, Brentford destroyed ManU last week but are down 2-0 to Fulham.
Sigh........ not anymore.
EDIT: LOL MITROOOOOOOOOOOOO YESSSSSSSSSS
EDIT v2: By the transitive property of wins, Fulham is now better than ManU.
Also by points.
Where would Fulham fans situate Mitrovic in the all-time pantheon of club players?
I'm not an old enough head to talk about anyone from before roughly 2003.
But since then? He's top 3, easily.
EDIT: He's got 3 goals this season in two games.
That's as many as he had the last time we were in the Prem. In all competitions.
Also, Arsenal, eh?
Mindblown that, outside of Barca/RM/Atleti, the most expensive transfer in Spain was €15.8M
No one is posting about how Leeds are beating Chelsea 2-0 right now? The first goal came from the US's Brendan Aaronson stealing the ball right off the keeper's foot at the goalmouth. I follow When Playing It Out Of The Back Goes Wrong, but I haven't ever seen one quite like this!
Edit: Tuchel has realized he needs to dilute Leeds' American advantage and has put Pulisic on.
Also, Arsenal, eh?
Jesus has been amazing.
I thought he would be a good signing because of the Prem experience + Arteta using him in a similar system.
He's playing way above expectations though. Not sure how sustainable it will be or vs top clubs.
Ben White slotting in as a RB also bit of a great surprise.
No one is posting about how Leeds are beating Chelsea 2-0 right now?
I think they are, currently, no longer the story of the day.
No one is posting about how Leeds are beating Chelsea 2-0 right now? The first goal came from the US's Brendan Aaronson stealing the ball right off the keeper's foot at the goalmouth. I follow When Playing It Out Of The Back Goes Wrong, but I haven't ever seen one quite like this!
Edit: Tuchel has realized he needs to dilute Leeds' American advantage and has put Pulisic on.
I was at work sorry, what a win always nice to beat Chelsea, not sure what the hell Mendy thought he was doing but thanks mate
Fedaykin98 wrote:No one is posting about how Leeds are beating Chelsea 2-0 right now?
I think they are, currently, no longer the story of the day.
Hell of a Sunday for the neutrals! And for people who want to see a competitive league.
Lift off in these parts. It's been a really good weekend without a standout fixture. Apart from tomorrow's I guess, and I have no idea how that's going to go to be honest.
I'm quite curious about tomorrow. It might actually be more pressure on Liverpool, as anything other than a win and it's "LIVERPOOL IN CRISIS" headlines all week.
Fascinating weekend in England so far and as Pendrick says pressure on both Liverpool and Man U tomorrow. I’m wondering who gets pushed first out of Rodger’s Lampard and Moyes ( not counting in Ten Haag just yet) Everton look the most desperate to me.
Yeah, tomorrow's fixture is a winner for neutrals any way you slice it.
and as Pendrick says
This had better not become a thing.
Also, great line from the Newcastle-City comments over at the Grauniad
Newcastle fans looking nervous there at 3-3, thinking Pep was going to bring on bloody Stan Collymore to score the winner.
Yeah, tomorrow's fixture is a winner for neutrals any way you slice it.
Now guaranteed to be a an utterly terrible 0-0 draw.
Fedaykin98 wrote:Yeah, tomorrow's fixture is a winner for neutrals any way you slice it.
Now guaranteed to be a an utterly terrible 0-0 draw.
Still a win for ManU's chances of staying up and Liverpool staying away from the top of the table. 
Still a win for ManU's chances of staying up and Liverpool staying away from the top of the table.
You heard it here first folks, Fed's a gooner now. 
I am really hoping Leeds has a good season though, even if only because of my American bias. I saw a lot of Leeds fans talking a lot of sh*t about Jesse Marsch even after they stayed up, which, I get to an extent. He's not Bielsa, plus, he's an American, signed a bunch of Americans, and for a segment of European fans, Americans simply cannot be any good at football.
So I'm hoping Leeds have a really good season, and he can shove it all down their throats (even if the response will obviously be "they'll figure him out next year and Leeds will go down").
Also, watching the highlights, how good is St. Maximin?
No, I mean, how good is he? I have no idea if he's "rich man's Adel Taarabt" or "poor man's Neymar".
Also, watching the highlights, how good is St. Maximin?
No, I mean, how good is he? I have no idea if he's "rich man's Adel Taarabt" or "poor man's Neymar".
He’d a big player in a small pond. He’d never see the light of day at a club such as Man City.
He’s the slightly more modern Hatem Ben Arfa.
So... like Bruno Fernandes?
Americans simply cannot be any good at football.
I think this remains very widespread certainly amongst those that grew up in the 90s when this
sort of view was widely held. USA are now growing in world standing but it will take a long time for that to fully shake off. To be fair Diana Ross's "penalty" at that world cups opening ceremony probably also set the cause back a few years
Fedaykin98 wrote:Still a win for ManU's chances of staying up and Liverpool staying away from the top of the table.
You heard it here first folks, Fed's a gooner now.
I am counting on that issue to resolve itself as they encounter tougher teams.
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