2018/19 Premier League & General Football Discussion

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Does football need video referees?

  • Yes - VAR is a success

  • Yes - The principle is needed but VAR has been badly handled

  • No - VAR was horrible and should not be continued

  • No - Mistakes are part of football

  • Undecided

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Shahid Khan has withdrawn his £650 million bid for Wembley Stadium, FA says its not for sale.
 
Wayne Rooney has put DC United on his back since his arrival and gotten them into a playoff position. This was his latest contribution:

 
Rooney has been killing it in the States, really happy for him, class is permanent.

Luke Shaw signs new contract at United until 2023.

Premier League Football back this weekend.
 
Derby della Madonnina on Sunday. Should be good.
 
Chelsea v Man United on Saturday, not looking forward to it in the slightest! :indiff:
 
PL games this weekend.

Saturday
Bournemouth v Southampton
Cardiff v Fulham
Chelsea v Man United (12.30 Sky)
Huddersfield v Liverpool (5.30 BT)
Man City v Burnley
Newcastle v Brighton
West Ham v Tottenham
Wolves v Watford

Sunday
Everton v Crystal Palace (4pm Sky)

Monday Night
Arsenal v Leicester (8pm Sky)

Only the one game on the Sunday

The Milan derby between Inter and AC Milan is also on Sunday.
 
Chelsea 2-2 United, Rudiger with the first as he was badly marked by Pogba from a corner, United came into it in the second half with two lovely finishes by Martial, Barkley with the equaliser right at the death, a member of Chelsea backroom staff celebrated right in from of Jose and it all kicked off in the dugout.

Feels like a bad result right now but tomorrow it'll fell like a win!

Edit: Full times

Chelsea 2-2 Man United
Wolves 0-2 Watford
Man City 5-0 Burnley
West Ham 0-1 Tottenham
Bournemouth 0-0 Southampton
Cardiff 4-2 Fulham
Newcastle 0-1 Brighton

Huddersfield v Liverpool to come.
 
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Chelsea assistant coach Marco Ianni apologised to Jose right after the final whistle and Jose accepted.

Messi is set to miss the first Clasico of the season after he fractured his right arm during Barcelona's 4-2 win over Sevilla, he is set to miss three weeks, it'll be the first time that Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo will feature in a Clasico since 2007.
 
Liverpool just kind of showed up and got 3 points. A lot of the things that clicked last year, the back heel flicks, the fancy dribbling, etc. just isn't working yet this year but it's getting closer.

Marco Silva made 3 substitutions and all three players contributed to two goals within 3 to 4 minutes late in the match to get a 2-0 result for Everton.
 
FA have charged Chelsea's Marco Ianni with improper conduct, no punishment for Mourinho.
 
The guy who broke the news that Rapenaldo is going to Juventus says Real Madrid will have an interim coach until Mourinho becomes available.
 
Games this weekend

Saturday
Brighton v Wolves
Fulham v Bournemouth
Leicester v West Ham (5.30 BT)
Liverpool v Cardiff
Southampton v Newcastle
Watford v Huddersfield

Sunday
Burnley v Chelsea (1.30)
Crystal Palace v Arsenal (1.30 Sky)
Man United v Everton (4pm Sky)

Monday Night
Tottenham v Man City (8pm Sky)

No early kick-off tomorrow.

Tottenham's game at Wembley v Man City is 24 hours after an NFL game there.

El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid is also on Sunday, Sky no longer have the televised rights to La Liga in the UK, its on a subscription streaming service called Eleven Sports, its weird not having La Liga coverage on more mainstream channels here.
 
Doesn't Eleven Sports give you the Serie A games instead?
 
La Liga and Serie A.
 
MUSC4EVER
Games this weekend

Saturday
Brighton v Wolves
Fulham v Bournemouth
Leicester v West Ham (5.30 BT)
Liverpool v Cardiff
Southampton v Newcastle
Watford v Huddersfield

Sunday
Burnley v Chelsea (1.30)
Crystal Palace v Arsenal (1.30 Sky)
Man United v Everton (4pm Sky)

Monday Night
Tottenham v Man City (8pm Sky)

No early kick-off tomorrow.

Tottenham's game at Wembley v Man City is 24 hours after an NFL game there.

El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid is also on Sunday, Sky no longer have the televised rights to La Liga in the UK, its on a subscription streaming service called Eleven Sports, its weird not having La Liga coverage on more mainstream channels here.
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In the United States we usually have early Saturday games on NBCSN and then a "primetime" game on the main NBC network at 12:30pm. Then on Sunday all games are on NBCSN.

This weekend however Liverpool vs. Cardiff is the early Saturday game on NBCSN and it's Leicester vs. West Ham on NBC at 12:30pm and on Sunday Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal on NBCSN but Man United vs. Everton is on NBC. So two games this weekend on the main NBC network.
 
Tottenham have said that their home games for the rest of 2018 will be played at Wembley Stadium.

Their new stadium is obviously not ready.
 
andrea
The guy who broke the news that Rapenaldo is going to Juventus says Real Madrid will have an interim coach until Mourinho becomes available.
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What is it with trams and taking him back a second time. Meltdown at Chelsea, given the job a second time. Meltdown at Madrid, given it a second time. I hope to god we don't have him again in 5 years.
 
Full times

Liverpool 4-1 Cardiff
Watford 3-0 Huddersfield
Fulham 0-3 Bournemouth
Brighton 1-0 Wolves
Southampton 0-0 Newcastle

Leicester v West Ham to come.
 
Glenn Hoddle was taken ill at BT Sport studios earlier this morning, he was a guest on Robbie Savage's show and he collapsed as the show went off air, he was rushed to a London hospital and has received specialist treatment, his family has since released a statement saying he has so far responded well to treatment but his condition is still serious.

This news couple with the horrible news about the Leicester Owners helicopter makes this a sad day for Football.

My thoughts are with Glenn Hoddle and his family and with everyone involved at Leicester

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As a Leicester City fan, I'm absolutely devastated by the helicopter news. Literally found out about it as soon as I got back home from the match.

Football is secondary in situations like this, it's the time when the whole football community comes together and shows their support for those affected by this unfortunate tragedy. More worryingly though, I'm praying to God that Vichai is okay.
 
I have been reading about the helicopter crash outside the Leicester City stadium this morning, reports aresaying that the owner of the club Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was on board when it crashed. Very sad news for his family if that is true and very sad news for the familes of anyone else who was on board at the time, and for the club too.
 
Luis Suarez just signed and stamped Lopetegui’s termination papers.

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This is what happens when your team is built around one person.

They'll be back, but it will take some time.
 
I swear Madrid fans were saying they couldn't wait for Messi to retire so they start dominating. I mean they lost a finished striker and they’ve gone to the 9th place.
 
andrea
I swear Madrid fans were saying they couldn't wait for Messi to retire so they start dominating. I mean they lost a finished striker and they’ve gone to the 9th place.
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A finished striker? Last time I checked, Ronaldo still doing work in a top league.

Yes, Real Madrid is far from the dominating force it has been for many years, but it's not entirely down to Ronaldo leaving. But I can not be bothered discussing with a fanboy like you.
 
Dennisch
This is what happens when your team is built around one person.

They'll be back, but it will take some time.
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To be honest, that Bernabeu Clasico was still more embarrassing. They had Ronaldo, James etc that day and lost 4-0 at home.
 
andrea
To be honest, that Bernabeu Clasico was still more embarrassing. They had Ronaldo, James etc that day and lost 4-0 at home.
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Every team can have an off-day. This season is just an off-season for Real. It's bound to happen to everyone at the top. Look at Man U, they have been struggling for some time, look at AC Milan, that has been a while now. Look at Bayern this season, not quite the rekord meister.
 
A joint statement from the Police and Leicester City updating us is coming soon.

Crystal Palace 2-2 Arsenal
Two penalties from Milovjevic and a great free kick from Xhaka and a goal from Lacazette that was given via GLT, good match to watch and good performance by Palace

Burnley 0-4 Chelsea
A complete demolition job. Morata, Willian, Loftus-Cheek and a goal and two assists from Barkley continuing his good form.

Man United 2-1 Everton
Goals from Pogba and Martial plus a Sigurdsson penalty, a good win and united played well, should've won by more.
 
MUSC4EVER
Crystal Palace 2-2 Arsenal
Two penalties from Milovjevic and a great free kick from Xhaka and a goal from Lacazette that was given via GLT, good match to watch and good performance by Palace
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Coming from behind to lead before giving away a soft penalty towards the end, that's more like Arsenal. First draw of the season.
 
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