While City got taken to the proverbial tool shed by Liverpool on Wednesday, it's tough to see what exactly United could glean from that game in preparation for tomorrow's derby. Liverpool went at City with the gusto and fury of Thor on cocaine, not letting them breathe during a devastating first 30minutes. United under Mourinho have had some success, possibly more than many expected actually, but attacking bravado was rarely the reason for it. Still, their lineup contains few slouches and a judicious use of players like Martial, Mata or Rashford could result in another surprise. However is that the way Jose will want to go? A Mancunian clash is never anodyne, but dare I assert without any fact-checking whatsoever that none have resulted in a title clinch before.
Earlier the Merseyside derby will happen, though it'll lack a bit in the stakes seen in Manchester, especially as Liverpool are widely expected to want to save their energy for the return leg at City next week.
EPL Sat 07 Apr 2018 07:30a Everton - Liverpool 10:00a Bournemouth - Crystal Palace 10:00a Brighton - Huddersfield 10:00a Leicester - Newcastle 10:00a Stoke City - Tottenham 10:00a Watford - Burnley 10:00a West Brom - Swansea 12:30p Manchester City - Manchester United Sun 08 Apr 2018 09:15a Arsenal - Southampton 11:30a Chelsea - West Ham
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1. "guess Tuchel to PSG is official" In response to Reply # 0
great on paper, now who knows wtf our squad is gonna be next season. If Madrid still want Neymar I'm up for transfering him and reinvesting judiciously
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BrooklynWHAT Member since Jun 15th 2007 85056 posts
Fri Apr-06-18 09:59 AM
2. "its interesting to me that the Emir overruled Nassir and Henrique." In response to Reply # 1
i was surprised to see that. i've heard from people who follow the German league that Tuchel is not easy to work with so im surprised PSG went with him.
4. "RE: its interesting to me that the Emir overruled Nassir and Henrique." In response to Reply # 2
>i was surprised to see that. i've heard from people who >follow the German league that Tuchel is not easy to work with >so im surprised PSG went with him.
locker-room clans has been an issue at the club since forever, and I don't know if Tuchel has the right experience to deal with that, but I'm hoping his ideas on how to play the game will appeal broadly within the squad. We'll have some deadweight (of the winger variety) to get rid of this summer, and that's what worries me most. Wonder what the club told Tuchel he would get as spending money this summer, considering all the FFP stuff
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11. "tbh I've stopped predicting anything in this era" In response to Reply # 8
still would like a serious run at Kante (or Fabinho), Oblack and I wouldn't say no to Malcom.
We have a lot of good pieces already, just hoping we find good a good landing spot for Pastore and if Neymar has to go it's at 300mil (could happen if he has a great WC)
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3. "oh lord, i don't want neymar at real" In response to Reply # 1
not because I'm scared of it, but rather because barca fans will talk about it far, far too much and the barca board will likely buy someone expensive in a panic reaction. I already don't want Greizmann, although 100 mil is cheap for him in this market (where the fuck do you play him, messi, luis suarez, dembele, iniesta and coutinho??!?).
----------- you think we playing chess, but i'm playing mad-making. Basaglia
5. "Gonna be tough to get up for the end of the season" In response to Reply # 0
The title race has been over since November. Last week feels like the top 4 got decided. So let’s get fired up for the FA cup relegation and promotion I guess.
---- bshelly
"You (Fisher) could get fired, Les Snead could get fired, Kevin Demoff could get fired, but I will always be Eric Dickerson.” (c) The God
10. "i’ve resisted getting BeIn until now" In response to Reply # 6
Feel like that changes next season though. These late season Sunday morning “arsenal v who cares” matches with nothing at stake are killing me this year
---- bshelly
"You (Fisher) could get fired, Les Snead could get fired, Kevin Demoff could get fired, but I will always be Eric Dickerson.” (c) The God
BrooklynWHAT Member since Jun 15th 2007 85056 posts
Fri Apr-06-18 01:07 PM
14. "Bein is awesome. although their scheduling is kind of funky" In response to Reply # 10 Fri Apr-06-18 01:14 PM by BrooklynWHAT
they end up having a lot of overlapping games on the main network but if you have their bonus channels they show everything.
like last week i think they had juve/???, monaco/psg cup final and barca/sevilla all on at the same time. and they'd do a lot of pop-in coverage in big moments.
edit: actually you cant blame this on them. they just have so many tv rights that they're bound to conflict.
21. "lack of composure as well." In response to Reply # 20
over dribbling, over running, over passing everthing.
as a United fan, this shit is getting really old. i'm starting to learn what it's like to be an Arsenal fan and that's about the worst feeling there is.
kinda crazy that they've done the champs-to-average thing in two straight cycles. They're gonna lose another spot or two if they keep it up, like they're the soccer version of like 1980s Texas
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