Matchweek 17 Game Thread

[Zomp]

For Christmas, we had a lot of people over. It was nice seeing everyone, but at the end of the day I was ready for everyone to leave so I could sit in my house alone with my kids and enjoy some peace and quiet.

I have a very similar feeling about this forum. It’s nice to have it back.

Lets get back to the important stuff.

 

[SocrManiac]

A month of 4K footy ruined me.

 

[SocrManiac]

Pinball for the breakthrough.

 

[Jimy Hendrix]

As a Spurs fan I spent a few months getting somewhat used to these miserable first halves but the World Cup seems to have reset my tolerance meter.

Appalling stuff, yet if they survive the next ten, could be on for a Spurs second half.

 

[SocrManiac]

That was almost something.

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

I have a very similar feeling about this forum. It’s nice to have it back.

Well said.

It's nice to get back to the good stuff like Spurs losing.

 

[the1andonly3003]

Brentford did defeat City before the break

 

[SocrManiac]

What is it about blue shirts that make them surround the referee?

That said, it was probably a good shout for a pen.

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

Pretty corner for Brentford's second goal.

 

[nayrbrey]

Oh Dier.

 

[SocrManiac]

Imagine a central pairing of Maguire and Dier. They’d be solid, except for the random three or four Sunday League gaffes per game that lead to a goal.

 

[the1andonly3003]

hey...wasn't Toney supposed to be Pete Rose'd by now?

 

[coremiller]

Can we go back to the World Cup please?

 

[the1andonly3003]

is Conte giving Lloris two weeks off? Perisic isn't getting any time off

 

[the1andonly3003]

Fraser Forster starts Spurs UCL matches eh?

 

[SocrManiac]

Competent commentary is like slipping on a warm blanket. So comforting to have these guys back.

 

[SocrManiac]

Cowardly dive.

 

[the1andonly3003]

Callum Wilson misses out due to illness

 

[the1andonly3003]

With Prime Video carrying today's matches, the World Feed commentators will primarily be the "backups"

 

[the1andonly3003]

if the median income of international football is 100k+ (View: https://twitter.com/mulvihill79/status/1605301211623985153?s=20&t=F54dd8dqeMwavW2jH9HmjA
), is a hair trimmer really the best NBC Sports ad sales can do?

 

[SocrManiac]

if the median income of international football is 100k+ (View: https://twitter.com/mulvihill79/status/1605301211623985153?s=20&t=F54dd8dqeMwavW2jH9HmjA
), is a hair trimmer really the best NBC Sports ad sales can do?

I assume you didn’t get the nearly back to back ads for a sciatica miracle pain relief cuff.

 

[teddykgb]

What is going on with ASM at Newcastle? I know he was coming back from injury but surely he’s got by now

 

[SocrManiac]

What is going on with ASM at Newcastle? I know he was coming back from injury but surely he’s got by now

I wish they were desperately missing him right now…

 

[teddykgb]

I wish they were desperately missing him right now…

Well I’m missing him he’s so much fun to watch. Although I understand your concern Newcastle look very much like a top 4 party crasher

 

[OCST]

Yerry Mina, who has missed more than half his games with various injuries over his 4 year deal, puts Everton up over Wolves with a nice score off a corner.

Six pointer, this.

Newcastle already 2-0 over Leicester.

 

[Apisith]

Almiron is better than Messi.

 

[OCST]

1-1 Wolves level. Too easy.

 

[OCST]

Palace down to 10 vs Fulham

 

[Joe D Reid]

What is going on with ASM at Newcastle? I know he was coming back from injury but surely he’s got by now

This is insane to say out loud, but he can’t get Almiron or Joelinton out of the side. For now his destiny looks like a super-sub in games where they are tied or behind.

 

[OCST]

This is insane to say out loud, but he can’t get Almiron or Joelinton out of the side. For now his destiny looks like a super-sub in games where they are tied or behind.

Why insane?

ASM is still mostly potential. Alm iron has shown more in 1/4 season.

 

[candylandriots]

if the median income of international football is 100k+ (View: https://twitter.com/mulvihill79/status/1605301211623985153?s=20&t=F54dd8dqeMwavW2jH9HmjA
), is a hair trimmer really the best NBC Sports ad sales can do?

Where has that guy been? Haven't seen him for years...He's a member, and it's been so long I don't even remember his SoSH handle haha.

 

[candylandriots]

Palace down to 10 vs Fulham

They've been awful. I waited 44 days for this?

 

[the1andonly3003]

I assume you didn’t get the nearly back to back ads for a sciatica miracle pain relief cuff.

all the expensive ads might have gone to Peacock...the Taylor Swift Capital One commercial made an appearance there

 

[Blundatola]

What is going on with ASM at Newcastle? I know he was coming back from injury but surely he’s got by now

The problem for ASM is that Joelinton and Joe Willock are amazing together on the left side right now and offer the pressing and positional flexibility Eddie Howe wants. You don’t really need ASM in the team if Almiron, Trippier, and Guimaraes are able to create goals for you consistently on the right side.

ASM (and Isak eventually) will be better options when we play the likes of you and have less of the ball and more space to play into.

 

[candylandriots]

Palace down to 9. I don’t see that as a second yellow for Tomkins (I think Mitrovic absolutely made a meal of that) but fucking hell.

 

[candylandriots]

But it gets Chris Richards some playing time, so hooray?

 

[the1andonly3003]

James Ward Prowse knocks in a penalty saved to erase Brighton's clean sheet

 

[candylandriots]

Didn’t look it to me, but Ream’s goal stands.

 

[67YAZ]

Liverpool in their festive green today. The line up:

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Wolves with a nice counter at 95 minutes to steal all three points from Everton, who had seemed fine settling for the draw.

 

[Kliq]

Oof, Everton.

 

[kobayashis bail bonds]

I suppose there's some comfort in knowing that, when all is said and done, Everton is going to Everton, but I've yet to get to the place where I'm blasé about it. Grrrrrrr.

 

[the1andonly3003]

does this mean we can enter 6 times for the fan fest? is it 6 different qr codes?

 

[the1andonly3003]

noticed the Barclays commercial removed Arlo's commentary...wonder if NBC asked for a re-cut

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Exquisite goal from Liverpool!

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Watching Nunez is torturous. Uruguayan Andy Carroll was supposed to be a meme.

Tierney is clueless - Digne playing volleyball to stop the 1-2 between Salah and Henderson

 

[67YAZ]

Buendia was right to complain about that assignment.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

So ... with his assist Robertson has moved to the front of the list for defenders. But what is the record for the top flight In England? Hundreds of google hits … All for the stupid Premier a league record ... what’s the point of a record book that’s only thirty years old?

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Zero effort from Thiago to close down Luiz, that goal was coming to say the least.

This Liverpool side are approaching recent Brighton levels of defying xG

Darwin making runs 1-2 full yards offside with his arm out, get a clue

 

[SocrManiac]

Keita back to blast it into Row Z for no reason.