2023-2024 European Football Thread
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Moose Stuff
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Chongo94
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Seems to be some serious choppy ripples over there...won’t call them waves just yet but something’s clearly not smooth over there.
Portland Frog
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Sure hoping CHE can help cure this Frogs hangover tomorrow vs West Ham.
Chongo94
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It’s “Englische Woche” in the Bundesliga this week. Bayern drew with Augsburg today and Schalke, wow, 5 defeats straight now with Freiburg beating them today. Hoffenheim took down Hannover. Bremen beat Hertha, a bit of a little surprise there maybe.
Tomorrow on tv has Leverkusen vs Düsseldorf and Nürnberg vs Dortmund.
Also, Kate Abdo all day, ‘err day.
Tomorrow on tv has Leverkusen vs Düsseldorf and Nürnberg vs Dortmund.
Also, Kate Abdo all day, ‘err day.
Moose Stuff
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dawg
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The Year 3 Mourinho Meltdown is in full force, apparently. I sort of feel feel absolutely no sympathy at all for ManU.
http://www.espn.com/soccer/manchest...gry-and-frustrated-with-jose-mourinho-sources
http://www.espn.com/soccer/manchest...gry-and-frustrated-with-jose-mourinho-sources
dawg
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Is it a World Cup hangover? Other sides adjusting to their style? Early season funk? Admittedly, I haven't seen any of their matches...
Moose Stuff
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Chongo94
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There are some rumors starting to float around that some players have become annoyed lately at Pochetino’s training plans and stuff. Who knows what is the real story though.
Portland Frog
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CHE just beat Liverpool 2-1 in the 3rd round game of the Carabao Cup. Is that a big deal lol?
And they play Saturday in the EPL. Bring it Liver!
And they play Saturday in the EPL. Bring it Liver!
Portland Frog
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I think they care but there’s a clear pecking order IMO:
1) champions league
2) league trophy
3) all other trophies (various opinions on which ones have more value).
Portland Frog
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Yep.
The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as simply the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. Organised by the English Football League (EFL), it is open to any club within the top four levels of the English football league system – 92 clubs in total – comprising the top level Premier League, and the three divisions of the English Football League's own league competition (Championship, League One and League Two).
Eight
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i thought playing in a bowl game named after a small yard applianced was bad, but damn... this is carabao
Water, sugar, citric acid, taurine, sorbitol, sodium citrate, caffeine, inositol, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (added to preserve product quality), artificial flavors, nicotinamide (niacin), D-Panthenol, pyridoxine HCI (vitamin B6), FD&C Yellow No. 5 (Tartrazine), FD&C Red No. 40, and Vitamin B-12.
Purp
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Don't think it's a WC hangover. They seem to play like TCU football the last couple weeks where they'll be decent to solid for long stretches and can't get any payoff, but then they have a couple short spurts of cognitive flatulence that results in a couple goals conceded. The trouble is they just aren't very threatening and they have too much talent to settle for such passive offensive play.
dawg
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Good list. For Premier League teams, I'd make a slight modification and put the FA Cup at #3 and "all others" at #4. Given the Big 4 has morphed into a Big 6 (and thus two of the usual suspects will miss out on the Champions League places), I think we'll see an increased emphasis placed on the Europa League and its auto bid into the Champions League. Manchester United used it to backdoor into last season's CL, and Arsenal nearly did the same for this season's.
