3 and a half years ago Celtic beat Barcelona, now they are in extra time against a second division team. Scottish football is unbelivably shit now.
Football Neutrals Thread - Part 2
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Originally Posted by JasonWatkins:
“Usually because they've had squads big enough to cope with any major injuries and the extra games. Leicester are going to have to try and convince more than a few players to sign over the summer because they'll have four competitions to contend with.”
“Usually because they've had squads big enough to cope with any major injuries and the extra games. Leicester are going to have to try and convince more than a few players to sign over the summer because they'll have four competitions to contend with.”
I am not sure they will be too well equipped for the champions league but time will tell, they deserve their place in it
Originally Posted by DUNDEEBOY:
“I am not sure they will be too well equipped for the champions league but time will tell, they deserve their place in it”
“I am not sure they will be too well equipped for the champions league but time will tell, they deserve their place in it”
They'll be a top seed as well!
Rangers goalkeeper did very well not to deflect the free kick back into his own net there.
And it's penalties!
Is that not just because they've had no meaningful opposition in Scotland since that time following Rangers' demotion through the leagues?
Perhaps this match is the first sign of a new era of competitiveness in Scottish football.
And it's penalties!
Originally Posted by Bosox:
“3 and a half years ago Celtic beat Barcelona, now they are in extra time against a second division team.”
“3 and a half years ago Celtic beat Barcelona, now they are in extra time against a second division team.”
Is that not just because they've had no meaningful opposition in Scotland since that time following Rangers' demotion through the leagues?
Perhaps this match is the first sign of a new era of competitiveness in Scottish football.
Originally Posted by Bosox:
“They'll be a top seed as well!”
“They'll be a top seed as well!”
Yes I know but they could have athletico Madrid as a second seed and the likes of borussia Dortmund as a third seed
Originally Posted by Stevej4:
“Agreed but double the amount of pens as any other team, not being in Europe and out of both cups early plus least amount of injuries has probably helped as well.”
“Agreed but double the amount of pens as any other team, not being in Europe and out of both cups early plus least amount of injuries has probably helped as well.”
he hasn't been the main penalty taker all season. mahrez was earlier until he started missing them.
he gets assists too.
Originally Posted by PaloAlto:
“I don't know what the fixture list since October has to do with it? Why October? Fixture lists are the same for all 20 teams.
Cups are won with luck. Lucky draws, last minute winners, unfair dismissal etc. Leagues are won by the best side”
“I don't know what the fixture list since October has to do with it? Why October? Fixture lists are the same for all 20 teams.
Cups are won with luck. Lucky draws, last minute winners, unfair dismissal etc. Leagues are won by the best side”
Of course they are, unless someone is going to claim Leicester having three of the players of the season (Mahrez, Vardy and Kante) as well as arguably the standout manager of the season is 'luck'..
Originally Posted by PaloAlto:
“I don't know what the fixture list since October has to do with it? Why October? Fixture lists are the same for all 20 teams.
Cups are won with luck. Lucky draws, last minute winners, unfair dismissal etc. Leagues are won by the best side”
“I don't know what the fixture list since October has to do with it? Why October? Fixture lists are the same for all 20 teams.
Cups are won with luck. Lucky draws, last minute winners, unfair dismissal etc. Leagues are won by the best side”
My mistake actually, they didn't go out of the FA cup until late January but it's been one game a week since then when most of the other challengers have had Europe and/or domestic cups to contend with on top of the league.
Originally Posted by JasonWatkins:
“My mistake actually, they didn't go out of the FA cup until late January but it's been one game a week since then when most of the other challengers have had Europe and/or domestic cups to contend with on top of the league.”
“My mistake actually, they didn't go out of the FA cup until late January but it's been one game a week since then when most of the other challengers have had Europe and/or domestic cups to contend with on top of the league.”
That's not Leicester's problem though.
The other teams have bigger squads to deal with playing in multiple competitions.
Craig Gordon deserved that piece of luck after nearly keeping out the previous kick.
And Scott Brown has his penalty saved!
This is real footballing drama.
And Scott Brown has his penalty saved!
This is real footballing drama.
Scott Brown bottled a chance on ten minutes and bottles his penalty. Not exactly a captain's contribution.
Originally Posted by Bizza:
“****ing penalty shoot outs, hate them even when I'm not supporting either team involved.”
“****ing penalty shoot outs, hate them even when I'm not supporting either team involved.”
Why out of interest
Originally Posted by DUNDEEBOY:
“Rangers are through rogic misses”
“Rangers are through rogic misses”
You could tell he was going to miss that, he did not look at all confident as he walked up to the spot.
I said earlier that Rangers looked like they wanted it more and perhaps that makes it a just result; Celtic just looked sluggish and disinterested other than the two spells when they equalised.
Thoroughly enjoyable match, I thought.
Originally Posted by DUNDEEBOY:
“Why out of interest”
“Why out of interest”
Because I'm English and old enough to remember Italia '90 and Euro 96 and every other penalty shoot up heartbreak after that.
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