Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

2016 ...We came 3rd...top 4 sorted early
2017... we came 2nd...top 4 sorted early
2018 ... we came 3rd...top 4 sorted by game 37 but got more points than we can this season.

So this is our worst year in 4.

 

I’ve just seen a stat comparison of Vidic 08/09 vs Van Dijk 18/19. The gulf is beyond embarrassing.

Liverpool fans have been launching stats non-stop these past few months, watch them all say stats mean nowt now.

Tell you what does mean nowt... second place.

 

Who's set Tel off?

 

Sorry mate... my bad, I forgot I’ve got to read these stats to myself under my bed.

 

@Tel Stats pah
The six stats that show Loris Karius has had a better season than David De Gea

League goals conceded

De Gea - 53

Karius - 39

Average match rating

De Gea - 6.46

Karius - 6.70

Errors leading to goals

De Gea - 4

Karius - 0

Goals conceded per game

De Gea - 1.4

Karius - 1.2

Penalties saved

De Gea - 0

Karius 1

Pass success percentage

De Gea - 58.8%

Karius - 60.1%

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/foot...GBha6lS1fhh3rcjvMEGsujxThaO1qiywHe0q6ofHTao_U

stats are wonderful things ain't they

 

Not sure how De Gea has conceded 53 league goals when United have conceded 51 league goals. That must have been when we loaned him to Fulham for that weekend then.

That was my point by the way, stats are only good when they’re in your favour. **** stats, we can talk about Van Dijk in the same breath as Vidic when he’s won a few things, until then he ain’t on his level.

 

On to tonight.

I think we all owe Spurs our support for stopping the unthinkable quad from happening, so they have my backing.

Although I’d like to see Daley Blind win the CL so I’m easy either way really.

 

Stats in football ,apart from a few basic ones, are just weird imo.

 

No spurs fan has said we are having a great season in the league although we are overjoyed to be in the CL semi final.

We are not the global or financial powerhouse the united, Liverpool and Arsenal are and have not been sugar daddie.commed like Chelsea and City yet we have somehow come in the top 4 three years running and have a chance of doing so again...without playing at homefor over 18 months, building and moving into a new ground and having to operate on a much lower wage and transfer budget.

At the beginingof the season no one fancied us for top 4 yet we COULD make it and IF we do I will celebrate a decent season as it'll mean more CL nights and the possibility of signing better quality players who might help us win some trophies.

 

since their job is over sod that - Kom Op Ajax

 

They’re great if you’re looking for a striker who can score outswinging corners with the left side of his head though.

 

It’s bullshit really that you’re not a financial powerhouse. Huge profits and a £1bn stadium. Poor old Spurs.

You’re not that far behind Chelsea/Liverpool and certainly not Arsenal.

 

I’d love it if we beat Ajax. However, they’re a very good side and we’re without a quite a few key players tonight.

I never dreamt we’d get this far, so I can’t be too disappointed if the journey ends here.

 

You’d have to take a severe battering for it to end tonight pal.

 

True. But with Kane and Son both out and Sissoko doubtful, we might not be able to take full advantage of the home leg.

 

Park the bus and nick it in the away tie when (if?) you have players back.

 

NOW we are not...but we have only had the stadium for 28 days!
It has taken 15-20 years of living within our budget to get to this point...that was what I refering to.
Hopefully our new financial footing will mean we can match the wages and transfer fees of the other clubs.
Anyway...Off to the new lane so see you later...

 

Good!...


http://www.skysports.com/share/11707928

 

Enjoy mate.

 

Not too include when we have been laughing at some of kariuses mistakes in the turkish league on the pool board