Rival watch
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Kilmarnock v Motherwell has been called off after the entire Motherwell squad was advised to self-isolate for 14 days.
I wonder how many teams will fall foul to similar measures as the season rolls on?
I wonder how many teams will fall foul to similar measures as the season rolls on?
Milan's frankly ludicrous shoot-out with Rio Ave last night: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/54381707
What is frustrating is the fixture list in December for both of us is not looking great, especially with the timing of the League Cup QFs.
Arsenal’s December fixtures (without final EL game included):
5th - Spurs (A)
13th - Burnley (H)
15th - Southampton (H)
19th - Everton (A)
22nd/23rd - City (H)
26th - Chelsea (H)
28th - Brighton (A)
Spurs’ December fixtures (without final EL game included):
5th - Arsenal (H)
12th - Palace (A)
16th - Liverpool (A)
19th - Leicester (H)
22nd/23rd - Stoke (A)
26th - Wolves (A)
28th - Fulham (H)
On paper, very hard run-in for both of us.
Now, let’s look at City’s December fixtures....(again, without final CL fixture included):
5th - Fulham (H)
12th - Man Utd (A)
16th - West Brom (H)
19th - Southampton (A)
22nd/23rd - Arsenal (A)
26th - Newcastle (H)
28th - Everton (A)
Convenient that their fixture list is comparatively and objectively easier than both of ours during a time where we can qualify for the semi-finals of a domestic cup competition...
Given the Spurs fixture melee that ends on sunday, and may have
been screwed once on PL fixtures before november, my initial
response to you is :
Man up, you girly squad of a football club !!!
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You've missed the point entirely. It would help if you read the entire comment instead of just quoting the first line.
There's (likely) going to be 8 games played in 23 days for us, you, City and United in December. I don't think that is ideal for any of us. However, when looking at those list of games, and the quality in depth of the squads, I'd much rather be in City's position, who seem to have benefited from a 'kinder' run of games than any of us.
This is not unusual for them and I just think it's funny that they always seem to get the rub of the green in one way or another.
No, I read the entire text, and my reply still stands. Specifically :
1. It is what it is (the literal "luck of the draw" , (in)ability of a
club/manager to form/manage a squad capable of dealing with it)
2. Of all the clubs this season to come looking for a supportive
whine on the matter, Spurs are objectively the worst club to call on.
Well yes, this is obviously true. But I'm saying it's just strange how they always seem to get the most favourable set of circumstances when it comes to the domestic cups and fixture placings in comparison to the teams they face.
I haven't denied this? And the point wasn't really about Spurs in isolation, it was about all the teams in the aforementioned post. Which is why I listed all their fixtures - to draw a comparative analysis.
If you wish to be a pedant on this, then that's up to you. But rest assured. You've missed the point twice now.
1. Observer bias (not significant statistically) ??
2. Strange how it never seems to help them reach a CL final.
They've been knocked out by inferior teams for the past 4 years in a row. They have the more favourable circumstances, but that doesn't mean they always take advantage of it. Which reflects badly on them, when they've had so many opportunities to reach the latter stages of the competition and ballsed it up each time.
