The General Football Thread

If Arsenal win tonight, we´ll have a Gooner love-fest instead.

 

And they stop interviewing ex-Saints who have broken the rule that life is supposed to be crap after you leave...they're not supposed to be having a great time.

 

In the past teams have appeared to "down tools" in order to effect a change of manager, with the prime example being Chelsea in the season before Conte was appointed. If we look at this season´s PL is there a case for either West Ham or Southampton being guilty of this? Further afield, I would suggest Sevilla who have managed to get two managers sacked this season and have not won since beating Manchester United in the CL. In League 1, Bradford City have really bombed until they managed to win against Pompey (that club always inspires the opposition to win). At Christmas they were in the top 4 so guilty. What about Leeds in the Championship, top at one stage this season but I think that was a case of a very average team having a good run of form. But without a doubt the honour has to go to ......Sunderland!!

 

Shame ours couldn't bin their tools in December so we could have canned the duff quicker.

 

Imagine his smug grin if they win the Champions League, him having jumped ship from a poor underachieving team, with a manager who should have been moved on long before he was....

... that turncoat @- Doing The Lambert Walk

 

That's a season ender.

 

Looks like he knows he's out of the World Cup. Brings back memories of Jay. Real shame.

 

Yep. That is a bad one. Feel very sad for him.

 

Need Arsenal to lose as they play Huddersfield a few days before final and bound to rest everyone before that.

 

Arsenal have no final ball quality at the moment, had a couple of chances where they've got in behind.

 

AM look asleep. Very poor so far.

 

Diego Costa is not fit, waste of a player at the moment.

 

Its not even hostile. I'm concerned.

 

Xhaka is so bad for a central midfielder.

 

Costa once again a nemesis for Arsenal.

 

That's better!

 

**** header from Chambers, no central midfielder picking up second ball, Bellerin asleep.

 

Yep, sounds like Arsenal.

 

Griezmann is doing everything. He was last man back then!

 

Away goal is coming. They are going to take one of these soon. Madrid still look out of sorts.