UEFA Champions League 18/19
- Thread starter Kangaroo Jack
- Start date
Haha, this is amazing! Now Liverpool needs to win the league and UEFA/FA drops the hammer on MCFC and all will be well in the premiere league. Will serve CFG right for sticking us with Dome for nearly a season of failure.
It hit his hand. Doesn’t make it a violation.
It was one of the best matches I’ve ever watched. My heart was racing from the first minute to the last. Pep beat himself by once again surrendering the away leg. Hopefully he learns next year.
The crazy thing is when I started watching Spurs were a perennial mid table team for close to a decade and City were actually a yo yo team between the Prem and Championship for the first few years and then also a consistent mid table finisher. I never would have believed you if you told me they'd both wind up where they are now. Honestly I find Spurs a little more impressive though City have achieved more because they don't have an emirate behind them to have affected the change.
The Calls were perhaps hard on City but also both , I think, correct. One of the craziest most exciting games I've seen in a long long time if not ever regardless of result.
I hope the Spurs-Ajax winner goes on to claim the prize though whoever comes out of that tie will surely be a massive underdog to Liverpool or Barca.
The Calls were perhaps hard on City but also both , I think, correct. One of the craziest most exciting games I've seen in a long long time if not ever regardless of result.
I hope the Spurs-Ajax winner goes on to claim the prize though whoever comes out of that tie will surely be a massive underdog to Liverpool or Barca.
amen to this. What a fun season we’ve all been treated to, both “domestically” and in Europe.
Like I’ve said before, Spurs are freaking really good. Know what? So are Chelsea. And kind of, sort of, though no one is sure, Arsenal and ManU.
It’s been wonderful and wild and unpredictable. I’ve loved every gut-wrenching second of it. We’ve literally (like literally literally) had a title race since day 1! We’ve had the best teams in Europe have varying levels of challenge that risked moving on from the group stages.
It’s all been magnificent! I mean, here I sit happy to have my club move to Europe’s semis, and upset over the outcome of a relegation-influencing match only a day before.
It’s wild and wonderful and why we all love this shit. And yeah, I know Liverpool will lose to Cardiff this weekend. It’s why I’m enjoying the schadenfreude when I can.
Ajax are actually in a neck and neck title race with PSV , their only ahead on Goal difference, and only went ahead recently after trailing PSV most of the season. I have to admit though while I have a lot of affection for Ajax, I think think they do things the right way developing young players and with their style, I do find the Eiridivise hard to watch. If it's Ajax vs PSV or Feyenoord sure but against most other teams where you know they'll win by 4 goals it's a little tough to get invested.
Funnily when I went to Amsterdam 7 years ago and saw Ajax play there were 3 players playing for them who will be playing for Spurs against them in this semi final. Vertoghen , Alderwield and Eriksen (I might have spelled all those wrong don't feel like googling )
He’s hardcore in his own head. It’s why CFG threw all their weight into moving MLS playoffs to a one-legged tie. But it’s not really his fault. These sorts of ties aren’t things you can really manage.
Right?
As much as I don’t care about people giving city shit for ‘buying titles’ this is soooo far off. I’ve seen it a lot tonight.
You think a single spurs fan would take a quarterfinal appearance that they likely won’t get silverware out of over what City have achieved since Pep took over?
They’ve spent on only 2 players in the last 2 transfer windows. Majority of his spending was in 2016. He overhauled much of the team.
If you look at the history of clubs he’s managed he’s done the same thing. Made smart purchases (aside from Mahrez) and got more out of his players.
Pochettino
Players with fee: 22
Transfer expenditure: $370,009,800
Fee per player: $16,818,627
Chosen : 26.05.2014 - Today
Pep
Players with fee: 22
Transfer expenditure: £539,721,000
Fee per player: £24,532,773
Chosen : 30.06.2016 - Today
Tottenham didn’t exactly spend $0 under Pochettino. They just spent what they had to, to get where they feel good about their roster.
If you look at the accomplishments of both managers You could say the $170 million spent is the difference in titles and no titles. At the same time when you look at who city/pep have spent their money on they’re players that will either stay with the club for a long time to come and/or will be turned for massive profits.
As a neutral, that may have been the best football game I've ever seen.
Also for shits and giggles you can make the argument that Liverpool are attempting to buy a title as well, just that they’ve failed in getting their hands on one.
Klopp
Players with fee: 13
Transfer expenditure: $504,735,000
Fee per player: $38,825,769
Chosen : 07.10.2015 - Today
His 3 highest purchases, Van Dijk, Allison, Keita - $230m
Guardiola - Mahrez, Laporte, Mendy - $150m
Zinchenko was bought for $1.8m, Valued at $20m
Sane has nearly doubled his value since purchase as has Bernardo.
Again, smart purchases, not simply throwing money at problems.
Klopp
Players with fee: 13
Transfer expenditure: $504,735,000
Fee per player: $38,825,769
Chosen : 07.10.2015 - Today
His 3 highest purchases, Van Dijk, Allison, Keita - $230m
Guardiola - Mahrez, Laporte, Mendy - $150m
Zinchenko was bought for $1.8m, Valued at $20m
Sane has nearly doubled his value since purchase as has Bernardo.
Again, smart purchases, not simply throwing money at problems.
That Sunny in Philly gif was so on point as I had to explain the outcome to my hockey watching stepfather. He was like
CFG is in fucking shambles. They go all out for Man City and fail spectacularly.
They sent us scraps and we're failing pathetically.
I'll never root for the "group".
I enjoyed the fuck out of today's result. Not because I hate Man City but because of CFG.
CFG is in fucking shambles. They go all out for Man City and fail spectacularly.
They sent us scraps and we're failing pathetically.
I'll never root for the "group".
I enjoyed the fuck out of today's result. Not because I hate Man City but because of CFG.
I mean, Pep was already choosing the transfers for at least 12 and more likely 24 months before he was there. And that’s a minimum.
Methinks your labia is sore.
We sold a player for $175 million (or whatever the fuck the exchange rate is). In the middle of a season we went to a (real trophy) final. Soooo...Yeah. There’s that.
And also, LFC draw like a shit load more real $ than CFG.
AND the club has only spent as sales and revenues have increased organically. Or did you miss the part where everyone made fun of Liverpool for being almost bankrupt and full of shit players? I didn’t. So fuck off.
Liverpool as it currently exists is as organic as it comes, el duderino. Sorry your club can’t say the same. Enjoy the silverware. Can’t say it’s wrong. It’s allowed.
As
Someone who fucking hates all that CFG stands for, it was spectacular.
Compare the cost of City fullbacks to Liverpool.
Report back at your leisure, my man. It ain’t pretty for you.
Liverpool got where they are now with fucking balls out spectacular management and coaching. That includes selling at the top of the market since Edwards came into charge. The clubs aren’t comparable. Argue they are, fine. I have lots of buddies who have incorrect opinions.
Wait are you a Liverpool/Brighton fan?
That last day was crazy too. Moura scored a late goal at Camp Nou to earn a draw while PSV held out and got the draw against Inter in Milan. Sent Spurs through and Inter to the Shadow Realm.
