Football

Espn wondering if the classic no10 is dying out..

Includes stats for @Chalfie and mesut ozil dissection for the arsenal fans..

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/arsenal/story/3901054/mesut-ozils-decline-shows-footballs-no-10s-are-a-dying-breed

Also for @Chalfie stats bomb are releasing all the data on messi’s career so far, for the football data analysts to have a play with. Might be something you can comb over in your “free” time
https://statsbomb.com/2019/07/welcome-to-the-messi-data-biography/

zidane !

https://twitter.com/UEFAEURO/status/1151804689656287237

his career highlights package on youtube must be a year long

actually hang on, just spotted abel xavier in defence, that lessens the quality of the performance by 50% at least

Lovely! Thank you!

Also, while Zidane at the time rinsed people in those clips he looks so much bigger than footballers now.

He's no Lee Trundle though.

Had to watch some Lee trundle after that.

If this is interesting to you then you should read zonal marking by Michael Cox. It’s excellent.

Been a while since I’ve posted here 👀

The Lee Trundle penalty is awesome.

Website or book? Book is in my kindle wish list when it gets to £2 it’s mine

You are Daniel Levy AICMFP...

When you back in london old man?

2nd, hope to see you and Jill and the lad...

so much yentzing on this forum these days . Proud !!!!

10 days to go.

Spurs/Chelsea/United fans get an extra week.

after a relatively fast start in the transfer market for us, we're moving into Levy time, couple of irons in fires and pressure being applied to try to get some players in, at the best possible price.
Rumours of us being in for Dybala, make the head spin..

Who wants an attacking midfielder/regista/make weight in midfield?
I am rephrasing something I read earlier this week/month but it fits in with the "ooh Zidane, ooh Scholes".

James Rodriguez, Coutinho, and Ozil (OMG I READ IT FROM SOMETHING YOU POSTED @cornelius_blackfoot ) are all up for grabs/ not really wanted. Peak attacking midfielder has passed.
We're all after left and right backs now.

Also.
Sane.
Why he go Bayern? Is he not right in the head?

don't exactly know why Spurs have registered an interest in Dybala, apart from trying to apply pressure to betis to push through the Lo Celso deal. Dybala is a purer replacement for Eriksen, playing high up, linking midfield and attack, play as a second striker, or possibly be an option to play up top by himself without Kane.
Lo Celso seems more of a pressing, passing, dribbling, attacking midfielder who you can play a couple of positions in the midfield, but more in the attacking band.

Think Pochettino wants to change how we play, to break down the teams that defend deep on us, play more aggressively through midfield, less emphasis on wingback/full back play.

Issue with Rodriguez, Coutinho and Ozil is workrate without the ball, and the need for the play to go through them constantly to be effective. If they're not pressing and harrying and starting the chase for the ball for quick transitions, then what good are they. Despite the lack of interest currently in him, Eriksen is better than all of them in that regard, and pretty flexible in where you can play him.

Coutinho, such a good player I dont understand why people ain't q'ing up for him, if that ban wasn't on Chelsea he would be a perfect hazard replacement

probably transfer fee required, and wages you'd need to pay. sSe Bale as most pertinent example.

Word was he wanted to come to us...

Who wants Eriksen though?
Not trolling.

Can he be modric at real?

I know think he is good mates with Willian and jorginiho, never mind Chelsea beat Barca so that means they are the bestist atm.