Back in the Championship days (a decent win v Bolton) my friends and I took another friend who’d never been to a game before to the Amex. We had been enjoying the refreshments (leathered) and didn’t notice he’d taken his drink into the stand. After two minutes we all stood for an Albion chance...
The only positive thing about that officiating is that it didn’t effect the result.
Conscious or subconscious, there’s definitely a bias there, especially when you compare the Foden free kick and the Pedro penalty incidents.
Their music reminded me of my childhood, then the first time I really listened to them was when they headlined (ish) Bergenfest a few years ago.
They were absolutely brilliant. Proper festival performance.
I go back to what he said in presser about a month (or more) ago, when he said he was looking forward to leading a team with March and Mitouma in it again.
I don’t think he wants to be judged by his performance this season, and wants another crack at it with here with a fitter squad.
Of...
I miss long shots. It’s a dying art. There were much more in the 90s/00s. I feel like more teams are drilled to play risk free football (both defensively and in attack) and the consequences of losing the ball cheaply are higher now that players break away quicker than before.
A decent long...
I love watching Havertz. His touch and technique is sublime, but if you don’t surround him with people willing to do the extra running, passing and nitty gritty, you’re f*cked.
there’s a reason Tuchel played him up front for Chelsea.