2015-2016 Official Football / Soccer Thread

[romafan]

Roma, mamma mia!

 

[El Argentino]

Taken aback that ESPN would air Roma / Leverkussen yesterday and NOT Madrid / PSG today.

 

[Veremund]

Oh you beautiful gooners! Smash and grab. My girlfriend is pretty miffed at me (she's Bavarian), but it's oh so worth it! COYG!!!

 

[romafan]



Taken aback that ESPN would air Roma / Leverkussen yesterday and NOT Madrid / PSG today.

it was on fox sports

 

[El Argentino]

I tried steaming fox sports 1 and they were discussing the NLDS

 

[romafan]

not sure exactly how the fox stations work, but what used to be fox soccer on twc is now fs1 (400). there is also fs2 (401) - the game was on foxsp (419), if that makes any sense. sorry, i don't know anything about streaming

 

[the shah]

Best tweet of the season: @AhmedZakh7m
Only Arsenal could get humiliated by a team called Wednesday on a Tuesday

 

[El Argentino]

Oh well. more to focus on the league, right?

 

[masaccio]

Can't even enjoy the Schadenfraude of an Arsenal loss when Chelsea go out on penalties to Stoke.

This season has been a complete W.T.F. thus far.

 

[Veremund]

As an Arsenal fan, I'm glad to be out of the league cup. One less distraction / opportunity for injuries.

 

[MrGimpy]



As an Arsenal fan, I'm glad to be out of the league cup. One less distraction / opportunity for injuries.

I'm not an Arsenal supporter but agree with you on this. Without wishing to jinx them, Arsenal look like having a legitimate title shot this year with City the only likely competition. But if the injuries come thick and fast, they'll be back to fighting for Champions League places.

 

[Veremund]

Every team in the EPL is competetion. Any team can beat any other team. Focusing on City or whoever means not taking others seriously, and that leads to getting spanked by West Ham or Leicester or Sheffield. 5 or 6 years ago when we didn't have a prayer, the League Cup would have been something, but now our sights are a bit higher and the LC is just a distraction. The only negative about being out of it is it would have been a good chance to vet the youngsters and subs who never play like Campbell. But oh well.

 

[El Argentino]

Honestly, I still don't completely understand why Joel Campbell is frozen out - especially compared to Ox. Campbell's WC was great, and he always seems to have that spark when I see him play.

Admittedly don't follow Arsenal as closely as others in here.

 

[Veremund]

Just too many better players in front of him. But now that every single one of them is injured, he'll be first choice for the next few games. He'd better grab hold of his chance.

 

[Veremund]

And he has done! Well done boys, keepit up! I love how deep Arsenal are. We've got depth at every position, though I definitely wouldn't want to do Sanchez or Cech. I'm a big fan of Özil, but I do think Ramsey or Jack could cover his slot more than amply. COYG!!!