This Weeks Other Games | 26-28 Sep 15

[DoomMerchant]

And now Barca can comfortably roll around on the pitch clutching at feigned injuries to close this out.

#europe

cheers

[iwasthere2012]

That went rather well tonight. Arsenal and Chelsea lose.

Hope it's not a horror show for us tomorrow.

[DoomMerchant]

That went rather well tonight. Arsenal and Chelsea lose.

Hope it's not a horror show for us tomorrow.

if it is you can bet it will be nearly impossible to progress unless we run the table from there. Worst case for us would obv be to lose and have Juve and Sevilla draw. Though it would keep the top team within touching distance at 4 pts it would pretty much guarantee imho that we'd need to win out to get into the knockout stages. Early days it would seem for an emotional response, but we need to lay down a marker here and make something happen for all 3 pts.

We'd be in quite a pickle if we lose.

cheers

[Beefymcfc]

I know I shouldn't but I'm sat on the ferry absolutely pissing my sides at the Chavs and Arse.

[Hutch's Shoulder]

CL tables looking a bit bleak for English clubs right now.

[london blue 2]

Me too beef. If we can win tomorrow that will brighten our week right up. Arsenal to beat scum at the weekend and things suddenly look better.

*takes sip of carling

[phips]

CL tables looking a bit bleak for English clubs right now.

co-efficient could be bad for next season right? or is that a few seasons from now?

[iwasthere2012]

Me too beef. If we can win tomorrow that will brighten our week right up. Arsenal to beat scum at the weekend and things suddenly look better.

*takes sip of carling

Try Carlsberg.
They don't do 'a week in football', but if they did......

[PrezIke]

CL tables looking a bit bleak for English clubs right now.

co-efficient could be bad for next season right? or is that a few seasons from now?

Not next season I recall reading.

2017

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blo ... oefficient

[london blue 2]

Me too beef. If we can win tomorrow that will brighten our week right up. Arsenal to beat scum at the weekend and things suddenly look better.

*takes sip of carling

Try Carlsberg.
They don't do 'a week in football', but if they did......

Lol my bad, I was getting giddy thinking about it.

[DoomMerchant]

CL tables looking a bit bleak for English clubs right now.

co-efficient could be bad for next season right? or is that a few seasons from now?

Not next season I recall reading.

2017

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blo ... oefficient

that's right. i think all the English clubs would have to balls it up this season and then do similar next season again with sustained Italian success to force a change. Tho we're close in coefficients, it would only take one English club to make a decent run to maintain things i think.

It's math fuckwittery tho to try and predict i believe.

cheers

[sheblue]

English sides having a poor start to the champions league. What's the common denominator, too many hard games too quick?
Like to see sides in the champions league not playing the weekend before, but of course that can't happen.

[JamieMCFC]

[iwasthere2012]

English sides having a poor start to the champions league. What's the common denominator, too many hard games too quick?
Like to see sides in the champions league not playing the weekend before, but of course that can't happen.

I mentioned that somewhere on here that I thought the competitiveness of the PL is a disadvantage for English teams in Europe.
However it is also what makes it the most attractive to watch. That is what is attracting the big money coming it's way.
See if that becomes an advantage giving them more financial clout in the coming years.

[nottsblue]

CL tables looking a bit bleak for English clubs right now.

Arsenal bottom with two defeats and two games against Munich coming up. Doesn't get much bleaker than that

[Nigels Tackle]

english teams simply guilty of being wasteful in front of goal and then sucker punched.

[iwasthere2012]

english teams simply guilty of being wasteful in front of goal and then sucker punched.

True.
The one thing I've noticed is that even what you would regard as ordinary teams, just work a lot harder than we are used to seeing City do in Europe. Porto were in Chelsea's faces, Olympiakos didn't have to as much against Arsenal, but they still closed down quicker than we do.
I'm watching Barca now and although I know they win in the end, Leverkeusen are working their butts off and deserving of their 1-0 at the moment.
I just don't think we play at a high enough intensity and underestimate some of the opposition in Europe.
It has been our undoing. Taking our foot off the gas when we think we are comfortable.

[iwasthere2012]

Christ. Barcelona could have been 3-0 down at one stage.
Leverkeusen didn't take their chances.

[Moonchesteri]

The one thing I've noticed is that even what you would regard as ordinary teams, just work a lot harder than we are used to seeing City do in Europe. Porto were in Chelsea's faces, Olympiakos didn't have to as much against Arsenal, but they still closed down quicker than we do.
I'm watching Barca now and although I know they win in the end, Leverkeusen are working their butts off and deserving of their 1-0 at the moment.
I just don't think we play at a high enough intensity and underestimate some of the opposition in Europe.
It has been our undoing. Taking our foot off the gas when we think we are comfortable.

spot on imo.

[phips]

Christ. Barcelona could have been 3-0 down at one stage.
Leverkeusen didn't take their chances.

that what happens when you have Javier Hernandez in your squad