Men's Soccer (Football) Thread [ARCHIVED] Soccer • Page 807

This ref has zero clue what a fucking handball is.

 

Referee's seeing hands everywhere.

 

Is Di Maria actually good? I wanted to say it last week but held off, I think he has a cracking delivery in him but in open play he’s immensely frustrating.

 

Di Maria is probably the best player in the world that you can't label world class. If that makes any sense.

 

Wonder where Ederson ranks on the top keepers list? Has about everything you want from a modern keeper.

 

It’s mad, I liked him when he was at United but there are few players I hate more than Herrera. He’s even making me hate him while he’s playing against City. That’s skill.

 

Cannot stand Jermaine Jenas.

 

Neymar having to come really deep to get on the ball is a win, really creates a big gap between PSG's top two.

 

He certainly isn’t showing that this half.

 

Zinchenko has been quietly brilliant all that half. He's not even playing in his favourite position.

 

PSG need a few subs at half time. A few of their players just haven’t turned up.

 

Yeah he's used his space very well. Di Maria playing inside has given him freedom.

 

Zinny is my favorite player. Just the perfect squad player who gives his all for the team and is playing out of position. Fits well for what Pep wants out of his wing defender but is not his normal attacking mid position. Selfless player.

 

Icardi just doesn't give PSG the same options to combine that Mbappe does. Di Maria doesn't have the same movement ahead of him to play off and Neymar's dropping deeper to try and instigate. Verratti's playing further and further over to the left as well - they could really use him more central to allow Neymar to play higher. The balance is off.

 

I think all of City’s players have been very good to brilliant. They’re controlling PSG very nicely and have never looked threatened.

 

This is really good analysis. Feel like Neymar can get away with dropping deeper when Mbappe is in there. You saw a bit of that in the first leg, I believe. Though he seems to be even deeper than he was in the first leg.

Icardi is just not the same type of player (nobody is lol) nor are City defenders treating him like the threat of Mbappe.

 

Yeah a difficult situation for Pochettino. Can see the logic of the 4-3-2-1 but it's a whole different deal without Mbappe to play off.

 

Rotherham draw 0-0 at Luton. So on the final day Wednesday need To beat Derby and for Rotherham to fail to win. Rotherham need to win and hope Derby fail to win. Derby need to win and they are safe or avoid defeat and hope Rotherham don’t win.

I think we have a good chance of staying up but it’s going to be bloody tense. Rotherham play Cardiff and with Harry Wilson putting himself in the window for the summer, hopefully Rotherham will be brushed aside. Then it’s up to us to find a way to beat Rooney’s Derby team.

 

That looks a penalty to me, certainly not a free out…

 

Zinny coming up huge. What a performance.

 

Feel sorry for Icardi at this stage. He shouldn't still be out there.

 

Mbappe is not coming on at all I am calling that. Pure diversion that he is on the bench.

 

Neymar is having a stinker.

 

I hope I don't jinx this but our backline has been immense. Just in the right places consistently.

 

Moise Kean ain’t it though