Champions League 18/19

Couldn't find all the games last night so had a poor choice - and had the last 20mins of the United game for company Dead

a few decent games tonight. But I find the group games pretty hard to get interested in - knock outs or nothing really

Romario 2016: And the ticket mafia gets caught! Well, four years ago I had already told the government.

Must win game for Spurs but a few first team players rested - Eriksen and Son on the bench.

Unlikely to qualify anyway but would have been good to bring it to the last game v Barca.

Playing the Arsenal on Sunday so that’s obviously on Pochs mind.

Originally posted by Zinedine Kilbane 110

Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote:

Must win game for Spurs but a few first team players rested - Eriksen and Son on the bench.

Unlikely to qualify anyway but would have been good to bring it to the last game v Barca.

Playing the Arsenal on Sunday so that’s obviously on Pochs mind.

Whatever the reasons for the likes of Eriksen being on the bench (I'm presuming it's because he has been in and out with an injury recently), there's the question of who would be in Pochettinos favoured starting 11 anyway. For me the 3 behind Kane should almost always be Alli, Son and Eriksen with 2 CM behind them. It's very up in the air though whether the manager looks at it that way - he really likes Lamela and Moura.

No matter what condition Eriksen is though for a game like this, I think he had to risk him. Also I don't buy into the notion that Spurs haven't a good chance of qualifying if they win tonight. Win this 1-0 and Barca get a point minimum and Spurs are in a good place going into the last game. Inter would have to better Spurs result against most likely a mix and match Barca 11 in that final group game, as Barca will have secured top spot.

"I called him an embarrassment to FIFA and to himself," .... He said 'No-one speaks to me like that'.... and I said, "well I do' and that was that."

Who was it a while ago saying Thiago Silva wasn't up to much LOL

Nearly as bad as the other space cadet saying PSG lack everything a top side need

bhob wrote:

Nearly as bad as the other space cadet saying PSG lack everything a top side need

PSG are a circus act. You are a complete moron and a toerag of a human being so why bother discuss the obvious with you.

"I called him an embarrassment to FIFA and to himself," .... He said 'No-one speaks to me like that'.... and I said, "well I do' and that was that."

Roberto Baggio wrote:

You’re exaggerating as usual.

I think my line was that he’s a tad over rated, I never said “he isn’t up to much”

Thiago Silva hasn't been anywhere near a top class defender in the past 3/4 years. His form had tailed off massively to his form from the few years before that. He was immense tonight though, no disputing that. Be great to see him get another couple of years of that kind of form back before he goes, he was an immense player a few years back.

I guess the saying, one swallow does not a summer make, doesn't hold any merit to some f**ktards on here.

"I called him an embarrassment to FIFA and to himself," .... He said 'No-one speaks to me like that'.... and I said, "well I do' and that was that."

By country:

Spain 4: 3 through, 1 out (Valencia)

England 4: 2 through, 2 on the line (Spurs, Liverpool)

Germany 4: 3 through, 1 out (Hoffenheim)

Italy 4: 2 through, 2 on the line (Inter, Napoli)

The other 4 are France (assuming PSG win in Belgrade), Ukraine v France (Shakhtar have to beat Lyon), Portugal (Porto) and the Netherlands (Ajax).

Betting now, I'd say Italy 4, Spain 3, Germany 3, England 2, France 2, Portugal and the Netherlands.

Roberto Baggio wrote:

Just watching the after match interviews, Christian Eriksen speaks better English than Harry Kane

He took elocution lessons from Peter Beardsley

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