LIVE! Match discussion 2014/15

[Deutsch Wolf]

Same old Liverpool. Done ok for the first 25 minutes then some truly dismal defending.

 

[Freddeno]

Isco is a good player but he hasnt really delivered many times i have watched real..lacking the final quality for me

 

[NorwayFB]

Isco is a good player but he hasnt really delivered many times i have watched real..lacking the final quality for me

Agree with you,I also don't think JAMES is good enough.

 

[Nando]

Isco has been magnificent this season whenever I've seen him!

 

[NorwayFB]

Real Madrid barely turned up for the first half btw.

 

[Freddeno]

Isco has been magnificent this season whenever I've seen him!

Ok must have watched the wrong matches then..not impressed today so far either though

 

[Nando]

I'm not watching tonight, so I can't comment. He's a wonderful talent though, whether he'll get the chance to flourish completely at Real is another debate.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

What a fucking ridiculous yellow card for Sergio Ramos. Absolutely perfect tackle.

 

[Nando]

Superb Arsenal!

That's quite an achievement.

 

[SSB]

Millwall comeback kings again.

 

[Alan]

What a $#@!ing ridiculous yellow card for Sergio Ramos. Absolutely perfect tackle.

Thought the ref had it spot on, myself. Any tackle that can trap an ankle is dangerous.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Seriously? Are you sure Alan? It was a fine tackle

 

[Alan]

Any time a tackle comes in that looks like it could pin the tackled player's ankle between the tacklers' thighs I'd say a card has to be given. It wasn't a scissoring tackle but the result could have been the same.

I can see the argument the other way but IMO it's a dangerous play to make.

 

[Sniffer]

Ffs Arsenal 3-0 up and they don't win. A Yankee spoilt by that result.

On the Liverpool team selection I can't wait for McNumpties article on how they've bought the competition into disrepute.

 

[Sniffer]

I guess he is going to start his campaign for Coyle for Liverpool now. Tosser


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29912111



No white flag for Burnley's Coyle
Post categories: Premier League
Phil McNulty | 07:30 UK time, Thursday, 17 December 2009
Owen Coyle is not in the business of hoisting the white flag as Burnley's response to facing the Premier League's biggest names.

As a result of this approach (some might even call it unorthodox in the light of recent events), Coyle found himself facing a searching inquisition on the subject of Wolverhampton Wanderers after his side took a deserved point off Arsenal.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy's decision to effectively concede defeat when he wrote out his team-sheet at Manchester United was still a hot topic at Turf Moor after another meeting between the top flight's haves and have-nots.

Burnley's method of taking on Arsenal - "standing toe-to-toe" in the words of Coyle - could not have been further removed from the surrender that so angered the Wolves fans who shelled out to watch their reserves meet an inevitable end at Old Trafford.

Ironically, the bold manner in which Burnley set about Arsenal, even after gifting Cesc Fabregas an early goal, offered support for both sides of McCarthy's argument.

Owen Coyle shouts to his players from the touchline at Turf MoorCoyle's Burnley have made themselves very difficult to beat at Turf Moor

There is a new vulnerability about the Premier League's top teams this season, an opportunity to claim points that were not on offer in previous seasons. So the route forward has to be the way outlined by Coyle after this thrilling draw when he said: "I always feel we can win any game and that's the way we go about it."

On the other side of the debate, Burnley played with such vibrant freedom and desire that you almost saw the logic in McCarthy saving his best for the meeting of the two teams at Molineux on Sunday - until you came to your senses that is.

How did the Wolves players who sweated to win at Spurs feel about being left out at Old Trafford? What has happened to the momentum built up by that outstanding victory at White Hart Lane?

Yes, the hectic fixture list can be questioned, but Burnley also played at the weekend and where is the concrete evidence that they put less effort into a draw against Fulham than Wolves did in winning at Spurs?

The judgement on McCarthy's actions will start when Burnley come to town and the final reckoning will follow when Wolves either stay up or go down at the end of the season. One thing is for sure: if Wolves do not beat Burnley he will have some explaining to do.

As a general principle, though, give me the manager who thinks he can win every game rather than the one who limply accepts there are times when his team have no chance. In other words, Owen Coyle.

 

[machin05]

LOLZ

So it was better for Burnley to draw against Fulham & Arsenal then lose to us than for us to beat Spurs, lose to Man U and beat Burnley??

6 vs 2

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Give me the manager who doesn't get sacked by clubs after wanging £3m apiece on Marvin Sordell, David N'Gog and Grant Holt. In other words, anyone but Owen Coyle.

 

[Kenny]

Give me the manager who doesn't get sacked by clubs after wanging £3m apiece on Marvin Sordell, David N'Gog and Grant Holt. In other words, anyone but THE FANS FAVOURITE Owen Coyle.

Fixed it for you

 

[machin05]

I think he'd have been better waiting until after the Wolves Burnley match before writing that piece.

 

[NorwayFB]

Big night for Mænsjester Siti,and can Roma keep the score single digits?

I don't know!