Fútbol chatter

[JayhawkCO]

you all want Chelsea out of the top 4 so bad, no way

Who are going to score the goals? Losing Marcus Alonso hurts too.

[NWI_Irish96]

you all want Chelsea out of the top 4 so bad, no way

Who are going to score the goals? Losing Marcus Alonso hurts too.

fivethirtyeight.com still has Chelsea as the 3rd best team, pretty far behind Man City/Liverpool and pretty far ahead of Tottenham/Arsenal.

They're the very definition of a 3rd place team.

[JayhawkCO]

you all want Chelsea out of the top 4 so bad, no way

Who are going to score the goals? Losing Marcus Alonso hurts too.

fivethirtyeight.com still has Chelsea as the 3rd best team, pretty far behind Man City/Liverpool and pretty far ahead of Tottenham/Arsenal.

They're the very definition of a 3rd place team.

538 uses Elo, so it doesn't take into account transfers and such. Tottenham has inarguably improved in the transfer window, Chelsea has... spent some money.

They lost Rudiger, one of the best defenders in the game and picked up Koulibaly, who, while quite good, isn't Rudiger. And then they lost Lukaku and got Raheem Sterling. Net loss there too. Just way overspent for Cucurella from Brighton. He's fine, but not worth the 60 mil they're spending on him.

[NWI_Irish96]

For Premier League, I'm going to go with Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal as the top four, Southhampton, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth as the bottom three.

For the other major leagues, I'll go with the favorites: Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and PSG. Don't see any surprises coming out of those leagues.

I'll take Man City to win the Champions League over a surprise finalist in PSG.

[mgk920]

Union Berlin still doing well (mid table)  in the Bundesliga?



Mike

[JayhawkCO]

Another friendly wager that Spurs will finish above Man U?

Still on offer.

[thspfc]

Another friendly wager that Spurs will finish above Man U?

Still on offer.

Don't think there will be any takers after this weekend. 

[Bruce]

With 24-25 matches out of 34 done, the MLS season is really ramping up. The Western Conference has only 4 points separating 3rd and 8th, with the top 7 making the playoffs.



Since all of these teams will be playing each other on the last day of the season (Decision Day), it could get real crazy.

[skluth]

Is it too early in the season to hope Manchester United gets relegated?

[JayhawkCO]

Is it too early in the season to hope Manchester United gets relegated?

Never.

[NWI_Irish96]

Another friendly wager that Spurs will finish above Man U?

Still on offer.

Don't think there will be any takers after this weekend. 

Especially not if the Spurs keep getting gifted points by the officials.

[JayhawkCO]

Another friendly wager that Spurs will finish above Man U?

Still on offer.

Don't think there will be any takers after this weekend. 

Especially not if the Spurs keep getting gifted points by the officials.

Ha. I get that he pulled his hair, but it should have been a yellow. The "foul" leading up to our first goal, he got ball. No foul.

[JayhawkCO]

you all want Chelsea out of the top 4 so bad, no way

Who are going to score the goals? Losing Marcus Alonso hurts too.

Hmmmmmmmmmm.....

[thspfc]

you all want Chelsea out of the top 4 so bad, no way

Who are going to score the goals? Losing Marcus Alonso hurts too.

Hmmmmmmmmmm.....

It's week 3. Of 38.

[JayhawkCO]

you all want Chelsea out of the top 4 so bad, no way

Who are going to score the goals? Losing Marcus Alonso hurts too.

Hmmmmmmmmmm.....

It's week 3. Of 38.

I'm aware. The trend will continue.

Still. Three goals in three games.

[thspfc]

you all want Chelsea out of the top 4 so bad, no way

Who are going to score the goals? Losing Marcus Alonso hurts too.

Hmmmmmmmmmm.....

It's week 3. Of 38.

I'm aware. The trend will continue.

Still. Three goals in three games.

Just saying that one shutout in mid August is a little early to be counting your chickens.

[JayhawkCO]

you all want Chelsea out of the top 4 so bad, no way

Who are going to score the goals? Losing Marcus Alonso hurts too.

Hmmmmmmmmmm.....

It's week 3. Of 38.

I'm aware. The trend will continue.

Still. Three goals in three games.

Just saying that one shutout in mid August is a little early to be counting your chickens.

I'll say my chickens are fully counted that Tottenham are going to finish above Man U.

[Bruce]

3 ex-MLS players scored against top 4 opposition in the PL today. It's a good day to watch our exports.

[thspfc]

We all love to hate United, but that awful start they had was never going to be long-term. Too much money.

[JayhawkCO]

We all love to hate United, but that awful start they had was never going to be long-term. Too much money.

Admittedly I've been talking plenty of shit, but they looked great in the first half. Watching Sancho torch Milner was fun.

[JayhawkCO]

Champions League Draw (and my picks, bold is group winner, italicized is runner up)

Group A
Ajax
Liverpool
Napoli
Rangers

Group B
Porto
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Club Brugge

Group C
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Inter Milan
Viktoria Plzen

Group D
Eintracht Frankfurt
Tottenham Hotspur
Sporting Lisbon
Olympique de Marseille

Group E
AC Milan
Chelsea
FC Salzburg
Dinamo Zagreb

Group F
Real Madrid
RB Leipzig
Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic

Group G
Manchester City
Sevilla
Borussia Dortmund
Copenhagen

Group H
Paris Saint-Germain
Juventus
Benfica
Maccabi Haifa

[NWI_Irish96]

A: Liverpool, Ajax
B: Atletico, Leverkusen
C: Bayern, Barcelona
D: Tottenham, Marseille
E: Chelsea, Salzburg
F: Real, Celtic
G: City, Dortmund
H: PSG, Benfica

Sticking with City over PSG in the final (assuming they're able to meet in the final)

[JayhawkCO]

A: Liverpool, Ajax
B: Atletico, Leverkusen
C: Bayern, Barcelona
D: Tottenham, Marseille
E: Chelsea, Salzburg
F: Real, Celtic
G: City, Dortmund
H: PSG, Benfica

Sticking with City over PSG in the final (assuming they're able to meet in the final)

Looks like I have more confidence in Italian teams than you do. I have four advancing, you have zero. And you're a bigger fan of German clubs as I only have Bayern but you have three advancing.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Champions League Draw (and my picks, bold is group winner, italicized is runner up)

Group C
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Inter Milan
Viktoria Plzen

I like how you hate FC Barcelona like I do , seeing you have them out.

[JayhawkCO]

Champions League Draw (and my picks, bold is group winner, italicized is runner up)

Group C
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Inter Milan
Viktoria Plzen

I like how you hate FC Barcelona like I do , seeing you have them out.

Repeat of last year. They still have financial problems, can't seem to unload Depay and Aubameyang at the moment and can't even register Kessie and Christensen.