Torpedo Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 If I was a conspiracy theorist, I would suspect that Real loaned Kova to Chelsea so that he and Hazard can get used to playing together before both move to Madrid for the 2019 season. [emoji20]Wishful thinking for "el presi". Either way what el Madrid (nobody in Spain calls it el Real) needs is a renewed defense. Ramos is getting old and coarser, Varane loses concentration, Marcello takes longer than needed to be back in his place, Carvajal is not tall enough to defend well the fauls and corners, and we don't have good replacements in the bench. We were doing good enough thanks to Cristiano helping to make a goal more than the rival, but that's over. Bad times ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted August 19, 2018 Report Share Posted August 19, 2018 15 hours ago, Hopstretch said: Alright, back to the regular season. Pretty happy with Chelsea's start in the Premier League -- today against Arsenal was the proverbial game of two halves with some scintillating attacking and shocking defending to mull on. ... Just watched the clip. From what I saw there, Chelsea was fortunate to win the game. Arsenal missed two wide-open chances in front of the goal and a third chance that would result in a score more often than not. Neither team seemed to be playing much defense except for the goalkeepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted September 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 I love every single thing about this goal. The great pass to break the lines from Rudiger, telepathic dummy from Hazard, one-touch return from Giroud, the little body feint from Hazard that fakes the Cardiff defender out of the 50-50 ball and then a glorious finish past arguably the most in-form keeper in the league. Purest filth, as they say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted September 15, 2018 Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Just to put it in perspective, it was against Cardiff City, which was 0-2-2 coming in to the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted September 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 Just let me enjoy the sexy football you big Bayern meanie. We've had two dour, defensive managers in a row with Mourinho and Conte -- so someone like Sarri who wants high energy pressing and fast and vertical ball movement, while allowing flair players like Hazard to use their gifts, is a breath of fresh air at the Bridge. We're playing Liverpool twice in a week at the end of the month and that will probably be the end of the honeymoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted September 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 This is what is known as a ridiculous banger. Pure hit, no spin on the ball, knuckles back right inside the post. Oooooooooof. https://streamable.com/0jpkc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted September 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2018 Eden Hazard continues to be quite good at football. https://streamable.com/dl6du (Bonus for French commentator actually saying "ooh la la!") 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted October 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 31 passes in the buildup here. Really remarkable the change of style in such a short time, but I'm not exactly going to complain! https://streamable.com/c1n8i 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted October 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Not sure what language these gents are speaking but they perfectly captured my feelings. Fast ball movement, few touches, filthy finish. No Hazard no problem. (But don't go Eden!) https://streamja.com/MLmG What on earth is going on at El Madrid, Antonio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Read the first post in this page, kind of said it. To make matters worse Carvajal is injured, so the right side has been a hole for the first half. Lopetegui will be replaced, and things will improve a bit for a while, but the problem is rather deep, starting with the president and his ginormous ego. He should have listened to Zidane Now we have a bunch of players that aren't that good (like Isco), we've spent a lot of money in a goalkeeper that we didn't really need, and he's probably going to spend 600M in refurbishing the stadium instead of bringing the players that Zidane wanted to make the team keeping the pace after Cristiano left. Considering becoming an Atlético fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted October 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Permit me to suggest that a little adversity may not be the worst thing for a fan base accustomed to nothing but the finest things in life. [emoji6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 I’m certainly glad that Madrid at least had the good sense to sack Lopetegui. Never really liked him and never thought he was actually a very good manager. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted December 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Leo that's just mean. Keepers are people too! https://streamable.com/2o9jr https://streamable.com/sclh3 Also, how the fuck do you lose to Wolves on Wednesday and beat Man City on Saturday, Chelsea? Actually I don't care -- it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 those clips ! indefensible ? - keeper owned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 Perfecter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted January 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Chelsea not playing very well recently, but every now and then ... WTF is this ball from David Luis? And the take and finish by Pedro while being mauled by a defender twice his size. Redonkulous. https://streamable.com/82f64 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 I wonder why Pogba couldn't do this for Mourinho ...... oh that's right, Mourinho had him benched. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted June 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) Antonio I hope you appreciate our boy. I think he is going to tear it up in your league. My favorite player ever. Edited June 8, 2019 by Hopstretch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 We'll see, Madrid's problem isn't only the lack of a goal machine like Cristiano, but who could better or just being an equal to replacement for Modric, Marcelo, Ramos and so many others that are well past their prime? Fortunately Neymar doesn't seem to be in the wishlist anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Madrid definitely has to rebuild, but this seems like a really good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted June 9, 2019 Report Share Posted June 9, 2019 Sure, though I'd be happier if they didn't spend a silly amount in refurbishing the stadium and part of those 500+M were spent wisely in the rebuilding of the team. Zidane knows his shit but the stupid-know-it-all presi won't let him get what's needed nor free the dough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted May 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 This is a dead dead thread but I cannot resist. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 Fuck Guardiola! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 41 minutes ago, Torpedo said: Fuck Guardiola! Yep! That’s where I was at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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