Smokey Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Can they hold on? What a story it would be for them. Just now, Smokey said: Can they hold on? What a story it would be for them. no I just cursed them. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted August 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 PSG 2-1 up now. I shouldn't of said anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Football is a cruel game at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Your fault... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Smokey said: Can they hold on? What a story it would be for them. no I just cursed them. Sorry You popped your cork a bit early. It happens now and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 God I hate psg. Just hope A. Madrid win tomorrow and beat them into the ground in the semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Fun side to watch Atalanta- saw the 2nd half and they were on the backfoot somewhat but when they did break- especially early in it, they got numbers forward, put together some nice moves- quick passing. In flashes. More than the sum of their parts definitely- and generally entertaining with it! The interesting thing about them, well there are quite a few tbh- they've sold youth to progress, they flourish with a back three, I read somewhere they had the 13th highest wage budget in Serie A- should be nowhere near the CL, let alone CL Qf with that! Good side, like their style- their identity. They don't really seem to change for anyone (clearly there are games they will set up more defensive, or more counterattacking- 3-5-2 may become 3-4-2-1 or similar but largely the same framework). Losing tonight aside of course! There were a midtable or lower midtable club for years then they hit on youth, already had a decent academy- who they first showcased then in the coming years they largely sold- and seem to have reinvested excellently in the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted August 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 2 hours ago, bcfc01 said: You popped your cork a bit early. It happens now and then Story of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 6 hours ago, bcfc01 said: You popped your cork a bit early. It happens now and then Premature adjudication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireSection Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Some of the best fans in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Shame Gomez went off on 57 minutes because he was orchestrating everything. Atalanta didn't have a grip on the game for most of that second half so it was a far result. Zapata was knackered as the target man up top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WirralRobin Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Read earlier they have a very similar wage bill to ours! Incredible achievement from this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 8 hours ago, The Batman said: God I hate psg. Just hope A. Madrid win tomorrow and beat them into the ground in the semis. Completely agree, PSG completely dominate French football. Go in any sports shop in France and it’s all PSG. I have been in French cities which have other teams and it’s still all PSG! We obviously have dominant teams here and you will see other clubs shirts for sale in, say, Bristol; but it will be a mix of Man City/Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterRedthanBlue Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Atalanta are a fantastic team to watch. Gian Piero Gasperini has them playing some fantastic football. Gomez going off had a huge impact as he is the key player for them. He's the player I want Kasey to be like a free attacking midfielder or false second striker as described by Gomez himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthStand Sandwich Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Love Atalanta... Went to see their previous champions league game vs Valencia in the San Siro (as their ground holds about 10-12k) ... They play incredible attack minded football, fans are nuts... Real community club... We got lucky and saw a great high scoring game ... After which I was hooked on them....and yes, their set up /wage bill not too different from city's.,. But are light years away from us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT BCFC Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Great side to watch play. Amazing what can be done when you have the right set up. Their pressing and attacking play is exceptional. Heard they have a wage bill similar to an average championship club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 bottle jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 They had a big chance right at the end, think they deseevrf extra time. One of players seemed injured too when out of subs. Ilicic was also injured or out for them, dunno if injured or personal reasons but another key man. One thing for sure, hope we don't get a Man City v PSG final. Football has always had rich owners and especially richer owners in modern times, but a sovereign state final of the CL would be somewhat depressing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Have to say the one off games are far better. Time to ditch the 2 legged games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHienz Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 48 minutes ago, Super said: Have to say the one off games are far better. Time to ditch the 2 legged games. I agree, sadly its a money game so zero chance. Real shame as the games over 1 leg are much more exciting, especially for a neutral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 15 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Fun side to watch Atalanta- saw the 2nd half and they were on the backfoot somewhat but when they did break- especially early in it, they got numbers forward, put together some nice moves- quick passing. In flashes. More than the sum of their parts definitely- and generally entertaining with it! Can we sign their Head Coach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolisredd Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said: They had a big chance right at the end, think they deseevrf extra time. One of players seemed injured too when out of subs. Ilicic was also injured or out for them, dunno if injured or personal reasons but another key man. One thing for sure, hope we don't get a Man City v PSG final. Football has always had rich owners and especially richer owners in modern times, but a sovereign state final of the CL would be somewhat depressing!! Ilicic caught his wife shagging another bloke ... withdrew himself from the squad due to depression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 43 minutes ago, 22A said: Can we sign their Head Coach? Think he's quite happy there and vice versa... He did get sacked after about 5 games at Inter Milan, when they were through their aging team multi manager phase but he ticks a lot of boxes. Not afraid to give youth a chance too- their and his turning point came in Autumn 2016 when they beat Napoli with a rather young side and just grew from there. Reinvested brilliantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 23 hours ago, The Batman said: God I hate psg. Just hope A. Madrid win tomorrow and beat them into the ground in the semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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