2022/23 International Club Football Thread

[d_phaneuf]

Huge goal since this year the CL has gone mostly chalk, so spurs avoid drawing bayern, napoli, likely psg and madrid too

Also kinda screws over liverpool, since they already csnt draw man city, spurs, chelsea, and napoli

So their chances of getting bayern, psg, and likely madrid go way up. Basically porto or bust for them

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

In the end this was the most fun group for sure



Soccer is so cruel sometimes. Marseille doing the honorable thing and playing for a win...lose and miss out on Europa League because of it.

Spurs sitting back and play for a draw, get the lucky break to give them a win and top of the group.

Kind of a specific circumstance

No son, richarlison, kulesevski, and romero

Spurs only needed a draw, marseille needed a win to advance in CL, I'm sure they weren't thinking Europa league let's sit back

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

As much as I like to hate on Spurs, I don't blame them for playing a style suited to their roster.
Spurs don't have enough quality anywhere behind the front line to play any other way. When you have a 2 man team, you have to work a strategy that's best for that.

Anything else would be like the Oilers rolling 4 lines and trying to keep the game 5on5. Play to the strengths or your 2 players.

I think two good players is selling a few guys short. Bentancur and Kulusevski have been excellent additions. Romero has been really good as well, and probably walks into most backlines across the league?

Truthfully, the setup is not good. This is a team that’s scared to lose and they play that way. Players like Bissouma (another good player!) are so worried about a mistake that they’re playing tight.

Originally Posted by d_phaneuf

Tough scenes for marseille

Last in the group, no europa

Meh, screw those guys. I was thrilled to see Sanchez/Sideshow Bob and Koliseneac at the end. Particularly after he missed that absolute sitter that would’ve won it for them. But of course…they bottle it. What more could be expected?

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by Slava

I think two good players is selling a few guys short. Bentancur and Kulusevski have been excellent additions. Romero has been really good as well, and probably walks into most backlines across the league?

Truthfully, the setup is not good. This is a team that’s scared to lose and they play that way. Players like Bissouma (another good player!) are so worried about a mistake that they’re playing tight.



Meh, screw those guys. I was thrilled to see Sanchez/Sideshow Bob and Koliseneac at the end. Particularly after he missed that absolute sitter that would’ve won it for them. But of course…they bottle it. What more could be expected?

They have more than just 2 good players, he was trolling I assume

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by d_phaneuf

They have more than just 2 good players, he was trolling I assume

I mean the Oilers have Kane, Hyman & Nurse, they still operate as a 2 man team when push comes to shove.
So do Spurs.

I think I'm actually giving them credit by admitting Kane & Son as the superstars they are.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Terrorism ball is a new one. I'll use that during the WC to impress my friends

Lol. If playing 'Bus Parkingly' defensively is going to be deemed 'Terrorism Ball' its going to be used a lot during the World Cup.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

I mean the Oilers have Kane, Hyman & Nurse, they still operate as a 2 man team when push comes to shove.
So do Spurs.

I think I'm actually giving them credit by admitting Kane & Son as the superstars they are.

No, you’re trying to take a shot at Tottenham as Oilers on a Flames site.

[MegaErtz]

What a disgrace Rangers are. Six games played, six losses, two goals scored, twenty conceded.

The worst performance in the history of the Champions League.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by d_phaneuf

Kind of a specific circumstance

No son, richarlison, kulesevski, and romero

Spurs only needed a draw, marseille needed a win to advance in CL, I'm sure they weren't thinking Europa league let's sit back

I don’t care who is on the pitch. When Kane wins that free kick just outside the box they should at least try to put a ball into the box and score.

I’m not saying you need to bring 11 guys up, but you could at least try to score a goal there.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

I don’t care who is on the pitch. When Kane wins that free kick just outside the box they should at least try to put a ball into the box and score.

I’m not saying you need to bring 11 guys up, but you could at least try to score a goal there.

Without Son on the pitch, Kane may have wanted to take the free kick though, which means there was zero chance of a goal

Best case scenario was a goal kick anyway

[devo22]

Rangers and Celtic combined in this group stage: 12 games, 0 wins, 2 draws, 10 losses, 6:37 goals, 2 points. Woof.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

Rangers and Celtic combined in this group stage: 12 games, 0 wins, 2 draws, 10 losses, 6:37 goals, 2 points. Woof.

Their goals can only be measured chronologically?

[devo22]

ha! We usually use colons for results and GD over here, my bad.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

ha! We usually use colons for results and GD over here, my bad.

Lol! Okay, that makes more sense.

[devo22]

both games between them ended 1-1. Benfica win the group based on away goals scored, which is number 7 on the tiebreaker list.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by devo22

Rangers and Celtic combined in this group stage: 12 games, 0 wins, 2 draws, 10 losses, 6:37 goals, 2 points. Woof.

Rangers had the worst group stage result of all time, their 0 points and -20 beat the old record by 1 goal against

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by devo22

both games between them ended 1-1. Benfica win the group based on away goals scored, which is number 7 on the tiebreaker list.

That is super helpful to liverpool their benfica percentage would have been PSG, since they are already shutout from the 3 other english teams who finished 1st and napoli

[d_phaneuf]

[d_phaneuf]

Bayern over 55% chance of PSG or Liverpool

[Slava]

Originally Posted by d_phaneuf

Being honest, I don’t really understand how they get these percentages. Don’t all the balls have the same odds as being pulled? I know in this round that two teams from the same league can’t play. But why would Spurs be more likely get Inter than to get Brugge, for example?