Europa League Final

[SteMerritt]

The "atmosphere" in that ground... Its like watching a game being played at the crucible. Shocking. But then hardly any fans in the crowd.

 

[warksox]

The "atmosphere" in that ground... Its like watching a game being played at the crucible. Shocking. But then hardly any fans in the crowd.

Another brilliant decision by UEFA - showpiece European football final so let's play it in an athletics stadium - in Asia!

 

[Didcotox]

Robbie Savage is an awful pundit. Never a penalty.

 

[Deleted member 222]

I was watching sky sports news earlier as they were interviewing the die hard arsenal fans who had made the trip all the way from...Canada!

 

[WuTang]

Savage has been en embarrassment so far, nowhere near as embarrassing as the venue though. Ripped the passion and excitement from what should be a fiery final.

 

[Marked Ox]

I saw somebody describe the camera angle as being positioned on a nearby mountain.

 

[SteMerritt]

The camera angle is certainly high. Olympic stadiums tend to be large, although for the life of me I can't remember the Baku Olympics... Must have been a poor one for Team GB...

 

[Manorlounger]

Rather surprised to find that it is being shown live via Youtube. Watching via Sky platform but aside from a few, very few, "buffering moments" it's fine.

Having said that, the camera angles are dreadful, way up in the Gods and not what we are accustomed to!

 

[SteMerritt]

I think the CL final is being shown live on YouTube as well.

 

[Didcotox]

Cracking second half

 

[Sir Winston]

Cracking second half

Not if you had Chelsea at 28/1 for 3:0 ?

 

[SteMerritt]

Arsenal are out on the ropes, Chelsea could have had seven.

 

[Marked Ox]

If Sarri does go then quite a half of football to leave Chelsea with.

 

[SteMerritt]

If Sarri does go then quite a half of football to leave Chelsea with.

Well I'd get rid of him. Apart from winning the Europa League, reaching the League Cup final, and finishing 3rd in the PL, what has he done?

 

[Sir Winston]

Arsenal are out on the ropes, Chelsea could have had seven.

Should be 7:4 Great second half. Let’s hope Spurs follow up with a 6:5 against against the Scousers

 

[Northstandboy]

The camera angle is certainly high. Olympic stadiums tend to be large, although for the life of me I can't remember the Baku Olympics... Must have been a poor one for Team GB...

Wasn't the stadium built for the inaugural European Games?

 

[SteMerritt]

Wasn't the stadium built for the inaugural European Games?

Not sure, that sounds right. They have bid for the summer Olympics twice and failed, think they are going for it again as well.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Neither team looked as fired up as us vs Bradford or Wycombe. Plus I could walk home.

 

[Marked Ox]

Well I'd get rid of him. Apart from winning the Europa League, reaching the League Cup final, and finishing 3rd in the PL, what has he done?

Those who go to games regularly don't apparently like the style of football and they were never in with a shot of winning the League title.

 

[SteMerritt]

Those who go to games regularly don't apparently like the style of football and they were never in with a shot of winning the League title.

The way Man City and Liverpool played last season, nobody else was on the same planet as them, so I think you can probably forgive him that, it was his first season after all.

 

[Big Ronaldo]

Ozil’s attitude to being subbed was just awful, slowly walking off like that. There would be no late fight back, at least not from the look of his sulking saunter to the touch line. He is one they really need to offload.

 

[Marked Ox]

The way Man City and Liverpool played last season, nobody else was on the same planet as them, so I think you can probably forgive him that, it was his first season after all.

I don't disagree but that is the reasoning I've seen as those Chelsea fans expected to be competing with Man City/Liverpool. Whether that expectation is fair is open for discussion based on their squad.

The other issue I've seen is his unwillingness to use ex-Academy players to any great extent such as Hudson-Odoi, Loftus-Cheek etc etc. Again, how fair that is open for discussion. Some also think Hazard wanting out is down to him, personally I don't think it is though.

 

[Marked Ox]

Ozil’s attitude to being subbed was just awful, slowly walking off like that. There would be no late fight back, at least not from the look of his sulking saunter to the touch line. He is one they really need to offload.

Arsenal need to get rid of Ozil, they'd have been better trying to keep Ramsay. Ozil pretty much always disappears in big games, nothing more than a flat track bully who looks a player when his team is on top but disappears when the going gets tough.

The young lad, Joe Willock did far more in his brief appearance than Ozil did in his 75 mins.

 

[Sarge]

if you though half n half scarves were laughable.... wait till these half and half shirt abominations hit the UK .... on sale for BIG matches ?

 

[SteMerritt]

if you though half n half scarves were laughable.... wait till these half and half shirt abominations hit the UK .... on sale for BIG matches ?

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I did actually see a half and half Oxford-Celtic shirt worn at The Manor on the early 90s.

 

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if you though half n half scarves were laughable.... wait till these half and half shirt abominations hit the UK .... on sale for BIG matches ?

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Looks like the sort of kit I'd expect Wycombe to wear.