Is the referee lagging?

Every time Chelsea and Manchester United play each other their brains fall out hahahahaha what is this game

Monaco just an incredible fumble for French football

They can't and won't keep getting away with this

My month spent over the summer binge-watching 34 Marseille games is finally going to feel relevant tonight

I definitely overlooked Ekitike's dueling when scouting him back in March. I focused too heavily on his lack of bodyweight and ability to get barged out of the way, and missed what he can do to put defenders off - using his arms to keep them away

Did Emery use Guessand off the right yesterday?

Stop that Angel Gomes

🚨*𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧*🚨 🛞𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗨𝗕:- 𝗘𝗣 𝟰𝟱🛞 🎙️This is the 1st 10 minutes of the show, as @alexanderbarker.bsky.social joins Bailey to discuss Premier League transfers, the issues at City last season and the signing of Donnarumma. ➡️ soundcloud.com/9320pod/the-...

Is it too early to confirm a wildcard/transfers in FPL. I know I should wait but I cba

Send in your questions for @theathleticfc.bsky.social Tactics Podcast special mailbag episode! What trend, team, or player has caught your eye from the season so far? Or are there any tactical/data questions you would like us to address? Let us know below! www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...

Cyclists of London, we built you roads, we built you traffic lights, we didn't build you them so you could blaze through red lights. Are you colourblind? bring back diesel

Maybe Donnarumma will be mostly flawless in shot-stopping at Man City, but can we please stop framing his signing as, "He's a great shot-stopper, just terrible with his feet". Arsenal. Atletico Madrid. Newcastle. Dortmund. Liverpool. Last two seasons, go and watch the goals.

Just remembered he's still only 23 😂😂😂

Been watching all of Chelsea's games this season and my word, Caicedo is just phenomenal. Step ahead of everyone else in anticipating loose balls and winning it back. Gonna be HUGE for them

How Iraola's Bournemouth Outsmarted Thomas Frank's Spurs www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hES...

Stop that Malick Fofana

On X, I'm trying to actively apply a filter to my takes. Here though, I'm happy to post more of my general thoughts. One of those is that Simons to Spurs is probably the biggest superstar they've signed in a decade. He has flaws, but an electric & fun player that I love

I'm going to be posting Spurs analysis and I'm worried I'm gonna get hated. It's not saying they are bad, just way less hyped than most people are on them

Which team has 10 men again?

Think a few years ago in football, there was a big need for traditional scouts/people in the game to combine their 'eye test' with new data. Now, I believe there's a chunk of data analysts who rely on the data too much, and undervalue the 'eye test'

After finishing second last time out, Marseille went into this season being tipped as potential title contenders. But it would take just one game for things to blow up in spectacular fashion. Piece for @theathleticfc.bsky.social on the latest mad week at the Velodrome www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...

Started Sels and Forest have imploded

In the space of a week I've gone from thinking that Marseille could potentially do something big this season, as they were pretty unlucky last year + made nice transfers - to now being v sceptical that RDZ even lasts the season lol

Really enjoyed Acheampong's ball carrying today, feel like it's something I haven't seen from Chelsea's other CBs under Maresca, at least to this frequency. It's helped a lot to disrupt Palace's block

It's a small thing, but interesting that Guardiola subbed Haaland for Cherki. Probably his two weakest players at pressing, and has only had one of them on the pitch at all times. Accommodating those two going forward is a fun thing to keep an eye on

Bring on Cherki

Absolutely no one is rating West Ham and I'm sorta more positive. Haven't watched pre-szn, apparently wasn't amazing or anything, but think it's gonna count for a lot that Potter has actually had time with squad, + additional signings to make it more suited to his style

#nottinghamforest fans (or #nffc) here's some analysis from me on Kalimuendo - I love him!

The soft launch of ROUTE ONE has gone well and it's been nice to meander around transfers for a couple of weeks. But now it's time for the real thing. We've got @adrianjclarke.bsky.social and Carl Anka on the big one and we've got @alexanderbarker.bsky.social on Kalimuendo. pod.fo/e/3146f7

Could tel he was gonna miss that

I almost admire Slot's approach to allowing Frimpong to go forward, which is, "meh don't worry about covering for him"

I reckon he's on personally

Bit of a random one, but this video is a thought-provoking watch for anyone who makes content. Tackles everything that makes art, art. The barrier between it and making things for consumption. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aSE...

It's rare that I have an extreme take on a player, but I'm gonna say it: Nico Paz is the next Kevin De Bruyne

Battlefield 6 trailer makes me want to take the plunge and get a gaming PC Never done it before and they just look incredibly expensive, especially for tech that may not work as well in 4-6 years. Thoughts?

Watching Como's entire season has reminded me what tactical flexibility actually speaks to. It's not just tweaks game to game. Cesc Fabregas has mixed between a range of different approaches. Looking to dominate possession, looking to build more incrementally, trying to create transitional moments..

#fantasticfour spoilers ❌ So Reed Richards, smartest man alive, his FIRST plan was to try and teleport the fckin EARTH. And his *second*, back-up plan, was to try and teleport one, big guy

Man City picked up most points in league form January 1st onwards despite playing a game less than rivals. That alone for me nullifies the, "I don't think they've improved enough defensively" argument.

Saying it with chest: sell Vinicius to fund Alexander Isak, play Mbappe back at LW, and you solve many of Real Madrid's attacking problems

Italy player: falls Referee: FREEKICKFREEKICKFREEKICKFREEKICKFREEKICK

Parma are/were a nice side. Watching them draw 1-1 against Como last season. Decent build-up and pretty tight oop

I know there's a debate on Ekitke's goalscoring, finishing etc. Personally, I think he needs to improve a lot - and that's okay. No one is perfect. But more importantly, I also don't think that's what Liverpool are buying him for, short-term ✍️

DM market absolutely sucks, but Agoume is a good hope

I'm committing to being more active here. Find me and kill me if I don't

Interesting on #Ekitike #NUFC #LFC

Today's the day for Saint Etienne. Allez les Verts!

Thanks Davitashvili

Imagine where Eirik Horneland's Saint Etienne would be if they had players other than Cardona and Stassin who could score a goal

Mythbusting: Jamie Gittens 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The 20-year-old Englishman is the talk of the town. There's a lot of hype, and plenty of criticism flying his way. That...is about fair, imo. As you can find out below, Gittens has a lot of room for improvement 😬but a ton of potential 🔥