ChatGPT really has ruined the em-dash, and it's a tragedy.

Anyone in here genuinely believe Liverpool should fire Slot right now? Lots of new players, injuries, Isak arriving late, Trent leaving, and an actual death in the team. Slot looked a genius a year ago. Surely seems to call for more patience, not less.

Small consolation for Isak: After 12 games, only Haaland and Welbeck have scored more than 5 goals in PL (excluding pens). It's tough out there.

Arsenal so far ahead. Symbolic of the times if the best defence won the title.

Spurs looking like a Mourinho side at its worst.

Areola surely the first PL player to record 1 assist and 10 saves in the same game.

Glimt har 7,7 i xG imot fra to bortekamper mot Slavia Praha og Galatasaray. Forventer 0 poeng mot Dortmund og Atlético. Men alle muligheter hjemme mot Monaco, Juventus .... og kanskje, kanskje City?

I have a theory that the worse City are, the more Haaland is. Less dominant = less possession = more space in behind = better conditions for Haaland. Crowd the box and you can stop him. Give him space and you got no chance.

I've missed Dortmund Haaland. Happy we get to see him at City, too.

Just remembered that once upon a time, Martin Ødegaard, Alexander Isak, Mikel Merino, Martín Zubimendi, Asier Illarramendi and Robin Le Normand all played for the same team.

Gabriel ... Feels inevitable at every set piece right now. Would love to read an analysis of why he is *so* much more dangerous than, say, Van Dijk, who is 5 cm taller and at least as good in the air defensively.

Liverpool today: 19 shots. Five big chances. 2.76xG. Liverpool when beating United 7-0: 18 shots. Six big chances. 2.78 xG. We follow a stupid sport.

Pretty wild that, just a few months ago, Bournemouth had two centrebacks now playing for Real Madrid and PSG.

Før finalen, en sak om fotball-Europas mektigste mann. www.nrk.no/sport/thore-...

Glemte å poste denne før finalen. To tap i ligaen, 0–2 mot City i CL og et økonomisk bilde som blir jevnere – tegn på at rivalene (blant andre Arsenal) kan ta igjen Barça. www.nrk.no/sport/thore-...

Litt om finalen. www.nrk.no/sport/nrks-f...

Jeg har sett på alle semifinalistene i Europaligaen/UEFA-cupen siden 1999-2000. Finner ingen større underdog enn Glimt. www.nrk.no/sport/bodo_g...

Great little study this. www.twentyfirstgroup.com/scheduling-u...

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Gotta be closing in on some kind of record here.

At 46, Arne Slot has yet to deal with failure. In this profile, I tried to find out how. www.thorehaugstad.com/profiles/the...

Han ble funnet død og alene i et rotete hus. Nå skal en rettssak med mer enn 100 vitner finne ut hva som skjedde med Diego Maradona. Med bidrag fra Martin Mazur, Daniel Edwards og Santi Bauzá. www.nrk.no/sport/xl/nar...

First time I've heard a PL coach refer back to his own quotes on Instagram #FotballIn2025 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

When Atalanta are good, they're really really good.

One of the best interviews I've read in a while. www.elmundo.es/deportes/fut...

United på 14. plass. Beşiktaş med 6 strake seire. Solskjær virker flinkere for hver uke som går. www.nrk.no/sport/thore-...

Stadig flere lag spiller likt. Høyt press. Korte pasninger. Frispilling bakfra. Hvor ble det av artistene? Og hva er følgene — for stjernene, barna og norsk fotball? Med bidrag fra @stighefootball.bsky.social, @jair1970.com, Øyvind Eide og Håkon Grøttland. www.nrk.no/sport/xl/tho...

Forbruk i januar hos Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle, Barça og Madrid = 0 kroner. Sak her om en rolig vinter for storlagene. (Utenom City.) www.nrk.no/sport/thore-...

Oh man, Villa ... 🤩 Asensio, who I somehow just assumed would never play in England. Rashford: the narrative. Throw in Watkins + Malen + in-form Rogers = can't wait for their next game.

Wonder how heavily the CFG multi-club network weights in the chase for Nypan. At Arsenal, he'd have to compete with Ødegaad, Rice, Merino right away. While CFG can just give him a few years at Girona.

Even the #LaLiga clubs have had enough with LaLiga's match scheduling as both Mallorca and Real Sociedad official accounts mock the ko times: Mallorca: 'The days of the week if you're a Mallorca fan' R. Sociedad: 'Back to our usual ko time...thanks'

I fjor skrev jeg om Sverre Nypans agent, Rafaela Pimenta. Pratet også med faren Arne om hvordan de jobber og hva de verdsetter. www.nrk.no/sport/xl/hun...

Wonder how many one-on-ones Jackson will get.

20 years old. Poor guy ...

Hard not to analyse Bournemouth 5–0 Forest without going to xG difference again. Before weekend, Forest at +3.4. Bournemouth at +14.6.

Bournemouth v Liverpool next week. Should be fun.

Looking at Marmoush numbers (insane), age/profile (just right) and role in the team (much needed), any major reasons why this would *not* work? Beyond the January timing, 'you never know' etc.

Poster denne igjen i lys av Money League-rapporten. Når TV-avtalene flater ut, blir inntekt fra stadionet enda viktigere. www.nrk.no/sport/xl/fot...

Can see why clubs are revamping their stadiums when Madrid *double* their matchday income in a year. The increase (€126m) is higher than the Bellingham transfer fee. Makes it clear how far those with outdated stadiums can fall behind.

Looking at Forest 2024-25 vs Leicester 2015-16, and it's crazy how much the league has changed. Lowest pass completion in 2015-16: WBA (Pulis) on 70%. Lowest pass completion in 2024-25: Palace on 78.1%.

This is ...... a strange list of results.

Chris Wood. 2023/24 — 14 PL goals in 1,812 mins 2024/25 — 14 PL goals in 1,744 mins Average — 0.71 goals per 90. Been quality for 18 months.

Brentford 0-0 Liverpool definitely one of the better goalless halves this season.

They're so good!

Jeg tror Haaland har gjort en god deal. ⚽️ Én *mulig* sesong i Championship er ingen big deal i løpet av en 10-årsperiode. 🤝 Han holder seg til Pep 💸 Få lag har råd til ham uansett 🏆 Gode sjanser for flere titler 👶 Mer stabilitet som nybakt pappa www.nrk.no/sport/denne-...

Saints have conceded 16 goals in 4 PL home games. But away they're actually not *that* awful.

Graham Potter’s revenge on xG is well underway.

Seen better games ….

Vini vs Maffeo 🍿

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