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A fecking chance is a chance, why do you have to get all technical about it?
Champions League Gameweek 6 (11/12 December)
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A fecking chance is a chance, why do you have to get all technical about it?
This has been done to death and I can't be bothered this late. Here is the best explanation of it I know: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/8a8mhp/oc_an_introductory_guide_to_the_xg_statistic_the/
Liverpool weren't that good and yet still much better than Napoli. This isn't about Liverpool though. Napoli were poor and Ancelotti was to blame.
Winks with 71 passes and a 91.6% passing accuracy at the Nou Camp. Despite being taken off in the 82nd minute he made the most passes on the pitch.
I didn't watch but do you think it's possible that the Napoli players were simply overwhelmed by your press, with that combined with playing at Anfield simply preventing them from finding their rhythm?
It's easy to blame Ancelotti, but also possible that whatever he was saying was simply not happening on the pitch.
Our press was good but not special. Many teams, Napoli at home included, easily found a way out of our traps. The players just didn't believe in themselves. Hardly crossed the half way line in dangerous numbers. Had they been encouraged to go out and score from the off they would have at least scored one and played with more confidence. We would have continued to miss sitters anyway as we did all night. But Ancelotti wasn't sure to gamble and play their natural game. It cost them.
Like I said above, we weren't anything special tonight. In defence, midfield or up front.
He is going to be an important player for England in the next decade.
Great to see four ex-academy players from Spurs starting the game, playing against Barca in the Camp Nou … what a memorable night for them.
It’s almost as if managers can improve players, an unheard concept at Old Trafford.
Thats what I meant, using stats to watch football is boring.
Dunno about Real but you'd absolutely murder the current Bayern team imho, they have zero pace outside of Gnabry and Coman who never usually start together.
Most people didn’t give us any chance 12 hours ago, now we were lucky and should have got a result away at Barca, honestly you couldn’t make some statements up. If anything we were unlucky just to get a draw, I guess it’s all about perspective.
Spurs were excellent tonight and from what i saw of the highlights should have been out of sight,draw for knockout should be very interesting and can see at least 3 of the prem teams going through to quarter finals.
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We turned in a last season high pressing performance just without the clinical edge. A lot of the chances we created were similar to last season and pretty clear cut. Very different performance to what we’ve seen this season.
Missed the second half, but complete and utter bottle job from Napoli, considering one goal would've done the trick. The ball was in their court and they spectacularly fluffed their lines.
Liverpool will believe they can get any kind of result against any team in the world at Anfield.
Liverpool will believe they can get any kind of result against any team in the world at Anfield.
Just seen the highlights of the Spurs game. How did they not win that game?! It was like a competition between Liverpool and Spurs to see who could miss the most sitters.
Impressive that Spurs salvaged that from an almost hopeless position.
Impressive that Spurs salvaged that from an almost hopeless position.
Barcelona had fair few chances too, Coutinho hit the post twice. But Tottenham was on top in the second half and should have won the game comfortably.
For the bolded part, Mane could have had a hat-trick alone.
Ospina dived out the way of the ball
Arguable red for VVD
Milik missing a last minute sitter
It was odd that it was only at the end Napoli threw everything at us given they could afford to concede a goal in their quest for one themselves.
We already did before yesterday.
Spalletti reminds me of Ben Kingsley.
Exactly. Just unlucky and a bit naive. They will learn.
I didn't see Napoli beating PSG emphatically.
They should have done. Completely outplayed them in Naples, and were better against them away from home than you were.
You lost 3/4 of your away games, and Napoli killed you at the Sao Paolo, I don't even think you had a shot on target?
I only saw 2 games where you played well and that was PSG & Napoli at home. Overall I think Napoli were more consistent but it really doesn't matter, you made it through and your final performance was excellent.
That is true. Hopefully we can change that on Sunday
3 wins/9 points is always enough to go through. Would have got you out of every group this year.
Apart from ours. Napoli unlucky they were in such a tough group with 3 evenly matched teams.
It's weird, I almost feel like it should be Liverpool/Napoli going through.
PSG did the job both games vs Belgrade, but against both of the strong teams in the group I thought they really failed to put in a dominant performance. Got totally bossed away from home both Liverpool & Napoli, and even at home struggled.
Well I think most people were on the fence depending on who Barca played. Against the B team you were always in with a shot.
Against Barca's best team no chance. They pretty much played you off the park for your home game. Which is not a slight on Spurs, Barca are simply on another level.
Any of the games tonight actually mean anything?
Shakthar - Lyon regarding who goes through alongside City.
That's something at least.
Looking forward to seeing this team
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I wouldn't be expecting much from the Valencia vs Unted match.
Jose will very likely rest the entire first team (whatever that is!) in preparation for the visit to a certain rivals ground on Sunday.
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We playing Juve again?
Absolutely not.
Madrid completely uninterested in this match.