Liverpool were the best team in the world last year but didn't win their own league
Facts about football that shouldn't be true - but are
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Haaland alone has scored more PL goals than Chelsea this season.
Wout Weghorst has won more trophies than Harry Kane
Harry Maguire has more trophies than Harry Kane
Real Madrid has scored more goals in England this year than Chelsea.
If we start doing up a list like this I bet we can come up with some really random players who have more trophies than Harold
Avram Grant was one kick away from equalling Sir Alex Ferguson's one Champions League title. Thankfully, it was missed and Ferguson doubled his tally.
Starting with Bailly we've added 11 defenders to the senior squad without letting any of the added defenders go permanently.
The last club to beat Real Madrid In a European final was Aberdeen
Harry Kane and Jamie vardy were both on the bench for Leicester when Troy deeney scored THAT goal
Finland have as many players who have won the Premier League Player of the Month award as Portugal, Argentina and Germany. (Can you name all 12?)
Not in a Premier League game he didn't. That was our last season in the old First Division.
This isnt true
I’m afraid it is. All of them have three different players who’ve won it.
Lahm once went 13 months without giving away a foul
Ah sorry, I read it wrong thinking 12 finnish players had won it
Real Madrid Castilla once reached the Copa Del Ray final where they lost 6-1 to Real Madrid.
Outstanding idea for a thread
Haha no, not sure we’ve had 12 players who have been paid to the play footballAh sorry, I read it wrong thinking 12 finnish players had won it
Hyypia
Forsell(?)
Ronaldo
Bruno fernandes
Aguero
Tevez
veron(?)
Who are the others? And am I right so far?
Holy feck
All correct so far. You’re missing a Finnish striker and a Portuguese playmaker. And three Germans.
I can't believe that was allowed
Our 2nd choice goalkeeper, Sergio Romero conceded just 9 goals in his 23 appearances for Man Utd in the Europa league
Our 1st choice goalkeeper, David De Gea has conceded 29 goals in his 25 appearances for Man Utd in the Europa league
Apparently Romero had better CBs in front of him like Jones, Bailly, Rojo and Smalling.
In the season 2020-21,
our second goalkeeper, Dean Henderson, conceded 12 goals in 13 appearances for Man Utd in the league (average opponent ranking: 10.62)
our first choice goalkeeper, De Gea, conceded 32 goals in 26 appearances for Man Utd in the league (average opponent ranking: 11.34)
Our 1st choice goalkeeper, David De Gea has conceded 29 goals in his 25 appearances for Man Utd in the Europa league
Apparently Romero had better CBs in front of him like Jones, Bailly, Rojo and Smalling.
In the season 2020-21,
our second goalkeeper, Dean Henderson, conceded 12 goals in 13 appearances for Man Utd in the league (average opponent ranking: 10.62)
our first choice goalkeeper, De Gea, conceded 32 goals in 26 appearances for Man Utd in the league (average opponent ranking: 11.34)
Klinsmann is correct, the other two never won one. Think more recent.
Gundogen?
Pukki for Finland?
No idea about the Portugal player.
Apologies to anyone who wants more facts...
Fact: ex professional footballer and Premier league centurion Dion Dublin has invented a musical instrument called the dube.
Gündoğan & Pukki both correct. Only missing a German winger/forward and a Portuguese midfielder.
Raul Moreiles & Sane?
Sané is correct. Raul Meireles is not a bad shout. Another Chelsea player is the right one though. He's even shorter than Meireles.
Deco and Sane.
Wout Weghorst has scored a goal.
Bingo!
Hyypiä
Forssell
Pukki
Cristiano Ronaldo
Bruno Fernandes
Deco
Tévez
Aguëro
Verón
Gündoğan
Sané
Klinsmann (won the first ever PL PotM on August 1994)
Really great List, some flamboyant players haha
This may be a fact but it may just be an urban myth:
Reading are entitled to wear their home jersey at any away ground in Britain due to their association with the Royal family. So if Reading were playing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Reading could theoretically wear their home kit and force Chelsea to wear their away kit.
Note that while Reading have acknowledged that there may well have been a Royal decree issued in the early days of British football, it has been lost to the passage of time and they have never contacted the FA to try and get clarification.
Reading are entitled to wear their home jersey at any away ground in Britain due to their association with the Royal family. So if Reading were playing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Reading could theoretically wear their home kit and force Chelsea to wear their away kit.
Note that while Reading have acknowledged that there may well have been a Royal decree issued in the early days of British football, it has been lost to the passage of time and they have never contacted the FA to try and get clarification.
I'm shocked Eidur or Jussi didn't win it at least once.
To be fair goalkeepers really rarely win these, only 9 out of the 160 different players to have won the award are keepers. Only 10 out of 263 awards have been given to goalies. They more or less have to keep a clean sheet for the whole month, save a couple of pens and assist a goal to be considered.
Kingsley Coman is 26 and has won 10 league titles.