Soccer 2019/2020

I'm surprised but not surprised. On the one hand Spurs league form for the entirety of 2019 has been really bad, almost relegation level. Don't think they have a single away win in the league this calendar year. On the other the odds of them still getting top 4 this season are really low and didn't Poch earn the chance to turn the ship around at least since if you don't get CL then who cares where you finish in the league as long as you aren't relegated?

Also think it's hilarious that last month Amazon started shooting a documentary like Hard Knocks, should make for some hilarious viewing next year.

faille said:

Any english locals able to clue me in on how to get tickets for games.
There's a chance I'll be in London during May and would love to get a game in at anfield (9th v chelsea) or just see them live (Arsenal on the 2nd, or Newcastle on the 17th). Obviously would be prepared to pay for it but couldn't go too crazy.

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I'm obviously not a local but I've been trying to plan this trip myself for 2 years now and what I've gathered is you really need to know a member who already has season tickets. Otherwise what's the successor to Thomas Hill? That seems the only real options as LFC tickets are super hard to come by right now. Also check with your local supporters chapter, the LA one has a game this spring where they got tickets. Though I think it was through Thomas Hill as well.

As far as Mourinho and Spurs, it's clear in looking at the UK media that this brief was ready to go about him getting the job. I don't see how he helps solve Spurs issues which are mainly personnel related but it will probably rival AFTV for craziness seeing it all happen.

Really can't believe they gave Mourinho a 3.5 year deal at £15m a year to make him the top paid person at the club. That's ridiculous. Spurs have that money now but couldn't sell the players Poch needed to be sold to help with the squad issues? While I think Mourinho might be fine short term, why wouldn't he go right back to claiming that he needs 4 players and the club didn't give him the 4 players he wanted so results are now shit? And you're paying him £15m to boot.

faille said:

VAR continuing to prove itself the biggest joke

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I'm assuming you're talking about PSG - Madrid? In general the rules of the game aren't really conducive to VAR is I think the takeaway from every VAR issue. With that said the refs are so bad that it seems ridiculous to do nothing.

And yet can you point to one way being better than the other? I've yet to hear any real complaints this season from Germany, Italy or Spain so it's just the English that are fucking this up?

Quineloe said:

The whining here about VAR actually never stops

whining about a penalty not being called off due to being no foul at all:
https://www.zeit.de/sport/2019-12/lucien-favre-borussia-dortmund-mats-hummels/seite-2

generic whining about VAR:

Bundesliga-Rückschau: Als Ruheständler kann Uli Hoeneß noch mehr telefonieren

Englands Topteams zeigen Weltklasse, die Bayern sind immer noch Deutschlands beste Mannschaft, die Schiris werden superkleinlich: der Rückblick aufs Fußballwochenende.

www.zeit.de

and so on.

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Not surprising. I think in the end you're going to need a major rewrite of the rules by IFAB or a more narrow usage of VAR. Too many instances where you have to be able to read the players mind to know intent which what the Ref is guessing on when giving major calls.

Anyway, LFC has this wrapped up I think. Another ho-hum derby win and we're 12 clear of ManC. The battle for 5-7 will probably be the most interesting thing with the remainder of the season.