Football (Soccer) Thread

[Jacob]

I run the IT & Digital team (covering both Parken as a venue, the football team and everything in between). When are you here? The league goes on a summer break from late May to late June, where we'll have concerts instead.

That's pretty damn cool

We'll be there in August, so the season will have started.

[Jacob]

In the Euros, Denmark got England, Serbia, and Slovenia.

[Jacob]

Also, I don't rate Albania's chance for advancing out of Group B... Spain, Kroatia, Italy in the same group.

[Duque de Bragança]

Also, I don't rate Albania's chance for advancing out of Group B... Spain, Kroatia, Italy in the same group.

It's the closest thing to a ™Group of Death™ we got so don't complain.  The last tournament had Portugal, France, Germany and Hungary. Hungary was close to qualify.
The big three got out by the round of 16 however.

[Josquius]

Thinking about it, its curious that Denmark are always 'OK'.
They're a very small country yet they're basically always there in the finals.

On this thought I got to thinking about Greenland and learned they're inching closer to joining CONCAF. Which makes sense though it does sound like there's some interesting potential matchups vs. Central American and Carribean nations.

Relatedly watched this video the other day which was curious.

[Grey Fox]

You're missing a 2nd CA in there.

[Josquius]

You're missing a 2nd CA in there.

Fixed
 

[Zoupa]

Football can be so incredibly frustrating. Spurs dominated 99% of the game BUT CAN'T FUCKING PUT THE BALL IN THE BOX. West Ham get 2 goals from the ball doing ping pong on our defenders and they win.

Jesus FUCKING Christ. We need Maddison back yesterday. Zero playmakers other than him.

[FunkMonk]

lol

[Zoupa]

    

[FunkMonk]

It's a funny old game.

In seriousness, this shit happens. Arsenal just chucked in 2 goals into their own net against Luton. Difference being that Arteta has been backed the hilt and signed 105m Declan Rice who saved the game.

Not saying Ange is Arteta level but he seems a decent manager. Arteta got 3 years and now we have something approaching a super team who are turning into favorites for the title. Maybe Ange can do a decent job with 3 years at Spurs.

[FunkMonk]

That said, watching our old PL enemies (Manchester United, Spurs, Chelsea) turn into dumpster fires while Arsenal finally return to the top of the game after years of being shit brings tears to my eyes       

[Josquius]

Pretty unexpectedly Sunderlands manager was sacked.. With us 3 points from the playoffs.
A few bad results lately but... It happens.
Sigh. Typical Sunderland.

Read about one of the guys tipped to replace him. Currently manager of Reims in France - a 31 year old guy who got his break through playing Football Manager and whose club has to pay a 25k fine for every game as he doesn't have a coaching license...

[Sheilbh]

I was out at a Christmas dinner last night so missed it - but beat Newcastle 3-0 so out of the relegation zone. All without committing any abuses of human rights

[Josquius]

I was out at a Christmas dinner last night so missed it - but beat Newcastle 3-0 so out of the relegation zone. All without committing any abuses of human rights

Shocked to see that. Will have to investigate the highlights.
Newcastles keeper is injured, is their replacement that bad?
Hopefully the start of a downfall in form for them anyway.

As to Everton. Rising out of the relegation zone quickly though broadly as expected. The points deduction this season was pretty worthless. Everton fans being sensible should stay very quiet about it and accept it- the complaints from last year's relegated teams are a danger.