Football (Soccer) Thread

[Sheilbh]

My mind is blown

[Josephus]

So someone want to explain the Serie A initiative against racism, which features images of monkeys to me?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2019/12/16/serie-a-italy-soccer-anti-racism-campaign-monkey-imagery/40836381/

[FunkMonk]

My mind is blown

Seems like a great move by the club, though I'm wondering about Ancelotti's reasons for going to Everton.

[Valmy]

So someone want to explain the Serie A initiative against racism, which features images of monkeys to me?

Maybe they are saying we are all just hairless apes? Though granted Italians are less hairless than many of us.

[Syt]

So someone want to explain the Serie A initiative against racism, which features images of monkeys to me?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2019/12/16/serie-a-italy-soccer-anti-racism-campaign-monkey-imagery/40836381/

According to the artist it's to show that "we're all just apes".



However, considering that black players are still subjected to chants of ape sounds, this is pretty tone deaf.

[Josquius]

I like it. It does look cool.
But as a anti racist campaign its the opposite of a good idea.

[Liep]

Ronaldo's header

https://twitter.com/obioraofficial/status/1207375419558768645?s=21

[FunkMonk]

Arsenal have appointed Mikel Arteta's immaculate hair as their head coach and I'm chuffed.

[Sheilbh]

Arsenal have appointed Mikel Arteta's immaculate hair as their head coach and I'm chuffed.

One of my favourite ever Everton players. And as excited as I am by what we're doing I am slightly gutted Arteta's going to Arsenal (again)

[FunkMonk]

Tomorrow's game will be odd if only because both new managers will be watching from the stands. 

[Sheilbh]

Battle of the interims

[Liep]

So Vardy is pretty good

[Liep]

I like the physics of how Mahrez is cannoned into the air after being stepped a little on his foot.

Goddamn VAR.

[Sheilbh]

Yeah. I try not to get into the whole VAR debate because but this game feels like has been a little bit ridiculous.

And often the debate about VAR is actually really about the rules. People are really criticising whatever the rule is through the medium of VAR because x rule wasn't previously really enforced that harshly. Whereas that just seems like one where there's no need for the VAR to intervene from the refs decision

[FunkMonk]

Fucking lol if none of the other Big Six in the Premier League are in the top 4 at the end of the season except Liverpool.