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^ Yeah, a lot less Neymar-style flopology...

A lot less Neymar style ability and pace too.

Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra

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Good weekend of PL results for me, but it's a shame I missed the London derby (it was at 2:30am my time) because it sounds like it was a cracker. A cracking display of defensive ineptitude perhaps, but a cracker nonetheless. Brighton's win was the cherry on top.

 

I feel Poch owes a bit to Gareth Southgate. He's always had a weird blind spot with regards to our set pieces, but Trippier's delivery at the World Cup means his claims to be first choice set piece taker can no longer be denied. We've scored a total of zero goals from direct free kicks since 2015, and he gets one at the first attempt. Just as well because Eriksen's general play was as poor as I've seen him, ever. Arguably though it was the introduction of Dembele that completely turned the match, one we'd completely lost control of in the first stages of the second half as the weird 3-3-3-1 formation got swamped in the midfield. Also great to see Lamela back and looking dangerous, plus Toby's rehabilitation into the first team. Looks like United could have really used him last night...

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Losing to Chelsea was not a shock (okay based on matches vs Conte they did pretty well), but yeesh it's time to start Lichsteiner.  Hm, wonder what those Arsenal Fan TV morons are saying now.  I bet they are being patient with Emery as opposed to threatening suicide with Wenger :lol:

Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra

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Losing to Chelsea was not a shock (okay based on matches vs Conte they did pretty well), but yeesh it's time to start Lichsteiner.  Hm, wonder what those Arsenal Fan TV morons are saying now.  I bet they are being patient with Emery as opposed to threatening suicide with Wenger :lol:

 

The club sent a cease and desist to ArsenalFanTV to force them to remove the word "Arsenal" from their channel name. So they're just AFTV now. :ninja:

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Seattle Sounders just set an MLS record with 8 wins in a row. It's a particularly difficult task in this league because of the high degree of team parity, so, yes, there was a bit of luck involved. But still, it's been a good run against some of the league's better teams.

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Weekend salvaged by South Korea winning gold at the Asian Games - a tournament no one really cares about but which gives Son Heung Min an exemption from military duty. Really happy for him, spending two years of his prime doing menial army tasks would have been a tragic waste of talent.

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To be fair his talent is just kicking a ball around :p

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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/05/david-beckham-mls-soccer-team-name-inter-miami

 

 

 

Although the name sounds like it is a reference to Serie A’s famous Inter, it is actually a nod to Miami’s Spanish-speaking community. The club’s full name is Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami.

 

Name is a bit ridiculous, but I'm sure some Americans will get overly upset about it :p

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