weekend news (and matches)
Chatter from the sidelines
- Brendan Rodgers: Liverpool boss sacked after Merseyside derby Best. News. Ever. For all everyone is trying to spin the facts, "Rodgers has the makings of a good manager" and "He'll come good in the future" and "His personal life is off limits." Nah son, Rodgers shouldn't have gotten the LFC job in the first place, and his 2013/14 season was a beautiful outlier, but still an outlier. I'd come to bury him, not praise him, but he already did that. May he never darken a training ground again, plonker
- Dick Advocaat: Sunderland boss quits Premier League strugglers I don't blame Advocaat, not as much as the Sunderland board. They overpay for mediocre talent, for one
Pictures
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich 5- 1 Borussia Dortmund
So, are we still calling this der klassiker? When I say 'we' I mean the powers that be
I heard Dortmund got Mullered, so
Two goals by Muller, two by Lewodsomething, and one by Goetzse? Goestze? The carb faced one
Twitter came with jokes and memes as Le- preys on clubs' hopes and dreams
Dortmund's midfield and defence didn't turn up that day? I hear yah
Schalke 04 0- 3 FC Köln
At least the fans got applause from their players at the end of the match
La Liga
Atletico de Madrid 1- 1 Real Madrid
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Sergio seems to be someone who will always be affectionate to the ones that he loves, so that's sweet. Idek if I like Atletic's new shirt though
Is Jackson Martinez Colombian or something? Why the interest, Shakira?
Simone was shouting and gesticulating like a madman.
France is lucky to have them both
Premier League
Everton 1 - 1 Liverpool
The only thing worthy of the derby was when Sakko gave Lukkaku (?) this look. It was going down, y'all!
Ings is a better buy than Benteke - he works, drags defenders, links up with his fellow strikers... I can see why Spurs and Real Sociedad wanted him. He won't be a great player, but a good one who gives everything for his team, and that's what you want
Rumours were rife that the Merseyside derby was going to be Rodgers' last game- it seemed that everyone else knew but him though. According to reports, he got a phone call and then in person from Ian Arye (who's still at the club, why?) and was supposedly dignified.
3.5 seasons, £300 m spent, alienated half the senior players, couldn't hang on to his break out players, playing players out of position, embodying the Peter Principle at its finest. Bye
Swansea 2- 2 Spurs
Eriksen was my MOTM. After Kane's OWN GOAL(!) that put Swansea 2 up, it was hard graft by Spurs and Eriksen delivered with two beautiful free kicks
Living definition of "Oh shi-" but again, it's Kane's second season in the PL, and learning on the job. It's how he carried on after that impressed me. He put his head down, worked hard, got stuck in. I rate that
Look at that kick though! Phwaaooor. It's normally faster and flatter than his other free kicks, so Eriksen must have been working on that when he was getting back to match fitness
Credit to Spurs though. As a team, they really work hard for each other and fight for the shirt. You'd have never said that about Tottenham say, two years ago after Mordich and Bale left
Arsenal 3 - 0 Manchester United
It wasn't De Gea's fault. Why Schneiderlin was dropped from midfield, the world will never know
Ha ha!
Man U and Chelsea's third kits are a travesty
So, Arsenal has the strength to beat Manchester United but lose to Olympiwhatever? That says nothing for Manchester United on this day, tbh.
Something something Sanchez. It's a shame to see Manchester United on its knees though. When we get to top 3 teams because the English teams have buggered up our coefficient, will they still be there?
OP: done! Sorry about the lateness, but I woke up late, and couldn't find my glasses and well, yeah. Cheers, jeers, corrections and commentary pushback - I don't care! Brendan Rodgers is GONE