2019-20 UEFA Competitions Thread

[Krebstar]

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Well now the rest of the season is boring lol

To be clear, boring in a very good way.

How many games until it's clinched? Two more wins? At this point it's honestly a race against the season being abandoned entirely.

[KG]

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Simeone is also just a really fantastic Football Manager.

And to think there were a lot of rumors about Atletico moving on from him when they started out so poorly.


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[3304Life]

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Simeone doesn’t deserve any credit for that win. His plan was failing, Liverpool were looking more likely to score a third. Their first came when they hit the ball long and it was picked up easily. Yet again, a goalkeeper cost Liverpool in a big moment.

And I’m not on the Adrian hype train. He’s made some huge errors this season and he should’ve done better for all the goals tonight. He isn’t good enough and we just have to hope we never really have to use him.

[ImTellinTim]

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How many games until it's clinched? Two more wins? At this point it's honestly a race against the season being abandoned entirely.

The magic number is 6 points won/dropped by City. They’ll eventually be playing in front of empty stadiums.

[bhurst99]

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Juventus Daniele Rugani tested positive. I can't see them playing their Champions League game next week since I assume his teammates would have to be quarantined. I wouldn't be surprised if the tourney is suspended for at least a couple weeks.

[Brahvocado]

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Simeone doesn’t deserve any credit for that win.

Ahahaha.

Only the hottest of hot takes.

[Krebstar]

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Can we at least agree that Liverpool deserve credit for both losses?

[KG]

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Juventus Daniele Rugani tested positive. I can't see them playing their Champions League game next week since I assume his teammates would have to be quarantined. I wouldn't be surprised if the tourney is suspended for at least a couple weeks.

I think the 2nd leg vs Lyon is in Turin. No way they fly the players and staff into that situation.


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[Krebstar]

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I was waiting for the Klopp quotes, and they don’t disappoint, saying with the quality Atletico have “they could play proper football.”

Always classy in defeat, he is.

[Suntan Superman]

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It's all very amusing when literally the whole world knew exactly what Atletico was gonna do. I know neither Klopp nor Simeone are ones for quick chop and change, but it's surprising Klopp didn't have another plan in his back pocket if Simeone's was successful. Atletico was always going to rely on Oblak, and really, much like Alisson, when you have someone who's mother and father were both walls, you can do that. Either way, Atletico keep getting away with their brand of football.

[~LiverpoolRed~]

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3 Leicester players have shown symptoms of the coronavirus and have self-quarantined.

[KG]

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It's all very amusing when literally the whole world knew exactly what Atletico was gonna do. I know neither Klopp nor Simeone are ones for quick chop and change, but it's surprising Klopp didn't have another plan in his back pocket if Simeone's was successful. Atletico was always going to rely on Oblak, and really, much like Alisson, when you have someone who's mother and father were both walls, you can do that. Either way, Atletico keep getting away with their brand of football.

I don’t really think they needed a plan B tbh tho Suntan. They had over 40 shots combined in both legs. They just didn’t take their chances as well as Atletico did. That wasn’t even peak Atletico shenanigans. I expected more from Diego tbh.


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[Suntan Superman]

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I don’t really think they needed a plan B tbh tho Suntan. They had over 40 shots combined in both legs. They just didn’t take their chances as well as Atletico did. That wasn’t even peak Atletico shenanigans. I expected more from Diego tbh.


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I mean, not like a change it up completely plan b, but just a different form of attack. It's clear they weren't breaking the Oblak wall the way they were going.

[Krebstar]

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Are you telling me that having fullbacks as your only creative outlet slinging crosses into the box non-stop is not good enough and that at some point something different must be attempted?

Personally, I think it's a shame that Atletico didn't adjust their tactics to suit what works best for Liverpool. Fair is fair, and Atletico should've been forced to open up and allow Liverpool even more opportunities to score—it's only right. Maybe Klopp has a point and Simeone didn't get the memo that his was to bring his squad to Anfield and follow the dream script. What a monster.

[3304Life]

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It’s almost like you’re all ignoring the fact that we were 2-0 up and Atletico’s only response was to hit it long straight to our defenders.

Their first goal literally came from them losing the ball and they were bailed out by the keeper. Not from some Simeone masterclass where they scored on a lethal counter after we had been knocking on the door for an hour.