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Phil Jones though! So that one too will have testimonial match??

Lol dude is the worst defender I've ever seen in a United shirt. This guy makes Silvestre look like Baresi. And to think he's only 27. How is a player only 27 and he's been washed for 4 seasons now?

nitrogen:
See this joker! Reminding City of the PSG champions league game (second leg). Ode!!!!!

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-manager-ole-gunnar-21235663

To be fair you guys are 2/3 in your last visits to the Etihad

Khanben:
The Vikings defense simply played them within the numbers and dared Brees to beat them deep. One of the reasons the saints could not is because Drew in recent times has found it difficult to push it down the field, but the other is that they don't really have any receiver to take off the top of a defense.
I agree with you that Jeudy is not a speedster, even though he is the best route runner available amongst the WRs coming out.
PS: Drew is also a free agent, is it possible both him and Brady are playing for different teams next season

Brees has always lacked real arm strength. He's usually relied on precision and it explains why he usually struggles outside the dome especially in January.

They do need a receiver that will take the top off defenses and it's a bit surprising that the Saints have no half decent second option at WR. Ted Ginn is washed and they need to cut him ASAP. They are sorely lacking someone that can compliment Cantguardmike and more importantly take the ridiculous load he is carrying off of him

sephia:
It's interesting to see nateevs, Ibime, raumdeuter etc are still active on this thread. It's also interesting that dayo is still crushing on Hazard.
I haven't popped in here in ages. Keep the flag flying. When are we sacking Lamps? Lol.

Mama Blueee

Tundesam923:
lattimore is a good CB IMO. There is something off about the team that I can't put a finger to. Maybe its brees? Wilted something bad...a fumble? I don't know. You have a no 1 receiver who's unguardable, a sean payton, kamara was not healthy this season tho, something has to give...and they were unlucky this season...13-3? And still play a wildcard game?

Lattimore got hurt but the mismatch was the problem. That ninja was just too small for Rudolph.

Overall Drew was outplayed by Kirk Cousins and his fumble came at a very critical point in the game. He threw less than 90 yards the first 3 quarters and didn't play well enough to not be at the mercy of OT. Same story last year, they won the coin toss and Brees threw a pick where he could have driven for the W. This year well, he didn't even get the chance

Luka Doncic has 10 30pt triple doubles. More than Magic, LeNomad and Oscar Robertson combined before they turned 22. Let that sink in for a sec

Khanben:
I love Teddy but unless they improve their receiving corps to the level of the Chiefs, where he will be throwing to guys who can take off the top of the defense, he is not the answer.

Maybe not long term but he can work in the interim. Bridgewater will play within his limits and would be less likely to lose his team the game.

More importantly he's younger and knowing his limitations would allow for the Saints to use Taysom Hill even more. The Vikings and pretty much every other team in the league don't have an answer for the guy. I was shocked Sean Payton went away from him

Bigger than the Brees matter is their corners. I don't know if they ever make a SB with those corners as I struggle to remember any game they have come up with a key stop where needed

Khanben:
I was thinking the colts, with that O-line, and those TEs that they have over there, add Frank Reich and the Dome TB12 might consider that if all he wants is to compete.
But if other reasons are included especially his family then LA seems the best choice. Also for the Chargers they can sign him for 2 years and draft Tua if he falls to them, then sit him for at least 1 and let him not only heal up but also learn from the best to ever do it

The Colts are not a bad option as well. I think either one would work.

I won't give Brady a two year deal though. Inasmuch as NE didn't have enough offensive tools it's pretty glaring that there's been a drop in Brady's play and usually the dropoff from year to year by a athlete in their 40's can be very dramatic.

BeastMode..

Roland17:
I agree with you that it is unlikely that he returns to the Patriots but I don’t think the Chargers will be the destination. The Patriots lacked that outside receiver threat and that exposed Brady because he held on to the ball longer which led to more tap dances and sacks. He would be evaluating teams with outside receiver threats with an average O-Line to protect him. Don’t forget, the Patriots had the best defense in the league, so that was not Brady’s problem. If you ask me I would say the Vikings, especially if they don’t get to the SuperBowl this year, Bucs and maybe the Bears.

The Chargers would be the best choice for him. New stadium plus he's a SoCal boy so it would actually be the perfect fit.

The Chargers have a solid O-Line, a #1 receiver, a stud RB probably 2 and Ekeler is an elite pass catcher as well. It almost makes too much sense.

The Patriots defense was criminally overrated. It's why we need to put less stock on these stats. They crumbled every time they met any decent offense. Texans, Chiefs, Ravens even the Dolphins. They folded everytime

I would probably skip on Brady if I were the Vikings. Realistically I don't think Brady has more than 2 seasons of passable QB play. The Bucs make more sense because of their offensive weapons

Roland17:
S. Payton and some questionable decisions.. Why not use your timeout instead of the 10 second runoff for that false start? He saved the timeout for what now?

That fumble by Brees was where the game was lost. I knew the Saints would lose it there.

I hope he retires so they move on with Bridgewater. I am a fan of Brees but he's had too many chances since that Superbowl to get another ring. He will only get worse when it matters most

Khanben:
The Texans have failed to put enough pieces around Watson especially in that O-line. Still don't understand why with all the skill players they have the coach consistently refuses to spread out the game and let Watson make plays .for the Texans IMHO their passing game should be driving their running game.

As much as their O-LINE is terrible something also has to be said about Deshaun Watson who is also guilty of holding the ball too damn long.

I get his game is built on improv but sometimes the short pass here and there instead of always hunting the big play would help him avoid these needless sacks. He was dropped 7 times yesterday

It's not a sustainable model

Khanben:
Vrabel used the belichick handbook against him like every person who learnt from the feet of a master should do.
Apart from running Henry, his time wasting gimmicks were spot on and was out of the belichick playbook (belichick even said that the rule should be changed, but as long as it remains he will continue to exploit it).
yesterday vrabel else used the same rule to great success and can't wait to see them lose against the ravens.

You make a good point. I have also observed how Belichick tends to struggle against his old assistants I mean everyone but the Texans coach.

Deeper than that though these Patriots were a deeply flawed team. People went on about how this was a historically great defense this year but I always felt it was criminally overrated. They were torched each time they faced any competent offense and feasted on weak schedules early in the season to rack up those numbers

Their offensive corps were also arguably the worst in the postseason besides maybe the Eagles. They had no back that could run the ball, their receivers were awful bar Edelman, no tight end and no player that could remotely give any DC sleepless nights. The Patriots would be naïve to think this loss is on Brady's age alone. That whole offense needs revamping

Khanben:
If the Lakers can pull off three additions namely Crowder, Darren Colin's and Andre then they are good to go IMHO.

Na wa oh. You want them to add all 3 to one squad?

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1 assist in last 51 apps for Madrid

Derrick Henry is a beast. One man MOPOL.

Bill Belichick made some uncharacteristic 4th down errors that probably cost the Pats the game. I think the Brady-Belichick evil empire has finally run its course. Would love to see Brady join the Chargers for one more run

iamoyindamola:
Our shekpe brother is repping us well

Hahahahahaha e ti pa mi si aiye ohhh

BARAJ92:
Klopp did an excellent job by revamping the team, the team can dominate for the next two years, if their is no addition base on team synergy. Everyone know the starting 11 of liverpool which is the same as last season can this be said of any team. Man City will have to find replacement for Aguero and David Silva based on them getting old but liverpool team are intact.

Exactly but Pep met a world class Agüero and David Silva on board. Name one player in that class that Klopp met at Liverpool

When I said I don't trust these Clippers against any team not named the Lakers it wasn't just for show. See how they are stinking up the joint

BARAJ92:
How many of those players they use to achieve that from defence to attack is above 29?

I don't understand your question. But do you know how terrible Liverpool's squad was before Klopp got there?

The Sixers are Sixth. You can't make this shit up

RENOWNED2:
Nba ratings dropping while nfl's surging. Recently got into football and my passion for the nba is waning until thd playoffs that is.

Load management is to blame. Too many teams guilty of it. NFL will naturally surge because something is on the line every game

coluka:
*Trump takes out Iranian terrorist general with a surgical drone strike, zero collateral loss of life*

Liberal dumbos: ORANGE MAN WANTS WAR!

Shut up you Trump worshipping Muppet. I'm not a liberal. Just against actions that can lead to another war in the Middle East and other regions that would cost more lives again

Republicans and war mongering. Shey na curse??

Upnepaa:
Talking about Pep, Klopp, Mourinho. They are all good coaches. saying one of them is a fraud because his team is failing despite spending huge amounts money on transfers is a rubbish Idea.

Mou and Pep have failed in the past despite spending a lot.

Klopp has failed when having good players.

They've all succeeded when they were underdogs and won trophies against all odds.

We should hug the reality now that football is now money and money is now football.

After years of failure, even Klopp knows he can't succeed without money, it is until he spent huge money of the transfers of Alisson, Van dijk (most notably) Salah, Keita that the results start coming.

As for Mourinho, no be him nearly drove Chelsea to relegation or no be him nearly knocked down United in his recent job. look at him now, Tottenham is his new abode.

When has Klopp failed with good players?

To your second point. Klopp is not working with a blank cheque. The likes of Coutinho, Ings and Solanke bankrolled his transfers. Salah cost less than £40m and £40m is the new £20m.

Fred, Ndombele, Pepe, Mendy all cost more than Salah

TalabiAudu:
Baba you sabi.

People thinking Liverpool will bottle it because of their known bottling spirit are actually clowning.

Since they won that UCL, everything ended there. They now have winners mentality and that's what would make you win the league.

There are some points a normal Liverpool they would have dropped this season.

Let Pap Fraudiola fans continue to clown

Their comeback vs Barcelona was the turning point. We don't see Liverpool of today without that match

Bottle? Lool all things being equal this title race will be over by Mid April at the latest. Even City have openly conceded the race is over and it will take injuries to Salah, Mané, Trent Alexander and Firmino simultaneously for them to bottle it.

Actually Liverpool fans should be more worried about the season being cut short due to WWIII

patrickmuf:
If motivation should suffice as an excuse, then we should gives props to the likes of Fergie who also found a way to keep the players motivated in spite of their successes in the league. It is one area where I think Fergie is significantly better than Pep, Mourinho and the likes. I have not added Klopp because I want to see how well he will handle the pressure that comes with staying at the top of the log after they prolly win the league this season but based on his time with BVB, he fits into the bracket of short term managers.

Let us judge Klopp with a team where his best players cannot be poached. There's no telling how far he would have gone at Dortmund if he wasn't losing his best players every season either to us or some other European team.

After coming so close last season I never would have imagined Liverpool would be able to muster this kind of effort. 58 points from 60. And the more titles they win the stronger the mentality. You EPL people should be very afraid

LegoxMetahuman:
lol i think it is just sarcasm.

Fear sef catch me

So it's English FA, VAR even Boris Johnson that made City lose not one, but 5 matches out of 21

Which way nauuuuuuuuuuuu

Excallibur:
Hello is Alaba strugling with injury or is Davies now above him in the pecking order

We have an injury crisis at CB so Alaba is usually moved there

BlueRayDick:
Chei! Tears by moonlight

E say na Tears by Moonlight

RIP to the Commish