gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
fock the levels only an idiot or child would make their own special criteria
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fock the levels only an idiot or child would make their own special criteria
ks.234
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Sorry, but I thought @Colin L levels were well thought out. You might want to challenge them on the detail, but as a broad definition of how the EPL is, surely not childish or idiotic? If you wish to argue that Spurs are a top level team, then best to do so on the merits of the Tottenham Hotspur team, it’s achievements and it’s potential?
gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
I have no argument with THFC not being top 4 - I have no idea where they will finish.
But to invent characterisations is totally puffed up pretence appointing oneself as an expert. To me it is of the playground, with no merit and totally meaningless
ks.234
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Well, the playground is precisely where our football prejudices start. But beyond prejudice there are obviously different levels that teams are expected to perform at. For example, any self respecting West Ham fan will not expect their team to perform at the same level, or more important in the same manner, as Man City. That would be totally unrealistic. West Ham’s success or failure will be measured by the ‘level’ the are realistically expected to perform at. As such, ascribing ‘levels’ is not immature or meaningless, it is the very stuff of the reality of today’s football.
ks.234
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If you’re going to go down, best to go down with contact? Oh ar missus
oldius
Manchester City, dogs, family and food.
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To be fair, I reckon if I jump up and down when United are on there’s a fair chance Fernandes will fall over.
gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
try sneezing
Colin L
High-tech low-life
Ooh, sorry I didn’t answer quickly enough for you. Sadly I have a life outside this forum and a couple of kids ( I took them out today).
The levels as described are used by a couple of football analysts, Stephen Drennan uses them and I remember seeing them used by Jonathan Wilson. I believe they are from UEFA coaching courses. They are easy to remember and very useful for analysing how teams are coached and play.
The key thing to remember is that the best teams win things when playing Level 3 so that pretty much excludes Spurs from the classification.
Have a nice evening.
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ks.234
Half way to Infinity
Did you take your kids to watch a level 8 game in a local park anywhere near White Hart Lane?Ooh, sorry I didn’t answer quickly enough for you. Sadly I have a life outside this forum and a couple of kids ( I took them out today).
The levels as described are used by a couple of football analysts, Stephen Drennan uses them and I remember seeing them used by Jonathan Wilson. I believe they are from UEFA coaching courses. They are easy to remember and very useful for analysing how teams are coached and play.
The key thing to remember is that the best teams win things when playing Level 3 so that pretty much excludes Spurs from the classification.
Have a nice evening.
ks.234
Half way to Infinity
I think you’ll find that level 42 is the highest plane in Life, the Universe and Everything.
Which is, arguably, even slightly higher than even Chelsea are at the moment!
Joe Hutch
Mate of the bloke
I'm always a bit baffled in the football threads as to which That London team is regarded as the worst. Everyone seems to hate Arsenal, but Spurs also seem to have their haters.
But, of course, mention of Southend brings to mind a HMHB lyric:
He’s gonna talk about his songs
And his favourite footy teams
That’s England, Chelsea, Accy Stanley
“And all the band love watching Barça”
But then disastrously
They ask him casually
“You come from Leigh-On-Sea,
Do you ever get to Roots Hall?”
Which to him means f*ck all
HMHB: Rock And Roll Is Full Of Bad Wools
But, of course, mention of Southend brings to mind a HMHB lyric:
He’s gonna talk about his songs
And his favourite footy teams
That’s England, Chelsea, Accy Stanley
“And all the band love watching Barça”
But then disastrously
They ask him casually
“You come from Leigh-On-Sea,
Do you ever get to Roots Hall?”
Which to him means f*ck all
HMHB: Rock And Roll Is Full Of Bad Wools
Colin L
High-tech low-life
A nice write up (some curious English, but you get the meaning) on the development of Guardiola's tactics.
For City fans and others that have an interest in the more technical aspects of football.
Warning: some on the forum may consider this "without merit and totally meaningless"
https://spielverlagerung.com/2021/03/22/how-guardiola-3-2-2-3-ultimately-solved-the-defending-meta/
The other article on the site about rest-defence is also quite enlightening.
For City fans and others that have an interest in the more technical aspects of football.
Warning: some on the forum may consider this "without merit and totally meaningless"
https://spielverlagerung.com/2021/03/22/how-guardiola-3-2-2-3-ultimately-solved-the-defending-meta/
The other article on the site about rest-defence is also quite enlightening.
Is there a Specsavers near you?
Good to know you are still watching United but...did you actually see the WWF-inspired first half? And any update on a new striker after Messi, Kane and Ronaldo slipped through Pep's hands?
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