I think there might still be a chance if we all get dumped out in the next round and Italian teams go far. But I think it's realistically not very likely.
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2015/16 Football/Soccer thread
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Man city should get a favorable match up and if arsenal don't get real madrid or barca, then they have a chance to advance if they aren't all injured. Chelsea need a good run of form, not like what they have now, to have a good shot going through. Juventus are hitting their stride which is scary, but Roma look like a round of 16 exit. The scary part for england is what happens in the europa league. That is where italy is making up the points
Nice to see Augsburg snatch the result they needed late to progress. Also I think Tottenham can go far in Europa league with all the attacking options available and a much improved back line, while Borussia Dortmund should pick up the slack after a under-par performance against PAOK and the group stage overall.
All 3 italian teams made it through in europa league which puts pressure on england to do well in europa league as well. Props to Molde for knocking out 2 powerhouse teams and topping a group with 3 pretty good teams (don't berate me for saying celtic are good, in europa league they are a threat in the group stages). Dnipro goes from finalists to eliminated in the group stages, monaco have fallen further. Other notable exists- Apoel, az alkmaar, Besiktas, ajax, paok, bordeaux, club brugge, legia warsaw
England needs to make roughly 1 point more than Italy to stay in top 3 next season. Right now they are ahead .3 points, so Italy will take their spot if it stay like that. I expect both teams from Rome to get eliminated next round, which leaves Juve and Napoli. While Napoli is a contender for the EL title, Juve's performance will depend heavily on the draw. But as long as United, Tottenham, and Liverpool perform at least okish in the EL England should be fine. It's a close race though.
Nvm forgot about Fiorentina lol
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Fiorentina didn't top their Europa league group so it will depend more on their draw again.
until italy wins more europa league games and takes the 4th champions league spot from england
Last time I checked, Arsenal is still ahead of Man Utd in the league. They also finished above Man Utd last season. Plus, Martial's goals have suddenly dried up (with LvG's tactics) while Rooney hasn't been great since 2008. I know Arsenal have injuries but still, Man Utd have shown that when they go for the offense, their defense becomes bad while their attacks become blunt when they played defensive (which is 90% of the time)
well considering we're in 2nd right now...
Tott to reach EL finals this year? Looks like a strong squad, how far do people think Liverpool will go? I think they could make final 4 if their performances in the EL improve and Benteke finds form or Sturridge stays fit for longer than a week.
In the CL I think our team (arsenal) will have something to prove this year and we could best Atletico, Zenit or Wolfsburg if we really buckle down, but I don't see us getting past the group of 8 if we make it that far.
I really hope PSG gets paired with City in the group of 16, would be great to see as they both need to do better than they have in European fixtures as of late, could be really intense, or very stale.
The hope for liverpool is that klopp takes the europa league seriously, and if tottenham actually take it seriously then they might actually go pretty far. Unless Van Gaal is fearing for his job, dont think united will take it too seriously which takes down englands score. Psg will beat everyone they are paired up with except barca and bayern
EL has some decent teams in there too. Leverkusen, Sevilla, Valencia, Dortmund, Villarreal, Porto, Olympiakos and Napoli could be tough opponents for the English teams.
PSG is great but Atletico, Wolfsburg and Man City could give them a run for their money. Arsenal better pray they don't get Barca or Real (they seem to always get tough opponents early in the knock out stages except last season. ) Even the three I mentioned just now stands a good chance of knocking them out.
PSG is great but Atletico, Wolfsburg and Man City could give them a run for their money. Arsenal better pray they don't get Barca or Real (they seem to always get tough opponents early in the knock out stages except last season. ) Even the three I mentioned just now stands a good chance of knocking them out.
unless they get paired up before the final, or psg catches fire and beats them since they have attacking talent to do that.
Also a question, does anyone else watch those soccer skill videos on youtube? Not the freestyle ones or how to videos but the ones that are edited from pro matches, just curious if anyone knows someone who is actually pretty good that i havent seen yet
Don't forget Schalke, Fiorentina, Basel, Sporting Lisbon and maybe even Rapid Wien and Marseille. Some of those teams might not be as good as those others but they're worth a mention nonetheless (still don't know how Basel managed to not beat Maccabi Tel-Aviv in the Champions League playoffs).
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Group A: France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland
Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia
Group C: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland
Group D: Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia
Group E: Belgium, Italy, Ireland, Sweden
Group F: Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary
what do you think lads?
Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia
Group C: Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland
Group D: Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia
Group E: Belgium, Italy, Ireland, Sweden
Group F: Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary
what do you think lads?
Pretty tough groups for the home nations and Ireland. Germany still has to be favourites for the whole thing.
Group A- France Switzerland
Group B- Wales Russia
Group C- Germany Poland
Group D- Spain Croatia
Group E- Belgium Italy
Group F- Portugal Iceland
Don't sleep on Austria or Ukraine
sorry, I've learned my lesson and ignored the england hype pre tournament
Group A Placings: France, Switzerland, Albania, Romania
Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia
Group C: Germany, Poland, Ukraine, N.Ireland
Group D: Croatia, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey (Definitely the most difficult group)
Group E: Italy, Belgium, Ireland, Sweden
Group F: Austria, Portugal, Iceland, Hungary
edit: phalanx the phrase you're looking for is "borderline".
Group B: England, Russia, Wales, Slovakia
Group C: Germany, Poland, Ukraine, N.Ireland
Group D: Croatia, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey (Definitely the most difficult group)
Group E: Italy, Belgium, Ireland, Sweden
Group F: Austria, Portugal, Iceland, Hungary
edit: phalanx the phrase you're looking for is "borderline".
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