The soccerball thread

[jimmy jazz]

Won again 😭😭😭

@jadis party with me

[Marie Monday]

happy for you
meanwhile the arsenal women have already messed up their chance to top the league after their stunning win against chelsea last week

[jimmy jazz]

The Guardian has published their annual 100 best players piece. I look forward to this every year.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/dec/19/the-100-best-male-footballers-in-the-world-2023

Some observations:

- If England don't win anything with this team I may give up hope.

- Bellingham ranked 2nd is incredible. I don't disagree with it but it's just unreal. By the time he's finished provided he avoids injury he's going to be in the Messi/Maradona/Zidane bracket.

- Emi Martínez number 42 

[Marie Monday]

same, I'm eager for the women's list to come out in January. It feels odd to see that I hardly recognise any of the names here anymore though, after not having followed the men's game for so long

[jimmy jazz]

Last night our team failed to win.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67809098

It was an opportunity missed, but given the circumstances, a point gained and not the end of the world.

 

[Mindy]

[Mindy]

[jadis]

That save by Martinez from a deflected shot is a save of the season contender

[jimmy jazz]

That save by Martinez from a deflected shot is a save of the season contender

Yep.

He made one against Odegaard where he dived just as the ball had been hit, basically gambled on him going that way and he saved it.

Told you we'd be in the hunt for the CL places this season.

Maybe even more 😭

[Gandalf]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68104699

Jurgen Klopp to leave Liverpool at the end of the season.

All we need now is for Pep to leave Man City, and we'll have a very interesting Premier League next season.

[jimmy jazz]

MLS starts again in two days. I thought I'd post Messi's highlights from his short time last season. This season he will have the full pre-season and be going from the start. So Inter Miami should be looking to challenge for the title. They have also signed Luis Suárez on a free.

[Marie Monday]

@jimmy jazz do you just support the Villa or have you got secondary clubs of some kind?

[jimmy jazz]

@jimmy jazz do you just support the Villa or have you got secondary clubs of some kind?

No I just support Villa and obviously the national team. But Villa is always first.

I respect a lot of clubs. Rangers, Dortmund, Ajax (not just saying that because of you, been the case for years because of Cruyff and their academy), Forest, Everton.

What was your reason for asking?

[Marie Monday]

Just curiosity!

[jimmy jazz]

Just curiosity!

Villa vs Ajax drawn together in Europe 

Should be a great tie. Villa fans aren't a bad bunch and I doubt Ajax will act the twat in Brum so hopefully will be a good occasion.

Three Little Birds 🐦🐦🐦