Jonathan David

[LeoH037 1,291]

This shouldn't surprise anyone

[Dominic94 760]

7 minutes ago, LeoH037 said:

This shouldn't surprise anyone

Not good though, biggest game of the year.

[Unnamed Trialist 5,792]

Mbappe is on the bench and Neymar is not playing. So Lille should be able to handle the PSG attack a bit better. 

Must say that Bamba is a hard worker on defence, or at least he seems to be and they can drop Yazici back into the midfield and let Yilmaz battle it out up high if need be. 

I'm only going to half watch while doing other stuff.

[Cheeta 1,748]

1 hour ago, narduch said:

David not starting.

Yilmaz and Yazici up top.

Ikone and Bamba both start as well.

Get an eyeful of how that's going to work out for them.    Expect David will get his half hour.

[lowlander 18]

Watching the game. Not very good. I believe the announcer said that ikone is Ex-PSG, hard to believe. I would imagine PSG would be dominating if they had Neymar and Mbappe.

[Unnamed Trialist 5,792]

PSG began to boss them the last 25 minutes, Lille looked a step behind. With their rival missing strike power they are a bit lucky, De Maria is an amazing player but not a prolific scorer. 

Lille went forward well at the start with Ikone squandering chances and making dumb choices that, fortunately, will have his other teammates frustrated. This guy is a liability. 

Galtier shouting and berating his players for missing marks like I've never seen before. But I like that he's pushing his side, as he has rarely been seen to do so verbally.

[Unnamed Trialist 5,792]

David on for Yazici. Phew. 

[Cheeta 1,748]

Ho....field is starting to tilt.   

Not that PSG look like world beaters but a bit cautious from Lille.

There's our lad.

[narduch 2,717]

Here we go. David for Yazici 

[Cheeta 1,748]

Was going to say David's been dropping a bit deeper than usual.  That's interesting.

[Cheeta 1,748]

Bloody Hell

[Aird25 1,268]

What a tackle that was. David was completely in the clear

[Cheeta 1,748]

By the way, THAT was one Hell of a tackle.  I salute you, sir.

[Unnamed Trialist 5,792]

To be fair to Yilmaz, that pass was not right, and the first touch was wrong. But still, same old, same old. David's teammates really screwing each over. 

The match really has evened out and picked up with the sub on. David coming back to defend, covering, touching nicely. 

With Mbappe on you have more of a counter strike scenario, as Lille has gotten a bit more of the ball. But I think a draw would be fine, they can't go crazy these last 15 min.

[Ansem 8,707]

That's what you get Bamba for not passing the ball 🙄

[Unnamed Trialist 5,792]

Just now, Ansem said:

That's what you get Bamba for not passing the ball 🙄

A simple first touch had him free. 

[SthMelbRed 1,607]

"Once again, Lille guilty of running with the ball when they should be looking to release it."

Thank Fucking You! FFS!

[Ansem 8,707]

Bamba taking the corner:

-"If I can't score, no one will"

Terrible corner..

[CanadaFan123 1,909]

Unbelievable that this team is top of the table. David did well though and Weah was pretty much invisible.

[JuicyHam 463]

8 minutes ago, SthMelbRed said:

"Once again, Lille guilty of running with the ball when they should be looking to release it."

Thank Fucking You! FFS!

Lille is clearly a good team and Bamba is obviously a good player all things considered but this is such an inexcusable part of his game and a larger issue of Lille's offence. I know we keep harping on about it but it's so frustrating with or without David on the field

[Unnamed Trialist 5,792]

Well they managed those last 10 minutes with Mbappe on very well. They pressed high instead of sitting back. And won a few deep, notably David twice, once for a foul and then for that late corner. They played more like a team tactically, took their time and got the draw, which puts them back on the top of the league. 

Without being at all a great match, and with PSG obviously hurting (and it looks like they had a couple more injuries tonight), I'd say Lille has to be happy. 

I started with an Argentine feed, they argued PSG was a 60-40 favourite in the Champions draw vs. Barça. After seeing that, and even considering how poorly FCB is playing, I think it is quite a bit closer. I don't see PSG being that hugely dominant side and, from what we saw tonight, they probably need a Cavani-type striker still.

Edited December 20, 2020 by Unnamed Trialist

[Cheeta 1,748]

One question answered, to my mind at least.   I know why Lille are top of table now.

Interesting how the match ebbed and flowed a bit.  Lille finishing decently.  First hour not as much.  All in all not the most entertaining match.  Were there three half chances a goal today?

[Snowcrash 615]

14 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said:

A simple first touch had him free. 

Eustaquio would have sprung him for a breakaway from the centre line.

[Snowcrash 615]

4 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said:

Unbelievable that this team is top of the table. David did well though and Weah was pretty much invisible.

Still a net positive over Ikone.  

[Obinna 8,595]

As frustrating as it has been for David, the reality is that our best player is a regular for the Bundesliga leaders and our second best player is a regular for the Ligue 1 leaders. That’s pretty good as far as Canadian soccer goes.