Cheeta Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 LOL. Well, that nicely sums up Bamba's night. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Bamba trying to play hero ball in the box 1 v 3 when there are other options. This guy is so frustrating to watch. I find Lille’s flat 4-4-2 to be frustrating as well. Everything is long diagonals instead of crisp passing. Now Brest is just parking the bus but it’s still boring to watch gator and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Lille had about 85 corners in this match and tried the exact same boring thing to no avail each time Cblake and Alex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 A case of dropped points for sure. David was the only guy who could manage to get it in the net but called back. Frustrating game. Still go ahead is PSG to top the table but this may come back to bite them. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Gian-Luca said: Lille had about 85 corners in this match and tried the exact same boring thing to no avail each time It seemed like every ball was to the near post and easily defended. Not sure what the thinking was. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Fair result. Not Lillie's best night to be sure but Brest held their shape for all of Lillie's attempts to pull them around. Too much east-west and not enough north-south. An hour in and you keep at what isn't working? That gets you a nil-nil with zero shots on goal. Obinna, Unnamed Trialist and Cblake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I wonder if David is hurt, he went down hard from a stiff challenge near the end and although he made one more run why would the gaffer take off the player most likely to score in the dying minutes if he was healthy? Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 ^ Think Galtier left him in a lot longer than was originally planned. But yeah, not exactly saving the legs by that point. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reign Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Lille are a frustrating club to watch. The guys that get the most of the ball are extremely wasteful. Ikone and Bamba with horrible hits all match, and sloppy turnovers. David played well seemed like the only player to actually be a threat. I do miss watching him with Gent. David is so smart with the ball. He just doesn’t get enough of it with Lille. canadasoccer20, johnyb, Longrange and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Cheeta said: Fair result. Not Lillie's best night to be sure but Brest held their shape for all of Lillie's attempts to pull them around. Too much east-west and not enough north-south. An hour in and you keep at what isn't working? That gets you a nil-nil with zero shots on goal. This is what I thought: if I were a Brest fan I'd be proud of my team. They were orderly in their inferiority and took away a lot of the typical spark Lille can get for short periods. Lille, typical tedious play that they usually sort out, but not today. There were periods second half where no one was in the middle for Lille, five back, five forwards, 30 m between them. That ensures you are not going to transition into attack effectively, nor draw out defenders. Here, for me, Galtier needed to ask Sanches to be the connecting link instead of sitting right in front of the defence coming on fresh. David was very fit, he pressured the keeper late, and had that play near the end where he was rolled over, then got up and did a long sprint. Cblake, Obinna, baulderdash77 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 8 hours ago, gator said: I wonder if David is hurt, he went down hard from a stiff challenge near the end and although he made one more run why would the gaffer take off the player most likely to score in the dying minutes if he was healthy? they have a Euro match with Ajax this week Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 hour ago, gigi riva said: they have a Euro match with Ajax this week Taking him off in injury time was not going to make too much difference in his fitness for Thursday! Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigi riva Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 10 hours ago, Reign said: Lille are a frustrating club to watch. The guys that get the most of the ball are extremely wasteful. Ikone and Bamba with horrible hits all match, and sloppy turnovers. David played well seemed like the only player to actually be a threat. I do miss watching him with Gent. David is so smart with the ball. He just doesn’t get enough of it with Lille. The few times that I have watched Lille play this season these guys seem to be ball hogs I bet the manager must pull his hair out on few occasions especially with Bamba and Ikone Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, gigi riva said: The few times that I have watched Lille play this season these guys seem to be ball hogs I bet the manager must pull his hair out on few occasions especially with Bamba and Ikone Galtier managed Bamba at Saint Etienne. He's used to it. dyslexic nam and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 With PSG destroying my Barça today, confirming our decadence and especially that of certain players (Pique, Busquets, Alba), I wonder how this will affect the French league. If Barça were to take out PSG--we are not ready for another comeback, don't think-- then they would only have the league to fight for. Now that it seems they will continue in Champions that has to be their first priority, especially thinking their side is intact from last season, they have a new coach, it is all they aspire to. So that could benefit Lille in their title run. True, Lille too has European play, but they have no urgency to win Europa League. Only thing you might argue is that the win tonight gives PSG a huge boost in an otherwise underperforming season, and that will launch them in Ligue 1 as well. cronaldo7, Obinna, rkomar and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 22 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: With PSG destroying my Barça today, confirming our decadence and especially that of certain players (Pique, Busquets, Alba), I wonder how this will affect the French league. If Barça were to take out PSG--we are not ready for another comeback, don't think-- then they would only have the league to fight for. Now that it seems they will continue in Champions that has to be their first priority, especially thinking their side is intact from last season, they have a new coach, it is all they aspire to. So that could benefit Lille in their title run. True, Lille too has European play, but they have no urgency to win Europa League. Only thing you might argue is that the win tonight gives PSG a huge boost in an otherwise underperforming season, and that will launch them in Ligue 1 as well. I think should Lille get past Ajax, which is doable, they can run deep into the Europa League. There is still the possibility of teams like Arsenal, Spurs and Milan, but none of those teams should frighten Lille. Therefore, they may have to balance European play, much like their title foes PSG. The caveat perhaps is that PSG may be less desperate to win the league (for a 9th time in a row)? On the other hand, Pochettino has won how many league titles? It's not the EPL or La Liga, but we may not want to underestimate how much they'll prioritize winning the league. And as always with big teams, they'll want to win everything, surely. johnyb and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 PSG want the CL so bad. And even if Poch wants the league I guarantee he wants the European hardware as well. They will definitely be dividing their efforts. Lille may too but getting knocked out of Europe wouldn’t be the end of the world as it would let us focus solely on the league. The one thing I will say - and no disrespect to Lille - but watching PSG today it is even more baffling that we are ahead of them in the league. They looked so good out there. johnyb, Cheeta and Cblake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer21 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Obinna said: I think should Lille get past Ajax, which is doable, they can run deep into the Europa League. There is still the possibility of teams like Arsenal, Spurs and Milan, but none of those teams should frighten Lille. Therefore, they may have to balance European play, much like their title foes PSG. The caveat perhaps is that PSG may be less desperate to win the league (for a 9th time in a row)? On the other hand, Pochettino has won how many league titles? It's not the EPL or La Liga, but we may not want to underestimate how much they'll prioritize winning the league. And as always with big teams, they'll want to win everything, surely. There are still a lot of good teams left in Europa League. If we’re mentioning Arsenal, Spurs, surely we have to mention Leicester and Man Utd. Also teams like Roma, Napoli, Leverkusen. Who knows how seriously each of the teams will take the competition, if they’re fighting for their league or a Champions League spot for next year though. Cblake and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Europa league is also 2 extra matches if they make a long run. Obinna and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I have a hard time imagining that "good Lille" can show up twice in a week, and they will of course need to if they want to advance in Europa. But then again I'd guess the Ajax fans are saying exactly the same thing about their club as well. It does feel like this is either going to be a fun test or completely arse. Fingers & toes crossed. Cblake, johnyb and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronaldo7 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I do wonder how long Lille can keep up grinding out results, though. As most of us have watched them play this season because our beloved Jo David, the amount of results they have gotten without being convincing is striking. It does kinda feel like.. “When will their luck runout”? And in essence, tumble safely into 2nd or 3rd position. 2021 alone looks like.. 2-1 L Angers 1-0 W Nîmes 2-1 W Reims 1-0 W Rennes 1-0 W Dijon 3-0 W Bordeaux 2-0 W Nantes 0-0 D Brest I hope I’m wrong and I was really counting on an explosive performance vs Brest to continue their positive form (largely thanks to David’s lethal finishing). But the Brest game reminded me of the many games I’ve watched this season. Solid defence, sure. But not much going forward and all too predictable (Araujo counting in from the right and blasting it somewhere with his left boot or on the other side, Bamba.. head down, frantically trying to make something happen.. when often an easy ball is on). All that said, Jo has really found his groove and has finally adapted into his role. Loving his movement and quick 1-2 touch layoffs. And he’s making his own luck which is as testament to the work and desire he has clearly put in. Let’s hope Lille have enough left in the tank and fortunately for them, the one thing that will keep them stabilized is their stellar defence and goaltending. narduch, dyslexic nam, johnyb and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, cronaldo7 said: I do wonder how long Lille can keep up grinding out results, though. As most of us have watched them play this season because our beloved Jo David, the amount of results they have gotten without being convincing is striking. It does kinda feel like.. “When will their luck runout”? And in essence, tumble safely into 2nd or 3rd position. 2021 alone looks like.. 2-1 L Angers 1-0 W Nîmes 2-1 W Reims 1-0 W Rennes 1-0 W Dijon 3-0 W Bordeaux 2-0 W Nantes 0-0 D Brest I hope I’m wrong and I was really counting on an explosive performance vs Brest to continue their positive form (largely thanks to David’s lethal finishing). But the Brest game reminded me of the many games I’ve watched this season. Solid defence, sure. But not much going forward and all too predictable (Araujo counting in from the right and blasting it somewhere with his left boot or on the other side, Bamba.. head down, frantically trying to make something happen.. when often an easy ball is on). All that said, Jo has really found his groove and has finally adapted into his role. Loving his movement and quick 1-2 touch layoffs. And he’s making his own luck which is as testament to the work and desire he has clearly put in. Let’s hope Lille have enough left in the tank and fortunately for them, the one thing that will keep them stabilized is their stellar defence and goaltending. Yeah I tend to agree with this. I haven't checked, but I wonder what their xG looks like. Cblake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, cronaldo7 said: I do wonder how long Lille can keep up grinding out results, though. Remember in 2016 when people were saying this about Leicester... I think this is the year for Lille to do it. I see PSG focusing on winning the champions leagues(which I think they will) at the expense of their league title. How much of that is emotional vs logical thinking is another conversation. Cblake and cronaldo7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattTaylor Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 I think Ajax is a stronger side than Lille, even after taking into account the fact that they’ll be without Sebastien Haller because of an amateur clerical error. narduch and Cblake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowcrash Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 41 minutes ago, Shway said: Remember in 2016 when people were saying this about Leicester... I think this is the year for Lille to do it. I see PSG focusing on winning the champions leagues(which I think they will) at the expense of their league title. How much of that is emotional vs logical thinking is another conversation. Kante has more soccer IQ than all of the starters for Lille combined, if you allow for negative IQ. Cblake, Kent and Unnamed Trialist 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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