dyslexic nam Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Bamba has been pretty ineffective since coming on. Funny, considering he was their engine at the start of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 No way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Yilmaz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Whooooohhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 ........... nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Damn..what a match from Yilmaz. Single handily won this for Lille JamboAl, canadasoccer20, ghostknownunknown and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Just now, N1ckbr0wn said: ........... nice Thought you were leaving lol lamptern, toontownman, rkomar and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Great finish. rkomar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 The level of arse defending in this league is absolutely Dutch like. To be fair, Yilmaz is pretty fleet for an 50 year old. Dominic94, The Real Marc, dyslexic nam and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1ckbr0wn Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: Thought you were leaving lol A silent TV brought the sudden realization that I in fact, having nothing else going on this Sunday. 😁 Obinna, dyslexic nam, Kadenge and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 What a HUGE win. Confidence boost. All in their hands still. johnyb, dyslexic nam and Dominic94 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weng Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I only watched the 2nd half, but that was a fun half of footie! rkomar and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diego Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 They don't always play the most liquid football, but there is something to admire about the will and belief of the Lille side (for the most part). I thought David looked sluggish for lots of the match, which given his recent injury is understandable. Even still, I thought he made numerous efficient and smart runs, even when he was gassing. JamboAl, lamptern, Macksam and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Lille actually has a decent shot at winning this, somehow. The average position of their remaining opponents is 10. While PSG have 3 cup games and the average position of the remaining 4 games is 9. Monaco has 1 cup game and the most difficult domestic schedule at 6.75. Interestingly, 5th plays Lens plays all 3. Lyon is 6 points back, so with 4 to go, Lille should be assured of a Champions League spot. Also worth noting that Lillie have 1 win and 1 tie against all thetether top 4 teams this year. johnyb and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dre Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 After game interview (en français). At 1'26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbSh7gzYFyM johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoH037 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Man, is it just me, or does Yilmaz just seem to be an overall likeable guy? Dominic94, Cheeta, costarg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 The draw actually had them out of Champions, incredibly. So that was a key result. I also found their play 2nd half was much better, more determined, and they even proved they could dominate a good rival with possession and make some decent decisions on the field. The point has to be to take that mentality into the first halves of all remaining games---I think I am also thinking about Barça as I write Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Lille’s remaining league matches are against Nice (9th), Lens (5th), Angers (12th) and St Etienne (14th). Importantly, none of those teams really have anything left to play for except a bit of pride. The top pair won’t make a European spot and the bottom pair are safe from relegation. From a Lille perspective, they are all very winnable games - they just have to maintain the focus and intensity a bit longer. I know folks complain about Lille’s style of play (it frustrates me too), but it would be pretty amazing to have David hoist the Ligue 1 trophy in his first season there, being among the top scorers (he is just one goal behind Yilmaz for second) and having scored some absolutely crucial goals (including the famous PSG winner). Damn I hope they pull it off. lamptern, johnyb, Obinna and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Dr.Dre said: After game interview (en français). At 1'26https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbSh7gzYFyM Well spoken In French and seems to have incredible respect from the presenter. NVsoccer and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 2 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Lille’s remaining league matches are against Nice (9th), Lens (5th), Angers (12th) and St Etienne (14th). Importantly, none of those teams really have anything left to play for except a bit of pride. The top pair won’t make a European spot and the bottom pair are safe from relegation. From a Lille perspective, they are all very winnable games - they just have to maintain the focus and intensity a bit longer. I know folks complain about Lille’s style of play (it frustrates me too), but it would be pretty amazing to have David hoist the Ligue 1 trophy in his first season there, being among the top scorers (he is just one goal behind Yilmaz for second) and having scored some absolutely crucial goals (including the famous PSG winner). Damn I hope they pull it off. Only issue with this is Lille performs better vs the top clubs and has tripped on many of the weaker teams. rkomar, cronaldo7 and CanadaFan123 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Yes, zero confidence in Lille but this was a monumental win mentally and more to the point it is all still in their hands. They seem very much together as a team even if they don't play like it sometimes. Here is hoping they can grind across the line. Still a chance for to have German, Turkish, Scottish and French league winners in the Canada camp come June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, toontownman said: Yes, zero confidence in Lille but this was a monumental win mentally and more to the point it is all still in their hands. They seem very much together as a team even if they don't play like it sometimes. Here is hoping they can grind across the line. Still a chance for to have German, Turkish, Scottish and French league winners in the Canada camp come June. Also, James would be a Danish league winner as he played this season for Midtjylland. lamptern, Bertuzzi44 and toontownman 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Lille-Lens is "le Derby du Nord". They're each others biggest rivals and newly promoted Lens is on a 14 game unbeaten streak in the league. It will not be an easy game. dyslexic nam, johnyb and cronaldo7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, sebdeserio said: Lille-Lens is "le Derby du Nord". They're each others biggest rivals and newly promoted Lens is on a 14 game unbeaten streak in the league. It will not be an easy game. And contrary to what was posted above Lens is indeed battling for a spot in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 15 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: And contrary to what was posted above Lens is indeed battling for a spot in Europe. Only in the most technical sense. Lens is 11 points behind 4th placed Lyon with 4 games left - and 3 of those games are against Lille, PSG and Monaco. Lens would have to win all 4 and Lyon would have to lose all 4 of theirs. I guess I don’t consider them to have much of a realistic chance. I concede that they may feel differently however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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