Football season 2020/2021

[Northern Goblin]

The top 4 3rd place teams also qualify.

Pretty sure one of them will be Group F.

[Sughs]

The top 4 3rd place teams also qualify.

Pretty sure one of them will be Group F.

It's gonna be tough tho, I can see lots of 3rd teams doing 3-4 points.

[Nerph-]

One would hope Belgium top their group but you never know. Just a shame it was known in advance we'd be in a group with Denmark and Russia, ruins the fun.

[Xanjori]

How did England become joint favourites? Makes no sense to me.

[DrMcNinja]

How did England become joint favourites? Makes no sense to me.

Don't ask me. For the Euros it's always difficult to point to a favorite.

[Zantera]

I feel like England are only favorites among their own people - to everyone else they are the loud drunk cousin who lives in a car and always yells about how he's gonna achieve his dreams on every family meet-up. If it wasn't for an extremely mediocre manager I would give England better chances but it always seems like the magic link-up isn't there between players when it comes down to it in the big games. There's no need to get carried away and start hyping a team just cause they beat Kosovo 9-0 and the Vatican City 16-2 in some friendlies...

[lockybalboa]

What are we waiting for? Just snap up Nuno and be done with. The others simply aren't interested in us

[Cairhiin]

Group F / Group of Death

Iceland/Romania/Bulgaria/Hungary
Portugal
France
Germany


LMAO! Let's go!!!

Yea that's pretty bad. You can scratch Romania though, I think they go to the Dutch group if they manage to qualify as those games are played in Amsterdam/Bucharest.

[durrtygoodz]

What are we waiting for? Just snap up Nuno and be done with. The others simply are interested in us

I'd rather a more exciting option in the summer than Nuno or Allegri right now.

[Sughs]

Yea that's pretty bad. You can scratch Romania though, I think they go to the Dutch group if they manage to qualify as those games are played in Amsterdam/Bucharest.

Portugal actually does better in tough groups than in easy ones. Remember 2000 and 2012?
I thinking it's going to be Iceland qualifying there.

[Cairhiin]

Portugal actually does better in tough groups than in easy ones. Remember 2000 and 2012?
I thinking it's going to be Iceland qualifying there.

That's true yea, and I personally think Germany is going to end on place three there.

[durrtygoodz]

Freddie's starting Xhaka and Mustafi in his first game, what a madman.

[Zantera]

I'd rather a more exciting option in the summer than Nuno or Allegri right now.

Who is an exciting option that's realistic though? I feel like managers like Ten Haag or Poch can almost have their pick out of Barca/Real/Bayern when summer comes IF those clubs are looking to change (Bayern will, Barca and Real might depending on how season goes). Arteta seems like a weird call, Nuno is an interesting name but hard to say how he would fare. Allegri is probably the best choice available but it's not like any manager that's been linked to Arsenal only has positives, there's questionmarks for all of them too.

[Mazza]

One would hope Belgium top their group but you never know. Just a shame it was known in advance we'd be in a group with Denmark and Russia, ruins the fun.

I am actually quite curious to see what finland can do in that group. Neither the Danes or the Russians are unsurmountable obstacles. Belgium "should" be, but yeh, football

[durrtygoodz]

Who is an exciting option that's realistic though? I feel like managers like Ten Haag or Poch can almost have their pick out of Barca/Real/Bayern when summer comes IF those clubs are looking to change (Bayern will, Barca and Real might depending on how season goes). Arteta seems like a weird call, Nuno is an interesting name but hard to say how he would fare. Allegri is probably the best choice available but it's not like any manager that's been linked to Arsenal only has positives, there's questionmarks for all of them too.

Allegri is already ruled out. Was interviewed for the role when Wenger left and didn't impress what so ever. The shortlist back then (who were actually interviewed) alongside Emery and Allegri was Rogers, Howe, Arteta, Sampoli, Lopetgui, Rangnick and Conte.

[DrMcNinja]

Every top 6 team except Liverpool:
Aight, Ima head out.

[lockybalboa]

United fans chanting " Ole out we want Emery!"

[RobertoCarlos]

If ole had slicked back greasy hair like a used car salesman aka like unai emery more people would be calling for him to be sacked

- - - Updated - - -

Fully rested squad and struggling vs villa. This little experiment is done.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

How did England become joint favourites? Makes no sense to me.

Qualifying performance and the World Cup in Russia, presumably.

[lockybalboa]

You can see some of the United players not happy with Rashford scoring. They obviously want the gaffer out but Rashford wanted his goal bonus lol