except Rocha and Kapustka we're terrible
#other-european-leagues
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Pekhart offside goal
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maan
duisburg vs saarbrücken is postponed
they were gonna play today a few hours ago
dire comet
yeah I saw but why
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ooo
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Pelle makes it 1-1
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good luck
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oh no
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Cracovia is good on pens
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lottery gonna decide who wins
dire comet
Valencia nearly missed
but goal
2-1
full time was 0-0
Sadiković 2-2
Cholewiak 3-2
Vestenicky 3-3
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whos legias striker
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Pekhart
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oh crap
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wadwsada
dire comet
Juranović goal
now Cracovia has to miss
Dimun goal
Cracovia gets the 2020 Supercup
honestly Cracovia can fuck off
balmy torrent
Fleetwood Hull was a cracking game
balmy torrent
I reckon Cardiff could have an outside chance of relegation
lapis wedge
That would be kinda sad
clever totem
Elo
dire comet
ello
the channel would be so much more active if any leagues were on rn
and its international week
umbral parcel
sudden parcel
whos winning
dire comet
btw guys
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before that they won all 7 of the 7 possible matches
and yesterday they drew 0-0 with Arka
I'm honestly surprised Arka isn't battling relegation but there are far worse teams like Sandecja so that probably
Fortuna I Liga is so bad this year that the playoff winner will 100% get last place in Ekstraklasa next season
ŁKS is doing surprisingly well also, I expected Termalica, Miedź or Radomiak to top it
balmy torrent
hello all
hollow iris
We're here
empty needle
Hello
void tartan
hello
vocal palm
naive ocean
Cruyff really likes Polish league
austere idol
how
he played for ajax and fcb, also he coached both team
how did polish league enter
he is a dutch
empty needle
He means the webhook
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lol ingolstadt losing to viktoria köln
austere idol
ohh
empty needle
I remember Ingolstadt was in the Bundesliga
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yeah they crashed really hard
austere idol
never heard of that name
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they were gonna get promoted to the 2. bundesliga in a playoff battle against nürnberg
but nürnberg scored a goal at like 90+6'
that match was something else
empty needle
Really is
dire comet
WVP how are you even able to watch all these
there's no way they're all broadcasted in the US
here we don't even have Ligue 1, and watching like 50 leagues is just physically impossible
empty needle
I may explain to you in dms
naive ocean
thanks
balmy torrent
ELLO ELLO TY
dire comet
@empty needle how often do you watch Ekstraklasa
hollow iris
Hello hello hello!!!
balmy torrent
Not really
void tartan
marquis as a target man doesnt workin
balmy torrent
what league are you in?
void tartan
league one
balmy torrent
how many games he played and how many goals+assists does he have??
void tartan
lemme se
no goals in no competition
im playing the starter friendlies
with unknown teams
even naylor scored more
2
i think we should move that to #gaming or dm
void tartan
4411 ill print
dire comet
They sell their best player in one season XD
@naive ocean thats not the reason
modern orchid
Ello ello ello
empty needle
So
This is the Russian Football National League (Russian second tier) table rn
28 rounds left!
Here are the round 15 fixtures of Russian Football national League
Here are the games to watch
Or monitor
-⁸Veles Moscow vs. ¹FK Nizhny Novgorod
-⁹FK Chayka Peschanokopskoye vs. ²Orenburg
-³FK Krylia Sovetov Samara vs ⁴Spartak Moscow II
Those are very crucial matchups in Round 15
All of them are crucial
balmy torrent
o
fringe glen
-⁸Veles Moscow vs. ¹FK Nizhny Novgorod
-⁹FK Chayka Peschanokopskoye vs. ²Orenburg
-³FK Krylia Sovetov Samara vs ⁴Spartak Moscow II
Those are very crucial matchups in Round 15
@empty needle where to watch this game?
modern orchid
hazy tusk
modern orchid
Oh no...
empty needle
@empty needle where to watch this game?
@fringe glen ping baek to show where to watch the game
I don't know the website
It's also legal as well
The website that he's going to you have exclusive rights to show Russian Football National League
dire comet
WE HAVE LIGA NOS NOW
ELEVEN BOUGHT THE RIGHTS
Moreirense-Farense prepare to be watched
rocky terrace
more like 6th in Asia
@dire comet its 1st in asia bro
dont you know al nassr is signing ozil for 90 million and mata for 60 million?
dire comet
Any news on what network is getting Ligue 1 in Poland?
@empty needle none is
dont you know al nassr is signing ozil for 90 million and mata for 60 million?
@rocky terrace Al Nassr made a bid of 5 million not 90
also both players are past their prime
rocky terrace
@rocky terrace Al Nassr made a bid of 5 million not 90
@dire comet It wasnt 5 million
dire comet
CSL, J-League, Qatar Stars League >>> Saudi league
rocky terrace
infact al nassr signed martinez
not lautaro
CSL, J-League, Qatar Stars League >>> Saudi league
@dire comet So does this mean sadui league is better
me still no understand ngl
rocky terrace
BRUHHH
dire comet
because if Al Nassr buys 3 overrated CAMs and calls themselves the best its not a good sign for the league
also ffs Michał Janota is a star CDM there
Michał Janota is an Ekstraklasa flop
rocky terrace
They bought martinez, paying for ozil and mata.
dire comet
3 players in the same position and all past their prime
dire comet
well maybe maybe Dawry Jameel is the best in Asia
dire comet
but not 6th best in the world fot sure
also its kinda #762884571615723521 material because there are ppl who know more abt it
sage swallow
Indonesia have some of the best fans
empty needle
Very passionate fans
dire comet
no match for Turkey, BiH or any South Americans doe
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guys
meet Eric Orie
the most fraudulent manager even
man was behind Vaduz's only ever Liechtensteiner Pokal loss
vs Eschen/Mauren
void tartan
guys meet jackett
he is better than guardiola and klopp
and will lead portsmouth to uefa champions league
no cap
sack this man
brave crest
Indonesia have some of the best fans
@sage swallow yeah, even lower division clubs have a dedicated fanbase
sage swallow
They can’t compete in the Asian champions league tho to low level
hazy tusk
@sage swallow you know indonesian league? 
sage swallow
Maybe they should host World Cup in like Indonesia+Malaysia
hazy tusk
im impressed
sage swallow
I’ve seen a video about it but don’t follow it to much
hazy tusk
im from indonesia myself, but i hate the violence are just too much over there
fanaticsm is the worst
sage swallow
Yeah you know football has gone to far when people are dying
hazy tusk
we have cases where 3 people were dead because they got into a fight
its tragic man :((
dire comet
we have cases where 3 people were dead because they got into a fight
@hazy tusk in Italy it's common
Perugia fans threatened to hang their players and threw rocks at their houses when they got relegated
hazy tusk
@hazy tusk in Italy it's common
@dire comet mostly because of ultras?
dire comet
yes
hazy tusk
oh yeah italy ultras are crazy too
dire comet
in Ecuador some players were once locked in the stadium for 3 days because the ultras grouped outside the building and camped for them with actual weaponry
idk what club was it tho
maybe Liga
balmy torrent
I think the “best“ fans are Sweden or Turkey or SA
hollow iris
Morocco have very good fans too
modern orchid
hollow iris
🥱
zinc wedge
your favorite league is a farmers league
brave crest
Morocco have very good fans too
@hollow iris yeah, Wydad and Raja Casablanca
Ittihad Tanger, FAS Rabat and other clubs as well have great fanbases in Morocco
rocky terrace
your favorite league is a farmers league
@zinc wedge more than sevilla
balmy torrent
Macclesfield Town is now Macclesfield FC
@modern orchid glad they’re reformed. No team deserves to fold
twin patrol
Oh my
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reason why i'm excited is that he was our old coach in Vancouver
modern orchid
So Aidan now goes for Western Sydney Wanderers
twin patrol
Nah, Just because I like the guy doesn't mean i have to to support the club he's at..
sudden parcel
Ew western sydney
sudden parcel
Lmao
twin patrol
there was that one time where I was up and i watched Sydney FC for a few game mins
but that's about it
waxen mortar
K
sudden parcel
Noice
twin patrol
Regardless of what happens I hope the best for Carl for his next move
Newcastle as it is has him, Kenny Miller and Bernie Ibinie at the club, all former Whitecaps players or coaches
modern orchid
Ew western sydney
@sudden parcel 😮
sudden parcel
Why are you surprised kekw
twin patrol
I mean i don't know much about the club other than a youtuber i watch supporting them so
naive ocean
I found my prediction for last season's championship
I checked it and I got 1/24. Derby to finish 10th
but got 2/3 right for relegation
I predicted Luton to finish 16th XDDD
dire comet
they should watch Fortuna I Liga then
or 2.Bundesliga
the most unpredictable top tier in Europe is probably Malta or Turkey
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'race'
balmy torrent
But. But. But. Everton and Villa are top
dire comet
wait a month
balmy torrent
Literally
We All Love The “Magic” of the PL
Championship gang is where it at
😛
dire comet
also the Liverpool 7-2 will be forgotten the moment they win the league with 11 points over 2nd place
Championship gang is where it at
@balmy torrent I can proudly say I have seen as much Championship matches as EPL last season
balmy torrent
Do you want to know my current ratio of Champ to PL?
dire comet
Watford-Leicester, Wolves-Man City, Man U-Leicester and Leicester-Man City vs Nottingham-Fulham, both Swansea-Brentford legs and the playoff final
Do you want to know my current ratio of Champ to PL?
@balmy torrent yes
dire comet
that's quite a large advantage towards Championship
balmy torrent
or other EFL clubs
dire comet
cool
I don't watch english football at all nearly so yeah
I must admit I watch more Bundesliga than 2.Bundesliga and more Ekstraklasa than I Liga though 😔
balmy torrent
93:9 including EFL + playoffs
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Including non league further pushes it lol
dire comet
you watch english non league? How is it even broadcasted in Wales
balmy torrent
You don’t want to know how kuch football I watch lol
Wales is basically England realistically (bar culture). It!s shown on BT every now and then
Welsh League is fun to watch tho
balmy torrent
I have a spreadsheet lol
dire comet
its not even half of October 😳
balmy torrent
could’ve probably pushed to hit 600 if I wanted
But school and uni application are obviously priority
dire comet
I just watch what's on TV when I'm totally free, only Poland, Legia and BVB are priorities
now that I'm in HS I'll probs have less time unless I get my shit together and don't procrastinate
balmy torrent
I make time for Cardiff and Wales, given I support them. Used to attend matches sadly that’s a thing of the COVID past
dire comet
or if I just stop caring abt science subjects maybe I'll find more time
dire comet
I cant get a better grade in maths or science than 3 so I cba anymore
we also have very little leagues on TV so
balmy torrent
We have a load on TV tbf
I’m really really sad that Turkish got taken off
Really sad
dire comet
we have like 15
or less
lemme count
Ekstraklasa, Fortuna Liga, Bundesliga, 2.Bundesliga, EPL, Championship, Czech League, Eliteserien, Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, LaLiga, Liga NOS starting from the upcoming weekend, MLS, UCL, UEL
and sometimes singular matches of A-League or LaLiga2
and of course all the domestic cups and supercups
dire comet
we used to have Ligue 1 but no one watched it so they took it off
Czech League too
@balmy torrent oh god no this shit is worse than Ekstraklasa
entertaining but football quality wise it's awful
dire comet
it used to be competitive until the Chinese bought Slavia
and then Slavia poached every single good player in the league
dire comet
if there was an interbalkan league yeah maybe
I watched a serbian league match once, Partizan vs Napredak
balmy torrent
I know the politics, but that kinda added to it
They had a great rule
Penalties after every draw (so they were class at pens)
But the great rule is:
Players u25 couldn’t play abroad
So they’d develop with “Yugoslavian Principles” then be shipped out
balmy torrent
Also effective at maintaining talent
dire comet
theres no single good polish prospect thats still in Poland after the age of 23
we have a rule that every team must field at least one u23 pole at every time though
balmy torrent
No welsh NT player has been in the Welsh League and been called up to senior squad
Maybe says something about the clubs tho
balmy torrent
Fair enough
I think we’ve only had Neil Taylor as the only player to have previously played Welsh League
and NT
(in that order)
dire comet
currently our starting CM is Moder from Lech (although he's a great talent and is loaned from Brighton so), backup LB/RB is Legia's Karbownik (same situation as Moder, also loaned from Brighton), and Jędrzejczyk or Błaszczykowski were usually called up as backups in case of an injury, nowadays it's only Jędrzejczyk left and he's called up once per 5 international weeks
I think we’ve only had Neil Taylor as the only player to have previously played Welsh League
@balmy torrent most were born in England I assume?
balmy torrent
A large amount were yeah
dire comet
Ireland and NI have that problem too I think
Scotland on a lower scale because they do have some reputable clubs after all
balmy torrent
I counted previously. The last
43:
21 born English
19 born Welsh
1 born Scottish
1 born Irish
1 born German
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who was born german
balmy torrent
Back Up GK
dire comet
hm
balmy torrent
Currently at Stoke, used to be at Barnsley
dire comet
flashscore says he's at Stoke yes
balmy torrent
had a great season at Barnsley
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but doesn't show any german team
balmy torrent
“Davies was born in Rinteln, Lower Saxony, with his father stationed in Germany while serving in the British Armed Forces.”
dire comet
wait did he have a TOTS in fifa 19
balmy torrent
Yeah
dire comet
ok so I know him then
dire comet
I play career mode only and solely for challenges like 'win the UCL with an entirely Oceanian (Aussie doesn't count) team
or smth
dire comet
I made a Papua-New Guinean David Browne have 85 overall while his potential is like 73
balmy torrent
Daaaamn
dire comet
with the dynamic potential
dire comet
tbh fifa and FM are how I remember players from the leagues I don't watch
balmy torrent
Entire career mode
dire comet
like epl or efl
dire comet
I played 15 seasons of Jann-Fiete Arp career mode in fifa 20 and thats the only time I completed it
balmy torrent
And the 30 seasons
dire comet
never played fm touch
stil vibin' with that FM19 😎
Im shit and can't do wonderkids though
balmy torrent
Same
dire comet
the only way I win titles is by consistency because I can never beat my title rival head to head
balmy torrent
if they are good enough to start they stay
balmy torrent
I never get any decent youth players
dire comet
I buy them from Brondby or smth
balmy torrent
In my 18 years as Cardiff manager, we never had a single promotion from youth squads
How are you Aiden
Apologies for filling this w/some gaming
twin patrol
Ehh, it's fine
i'm just estatic that the MLS is deciding to have something that we can send our real youth players too, speaking of the youth
dire comet
like
he has Canada as his 2nd nat
because hes romanian
but he signed his first pro contract
before that it was just junior ones
name is Theodore Corbeanu
twin patrol
Ahh ok
balmy torrent
I’m glad we have this home away from #755820035754426398
twin patrol
Yes I'm happy about that too
twin patrol
https://twitter.com/wswanderersfc/status/1316529858382499841?s=20
Carl Robinson offically announced. It appears Kenny Miller also went with him to take up an Assistant Coach role with the club too
wanton olive
🐍
sudden parcel
A-league logic:
Posts A-league is back post on Instagram
Then posts WE'RE BACK ON THE 27TH OF DECEMBER
LIKE GURL THE A-LEAGUE IS NOT BACK YOU FALSE HOPERS
empty needle
I can't believe Rostov signed this player
Pontus Almqvist
I watched him play for Norrköping
Alongside with Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
twin patrol
will check him out, thanks
twin patrol
that club is from sweden right?
twin patrol
Ok i thought so
Sweden, that's where the best GK'er for the whitecaps eventually found himself in after he left us
hidden valley
Retrogradare=relegation
The runner up got relegated
And the last placed team stayed up
All because one team had a Liga I license
The other one didn't
balmy torrent
@balmy torrent
🙂
why you wanted me here?
I thouht you’d like to discuss things here
oh
lol
About .russian league etc
up the zenit st petersburg
OKAY BOOMER
Have a convo w baek without people interupting
AMY SCHUMER
hello epper
EEEEE
i only like zenit bc of malcom
fucking bartomeu
chat dead
bc i hate everyone
i mean ate everyone
fucking keyboard
oh...
its actually dead
naive ocean
Russian Prem net spending 20-21 Summer Transfer Window (Euros)
- CSKA Moscow -29.5M
- Zenit St. Petersburg -27.72M
- Dynamo Moscow -13.115M
- FC Krasnodar -6.3M
- Rubin Kazan -6M
lapis wedge
I hope spartak gets champions League 
twin patrol
I hope spartak gets champions League
@lapis wedge would be nice to see Domenico Tedesco back in the CL
clever totem
Standard de Liège will win the UCL i know it
naive ocean
Standard de Liège will win the UCL i know it
@clever totem but you're not in there
hollow iris
Harry Wilson might be huge
balmy torrent
Hell of a player
Fucking diabolical signing
Loaned in. 1.25M loan fee
sounds fine yeah?
We cover the full 60k/w wage
hollow iris
I mean, it's one of those signings, it'll pay off massively, or he'll be fucking useless
balmy torrent
I think it’s a stupid deal
Loan now, when we need to be replacing players permanently is shocking
Financially. We are fucked
3.5M per month being lost
hollow iris
Well, I hope that you can start recovering financially
Not sure about how Pompey are financially at the moment
I think we're alright
balmy torrent
This just doesn’t add up
naive ocean
We cover the full 60k/w wage
@balmy torrent He earns 60k a week? fucking hell
The highest wage earner in Burnley earns 50k a week
balmy torrent
I heard rumours that the media are overreporting at 60k/w
around 25k/w people from both sides are saying
I disagree w the Burnley earning. Given the max w us (45k/w) in the PL which was the lowest by some way... Hudders 60k/w
green folio
Me:
The Eternal Derby:Sunday
Me: 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀
twin patrol
What is the Eternal Derby?
twin patrol
Ahhh ok
balmy torrent
@green folio watched one of them before
was a historical match, Partizan vs Red Star ’97
Your lot won 3-0
frosty hollow
Me:
The Eternal Derby:Sunday
Me: 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀
@green folio Big match that
hidden valley
I'd go for a Red Star win
They are in a really good period
Won every league game this season
And scored 16 goals in the last 4 league games
frosty hollow
Partizan all the way
modern orchid
yikes
sudden parcel
Lol
wanton olive
guess who's finishing bottom of a-league 😎
modern orchid
Adelaide ofc
wanton olive
not adelaide but nix 😎
sudden parcel
Lmao
wanton olive
the goat, cacace
sudden parcel
This may take a while
wanton olive
hooper
sudden parcel
modern orchid
We're shit.
wanton olive
and we haven't signed anyone 😔
modern orchid
One time my friends said "Adelaide should be in UEFA Champions League"
sudden parcel
Lmaoo
wanton olive
wait the season starts mid december init
sudden parcel
Yeye
modern orchid
Yeah
wanton olive
yes
sudden parcel
Hem hem a league the 27th of December does not mean it's back smh
sudden parcel
Scre scre
wanton olive
sydney's probably winning the toilet seat again
modern orchid
Adelaide are finishing bottom, nix to win the league.
wanton olive
but ya don't have alfie
wanton olive
Adelaide are finishing bottom, nix to win the league.
@modern orchid nice joke hahahaha
sudden parcel
So does victory
modern orchid
Not even a joke.
wanton olive
victory just don't get victories though
modern orchid
Actual
gusty finch
i should catch up on a game or two, haven't watched Ausi football since Del Piero left
i mean, i force myself to watch an MLS game or two every year
why not A-League :P
modern orchid
We'd be spending our money on fucking shirts and jumpers
They do look kewl tho
I would cop
sudden parcel
Yes your kit looks very decent
sudden parcel
Lmao
dire comet
Today is the Old Firm
dire comet
Portsmouth drawing with Donny 
modern orchid
aight aight
green folio
My prediction for Sunday:
Partizan 1-0 RSB
silent tartan
dire comet
up the 'Gers
dire comet
both are shit
zenith island
Belgrade derby Tomorrow
red falcon
lets fucking gooooo
clever totem
Best team in da world
balmy torrent
Trabzonspor vs Basaksehir
@empty needle that is a match and a half
empty needle
red falcon
Best team in da world
@clever totem until we beat you on thursday i assume?
clever totem
dire comet
@empty needle that is a match and a half
@balmy torrent no, that's 1/5 of a match because both teams are performing like shit
clever totem
He’s evil
naive ocean
listed match of Oct 18th on #755820035754426398
dire comet
aight
Rafa's Ekstraklasa of the Day Vol.1 17.10.2020
First game of the day was a relegation 6-pointer, despite both teams finishing top 5 last season. Piast with a terrible start having scored only 3 goals in 6 matches, of which five were lost and only one drawn - vs Warta Poznań, who has arguably the worst squad in the league arrived to MKS Cracovia stadium in Kraków to face the city's second biggest team who also had a poor start to the season, but mainly because they were punished -5 points at the beginning due to a corruption scandal that happened 17 years ago. Piast desperately needed a win and despite playing their nearly strongest squad, since as they are out of Europe they don't need to rest players anymore, they only managed to lose by one. The winner was scored by Pelle Van Amersfoort in the 25th min from a penalty. The foul was very surprisingly committed by Jakub Czerwiński who is arguably the best defender in the league and very rarely makes such mistakes. Piast will keep on seeking a win with coach Waldemar Fornalik's work being carefully investigated by the board, while Cracovia's Michał Probierz, a week after securing the Polish Supercup keeps fighting for that upper table finish. (1/5)
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In the second game, the 2 best teams this season so far faced themselves when Górnik Zabrze welcomed rivals from Wielkopolskie Raków Częstochowa to their Ernest Pohl Stadium. Górnik started the match very well with midfielder Bartosz Nowak scoring a header in the 5th minute after a Roman Prochazka, former Viktoria Plzen player who has even scored in the UEFA Champions League group stage 2018/19 assist. Although Raków responded effectively, with former Levante UD winger Ivi López's finish in the 21st minute and then David Tijanić's cheeky chip finish 11 minutes later. Jesus Jimenez also had a disallowed offside goal scored in the same half, but it was Raków leading after the first 45.
In the 2nd half Górnik brought on a 22 year old debutant Stefanos Evangelou, who just joined on a free transfer from Panionios and plays as a centre back, but that didn't stop them from conceding another goal, also by Ivi, which proved that players who were once succesful in LaLiga always prosper well in Poland. Thanks to that win Marek Papszun's dark horse team hops onto the first place with 3 points over Marcin Brosz's Górnik, who are doing a great job nonetheless after losing their best player and scorer Igor Angulo on a free in summer to Goa FC in Indian Super League. (2/5)
And to the final third and probably the most important game of the day. Bogdan Zając's Jagiellonia Białystok team goijg through a serious rebuild after a series of missed manager appointments and underperforming transfers were facing Lech Poznań led by Dariusz Żuraw, who play very effective football and are the only polish team to qualify for an European tournament group stage since 2016. Lech were the clear favourites, with nearly no injuries except goalkeeper Mickey Van Der Hart who has torn his ligament a few weeks before, although Jagiellonia had a strong transfer window having brought in Pavels Steinbors from relegated Arka, who is a great goalkeeper, Kris Twardek from irish team Bohemians who has a semi succesful season in his league last year, Lithuanian striker Fedor Cernych from Dinamo Moscow who has already played in Jaga before and was performing well and finally Błażej Augustyn, an experienced defender on a free from Lechia Gdańsk. The team from Podlaskie's capital lost the previous game vs Zagłębie 1-0 but still started the Lech game like they were not afraid at all. And it showed in the second minute already when Martin Pospisil assisted captain Taras Romanczuk who took Jagiellonia to the lead. 18 year old prospect Jakub Kamiński equalized for Lech 7 minutes later, although the goal was disallowed due to offside. In the second half, winger Maciej Makuszewski, who is a former Lech and polish NT player, made the score 2-0 after an Imaz assist, when the Spaniard took advantage of a poor Ljubomir Satka clearance. In the end Lech got a penalty which was put in by the 20 year old polish national team midfielder Jakub Moder, but in the end Bogdan Zając managed to end the match with a positive result to his team. Lech are playing Benfica home next Thursday and if they repeat today's performance they will surely not stand a chance. (3/5)
Now time for a brief look at Poland's 2nd highest tier. Zagłębie Sosnowiec's game vs newly promoted Resovia Rzeszów was postponed due to the home team having several COVID-19 cases in the first team. And the 2 remaining matches that managed to be played on time weren't exactly great either. First, Górnik Łęczna played legendary Widzew Łódź home, with an intention to win to jump higher in the playoff zone, meanwhile a money-powered Widzew team going through a resurrection scheme having appointed a new coach before the season wanting to bounce off into the playoffs after a poor start. The game was boring and ended 0-0, with the Widzew board surely disappointed. The second game was a midtable Stomil Olsztyn team playing Arka Gdynia, who was relegated last season but are the usual suspects for automatic promotion. Sitting 4th before the match, a 1-1 draw didn't help them move up. (4/5)
Current Ekstraklasa table:
- Raków Częstochowa (7 matches played) (16 points)
- Górnik Zabrze (7) (13)
- Zagłębie Lubin (6) (13)
- Jagiellonia Białystok (6) (11)
- Śląsk Wrocław (5) (10)
- Lechia Gdańsk (5) (9)
- Lech Poznań (6) (8)
- Pogoń Szczecin (4) (7)
- Legia Warszawa (4) (6)
- Cracovia Kraków (7) (5) (5 points deducted before the start)
- Wisła Płock (6) (5)
- Stal Mielec (6) (5)
- Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (6) (5)
- Warta Poznań (5) (4)
- Wisła Kraków () (5) (3)
- Piast Gliwice (7) (1)
(5/5)
dire comet
yes
crystal trench
Polish league statistician right here
twin patrol
The Polish league always intrigued me as a place to do a Career Mode in on FIFA....
crystal trench
Scouts wanting to recruit in the Polish league really have to have the eye
Idk how Bednarek was found lol
balmy torrent
Loved that @dire comet
sage galleon
yoo
dire comet
hi
Idk how Bednarek was found lol
@crystal trench well tbf he was a huge revelation and was chosen to the season's best XI in the fan voting poll on the official Ekstraklasa site having nearly 60% of all votes on him
crystal trench
Damn
zenith island
dire comet
oof
dire comet
henlo
are you ready to expand your knowledge on polish football
Rafa's Ekstraklasa of the Day Vol.2 18.10.2020
let's get to the topic 
dire comet
In the first game of the day Wisła Płock hosted Vitezslav Lavicka's very strong Śląsk Wrocław team at the Kazimierz Górski stadium. The obvious favourites were Śląsk, who after extending their manager's contract until 2022 have noted an outstanding start to the season with 10 points in 5 matches, with their only surprise loss coming in a tough away game in Szczecin back in September. Wisła Płock after avoiding relegation last season by a fair sum of points made some reputable free transfers, like centre back Julio Rodriguez from Tsarsko Selo, experienced striker Patryk Tuszyński from Piast (although they lost 2 other first team forwards - Karol Angielski, once supposed to be the next big thing for Polish football went to I Liga promotion fighting Radomiak Radom and former Wolfsburg youngster Oskar Zawada to Raków), two promising youngsters Paweł Żuk from Lechia and Piotr Pyrdoł from Legia, left back who can also play CB Damian Zbozień from relegated Arka, Dusan Lagator from Sochi and finally Filip Lesniak the Tottenham academy graduate to strengthen the midfield from Aalborg - although they lost their best player by far Dominik Furman to Turkish team Genclerbirligi. To everyone's surprise, Śląsk couldn't resist that team and the Dolnośląskie-based team fighting for top spots lost 1-0 thanks to a late Torgil Gjertsen goal. That striker by the 28 year old Norwegian lifted Wisła a few places up, with manager Radosław Sobolewski looking likely to keep his job, even though last winter he nearly got sacked. (1/5)
The second game of the day, as I showed before, was a shocker - newly promoted Stal Mielec got absolutely battered by struggling Wisła Kraków. The result would be a normality maybe 15 years ago, but before the game Stal had more points than Biała Gwiazda (Wisła's nickname, literally translates to 'White Star'). Manager Artur Skowronek kept the team up last season, ironically he was appointed after getting sacked by...Stal Mielec. Wisła had made a lot of sensible transfers so of course they were favourites, but a 6-0 battering away from home definitely exceeded expectations. Stal wasn't absolutely absent that game, they had a few good occasions, but lacked clinical finishing despite Petteri Forsell continuously creating decent chances. The first goal came from a set piece header in the eleventh minute from the former Slavia Praga defender Michal Frydrych who has even played UEFA Champions League games last season and is also one of the newcomers. The second goal was scored by Felicio Brown Forbes, a Costa Rican leftback, who was turned into a striker after coming to Poland from Arsenal Tula back in 2018 and proved to be a good striker, scoring 10 in 27 for Raków last season. Then Stal's defence completely passed out, with Yaw Yeboah the Manchester City academy graduate scoring two and assisting one and then youngster Patryk Plewka making it 6 in the 56th minute. No more goals came then, although one fairly interesting event happened in the last minute - Wisła brought on Daniel Hoyo-Kowalski, a 17 year old defenders, who had to play with a different jersey, as the regular Wisła kit is sponsored by a betting company and underage players can not advertise such.
The loss surely damaged Dariusz Skrzypczak's team's goal difference giving Wisła they first win of the season, but still made them keep their 14th place. Although if they keep playing like that they'll probably share ŁKS's fate from last season. (2/5)
empty needle
Nice to see Yeboah doing wonders
dire comet
The third, and probably my favourite game of the day, was the Legia-Zagłębie clash taking place in Warsaw. This was Czesław Michniewicz's first game as a Legia coach only, because despite having already played the matches vs Drita, Qarabag and Cracovia, he was also a Poland u21 team manager in that time (fun fact: on the 9th of October he had 2 of his teams play in the same day). The game started slowly, with Legia asserting dominance quickly but being vulnerable to Zagłębie's counters, which could and should have led to an early goal from the away side in the 4th minute, but a Patryk Szysz 1v1 was saved by Artur Boruc. Josip Juranović and Filip Mladenović, Legia's new pair of fullbacks, still haven't found their forms from Hajduk Split and Lechia Gdańsk respectively, being very poor in defending and passing especially. But as a compensation the capital team's wingers were very active, which showed in the 30th minute when former QPR and Hellas Verona player Paweł Wszołek cut inside and passed to Legia's top scorer so far Tomas Pekhart, who took advantage of Dominik Hładun's not great positioning and fired it into the bottom left corner from just outside the box. The equalizer came out of nowhere, when 8 minutes later Szysz tripped over Bartosz Slisz's leg in the box and a penalty to Zagłębie was awarded. The taker, Filip Starzyński, who is one of Ekstraklasa's finest if not the best midfielders, couldn't make a mistake in such situation and after sending Boruc the wrong way calmly scored with a low shot. The match then became very inactive until the break, but fortunately Legia started the 2nd half with a bang and 8 minutes after the match was resumed Luquinhas sent a great cross onto Pekhart's head who scored his 2nd goal in the match, without making Hładun even move. (2,5/5)
After that the match became kinda shit again until the last 15 minutes, when Martin Sevela brought on three offensive players who changed the team's approach a bit and managed to get some possession and shots on Legia's half, but eventually it lead to nothing and the 3 points stayed at the Józef Piłsudski stadium. Michniewicz's first league game and first win is a good prognostic, although some very weird decisions (like Luis Rocha and Paweł Stolarski not even playing despite their good disposition and their rivals for the fullbacks positions disappointing) could be an issue. Let's just hope everyone plays like they should again and we clench the title once again. Legia after that win jumps to 7th place, although they still have 2 matches to play, meanwhile Zagłębie drops points but stays at the 3rd position. (3/5)
Now a brief look at the one game that was played in the I Liga today. ŁKS-Korona could be a top match but guess what, it was postponed due to Korona having Corona cases (). Instead we had GKS Bełchatów play a terrible Sandecja Nowy Sącz team who are yet to get a point. Well, they did get one, because the match in Nowy Sącz ended 0-0, just like 50% of polish 2nd tier games do. Sandecja are still dead last and GKS are drifting just above the bottom 3. (4/5)
Current league table. (5/5)
sudden parcel
Waow nice
dire comet
F to the people that have nothing better to do than read my paragraphs
crystal trench
I thought Legia and Lech Poznan were miles ahead of every club, seems that it changed a lot
rotund cliff
@dire comet read through some of them. not bad work.
wanton olive
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGgEFN9pOpv/?igshid=1fvlp38cxr7is AAAAAAA WHYYYYY NOOOOOO SO MANY PEOPLE GONE
Instagram
idek who’s left anymore 😔
twin patrol
Stefan Marinovic? is he still around?
rotund cliff
Damn that's not good
wanton olive
Stefan Marinovic? is he still around?
@twin patrol yessir
twin patrol
Good. Former Whitecap. Love that man
wanton olive
@wanton olive
Name everyone you've lost
@sudden parcel cacace the goat
taylor our captain 😔
hooper
elliot
mccowatt
and now fucking brandon wilson aAAA
wanton olive
dire comet
@dire comet why is legia so bad
@lapis wedge Legia just changed their coach so maybe it will change but Piast is a big mystery, they're just bad for no reason
naive ocean
twin patrol
Before I go to bed, wanted to say that the polish league is very interesting, i'm doing a CM in that league tomorrow as i'll know more of the league then, but i'm liking it
lapis wedge
@lapis wedge Legia just changed their coach so maybe it will change but Piast is a big mystery, they're just bad for no reason
@dire comet they weren't even that bad in qualifications this season (piast)
dire comet
@naive ocean did he sign for a Russian team already? Preferably SKA Khabarovsk
naive ocean
@naive ocean did he sign for a Russian team already? Preferably SKA Khabarovsk :kloppsmile:
@dire comet He signed for Akron Tolyatti
Tolyatti is named by an Italian Communist so fair enough
dire comet
SKA Khabarovsk's stadium is named after Lenin doe
naive ocean
ik
twin patrol
Before I go to bed, wanted to say that the polish league is very interesting, i'm doing a CM in that league tomorrow as i'll know more of the league then, but i'm liking it
@twin patrol god damn it, the Labada chant they have is stuck in my head and I don’t know why. Lol
hidden valley
rafa's ekstraklasa of the day looks like a great idea so far. Perhaps a stupid question, but mind if I do the same thing but about romanian football?@dire comet (Sorry if I disturbed you)
dire comet
the channel is called #other-european-leagues . Besides I am not a mod. Of course you can, and it'd be very welcome 😄 @hidden valley
@twin patrol god damn it, the Labada chant they have is stuck in my head and I don’t know why. Lol
@twin patrol it's the most basic chant a a team can have, it's basically like 'nananana come on you <team>'
balmy torrent
Damn,
balmy torrent
Mini Update on my spreadsheet
(I have recorded every game, every competition, every team and goal scorer in a spreadsheet... for a normal person, it may hit 100 matches late on in the year.... I ain’t normal)
twin patrol
oh wow
balmy torrent
Starting on January 1st 2020, I’m on game number 470. I’m on course to hit 500 in 18 days time and will hit 585 on the daily rate
however, I think I’ll slow to hit 550 due to external forces (e.g. School, Interviews)
twin patrol
Good lord that's a lot of work
crystal trench
wow
grave slate
got aired in football chat
look at this save
when ben foster retires he has to be our number 1
ik batchmann is good but this guy has so much potential
he is too good to be on the bench
lapis wedge
I remember he had a very good save against Sheffield last season
sudden parcel
Taaaake me baaack to the sweet tiiimess
When we had del pieroooo
And le fondreee
dire comet
oh fuck
I forgot to do Ekstraklasa of the Day
well ima do it now
Ekstraklasa of the Day Vol.3 19.10.2020
sudden parcel
Ooh yay
dire comet
In Monday's first game, two freshly promoted teams - Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała and Warta Poznań - faced each other at the former's venue. The game was crucial because it was absolutely winnable for either team, with Podbeskidzie being the slight favourites due to having a quite more experienced team. Warta, on the other hand, caused a massive upset by their promotion to Ekstraklasa, and already managed to snatch a win in the top polish tier vs Wisła Płock. The game looked tight since the start, with former Chojniczanka Chojnice striker Mateusz Kuzimski scoring a goal for Warta at the beginning of the 2nd half, but then Podbeskidzie brought on youngster Maksymilian Sitek who scored 4 minutes after coming onto the pitch. Soon after Kamil Biliński had a great chance to take his team to the lead, but his shot landed on the crossbar. Warta put emphasis on midfield domination and, after having brought on Lech legend Łukasz Trałka, made it nearly impossible to Podbeskidzie to attack in any other way than by hoofing it to wingers. In the 86th minute Piotr Tworek's team managed to fight up a corner, from which a cross was converted into a goal from Mateusz Kupczak. The Warta win was even more impressive, because they have been dealing with a whole lot of Covid-19 cases and have been missing some crucial players like GK Mateusz Lis. For Warta it's their 2nd win in a row and Krzysztof Brede's Podbeskidzie team despite beating Stal Mielec 2 weeks ago is now third from the bottom. (1/3)
The second match was supposed to be higher level but didn't particularly impress. Lechia Gdańsk hosted Pogoń Szczecin in a game of a 2 upper half teams. Lechia has been disappointing so far, having won 3 games and lost two, but all the wins were vs newly promoted teams and the losses were quite damaging (3-0 vs Górnik, 3-1 vs Raków). Pogoń was also doing average, so the match favourites were them, but it wasn't a big difference in odds. The only goal came in the 23rd minute when after a decent first-touch-only action former Rijeka winger Alex Gorgon tried to pass to Benfica academy graduate Luka Jahović, but misplaced the pass and instead of going to the Slovenian striker it went straight into the bottom right corner of Dusan Kuciak's goal instead. Lechia looked very clueless in the 2nd half and didn't really look like they put in any effort in equalizing, with only 1 shot being taken, which was saved by Dante Stipica either way. And so Kosta Runjaić's team managed to bring the narrow 1-0 win home. Surely a disappointing result for Lechia fans, which launched Pogoń above them in the table. (2/3)
Current league table. (3/3)
twin patrol
1st of all. Damn Maksymilian being a good example of a Super Sub today...
and 2nd of all. Legia Warsaw in 8th? Didn't they win the title last year? what happened?
dire comet
well we lost a few games at the beginning of the season because we just spammed crosses and it was super ineffective, but we sacked the coach and appointed a new, much more experienced one so it will hopefully change
don't forget that we still have 2 matches to play to be on par with the top 3 and if we win both we bounce up to 2nd
twin patrol
I've noticed (on wikipedia at least) that Piast pulled a Leicester 2 seasons ago and now they're rockbottom, a shame that
but i do appreciate the Legia Warsaw supporters though. Man the atmosphere there must be through the roof during a game
dire comet
I've noticed (on wikipedia at least) that Piast pulled a Leicester 2 seasons ago and now they're rockbottom, a shame that
@twin patrol it's even better than Leicester because Piast secured safety in the last matchday and Leicester did like 3 before the end
twin patrol
Oh holy hell that's impressive
balmy torrent
What are your guys opinion on a “European Super League”?
balmy torrent
A league replacing the CL?
dire comet
that's a super ultra fucking terrible idea
ocean oak
yeah
dire comet
no
lapis wedge
A league replacing the CL?
@balmy torrent no that's like europa League 2
crystal trench
What are your guys opinion on a “European Super League”?
@balmy torrent what would that be actually
only small leagues or just europa league at a lesser level
balmy torrent
What's the best non-top-5-league in your opinion?
balmy torrent
No guys you are not understanding
European Super League would be a new league made by the top teams that only has top teams
e.g. Man U, Liverpool etc
Instead of the PL etc
What's the best non-top-5-league in your opinion?
Championship
Has anyone played DLS?
It would be something like that
dire comet
What's the best non-top-5-league in your opinion?
@balmy torrent Liga NOS by far
lapis wedge
What rafa said
wanton olive
Catley, Ryan, Cacace, carpenter
@sudden parcel cacace 🐐 😻
crystal trench
oh
European Super League would be a new league made by the top teams that only has top teams
@balmy torrent it would be like ucl but beginning at 8th finals
naive ocean
Championship and Russian Prem are the best league outside of Top 5 imo
dire comet
Russian Prem 
russian teams are always shit in Europe
the last time a russian team fulfilled expectations in UCL/UEL was 16/17
zenith island
What's the best non-top-5-league in your opinion?
@balmy torrent of course serbian league
balmy torrent
russian prem is shit
modern orchid
Have you ever watched the russian prem? @balmy torrent
What happened to Randal Crow Michaels 🤔
lilac fossil
Which team do you support in Super Lig?
balmy torrent
I unfortunately, have lost my weekly supply of Super Lig
BT had it on in the UK halfway through lockdown until the end of the season, and I loved every game
They always chose the best games too
Gazientep v Galatasaray etc
lilac fossil
I like besiktas and basaksehir
And my best footballer Ljajic
Of course in Super Lig
balmy torrent
I have the kits of Galatasaray and Fenerbache
lilac fossil
Uuu
İ have signed kits of Beşiktaş
Mario Gomez's jersey
#33
He was play besiktas in 2015-16 season
I love him
frosty hollow
@balmy torrent Liga NOS by far
@dire comet Nah, Eredivisie
crystal trench
I'd say Turkey or Liga Nos
dire comet
Super Lig > Eredivisie ngl
Eredivisie has basically Ajax
don't tell me abt AZ being close because they lost to Dynamo Kiev
lilac fossil
absolutely> Super Lig > Eredivisie ngl
@dire comet
dire comet
we're 1-0 up vs Śląsk
Juranović
can't watch the game because I just came from a fencing practice and have to do homework but yeah
twin patrol
it's 2-0 Legia from Pekhart
twin patrol
When i saw the lineup I could've sworn i've heard of Artur Boruc before
Then i realised he was with Bournemouth for 5 years....makes sense why i heard of him prior
dire comet
Um
I meam
he's been playing in good clubs for like 20 years
Soton, Celtic, Fiorentina
FT, we won 2-1
dire comet
up to 4th place we go
twin patrol
climbing back up!
dire comet
if we win our 2nd postponed match vs Warta we're 2nd
aight sk
next Saturday we're against Pogoń
and then 8 days later Warta
twin patrol
2nd postponed match? i assume this was because of COVID right?
dire comet
yeah
Warta had like 2 postponed matches because of Covid cases
and yet they managed to win vs Podbeskidzie after coming straight back from quarantine
twin patrol
Ahh ok
frosty hollow
Eredivisie has basically Ajax
@dire comet And what about PSV and Feyenoord? Both former European winners
dire comet
Madueke may be the next big thing
frosty hollow
I know Utrecht are looking ambitious as well
dire comet
he came from nowhere and already has 4 assists
Utrecht meh
imo Heerenveen are better
frosty hollow
Heerenveen and Twente haven't started off the season too badly either
AZ though, they can't hold on to a lead
frosty hollow
They were up 4-0 and had a penalty against Sparta Rotterdam I think. They ended 4-4 with Bizot (the keeper) getting sent off
dire comet
yes ik
sage galleon
Ivan Toney!!!
frosty hollow
their whole front three is on loan from Ajax
@dire comet Yeah, that's true
dire comet
that was an epic bottle
frosty hollow
But Drommel is really good. I know there were several clubs asking for him in the summer
sage galleon
1-0 Brentford
dire comet
Ivan Toney!!!
@sage galleon Sheff Wed will relegate imo
sage galleon
probs
frosty hollow
I don't know you know. Sheffield Wednesday haven't started off the season too badly
dire comet
are you content with the fact that Sergi Canós is your Benrahma replacement?
dire comet
isn't Frank intending to play him at ST?
Ghoddos was best in Amiens and Ostersunds up front
dire comet
Forss should get more minutes imo, had 11 goals in half a season for Wimbledon
he isn't much worse than Toney
balmy torrent
No. Smithies is
rocky terrace
E
naive ocean
but it's Nick Pope
twin patrol
nah it's ben Foster, he saved a pen
grave slate
he saved a pen and like 6 other shots
one of his best games
foster has kept 4 clean sheets in 6, and has only conceded 2
what a legend
twin patrol
Is he a good player?
twin patrol
Ahh
twin patrol
Aren't MacArthur like new?
twin patrol
Must be a good coach, damn
sudden parcel
Aka the Matilda's old head coach
Yup
I have this slight feeling they're gonna do pretty decently in their first season
twin patrol
I did one Career Mode in Australia last game cycle
I won in my 1st season
twin patrol
though it was with Wellington because of Former Whitecap Stefan Marinovic
oak echo
just saw taras gomulka go to melb city
sudden parcel
And we're not getting anyone 😔
oak echo
obv 😔
gomulka had very little play time for adelaide, dk how going to city would help his career now
twin patrol
I'm kinda wondering how Carl Robinson will do in Western Sydney
oak echo
well was he good with the whitecaps?
cuz western sydney would be a pain to deal with defensively
twin patrol
well was he good with the whitecaps?
@oak echo He was the best coach we ever had
aside from not winning the MLS Cup
oak echo
should be doable with western sydney
idk how they triggered his clause after he signed a 3 and a half year contract with the jets this february
twin patrol
He brought Exciting football, which was something Martin Rennie, Tommy Soehn, or Teitur Thordarson (Our first coach in the MLS) never brought
oak echo
ah
twin patrol
and yes, i did just name all the past coaches we had
oak echo
i personally think he can help the wanderers finish around 6th or 7th
twin patrol
idk how they triggered his clause after he signed a 3 and a half year contract with the jets this february
@oak echo maybe they saw something Newcastle didn't see in the contract?
oak echo
possibly
cuz, Jets announced publicly that Carl Robinson could be headed to wanderers 3 weeks prior to his call
twin patrol
whatever went on over there we don't know for sure
oak echo
yea true
twin patrol
glad he took Kenny Miller with him though, he was good for Vancouver as a player under Carl
albeit a short time, but he was good
twin patrol
I say short time because he was already a player before Carl Robison took over
oak echo
he brings those german one to one style of play and people around him usually thrive
well, Robinson could do better than the other coaches at the Wanderers
they don't have a proper finisher, yet having set up possible goals and missing them wide
twin patrol
Robinson Dispatching the New York Red Bulls 4-1 on his debut was 🔥
modern orchid
you watched the gillingham highlights im guessing? 😉
@balmy torrent I did indeed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5CRt_8b_YY&ab_channel=GFCofficial 😉
balmy torrent
oh fuck sake
i mean in all fairness that was the first loss of the season
in december
modern orchid
red falcon
Best team in da world
@clever totem 😄
clever totem
Goddamnit you’re saltier than the french fans
red falcon
welcome to the party
crystal trench
Sparta got owned by Lille
Idk much about Czech league but thought Sparta and a few top flight teams could be at a UEL level
dire comet
Sparta, Plzen and Slavia are definitely UEL level
crystal trench
Yeah thought they would be
dire comet
Slavia should be UCL level, they aren't even selling that many players
crystal trench
But against a not full Lille team 😳
dire comet
but like in most cases with chinese owners the management is poor
crystal trench
oh the owners are chinese
I understand it better now lol
Recruitment ac is a bit weird
dire comet
yeah Slavia were a mid table team until like 2015
until they took over and bought every single decent player in the league
crystal trench
At some point I saw lots of Ligue 1 over 30 players go to Czech league
Mandjeck, Mavuba
dire comet
Costa Nhamoinesu played for Sparta for a fair bit
crystal trench
Yeah
dire comet
but he left somwhere this year
crystal trench
Fifa beast
dire comet
to India or smth
dire comet
Nhamoinesu is a former Zagłębie player so that's cool
crystal trench
Ye
Repositioned at CB
Fullbacks repositioned at CB always make fifa beasts
Djéné for example
dire comet
Masopust was one of these outperforming players from smaller clubs that were just poached by Slavia
crystal trench
Ye
crystal trench
Top leagues scout don't look much into mid Europe
Masopust in Czech Republic or Coman in Romania could get in a few teams
I remember when Brest bought Tomas Micola out of nowhere lol
dire comet
Masopust is just Czech Fassnacht
dire comet
Fassnacht was also outperforming in Thun and got poached by YB
also a right winger and also is 27
dire comet
nah Slavia doesn't buy younger players because they'd most likely get bought by foreign clubs quickly
crystal trench
Yeah
dire comet
most of their youngsters are homegrown or bought from super niché leagues at the age of 17
crystal trench
Swiss league prospects often are recruited in Germany, Italy or France
Proof that language helps
dire comet
yep
crystal trench
Players like Traoré, Dorley or Kayamba were hard to find
They sold Deli to Club Brugge
crystal trench
oh damn
began late
Idk how second div Czech clubs or Slovakian clubs can find players like that in Africa
dire comet
Zlin won the czech cup in 17/18
dire comet
yep it was a big surprise
Then they lost some important players like said Traore and fought relegation again
dire comet
also back to the Jablonec topic
dire comet
they're always super good in the league