- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Match Day 5/9
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:22 pm to WarSlamEagle
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:22 pm to WarSlamEagle
i think it's been fairly balanced and DDG has been the difference.
1
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:23 pm to WarSlamEagle
Palace has controlled the second half. I didn't watch the first, but judging by the second half Palace has been the better team. I generally make that assessment based on who controlled and carried out their gameplay better. I think that's been palace, but good teams find a way to win. United have done that today.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:23 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Dang, now I have to be on DS's side for something. 
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:24 pm to WarSlamEagle
All I ever do is call em like I see em
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:24 pm to BleedPurpleGold
quote:
I didn't watch the first, but judging by the second half Palace has been the better team.
My point exactly.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:24 pm to BleedPurpleGold
It was a balanced back and forth game, no way Palace dominated but IDGAF, we just went to one of the toughest places to play in the league and won.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:25 pm to StraightCashHomey21
quote:
I didn't even respond to it
Haha you're so defensive. You have some strange aversion to civilized conversation about the sport when it comes to your team. I rarely resort to trolling United unless its obvious to everyone and its clearly a joke. I wasn't trying to insult your squad by saying they were outplayed. Just a soccer opinion, no need to get touchy.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:26 pm to BleedPurpleGold
I wasn't even talking about you,
regardless, check the stats we were not outplayed.
Young gave them fits all day. Him or DDG MOTM
regardless, check the stats we were not outplayed.
Young gave them fits all day. Him or DDG MOTM
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:28 pm to WarSlamEagle
quote:
My point exactly.
Well I guess that's where our definitions differ. I judge a team being "outplayed" based purely in a tactical sense. Palace responded tactically and United had no answer. The second half of games generally ends up being more important if you look at it that way. But its just the way I watch the game, and just one way in many you can make that assessment.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:28 pm to BleedPurpleGold
quote:
I wasn't trying to insult your squad by saying they were outplayed.
FWIW, I didn't think you were doing that, either. It's just you and jackwoods sounded like you had only watched the second half, hence my reaction.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:31 pm to StraightCashHomey21
quote:
regardless, check the stats we were not outplayed.
Stats certainly play a part, but like I said they're not the most important part of that judgment, IMO.
Regardless you guys had the same shots, and shots on goal. Possession, passes completed, and clear cut chances created all favored CP. If you want to go the stats route I'd say it still favors CP. To each his own though, there's no exact science here.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:32 pm to LSU316
Well shite this first half has been very forgettable.....pissing the league away.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:32 pm to BleedPurpleGold
CP if anything answered the call and played us punch for punch
Madrid down 2 to Valencia 30mins in
Madrid down 2 to Valencia 30mins in
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:33 pm to BleedPurpleGold
And I would say Palace made the right tactical tweak, while United were weakened because of injury. (Speaking of which, Falcao did absolutely nothing in that 45.)
Not an excuse, but just what I saw out there, and they seemed to settle down a little bit after that blitz from Palace. But, if you look at the entire match, United had their chances and streaks of dominance as well.
Agree to disagree. United have the three points and most likely the UCL spot.
Not an excuse, but just what I saw out there, and they seemed to settle down a little bit after that blitz from Palace. But, if you look at the entire match, United had their chances and streaks of dominance as well.
Agree to disagree. United have the three points and most likely the UCL spot.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:33 pm to WarSlamEagle
quote:
It's just you and jackwoods sounded like you had only watched the second half, hence my reaction.
Fair enough. As I said though, I usually place more emphasis on tactical response when deciding which team was "outplayed." Its just a semantics difference, that's all.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:33 pm to WarSlamEagle
quote:
Agree to disagree. United have the three points and most likely the UCL spot.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:34 pm to BleedPurpleGold
quote:
Possession
You're talking about just the second half again, right?
ETA: Yeah, it's just semantics. I like to look at the entire story of the match. Think the first half gets overlooked too much, and not just because United played better in the first half here.
This post was edited on 5/9/15 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:38 pm to WarSlamEagle
quote:
(Speaking of which, Falcao did absolutely nothing in that 45.)
I think he only had like 6 touches
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:40 pm to StraightCashHomey21
quote:
Madrid down 2 to Valencia 30mins in
And Kroos was subbed off for injury.
Posted on 5/9/15 at 1:42 pm to WarSlamEagle
quote:
You're talking about just the second half again, right?
Hahaha you know what? Opta had the team stats reversed on the app. I just double checked on the Prem website and they were the opposite. Checked again on ESPN to confirm.
United dominated stats-wise. Definitely changes my tune a bit in regard to who was the better squad. Jeez you'd think they could put the correct stats under the right team.
Page 8 of 9
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News