Premier League Thread 2016/17 v135: Allegri bless?

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holy shit this was great
http://www.wwe.com/videos/top-10-smackdown-live-moments-wwe-top-10-feb-28-2017
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Agreed, everyone in the PWD hated it for some reason though.
 
You're posting in here again? :eek:

I thought it was good. Some how they are managing to get Orton over in 2017
No, I'm not, but you are the only person I've seen on Sherdog that also liked that segment, so I wanted to chime in.
 
Me near London tomorrow
Going to pick up a bike
 
It's a marathon, not a sprint - Zidane positive after Madrid lose top spot to Barca
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane remains positive over the club's chances of winning LaLiga for the first time since 2012.

Zinedine Zidane insisted the LaLiga title race is wide open after Real Madrid were leapfrogged by bitter rivals Barcelona.

Barcelona crushed Sporting Gijon 6-1 and Madrid were unable to regain top spot despite salvaging a 3-3 draw at home to Las Palmas on Wednesday.

Titleholders Barca are a point clear atop the table, though Madrid have one game in hand, and head coach Zidane remains positive over the capital club's chances of lifting the trophy for the first time since 2012.

"We are going to fight. It will be difficult right until the end, as I've said before and I stand by that," the Frenchman said. "We are not top of the league any more but this league is always wide open.

"We will not give up the fight, this is a marathon, not a sprint and we will get through this. We have to be positive."

Madrid were fortunate to earn a share of the spoils at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Isco opened the scoring for the hosts in the eighth minute but it went downhill from there as Tana equalised two minutes later.

Gareth Bale was then sent off two minutes into the second half following a pair of yellow cards and Las Palmas capitalised to take a 3-1 lead just shy of the hour-mark.

However, four-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo came to the rescue by scoring two late goals in three minutes.

"We'll get through this all together. We're going through a bad patch right now, particularly in terms of our first-half performance," Zidane added, having watched Madrid come from behind to beat Villarreal 3-2 last week.

"We'll have to analyse it and think about what we can do to change things around. We put in massive effort to come back from 3-1 down to make it 3-3. We have good spirit and this side is capable of doing good things.

"We perhaps don't have the same energy that we showed before to turn games around. We've let some crucial points slip, but we mustn't go crazy about it. We'll put this right by all working together.

"The important thing is that we didn't do what we had to do in the first half… We wanted to make sure they didn't have the ball and we failed to do that in the first period."
 
Valencia: Manchester United can win treble
Antonio Valencia and his Manchester United team-mates are dreaming big thanks to the renewed confidence instilled by Jose Mourinho.

Manchester United are seeking a treble of cup triumphs after EFL Cup glory, though Antonio Valencia has not given up on the Premier League.

United won their first major trophy under manager Jose Mourinho following last week's 3-2 victory over Southampton at Wembley.

There are more trophies on offer this season, with United - 15 points adrift of Premier League leaders Chelsea - in the last 16 of the Europa League and the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Valencia and his team-mates are dreaming big thanks to the renewed confidence instilled by Mourinho after struggling under Louis van Gaal and David Moyes.

"This is the mentality that we have – that trophy has given us much confidence," Valencia said. "We are thinking about these three trophies. I think we can do it. We have to realise we are Manchester United and that we can go on to win these three trophies.

"We haven't given up hope this year [of winning the title]. We'll still fight for the league this season but if we can't do it this year then we go into next season and we will fight for the league.

"I think it's the same atmosphere [now to when Alex Ferguson was in charge]. We have that security of playing under a top manager. It's something you can definitely say. They each have their own individual style but both of them are obviously fantastic managers.

"I think a lot has changed. The atmosphere – we play with more confidence, with more happiness and with more responsibility. When you bring in new players, top-quality players, that changes the atmosphere of the team. I think we're a lot happier. We still have that responsibility on our shoulders, but you could say a lot has changed.

"I think the fear factor we have to create ourselves, we have to put the fear into teams every time they come to Old Trafford. They have to feel the pressure, that we are playing well, doing things well, playing with responsibility and we are pressing them."

United - unbeaten in 16 league matches - play host to Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Saturday.
 
Just caught the highlights of the games from this week so far...

Holy cow, did Keylor suck today. Glad Ramos got caught shielding the ball with both hands in the box. Also Bale's red card was horrible. Pretty sure they'll appeal it.

Barça looked great as expected against Sporting.

Celta vs. Espanyol looked like it was a great game. Iago Aspas scored a sick free kick for Celta and Wass scored a nice goal from outside of the box. Gerard Moreno scored again. This has been his breakout season. I could see him getting called up by a bigger club to play as a rotation striker next season.
 
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