January 22, 2016

Fantasy Premier League, Gameweek 23: The Premiership kicks off with an early Saturday match taking Norwich to Liverpool. Hillbilly F.C. wins the week to retake the lead from Liquid Football in SportsFilter's contest by a razor-thin margin of six points. Top pickups: Newcastle midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum (7.0), Man City forward Sergio Aguero (13.3) and defender Bacary Sagna (5.7).

posted by rcade to soccer at 01:45 PM - 2 comments

I'm not in the fantasy league, but I do watch the EPL regularly. Did anyone else watch this morning's Norwich vs Liverpool match? I turned the TV on just in time to watch extra time, with Liverpool up 4-3. Oh good, says I, perhaps Reds can take home 3 points. Oh no, says I, as Norwich levels things at 4 on some really bad defense by Liverpool. Oh my goodness, says I, as Adam Lallana scores on a nice bounced shot, rips off his shirt, and proceeds to destroy Jurgen Klopp's eyeglasses. Norwich fans were left sitting there with the "What the **** just happened?" look on their collective faces.

The post game presser with Klopp produced one of the better lines I have heard. When asked about the eyeglasses, Klopp said it was the second time it had happened to him. He usually carries a spare pair, but could not find them. He said, "It's hard to find your glasses without your glasses." One of the studio commentators said that parental controls should have been applied, since the defense in the game was not safe for children to watch.

posted by Howard_T at 08:31 PM on January 23, 2016

Howard, the studio guy (Robbie Mustoe?) was right and I say that as a dedicated Liverpool fanatic. Both defenses were horrific and most of the goals should never have been scored. But I was happy/relieved after the last goal, that's for sure.

posted by billsaysthis at 10:37 AM on January 25, 2016

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