Euro Expert

Euro Expert

@alexanderbarker.bsky.social

Alex Barker @theathleticfc πŸ‘ Personal account only! Email for Enquiries 🚨 euroexpert_@outlook.com

5,596 Followers 218 Following 1,397 Posts Joined Nov 2024
5 months ago

Is the referee lagging?

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5 months ago

Every time Chelsea and Manchester United play each other their brains fall out hahahahaha what is this game

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5 months ago

Monaco just an incredible fumble for French football

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5 months ago

They can't and won't keep getting away with this

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5 months ago

My month spent over the summer binge-watching 34 Marseille games is finally going to feel relevant tonight

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5 months ago

Also worth saying that it looks like he's bulked up a bit since last season in muscle

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5 months ago

I definitely overlooked Ekitike's dueling when scouting him back in March. I focused too heavily on his lack of bodyweight and ability to get barged out of the way, and missed what he can do to put defenders off - using his arms to keep them away

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5 months ago

Did Emery use Guessand off the right yesterday?

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5 months ago

Stop that Angel Gomes

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5 months ago

Thank you!

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5 months ago

Oh there's no question I'm wildcarding, I HATE my team

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6 months ago
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πŸŽ™οΈThis is the 1st 10 minutes of the show, as @alexanderbarker.bsky.social joins Bailey to discuss Premier League transfers, the issues at City last season and the signing of Donnarumma.

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6 months ago

Is it too early to confirm a wildcard/transfers in FPL. I know I should wait but I cba

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6 months ago
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Mailbag: Send in your questions for The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast Send in your questions now ahead of a special episode of The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

Send in your questions for @theathleticfc.bsky.social Tactics Podcast special mailbag episode!

What trend, team, or player has caught your eye from the season so far?

Or are there any tactical/data questions you would like us to address?

Let us know below!

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6 months ago

Both suck.

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6 months ago

Cyclists of London, we built you roads, we built you traffic lights, we didn't build you them so you could blaze through red lights. Are you colourblind?

bring back diesel

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6 months ago

And tbf he probably does have them. But I strongly believe there's a massive discrepancy between Donnas actual consistent shot stopping ability, and his reputation

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6 months ago

But if he's the best GK in the world, or one of the best shot stoppers in the world, why are we talking about glaring mistakes?

We don't talk about them with Courtois, for example.

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6 months ago

Hahaha I didn't, too long! But thank you!

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6 months ago

But can we all stop pretending like he's the ultimate GK who just has one weakness? There was a period of time in 2024 where he was flat-out one of the more unreliable shot-stoppers in Europe's top five leagues.

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6 months ago

Am I saying he can't/won't be good for Man City? No. He had a really, really strong end to last season.

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6 months ago

Maybe Donnarumma will be mostly flawless in shot-stopping at Man City, but can we please stop framing his signing as, "He's a great shot-stopper, just terrible with his feet".

Arsenal. Atletico Madrid. Newcastle. Dortmund. Liverpool. Last two seasons, go and watch the goals.

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6 months ago

Just remembered he's still only 23 πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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6 months ago

Been watching all of Chelsea's games this season and my word, Caicedo is just phenomenal. Step ahead of everyone else in anticipating loose balls and winning it back. Gonna be HUGE for them

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6 months ago
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How Iraola's Bournemouth outsmarted Thomas Frank's Spurs YouTube video by The Extra Inch Spurs Podcast

How Iraola's Bournemouth Outsmarted Thomas Frank's Spurs

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6 months ago

Stop that Malick Fofana

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6 months ago

Yeah I despise this style of thumbnail that's prevelant atm. What do the circles mean? That they are footballers? On a football pitch? Closing down? Wow!!!

Eugh

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6 months ago

On X, I'm trying to actively apply a filter to my takes. Here though, I'm happy to post more of my general thoughts.

One of those is that Simons to Spurs is probably the biggest superstar they've signed in a decade. He has flaws, but an electric & fun player that I love

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6 months ago

I'm going to be posting Spurs analysis and I'm worried I'm gonna get hated. It's not saying they are bad, just way less hyped than most people are on them

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6 months ago

Yeah, just the online space! (cannot claim to know much about inner club stuff)

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