Tonight's football thread

[noel]

But then Martinez comes out with a cracker...

Stevenage (bottom of the 3rd tier of English football) V Everton (top 5 in the premiership).. Stevenage are favourites as they are at home... the home team is always favourites, even a lower league team against a team of internationals..

It's in the managerial rule book to talk up your opposition. Phrases like "there are 10 clubs that could win the premiere league" and "there are no easy games.." are commonplace.

I would love to see a manager say "I think they'll work hard but we believe we're a better team, so I think we'll win by two clear goals".

They do it in cricket: Glenn McGrath "I predict a 5-0 whitewash".