24/25 Match Week 11 Recap

22 Years, 4-in-a-Row & Poppy's

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nick lochner
November 12, 2024

Happy Veterans Day & Thank You

Every Veterans Day, November 11, at 11:11 am the sun aligns perfectly with this Memorial in Anthem, AZ, USA

On the 11th day of the 11th hour of the 11th month the fighting ended in WWI, 1918. Veterans Day (originally Armistice Day) is celebrated in 11/11 in honor of all military veterans of the US Armed Forces.

See Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥section for more.

In Today’s CleanSheet:

  • Headlines 📌

  • Current Situation📈📉

  • Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥- Armistice Day

  • Off Island 🏝️ - International Break

  • Best Bets 💰

Headlines 📌

  • CS Match of the Week. BHA 2-1 Man City.

    • A First for Pep. Man City lost its fourth straight match in all competitions, something they have never done under Pep. April 2018 was the last time Man City had lost three matches in a row. Pep’s reaction post BHA - we need to “clean our heads over the international break”.

    • It was a really good 1H for City and Haaland put them in front at 23’.

    • It looked like it would be all three points for city until Pedro pounces at 77’ to tie it 1-1.

    • And then, chaos as the tide turns on the south coast, when O’Riley makes it 2 at 83’.

  • 22 Years. Tottenham 1-2 Ipswich Town.

  • The Tractor Boys got their first win in the PL in 22 years. And, they did despite these uniforms!

  • Szmodics with a great goal at 31’.

  • Then Delap at 43’.

  • Bad Spurs. Yes, the Tractor Boys showed up and played well, but as CS talked about last week, this match came down to Spurs falling short of what they can do.

  • A Good Point. Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal. A great game. If someone says how can a good game end in a Draw - have them watch this one and remind them how points work in the table.

  • Referee Suspension. David Coote was recorded talking about his dislike of Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp. Now he’s been suspended pending further investigation. Not a good look. Now Liverpool fans are posting all the bad calls he made against Liverpool, and there are A LOT of them.

Shoutout to CS subscribers taking in the matches from B.D. Riley in Austin, TX.

Thanks Ryan & Nathan - and to CS subscribers - please send yours!

Current Situation 📈📉

  • Just 4 points separate 3rd place from 13th, expect a lot of movement after International Break.

  • With Wolves and Ipswich Town winning, every PL team has now won.

  • 4 Teams with just 1 win, making those points off Draws look big.

  • While Liverpool have just a 5-point lead over the champs, the 9-point gap over 3rd is quite a gap right now.

  • If goal differential is an indicator, and often it is, expect Spurs to move up the table.

CleanSheets Counter & Goal Tracker

MW11 Clean Sheets

6

  • Liverpool, West Ham, Everton, Fulham, Wolves and Man United with Clean Sheets.

  • That’s Liverpool’s league leading 6th CS.

  • Wolves get CS 1 of the season.

  • 9 of 11 Man United matches have been a CS, 5 for and 4 against.

  • LCFC were shut out for the first time this season.

  • Man City is the only team to score in every match this season.

  • Brentford are the only team without a CS this season.

MW11 Total Goals

26

  • With 5 goals this weekend, Brentford matches have had the most goals this season, 44 for an average of 4 per match. Wolves fell to second most goals, 43. Next,

  • For contrast, all Palace games have had just 23 goals, just over 2 per match.

  • Last season had NO MATCHES with under 30 goals in a week.

  • This season has had 5 of 11 matches under 30 goals. 

Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥

Armistice Day

Armistice - noun - an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time, a truce.

During WWI the Allies, the Entente, were a coalition of countries led by France, UK, Russia, United States, Italy and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. An Armistice was agreed to between the Allies and the Central Powers and fighting was stopped “at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”.

The first Armistice Day was celebrated a year later at Buckingham Palace in London November 11, 1919.

Today, many countries around the world observe what was originally called Armistice Day.

Britian renamed Armistice Day to Remembrance Day, also known as Poppy Day, during WWII. All 56 members of The Commonwealth (member states of the British Empire) observe Remembrance Day.

The USA renamed Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954 at the urging of Verteran’s Organizations.

Remembrance Poppy

During WWI, inspired by the war poem “In Flanders Fields” (wiki - click for the short poem) citizens bought and wore Poppy’s in honor of those serving. The money was used for veterans, widows, orphans, and charities supporting the war.

Today, you will see people wearing these Poppy’s across Britian - you may have seen them this weekend during the matches on players, coaches, commentators, supporters and around the grounds.

In addition, prior to the match start there will be a bugler playing “Last Post” followed by a moment of silence.

Off Island 🏝️

International Break

This is the last International Break of the season until the week of March 22, 2025. When the players return for MW12 it will begin a run of 9 matches in 7 weeks. Here is the full schedule.

Tournaments and Matches of Interest this Break

World Cup Qualifying in South America, Asia and Oceania.

Nations League in Europe and Africa and North America will finish it’s first round with teams advancing or being cut.

  • The USMNT head to Kingston, Jamaica on 11/14 for a Quarterfinal Match in the CONCACAF Nations League. 7pm cst on TNT and the return trip in St Louis, MO on 11/18 7pm cst. Total goals is the goal. Winner advances to the 2025 Finals in Los Angeles, CA and will also get an automatic bid into the 2025 Gold Cup. The loser will enter the qualifications for the Gold Cup.

  • England must win at Greece on 11/14, or they will miss out on an automatic bid in the next round. England were surprised by Greece last break in Wembly, losing 1-2. Will be Tuchel’s first match on the sidelines.

  • Brazil have struggled in World Cup Qualifying and while they sit in an automatic qualifying spot at this point, they need more points to secure it. They travel to Venezuela 11/14, who are also looking for points to help them qualify for their first ever World Cup. A win would put them in a good position.

  • Belgium host Italy on 11/14 and both sides need a win to secure top of the group. Will be a fun match to watch.

Best Bets 💰

Betting Soccer versus basketball or football, fewer wins but bigger odds. Nice little up week.

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