@IanDarke

TV football commentator for ESPN. Views probably safely ignored - like most others on here.

Joined December 2010
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Huge win for Jose Mourinho as Real Madrid end Barca’s 100% record at Camp Nou. Got a great tune out of his players to foil Lamine and Co. Mbappe hits 100th Real goal to win it. Barca will bounce back. Just not their night. But cant win Champs Lg with that high defence line .
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All set to go with live coverage of El Clasico - build up from 3 pm ET on ABC , ESPN+ and Deportes. Kick off 4 pm. Real keeper Courtois ruled out by flu - or is he ? Bit of pre-match drama.
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El Clasico today …can Mourinho stop Barcelona ?
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Ugly messy game in Fratton Park rain. Millwall dominant most of second half, but Pompey continued recent habit of digging out a win. Shade best player when he came on. Thought Kenny deserved a run out on the right.
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Slow start. Picking up a bit.
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It really is crazy how managers now expect goalkeepers to be playmakers pinging passes from the back. A few can do it. Most are just not good enough with their feet .
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Forest so wasteful in front of goal. A festival of shots off target at Ipswich.
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Michael Carrick is as likeable and genuine a bloke as there is. He spoke impressively from the heart yesterday about Man Utd’s problems. But only points and performances can really do the talking now. Cruel business.
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Astonishing that in all Clasico history Real Madrid and Barcelona have 106 wins each ! Jose Mourinho dare not lose the next one otherwise Real go 9 pts adrift. Next one live on Sunday across America on ABC, ESPN+ and Deportes with a 4pm ET kick off.
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Lamentable - @itn introducing reporters by their christian names as if they are our bosom buddies, as in “ coming up, we will get Robert’s view on all this”. This is the news not ‘ The Chase’ or ‘ Strictly’. Robert who ?
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Only thing to add to Man Utd debacle in Italy is that Como might have done that to a fair few teams in that sizzling form. Lack of legs/ energy/ dynamism in Utd midfield a recurring issue.
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Holes all over this painfully laboured Man Utd midfield. Chasing shadows against a quite brilliant Como.
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This fluent Como team a tribute to the coaching of Cesc Fabregas. Man Utd being ripped apart by Nico Paz , who will be a big star for Argentina now that Messi has gone from the national team.
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Did defeat in Paris burst Barcelona’s bubble ? Will Real Madrid fancy their chances a little more on Sunday at Camp Nou.
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🗣️ Kulusevski: "Nobody had any hope; I was working 10 hours a day, and they couldn't see me. But I never gave up, and now, after 526 days, I'm back and ready to play. God gave me the strength to keep going. I can't take all the credit for what I did because I didn't do it alone. He was with me every day"
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An unlikely point with a rotated team for Pompey at Wolves. Smart late equaliser from Devlin a reward for staying in game against a fancied team. Schmid beaten on near post for Wolves goal will disappoint him. But mood in camp must be upbeat.
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Does not matter who you support , always good to see a player return from a very long term injury nightmare , as Kulusevski did for Spurs last night. Think he feared his career was over , but kept battling.
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PSG v Barcelona . What do you reckon ? 3-3 ? 4-4? , 5-5 ? Reckon 0-0 is a 500-1 shot.
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