Barclay's Premier League '15-'16 discussion V6

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Palace are 10th, why again is Pardew the GOAT according to this forum?

Best British manager in the PL
http://www.goallegacy.net/t38572-a-snapshot-of-the-premier-league-table

That's like saying a dog shit is better than a bird shit tbh.

Sounds to me like you've been eating a lot of Welch's grape jelly mole

Oh by the way I made this claim in a different thread, but I'd like to bring it up for discussion here.

Has Dembele been one of the best CM's in the PL this season? The dude is absolutely unplayable right now. What he's been doing to teams has been unfair. Since he's been slotted back into the team he's arguably been Tottenham's best player.

He's always had so much potential but other than the first half of AVB's tenure (when him and Sandro were beasting it in Spurs longest unbeaten wrong, now tied), he's been inconsistent. Injuries have played a big part, and still are, but regardless he seems to be finally playing up to his potential.

Anybody that has been watching Spurs right now I think could confidently say that he has been one of the best CM's. Absolutely love watching him play right now.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Palace are 10th, why again is Pardew the GOAT according to this forum?

Newcastle are 17th.

Mod wrote:Has Dembele been one of the best CM's in the PL this season?

I was going to say "not one of the best, but he's been good", but then I got to thinking who have been better? Who really are the stand out CMs so far? I can only think of Fernandinho and Yaya, maybe Cabaye and Cazorla at a push. But there haven't been many stand out CMs at all, imo. So, I suppose you could say Dembele has been among the best, although the field is very even right now.

And he's always had the talent, but he's got that gift of managing to look lazy even when he's not. Must be that facial expression of his. Now that he's getting chances to play again, he's showing what he can do.

Drinkwater has been the best so far.

Easy for Henderson to step back in and be the best CM in the PL when he's healthy, at this point.

Oh my God

El Gunner wrote:Oh my God

Personally I don't care about 'our fans are better than yours' arguments, but because YOLO, here's the results of the Telegraph's readers voting when asked about the least and most passionate fans of the Prem clubs. In order from the least passionate:

Chelsea
Arsenal
Man City
Man United
Aston Villa
West Brom
Southampton
Norwich
Watford
Swansea
Newcastle
Tottenham
Bournemouth
Liverpool
Crystal Palace
Stoke City
Everton
West Ham
Leicester
Sunderland

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/12018311/Premier-League-fans-Who-are-most-passionate.html?frame=3510699

Seems obvious to me that the bigger clubs would have more casuals and thus be less passionate.

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Seems obvious to me that the bigger clubs would have more casuals and thus be less passionate.

understandable where Liverpool is then (:

always better than having glory-plastic fans !

60% of our fans are posh businessmen. Can't really refute that claim of being least passionate at the EMIRATES


Worldwide? no chance.

Surprised we are that low, but then i remembered that no one gives a shit anymore and gave into Ashley based self-defeatism a long time ago.

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Seems obvious to me that the bigger clubs would have more casuals and thus be less passionate.

FFS dat jab


Anyways, come to Africa that's where you'll find the hardcore fans of the big teams. Especially Nigeria for Arsenal fans.
Although I don't really know if United has that much hardcore fans

Helmer wrote:always better than having glory-plastic fans !

would need to win something for that (:

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I still don't understand how we chose LUIS ALBERTO over Eriksen ffs.

The best number 10 in the league atm. Won't be surprised if he, along with Kane, help push on a successful year for them.

Red Alert wrote:
The best number 10 in the league atm.

No he's not.

Yes he is. Who's been better?

Silva's missed half the season.
Ozil has a few "good" games, but they've not been consistent throughout the season.
Coutinho is in the same boat as Ozil...

Ozil has been the best so far this year.

Eriksen would have been an amazing signing though. Always been a big fan of his.

That said Coutinho has the ability to be better than any of them (Ozil, Silva, Eriksen) if he can be consistent. He just has the best package, and IMO, the best mentality. Consistency is lacking though.

Red Alert wrote:
Ozil has a few "good" games, but they've not been consistent throughout the season.
Coutinho is in the same boat as Ozil...

Surely you are joking here.

Özil has been miles ahead this season. Don't let the one off losses fool you - that's more to do with half the starters around him being injured. He has even been majestic in big games, which was a big criticism last years.

And I know you guys rate Coutinho - I do too. But to put him on the same boat? Or even talking about more ability - that's a bit subjective, and exaggerated.

Red Alert wrote:Yes he is. Who's been better?

Silva's missed half the season.
Ozil has a few "good" games, but they've not been consistent throughout the season.
Coutinho is in the same boat as Ozil...

Red Alert wrote:I still don't understand how we chose LUIS ALBERTO over Eriksen ffs.

The best number 10 in the league atm. Won't be surprised if he, along with Kane, help push on a successful year for them.