Barclay's Premier League '15-'16 discussion V10

30 mins played at OT and zero goals. United are going to have to pull their finger out if they want to score 19

I do wonder if United had to win 3-0 to get 4th. Would they have been able to?

RealGunner wrote:I do wonder if United had to win 3-0 to get 4th. Would they have been able to?

I think the answer is a resounding no.

Well Wooney gets his usual consolation end of season goal. Need another few now

Bournemouth robbed of a goal

Rashford scores 2-0

TAKE EM TO FRANCE ROY!

Rooney all day with them lob passes

End of season awards

Best Goalkeeper:
Best Defender:
Best Midfielder:
Best Forward:
Best Young Player (U21):
Best Manager:
Best Transfer:
Worst Transfer:
Best Player:
Worst Player:

Team of the season

I'll start with my list.

Best Goalkeeper: De Gea
Best Defender: Alderweireld
Best Midfielder: Mahrez
Best Forward: Kane
Best Young Player (U21): Dele Alli
Best Manager: Ranieri
Best Transfer: Payet
Worst Transfer: Townsend
Best Player: Mahrez
Worst Player: Ivanovic

Team of the season


Bench: Cech, Buttland, Vertonghen, Huth, Fuchs, Walker, Ozil, Drinkwater, Aguero, Ighalo

Best Goalkeeper: De Gea
Best Defender: Smalling
Best Midfielder: Kante
Best Forward: Mahrez
Best Young Player (U21): Alli
Best Manager: Ranieri
Best Transfer: Kante
Worst Transfer: Sterling
Best Player: Mahrez
Worst Player: someone from Chelsea

Y no Ozil?

Best Goalkeeper: Cech
Best Defender: Alderweireld
Best Midfielder: Kante
Best Forward: Mahrez
Best Young Player (U21): Alli
Best Manager: Ranieri
Best Transfer: Kante
Worst Transfer: Niasse
Best Player: Mahrez
Worst Player: Lescott(?)

B-Mac wrote:if you look closely you can see Tom in his wife beat and me next to him with all the drugs

Doing meth with the lads, is always a pleasure.

Best Goalkeeper: DDG
Best Defender: Smalling
Best Midfielder: Kante
Best Forward: Mahrez
Best Young Player (U21): Martial
Best Manager: Ranieri
Best Transfer: Kante
Worst Transfer: Pedro
Best Player: Kante
Worst Player: Memphis

thought Smalling fell off a little after XMAS, still solid but I would give defender of the year to Morgan or Fuchs

Best GK: The Gea
Defender: Huth
Midfielder: Kante
Forward: Mahrez
Youngster: Alli
Best Ranieri: Dilly ding, dilly dong!
Best transfer: Payet
Worst transfer: Sterling
Best player: Carroll
Worst player: Aston Villa

The thing about Smalling is when he was playing well this season, he was essentially like a one man defense for us. Often had to do the work of himself and of the midget Blind.
I think all of his competition like Morgan, Alderweireld etc had the luxury of playing in a settled team and with settled players, whereas for Mike Smalling it was like a revolving door around him especially our full back situation this season.

However shite we have been this season in attack ,we do have the best defensive record in the league, so I think Smalling is kinda deserved even notwithstanding the fact that he fell off in the end.  
But then Leicester defense had a terrible first half of the season as well if you recollect. Morgan, Fuchs and co were nowhere in picture, it was all about Vardy and Mahrez.

So I think it has been between Smalling and Alderweireld this season and both have been kinda on par.

Aston Villa have announced owner Randy Lerner has agreed a deal to sell the club to Dr Tony Jiantong Xia's Recon Group.

lol

one of the worst owners in PL history

Glory wrote:The thing about Smalling is when he was playing well this season, he was essentially like a one man defense for us. Often had to do the work of himself and of the midget Blind.
I think all of his competition like Morgan, Alderweireld etc had the luxury of playing in a settled team and with settled players, whereas for Mike Smalling it was like a revolving door around him especially our full back situation this season.

However shite we have been this season in attack ,we do have the best defensive record in the league, so I think Smalling is kinda deserved even notwithstanding the fact that he fell off in the end.  
But then Leicester defense had a terrible first half of the season as well if you recollect. Morgan, Fuchs and co were nowhere in picture, it was all about Vardy and Mahrez.

So I think it has been between Smalling and Alderweireld this season and both have been kinda on par.

Smalling was playing for an ultra-careful team. Hello, the back- and sideways passes records. He was good, but the whole of his midfield was practically in a defence-first mode. Morgan and Huth formed a truly formidable partnership later on and it was those 1-0 wins that won Leicester the title.

Firenze wrote:Aston Villa have announced owner Randy Lerner has agreed a deal to sell the club to Dr Tony Jiantong Xia's Recon Group.

lol

one of the worst owners in PL history

I wouldn't say so. They signed 12 frigging players last summer. He put money in the team. Like with Ashley, the failure happened elsewhere.

Firenze wrote:Aston Villa have announced owner Randy Lerner has agreed a deal to sell the club to Dr Tony Jiantong Xia's Recon Group.

lol

one of the worst owners in PL history

Which CoD was he in?

Art Morte wrote:

Glory wrote:The thing about Smalling is when he was playing well this season, he was essentially like a one man defense for us. Often had to do the work of himself and of the midget Blind.
I think all of his competition like Morgan, Alderweireld etc had the luxury of playing in a settled team and with settled players, whereas for Mike Smalling it was like a revolving door around him especially our full back situation this season.

However shite we have been this season in attack ,we do have the best defensive record in the league, so I think Smalling is kinda deserved even notwithstanding the fact that he fell off in the end.  
But then Leicester defense had a terrible first half of the season as well if you recollect. Morgan, Fuchs and co were nowhere in picture, it was all about Vardy and Mahrez.

So I think it has been between Smalling and Alderweireld this season and both have been kinda on par.

Smalling was playing for an ultra-careful team. Hello, the back- and sideways passes records. He was good, but the whole of his midfield was practically in a defence-first mode. Morgan and Huth formed a truly formidable partnership later on and it was those 1-0 wins that won Leicester the title.

That doesnt erase their bad spells. does it ? Teams were scoring 2-3 goals against them continuously during that time.

If you are saying these later 1-0s were the reason they won the title, now looking back I think I can also argue Vardy scoring those bucketloads of goals in the 1st half of the season and Mahrez creating those chances, bringing them back like repeatedly after going 1 or 2 goals down where the reason that they won the title as well.
As far as LC is concerned it has been a story of 2 halves and 1st half belonged to their attacking players where as the 2nd belonged to their defenders and midfielders.

Dont get me wrong I am not trying to undermine their performances which have been nothing short of masterclass. But over the course of the entire season it was the Smallings and Alderweirelds who have been better, i may be wrong but thats at least what i think.

And as far as United's playing style is concerned, its not a big factor. Yes we were utlra defensive, but teams were creating lots and lots of chances against us all the same in spite of that. It was basically Smalling and De Gea who were saving our asses almost entirely the season.

One game to go till LVG'S torturous reign is over. His sacking will be my favourite moment since we won the title. I'm going to celebrate it just as hard.

Is that even confirmed?

Not really. But the club have been quick to deny anything other than LVG staying on beyond this season.

He's gone!

United, West Ham and Southampton in EL now


United won't take i seriously. West Ham will get out of it asap. Southampton needs to redeem themselves

Apparently Sakho has been sacked by Liverpool according to unconfirmed reports

I think we plan to sack him, But we'll announce it after the decision next week. Depends on how long as well. Anything above 6 months and he's done.