Re: 2020/21 Premier League Discussion

by RealGunner Sat 24 Oct - 14:18:20

Antonio has been amazing in the last 2 years.

That's a RB turned RW turned CF lol

by Hapless_Hans Sat 24 Oct - 14:40:04

It is completely bizarre to me why Rodri is in this City team week in week out. Why does Pep play him? Can't he see he isn't a fit to his football at all?

by danyjr Sat 24 Oct - 14:55:06

This current City board have wasted so much money on meh players. Pellegrini and Mancini made far better signings. If anything, City's backbone has been the players those two signed.

by danyjr Sat 24 Oct - 15:23:43

Well done to West Ham. Very good defensive performance.

City are out of ideas. This season will be like Pep's first. And it will be his last, for sure.

by FennecFox7 Sat 24 Oct - 15:47:31

I’m gonna be honest, Mahrez is really disappointing me. Waste of talent. Should be and can be doing much more. He’s lost some pace and he can’t beat his man 1v1. This was the case for Algeria earlier last week too

by BarcaLearning Sat 24 Oct - 15:52:17

Agreed with Hans, Ive been saying that for months. I guess its a Pep thing, once he loves someone he would do everything do accomodate him, even dropping the likes of Gundujon, Bernardo, Fernandinho, etc and adjust his team in order to do so. Rodri is ok defensively and as a simple ball player, but nothing special.

by Kaladin Sat 24 Oct - 16:37:17

Hapless_Hans wrote:It is completely bizarre to me why Rodri is in this City team week in week out. Why does Pep play him? Can't he see he isn't a fit to his football at all?

Paella pals

by Glory Sat 24 Oct - 17:44:23

Van De Beek still cant get a start. Rolling Eyes

Ole taking the piss.

by Hapless_Hans Sat 24 Oct - 18:00:16

The teams

Manchester United: de Gea, Wan Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Mata, Bruno Fernandes, James, Rashford.
Subs: Pogba, Cavani, Greenwood, Henderson, Matic, van de Beek, Tuanzebe.

Chelsea: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Zouma, James, Jorginho, Kante, Chilwell, Havertz, Pulisic, Werner.
Subs: Rudiger, Abraham, Caballero, Kovacic, Giroud, Mount, Ziyech.

Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).

by RealGunner Sat 24 Oct - 18:12:00

HUGE game for both managers

Wish they both could lose but i think a draw would be the 2nd best result

by Firenze Sat 24 Oct - 18:17:26

interesting lineup from us

by Glory Sat 24 Oct - 18:21:44

Heard Bruno asked Ole to pick Mata. Both did have decent chemistry against Newcastle. But not sure against a team as strong as Chelski, uncle Mata is going to cut it. Might turn out to be a blunder, the decision.

by Hapless_Hans Sat 24 Oct - 18:48:52

RealGunner wrote:HUGE game for both managers

Wish they both could lose but i think a draw would be the 2nd best result

Must win for Lampard

Football on display is just so uninspiring and poor

Conte has done lasting damage with his 3-4-3 title win

every of these scrub manager who's in over his head now, like Ole or Lampard, tries to emulate a poverty version of it, with the result that there's no midfield play and no fluidity

to think that this is a game where prime Mourinho and SAF battled each other

will I have to watch fucking BVB Schalke?! blergh

by Thimmy Sat 24 Oct - 18:53:20

Hapless_Hans wrote:
RealGunner wrote:HUGE game for both managers

Wish they both could lose but i think a draw would be the 2nd best result

Must win for Lampard

Football on display is just so uninspiring and poor

Conte has done lasting damage with his 3-4-3 title win

every of these scrub manager who's in over his head now, like Ole or Lampard, tries to emulate a poverty version of it, with the result that there's no midfield play and no fluidity

to think that this is a game where prime Mourinho and SAF battled each other

will I have to watch fucking BVB Schalke?! blergh

BVB vs Schalke has been a poor match, so far. Sancho’s constantly losing the ball or firing long shots into the stands, and they struggle to keep possession, even without his wastefulness. Schalke are playing high pressure and fouling all over the place.

by Hapless_Hans Sat 24 Oct - 18:55:01

Yeah I expected it to be like that. This derby is the only thing Schalke have left, so they'll try their utmost to destroy the game and not get outplayed. They have no quality otherwise.
BVB meanwhile are just meh.

by Hapless_Hans Sat 24 Oct - 19:12:26

No VAR in this game?!

by Hapless_Hans Sat 24 Oct - 19:13:59

Maguire wrestling Azpilicueta down with both arms lmfao

the corruption is unreal

by El Gunner Sat 24 Oct - 19:18:44

unreal
there's no such thing as a standard of refereeing anymore

by RealGunner Sat 24 Oct - 19:19:37

what an awful match

by Glory Sat 24 Oct - 19:20:04

Have to agree with that. Lucky to be not given penalty there. But we have been the better side overeall eventhough it pains me to see Ole resorting to kick and run counter attacking football at home.

by M99 Sat 24 Oct - 19:23:08

What a dire match. Definition of shit in a stick football game.

by Hapless_Hans Sat 24 Oct - 19:27:45

Glory wrote:Have to agree with that. Lucky to be not given penalty there. But we have been the better side overeall eventhough it pains me to see Ole resorting to kick and run counter attacking football at home.

still better than Lampard approach which is to set his team up to kick and run, but then not actually kick it but slow it down clumsily at the back while the attackers make the run in vain

by Glory Sat 24 Oct - 19:35:01

I am atleast glad Ole finally realized Pogba is a bit shit and needs benching.

by Hapless_Hans Sat 24 Oct - 19:44:21

wow

proper shit on a stick stuff

so much distance in that Chelsea team, from defense to midfield, and especially from midfield to attack

they get no connection, no possession, they don't even get in positions to win second balls, like this

they need to fucking push up a bit

by Firenze Sat 24 Oct - 19:54:45

absolute stinker of a game

by Hapless_Hans Sat 24 Oct - 20:20:14

however, Chelsea's new keeper is a monster isn't he

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