General Premier League Thread - 2016/2017

Johner

Bilic was angry enough today.

Arghus

Bilic looked like the village drunk shouting at schoolchildren today.

GreNoLi

Manchester United

Chelsea to win, thought Fabregas would start ahead of Matic.

The Talking Bread

GreNoLi wrote: »

Chelsea to win, thought Fabregas would start ahead of Matic.

why would you think that???

What I mean is, it is pretty clear who Conte prefers

GreNoLi

Manchester United

The Talking Bread wrote: »

why would you think that???

What I mean is, it is pretty clear who Conte prefers

He's in fine fettle, understand Conte's rationale though.

Andersonisgod

Manchester United

Maybe Mourinho is right. This Chelsea side is a brilliant defensive team, but what he hasn't mentioned is the brilliance and variety with which they attack. This Chelsea team has been a joy to watch this season and that's a tremendous goal via Pedro (with a big thanks to Moses).

The Talking Bread

GreNoLi wrote: »

He's in fine fettle, understand Conte's rationale though.

He has played f all though. So hard to evaluate what "fettle " he is in. A couple of games against Brentford and Peterborough and a few minutes here and there to see out games off the bench won't tell you much

GreNoLi

Manchester United

Brady with a beaut of a free kick, 1-1.

ERG89

Nice goal from Brady. No sell by Roy

Amirani

Pretty special from Brady alright. Great start for him!

blueser

Cracking free kick by Brady.

Andersonisgod

Manchester United

Courtois, big save. Best in the league.

RobertKK

Chelsea

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Courtois, big save. Best in the league.

After De Gea, as Chelsea have a better defense in front.

Kirby

Chelsea

RobertKK wrote: »

After De Gea, as Chelsea have a better defense in front.

Really? Sideshow Bob and Cahill? Most don't rate either.

Lucas Hood

There's not much between them.
De Gea is better at some things , Cortouis is better at some things.
There's no right or wrong answer to who's the best imo.

The Talking Bread

When it comes down to it though, I would imagine most teams would take De Gea over Courtois if offered either for same price

RobertKK

Chelsea

Kirby wrote: »

Really? Sideshow Bob and Cahill? Most don't rate either.

Chelsea as a team from start of season have been defensively very solid, it is more than just two players in front of the goalkeeper.

davycc

Manchester United

Come on Burnley you can score another!

Lucas Hood

Chelsea

Lucas Hood wrote: »

There's not much between them.
De Gea is better at some things , Cortouis is better then at some things.
There's no right or wrong answer to who's the best imo.

Courtois is an absolute beast in the box at claiming crosses but DeGea is the better shot stopper no doubt, both are class both are best suited to different styles I reckon

blueser

davycc wrote: »

Come on Burnley you can score another!

Can't see Burnley winning it, unfortunately. Not that it'd make a world of difference if they did. It's Chelsea's title, IMO. They could lose here and still go on to win their next 7 or 8 games on the spin.

Osmosis Jones

If Chelsea don't win the league it'll be more of a shock than Leicester winning it last season.

Harry Palmr

Spurs will be doubly angry now!

Dirty Dingus McGee

Liverpool and Arsenal are back in the title race.

niallo27

Tottenham

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Spurs will be doubly angry now!

Spurs are spurs though. They were never going win the league. They are spurs.

Andersonisgod

Manchester United

They've given the MOTM to Michael Keane but David Luiz has been tremendous, especially considering he was limping about and in clear pain from the very start of the game. He fought on and made some key interceptions.

Harry Palmr

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Liverpool and Arsenal are back in the title race.

Me arse! 11 points might as well be 111 having played them twice.

KaiserGunner

Tottenham

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Liverpool and Arsenal are back in the title race.

I think it opens the door a tiny bit for Man City. Nobody else has a chance.

blueser

KaiserGunner wrote: »

I think it opens the door a tiny bit for Man City. Nobody else has a chance.

Much as I'd like you to be right, I can't see us catching Chelsea. But well done to Burnley. They were well worth the draw. They didn't show the fear that a lot of teams seem to have had when facing Chelsea this season. Burnley went out and gave it a good go.

The Talking Bread

Look at Chelsea's next 6 fixtures, could easily sweep the board and especially with no European football. It is such a pity that what should have been the tightest league season in terms of number of frontrunners has descended into a situation where some top bookies were paying out at the end of January! Madness!
And, tbh, although Chelsea are worthy winners, they aren't miles ahead of the rest and when you consider a team like United and even Spurs who have had 9/8 drawn games, respectively that, at least, half a dozen of them they could have won, it just shows how close the league could have been with a flick of the head.

The battle for top 4 is going to be fascinating though. Ditto relegation

blueser

Dyer gets injured over by the far touchline and, rather than get the stretcher team on to carry him off, he has to hobble off, walking (hobbling?) the full width of the pitch, risking making the injury worse. What are stretcher teams at the games for?

Skylinehead

Good hit that

Leicester have really got nothing

The Talking Bread

Sevilla are going to destroy Leicester.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Great finish.Some power on the strike from Ollsonn.

Leicester are in serious trouble.

Can see Swansea staying up now with all the momentum they have.

Harry Palmr

Swansea 2-0 Leicester - they really are in all sorts of trouble

until they play Liverpool

Skylinehead

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Great finish.Some power on the strike from Ollsonn.

Lovely play but Schmeichel was a wet paper bag. Should have been saved.

blueser

Skylinehead wrote: »

Good hit that

Leicester have really got nothing

They seem to have no self belief at all this season. Huth and Morgan were beasts last season. This season, they're making Stones and Otamendi look like Beckenbauer clones!

Lucas Hood

Is it possible for a whole team to be doping ?

The Talking Bread

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Is it possible for a whole team to be doping ?

Are you talking this season or last! They look more off their heads this year!

Dirty Dingus McGee

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Is it possible for a whole team to be doping ?

I'd imagine it's quite easy.In any other sport in the world there would be massive question marks about this amazing rise and fall, although I don't think they were more just a massive coincidence that all of their players had the season of their lives at the very same time. Mediocre players are always capable of one great season in their career for Leicester it appears it happened for all their players at the one time.

1992 League Champions Leeds just finished 2 points ahead of the relegation places in 1993 and didn't win an away game.

theoneeyedman

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Is it possible for a whole team to be doping ?

Anything is possible (allegedly).

http://m.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-city-statement/story-29042815-detail/story.html

Iused2likebusts

Another great point for Burnley. Hull Swansea and Sunderland all away in the next 3 hopefully can pick up an away win in one of those 3.

GreNoLi

Manchester United

Can Jesus resurrect city's title challenge?

Unlikely.

GreNoLi

Manchester United

Jesus wept, Aguero profits, 0-0.

Trigger

Chelsea

GreNoLi wrote: »

Can Jesus resurrect city's title challenge?

Unlikely.

Very unlikely now

Heading off injured..

GreNoLi

Manchester United

Fernandinho playing the Milner role, bizarre.

Trigger

Chelsea

I'm convinced if that was Bravo in goal there they would have scored

GreNoLi

Manchester United

Obscenely attacking lineup from city, there should be goals in this, kiss of death.

GreNoLi

Manchester United

0-1, Sterling tap in.

blueser

Nice one Raheem!