General Premier League Thread - 2017/2018

Everton

Interesting

https://twitter.com/jimmymcbride1/status/959885199545946112

rob316

It's all a game pep is playing. He's walking this league and is trying to play it down and make like his resources aren't ridiculous.
Stevie is spot on how galling must that be for a local lad in the under 23 who is bursting his bollox to make that bench.

ERG89

Aren't most of the best City academy players either on loan in Holland or Spain?
Foden was injured too.
Bit rich to have a go at them not using their academy when damn all other clubs use them. Ironic yesterday as Everton were getting embarrassed at the Emirates one of their loanees scored a winning goal for RB Leipzig. Oxford at West Ham is in his second loan spell of the season to Gladbach.
Having a go at them for naming 6 subs is probably right but few teams use their academy anymore

Rekop dog

Spurs

Can't see Newcastle getting anything from the early game. Roy has been far more tactically shrewd with Palace since taken over than Rafa has been all season.

Minderbinder

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

jbt123 wrote: »

That is some level of deflection from Allardici in the post match interview. Blaming the players for everything and accepting no responsibility for what has to be one of the worst 1st half performances I've ever seen. The man is a complete and utter charlatan.

Typical Sam takes all the credit when they win and none of the blame when they lose.

Really? The Allardyce interview that I heard after the midweek game was full of praise for Coleman and Walcott.

The Talking Bread

Everton

Minderbinder wrote: »

Really? The Allardyce interview that I heard after the midweek game was full of praise for Coleman and Walcott.

That isn't really the point the poster is making. I think you know that. Sam revels in his ego and completely deflected blame yesterday. From team selection to how he completely underestimated Arsenal based on that one performance mid week and tried to replicate it, there were so many things HE got wrong yesterday (3 at the back !!!!) .

This tweet is BANG on the money

https://twitter.com/Gabbidon35/status/959934735106609152

Paully D

Kenedy looks a canny player.

Harry Palmr

Paully D wrote: »

Kenedy looks a canny player.

He'll be a decent pick up for someone in the summer.

Esse85

Benteke has declined greatly since his days at Villa, seems to have lost pace. There was a time where he was as good if not better than Lukaku.

Paully D

Benteke has been Newcastle's best defender.

Loafing Oaf

Well they scramble a point but Newcastle will struggle to stay up playing at that level

Berserker

Game v top six opponent at Anfield. Presume we will see a top class performance and win from Liverpool. I'll go for 3-1. Spurs win would be brilliant but they don't have enough in their locker. Proper race for the top four then. We'd have Spurs on 51 and Chelsea & Liverpool on 50.

Mr.Crinklewood

Who do Sky have in the studio today?

Berserker

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Who do Sky have in the studio today?

Souness & Carra. Nice neutral pairing.

Liam McPoyle

Berserker wrote: »

Souness & Carra. Nice neutral pairing.

Carra I actually find a decent enough analyst.

The other lad though, sour doesn't even come close.

LFC win would be decent from United pov, should be a good game.

Berserker

Business Cat wrote: »

Carra I actually find a decent enough analyst.

He is excellent to be fair. Ditto for Neville.

Business Cat wrote: »

LFC win would be decent from United pov, should be a good game.

I'd be surprised if they don't win, given that it's at home.

The Talking Bread

Everton

Berserker wrote: »

Game v top six opponent at Anfield. Presume we will see a top class performance and win from Liverpool. I'll go for 3-1. Spurs win would be brilliant but they don't have enough in their locker. Proper race for the top four then. We'd have Spurs on 51 and Chelsea & Liverpool on 50.

ShamoBuc

Gotta love Salah.

Berserker

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Don't think they are strong enough to get the win today. They haven't been great on the road. 1-0, already.

Guy:Incognito

ERG89 wrote: »

Bit rich to have a go at them not using their academy when damn all other clubs use them.

Is anyone else whinging about not having enough players to fill a squad?

Unearthly

Everton

Good start by Liverpool but you feel they need a second before they Lovren it up

tayto lover

John Moss is by far the best referee in the Premier league. He lets the play flow as much as possible and it heightens the excitement. It also prevents players whinging and diving because he doesn't whistle and they have to get up and get on with it.

The Talking Bread

Everton

tayto lover wrote: »

John Moss is by far the best referee in the Premier league. He lets the play flow as much as possible and it heightens the excitement. It also prevents players whinging and diving because he doesn't whistle and they have to get up and get on with it.

All well and good to let a game flow for great viewing but he has made some truly terrible decisions in the past

I would nearly say he is one of the worst in the league

Berserker

Unearthly wrote: »

Good start by Liverpool but you feel they need a second before they Lovren it up

Was just thinking that they look good at the back.

tayto lover

The Talking Bread wrote: »

All well and good to let a game flow for great viewing but he has made some truly terrible decisions in the past

I would nearly say he is one of the worst in the league

Well he's miles ahead of most of them if not all.
Dean and Clattenberg would have this game stopping and starting and there'd be no flow to it as it would be more about them than the teams playing.

Rekop dog

Spurs

Spurs are very Jekyll and Hyde this year. Lack of good creative centre mids in this league. You'd long for a Scholes or Xabi Alonso type player to control a match from deep.

The Talking Bread

Everton

tayto lover wrote: »

Well he's miles ahead of most of them if not all.
Dean and Clattenberg would have this game stopping and starting and there'd be no flow to it as it would be more about them than the teams playing.

Surely you are being sarcastic here!

A ref isn't there to entertain the public, he is there to officiate and get the decisions right, especially game changing ones, and Moss is reknowned as one of the most error prone refs over the years.

Berserker

How many chances do Spurs need to score? They deserve to be level on the balance of play.

Johner

Alli is a massive cheat.

Mr.Crinklewood

Johner wrote: »

Alli is a massive cheat.

He's English, he just slipped

Berserker

Johner wrote: »

Alli is a massive cheat.

Shocking dive. Could have had a shot on goal, if didn't dive.

golfball37

Man City

Should have been penalty to spurs there when alli went down. He slipped and played on and lovren handled. Terrible call saying he was diving he didn’t look for pen he played on.

Mr.Crinklewood

Game made for Liverpool to score on the break.

pjohnson

Is there a player less likeable than "Dele" at this point?

Mushy

golfball37 wrote: »

Should have been penalty to spurs there when alli went down. He slipped and played on and lovren handled. Terrible call saying he was diving he didn’t look for pen he played on.

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He didn't look cos the ref blew immediately for a free out. He knew he was caught diving

tayto lover

The Talking Bread wrote: »

A ref isn't there to entertain the public, he is there to officiate and get the decisions right, especially game changing ones, and Moss is reknowned as one of the most error prone refs over the years.

Where is the evidence for this?

KERSPLAT!

Liverpool

**** me.

Tom.D.BJJ

Cracker of goal. Think spurs deserved one

Esse85

Gary Neville just blew his load.

blueser

It's been coming since HT; well deserved for Spurs.

Berserker

Think that's fair on Spurs. They've played very well this half. Great strike. Are Liverpool tired?

pudzey101

Man Utd

WHAT A GOAL

Rekop dog

Spurs

Outrageous technique and fully deserved.

Mushy

Amazing strike

Mr.Crinklewood

Fantastic strike.

KERSPLAT!

Liverpool

Oh no. Spurs to pull it out of the bag

Berserker

Hmm, offside and dive for me.

Benzino

Liverpool

Stunning goal, well deserved too. We are wrecked here.

Minderbinder

VVD did well to get out of the way of that. It would have hurt.

Berserker

Justice if he misses this.