General Premier League Thread - 2017/2018

davycc

Man City

We badly need a second to kill the gunners cl hopes off. Coys

niallo27

Arsenal

davycc wrote: »

Top banter mate

Banter what are you on about kid. They never kick on after a good season. Explain it to me so why they look like the best in the league when they have no hope of winning it.

Minderbinder

niallo27 wrote: »

davycc wrote: »

Top banter mate

Banter what are you on about kid. They never kick on after a good season. Explain it to me so why they look like the best in the league when they have no hope of winning it.

You should be well able to answer that question.

niallo27

Arsenal

Minderbinder wrote: »

You should be well able to answer that question.

I can't I don't watch spurs enough.

deaddonkey15

Everton

Lacazette has been absolutely shocking since coming on.

Berserker

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

Lacazette has been absolutely shocking since coming on.

Hasn't lived up to his price tag at all.

davycc

Man City

Come on you spurs
Should have scored double figures

irishman86

Everton

Shocking how Kanes clear hands on the back wasnt noticed. Did the ref think he was levitating

Minderbinder

niallo27 wrote: »

Minderbinder wrote: »

You should be well able to answer that question.

I can't I don't watch spurs enough.

But you must have seen similar unexplained phenomena at Liverpool in the last decade?

theoneeyedman

Dembele has to be the best midfielder on form in the epl at the moment. Was easily the best player on the field today and in the recent game v Manchester United, and was good last week v Liverpool too, 3 games v top 6 teams that are not usually the environment that Spurs players excel in. He's superb tbh, and I really don't like Spurs.

castletownman

I am constantly amazed by the high regard Koscielny is held in by so many quarters.

To my mind he is more often than not a liability, and again today showed that he doesn't have the mean streak of a top-class centre half. Bullied in aeriel duels far too often.

Yet the fact he is rated as one of the top CB's in the league is proof if ever it's needed that the quality of defending has regressed at the same time as tactical innovation has advanced. It's no coincidence that his virtual ever presence has dove-tailed with Arsenal no longer being title contenders, and indeed struggling to even stay in the top 4.

Kosc is the embodiment of their struggles.

Bret Hart

Liverpool

Bad result for Liverpool and Chelsea,in there battle with Spurs for 3rd and 4th.

deaddonkey15

Everton

irishman86 wrote: »

Shocking how Kanes clear hands on the back wasnt noticed. Did the ref think he was levitating

Never a foul, good decision by the ref.

TitianGerm

Liverpool

Bret Hart wrote: »

Bad result for Liverpool and Chelsea,in there battle with Spurs for 3rd and 4th.

How do you make that? The only team it's a bad result for is Arsenal as it puts them further back.

If Liverpool and Chelsea match Spurs results for the rest of the season Spurs still finish outside the top four.

irishman86

Everton

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

Never a foul, good decision by the ref.

Ah christ he had his hands on his shoulders, held the defender down
If not for that he would have been on the ground by the time the ball arrived
It was a clear foul

DeanAustin

Man City

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Dembele has to be the best midfielder on form in the epl at the moment. Was easily the best player on the field today and in the recent game v Manchester United, and was good last week v Liverpool too, 3 games v top 6 teams that are not usually the environment that Spurs players excel in. He's superb tbh, and I really don't like Spurs.

He’s my favourite player coz he’s just so good on the ball. You can’t shift him. Every spurs players says he’s the best player at the club. The problem is, he has no idea what to do when he gets to the edge of the box. If he did, he’d be at Madrid/Barcelona.

bill66

irishman86 wrote: »

Ah christ he had his hands on his shoulders, held the defender down
If not for that he would have been on the ground by the time the ball arrived
It was a clear foul

No. no it wasn't. Check the result, it definitely counted.

deaddonkey15

Everton

irishman86 wrote: »

Ah christ he had his hands on his shoulders, held the defender down
If not for that he would have been on the ground by the time the ball arrived
It was a clear foul

You're seriously clutching at straws there.

Guy:Incognito

bill66 wrote: »

No. no it wasn't. Check the result, it definitely counted.

I didn't see the match but that's the weakest defence I've seen in a long time.

If you break a law , you're still breaking it even if you don't get caught.

Royale with Cheese

castletownman wrote: »

I am constantly amazed by the high regard Koscielny is held in by so many quarters.

To my mind he is more often than not a liability, and again today showed that he doesn't have the mean streak of a top-class centre half. Bullied in aeriel duels far too often.

Yet the fact he is rated as one of the top CB's in the league is proof if ever it's needed that the quality of defending has regressed at the same time as tactical innovation has advanced. It's no coincidence that his virtual ever presence has dove-tailed with Arsenal no longer being title contenders, and indeed struggling to even stay in the top 4.

Kosc is the embodiment of their struggles.

He's gone downhill big time this season, but he was a very good centre back. Prone to the odd error but I don't think you'll find a defender in the league who isn't, it just happens to the best far less often. If anything, it's no coincidence that Arsenal's slide down the table has coincided with his dip in form.

And as a life long Arsenal fan... that was never a foul for the goal.

theoneeyedman

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

He's gone downhill big time this season, but he was a very good centre back. Prone to the odd error but I don't think you'll find a defender in the league who isn't, it just happens to the best far less often. If anything, it's no coincidence that Arsenal's slide down the table has coincided with his dip in form.

And as a life long Arsenal fan... that was never a foul for the goal.

I don't think kochelny has ever been a too CB to be honest, always a bit of a 'fancy Dan' in my view, never has been consistent enough in the basics IMHO. He wouldn't be certain starter on any top team, hardly even this Liverpool side that could do with good centre backs. In fact, I've said in quite a while that none of the Arsenal defensive players (keeper, back 4,defensive midfielders) would walk on to any of the other top 6 teams, except perhaps an inform cech into the Liverpool side.

Rekop dog

Spurs

Swansea will be just fine.

irishman86

Everton

bill66 wrote: »

No. no it wasn't. Check the result, it definitely counted.

How stupid that argument is lets see
Henry against Ireland sure was fine check the result

irishman86

Everton

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

You're seriously clutching at straws there.

Ya your right using a player to keep yourself in the air and him not able to compete. Your right no foul at all
Christ what a clueless comment

Unearthly

Everton

Has something happened to skys coverage? City build up not on any of the stations for me

Berserker

Unearthly wrote: »

Has something happened to skys coverage? City build up not on any of the stations for me

Yep, getting a promo for Sky sports instead of it.

deaddonkey15

Everton

irishman86 wrote: »

Ya your right using a player to keep yourself in the air and him not able to compete. Your right no foul at all
Christ what a clueless comment

That isn't what happened though.

Berserker

Unearthly wrote: »

Has something happened to skys coverage? City build up not on any of the stations for me

Game is on now. Said they had technical issues.

Unearthly

Everton

Berserker wrote: »

Game is on now. Said they had technical issues.

Yeah seems like no studio pundits. Positive thing if it was meant to be Redknapp and co

~Rebel~

Awful defending and goalkeeping from Leicester there. Keeper could surely have claimed that before it went across to the back post. Just didn't move.

davycc

Man City

Wonder cross from kdb even sterling could not miss it 1 nil after two odd minutes, going to be a long day for lcfc

KERSPLAT!

Liverpool

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Awful defending and goalkeeping from Leicester there. Keeper could surely have claimed that before it went across to the back post. Just didn't move.

Expected Aguero to make contact I'm sure so was ready to dive for that, once it drifted past he hadn't a hope. Soft goal all around though. KDB with another assist

irishman86

Everton

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

That isn't what happened though.

Thats exactly what happened
Unless you thought he was levitating like the refs :pac:

~Rebel~

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Expected Aguero to make contact I'm sure so was ready to dive for that, once it drifted past he hadn't a hope. Soft goal all around though. KDB with another assist

Was thinking more before it even got to Aguero, when it bounced right on the edge of the 6 yard box. I think another keeper would have taken command and moved towards the ball as soon as it was struck, for an easy catch.

Though to be fair, he may have just expected one of the 4 defenders in its path to do something other than stand still.

Rekop dog

Spurs

Leicesters stance on Mahrez of late has been ridiculous. Of course he's gonna want to better himself and move on. But even with his head turned he's far superior to anything they've got and leaving him out is just damaging themselves.

pjohnson

irishman86 wrote: »

Thats exactly what happened
Unless you thought he was levitating like the refs :pac:

Is :pac: the new :rolleyes: ?

Minderbinder

Bernardo Silva does not belong on the wing.

davycc

Man City

Vardy leave it out

~Rebel~

Rekop dog wrote: »

Leicesters stance on Mahrez of late has been ridiculous. Of course he's gonna want to better himself and move on. But even with his head turned he's far superior to anything they've got and leaving him out is just damaging themselves.

I suspect it's also partial punishment, and a statement that you can't just skip training for a week and expect to waltz back into the first team when you feel like it, without any repercussions.

Rekop dog

Spurs

~Rebel~ wrote: »

I suspect it's also partial punishment, and a statement that you can't just skip training for a week and expect to waltz back into the first team when you feel like it, without any repercussions.

But they're only punishing themselves. They were on a great run until they decided to drop him. He's bigger than the club.

KERSPLAT!

Liverpool

Rekop dog wrote: »

But they're only punishing themselves. They were on a great run until they decided to drop him. He's bigger than the club.

That's the point. No player is bigger than a club.

I understand he wanted to leave, I believe he should be allowed to too, but you can't just not go to work. He has a contract. Fulfil that or face the consequences. Leicester are dead right, even if it costs points.

Paully D

Rekop dog wrote: »

But they're only punishing themselves. They were on a great run until they decided to drop him. He's bigger than the club.

Nothing to do with him deciding to take a week off for himself, no? He refused to travel to the Everton game also so made the decision for himself.

And he's not bigger than the club FFS.

Rekop dog

Spurs

He is. Without him they're bang average.

Fine him wages or whatever but don't cut off your nose to spite your face and leave your best player by a country mile out of the side.

Harry Palmr

Terrible business having to hope city win

KERSPLAT!

Liverpool

Rekop dog wrote: »

He is. Without him they're bang average.

Fine him wages or whatever but don't cut off your nose to spite your face and leave your best player by a country mile out of the side.

That doesn't mean he's bigger than the club, only that they're worse without him. Again, no player is bigger than the club. Any player for any club.

pjohnson

Rekop dog wrote: »

But they're only punishing themselves. They were on a great run until they decided to drop him. He's bigger than the club.

Ah here you can't be genuine?

the whole year inn

Liverpool

Rekop dog wrote: »

He is. Without him they're bang average.

Fine him wages or whatever but don't cut off your nose to spite your face and leave your best player by a country mile out of the side.

There bang average anyway. No player is bigger than the club, absolutely none.

Rekop dog

Spurs

It's a nonsense cliche. Of course some players are bigger than certain clubs.

KERSPLAT!

Liverpool

Rekop dog wrote: »

It's a nonsense cliche. Of course some players are bigger than certain clubs.

Nope.

pjohnson

Rekop dog wrote: »

It's a nonsense cliche. Of course some players THINK they are bigger than certain clubs.

FYP