General Premier League Thread - 2017/2018

Esse85

davycc wrote: »

Thought that exactly myself, he went for the Hollywood save and made a balls of it on his wrong side

Unlike Joe

eh i dunno

Rekop dog wrote: »

Nice side Hughton has put together at Brighton. Good combination of skill and steel. They should be fine this year, far worse sides in the league.

Watched them last week and they were very poor at home to an equally poor everton

Trigger

Liverpool

Bilic will be out the door after this!

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

Bilic or Koeman who will be gone first.

Iused2likebusts

Liverpool

That stadium does west ham no favours. Upton park always had a great atmosphere.

Trigger

Liverpool

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Bilic or Koeman who will be gone first.

Everton don't play till Sunday, i reckon Bilic will be gone tomorrow

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

astradave wrote: »

Everton don't play till Sunday, i reckon Bilic will be gone tomorrow

There could be three PL teams looking for managers come Monday.

Trigger

Liverpool

David Moyes is currently at home ironing his best suit

Esse85

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

That stadium does west ham no favours. Upton park always had a great atmosphere.

Its not the stadium at all, its the players that don't do the club any favours.

eagle eye

Esse85 wrote:

Its not the stadium at all, its the players that don't do the club any favours.

If the players aren't doing their job then it's the managers fault.

Esse85

eagle eye wrote: »

If the players aren't doing their job then it's the managers fault.

It's not always the managers fault.

Can the manager be blamed for Joe Harts mistake for the second goal or Zabaleta's rash challenge to give away a penalty for the third goal?

Headshot

Well that's Bilić gone now.

davycc

Man City

Glenn Murray buried the peno.. poor old tired zabaletta, left his boot hanging

Rekop dog

Spurs

If ever there was a guaranteed p45 in the morning performance it's this.

davycc

Man City

Great block from Duffy!
I hope bilic can keep his job for another few months

Berserker

Headshot wrote: »

Well that's Bilić gone now.

Managerial roundabout could really get going after the weekend. Defeat for Everton and Koeman could be out too.

Harry Palmr

Berserker wrote: »

Managerial roundabout could really get going after the weekend. Defeat for Everton and Koeman could be out too.

Don't forget Pelligrino (sp) at Soton. Bilic talks a good game at the pundits table but his West Ham have never been more than fitfully good, and they wilt under very little pressure.

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

Kelly is just great.

johnpatrick81

Wouldn’t be surprised to see West Ham where Sunderland are this time next year.

Pretty rotten right now. Gambling on big names on the last stretch of their career rather than youth is proving to be a costly mistake.

The stadium situation hasn’t helped. The owners are toxic though.

Cantona's Collars

West Ham fans fighting amongst themselves in the stands. Really toxic atmosphere there.

The Talking Bread

Everton

eagle eye wrote: »

Esse85 wrote:

Its not the stadium at all, its the players that don't do the club any favours.

If the players aren't doing their job then it's the managers fault.

That's not what all the outraged social media were saying re Ranieri last Spring. ....

mikeym

Bilic is getting sacked in the morning.

L1011

mikeym wrote: »

Bilic is getting sacked in the morning.

In every year that Brighton are doing OK it appears that at least two managers get sacked after losing to them. Could dig through the NSC archives to find out exactly who but I remember it happening back to 1999.

Brighton's highest finishing position ever was 13th in the top tier in 81/82; not much point comparing early enough league positions due to the potential to be first from first day results (Huddersfield, for instance) but there is a chance of breaking that this year. And a chance of crashing back down to the Championship of course.

KaiserGunner

Crystal Palace

mikeym wrote: »

Bilic is getting sacked in the morning.

Out of curiousty which premier league managers under the most pressure this weekend? (Hint: Wenger 20 on the list, so other 19 places up for grabs 😂.

Mr.Nice Guy

Liverpool

KaiserGunner wrote: »

Out of curiousty which premier league managers under the most pressure this weekend? (Hint: Wenger 20 on the list, so other 19 places up for grabs ��.

Koeman must be under the most pressure. A loss to Arsenal and I can see the Everton fans turning on him in a big way.

Another guy who looks in a bad spot is Eddie Howe. Bournemouth only have 4 points on the board and they're away to Stoke tomorrow. If they lose that and Palace beat Newcastle, they will go bottom. He's done well at the club overall but we've seen in the past how little that counts when chairmen start to panic. That game with Stoke is a big one for him.

The Talking Bread

Everton

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Koeman must be under the most pressure. A loss to Arsenal and I can see the Everton fans turning on him in a big way.

Another guy who looks in a bad spot is Eddie Howe. Bournemouth only have 4 points on the board and they're away to Stoke tomorrow. If they lose that and Palace beat Newcastle, they will go bottom. He's done well at the club overall but we've seen in the past how little that counts when chairmen start to panic. That game with Stoke is a big one for him.

no way will Eddie Howe be sacked by Bournemouth. If they go down, he will go down with them and still will be sought out.
Bournemouth don't seem like that type of club and the only thing the fans are worrying about is if he leaves himself next season.

There last 6 games have included City who scored in the 97th minute to beat them, Spurs away who they lost by a mere goal, Arsenal who beat them with ease, Everton away who needed 2 late enough goals to beat them. The other 2, a draw against Leicester and a win against Brighton were results you would be judged on.

The Watford result seemed bad at the time but Watford have shown themselves to be a decent side so not embarrassing defeat.

They have a nice little run coming up until mid December and I would be very surprised if they are in the relegation zone by time they meet Utd.

Minderbinder

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Koeman must be under the most pressure. A loss to Arsenal and I can see the Everton fans turning on him in a big way.

Another guy who looks in a bad spot is Eddie Howe. Bournemouth only have 4 points on the board and they're away to Stoke tomorrow. If they lose that and Palace beat Newcastle, they will go bottom. He's done well at the club overall but we've seen in the past how little that counts when chairmen start to panic. That game with Stoke is a big one for him.

no way will Eddie Howe be sacked by Bournemouth. If they go down, he will go down with them and still will be sought out.
Bournemouth don't seem like that type of club and the only thing the fans are worrying about is if he leaves himself next season.

There last 6 games have included City who scored in the 97th minute to beat them, Spurs away who they lost by a mere goal, Arsenal who beat them with ease, Everton away who needed 2 late enough goals to beat them. The other 2, a draw against Leicester and a win against Brighton were results you would be judged on.

The Watford result seemed bad at the time but Watford have shown themselves to be a decent side so not embarrassing defeat.

They have a nice little run coming up until mid December and I would be very surprised if they are in the relegation zone by time they meet Utd.

The same could be said of Everton but losing games, even difficult games put them under a lot of pressure in the games they should be winning. If you have a bad start, regardless of who you're playing it's not easy to recover from. I guess it shows how significant the fixture list can be.

Rekop dog

Spurs

Reckon we'll see a glut of goals in this early kick off.

GreNoLi

Liverpool

Rekop dog wrote: »

Reckon we'll see a glut of goals in this early kick off.

Big game for chelsea, watford won't be pushovers.

Rekop dog

Spurs

GreNoLi wrote: »

Big game for chelsea, watford won't be pushovers.

Yeah their away form has been fantastic, and Chelsea have been rubbish at the Bridge so far.

Plenty of centre mid injury concerns for Chelsea so hard to see them being defensively solid, hence why attack probably best form of defence for them right now.

Reckon it could be a 4-2 type scoreline.

Richarlison the most exciting new addition to the league, he could pose a big threat today.

The Talking Bread

Everton

Minderbinder wrote: »

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Koeman must be under the most pressure. A loss to Arsenal and I can see the Everton fans turning on him in a big way.

Another guy who looks in a bad spot is Eddie Howe. Bournemouth only have 4 points on the board and they're away to Stoke tomorrow. If they lose that and Palace beat Newcastle, they will go bottom. He's done well at the club overall but we've seen in the past how little that counts when chairmen start to panic. That game with Stoke is a big one for him.

no way will Eddie Howe be sacked by Bournemouth. If they go down, he will go down with them and still will be sought out.
Bournemouth don't seem like that type of club and the only thing the fans are worrying about is if he leaves himself next season.

There last 6 games have included City who scored in the 97th minute to beat them, Spurs away who they lost by a mere goal, Arsenal who beat them with ease, Everton away who needed 2 late enough goals to beat them. The other 2, a draw against Leicester and a win against Brighton were results you would be judged on.

The Watford result seemed bad at the time but Watford have shown themselves to be a decent side so not embarrassing defeat.

They have a nice little run coming up until mid December and I would be very surprised if they are in the relegation zone by time they meet Utd.

The same could be said of Everton but losing games, even difficult games put them under a lot of pressure in the games they should be winning. If you have a bad start, regardless of who you're playing it's not easy to recover from. I guess it shows how significant the fixture list can be.

Koeman has spent a he'll of a lot more than Howe, is managing a club with much much higher ambitions, (one of only 5 teams that has been in the PL since it began, regular top 6), the club doesn't owe him as much loyalty as Bournemouth does to Howe, the board structure is different and, most importantly, the performances and results on paper are much more worrying than that of Bournemouths.

ERG89

GreNoLi wrote:

Big game for chelsea, watford won't be pushovers.

Unless your Man City

Harry Palmr

Chelsea (3-4-3) Courtois; Rudiger, David Luiz, Cahill; Azpilicueta, Fabregas, Bakayoko, Alonso; Pedro, Morata, Hazard.
Substitutes: Caballero, Zappacosta, Christensen, Musonda, Willian, Ampadu, Batshuayi.

Watford (3-4-3) Gomes; Mariappa, Kabasele, Britos; Femenia, Cleverley, Doucoure, Holebas; Pereyra, Deeney, Richarlison.
Substitutes: Karnezis, Janmaat, Wague, Capoue, Watson, Gray, Carrillo.

GreNoLi

Liverpool

Watford tidy, chelsea have no midfield.

GreNoLi

Liverpool

What a goal Pedro, was it a corner though?

Jayop

Everton

Wow. What a fantastic strike.

GreNoLi

Liverpool

Should have been a goal kick, awful decision.

Jayop

Everton

GreNoLi wrote: »

What a goal Pedro, was it a corner though?

Was a goal kick. Still an amazing goal.

Mushy

Big chunk of luck for Chelsea there!

Jayop

Everton

Great interplay by Watford before that Fabregas howler.

Harry Palmr

More corrupt officials

Rekop dog

Spurs

Very open game, good on the eye so far.

For me definitely Chelsea's best front 3, Pedro a more intelligent player than Willian imo.

Mushy

Really enjoyable game, both teams good on the ball but Watford just being a small bit outclassed. Should be more goals in it.

Jayop

Everton

Wouldn't agree Watford have been outclassed at all. For me the better side on the ball so far.

Mushy

Jayop wrote: »

Wouldn't agree Watford have been outclassed at all. For me the better side on the ball so far.

Chelsea look more likely to score though, and did before the goal too.

Rekop dog

Spurs

Richarlison may get a record amount of players booked this season. So direct and not shy in hitting the deck easy.

KaiserGunner

Crystal Palace

Troy Deeney being dominated by David Luiz in this match. Looking like the bang average player he is.

Rumple Stillson

You have to admire the way Watford have approached this game. Look like getting picked off but have competed really well.

Morrison J

KaiserGunner wrote: »

Troy Deeney being dominated by David Luiz in this match. Looking like the bang average player he is.

^^ Arsenal fan checking in

Harry Palmr

Get in! Watford scores. The referee can add on as much time as he sees fit