General Premier League Thread - 2017/2018

Rekop dog

Spurs

This is the best derby in England by a mile. Always entertaining open games.

The Talking Bread

Everton

Only 2 away wins in 16 games against the 5 other "top six" clubs for Spurs under Poch in a team that has challenged for the league for the last 2 seasons is pretty damning stat over the last 3 seasons and the reason they haven't won the league arguably.

I never understand how top clubs can have such a record away from home. Sure WHL in the last few seasons seemed to have some advantage to their style but surely not to that level. At this stage you can't just put it down to coincidence.

Home stadiums in the domestic sense aren't anyway as intimidating anymore.

JPA

Shocking refereeing there

GreNoLi

Liverpool

Non-contact sport, ridiculous.

SlickRic

Not a free and then offside.

GreNoLi

Liverpool

Typical, Dean has had a shocker.

Rekop dog

Spurs

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Only 2 away wins in 16 games against the 5 other "top six" clubs for Spurs under Poch in a team that has challenged for the league for the last 2 seasons is pretty damning stat over the last 3 seasons and the reason they haven't won the league arguably.

I never understand how top clubs can have such a record away from home. Sure WHL in the last few seasons seemed to have some advantage to their style but surely not to that level. At this stage you can't just put it down to coincidence.

Home stadiums in the domestic sense aren't anyway as intimidating anymore.

Yeah Jose's record is even worse away from home against big teams, although that's easier to explain given how he approaches those matches.

It is peculiar though as home advantage is statistically becoming far less of an factor overall in the league but still seems a big advantage in games with the big sides.

Jayop

Everton

Great header but yeah offside and never a free.

niallo27

Arsenal

**** em no sympathy after what Ericsson did Tuesday night.

sligeach

That's a brilliant header from Mustafi to put Arsenal 1-0 up.

duffman13

SlickRic wrote: »

Not a free and then offside.

Absolutely shocking for the free, the offside is hard and somewhat more understandable. Dean knew straight away he'd made a mistake because he didn't book Sanchez.

Good game to be fair though

blueser

Not a foul, in my opinion. And he looked just offside. After Wenger's moaning about the (correct) penalty decision and the admittedly wrong call for Raz's goal at our place, I await his comments on that goal.

fullstop

niallo27 wrote: »

**** em no sympathy after what Ericsson did Tuesday night.

Ah yeah, the bollix being better than our rubbish shower

GreNoLi

Liverpool

Oh spurs. I'd hate to support you full time.

niallo27

Arsenal

fullstop wrote: »

Ah yeah, the bollix being better than our rubbish shower

Oh I didn't say it was logical just saying **** em

Rekop dog

Spurs

Lloris needs to be going in where it hurts there. Very cowardly goalkeeping.

sligeach

Arsenal are 2-0 up now. Sanchez with the second.

GreNoLi

Liverpool

Rekop dog wrote: »

Lloris needs to be going in where it hurts there. Very cowardly goalkeeping.

Poor footwork more than anything.

blueser

Another one that could well have been chalked off for offside. Will Wenger be as forthright with his opinions this week?

Mushy

Rekop dog wrote: »

Lloris needs to be going in where it hurts there. Very cowardly goalkeeping.

Never got his balance back after expecting it to be a shot first time really.

That Sanchez got that space in that position is a bigger worry

Minderbinder

Second goal was offside too wasn’t it? Spurs will never win the league with that keeper. He will cost them goals and points every season. The media love comparing him to De Gea and always conveniently forget about the many howlers he has had in the last few seasons.

davycc

Man City

Sissoko and Alli trying there best to give the ball away in dangerous places every time

jamescd

Minderbinder wrote: »

Second goal was offside too wasn’t it? Spurs will never win the league with that keeper. He will cost them goals and points every season. The media love comparing him to De Gea and always conveniently forget about the many howlers he has had in the last few seasons.

No, it was only his left arm. The rest of his body was level. You can't give offside for that.

I mean if he has his arm outstretched and ahead of his body, then he's offside. But if he had his arm down by side instead, then he'd be perfectly onside? That wouldn't make any sense.

The Talking Bread

Everton

Minderbinder wrote: »

Second goal was offside too wasn’t it? Spurs will never win the league with that keeper. He will cost them goals and points every season. The media love comparing him to De Gea and always conveniently forget about the many howlers he has had in the last few seasons.

Ah, come on. He has been brilliant the last few seasons. Stats wise ranks amongst best in Europe and the stats are not flattering him in any way.

Kept clean sheet in just about half his games last season in the league.

I can't remember any series of errors, never mind howlers, that has cost Spurs points over the last 2 seasons.

Every keeper has the odd blunder but there aren't many other keepers out there you would trust over Lloris.

Who would you prefer?

TitianGerm

Liverpool

jamescd wrote: »

I mean if he has his arm outstretched and ahead of his body, then he's offside. .

As far as I'm aware you can only be offside if a part of your body that you can score with is ahead of the last defender as the ball is played.

Trigger

Liverpool

emmetkenny wrote: »

As far as I'm aware you can only be offside if a part of your body that you can score with is ahead of the last defender as the ball is played.

Correct he could have his arms doing the hokey pokey in an offside position once the rest is onside

GreNoLi

Liverpool

Bitch bitch bitch, play on ffs.

blueser

emmetkenny wrote: »

As far as I'm aware you can only be offside if a part of your body that you can score with is ahead of the last defender as the ball is played.

That's my understanding of the rule. Having seen the replay, the second goal looked okay. The first one was a ridiculous decision by the ref though.

Rekop dog

Spurs

Ozil most composed player out there today. Finding lots of space.

GreNoLi

Liverpool

Spurs have been timid, arsenal of all teams outmuscling them.

The Talking Bread

Everton

The sight of Eriksen and receding hairline and quiff will forever haunt me, but I still love him as a player.

Barely got a kick today, though. We afforded him far too much space Tuesday.

ERG89

The Talking Bread wrote: »

The sight of Eriksen and receding hairline and quiff will forever haunt me, but I still love him as a player.

Barely got a kick today, though. We afforded him far too much space Tuesday.

Sadly for Spurs Dele Alli hasn't done as much to create chances for him as Stephen Ward & Martin O'Neill did earlier this week

Rekop dog

Spurs

Probably the loudest I've heard The Emirates. I know there's an element of it everywhere but English are the biggest culprits of only singing when they're winning.

Rekop dog

Spurs

Fairly damning indictment of a side losing 2-0 is that Davinson Sanchez has been Spurs' best player by a distance.

ERG89

First time you can say it's been a real Spursy performance by Tottenham in a while. Could have scored there through Son but Arsenal made a mess of a few opportunities to increase the lead.

Royale with Cheese

Özil's attempt at growing sideburns is woeful.

Rekop dog

Spurs

Remove City and we'd have a thrilling title race right now.

Lukker-

Sanchez and Ozil class today

irishman86

Everton

Rekop dog wrote: »

Probably the loudest I've heard The Emirates. I know there's an element of it everywhere but English are the biggest culprits of only singing when they're winning.

Did you miss the Ireland game :pac:

Bret Hart

Liverpool

Good win for Arsenal in the NL Derby against The Harry Kane team.

Rekop dog

Spurs

irishman86 wrote: »

Did you miss the Ireland game :pac:

No but I've been to plenty of Irish games where we have been loud in defeat.

Premier league fans are the most fickle in my experience of going to games across Europe.

Jayop

Everton

Rekop dog wrote: »

No but I've been to plenty of Irish games where we have been loud in defeat.

Premier league fans are the most fickle in my experience of going to games across Europe.

Rubbish. You have had games in Italy I'm the top flight with 1 away fan.

GreNoLi

Liverpool

City to pummel the foxes, blood sport.

Bret Hart

Liverpool

Crazy to think City will be 11 points clear of second place at 5 o'clock,and after only just 12 games played.

tayto lover

Spurs are light years away from winning a league.

fullstop

Rekop dog wrote: »

No but I've been to plenty of Irish games where we have been loud in defeat.

Only away games with a large portion only there for the piss up. Lansdowne is always dead when losing.

Jayop

Everton

fullstop wrote: »

Only away games with a large portion only there for the piss up. Lansdowne is always dead when losing.

A large portion only there for the piss up is one of the most obnoxious statements on here and that takes some doing.

Rekop dog

Spurs

That's a clear red for me for Kompany. Nobody is catching vardy there. Poor poor decision.

Paully D

Kompany booked after 2 minutes and probably fortunate it wasn't a red as he hacks down Jamie Vardy who is through on goal. What a shock.

Is there a more overrated player in Premier League history than Vincent?

ERG89

Paully D wrote: »

Is there a more overrated player in Premier League history than Vincent?

He's well past his best much of it due to injury tbf