General Premier League Thread - 2017/2018

Guy:Incognito

That looked a great save at first. Head on though the shot came way to much in to the middle, handy one.



Edit. 5-2. Not Shane Long though.

Minderbinder

LOLris

Decuc500

Man City

Not great games to sit down and watch on Sky today. This Spurs game has been one sided. Coming up later Liverpool at home against the team who are dead last.

Was hoping for something competitive to look at today.

pjohnson

Decuc500 wrote: »

Not great games to sit down and watch on Sky today. This Spurs game has been one sided. Coming up later Liverpool at home against the team who are dead last.

Was hoping for something competitive to look at today.

Tbf Liverpool are normally worth a watch. They never do things easy.

Rekop dog

Spurs

Harry is probably the most complete English player I've seen in the Premier league. Dont think there's been an English player before that you could say would be a definite starter for every side in the world at their time.

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

Rekop dog wrote: »

Harry is probably the most complete English player I've seen in the Premier league. Dont think there's been an English player before that you could say would be a definite starter for every side in the world at their time.

Scholes.

Kiith

Triple captained Kane in my FF this week :P

Rekop dog

Spurs

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Scholes.

He was battling in same era as Xavi and Pirlo. Everyone had their favourite but it's not clear cut who was the best. I said definite starter, he wouldn't have been for those sides.

Rossi IRL

Everton

Always thought Kane would be a one season wonder when he came through.

Never have I been so wrong about football.

Great goal scorer

Rekop dog

Spurs

Rooney missing two games over Christmas with "illness" looks a little suspect. He looked fine in his Instagram.

Harry Palmr

Yellow card in the Bournemouth v West Ham game for boot in the head and it kicked off on teh touch line. 1-1

theoneeyedman

Rekop dog wrote: »

Rooney missing two games over Christmas with "illness" looks a little suspect. He looked fine in his Instagram.

Yea, was thinking that the other day alright, has had these 'illnesses' and 'strains' around this time of year a few times before, which is unfortunate.
Kane is some animal alright. Probably gets overlooked sometimes as he's sometimes not too easy on the eye: his game is based around hard work and graft, and he doesn't go in for fancy hair styles and fancy boots and marketing campaigns and Emojis like some other, which may ultimately prevent him from becoming the 150million euro man that his stats would suggest he should.

tayto lover

Nice free kick to put Burnley 2 up at OT.

Rekop dog

Spurs

Watford have been well and truly found out of late. Silva needs to alter his approach sharpish or their freefall will continue

Guy:Incognito

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Yea, was thinking that the other day alright, has had these 'illnesses' and 'strains' around this time of year a few times before, which is unfortunate.
Kane is some animal alright. Probably gets overlooked sometimes as he's sometimes not too easy on the eye: his game is based around hard work and graft, and he doesn't go in for fancy hair styles and fancy boots and marketing campaigns and Emojis like some other, which may ultimately prevent him from becoming the 150million euro man that his stats would suggest he should.

He visits lonely grannies arpund this difficult period.

Turtwig

Rekop dog wrote: »

Watford have been well and truly found out of late. Silva needs to alter his approach sharpish or their freefall will continue

Similar happened him with hull.

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

Zlatan subbed off at half time that's going to hurt his ego.

Liam McPoyle

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Zlatan subbed off at half time that's going to hurt his ego.

Looked like he may have hurt himself late in the first half.

Even if he didn't it was the right call.

Lukker-

You'd expect United to come back and win that today.

Didn't see the goal but heard it was nice, Lingard def surprise package this season, really developed himself.

Rekop dog

Spurs

Rekop dog wrote: »

Watford have been well and truly found out of late. Silva needs to alter his approach sharpish or their freefall will continue

Its a good thing he's an avid reader of board's soccer forum. Solid turnaround since I gave him a few home truths.

Turtyturd

Thought that had equaliser all over it. Mikhitariyan who should be off leans into the Burnley player and gets him booked.

Hard to see them holding out though.

Guy:Incognito

Rekop dog wrote: »

Watford have been well and truly found out of late. Silva needs to alter his approach sharpish or their freefall will continue

Looks like you have them a boot up the hole

Turtwig

Rekop dog wrote: »

Its a good thing he's an avid reader of board's soccer forum. Solid turnaround since I gave him a few home truths.

The inspiration for his any given Sunday speech.

ERG89

West Ham & Bournemouth had a game you wish was broadcast.

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

Pep will walk award with all the manager awards this season.



Sean Dyche really is the one for me no matter what happens to Burnley for the rest of the season with the budget and player he has to work with he is the manager of the season hands down.

sligeach

I knew Burnley wouldn't have the bottle to see the result out. United let out of jail once again.

blueser

Madley with another risible performance today, by all accounts. The Hammers bent over the kitchen table and royally shafted by him today. How does he keep getting the gig? Does he have something incriminating on someone on the corridors of power?

niallo27

Arsenal

sligeach wrote: »

I knew Burnley wouldn't have the bottle to see the result out. United let out of jail once again.

I wouldn't say it's anything to do with bottle. It was a great performance to get a draw just the pressure told.

klose

https://twitter.com/HeinW86/status/945680180953133057

Absolutely shocking this.

Tom.D.BJJ

klose wrote: »

https://twitter.com/HeinW86/status/945680180953133057

Absolutely shocking this.

Liverpool fans will tell you a red is harsh

Agent Coulson

Liverpool

I wonder are those Barca scouts at Anfield.

fyfe79

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I wonder are those Barca scouts at Anfield.

Unfortunately, they're only there when Couts puts a few in the crowd. They're never there to see any of his goals it seems.

Berserker

Was hoping for an enjoyable evening game but I can't see Swansea making much of it now that they are behind. Expect Liverpool to pick them off on the break and win this 3-0 or more. Can't see Swansea avoiding the drop this season.

Handy win. Swansea didn't offer a huge amount 2nd half.

Lukker-

How is Pool's goal difference only +23? :?

niallo27

Arsenal

Fully expect this Liverpool side to go on a run now. Some battle for top 4 now. Utd probably look the weakest right now but things can change.

TitianGerm

Liverpool

Lukker- wrote: »

How is Pool's goal difference only +23? :?

By the simple fact that they scored 46 and conceded 23?

Second best goals scored and sixth best goals conceded.

Chelsea have a GD of 20, Spurs 19 and United 27 so not really a massive difference in any of those.

Also GD doesn't matter unless you finish joint at the end of the season.

Mourinho moaning about money spent by City again today. The excuses are becoming more and more regular.

GavRedKing

Liverpool

Just seen a few things online and Jose looks to be getting his 3rd season meltdown tantrums half way through the 2nd season.

Doesn't bode well but TBH it's pointless because City will romp away with it no matter Jose or the rest of them say or moan about it.

Lukker-

emmetkenny wrote: »

By the simple fact that they scored 46 and conceded 23?

Second best goals scored and sixth best goals conceded.

Chelsea have a GD of 20, Spurs 19 and United 27 so not really a massive difference in any of those.

Also GD doesn't matter unless you finish joint at the end of the season.

Just thought it'd be higher considering they score 40 goals every 10 games or so ha!

Chelsea's output is dreadful, if the defence wasn't so good it'd be even worse.

tayto lover

The standard of football in the EPL and Championship games i've seen this season has been pretty poor. It has probably been getting worse for the past 10 plus years. City this season has been the exception.

TitianGerm

Liverpool

Lukker- wrote: »

Just thought it'd be higher considering they score 40 goals every 10 games or so ha!

Chelsea's output is dreadful, if the defence wasn't so good it'd be even worse.

Of those 23 goals Liverpool conceded, 15 goals have come in four games. Watford, City, Arsenal and Spurs. So 8 conceded in the other 16 games I think. Cut out the games where they lose the head and the GC doesn't look so bad.

Lukker-

Oh dear, when I thought it couldn't get worse for Jose after saying the £300m wasn't enough he comes out with this beauty:

"When you talk about responsability to win the PL, Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea don't have this responsability. We have it, because of the history of this club"

They have responsibility because they have spent 300m since he's arrived...

Lukker-

Lukker- wrote: »

Oh dear, when I thought it couldn't get worse for Jose after saying the £300m wasn't enough he comes out with this beauty:



They have responsibility because they have spent 300m since he's arrived...

He's cracking up I think.

mickmackey1

tayto lover wrote: »

The standard of football in the EPL has been pretty poor. It has probably been getting worse for the past 10 plus years.

First time any country got 5 teams into the knockout stage of the CL.

GavRedKing

Liverpool

City are a laughing at the rest of the "chasing" pack.

Its not a bad attempt from Chelsea and Utd, any other year they'd be right up there neck and neck but City have blown away the competition so far making the points dropped by both in recent weeks looking pretty pathetic.

mickmackey1

GavRedKing wrote: »

City have blown away the competition so far making the points dropped by both in recent weeks looking pretty pathetic.

The size of City's lead is having a psychological effect I think. The rest are dropping points they wouldn't normally drop because they know the league is gone. Battling for top 4 positions just isn't as motivational for the big boys.

Shanotheslayer

Liverpool

mickmackey1 wrote: »

The size of City's lead is having a psychological effect I think. The rest are dropping points they wouldn't normally drop because they know the league is gone. Battling for top 4 positions just isn't as motivational for the big boys.

Isn't as motivational? Aside from Chelsea. United/Arsenal haven't won a title in years. Liverpool have been in contention once in recent years as have Spurs. They should be used to it.

blueser

GavRedKing wrote: »

City are a laughing at the rest of the "chasing" pack.

Its not a bad attempt from Chelsea and Utd, any other year they'd be right up there neck and neck but City have blown away the competition so far making the points dropped by both in recent weeks looking pretty pathetic.

Well; I'm not laughing at the "chasing pack", I know that much. Way too early in the season for that. There's no medals handed out on New Year's Day. However; I would be lying if I said I wouldn't be disappointed if we didn't win the thing from the very good position we find ourselves in. If we can maintain the lead as it is now, or even increase it, up to the game at Anfield next month (where we usually get the square root of f** all), then we can afford the hit there. Going back to your original point, I can't speak for the club, obviously. But I would doubt that Pep will allow any complacency to creep in when we're only halfway through the season. We need to keep our foot to the floor, as your lot and Liverpool still represent a threat to us. Plus, we still have to go to Anfield, the Emirates and Wembley.

mickmackey1

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Isn't as motivational? Aside from Chelsea. United/Arsenal haven't won a title in years.

You're comparing United to Arsenal? Second place is considered failure by United, and rightly so.