General Premier League Thread - 2017/2018

Gbear

Liverpool

For all their good play and general outplaying of Utd all over the park, Spurs have been absolutely septic in front of goal tonight.

It should be 4 or 5-0.

The game at Anfield at the weekend should be fascinating. Hopefully Liverpool don't ruin it by repeatedly booting it into their own net this time.

bill66

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Another poor result for spurs

Nice1

Hopefully we have Sanchez signed up just in time to hammer them

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.......How's that working out for ya?

bill66

Everton

bill66 wrote: »

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.......How's that working out for ya?

****e! Enjoy tho!

Turtwig

Fernandinho and Phillips should have seen red tonight.

blueser

Turtwig wrote: »

Fernandinho and Phillips should have seen red tonight.

And McLean.

Harry Palmr

Cherries are 4th in the last 6 form league. Pretty good for a team that were in crisis before Christmas. They could have panicked and sacked Eddie Howe but maybe they are a bit more clever than that. Even Jordan Ibe is starting to make a regular contribution.

theoneeyedman

blueser wrote: »

And McLean.

I didn't see a close up of it, but to be fair to McLean he could have followed through and took the opponent (was it Silva?) out of it, but quite obviously pulled out of the challenge when he was out of control. I thought the commentary was OTT, you'd have thought he tried to kill him.

Harry Palmr

Berserker

theoneeyedman wrote: »

I didn't see a close up of it, but to be fair to McLean he could have followed through and took the opponent (was it Silva?) out of it, but quite obviously pulled out of the challenge when he was out of control. I thought the commentary was OTT, you'd have thought he tried to kill him.

Yeah, it was a yellow and nothing more. Didn't think that the commentator went OTT though. It was a rash tackle and an obvious attempt to take the player out.

theoneeyedman

Berserker wrote: »

Yeah, it was a yellow and nothing more. Didn't think that the commentator went OTT though. It was a rash tackle and an obvious attempt to take the player out.

I thought it was OTT to be honest. Like I say, I haven't seen a replay of it, but it looked like McLean pulled out of the tackle, was cynical but if he wanted to hurt the player he could have.

McLean gets a bad rap at times. He's no angel, but fair is fair on the lad.

pjohnson

Why have City named 6 subs?

MD1990

Agree with Neville about City 6 subs.

Really poor from Pep.

ctrl-alt-delete

pjohnson wrote: »

Why have City named 6 subs?

When Pep was asked he said 'because we don't have anymore'

Ruled out the option of taking one from the second team as they played yesterday.

Stupid really.

pjohnson

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

When Pep was asked he said 'because we don't have anymore'

Ruled out the option of taking one from the second team as they played yesterday.

Stupid really.

So its a poor mouth stunt. Thought someone went down in the warm up.

SlickRic

Pep is gas.

"I can't field any more".

You've the most expensive youth complex in England.
There are options.
You're not poor.

Fair play to him if the board buy it, but good Christ.

Trigger

Liverpool

I wouldn’t mind but Burnley are without 7 players to Cities 6.. it’s a poor excuse, promote a player ffs

Iused2likebusts

Liverpool

That's pathetic by pep. Try operate under the constraints dyche has had to. Sell your best defender in the summer and promote from within.

pudzey101

Man Utd

pjohnson wrote: »

Why have City named 6 subs?

id say pep still fancies himself as a player

Urindanger

Nmecha isn't fit, academy played yesterday and they already have two youths on the bench. Massive overreaction again. Why name a player just for the sake of filling in the spot? Experience with the firsts? Any City youth with a chance of breaking into the team will already have been up and down with the firsts already. Diaz, Tosin, Foden, Nmecha. Pretty pointless naming a player when there's not a sliver of a chance he'll play a part.

fullstop

Cracking strike, 0-1

blueser

fullstop wrote: »

Cracking strike, 0-1

It was a belting strike. Well on top here, but we need to capitalise. Get another goal or two.

Lukker-

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

When Pep was asked he said 'because we don't have anymore'

Ruled out the option of taking one from the second team as they played yesterday.

Stupid really.

PSML at Pep trying to play the "we can't even field a full squad".

They have £50m+ players in every position. Their backups would make most teams starting squads.

If your second squad played yesterday, promote someone from the u18's, the u17's.

Literally the world's smallest microscopic violin playing for him right now. :rolleyes:

JPA

Urindanger wrote: »

Nmecha isn't fit, academy played yesterday and they already have two youths on the bench. Massive overreaction again. Why name a player just for the sake of filling in the spot? Experience with the firsts? Any City youth with a chance of breaking into the team will already have been up and down with the firsts already. Diaz, Tosin, Foden, Nmecha. Pretty pointless naming a player when there's not a sliver of a chance he'll play a part.

Naming a youth player even to sit on the bench is a good experience.

Urindanger

JPA wrote: »

Naming a youth player even to sit on the bench is a good experience.

There's the idea of one having to earn your place on the bench too which is far more important. Doesn't make any sense to put a player on the bench if he's not even training with the first team.

pjohnson

Urindanger wrote: »

There's the idea of one having to earn your place on the bench too which is far more important. Doesn't make any sense to put a player on the bench if he's not even training with the first team.

Maybe they should be training with the first team if things are so bad.

blueser

The expected Burnley push after HT.We need to stay strong at the back.

blueser

Not this time Danny; someone call air traffic control!

fullstop

City playing some sexy stuff here.

blueser

fullstop wrote: »

City playing some sexy stuff here.

We need that secondgoal though. I can't relax until then.

What a save by Eddy!

ollie1

That was some save by the Man City keeper. Great reactions

Lucas Hood

Ederson was a really good signing.

Gundogans final ball today has been crap.

Rossi IRL

Everton

Sterling with miss of the season, lol

blueser

Christ Raz, how did you miss that?

sligeach

Hilarious miss from Sterling from point blank range, open goal. As bad you'll ever see. Not good for my Fantasy Football team though.

pudzey101

Man Utd

Ederson is one of the most calm and collected keepers iv seen in along time . alot of keepers just hoof it when under pressure , he picks a simple pass .

Harry Palmr

Gwan Burnley!

The race is back on

sligeach

Burnley level.

Rossi IRL

Everton

1-1

Looked like Walker fell a bit asleep

blueser

Walker dozing there.

sligeach

I think they deserve it despite Sterling's shocking miss minutes earlier.

Urindanger

Burnley deserving of a goal although Aguero and Sterling should be on the scoresheet. If City have one fault it's not being clinical enough.

Everton

Enjoyable result for Burnley

blueser

2 points chucked away there. But well done to Burnley for not throwing in the towel.

tayto lover

Fair play Burnley. Boxing well above their weight.

Iused2likebusts

Liverpool

Best 2 managers in the league so far this season. Dyche with a brave selection 2 up top and not afraid to press city high up the pitch.

Turtwig

Urindanger wrote: »

Burnley deserving of a goal although Aguero and Sterling should be on the scoresheet. If City have one fault it's not being clinical enough.

It's a big flaw. The last action is often very poor by them. Against better sides when chances are rarer you have be far more clinical.

Harry Palmr

All sides that create lots of chances are almost by definition "wasteful" - if they all went in City (and Liverpool) would be winning 4-0/(4-3) on average. Real life is just not like that.

blueser

Urindanger wrote: »

Burnley deserving of a goal although Aguero and Sterling should be on the scoresheet. If City have one fault it's not being clinical enough.

Agreed. We don't score nearly enough, considering the chances we create andthe possession we enjoy.

klose

Sterling is having a great season but that miss was hilariously bad to put city 2 up.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Are pep and Manchester City done?