General Premier League Thread 2020-21 - Mod Notes in 1st post. [Updated 17/12/20]

Thanx 4 The Fish

Deleted User wrote: »

It's great isn"t it

Ole at the wheel baby

Enjoy it

Deleted User wrote: »

Ole setting up this team like schoolboys

You wouldn't see this type of panic with proper organisation at the back

I agree, keep him there.

Rock77

Excellent comeback from Utd, Cavani comes on at half time with his team 2-0. He goes on to score 2 and get an assist in a 3-2 victory...

Brilliant stuff.

I can’t even remember who got the first Southampton goal... what was his name again?... ah doesn’t really matter now anyway...

Man Utd’s 2 goal hero was Cavani by the way.. Edinson Cavani....

adox

Three great penos from Utd.

Potential Underachiever

Deleted User wrote: »

It's great isn"t it

Ole at the wheel baby

Enjoy it

You must be having conflicting emotions right now, you can't stand Solskjaer as manager and have championed his sacking for months, yet yous just won a game in the last minute after being 2 nil down, so what's the overriding emotion? Tough spot to be in I'd say.

Insect Overlord

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Hell of a talent, that Cavani fella.

Great. Bizarre that like the Ibra guy he was old and overated until he joined in England

adox

adox wrote: »

Three great penos from Utd.

DM_7

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

Agree, have no idea why he does not start regularly.

Fitness and preperation would be the reason. He has only been available the last 5 weeks and from a low base in terms of regular play.

United signed him at the end of the window (5th of Ocrober), he barely played last season, could not train with the club for the first two weeks after he joined (quarantine). Was not selected last weekend as he returned from South America. Played his first 90mins in club football since March on Tuesday gone.

RasTa

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

Agree, have no idea why he does not start regularly.

He started on Tuesday. He's hardly going to do a Klopp and start him a few days later at his age.

yourdeadwright

Could United get into the title race?

jayo26

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I was hoping for a last minute VAR Bruno peno retaken twice

A cavani winner will have to do

Enjoyable game buddy.

RasTa

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Could United get into the title race?

No chance, we would be 2 points behind ye if we win our game in hand.

We won't obviously but it's a mad stat all the same.

jayo26

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Could United get into the title race?

Yeah our womems team are flying it.

jayo26

jayo26 wrote: »

Enjoyable game buddy.

Can't beat a late winner m8

Great for Utd fans. Infuriating I'd imagine everywhere else. Crying behind a smiling mask type of stuff I'd suspect

Cavani genuinely looks hungry. Nothing better to see players succeed when they are written off

Same happened to Ibra

jayo26

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Can't beat a late winner m8

Great for Utd fans. Infuriating I'd imagine everywhere else. Crying behind a smiling mask type of stuff I'd suspect

Cavani genuinely looks hungry. Nothing better to see players succeed when they are written off

Same happened to Ibra

Yeah i think ole has managed Cavani really well, he isn't going to overplay him when he had a game midweek too. Nice calm man mangement from him.

VAR was excellent today.

fyfe79

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Could United get into the title race?

Why not? One of Spurs or Chelsea will be top this evening. Very open season. Covid is the big leveller.

Unearthly

Looking forward to next 2 games. I'd like a draw here

jayo26

jayo26 wrote: »

Yeah i think ole has managed Cavani really well, he isn't going to overplay him when he had a game midweek too. Nice calm man mangement from him.

VAR was excellent today.

For all Oles faults other managers should take note of how he has dealth with the covid situation and his rotation

When Ole lit up a few weeks back he aimed it at the correct people and not at BT sports

Shanotheslayer

This game should be a cracker

ShamoBuc

Unearthly wrote: »

Looking forward to next 2 games. I'd like a draw here

Hopefully a good game, lots of goals, no VAR etc would be nice too.

yourdeadwright

Its such an open season with City and Liverpool seemingly dropping off, Youd be kicking yourself not to be at least in the race

doc_17

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

This game should be a cracker

It should...but I fear it’ll be a bore draw.

Southampton v Utd game earlier was one of the best games since football came back.

Potential Underachiever

RasTa wrote: »

He started on Tuesday. He's hardly going to do a Klopp and start him a few days later at his age.

Isn't that the same Solskjaer than ran Rashford into the ground previously?

Dr. Bre

Always loved cavani . Scored goals everywhere he’s been

TheadoreT

Tammy Abraham stikes me as the type of striker who'll hang about a top team for 3/4 years before finding his natural level at West Ham.

RasTa

Potential Underachiever wrote: »

Isn't that the same Solskjaer than ran Rashford into the ground previously?

No. Playing Cavani at his age, would be similar to what Klopp did to Milner the past 2 games.

It's no surprise to me anyway he picked up an injury

Potential Underachiever

RasTa wrote: »

No. Playing Cavani at his age, would be similar to what Klopp did to Milner the past 2 games.

It's no surprise to me anyway he picked up an injury

Fairly sure OGS was widely slated by Utd fans for overplaying Rashford. So Cavani will never play 2 games in row for Utd? Interesting, I look forward to that being wrong.

RasTa

Potential Underachiever wrote: »

Fairly sure OGS was widely slated by Utd fans for overplaying Rashford. So Cavani will never play 2 games in row for Utd? Interesting, I look forward to that being wrong.

You're already wrong since he just played 2 games in a row however he won't be starting 2 games in a row often imo.

doc_17

This is a snore fest.

Shanotheslayer

doc_17 wrote: »

It should...but I fear it’ll be a bore draw.

Looking that way

Potential Underachiever

doc_17 wrote: »

This is a snore fest.

a.k.a Jose 'Masterclass'

TheadoreT

Spurs' transitions have been good but final ball weak on a good few occasions. Harry looks sluggish which is unusual for him.

Chelsea look predictable enough going forward. Disappointing half

Shanotheslayer

What time does Spurs V Chelsea KO at?




Facking hell this is boring

tom1ie

doc_17 wrote: »

This is a snore fest.

Draw suits spurs more than Chelsea.

tayto lover

Awful boring game this.

theoneeyedman

Just wait for it.....


The bizarre VAR plot twist!

Boring game but Mourinho is doing what he did at United when they finished 2nd. Park the bus against dangerous teams and hope for a through ball or cross on the counter. It's not pretty but it's effective enough since they'll go top at the end of the match.

TheadoreT

Amazing how long Kante was played out of position at Chelsea, they seem infinitely stronger at the back with him marshalling in front of them. The guy cleaned up every title going for a few years in that holding role and then they decided to reinvent him in a more attacking position where he mostly looked a headless chicken week in week out.

Kiith

Deleted User wrote: »

Boring game but Mourinho is doing what he did at United when they finished 2nd. Park the bus against dangerous teams and hope for a through ball or cross on the counter. It's not pretty but it's effective enough since they'll go top at the end of the match.

It's also something that we have never been able to do in the past, and it's something a team really needs to have if they want to win anything.

That'll do. Great day

Deeper Blue

That's what Mourinho brings to the PL folks

Kiith

Kiith wrote: »

It's also something that we have never been able to do in the past, and it's something a team really needs to have if they want to win anything.

Exactly, it isn't attractive but it wins trophies/keeps them in the race.

Kiith

El Sueño wrote: »

That's what Mourinho brings to the PL folks

Yes it is

ERG89

Only watched the last 30 mins but it was what I expected. The majority of big PL games this season have been sh!t & Mourinho wasn't going to go for it which Lampard knew so they cancelled each other out by not going for it.

Chelsea have Leeds next week and Spurs have Arsenal so they will have to approach both with a bit more bravery.

Wuff Wuff

Isn't that the word that got Suarez a ban??

Bad weekend for Liverpool

Could drop to 3rd if Leicester get the result tomorrow

Jose top of the league with Spurs

noodler

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Bad weekend for Liverpool

Could drop to 3rd if Leicester get the result tomorrow

Jose top of the league with Spurs

God, you can tell United got a good win, more Klopp and Liverpool posts out of you than utd ones since FT.

Not a great weekend, no.

Kiith

Kiith wrote: »

Yes it is

Don't think they will stay there but do expect Spurs to pick up a trophy this year and finish in the CL places

They don't have the squad to match Liverpool and City over the duration of the season IMO to mount a real challenge but you never know if they can stay injury free

Fitz*

3 draws 1 loss, 0 wins in 4 games against top half teams so far this season for Chelsea.

All their wins against bottom half clubs. It will be interesting to see how they fare out in the next 7-8 weeks where the games are against tougher teams, on paper anyways.

davycc

Rip Pappa buppa diop only 42. He played for West ham. Birmingham Fulham Portsmouth battling midfielder in too short time

eigrod

Wuff Wuff wrote: »

Isn't that the word that got Suarez a ban??

Denis Smith and Alex Ferguson will be all over this, surely?