Premier League 24/25 Thread

[weasel]

That new Spurs keeper looked pretty decent against Pool, too early to pass proper judgement but he's a lot less fun to watch (as a neutral) than Forster. He actually looks like he has done nets before.

Cue a clusterfuck of a performance in midweek.

I did jinx it, he should have saved that shot from Trossard.

 

[weasel]

Ange will do well to survive this.

The radio said it should have been 5 or 6 at HT. That is against an Everton side who have scored about 4 goals all season.

In other news, that will surprise no one, Andre Onana is *****

 

[weasel]

Seven games in and Liverpool have won as many games in this season's CL as Utd and Spurs have won, respectively, in 22 PL games.

Some stat that

 

[lejackal]

Can someone explain how this is a straight red?

 

[Cazza]

That looks very harsh. I would say a very strong yellow, not a red.

 

[weasel]

******* dirty Arsenal at it again. Clear red. Should be 3 reds and a life time ban!

It was very soft. I can KINDA see why he gave it as from one angle he does get the side of yer man's calf and ankle. That would make it an orange card for me. Seen them given, seen them not etc etc.

The issue is as much the fact that there will be a dozen tackles like that that go unpunished this weekend.

Apparently the PL website/twitter thing said something along the lines of "studs to the ankle or above is considered dangerous play and a red card."
Fair enough.
But ehhhhh…..that does make me wonder why Doku was able to kick Alexis MacAllister in the chest, inside his own (City's) box in stoppage time and not even concede a free kick. If one of them was a red card offence, it sure as **** wasn't the Lewis Skelly one!

Kick to the chest inside your own box = play on.
Cynically trip someone and get a bit of his calf = red card and 3 game ban.

Make it make sense please!

 

[weasel]

It gets better, the PL website that highlights "high foot challenges" uses a picture of the Doku boot on MacAllister's chest. The same tackle that wasn't even given as a foul.

You can't make **** like that up. Utter morons

 

[weasel]

Great result for Arsenal. Safe to say City ain't back!

Is it just me or are Arsenal really really hard to watch? I just find them biblically boring.

 

[lejackal]

Great result for Arsenal. Safe to say City ain't back!

Is it just me or are Arsenal really really hard to watch? I just find them biblically boring.

It's very "safety first", without parking the bus, combined with a bit of late Wenger era infinity horseshoe of nothing.

Can't fault the result today though

 

[weasel]

Oh aye, if you offered me the most boring style of football the world had ever seen ( and Arsenal aren't THAT bad) but guaranteed me thumping City 5-1, or the like, every week I would bite your ******* hand off.

Apparently that's the first time a Pep side has ever conceded 5.

And to think, if Havertz wasn't the white Jason Lee, minus the Pineapple, it would have been 6!



He looks/acts like a broken man

 

[edd_jedi]

You're all missing the real news today, Spurs got a clean sheet for the first time since 1991!

 

[weasel]

I did laugh today. I was half heartedly cheering for City, all excited pre kick off then 90seconds later, bang, massive disappointment. Wait half an hour, City equalise, I get my hopes up again, then 90 seconds later, bang, massive disappointment again.

Get excited, only for it to end in massive disappointment 90 seconds later, the story of my life!

 

[lejackal]

Don't get me wrong, post peak to decline Wengerball was some of the prettiest football you'll ever experience. Artetaball isn't that, but it's broadly speaking effective (with obvious lacking cutting edge from time to time). As I said above somewhere, I'd love a bit of a creative attacker, but if Arteta coaches it out of them were back to square one (which is for the most part quite effective).

I do think the coaching style is to some extent why the Martinelli we signed has disappeared to be replaced almost by the metronome Martinelli- get the ball, run the ball, get chalk on your boots, (cross ineffectively/drive to the line and get tackled/drive inside and get tackled/take a wild shot and miss/take too many touches/cross ineffectively)

Still, 2nd we are and we can still "technically" do it.

PS

**** off to all the non believers

 

[lejackal]

I did laugh today. I was half heartedly cheering for City, all excited pre kick off then 90seconds later, bang, massive disappointment. Wait half an hour, City equalise, I get my hopes up again, then 90 seconds later, bang, massive disappointment again.

Get excited, only for it to end in massive disappointment 90 seconds later, the story of my life!

By disappointment, do you mean child? Because I'm sure ended up with two from 90 seconds work

 

[weasel]

Don't get me wrong, post peak to decline Wengerball was some of the prettiest football you'll ever experience. Artetaball isn't that, but it's broadly speaking effective (with obvious lacking cutting edge from time to time). As I said above somewhere, I'd love a bit of a creative attacker, but if Arteta coaches it out of them were back to square one (which is for the most part quite effective).

I do think the coaching style is to some extent why the Martinelli we signed has disappeared to be replaced almost by the metronome Martinelli- get the ball, run the ball, get chalk on your boots, (cross ineffectively/drive to the line and get tackled/drive inside and get tackled/take a wild shot and miss/take too many touches/cross ineffectively)

Still, 2nd we are and we can still "technically" do it.

PS

**** off to all the non believers

Yeah, all a very fair argument. I think that's one of the reasons Grealish isn't the player he was, Pep has coached it out of him.
Arsenal just seem to be very ….stale, is probably the best word, this season. Possibly Saka's injury is partly to blame, and it might just be me, but I've love Arteta to let them take the handbrake off.

And, I'm saying this fully aware of the fact that Pool aren't as exciting to watch as they were under Klopp.

 

[weasel]

By disappointment, do you mean child? Because I'm sure ended up with two from 90 seconds work

Not entirely sure they are mine, they aren't retarded and I haven't seen them licking windows even once!

 

[edd_jedi]

Rashford to West Ham. Hope he does well as the kid clearly has (had) talent and would be a shame for him to end up as another Deli Alli. But, he does't half look bored in his signing photo!

 

[lejackal]

Rashford to West Ham. Hope he does well as the kid clearly has (had) talent and would be a shame for him to end up as another Deli Alli. But, he does't half look bored in his signing photo!

I thought he went to Villa?

 

[weasel]

He did, Edd just got his claret sides mixed up!

My money is on Rashford being the new Delli Ali or Jlinz, sadly.

 

[theforceuk]

He already is!

 

[edd_jedi]

Yes sorry one of those teams!

 

[lejackal]

They're all the same really, basically non runners

 

[Cazza]

Robbed tonight. Chelsea so lucky. Foul after foul from Caicedo and Fernandez go unpunished. Bowen gets taken out off the ball deliberately and they go and score from it. How is officiating this bad, week in, week out? Crappy deflection for the second.

That said, we were good tonight and were without 7 first team players, against a team who's bench cost more than our entire squad. Very happy with Potter- we look like a team again. Great to see Jarrod back and scoring a nice goal, too. Onwards and upwards for the non-runners!

 

[edd_jedi]

Yeah that bowen foul was ridiculous, surely if they score 10 seconds after a foul it shouldn't matter where on the pitch the foul happened?

 

[Cazza]

Exactly...

 

[weasel]

Agreed on the foul, and I think Potter will be a good fit at WH. They have a very decent budget and he's far from a cheque book manager but it will be interesting to see how he does with a bit more money to spend than at Brighton. His time at Chelsea was a case of no fecker could have achieved what they wanted given the shambles they were.

 

[edd_jedi]

League cup semi predictions?

I think despite some world class time wasting by Newcastle, it'll end 2-2 and then Arsenal will go through after extra time or penalties.

4-2 aggregate to Liverpool in the second leg tomorrow.

 

[Cazza]

Newcastle and Liverpool to edge it...

 

[lejackal]

Arsenal are definitely capable of scoring three, but they need an early goal really

 

[weasel]

I missed the first fifteen minutes but ehhh that was very comfortable for Newcastle. That Odegaard chance (on possibly his wrong foot) was the 'sliding doors' moment. That goes in and Arsenal win easily. Two minutes later Newcastle scored and Arsenal looked lost