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Post by Giorbanguly on Jan 16, 2021 6:50:43 GMT -5
Manchester United move top of the league! Took eight years 4, they briefly went top in 2017. I suspect this stay will also be brief, unless the refs keep giving them tonnes of penalties. the midfield is finally respectable, which has been Manchester United's problem for eons. No more Fellainis |
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Post by Strewthless on Jan 17, 2021 13:23:54 GMT -5
Wow, that was boring. Neither side look like champions on that evidence.
The sooner Jota comes back, the better. I hate to say it, Firmino is a great player, but he doesn't score enough. Wastes far too many chances.
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Post by Giorbanguly on Jan 17, 2021 15:21:49 GMT -5
Man City won today. Only 2 points behind Manchester United with a game in hand as well
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Post by Strewthless on Jan 17, 2021 15:32:46 GMT -5
Man City are definite frontrunners now. The door has been swung wide open for them, and they'll pounce on the opportunity.
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Post by Giorbanguly on Jan 17, 2021 15:47:52 GMT -5
Man City are definite frontrunners now. Yeah for sure. And this is after everyone completely forgot about them |
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Post by Strewthless on Jan 17, 2021 18:11:21 GMT -5
I think Liverpool may have been figured out. Teams knows they can't outplay them, so sit back with a narrow defence and play on the counter attack. Liverpool get frustated and run out of ideas. In other news, once again, Bruno Penaldes was nowhere to be seen in a big game. Imagine building such a large reputation by scoring penalties against mid-table sides  |
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Post by rpvan on Jan 20, 2021 19:29:23 GMT -5
Imagine the scenes if Leicester win the title again. They're in the running this season!
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Post by Giorbanguly on Jan 21, 2021 7:40:28 GMT -5
I think Liverpool may have been figured out. Teams knows they can't outplay them, so sit back with a narrow defence and play on the counter attack. Liverpool get frustated and run out of ideas. In other news, once again, Bruno Penaldes was nowhere to be seen in a big game. Imagine building such a large reputation by scoring penalties against mid-table sides Mid and lower table clubs are very important to beat, even though you take them for granted. Yeah beating shit teams like Sheffield United, West Ham, or Chelsea might sound easy, but how often do you see big teams drop points against them? LVG's Manchester United had some awful losses against mid table teams in those years |
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Post by Giorbanguly on Jan 21, 2021 7:42:37 GMT -5
Imagine the scenes if Leicester win the title again. They're in the running this season! They've been a very good team for a few years now. Everyone thought they would come crashing down to earth after their legendary title win, which they kinda did for a while, but now they've come back and will probably finish in the Top 6 for second straight year |
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Post by dunnowhattoputhere on Jan 21, 2021 8:34:37 GMT -5
Imagine the scenes if Leicester win the title again. They're in the running this season! Leicester are more or less a top 6 club now. I think they’ve displaced Arsenal, who seem to be entering a Milan-style decline (though Milan themselves are ironically on the up again). Everton are doing really well this year as well. Would be good to see them in the UCL again. |
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Post by Giorbanguly on Jan 21, 2021 9:24:25 GMT -5
Imagine the scenes if Leicester win the title again. They're in the running this season! Leicester are more or less a top 6 club now. I think they’ve displaced Arsenal, who seem to be entering a Milan-style decline (though Milan themselves are ironically on the up again). Everton are doing really well this year as well. Would be good to see them in the UCL again. Yeah Arsenal have been pretty shite for the past few years. They're top 6 only based on historical reputation as opposed to recent performance |
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Post by Strewthless on Jan 21, 2021 12:34:06 GMT -5
Never seen so many teams still involved in the title race at this stage.
Chelsea is a weird one, before the season started they spent £250 million on some really great players, yet have gone backwards.
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Post by Strewthless on Jan 21, 2021 14:07:54 GMT -5
Newport's keeper scored from a goal kick the other day. Guinness World Records have now verified it as the longest goal ever scored in a competitive match. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55731409 |
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Post by Giorbanguly on Jan 21, 2021 18:04:56 GMT -5
Never seen so many teams still involved in the title race at this stage. Chelsea is a weird one, before the season started they spent £250 million on some really great players, yet have gone backwards. Yeah this year has been great for club football at least, which is a good distraction from the rest of the mess happening in real life. Looks like there is at least six potential challengers for the race. Some are less likely (Everton, Tottenham) but are statistically very much in the race still |
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Post by Strewthless on Jan 21, 2021 18:16:20 GMT -5
Well, at the moment if I was to bet on a team from Merseyide it would be the one that plays in blue.
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Post by Giorbanguly on Jan 22, 2021 3:10:24 GMT -5
Well, at the moment if I was to bet on a team from Merseyide it would be the one that plays in blue. Definitely. They’re still very strong even once James and DCL came back down to earth; that’s actually the sign of a really good team. Being able to grind out wins even when your best players aren’t playing that great |
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Post by Strewthless on Jan 22, 2021 9:48:47 GMT -5
Another potential twist in the title race, KDB has been ruled out for 6 weeks.
Jamie Vardy also needs surgery.
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Post by Ariete on Jan 22, 2021 12:41:12 GMT -5
Liverpool are in a bad shape. They will soon be out from the European qualifying places.
2021's Arsenal.
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Post by Strewthless on Jan 22, 2021 17:26:20 GMT -5
Liverpool have been shaky for the last 12 months, it was overlooked because they were 25 points clear in the league or whatever. Certainly not the Liverpool of 2019, when they were clearly the best team in the world. I'm not sure what's gone wrong since. They seemed to be pulling it back together over Christmas, and the title seemed to be theirs. Now they've suddenly forgotten how to score. If anything was to ever let them down I never would have thought it would be the attack.
The defence has actually been good recently, even though all the senior centre backs are injured and midfielders like Fabinho and Henderson were covering for them. Fabinho actually turned out to be a world class defender, but is needed more in midfield.
That loss against Burnley was their first at home for 4 years, and the end of a record-breaking unbeaten run.
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Post by Strewthless on Jan 22, 2021 17:27:42 GMT -5
In other news, a lot of question marks over David Beckham appointing Phil Neville as coach of the team he's recently founded, Inter Miami.
Further proof that it's not what you know, it's who you know.
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