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The 2017-2018 Football Thread
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Back to your regular scheduled programming with Arsenal. Why Monreal is playing CB ahead of Holding i dunno. Culprit against Leicester and now today. Thought Kolasinac was brought in to replace him. Its laughable that Ozil is about to sign a £280k/w deal.
Liverpool have work to do. Mane they only consistent quality in the side.
Utd keep on marching
West Ham...well...
Liverpool have work to do. Mane they only consistent quality in the side.
Utd keep on marching
West Ham...well...
Indeed.
Unfortunately, all too true.
One could complain about the disallowed goal, but, in truth, Stoke deserved a point at the very least; they were dogged in what they did, whereas Arsenal, for all their silky skill, possession and shots, failed to finish clinically, and failed to defend properly.
Well at least we scored! Hart looks like a great signing! Two games in, 7 goals let in.
Hm.
Rather than simply blamed Hart, I'd say that poor defending may well have been a contributory factor in those seven goals.
100% agree. I was being sarcastic. Having Reid injured in the warm up didn't help. Nor did going down to 10 men. Still highlights on in a bit and I'm expecting our game to feature heavily.
West Ham slightly unlucky, but Chicharito looks to be a real find for them. However, you can't give up 3 goals and expect a good result, as Liverpool discovered week 1.
Liverpool did OK against a side they normally stink against - Mane was good but Salah also looked very dangerous and came very close to scoring a couple times. The defending relied on luck to keep the clean sheet and, while not terrible, were still not good enough. Given that this was something of a "B" side playing against Crystal Palace I can't complain too much, though Liverpool still do not look good enough for a top fourth finish as yet.
Arsenal...classic early season stumble from the Gunners. Especially against Stoke, who show every sign of going nowhere this season. Still, the Lacazette offside call was really close - though you can't rely on calls to get results.
Oh and Man Utd - marching right along, though they still haven't faced a serious challenge yet.
Liverpool did OK against a side they normally stink against - Mane was good but Salah also looked very dangerous and came very close to scoring a couple times. The defending relied on luck to keep the clean sheet and, while not terrible, were still not good enough. Given that this was something of a "B" side playing against Crystal Palace I can't complain too much, though Liverpool still do not look good enough for a top fourth finish as yet.
Arsenal...classic early season stumble from the Gunners. Especially against Stoke, who show every sign of going nowhere this season. Still, the Lacazette offside call was really close - though you can't rely on calls to get results.
Oh and Man Utd - marching right along, though they still haven't faced a serious challenge yet.
Agree Chicharito did well. I'm sure without the early sending off things might have been different.
As for Liverpool getting a top four finish, I think taking the 112 million might have helped. Without your hoping for one of the others to slip up.
Chelsea have a similar issue with Costa.
Spurs might struggle with home games at Wembley.
Arsenal well we all know they have consistently issues.
Can't see the two Manchester clubs not being the top two.
I think well is an understatement. Looks like the old Mourino always wins the league in his second year is on track for now.
Will be interesting to see how he gets on with a top side though.
This is what interests me, too.
Thus far - outstanding start notwithstanding (and the team does seem to have gelled well as a unit) - Manchester United have not been seriously tested.
So, Chelsea defeat Spurs, the latter temporarily playing at home - for this season - at Wembley.
Hard to say if it was the venue or the team that undid Spurs. Only time will tell I suppose.
We had a similar issue last year when we moved.
Indeed, it of both - and it may well have been a bit of both - but it was an interesting match as the first example the fresh season has given us of a "top five" clash.
Huddersfield's two wins is a pleasant surprise, good on them.
Meanwhile in the German league...
James is back in training after his injury but in 2 weeks the international break starts, hopefully he can play for Colombia on the 31st, fingers crossed.
And in the French league...
Falcao scored the only and winning goal for Monaco, the goal was awesome too. he is defiantly ready for world cup games, keep in mind he missed the last world cup due to a major injury. world cup is gonna be good cause everybody is healthy!!
James is back in training after his injury but in 2 weeks the international break starts, hopefully he can play for Colombia on the 31st, fingers crossed.
And in the French league...
Falcao scored the only and winning goal for Monaco, the goal was awesome too. he is defiantly ready for world cup games, keep in mind he missed the last world cup due to a major injury. world cup is gonna be good cause everybody is healthy!!
Yes, it is indeed a pleasant surprise and a welcome introduction to the top flight; good luck to them, long may they continue to do well.
Hm. Master Rooney (playing for Everton - his pace has long slowed, but his reading of the game, skill and experience are seem to be a considerable asset for Everton) has just scored for Everton - against the run of play and against the stars and firepower of Manchester City.
Now, this will be interesting.
Now, this will be interesting.
With Walker just being sent off for City, interesting indeed.
I'm sure Rooney is aware he's still helping his former employers stay on top.
In other news sounds like yet another player has gone home to complement his future.
I think we all could have predicted Carlos Teves wouldn't feel at home in China.
Good luck to Master Rooney and Everton - his current loyalty is to them; he supported that club as a youngster and appeared for them early in his career; at this stage, it looks as though this was a good buy by Everton.
Now, the challenge is up to Pep Guardiola and Manchester City to prove that they have character as well as the skill and ability that we know they have in abundance.
I think Rooney was treated quite poorly at Man U. Played out of position and then basically discarded as surplus to requirements. His best response would be to bang in 25+ for his new club. And I wouldn't be surprised if he did. I think Everton have bought well.
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