For someone who claimed he did not post much here last season because he was "busy" , Sucky does seem to have found a lot of free time of late. < Deirdre >
With Lamela fit last season you could very well have won the league, very good player and a game changer.
As I've already said - I don't disagree with what you've written here. However, the initial post I quoted from you was benchmarking our record against the current top 4 this season, implying that our inability to defend and see games out against them is why we wouldn't break into it the coveted top 4 spots for the forseeable future. My rebuttal to that was although our record against them should be better, it's not necessarily those games that determine whether we challenge for a better position domestically. In fact, I'd go as far as saying you don't even need to have a great record against the top 4 to win the title. So long as you can beat the other teams that you're supposed to.
So, Antonio Conte is ready to fight Jose Mourinho and in return, Mourinho is berating Conte by referring to his suspension relating to a ban for match fixing at a previous club. It's getting as embarrassing as press conference time for boxing and WWE. Time on the naughty step needed for both. You're not 5 years old any more boys and it's not detracting from the fact that Pep's Citeh are beating you both hollow.
Lesta may have not fielded Mahrez or Vardy today, but do not forget that Fleetwood did not field Mac either. < Oh well >
West London's Brentford, Fulham and QPR all out at the first hurdle. I suppose that there's no chance of Chelsea completing the set, is there?
That Fulham display was disturbing.Is that lower division that bad? Fulham were a day behind Southampton in everything...and they were at home and it was an FA cup tie. Wolves must have a very good team to be walking away with the same league....or not?
Coutinho close to a 142 mil transfer to Barcelona? Ridiculous! Some one in FIFA needs to do something to cap these transfer fees before football goes bankrupt. How much will it cost the fan to get in to watch Barcelona for goodness sake?
Barcelona's cheapest season ticket is £87.78 and most expensive £737.24. Cheaper than most Premier League teams. I think Coutinho's base fee is supposed to be £100m, which is a little more than a van Dijk.
Stoke lose to Coventry. If Hughes doesn't go now, then I wonder what he's got on the owners of the club?
If van Dijk is a "Dutch master" , is Coutinho more "abstract art" (like a Firmino during his "teeth" period) ??
