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Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

Discussion in 'The Premier League' started by Libby, Aug 4, 2017.

  1. Sucky

    Sucky peoples champ & forum saviour

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    I see amorism won his 1st home game last night
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  2. Peej

    Peej Fabio Borini Lover

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    Not sure what this new midweek football format is. Loads of PL teams not playing.
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  3. Star of David Bardsley

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    He’s not a mug like Ole. Doesn’t mean he’ll be a success as it’s a huge job with a weird squad not really suited to his style, little I know about him and he’ll obviously be under pressure if it takes time and they end up 6th or worse without a trophy. A comprehensive 3-2 win against a team of eskimos is better than Ten Hag managed in his first home game.
     
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    I think he'll do well if given time and backing.
     
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    Let’s hope you’re wrong.
     
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  6. FosseFilberto

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    He'll get the backing ...
     
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    Well yeah.
     
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  8. Sucky

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    It's gonna take a good while before he gets the squad he wants there. He's in a similar position as arteta when he took the arsenal job, loads of bang average players on massive wages to get rid of first before you start seeing any kind of consistency in regards to performances
     
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  9. Chief

    Chief Northern Simpleton Forum Moderator

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    No, but that's not what you said.


    We've won 20 of those BTW.
     
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    Chief Northern Simpleton Forum Moderator

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    He started last night with Malacia and Antony as wing backs, they definitely weren't familiar with it and Malacia got skinned for the second goal as he was so far out of position. Antony did pretty well really, but is still too left footed to play om the right for me.

    When Shaw, or his replacement, is fit, and Yoro as well, Shaw can go LWB and Mazaroui or Dalot RWB. The rest would work.

    Mount had a good game in what is clearly his correct position. ten Hag never played him there, it was so obvious and he never saw it. Fernandes struggled a bit getting his head round where he played, and Mainoo would sit nicely alongside Ugarte longer term.

    It was good though. Garnacho blew come clear chances, should have been more.

    But the bloke in charge clearly knows his ****, and he adapted to all the above well.

    Long way back, he looks the real deal.
     
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    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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  12. FosseFilberto

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    Depends how you measure success - way more difficult to win the Premier League than a cup (indeed any league) ...

    So my contention stands - by being one of only 4 teams to have won the Premier League in the last decade, we are in the top 4 for 'success' ...

    You wouldn't say Sevilla were more successful than Barcelona because they've won the Europa a few times ...
     
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  13. FosseFilberto

    FosseFilberto Pizzeria Superiore and some ... Forum Moderator

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    **** me ... don't you have a few individually 'decorated' whelk shells to sell on your stall or something? <laugh>
     
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  14. Sucky

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    Chief Northern Simpleton Forum Moderator

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    That still isn't what you said!

    You said only three teams had won more, which isn't true as United have won twice as much as Leicester in that time.

    2 FA Cup's, 1 league cup, 1 Europa league = 4.
    1 league and 1 FA cup = 2.

    It is literally (correctly used FYI) winning more.
     
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    **** you all and your trophies
     
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  18. Star of David Bardsley

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    Keegan’s team won our hearts and that’s worth more than any trophy. Probably.
     
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  19. Sucky

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    No way fosse comes back from this latest schooling.

    No way
     
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    Ya got me ... I'll rephrase

    Only 3 British teams have been more successful than Leicester City in the last decade:

    Manchester City
    Chelsea
    Liverpool *

    Amongst those that have been less successful during that decade are; in no particular order:

    Spurs
    Arsenal
    Manchester United

    Hopefully that makes us all happy now <cheers>

     
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