EPL 2021 / 2022
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@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
No idea what is happening at Barca. A forward 3 of Traore, Aubameyang, Torres sounds "interesting".
They are a financial busted flush. Needed that super league more than any others to keep their head above water.
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@dogmeat said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Plus he's been having like a complete piston wristed gibbon for a long time now, seems disinterested and by all accounts was toxic in the team. Stupid not to have a replacement lined up but I think he had to go
The optimistic view is that Kroenke and Edu weren't prepared to pay stupid money now for a striker just to sign someone, but will go all in in the summer transfer window with more money to spend. Arsenal only have the EPL games to play so might be able to manage with the smaller squad. If injuries strike then fingers will be pointed.
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Man U are in freefall. Out of the top 4 now, and looking hard over their shoulder at North London.
Hiring Frank Lampard proves a masterstroke as Everton lose to Newcastle badly
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@mariner4life said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Man U are in freefall. Out of the top 4 now, and looking hard over their shoulder at North London.
Hiring Frank Lampard proves a masterstroke as Everton lose to Newcastle badly
Everton managed to get 2 players who play an undefined role - Dele Alli and van der Beek. Both really need a system that utilises their talents, Dele used to have it at Spurs, Donnie used to have it at Ajax. Strange to take both of them as I cannot see them playing together and even one of them is hard to accommodate.
The "race" to finish 4th is a bit of a slow shuffle - all of the main contenders (Hammers, Man U, Spurs, Arse) are very flawed but one of them will take it - unless Wolves can keep on winning.
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@antipodean said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
I think everyone's looking at the Hammers and some French fluffybunny.
Complete fluffybunny
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@mikethesnow booed by his own fans
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@majorrage said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Whats wrong with kicking a cat?
(Career Ender Joke)
i just assumed his rugby team lost
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@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@mariner4life said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Man U are in freefall. Out of the top 4 now, and looking hard over their shoulder at North London.
Hiring Frank Lampard proves a masterstroke as Everton lose to Newcastle badly
Everton managed to get 2 players who play an undefined role - Dele Alli and van der Beek. Both really need a system that utilises their talents, Dele used to have it at Spurs, Donnie used to have it at Ajax. Strange to take both of them as I cannot see them playing together and even one of them is hard to accommodate.
The "race" to finish 4th is a bit of a slow shuffle - all of the main contenders (Hammers, Man U, Spurs, Arse) are very flawed but one of them will take it - unless Wolves can keep on winning.
Yeah the 'race' to finish 4th looks likely to be decided by whichever team manages to go the longest without tripping over their own feet. Spurs dropping points against Southampton now. The various postponements add another mix - arsenal and spurs both have a bunch of games in hand.
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One of the weirdest red cards I've ever seen this morning in Wolves v Arsenal. Martinelli given two yellows for two fouls in the same passage of play.
Pretty unusual since a player is likely to be extra cautious if they get a first yellow. Arsenal now 2 red cards clear of the rest of the league despite being giving up the fifth least fouls. Typical arsenal, boom or bust and no consistency.
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astoundingly, thanks to City having a draw and a loss in their last 4, the title race is actually back on. Liverpool close to 3 points back after battering Leeds this morning
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That big win helps goal difference too.
Spurs lose to Burnley as well. Norwich and Watford (also lost) starting to get left behind at the bottom. That third relegation spot is looking like a brutal scrap though. All the postponements make the table tough to read; 14th place Brentford are three games ahead of 18th Burnley so the 4 point difference isn't much buffer.
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Liverpool beat Chelsea in the league cup final. 0-0 and then about a million penalties.
Unsurprisingly Leeds have fired Bielsa as they are getting pumped every week at the moment and are staring relegation in the face. Apparently they have the 2nd lowest wage bill in the division, so it's probably chickens coming home to roost in a sport where money absolutely talks.
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@mariner4life said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Liverpool beat Chelsea in the league cup final. 0-0 and then about a million penalties.
Unsurprisingly Leeds have fired Bielsa as they are getting pumped every week at the moment and are staring relegation in the face. Apparently they have the 2nd lowest wage bill in the division, so it's probably chickens coming home to roost in a sport where money absolutely talks.
Strangely I reckon Bielsa had the best chance of saving them. They have just played Man U, Liverpool, Spurs so easier games were ahead. Not sure how a manager can totally change their playing style and still get results - even getting pumped 4-0 at the weekend, the xG was only 1.9 to 2.47. I know it means nothing as a stat but they play a high risk style.
They create so many opportunities due to the way they play - change that and I can't see them scoring and also not being solid enough defensively to keep clean sheets. Also a Leeds game was always fun to watch - I don't want to see them play like Watford and get 9 men behind the ball.
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@kiwipie i think most Leeds fans are pretty gutted about the decision, given where he has taken them. From the chat i have seen, he has done most of it by improving the players he had, not by buying new ones. Seems an incredibly harsh decision. But, that is the Prem League, once you are there you need to stay there.
