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Indeed but what does hd think is in tne skyπ
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I’m happy for Lukaku, today was the perfect day for him. all the vultures were circling around to put pressure on him. but thankfully by opening his account on his debut, he has avoided the Werner, Torres curse which was waiting for their first goal for a few games. by hitting the ground running, he will have less press negative. I was also pleased with the clean sheet. although Arsenal was poor, our defence hasn’t given them any sniff. and credit goes to the boys. and Reece James, I love his goal celebration. anyway, our biggest test comes next weekend. let us hope we don’t lose that game.
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Good win, thought we took our foot off the gas a bit but Arsenal dug in in the second half but tougher days to come.
Lots of compliments for Chelsea from the pundits hopefully that doesn’t go to the players heads I don’t think it will Tuchel will keep them grounded and as he said today there’s still much to be improved upon.
Rom was MOM today joint 1st for goals,1st for shots,1st for shots on target 1st for passing accuracy, 2nd for Aerial duels. Not a bad debut.π
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Delighted with rom nine! Drogba be π
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Top Strikers are few and far between in our Prem league. I’m noticing that in Fantasy Football when trying to select players. Lukaku really was Superb. His Attitude, Physical Strength and just his Focus and No-nonsense was a joy to watch.
Lots of players meanwhile on the sidelines for Arsenal; all too familiar when it comes to high volume of injuries. Some Fans running out of patience, even with 2 games in because of the 2 defeats and table position. I don’t have an answer, but something has to give.
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Nil, the only reason there are not so many top strikers is because half of them are classed as midfielders. Then there are good, classic style strikers at the lesser clubs.
anyway pleased for Lukaku but only as much as a team that is facing him next can be π
Really surprised at Utd. I watched some of it but fell asleep. Poor result but it’s so early…
I wondered at the time though, with Ole getting ahead of himself with some of the things he was saying, if he wasnt just Brendan Rodgers-ing it up, by needlessly setting himself up for a fall. I said it to my Utd supporting Utd friend and he did NOT get my point at all.
I don’t see the value in over-exclaiming good results, or what you plan to achieve in the coming season. You;re really only tying the noose. It isnt helping your chances of achieving your goals. It just pushes the posts further away from yourself, in my opinion.
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Lackau is a beast. Heβs strong, can fi off with either foot and he is very quick for a big lad. Two goals arsenal conceded were pathetic. I think tierney is an excellent left full but were was he for the first goal?
Chelsea will be up there at the end of the season. No doubt about it. Fantastic team
Poor result for utd. Bizarre starting 11.
Mctwoniney was excellent v Leeds yet dropped yday?
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Sean, Ole said McTominay was struggling with an injury and was only able to come on for a bit, rather than start. As I’ve been saying for ages, Utd are far too weak in central midfield to sustain a title challenge. If we keep McTominay and Fred fit, we’ll hang around the challengers for a while but they’re not good enough to dominate games and we saw yesterday what we’re up against if one is not playing. Martial starting was a weird one.
Hard to see past City or Chelsea for the title as things stand with City clear favourites if they get Kane.
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Fair enough Ed mate.
Excellent point for Southampton
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I don’t think Arsenal played as badly as everyone is suggesting in terms of the current situation they are in. They had a couple of decent chances and if one had gone in the game changes. It was an enjoyable game.
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I though arsenal gave it their all too rover and can at least be very proud of the younger players. Tierney, Smith Rowe and saka in particular wear the badge with pride and give it all they have
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Not at all surprised by Lukaku’s start. I often found myself defending him when most thought he wasn’t good enough for Utd. “His first touch is poor”, “He doesn’t hold the ball up well enough”. He guarantees goals and always will. Is he an all round great striker? No, but put great players around him and he’ll always score goals. Could never understand the criticism of him at Utd.
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I’d say you might be being a bit harsh on Utd Ed but you watch them week in and out, I don’t. I know one thing for sure, we’ll have one hell of a fight against ye. Utd are always extra dogged against us. That plus the quality you’ve got through that team… Ya. We;’ll have to be at our best. As for the title, I still fancy us but ya, Chelsea, city and even you lads (not ruling you our over 1 game) are going to have a lot to say about it. Chelsea will get to speak first. Maybe we’ll hear them out? π
I honestly can’t wait but the match is so far away.
I see we’re getting people to join the FPL team! If you lads wouldn’t mind just stopping now though , I cant handle having any more people ahead of me! π
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Oh I’m definitely not ruling Utd out after yesterday Mak. I just never ruled them in to begin with. We’ve made huge steps forward with the squad and added real quality but Chelsea and City are PL and CL champions for a reason and both have stronger squads than us. Liverpool have a great first XI and Klopp. We’ll not be far behind and I think we could easily finish 2nd, 3rd or 4th.
One of my main concerns with Utd under Ole is not a lack of leadership on the pitch (as is sometimes cited) or anything a single player can fix. It’s a mentality thing. Ole is up against serial winners in Klopp, Tuchel and Guardiola. Ole is arguably overachieving given the mess he inherited but I’ve always maintained he doesn’t have the ability to win trophies consistently with Utd. There’s that little extra that the elite managers have that allows them to drag a side over the line when it really matters. Winning the games you maybe don’t always deserve, consistently. I think Rodgers lacks it. Ole lacks it. Poch lacks it. Very few managers have it. There will be exceptions. Rodgers winning the FA Cup and Poch inevitably winning something in a one team league stand out. But for me, they all lack that something extra that the best managers have.
Under Ole, I fancy us against absolutely anybody in a one off game. It genuinely wouldn’t surprise me if Utd went to PSG and beat them or City or Chelsea. Not suggesting I think we’ll win those games. But I’ll always give us a chance. Equally, though, we can have a home banker and I’ll not be confident. So, we can beat anyone but also lose to anyone. That kind of inconsistency doesn’t win titles.
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What do you make of mctwoniey Ed? I think heβs a very good player. Strong in the tackle, gets box to box and can get a goal.
Mak, itβs very very difficult to create big chances v Chelsea. They are such a well organized team. What a tough game but what an exciting match for tvis earmt in the season
Arsenal play city next. Then probs 3 losses in a row. I see most arsenal fans blame edu rather then areta but he Areta gets away with it big time. Arsenal look like they are going no where
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Yeah I like McTominay Sean. I think people often thought of him as a holding midfielder as that’s where he’d often play for Jose but I don’t think he’s got the qualities to play there. He’s at his best driving forward. Box to box, as you say. Can be a real goal threat too.
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Ed, Talking about Ole in comparison to the other 3. I think his inexperience shows when he talks to the press. When Liverpool were first chasing City and then in 19/20 leading them Klopp would over and over tell the press that he is going to bore them by saying he’s only thinking about the next game. He rarely gave them anything when it came to their leading questions on what he thought Liverpools chances were.
it’s boring to hear but that’s the value in it. You tell them you’re only thinking about the next game, they can’t pin an outlandish headline to you. i think Ole enjoys expressing his thoughts a little too much and he should keep a lot of them to those close to him and the players in training.
As you remember, I was calling for Ole to be sacked some time ago. He’s managed to turn things around to the point where Utd are very likely going to put in a genuine title challenge, in probably one of the most competitive seasons in at least a decade. He’s brought Utd out of that weirdly long post-Fergie phase, and that has true value. he still has the chance of being only that though, setting things up for the guy who will win Utd their first title in years. Were I close to him, I’d tell him to be a lot more boring and let the press build up or destroy Utd’s performances, without juicy quotes.
Of course Klopp does still get quite excited, jovial or also annoyed when talking to the press but i think his experience tells him what and when to say things.
anyway, I’ve gone on too long about it, it’s not really a huge deal. flashbacks of Rodgers π
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Mak @ 2:51am, five star on your point of exclamation of results. Be it wins or defeats. Wholeheartedly agree about this.
I think people read into results too far into the deep end, but on the flip side of that, I’d be down if Liverpool lost their first 2 matches in succession. The stakes are high and if you have an aspiration for example to challenge for the title, you have to in essence set a precedent.
Things can change as we have known. Who would have thought we’d win all our remaining matches and finish 3rd?
The Fixtures/Results so far haven’t been kind to both Arsenal and Norwich, but that can change. When I was following football in the 90s, there wasn’t so much emphasis on the league table as such. Maybe because now there is so much coverage out there and results are being highlighted and spoken about more just to really fill up time and form a relevance longer.
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The modern game compared to 10 15 years ago has more emphasis on supply of crosses for example for the full-backs. Where is that box-to-box type of midfielder in Viera and Roy Keane?
I see passages of play coming more from the flanks than through the midfield. Does a right and left-side midfield position still exists?
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