General Premier League Thread 2020-21 - Mod Notes in 1st post. [Updated 17/12/20]

Ikozma wrote: »

Let's be honest, if Liverpool didn't have so many injuries they'd probably be 7/8 points ahead at this stage

And if Messi and Ronaldo were Irish we’d be going to the Euros next year.

I'd say Sky have some off air comments nicely recorded and tucked away that they could use to Key & Gray a few of the pundits they have now if they wanted rid.

They have no need with Evra as he will just say them live on air anyway.

Collie D wrote: »

And if Messi and Ronaldo were Irish we’d be going to the Euros next year.

Don't think so, we'd need a few defenders and a keeper too

crustyjuggler wrote: »

What's the Evra thing ?

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

You wouldn't want to have told this lad anything in confidence because he has absolutely no problem spilling the beans live on TV

https://twitter.com/Xhakaed/status/1338234548824502279?s=20

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Sam Mendes is producing a football comedy for Netflix from two of the Guardian's football writers.

The Red Zone (6 x 30′)

Writers: Barney Ronay and Jonathan Liew
Production Company: Neal Street Productions
Executive Producers: Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Brown
Synopsis: This is a comedy about football, but also not about football. Mainly it’s a story about the people and the surfaces that collide in the orbit of this strange, obsessional world of bluffers, sharks and genuine talent. It’s about friendship, trust and families, in a world where no one is actually your friend, where there is zero trust and where families tend to devour each other every six months.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/netflix-uk-original-series-slate-1234852613/

DeanAustin wrote: »

Yeah if only they could have fielded something resembling their first choice 11 at Aston Villa, they wouldn't have gotten hockeyed 7-2...oh that's right, Mane aside, they did.

Alisson, Matip, Thiago, Mane were all missing that day through injury. Tsimikas, Ox, Shaqiri also missing from the squad through injury.

It was not just Mane.

If people wan to keep referencing that one game where Adrian threw one in the net, along with about 4 wicked deflections as a sort of level for what the Liverpool team can do....well then whatever makes you happy.

Ikozma wrote: »

Because they all know full well if Liverpool were full strength the amazing lge that is the Premier lge would for the 2 nd year in a row be over at xmas

Changed your tune from last year, all we heard last year was leagues aren't over by Christmas :pac:

rob316 wrote: »

Liverpool are playing midfielders as defenders and are still joint top, they have developed this sort of depth and knack of getting a result no matter like United had under Ferguson. I can often remember them winning leagues with the like of Carrick and Fletcher playing CB for periods. Play as ****e as possible, still be there or there abouts and go on a huge run of wins in the 2nd half of the season.

Not PL related but linked to your post.

Beat Wolfsburg 3-1 away in the CL in 2009 with this team below which was quite incredible given the XI that starts.

Similar to SAF, it's the winning mentality and never say die engrained in the team Klopp has instilled in Liverpool and the players, certainly last year and definitely snippets of it this season.

9 month driving ban and £82k fine for Grealish. Might keep his head down now.

Fitz* wrote: »

Alisson, Matip, Thiago, Mane were all missing that day through injury. Tsimikas, Ox, Shaqiri also missing from the squad through injury.

It was not just Mane.

If people wan to keep referencing that one game where Adrian threw one in the net, along with about 4 wicked deflections as a sort of level for what the Liverpool team can do....well then whatever makes you happy.

Sorry I’ll give you Allison as well. But him and Mane aside, that was Liverpool’s strongest team pretty much.

Just pointing out that for all the injuries Liverpool have had, their only catastrophic result was with something bordering a first choice team. So comments like “they’d be 7 or 8 points clear if they didn’t have any injuries” is nonsense.

Every game in January bar Brighton vs Spurs will be live on TV.

Friday 1 January

17:30 Everton v West Ham (BT Sport)

20:00 Man Utd v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)

Saturday 2 January

12:30 Spurs v Leeds (BT Sport)

15:00 Crystal Palace v Sheff Utd (Sky Sports)

17:30 Brighton v Wolves (Sky Sports)

20:00 West Brom v Arsenal (BT Sport)

Sunday 3 January

12:00 Burnley v Fulham (Sky Sports)

14:15 Newcastle v Leicester (Sky Sports)

16:30 Chelsea v Man City (Sky Sports)

Monday 4 January

20:00 Southampton v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 12 January

18:00 Sheff Utd v Newcastle (Sky Sports)

20:15 Wolves v Everton (Sky Sports)

Wednesday 13 January

18:00 Man City v Brighton (BT Sport)

20:15 Aston Villa v Spurs (Sky Sports)

Thursday 14 January

20:00 Arsenal v Crystal Palace (Sky Sports)

Friday 15 January

20:00 Fulham v Chelsea (Sky Sports)

Saturday 16 January

12:30 Wolves v West Brom (BT Sport)

15:00 Leeds v Brighton (Sky Sports)

15:00 West Ham v Burnley (Amazon Prime)

17:30 Aston Villa v Everton (Sky Sports)

20:00 Leicester v Southampton (BT Sport)

Sunday 17 January

14:00 Sheff Utd v Spurs (Sky Sports)

16:30 Liverpool v Man Utd (Sky Sports)

19:15 Man City v Crystal Palace (Sky Sports)

Monday 18 January

20:00 Arsenal v Newcastle (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 19 January

18:00 West Ham v West Brom (BT Sport)

20:15 Leicester v Chelsea (Sky Sports)

Wednesday 20 January

18:00 Leeds v Southampton (Sky Sports)

20:15 Fulham v Man Utd (BT Sport)

Thursday 21 January

20:00 Liverpool v Burnley (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 26 January

18:00 Brighton v Fulham (BT Sport)

18:00 Newcastle v Leeds (BT Sport)

20:15 Southampton v Arsenal (BT Sport)

20:15 West Brom v Man City (BT Sport)

Wednesday 27 January

18:00 Burnley v Aston Villa (BT Sport)

18:00 Chelsea v Wolves (BT Sport)

19:30 Crystal Palace v West Ham (BT Sport)

20:15 Everton v Leicester City (BT Sport)

20:15 Man Utd v Sheff Utd (BT Sport)

Thursday 28 January

20:00 Spurs v Liverpool (BT Sport)

Saturday 30 January

12:30 Everton v Newcastle (BT Sport)

17:30 Arsenal v Man Utd (Sky Sports)

20:00 Southampton v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)

Sunday 31 January

14:00 Brighton v Spurs (moved due to Spurs playing on Thursday)

14:00 Leicester v Leeds (Sky Sports)

16:30 West Ham v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

https://theathletic.com/news/premier-league-tv-brighton-spurs-latest/Baz4SkHnFTwy