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

eigrod · 16-12-2020 07:54PM

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Up the blues! Was not expecting that.

Are we title challengers again now?

Top 10 are title challengers right now

niallo27 · 16-12-2020 07:55PM

The rangers game is on premier sports. What's going on.

PsychoPete · 16-12-2020 07:57PM

Expecting a Spurs win but I'm sure we'll see a Salah dive and penalty at some stage

y0ssar1an22 · 16-12-2020 07:58PM

And here we go. The able bodied versus the crippled while fielding 9 of their strongest 11. How feeble is that?

niallo27 · 16-12-2020 07:58PM

PsychoPete wrote: »

Expecting a Spurs win but I'm sure we'll see a Salah dive and penalty at some stage

When has Salah ever got a penalty from a dive.

niallo27 · 16-12-2020 07:59PM

Be a miracle to get a point out of this with the injuries.

y0ssar1an22 · 16-12-2020 08:01PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Be a miracle to get a point out of this with the injuries.

Not really. I count 3 spurs players that would make the pool 11 imo

Shanotheslayer · 16-12-2020 08:03PM

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

Not really. I count 3 spurs players that would make the pool 11 imo

Son Kane Toby?

pjohnson · 16-12-2020 08:07PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Be a miracle to get a point out of this with the injuries.

Exactly Allison, Trent, Salah....the likes of them cant be in a side expecting to win.

This is David vs. Goliath akin to Athlone Town against Juventus.

~Rebel~ · 16-12-2020 08:15PM

pjohnson wrote: »

Exactly Allison, Trent, Salah....the likes of them cant be in a side expecting to win.

This is David vs. Goliath akin to Athlone Town against Juventus.

Liverpool obviously favourites today... I'm not sure I get your point?

Spurs best chance is to attack Liverpool's lack of CB's. Rhys has never played a professional league match in his life before, and Fab - as brilliant a footballer as he is - is a CM rather than a CB.

y0ssar1an22 · 16-12-2020 08:15PM

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Son Kane Toby?

Think they were the 3 I counted alright, although that gives rise to formation issues.

Liverpool on top after 1st 15 here. Henderson looking sharp

Shanotheslayer · 16-12-2020 08:17PM

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Liverpool obviously favourites today... I'm not sure I get your point?

Spurs best chance is to attack Liverpool's lack of CB's. Rhys has never played a professional league match in his life before, and Fab - as brilliant a footballer as he is - is a CM rather than a CB.

To be fair Rebel, when people stated that Klopp never signed a CB for cover given the injury concerns with Matip & Gomez they were told Fab is a CB cover.

He's a good CB imo from what I've seen in a few games

~Rebel~ · 16-12-2020 08:18PM

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

Think they were the 3 I counted alright, although that gives rise to formation issues.

Liverpool on top after 1st 15 here. Henderson looking sharp

On present form I'd go with 4 players anyway... Dier and Toby nailed on to start at CB, with Fab moving into CM instead of Jones. Would have to start Son and Kane ahead of Mane and Firmino on their form right now All 4 are great players, but Spurs 2 are in the form of their lives.

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

To be fair Rebel, when people stated that Klopp never signed a CB for cover given the injury concerns with Matip & Gomez they were told Fab is a CB cover.

He's a good CB imo from what I've seen in a few games

He is a grand CB - though we've not see him put under pressure yet. But he's been massively missed from the middle, he's an absolute colossus in CM for us.

And yeah, that was always the argument in preseason for not buying another CB - one I was (and still am) firmly against though. IMO it's reckless to not have 4 proper CB's. I get that under normal circumstances, you only need that 4th choice a few times, but as things have developed, we've seen that exceptional circumstances do happen, and we've lost our midfield domination as a result.

niallo27 · 16-12-2020 08:22PM

Why isn't that a pen.

TitianGerm · 16-12-2020 08:23PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Why isn't that a pen.

I'm guessing you're a few minutes behind and just saw the Dier one?

Agent Coulson · 16-12-2020 08:23PM

The only thing VAR is consistent in is its inconsistency

~Rebel~ · 16-12-2020 08:24PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The only thing VAR is consistent in is its inconsistency

I'm still unsure why the Holding barge into Djenepo wasn't even looked at in the Arsenal game!

niallo27 · 16-12-2020 08:25PM

TitianGerm wrote: »

I'm guessing you're a few minutes behind and just saw the Dier one?

Just saw the close up yes, no consistency

~Rebel~ · 16-12-2020 08:26PM

Phew! Bit of luck there! Sure we'll take it!

Be interesting now to see Spurs have to come out and leave a bit of space.

Agent Coulson · 16-12-2020 08:27PM

Spurs have to try and come out an play some football now.

~Rebel~ · 16-12-2020 08:30PM

Salah is really up for it tonight!

Shanotheslayer · 16-12-2020 08:31PM

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Salah is really up for it tonight!

Things I hate to see when I take him out of FPL

Unearthly · 16-12-2020 08:33PM

Offside

Edit: onside wow

~Rebel~ · 16-12-2020 08:33PM

Bloody hell, not even sure what just happened!

My stream just skipped suddenly and Son had the ball in the back of the net!

Offside though?

<edit> Balls, given.