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

tayto lover · 04-01-2021 10:27PM

niallo27 wrote: »

38 they said which I find pretty incredible tbh, it doesn't seem right.

I thought that’s what they said but I can’t believe it’s that high.
Maybe that’s for the season so far?

Soups123 · 04-01-2021 10:29PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Kills me to say it but that's the league for utd tonight I feel.

Personally I think it’s Arsenals to lose now

pjohnson · 04-01-2021 10:31PM

tayto lover wrote: »

I thought that’s what they said but I can’t believe it’s that high.
Maybe that’s for the season so far?

Whoscored saying 38 giveaways in 77 minutes a record this season.

mightyreds · 04-01-2021 10:33PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

As a United fan i am delighted we are up near the top but i think City are favourites to win the league. They have seemed to hit a bit of form and there next 6 games they should be picking up 18 points. The league is absolutely crazy this year tho and anything can happen

Yeah I see city picking up a straight 18 now I think united made a mistake looking for the burnley match to be played next week too Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday is going to be tough.
Could be plenty of rotation though in some games

jayo26 · 04-01-2021 10:34PM

DM_7 wrote: »

A yellow is insignificant though? I really don't see evidence that Mane for example getting aggressive led to any significant poor play from him tonight.

I recall plenty of elbows, kicks and even flying into a crowd from players I personally regarded as hero's in the past that had big consequences for the players and the team.

In terms of the Liverpool side, that aggression and drive is a key part in what leads to games like Liverpool overturning the three goals v Barca. The time it leads to a yellow card or a foul is no real issue to me.

Im not saying it was the cause of it all but an example with both Mane and Robertson i think it was, both on the end of niggling challenges from Southampton and both made challenges back in retaliation and gave away free kicks. This allowed Southampton time to regroup and get the ball down.

ShamoBuc · 04-01-2021 10:34PM

Deleted User wrote: »

As a United fan i am delighted we are up near the top but i think City are favourites to win the league. They have seemed to hit a bit of form and there next 6 games they should be picking up 18 points. The league is absolutely crazy this year tho and anything can happen

Agreed, when we look at the table after 6 more games, City really should be clear at the top, even though they are 5th currently.

04-01-2021 10:36PM

jayo26 wrote: »

As a neutral that was bloody delightful to watch.

Liamalone wrote: »

Agreed, as a neutral myself it was a decent watch.

04-01-2021 10:40PM

mightyreds wrote: »

Yeah I see city picking up a straight 18 now I think united made a mistake looking for the burnley match to be played next week too Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday is going to be tough.
Could be plenty of rotation though in some games

Can see 11 chances against Watford in the cup game. Should be enough to beat them

thebaz · 04-01-2021 10:44PM

Soups123 wrote: »

Personally I think it’s Arsenals to lose now

Nah, its staying on merseyside - the blue side this time ;-)

NITRO95 · 04-01-2021 10:47PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Kills me to say it but that's the league for utd tonight I feel.

Even in Utds prime under Fergie when we were winning back to back titles and quite obviously the best team in the country we weren't seeing crap like the above after 17 games.

Its sad to see people attempting to downplay their own chances just in the hope that in 5 months time they can laugh at someone who is clearly inferior/less experienced than them. I mean Utd arguably aren't even the best team in Manchester! How could it possibly be that "it's ours to throwaway" when we are currently not even top

ShamoBuc · 04-01-2021 10:52PM

NITRO95 wrote: »

Even in Utds prime under Fergie when we were winning back to back titles and quite obviously the best team in the country we weren't seeing crap like the above after 17 games.

Its sad to see people attempting to downplay their own chances just in the hope that in 5 months time they can laugh at someone who is clearly inferior/less experienced than them. I mean Utd arguably aren't even the best team in Manchester! How could it possibly be that "it's ours to throwaway" when we are currently not even top

*Joint top....ish

niallo27 · 04-01-2021 10:54PM

ShamoBuc wrote: »

*Joint top....ish

With a game in hand.

ShamoBuc · 04-01-2021 10:59PM

Beat Liverpool for a 6 point lead at the top.

And still I wouldn't have money on them to win the league, strange season.

Ikozma · 04-01-2021 11:02PM

Tbf lads neither utd or Liverpool are gonna win the lge, City now must be strong favourites

04-01-2021 11:08PM

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Beat Liverpool for a 6 point lead at the top.

And still I wouldn't have money on them to win the league, strange season.

Yep, of which we're not even halfway through.

I'll enjoy Ole's latest step forward, but the inevitable two steps back will come. "Fourth by February" keeps repeating in my head.

ShamoBuc · 04-01-2021 11:09PM

City are 10/11, pool 11/4 and Utd 6/1

castletownman · 04-01-2021 11:11PM

Whatever about AWB's flaws as a full-back, you feel it would be a lot easier to coach him to be a bit more creative in an attacking sense then it would be to teach TAA to defend. And doing so may blunt TAA's attacking effectiveness in the long-run.

kona · 04-01-2021 11:12PM

Cant wait for us to win about 8 games 1 nil with dodgey decisions. Then watch as the others blow up.

Nalz · 04-01-2021 11:21PM

kona wrote: »

Cant wait for us to win about 8 games 1 nil with dodgey decisions. Then watch as the others blow up.

us?

04-01-2021 11:25PM

ShamoBuc wrote: »

City are 10/11, pool 11/4 and Utd 6/1

Looks about right

~Rebel~ · 04-01-2021 11:33PM

All depends on who can find a bit of consistency and momentum really, which has been shifting fairly constantly this season. Sure only 10 days ago lads were absolutely positive no-one other than Liverpool stood a chance and the league was already over.

Think we'll see a fair few twists and turns over the next few months.

ShamoBuc · 04-01-2021 11:38PM

Spurs were looking good a short time ago, even Leicester.

If liverpool can manage to get their swagger back it could be a great battle between the top 2 sides.

the whole year inn · 04-01-2021 11:40PM

~Rebel~ wrote: »

All depends on who can find a bit of consistency and momentum really, which has been shifting fairly constantly this season. Sure only 10 days ago lads were absolutely positive no-one other than Liverpool stood a chance and the league was already over.

Think we'll see a fair few twists and turns over the next few months.

Who thought that, Liverpool haven't looked great in a long while .

~Rebel~ · 04-01-2021 11:45PM

the whole year inn wrote: »

Who thought that, Liverpool haven't looked great in a long while .

That was my own point... especially the horrendous away form.

Whatsisname · 05-01-2021 12:31AM

How have ye not caught onto Niallo by now? He doesn’t even need to try anymore :pac:

sReq | uTeK · 05-01-2021 02:07AM

I cant believe the greatest ever collection of players to win a title since 1895 are doing so poorly, it's hard to fathom that a few injuries, which most teams deal with easily, has derailed them. The players Klopp bought, will he ever play them or are they destined to be card board cut outs making up the numbers on the bench?

If Klopp cant turn this poor run around, how long will he last? He has set such high standards in the last 12 months, liverpool Fans are sure to get antsy. At this trajectory its looking like a mid table finish.

I hope pool can turn it around as Utd need someone to spur them on at the top.

~Rebel~ · 05-01-2021 02:59AM

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

I cant believe the greatest ever collection of players to win a title since 1895 are doing so poorly, it's hard to fathom that a few injuries, which most teams deal with easily, has derailed them. The players Klopp bought, will he ever play them or are they destined to be card board cut outs making up the numbers on the bench?

If Klopp cant turn this poor run around, how long will he last? He has set such high standards in the last 12 months, liverpool Fans are sure to get antsy. At this trajectory its looking like a mid table finish.

I hope pool can turn it around as Utd need someone to spur them on at the top.

heh

magma69 · 05-01-2021 07:54AM

Whatsisname wrote: »

How have ye not caught onto Niallo by now? He doesn’t even need to try anymore :pac:

It was pathetic when the United fans were at it and it's just as pathetic now.

pjohnson · 05-01-2021 08:50AM

magma69 wrote: »

It was pathetic when the United fans were at it and it's just as pathetic now.

Yes its just as pathetic saying a team that was 10+ points ahead will win compared to a team in 2nd

:pac:

yourdeadwright · 05-01-2021 09:43AM

Liverpool just had there easiest run of fixtures on paper of the seasons from the 28th of November to last night,
Picked up wins against Wolves, Spurs & Palace failed to beat Brighton, Fulham,Westbrom, Newcastle, Southampton

Its just not good enough to retain the title, they have much harder fixtures now until the end of Feb ,

United have Burnley , Liverpool , Fulham and Sheffield United a huge chance for them to make a break away from Liverpool but I expect City to be neck and neck with United ,

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

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