General Premier League Thread 2022-23 - mod note in OP 12/03/23

Drumpot · 13-11-2022 10:17AM

I really hope that Liverpool are not bought up by another sportswashing owner. City, Newcastle and Chelsea (who would prob be in top 4 if they were still owned by Roman) show the impact, these slimy , grimy tyrants , whose values nobody shares, can have on the sport.

If the top teams of the league are all clubs whose owners want people supporting or enjoying , so people aren’t talking about their human rights abuses, then it doesn’t say a lot for that league. EPL is now the sportswash league of choice and nobody cares because it’s normalised. Why was Roman thrown out, he was in good company , it’s not like these Arab states are all of a sudden better, it’s just it doesn’t impact us like the Russian invasion of ukraine so nobody cares and as such the corrupt EPL doesn’t act. What the Chelsea situation showed was that they can make changes to who can own clubs when the will is there to do it.

Most neutral, remotely educated fans will now end up supporting or cheering on non sportswashed v sportswashed. I wanted Liverpool to win the league ahead of city, that’s a corruption of my United fan instinct and just doesn’t feel right.

Can’t be called sour grapes and even when people say “you are butt hurt” or some mind numbingly thick Sarah Palin supporteresque response to defend these clubs, the fact still stands, these clubs are being funded to deflect from human rights abuses. That’s next level abuse of clubs (using them for this purpose) and it’s allowed to be normalised as people glowingly talk about what these abominations bring to the sport.

Pep and those who facilitate , work and benefit from it are a disgrace. There’s no debate to be had, but them legitimatising these clubs is just one of many examples of how money can corrupt anything.

The gall of city to suggest Klopp was racist by what he said. Really is a wonderful time/age when Trump and Putin and sports-washing owners with deplorable Human rights CVS can throw any mud anybodys way with a straight face and worse still, the idiotic media laps it up and runs with it.

Sports fans and Boiling frog in a pot comes to mind. Unfortunately a lot of fans just don’t care or don’t understand why it’s a problem. You need only look at where the World Cup is happening and the damage it’s done to clubs/leagues and impact on players to see how ignoring these sportswashing people can have on the sport.

Rant over.

Fitz* · 13-11-2022 12:30PM

Anyone want to try and make a stab at a midpoint team of the season?

With little thought, I'd go with something like this

Alisson

Trippier saliba

Rodri

Almiron KDB Odegaard Maddison

Kane Haaland

I'm actually giving up there as I don't think there has been any stand out LBs.

13-11-2022 12:40PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119868633#Comment_119868633

This is the biggest abomination ever posted here.

TitianGerm · 13-11-2022 12:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119868662#Comment_119868662

Great contribution as always.

martyos121 · 13-11-2022 12:47PM

Without giving it too much thought, I’d go for:

Alisson

Trippier—-Saliba—-Botman—-Antonee Robinson

Rodri—-Guimaraes

Almiron—-De Bruyne—-Foden

Haaland

I’d nearly have Konate in there instead of Botman even though he’s only played a couple of games, he’s just that good.

pjohnson · 13-11-2022 12:49PM

G - Pope

RB - Trippier

CB - Saliba

CB - Martinez

LB - Burn? (As @Fitz* says pretty chronic lack of stand out LB injury issues have affected most LB's unless my brains fecked - Burn, Mykolenko and Struijk are the only LB's who've played regularly.)

DM - Xhaka

CM - KDB

CM - Eriksen

RM - Almiron

LM - Trossard

ST - Haaland.

~Rebel~ · 13-11-2022 12:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119868662#Comment_119868662

Why so? I mean, I think the formation likely has 1 player too many - in that the listed team needs another CB and LB, which would put it at 12. But add those two positions, and cut Kane, and it feels like a reasonably decent representation of the season. Think I'd maybe add Schar for CB, and Cancelo for LB.

----------------Alisson

Tripper -- Saliba -- Schar -- Cancelo

----------------Rodri

------------KDB---Odegaard

-----Almiron---------Maddison

--------------Haaland

13-11-2022 01:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119868702#Comment_119868702

When has a team of the year/season ever not been in some sort of formation? There's not even 2 centre backs like 😅

I was being facetious in a bit of football clichés style btw. Not really having a go.

TitianGerm · 13-11-2022 02:02PM

https://twitter.com/sportingintel/status/1591570024258359296?t=fWbuO4CgvJ7fO9u5fX8F4g&s=19

Nick Harris has a look into City sponsor 8xBet this week.

doc_17 · 13-11-2022 02:55PM

Alisson

Trippier - Saliba - Gabriel - Robertson

Rodri - Bruno G

Almiron - KDB

Kane - Haaland

Subs: Ederson, Salah, White, Partey, Martinelli, Odegaard

Loafing Oaf · 13-11-2022 03:33PM

What's the point of VAR if it's not going to give a penalty for that?

Comic Book Guy · 13-11-2022 03:34PM

How is that not a penalty in the Brighton Villa game?! Digne misses the ball and kicks thru the back of March

13-11-2022 03:36PM

How is Cancelo not the stand out left back of the season?

TitianGerm · 13-11-2022 03:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119869254#Comment_119869254

And they gave Arsenal a penalty in the Liverpool game for a tip on the back of the leg. If you set the bar there then the one today is 100% a penalty.

It's just the inconsistency again.

pjohnson · 13-11-2022 03:57PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119869266#Comment_119869266

I still think of him as a right back. Always forget he plays left now.

Underground · 13-11-2022 04:17PM

Sky's fawning over influencers is embarrassing. I had no idea who I Show Speed was before these last few days.

Agent Coulson · 13-11-2022 04:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119869449#Comment_119869449

No Idea who he is myself so I had a quick look at his Youtube page and he gets anywhere from 10 to 50 times more viewers per his videos than videos on Sky Sports Youtube page

Sky looking and hoping to get some of his viewers clicks on them.

doc_17 · 13-11-2022 04:56PM

Hasn’t been as effective this season, in my opinion.

POKERKING · 13-11-2022 05:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119869266#Comment_119869266

im a city fan and cancelo been poor this season. Just reading a thread on him on city site were hes being abs slated. His ff points and the odd fancy assist mask his contribution and im sure hes being phoning it in last few weeks with wc on horizon.

yourdeadwright · 13-11-2022 05:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119869266#Comment_119869266

He's having a really poor season to be fair,

Some of his defending has been horrible but his names not Trent so its not been mentioned much ,

Arghus · 13-11-2022 08:57PM

I'd put Xhaka in any team of the season so far for sure. He's been absolutely outstanding so far for Arsenal.

Sandor Clegane · 13-11-2022 10:36PM

World cup break an absolute godsend for Potter, Chelsea have been as bad as I've ever seen them recently, totally lost, no fight and they seem utterly directionless, if it weren't for the break I think Potter would be gone, I just can't see where the come back would come from and I could just see them snowballing further down the table.

Soundbites from the club suggest they're backing him but we've all heard that before and that would soon change if results keep going south, which they would do if not for the break imo.

FintanMcluskey · 13-11-2022 10:49PM

Surely Garnacho will move to one of the bigger teams in January

FintanMcluskey · 13-11-2022 10:51PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119871069#Comment_119871069

Chelsea are relegation fodder without Roman

JPA · 13-11-2022 10:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119871126#Comment_119871126

What is the difference right now? They spent plenty of money.

doc_17 · 13-11-2022 11:03PM

Ronaldo is right about ETH’s lack of judgement..,,ETH made Ronaldo captain last weekend.

thebaz · 13-11-2022 11:19PM

Ronaldo crying to the media - Piers Morgan - he should just man up, and leave the club with a little dignity - we alll get old and talent wanes. He should be gratefull for the career he had, and the millions made.

Mr.Nice Guy · 13-11-2022 11:28PM

The greatest goalscorer that the game has ever seen, who carried Manchester United last season, is quite right to speak out against the disgraceful way he has been treated by the club. Terrible appointments, awful owners - who United fans are back to forgiving until the inevitable top 4 tilt goes pear-shaped and the green and gold scarves get dusted off - ungrateful teammates, and a fanbase with the shortest memories in football. It's all going to be tackled and it's going to be glorious.

Sandor Clegane · 13-11-2022 11:34PM

Ronaldo suffering from peter pan syndrome.

Xander10 · 13-11-2022 11:44PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119871223#Comment_119871223

Did you have a second glass of sherry tonight, mate?

General Premier League Thread 2022-23 - mod note in OP 12/03/23

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