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General Premier League Thread 2023-24 Mod Note in op 27/6/23 And 21/05/24

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 42,006 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    I think if the right club got Varane, Casemiro, Mount and Sancho they'd improve massively due to getting top performance from them all.

    You can't have all those guys who performed very well with consistency just become terrible after a transfer. It's the club that's the problem not the players.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,901 ✭✭✭✭Fitz*


    Thomas Frank actually done a good job this season.

    Smaller budget than most clubs, bigger injury list to most clubs, mainly to some key players and his best player was gone for half the season + some extra stuff to keep him out of the picture. Toney seems like a bad character overall tbf. Achieved safety early.

    But that's his limit IMO, bottom half PL.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,892 ✭✭✭✭CSF


    He is a good progressive coach. But that’s what he is, a coach. No real experience as a traditional manager, and people always end up shocked when those things end up being completely different skillsets.


    In the same way that someone like Harry Redknapp would rock up at Brentford like a polar bear in the desert wondering why he can’t bring in Niko Kranjcar.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,944 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    Spurs 1-4 City



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,170 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    Haaland a little unlucky there, looked quite a 50/50 battle for the ball. Would've been clean through. Dangerous game from Spurs. If you leave that one-on-one battle with space behind, Haaland's gonna win one of them before too long.

    I kinda expect a City goal in the first 20 minutes.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,248 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    bentancur prob should score there



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,538 ✭✭✭Comic Book Guy


    Some amount of Spurs fans wearing the sky blue away jersey!



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,245 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Good chance created, they need to take them though.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,244 ✭✭✭golfball37


    Spurs are well up for this



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,245 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    They look to be playing Russian Roulette with the ball at the back - it's only a matter of time before City punish a misplaced pass.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,248 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    good save vicario



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,170 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    Terrific save after some awful defending - had 1-0 written all over that!

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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,245 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Spurs really don't know the difference between playing out from the back and suicidal football.

    Fine save in fairness.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,170 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    Spurs need to not worry about playing the ball in their own half - get it to the wide men in space in City's half asap, and break. That's where they have the quality and pace to cause problems. Passing it around under pressure in your own half is practically doing City's work for them.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,944 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    There is no way City aren't getting a goal from how Spurs are playing at the back.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,240 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    Pep looks very nervy.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,701 ✭✭✭doc_17


    According to the Live Score app, City don’t have a single player out injured.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,781 ✭✭✭Flaneur OBrien


    Apparently Pep's City have never scored away to Spurs in the league? Announcer said that, but what a mad stat.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 917 ✭✭✭Infoseeker1975


    Spurs really have a hex on City, going for 5 home wins in a row and are probably the only team that has a far greater possession stat in matches against them, not sure Kovavic is the answer as the weakness for Spurs is at the back



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,248 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    a draw does them, and he is playing more defensive than normal.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,244 ✭✭✭golfball37


    That’s at both versions of white hart lane. City won twice at Wembley the two seasons spurs played them there so it’s a bit misleading that stat.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,170 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    A draw doesn't do them - would leave them level on points, with Arsenal ahead on goal difference. Would need to score 3 more than whatever Arsenal win by at the weekend…

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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,245 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc




  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,245 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    DeBruyne hasn't gotten going yet at all. Foden not doing much either.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,248 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    my bad. got mixed up when commentator was going on about the draw suiting both villa and arsenal - the worst case scenario for spurs.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,240 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    No I dont think it does, Arsenal have a better goal difference by 3.

    City are there for the taking if Spurs show a bit more composure in the final third.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,248 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    some blocks there - spurs dont wanna lie down and take it anyway



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,170 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    City looking just a little nervy now, instead of firing the ball in first time, they're hesitating and reworking it back around, letting Spurs get organised.

    A lot of pressure coming on none-the-less though, will be very hard to hold out, as its only going to get tougher.

    That's the first first-half City haven't scored in since the start of April though, good work from Spurs, a few great saves and last ditch defending.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,944 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    Fair play Spurs.

    Did not see this coming.

    The bravery has actually thrown City a bit so far. Goes to show, teams should at least try to be braver against them.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,944 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    As a mostly neutral, and for the best possible final day, I'm begging this to end a draw.



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