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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on Aug 7, 2015 10:12:25 GMT -5
Being reported that we're close to signing Salomon Rondon from Zenit for £15m.
Some signing that would be.
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Post by Himmy! on Aug 7, 2015 12:17:51 GMT -5
Being reported that we're close to signing Salomon Rondon from Zenit for £15m. Some signing that would be. That would be tremendous. Always thought he was suited to the Prem.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 5:08:29 GMT -5
An hour until the coverage starts where I live. Oh what a time to be alive.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on Aug 8, 2015 9:51:23 GMT -5
Oh dear Sunderland....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 10:10:01 GMT -5
Just for fun, I made a fantasy team.
GK: Fabianski Backup GK: Brad Guzan DEF: Clyne, Jagielka, Skrtel, Ivanovic Backup DEF: Ashley Williams MID: Henderson, Cazoria, Mane, Bolasie Backup MID: Jonjo Shelvey ATK: Berahino, Kane Backup ATK: Jamie Vardy
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Post by Markw on Aug 8, 2015 12:25:11 GMT -5
Always nice to get a crap team on the opening day. I wasn't really being serious, but man Sunderland were awful today. Promising start for us (I guess I can't complain about being top of the league), though I'm still skeptical.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on Aug 8, 2015 13:43:42 GMT -5
Oh English football, how I've missed you so.
Great game between Chelsea and Swansea.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 14:23:22 GMT -5
Catched Man U vs Sh*t, Bournemouth vs Villa and Chelsea vs Swansea. Swansea looked really impressive, in my opinion. Gomis looks like he could have a fantastic season. I'm already worried for those games. Looking forward to Arsenal and Liverpool tomorrow. I hope for a comfortable win, but, I imagine it'll be a near-heart attack win with 2-1 like away against West Ham last season.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on Aug 8, 2015 15:20:00 GMT -5
This new Football League show on Channel 5 is a complete mess.
Adverts, filler material, sh*t "banter", studio audience for some reason, highlights all over the place, cheap graphics. All they had to do was copy the template of BBC's show and just put it on at 9pm instead. And for some reason they've complicated it and made it much worse.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 15:24:49 GMT -5
Norwich was robbed of a goal and a sitter today. They really could have three now. Sunderland, good lord. Swansea has some real good pieces like Gomis, Williams, Ki, and Fabianski, if Shelvey matures with age and the defense is solid then they could easily be a Europa team.
Really worried about tomorrow at Stoke. Not just after last year but all the new pieces, while improvements on the team, still makes me a bit anxious. Love to see Benteke get one in win, lose, or draw just to get him some quick EPL season confidence. Joe Gomez at left back is the guy I'm most excited to see since for an 18 year old he was very calm in pre-season. Of course that's vastly different. Watching Arsenal/West Ham before should be fun. West Ham should be lower mid of the road but have a good enough squad to perhaps cause some pressure. Still, Arsenal is damn good this year. City/West Brom is going to be interesting too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 15:42:27 GMT -5
Norwich was robbed of a goal and a sitter today. They really could have three now. Sunderland, good lord. Swansea has some real good pieces like Gomis, Williams, Ki, and Fabianski, if Shelvey matures with age and the defense is solid then they could easily be a Europa team. Really worried about tomorrow at Stoke. Not just after last year but all the new pieces, while improvements on the team, still makes me a bit anxious. Love to see Benteke get one in win, lose, or draw just to get him some quick EPL season confidence. Joe Gomez at left back is the guy I'm most excited to see since for an 18 year old he was very calm in pre-season. Of course that's vastly different. Watching Arsenal/West Ham before should be fun. West Ham should be lower mid of the road but have a good enough squad to perhaps cause some pressure. Still, Arsenal is damn good this year. City/West Brom is going to be interesting too. I haven't kept up with Liverpool's signings, so I'll be pretty interested in that game, just to get an idea of who they got before the Arsenal-Liverpool game. I also think Arsenal will win pretty comfortably tomorrow, but, I half expect a near-death experiance, like always. 2-1 wins all over...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 4:45:55 GMT -5
Let's do this! Ya Gunners Ya!
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on Aug 9, 2015 9:25:52 GMT -5
Oh dear Arsenal.... West Ham are sh*t, I hope they go down. I'm not even posting this in the European thread because they don't deserve it. I take it all back. West Ham to win the treble.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 10:52:38 GMT -5
Don't talk to me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 13:38:29 GMT -5
Off day from Arsenal, on day for West Ham. Adrian might be able by himself to carry them into top ten if he keeps that up. Cech messed up twice, but the defense could not physically have cared less about stopping that second goal too. They'll be fine, West Ham is a more curious case. Saw none of SoTon/N'Castle, highlights looked fun though.
Thoughts on the Reds: love Coutinho. Firmino and Can completely turned the game around with Can's ability as a CDM and runs and Firmino's trickiness. Milner and Hendo were pretty fair, Hendo needs more freedom to run, Coutinho had a fine game then got another incredible goal which made it better. Lallana was pretty brutal, defense wasn't great but no one stuck out as poor. Gomez made two fairly big mistakes, but he did well. Sometimes it seems like long balls are just being launched to Benteke for no reason and he got swallowed up by the centre backs, that can't keep going. He and Ings would be a great pairing while Sturridge is out. I'm very happy with the three points, but plenty of room to improve.
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Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on Aug 9, 2015 13:46:37 GMT -5
Cautiously pleased with yesterday. We didn't play well and Rooney was downright poor, but there were good signs. Thought both the full backs were good, as was Smalling. Depay showed flashes of his talent but he was in the wrong position. For the next game I would drop Young for Herrera and go 4-3-3 with Depay LW and Mata RW (and drop Blind if we have Rojo fit or a new CB as I know Jones is out with blood clots) as it would help us control the midfield a bit more. Herrera could press whilst allowing Carrick to sit and dictate play better.
Chelsea-Swansea was a great game. Swansea deserved to win if anything but Chelsea are adept at shutting up shop and holding on. Can't believe Jose was angry at his physio for treating his player but he's just trying to distract from Cortouis' brain fart and Chelsea's poor defending even before the red. Did anyone else notice the friction between Oscar and Jose? Oscar didn't celebrate his goal but pointed at Jose who too didn't celebrate and looked downright annoyed. Jose then took him off for Begovic when he had been easily their best player.
I was worried I'd come here and home to see/hear a bunch of Arsenal fans going "Cortouis is wank Cech is way better!" so I'm happy he had a 'mare too. Gutted Coutinho scored late. Was busy so didn't catch either game but will watch MOTD2.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 13:50:01 GMT -5
Cautiously pleased with yesterday. We didn't play well and Rooney was downright poor, but there were good signs. Thought both the full backs were good, as was Smalling. Depay showed flashes of his talent but he was in the wrong position. For the next game I would drop Young for Herrera and go 4-3-3 with Depay LW and Mata RW (and drop Blind if we have Rojo fit or a new CB as I know Jones is out with blood clots) as it would help us control the midfield a bit more. Herrera could press whilst allowing Carrick to sit and dictate play better. Chelsea-Swansea was a great game. Swansea deserved to win if anything but Chelsea are adept at shutting up shop and holding on. Can't believe Jose was angry at his physio for treating his player but he's just trying to distract from Cortouis' brain fart and Chelsea's poor defending even before the red. I was worried I'd come here and home to see/hear a bunch of Arsenal fans going "Cortouis is wank Cech is way better!" so I'm happy he had a 'mare too. Gutted Coutinho scored late. Was busy so didn't catch either game but will watch MOTD2. I can assure you, you missed nothing other than Coutinho's goal from the Liverpool/Stoke game. There was one SOG in the first half combined and nothing else really to write home about. But Arsenal/West Ham wasn't a bad watch at all.
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Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on Aug 9, 2015 13:56:57 GMT -5
Cautiously pleased with yesterday. We didn't play well and Rooney was downright poor, but there were good signs. Thought both the full backs were good, as was Smalling. Depay showed flashes of his talent but he was in the wrong position. For the next game I would drop Young for Herrera and go 4-3-3 with Depay LW and Mata RW (and drop Blind if we have Rojo fit or a new CB as I know Jones is out with blood clots) as it would help us control the midfield a bit more. Herrera could press whilst allowing Carrick to sit and dictate play better. Chelsea-Swansea was a great game. Swansea deserved to win if anything but Chelsea are adept at shutting up shop and holding on. Can't believe Jose was angry at his physio for treating his player but he's just trying to distract from Cortouis' brain fart and Chelsea's poor defending even before the red. I was worried I'd come here and home to see/hear a bunch of Arsenal fans going "Cortouis is wank Cech is way better!" so I'm happy he had a 'mare too. Gutted Coutinho scored late. Was busy so didn't catch either game but will watch MOTD2. I can assure you, you missed nothing other than Coutinho's goal from the Liverpool/Stoke game. There was one SOG in the first half combined and nothing else really to write home about. But Arsenal/West Ham wasn't a bad watch at all. Yeah I heard it wasn't a good watch. What were your thoughts on Milner? My mate said he was poor as of 70 minutes but I rarely agree with him on football so he could be horrendously wrong. Saw the 2 WHU goals and heard the first on the radio as I was driving. Was just happy Arsenal lost at home. Reminds me of the 3-1 loss to Villa opening day a few seasons ago (hopefully without the excellent response). I saw something the other day comparing the despair after that game to the hope at the Emirates 2 seasons later. Happy to see the despair return
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 14:09:57 GMT -5
I can assure you, you missed nothing other than Coutinho's goal from the Liverpool/Stoke game. There was one SOG in the first half combined and nothing else really to write home about. But Arsenal/West Ham wasn't a bad watch at all. Yeah I heard it wasn't a good watch. What were your thoughts on Milner? My mate said he was poor as of 70 minutes but I rarely agree with him on football so he could be horrendously wrong. Saw the 2 WHU goals and heard the first on the radio as I was driving. Was just happy Arsenal lost at home. Reminds me of the 3-1 loss to Villa opening day a few seasons ago (hopefully without the excellent response). I saw something the other day comparing the despair after that game to the hope at the Emirates 2 seasons later. Happy to see the despair return Milner actually had a pretty good debut performance. He gave the ball away a few times but he kept the game calm. He should end up being a very good transfer and a rock in the midfield. I've seen some say he was the MOTM, while I wouldn't go that far I'd say he had a good debut. Couldn't believe West Ham pulled it off. Adrian had a very good day and deserves a good deal of credit too. Very curious to watch tomorrow's City/Brom game. Especially with City getting Delph and Sterling now, it should be interesting. Wouldn't mind seeing a Berahino hat trick for Brunt's Left Foot.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 14:37:50 GMT -5
Wenger kept the team in the dressing room for 45 minutes. Hope he slapped every single person in that dressing room. The only person that is excused is Alexis. Back waaaaaay early. And he ran around the pitch after the crowd went home and shit, he punished himself. Absolutely shocking preformance. And Cech... F*cking Almunia could have saved BOTH goals. Still on Jose's payroll or what is going on?
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