Premier League 2016/17

[hughy]

Get in Brom. Puts more pressure on West Ham and Leicester's league form.


Want them both relegated TBH.

 

[Sandros Shiny Head]

Can't believe Morgan got away with that perfectly executed rugby tackle before the goal

 

[goughie1966]

Leicester 3 pts above the relegation zone as it stands.

EDIT: make that 2 points

 

[nightgoat]

Klopp took Dortmund and molded them into one of the world's best footballing clubs. He won the Bundesliga, which is an incredible achievement. He took Dortmund to the CL final while having limited resources. He was already one of the best in the world before coming to Liverpool. His work there, with a squad that was struggling under Rodgers, just cements him further. Only Simeone is in his class, in my opinion, when it comes to molding a group of players into a highly cohesive top class team.

Under Rodgers last season they averaged 1.5ppg. Under Klopp, 1.6. Over the whole season they'd have finished 0.8 (rounded up to 1) point better off which would have seen them finish in exactly the same position in the league. Last season they really weren't much better having sacked Rodgers.

 

[eddiev14]

Put a bet on Liverpool to win the league during the summer and it's starting to look interesting.

My thought was that they'd be the most dangerous attacking team in the league and, in a league full of quite cautious managers, Klopp's risk/reward balance has blown the picture apart and turned games other teams would draw into big, solid wins.

I know it's a painful one for quite a few on here, given the very clear dislike of Liverpool and their fans, but you have to say fair play to the guy. For the first time in God knows how many years a club is actually going for it, full throttle.

Of course, a lot can change between now and the end of the season but, to me, things are starting to become clearer at the top of the league.

I thought it would probably be quite difficult for us to get 4th place this season but I think we can do it. If we can get through the injuries and hit some form we could challenge a bit higher but I think we're under prepared squad-wise for a title challenge, by some distance.

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

Absolutely love seeing Leicester back in the bottom half again All the shite they were posting over the summer about being one of the big boys in the league now and would be challenging for the league season in season out. Could be the championship at this rate.

 

[barry]

I think the fact that Klopp came in later then Poch and Liverpool have been shit for years, were as Chelsea have been buying their way to he top for years means Chelsea winning would not be so hard to take. If Liverpool win it then they have surpassed us in a shorter time.

Very true . Chelsea winning , while a bitter pill to swallow, would be a return to the status quo of the last decade. Liverpool would be abhorrent .

 

[jonathanhotspur]

Ecstatic for those Leicester wankers. Beaten by their ugly twin brothers.

 

[Shadydan]

Bob Bradley looks like an intellectual serial killer. One that outsmarts the police time and time again and is only caught because he's started leaving clues to taunt them.

 

[hughy]

Bob Bradley looks like an intellectual serial killer. One that outsmarts the police time and time again and is only caught because he's started leaving clues to taunt them.

Looks like a villain from Dexter.

 

[heelspurs]

Was sort of hoping Mourinho would persist with Ibra through our game in December. Although Rashford hype is coming back down to earth his presence up top gives them a more dynamic threat. Ibra not on the bench so hopefully it's just a knock and not a tactical decision as it should improve them. Still think the arse have this one.

Edit: Ibra suspended.

 

[heelspurs]

how do you miss that

 

[Danners9]

Difficult game this. I don't know which team I want to lose most.

Mourinho said Luke Shaw was fit to play. Then not named in the squad. Such a shame he's being treated like this, as if the criticism for backing out of a challenge wasn't bad enough... Mourinho should know a player coming back from a broken leg will take time to trust his body again. Little digs and comments don't suggest Shaw has a future there.

 

[Shadydan]

Great game this

 

[spurs mental]

There's going to be a red in this

 

[Gbspurs]

I'd give a peno for that. When the defender gets turned, is stretching out over the player and falls over its pretty obvious the defender is out of control of the situation.

 

[spurs mental]

Arsenal have gotten away with it there. Penalty I think.

Finally this game has come to life

 

[Ashen]

First viewing i thought that was a pen and a red.

 

[Gbspurs]

Difficult game this. I don't know which team I want to lose most.

Mourinho said Luke Shaw was fit to play. Then not named in the squad. Such a shame he's being treated like this, as if the criticism for backing out of a challenge wasn't bad enough... Mourinho should know a player coming back from a broken leg will take time to trust his body again. Little digs and comments don't suggest Shaw has a future there.

I think it's similar to Redknapp trying to toughen up Bale in some respects but just handled poorly as Redknapp only went public on the Bale situation afterwards.

 

[heelspurs]

I thought it was a pen initially as well. But on 2nd viewing good call.