Premier League Games 3/4 Sept '22

[BlueBanger]

Lol is this for real .

Obviously it is to anyone with a pair of eyeballs.

Some dripping bias to suggest otherwise. We looked about half as energetic as either...that is just for starters.

 

[simon23]

Bernardo against this left back and Haaland against the back line, we’ll destroy them, most confident going into a derby than in years

They are better than they were ....

Stopping that counter is the important bit and that aint easy ....all it needs is one time for rodri not to make an interception or walker to get stuck in no mans land or a misplaced pass into midfield by walker or cancello and it leads to very good chances which you cannot afford to give them

The game next week against spurs will be very similar....lets see if Pep has learnt from previous with what we all know will happen if he plays his inverted fullbacks against Son and Kane and Richarlison (who is shit and never done anything against us playing for Everton) or the other bloke whose name escapes me..but with half a pitch to run into.....

 

[eyalluvitt]

Gabby didn't deserve to be on the losing side there, played really well..

Yes, when Arteta is dying his eyebrows tonight he must wonder how they lost a game they dominated

 

[Lavinda Past]

we still gained a point on the current leaders....so not at all that bad

That's exactly how we should look at it.
There's only one team capable of a long winning run in the PL. We'll start to leave the rest behind after the WC.

 

[asahartford1]

Can't disagree with any of that but I still hate VAR with a passion. At the very least any decision should take no more than 30 seconds. After that, the pitch officials decision should stand . Also, a captain's nomination referral system is needed, much like the system used at cricket. Two challeges per half, maybe.

Also, it's horrible watching your team score what looks like a perfectly legit goal and being restricted to a half-hearted celebration of a goal that look totally valid because at the back of your mind you're waiting for some kill-joy VAR twat to get their ruler out and find a way to chalk it off, even if it takes him 10 minutes to get there. It's stupid and I'm sick of it all. Get rid.

I have also been at matches in the past when a goal has been scored, I immediately look at the linesman offside.
The people around me go wild for a minute, before realising it is offside.
They may have enjoyed the celebrations but it is still offside and not a goal.

The issue remains with the referees. Until major changes occur with or without var we are the worst in Europe.

 

[blue whippet]

Both looked better than us yesterday. We need to sharpen up and stop throwing away points away from home. This is gonna be a tight title race this year!

I don't think utd did, thought they road their luck at times. They are more direct than we are but we would not have given them the time arsenal did. Suspect we would have been caught on the break in a similar fashion though. Defensively both were poor. We have a better midfield than them both and Haaland is better up front than anything either of them have to offer. Arsenal were a better team than utd but didn't put away their chances.

 

[Bantamgaz]

Ain’t Sky fooking sickening with the creeping ?????
Fook me Arsenal helped the twats out big time but all that will be forgotten in the next few hours

 

[Tolmie scores]

Yep, where they have to force the play.
They'll just sit behind the ball if they go one up and play on the break - after spending £850M on a team.

Rashford getting his confidence back is key for them...great pace and tbf v.good finish

 

[samuelyeboah]

with all the respect, there's only one outstanding team in the league at the moment. double the goal difference of all the rest ffs. a couple of unnecessary dropped points but we've been by far the best

 

[Nellies left peg]

They can’t play on the break every week and they don’t have the quality to do otherwise

 

[Bantamgaz]

Burton bottom of the league and there manager is on a Man U wankfest

 

[blue whippet]

They are better than they were ....

Stopping that counter is the important bit and that aint easy ....all it needs is one time for rodri not to make an interception or walker to get stuck in no mans land or a misplaced pass into midfield by walker or cancello and it leads to very good chances which you cannot afford to give them

The game next week against spurs will be very similar....lets see if Pep has learnt from previous with what we all know will happen if he plays his inverted fullbacks against Son and Kane and Richarlison (who is shit and never done anything against us playing for Everton) or the other bloke whose name escapes me..but with half a pitch to run into.....

Fair comment this, we don't appear to learn our lessons against spurs though. I don't think we will be as dozy against utd as we were against villa, the crowd won't allow it. I agree they are better than they were though. Still aren't good enough to beat us though, as long as we are on our game.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Both looked better than us yesterday. We need to sharpen up and stop throwing away points away from home. This is gonna be a tight title race this year!

Get back to watching porn....

 

[Lavinda Past]

Obviously it is to anyone with a pair of eyeballs.

Some dripping bias to suggest otherwise. We looked about half as energetic as either...that is just for starters.

We've not got out of second gear yet. We're still playing in pre-season mode. We're a point behind the leaders and can only get better.

No-one will keep up with City after the World Cup.

 

[blueparrot]

They can’t play on the break every week and they don’t have the quality to do otherwise

Ten hag tried for one game to play differently , he soon gave that up.

 

[SamBlue]

I shudder in terror, but I can see us losing in the exactly the same way to these heathens...Tottenham as well. unfortunately EPL proves again and again smash&grab works...with little help of officiating!

 

[CPPSC]

Rashford getting his confidence back is key for them...great pace and tbf v.good finish

Yea brilliant the way he meant to deflect it in off the defender

 

[SebastianBlue]

Some teams VAR looks at how it can disallow the goal and for others how it can make it stand.

It does seem like that at times, even if it may not always be true.

But that is the issue. They have implemented (and continue manage/use) a system that makes people feel this way and don’t seem that concerned about it.

 

[Tolmie scores]

That's exactly how we should look at it.
There's only one team capable of a long winning run in the PL. We'll start to leave the rest behind after the WC.

I dont think so this year...chelsea liverpool utd spurs us brighton arsenal newcastle will all take points off each other...how the pack will fall..who knows..possibly us or Spurs by a point at the end. Conte is very good ..cant underestimate a champs league winning manager

 

[Bluearmy]

Arsenal play good football in parts, better team today for most of the game but still need someone clinical upfront…. Jesus aint that, as we all know to well