BlueAnorak
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Didn't spot this.when I posted. Sorry Pablo and Rolee (same article in the Irish Inde)
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BlueMoonz1977
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If we go to Old Trafford with an 8 point or more lead and win, I think that will close the league mentally for the chasing pack.
This start is unprecedented and I don't see where we will drop points before the derby if we maintain our current level.
That is our biggest threat this season. Consistency. We are by far and away the best football team in the division.
Second that but also throw in that if we beat Spurs in December as well then it basically does what you mention....that would be all the contenders beaten
Big if but like Pep says...one game at a time mentality needed. You can see how he focuses his management by that phrase which is why we are so good
Stop it, my ribs are hurting!
I think the funniest bit is where they consider an alternative to Lallana..
Second that but also throw in that if we beat Spurs in December as well then it basically does what you mention....that would be all the contenders beaten
Big if but like Pep says...one game at a time mentality needed. You can see how he focuses his management by that phrase which is why we are so good
He's a terrific manager. Great personal skills, says the right things open and honestly. As well as a great coach (and that is now proven-Raz a great example) he seems like a top human being too.
We are very, very lucky.
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I think the funniest bit is where they consider an alternative to Lallana..
I can see their point actually. You're never going to get anyone who can actually match Lallana's talent, obviously, but with a big game player like that you want someone who can step in when lallana needs a rest and do a job against the minnows. That way you can rest your big guns - like lallana - so they are rested and can perform in the really tough fixtures, like say City away, Spurs away or United at home. I think the rags are looking at John Stones as an understudy to Chris Smalling for the same sorts of reasons.
Interesting how no-one said "should have been stronger there" when Beaker smashed one in his own goal yesterday after receiving a bit of a nudge from Morata, the kind of thing that happens as standard.
That was the exact phrase used about the defender that Rooney pushed out of the way while he was in mid-air before scoring his goal from the half way line that gets replayed ad infinitum, even though you obviously can't strong when you are up in the air with nothing to push against. Jones had both feet on the ground, is supposed to be one of ther best defenders in the country and is a solid lump, and it was hard to see how any contact from Morata caused him to do what he did. He just seemed to be his usual clumsy self but get a decent contact on the ball for once. Even if it was a foul it should have been allowed as it was a clear candidate for own goal of this century.
That was the exact phrase used about the defender that Rooney pushed out of the way while he was in mid-air before scoring his goal from the half way line that gets replayed ad infinitum, even though you obviously can't strong when you are up in the air with nothing to push against. Jones had both feet on the ground, is supposed to be one of ther best defenders in the country and is a solid lump, and it was hard to see how any contact from Morata caused him to do what he did. He just seemed to be his usual clumsy self but get a decent contact on the ball for once. Even if it was a foul it should have been allowed as it was a clear candidate for own goal of this century.
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He's a terrific manager. Great personal skills, says the right things open and honestly. As well as a great coach (and that is now proven-Raz a great example) he seems like a top human being too.
We are very, very lucky.
Like my ERO said some time last season - What is there not to like about Guardiola?
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Second that but also throw in that if we beat Spurs in December as well then it basically does what you mention....that would be all the contenders beaten
Big if but like Pep says...one game at a time mentality needed. You can see how he focuses his management by that phrase which is why we are so good
December, you say. Isn't it a bit cold, then ?
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Even if it was a foul it should have been allowed as it was a clear candidate for own goal of this century.
I doubt he'll ever better his perfectly executed diving header own goal at Newcastle of a few years ago.
Bluemanc100
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SWMBO is a Dipper... she says Pep has "funny eyes" when questioned she said "He has the sort of eyes that suggest he is happy and jovial but they are lying... I bet he goes home and beats his wife"....He's a terrific manager. Great personal skills, says the right things open and honestly. As well as a great coach (and that is now proven-Raz a great example) he seems like a top human being too.
We are very, very lucky.
Klopp is OK though... I'll give her some credit.. she agreed with Keane that LFC haven't improved in the last two years... her sister (more indoctrinated and a more seasoned Dipper) tried all the excuses under the sun to tell the missus why she was wrong...
Comedy gold they are... I am half-thankful for the Gerrard slip most days... if they'd won the league I think I'd be single by now
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At this moment, I think it's fair to say that a lot of the media has repositioned & is now accepting what City are doing, rather than burying their heads in the sand.
Many have given up fighting it & given in. I think Mourinho has helped a fair bit, by making Utd so completely, indefensibly shite at football, that even those who love them are struggling to find an angle they can promote (although some are still trying).
If we can just keep this level up, a little bit longer, we could possibly psych out the whole lot into fighting amongst themselves & leaving us alone.
Jose sounded increasingly like a man who’s lost the plot last night arguing in the face of all evidence that United has played well! Created chances and should have gotten something from the game. Jose usually goes into meltdown on year 3 or 4 but it seems like he might do it a year or 2 early with the Rags - looks seriously sulky and someone on the playing staff will be his next target to deflect any blame.
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Sky have got another poll , was Silva offside ? following on from the did Bernardo dive ? and the Aguero elbow , it appears anything slightly debatable regarding our football club has to have full blown poll in the media , and yet i didnt notice the poll when Walker and Sterling were incorrectly sent off this season , they don't even try to disguise their agenda , its laughable
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Have Sky done a poll on whether the FA should take action over Wenger's comment about Sterling being a diver ?
Probably a technical problem just delaying it ..................................
Probably a technical problem just delaying it ..................................
Or any of United’s many offside goals last season.Sky have got another poll , was Silva offside ? following on from the did Bernardo dive ? and the Aguero elbow , it appears anything slightly debatable regarding our football club has to have full blown poll in the media , and yet i didnt notice the poll when Walker and Sterling were incorrectly sent off this season , they don't even try to disguise their agenda , its laughable
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Spiteful and bitter tasting dig in tonight’s London Evening Standard review of the game. I quote: “This was an emphatic show of money over metrics. It is admirable that Arsenal pursue a pragmatic fiscal policy and there is plenty not to like about City’s oil-fuelled, fast track pursuit of the game’s biggest prizes”.
Good to see such high minded, dispassionate journalism emanating from that execrable excuse for a newspaper.
Good to see such high minded, dispassionate journalism emanating from that execrable excuse for a newspaper.
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Any mention of the arsenal owner breaking the league rules over having interests in another premier league club (as in Everton)..edit was allegedly mentioned in these paradise papers..Spiteful and bitter tasting dig in tonight’s London Evening Standard review of the game. I quote: “This was an emphatic show of money over metrics. It is admirable that Arsenal pursue a pragmatic fiscal policy and there is plenty not to like about City’s oil-fuelled, fast track pursuit of the game’s biggest prizes”.
Good to see such high minded, dispassionate journalism emanating from that execrable excuse for a newspaper.
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Makes you think how little support we seem to get from the MuEN.Spiteful and bitter tasting dig in tonight’s London Evening Standard review of the game. I quote: “This was an emphatic show of money over metrics. It is admirable that Arsenal pursue a pragmatic fiscal policy and there is plenty not to like about City’s oil-fuelled, fast track pursuit of the game’s biggest prizes”.
Good to see such high minded, dispassionate journalism emanating from that execrable excuse for a newspaper.
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Or even a poll on should Phil Jones fantastic own goal have stood as no-one touched him.
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Or any of United’s many offside goals last season.
Instead they won goal of the month with an offside goal
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Spiteful and bitter tasting dig in tonight’s London Evening Standard review of the game. I quote: “This was an emphatic show of money over metrics. It is admirable that Arsenal pursue a pragmatic fiscal policy and there is plenty not to like about City’s oil-fuelled, fast track pursuit of the game’s biggest prizes”.
Good to see such high minded, dispassionate journalism emanating from that execrable excuse for a newspaper.
I can never understand why making money from oil is any different than making money from anything else.
Gets trotted out a lot his one.
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