Premier League Games 18/19/20 August '18

[franksinatra]

Am I the only one who thought Palace outplayed them in the 2H? If I'm a Liverpool fan I wipe my brow. They very well could have drawn that match, and Palace as we well know has been a banana skin for them before. Agree the 2-0 flatters Liverpool. Of course . . . no commentator I've heard thinks anything other than they are "clear contenders" after that performance; not sure what match they were watching. Palace is going to surprise a few sides I think.

I think thats the point Palace will not surprise a lot of sides as its generally known as a tough match there. Hence the plaudits for Pool as its a potential banana skin they have navigated.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

PL table after Matchweek 2. Couldn't fit united on there.

 

[YaYa's Left Peg]

I think thats the point Palace will not surprise a lot of sides as its generally known as a tough match there. Hence the plaudits for Pool as its a potential banana skin they have navigated.

What this fucking ‘Pool’ shit. You sound like one of the delude fuckwits I have to put up with living in Liverpool.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

I think thats the point Palace will not surprise a lot of sides as its generally known as a tough match there. Hence the plaudits for Pool as its a potential banana skin they have navigated.

This Liverpool -- by all accounts -- shouldn't be thinking about anyone being a banana skin other than City. Just as we think they are. Which is why the press are jerking off praising them for winning on a dodgy-ish pen and a very fortuitous deflection right to Salah when Palace had nine guys pressing to score an equalizer. I don't think we'd look at the match were it City and praise it as up to or exceeding expectations. But a win's a win, and onwards we all go.

 

[aguerrrroooooooooooo]

They are our biggest competitors, followed by Chelsea.
Palace is a tough place to go and get 3 points, we didn't do that least year which shows just how tough it can be

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Liverpool withstand tough test at Crystal Palace, confirm status as title challengers says ESPNFC, followed, in the first sentence, by "The Premier League needs a strong Liverpool this season." Eyeroll.

I don't think that match confirmed any such thing. They were outplayed for a half.

Now if they dominate a team that has historically given them fits, away at a tough park, THAT "confirms" them as "title challengers" perhaps. That performance today did not IMO.

Anyway, it's semantics. They are challengers probably regardless.

 

[steviemc]

Its still an opinion.

I'm with Cookster on this. Anything can be classed as an opinion - but premature opinions without much foundation are open to challenge, and will often be construed by others as a 'guess'.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

As with last season, Liverpool's real test will come when they're playing twice a week. That's when they struggled last season, because they didn't have the squad depth to cope.

 

[franksinatra]

I'm with Cookster on this. Anything can be classed as an opinion - but premature opinions without much foundation are open to challenge, and will often be construed by others as a 'guess'.

Yes, very similar to those who predicted City would win the league last season. In fact ‘guesses’ by your definition make up a lot of the forum but typically only get challenged when its praising a rivals performance or highlighting the likelihood of a challenge.

No doubt those on the United thread suggesting they will miss out on top 4 or crap etc have had their ‘opinions/guesses’ rounded upon.

 

[franksinatra]

This Liverpool -- by all accounts -- shouldn't be thinking about anyone being a banana skin other than City. Just as we think they are. Which is why the press are jerking off praising them for winning on a dodgy-ish pen and a very fortuitous deflection right to Salah when Palace had nine guys pressing to score an equalizer. I don't think we'd look at the match were it City and praise it as up to or exceeding expectations. But a win's a win, and onwards we all go.

There all fair points. Maybe its an irrational fans view but Palace away always has a slight sense of forboding, for instance, more than a West Ham, Bournemouth, Newcastle etc even though those clubs will probably finish higher or similarly placed.

As you have stayed Pool required a bit of luck to win, which again highlights a trip to Palace as a tough outing and so in this context gaining the three points is viewed as a decent result.