Barclays Premier League 13/14 Thread Part 'x'

[Crimey]

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[Fernando]

Game of two halves really, Aston Villa superb in the first half but we had the better of the second. I said earlier that the referee was having a shocker and I still haven't changed my mind.

Why was the ref having a shocker Hampo not sure what your on about tbh. If you are on about Bacuna on Suarez that's not a foul at all Suarez made no attempt to jump for the ball just put himself in the way as we keep being told can't jump with out using your elbows. The one where Suarez got kneed in the back of the leg was.

[westisbest]

Would have taken a point at the start.
DIssapointed not to get 3.

Knew we wouldn't at half time.
Could have been different if Gabby had stayed on.
If only he had put that effort away early on.

If we play like that for the rest of season we will be more than fine. IF

won £224 on my coupon earlier( thanks Derby, Boro, Notts Cnty Oxford), so all in all not a bad day.

[hampo17]

Suarez going down after an elbow to the head and the ref not stopping the game despite the obvious head injury, the penalty, ref had a poor game IMO for both sides mate.

[LivinginItaly]

I think Liverpool need to improve the defense if we want to seriously challenge the big boys. We are conceding far too many goals and generally looking vunerable at the back. There is no way that Cissohko (spelling?) is good enough to play for a team with Champions League ambitions.

[Fernando]

Suarez going down after an elbow to the head and the ref not stopping the game despite the obvious head injury, the penalty, ref had a poor game IMO for both sides mate.

If it makes you feel better Rosicky had his nose broken vs Villa on Monday and the ref never stopped play then.

[hampo17]

I thought they had to stop play if it was an injury to the head for safety reasons?

[mystiroakey]

Very Happy. Ta hampo.

Good times. Pulis is quality. Cant believe I doubted him.

16 points in our last 11 games

[Fernando]

What Pulis does is organize the defense and make sure everyone knows their role and who to mark etc.

That being said if i could hang someone upside down for 3 hours to use as a punch bag he'd be in my top 5

1) Rooney
2) Pulis
3) Shawcross
4) Steven Taylor
5) Adebayor

[The Special Juan]

Adebayor only at 5?

[Guest]

No Joey Barton?

[Fernando]

Adebayor only at 5?

He'd be higher if i didn't now appreciate him stamping on RVP's face   

I find Barton amusing tbh. so no place for him.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

No Morrissey? Or Lampard? Your perspective on life baffles me!

[Fernando]

No Morrissey? Or Lampard? Your perspective on life baffles me!

Bull was no.4 on my list until i made it football related   

[GSC]

Guzan a bit dopey tbh. Obvious Suarez is playing for the pen there

[Guest]

Wasn't exactly a great performance from Mignolet. Flaps at crosses & generally has a mistake in him every game. Agree, Liverpool can't be taken seriously in terms of challenging, until they have a quality, settled backline like Arsenal have this season.

[westisbest]

Guzan a bit dopey tbh. Obvious Suarez is playing for the pen there

Yeah was no need for that.
Easier said then done, but he could have maybe pulled his arms away.

Scuba would have still gone down.

[Champagne_Socialist]

Wasn't exactly a great performance from Mignolet. Flaps at crosses & generally has a mistake in him every game. Agree, Liverpool can't be taken seriously in terms of challenging, until they have a quality, settled backline like Arsenal have this season.

Glad people are seeing how good Arsenal's defence is. I have been saying we have a quality defence the whole of this season

[Guest]

For me, the Team of the Year back line is Szczęsny, Baines, Koscielny, Mertesacker & Coleman.

Says everything about Arsenal's season. They won't blow teams away with goals, however, keeping clean sheets will take you a long way towards achieving a title.

[ncfc_Tooze]

Papering over cracks that result really, still didn't play great. Lose to Newcastle in a couple of Tuesdays times and we are back to square one again

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Grant Holt and Aaron Wilbraham both playing in the Prem today. Glorious glorious times.

As for us, very very Meh. Jelavic missed an absolute sitter in the second minute, then for some bizarre reason Hull just sat back. Second half drifted till the 8pth minute when we seemed to realise hey this lot are pants, and then scored from a set piece.

Dolph is right, hughton seems to win these must win games, I'd just rather it didn't come down to them. Still not the right man for me

Also anybody saying Huddlestone is a good player go back and watch that match in which he got pretty much done by Bradley Johnson. He's too slow, just waddles around the pitch

[socal1976]

What Pulis does is organize the defense and make sure everyone knows their role and who to mark etc.

That being said if i could hang someone upside down for 3 hours to use as a punch bag he'd be in my top 5

1) Rooney
2) Pulis
3) Shawcross
4) Steven Taylor
5) Adebayor

That is a good list but I might substitute Mourhino in there somewhere.

[socal1976]

For me, the Team of the Year back line is Szczęsny, Baines, Koscielny, Mertesacker & Coleman.

Says everything about Arsenal's season. They won't blow teams away with goals, however, keeping clean sheets will take you a long way towards achieving a title.

Outside of one game at City this season Arsenal's back line has been excellent. I wouldn't trade Per or Kos for any other pairing out their in the league. And Szczesny has been fantastic. Arsenal also have 4 quality fullbacks, it seems like Monreal may be knocking Gibbs out of his position as he gives the team a little bit more flair moving forward. Sagna has been a rock this year of the 4 Jenkinson is still a little raw.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Never a penalty in a million years that...

BTW mignolet flappy flap flap

[GSC]

Wow West Ham are crap

[GSC]

Carroll in midseason form already #9iron

[GSC]

Is Lineker drunk?

[Guest]

BTW mignolet flappy flap flap

I know he's pretty woeful at crosses but we've even seen weak hands from him this season, when shot-stopping. A number of mistakes that have cost Liverpool a few points & could come back to haunt them come May. What's the deal with Reina? I mean, he could come back couldn't he, if Napoli or Barcelona don't sign him long term in the summer. For me, I'd have Reina over Mignolet every day of the week.

As for WHU, shocking in that first half weren't they. Cabaye was looking world class at times, be amazed if there is no bid from a club in the final week of this window. As for Carlton Cole, he is just a sh*t Ameobi.

[GSC]

Carlton Cole would struggle to get a game at Forest and our strikers are dump

[GSC]

How to make football look hard

By Tony Pulis and Mark Hughes

[Guest]

Terrible to watch but hugely effective from Pulis. Works within the limitations of the squad & maximizes performance. Credit. As for Stoke, initially things looked like they were progressing to be more pleasing on the eye, however, I don't really see much change in terms of quality or entertainment.

As for the NUFC boys

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Carlton Cole would struggle to get a game at Forest and our strikers are dump

Meant to be third or fourth choice but owners failing and Carroll injury forces him to be too regular. Still, works two defenders and scores a few goals a year. His performance won us the playoff final and some really tight games when we were down. Technique just so ludicrously inconsistent. Love him, but we know there's problems when he starts in the Prem

[Dolphin Ziggler]

And he's better than ruddy Ameobi

[kingraf]

Been wondering... if Utd fail to qualify for Champions League next season, can they afford to drop Moyes? A champions league spot is worth plus £30m if you get past group stages. Surely United can't lose that windfall and still pay off Moyes' remaining five years, £25m? Seems like he'll stay on one way or another, I'd say.

[Guest]

SKY sports on NOW TV is free today for anyone that doesn't have a SKY subscription.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

What a ball Eriksen

[Guest]

Yeah that was good football there.

[NickisBHAFC]

Amazing cross by Erikson and the leagues changed man Adebayor with a great header.

1-0. Been a good game of football so far.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Adebayor's resurgence is a pretty damning piece of evidence against AVB's man management. Hard to think he had training with the kids, yet Soldado playing week in week out

[GSC]

It's Adebayor.

Everytime he gets a sniff of a new move and contract he starts trying

[NickisBHAFC]

Adebayor's resurgence is a pretty damning piece of evidence against AVB's man management. Hard to think he had training with the kids, yet Soldado playing week in week out

This.

[NickisBHAFC]

2-0 own goal.

[Fernando]

Adebayor's resurgence is a pretty damning piece of evidence against AVB's man management. Hard to think he had training with the kids, yet Soldado playing week in week out

I don't see how tbh Olly, The times he did play him he was a liability to Spurs, Put no effort in and couldn't hit a barn door. You have to consider that 3 managers now have tried to remove him from the club so there is a clearly an issue somewhere and it's not the manager.

[NickisBHAFC]

Tim Sherwood is just a brilliant bloke thats why.

3-0 that man again. Tottenham playing superbly well. Swansea seem to of given up.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Ashley Williams easily the most overrated centre half in the league, he's absolute dogshite

Swans in a spot of bother

[Guest]

I liked how Sherwood came across in last weeks Football Focus interview. Seems a straight up fella.

I wonder if Swansea are going to get sucked into the relegation battle? If they're not already.

[NickisBHAFC]

Yeah he does come across like that freek, good geezer.

Great goal by Bony. Game not over yet.

[Fernando]

Well since that is over with predictions for Chelsea/United

Im going 3-1 Chelsea.

[Fernando]

Chelsea XI: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Ramires, David Luiz; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; Eto'o

Man Utd XI: De Gea; Rafael, Evans, Vidic, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Jones, Young; Januzaj, Welbeck.

[Guest]

I'd go with that as well Nando. Really can't see United getting anything.

[Fernando]

Will Moyes end his non winning record away from home against top 4 sides and Mourinho's undefeated record at Chelsea in 60 odd games?

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