Barclays Premier League 13/14 Thread Part 'x'

[It Must Be Love]

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I wouldn't mind Klopp replacing Moyes, if he does leave.

[hampo17]

Think that's what we have to remember Hulking, we've gone from 7th and people saying the days of us playing Champions League football were over for a number of years, to being in the title race, back ion Europe and with a great chance to strengthen the squad.

[kingraf]

Good weekend all in all. The Chelsea win (at 4/1) means I made a profit, despite a few dodgy bets.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

The most epic of chokes.

Brilliant

[skyeman]

If it stays the same, i see City having the I'm a silly tosspot between the bit. But Palace have looked great recently. Important game coming up.

[hampo17]

Where the hell was Skrtel going for that goal?

[Hulking_up]

Bad advert for football this.

[Hulking_up]

The most epic of chokes.

Brilliant

Wasn't a choke. Just can't find our way through a wall.

[GSC]

Mourinho parked the bus in Madrid.

This was just a tactical masterclass. Mourinhos taken Rodgers out back for this one

[skyeman]

Dream over?

[hampo17]

Didn't see the point in booking Cole for time wasting in the 92nd minute, if you're going to give the yellow card for time wasting to do it a lot earlier so it stops. Not wait until the end of the game.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Its a choke, a bottle, whatever you want to call it.

Mugged off good and proper

[compelling and rich]

gerrard was awful out there, and thats not just the mistake

in citys hands now

[CFCNick]

The most epic of chokes.

Brilliant

Wasn't a choke. Just can't find our way through a wall.

It is a huge choke. Second highest scorers in the league can't break down a defense.

[skyeman]

After such an incredible run. Must hurt.

[GSC]

Yeah Gerrard was crap.

[hampo17]

Come on Palace do us a favour today, and next week then you can have a weekend off

[Hammersmith harrier]

Benson, to everyone on the continent there is a huge gulf in class between Scholes and the other two, it's only the english fans who favour the blood and guts technically inferior approach that think otherwise.

As for England, our best performances came with Scholes in the middle, the 5-0 in Munich, the 1-0 against Argentina, the 3-0 against Denmark, we started to go downhill once he was shifted wide.

[Crimey]

Sick of people saying this is good organisation and good defensive football. There is a huge difference between that and sticking the entire team behind the ball. Mourinho won't last long at Chelsea, Abramovich will get sick of tactics eventually, he doesn't want a team that wins everything, he wants a team that plays good football AND wins everything, Mourinho doesn't know how to do it, he's scared to expand beyond the basics. 

They were time-wasting in the first 90 seconds, that is beyond ridiculous. It's a bit sad that Mourinho felt the need to do it, he's got a team full of fantastic, expensive players and he has them playing the football of useless lumps. 

Fair enough he got the result, but it's a terrible advert for football.

[AberdeenSteve]

For all the abuse Mourinho gets, and the fact he has been a tool this season.

Fair play today, tactics spot on. Liverpool haven't had a sniff   

[Crimey]

Hardly good tactics, he just put everybody behind the ball. Without the Gerrard slip, they would have got nothing.

[J.Benson II]

Boom. Chelsea have done the double over Liverpool & City this season. Impressive stuff.
I'm pleased. This makes the last few weeks very intriguing. Three teams still very much in it until the end.

[Crimey]

Come on Palace, just get a draw.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Mourinho really is just a bit special

[Guest]

Tactical genius. End of. Over to City.

[kingraf]

Odds on Chelsea to win the league? Worth a cheeky bet.

Lampard (yes Lampard) and Mikel were solid. Chelsea has the best defense in the league, I suppose.

[skyeman]

Sick of people saying this is good organisation and good defensive football. There is a huge difference between that and sticking the entire team behind the ball. Mourinho won't last long at Chelsea, Abramovich will get sick of tactics eventually, he doesn't want a team that wins everything, he wants a team that plays good football AND wins everything, Mourinho doesn't know how to do it, he's scared to expand beyond the basics. 

They were time-wasting in the first 90 seconds, that is beyond ridiculous. It's a bit sad that Mourinho felt the need to do it, he's got a team full of fantastic, expensive players and he has them playing the football of useless lumps. 

Fair enough he got the result, but it's a terrible advert for football.

Sorry, he wants a team that wins no matter what.

Just like him in his business.

[AberdeenSteve]

Oh, and another performance which proves Suarez is not as good as possible bang on about. I don't think he had a good touch all day, and once again bottles it against a top side.

Huge test for him next season when back in the Champions League.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Come on City win your last four games, I could not bear to see Gerrard and Suarez lifting the trophy at the end of the season.

[Hulking_up]

The most epic of chokes.

Brilliant

Wasn't a choke. Just can't find our way through a wall.

It is a huge choke. Second highest scorers in the league can't break down a defense.

We couldn't break through a 10 man defence against the team with the best defence in the league.
Not a choke.

[GSC]

I was critical of Jose on Tuesday. This was a masterclass with a shadow squad

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

How can you not call that good tactics???!

He's just stopped the most free scoring team in the league scoring with a defence of a 41 year old keeper and Kalas.

Mugged off

[Hammersmith harrier]

Oh, and another performance which proves Suarez is not as good as possible bang on about. I don't think he had a good touch all day, and once again bottles it against a top side.

Huge test for him next season when back in the Champions League.

Over exaggerating much?

[kingraf]

How many goals is that for Suarez against the big four this season?

[Crimey]

For me, there is a huge difference between setting up a team well and organised and defensive and literally playing with eleven men behind the ball. One is a sign of a well organised team and good tactics from a manager, the other is the sign of desperation and a lack of imagination.

Mourinho will be gone with two years from Chelsea, with the money Chelsea have and the attacking players they have, there is no reason they should be playing football like that. It's all well and good that it gets results, but we saw from Mourinho's first spell in charge that it won't be enough for Abramovich. 

I think Mourinho as a manager lacks imagination and the confidence to set teams up to win, he is one-dimensional. While it works, I do think it will in years to come tarnish the way he is viewed.

[hampo17]

Oh, and another performance which proves Suarez is not as good as possible bang on about. I don't think he had a good touch all day, and once again bottles it against a top side.

Huge test for him next season when back in the Champions League.

Over exaggerating much?

After reading how he thinks Norwich are a poorly run club I don't think he knows what he's typing half the time.

[Hulking_up]

On a plus side the nervous energy i have been feeling in my stomach for 4 weeks has lifted.

[Crimey]

Sick of people saying this is good organisation and good defensive football. There is a huge difference between that and sticking the entire team behind the ball. Mourinho won't last long at Chelsea, Abramovich will get sick of tactics eventually, he doesn't want a team that wins everything, he wants a team that plays good football AND wins everything, Mourinho doesn't know how to do it, he's scared to expand beyond the basics. 

They were time-wasting in the first 90 seconds, that is beyond ridiculous. It's a bit sad that Mourinho felt the need to do it, he's got a team full of fantastic, expensive players and he has them playing the football of useless lumps. 

Fair enough he got the result, but it's a terrible advert for football.

Sorry, he wants a team that wins no matter what.

Just like him in his business.

We shall see. Reportedly, amongst other things, one of the big reasons Mourinho left Chelsea was because Abramovich wanted more than a functional side, he wanted a side that was exciting and attacking. Those words aren't even in Mourinho's vocabulary.

[GSC]

Rodgers went the other way. Liverpool were appalling defensively.

Skrtel got very lucky repeatedly

[skyeman]

For me, there is a huge difference between setting up a team well and organised and defensive and literally playing with eleven men behind the ball. One is a sign of a well organised team and good tactics from a manager, the other is the sign of desperation and a lack of imagination.

Mourinho will be gone with two years from Chelsea, with the money Chelsea have and the attacking players they have, there is no reason they should be playing football like that. It's all well and good that it gets results, but we saw from Mourinho's first spell in charge that it won't be enough for Abramovich. 

I think Mourinho as a manager lacks imagination and the confidence to set teams up to win, he is one-dimensional. While it works, I do think it will in years to come tarnish the way he is viewed.

You could well be right.

But what was the score.


No-one remembers the losers.

[Hulking_up]

Liverpool were appalling defensively.

Don't think we were that bad. Ba was shocking though.

[Crimey]

How can you not call that good tactics???!

He's just stopped the most free scoring team in the league scoring with a defence of a 41 year old keeper and Kalas.

Mugged off

With the addition of Cole, Ivanovic, Azpilicueta Matic, Mikel, Lampard, Salah and Schurrle....

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