We Go Again! The 2014/15 Premier League Thread

[Dolphin Ziggler]

First topic message reminder :

Well, as I started one for the Championship, it seems now is the time for the Premier League 2014/15 thread to begin!

We have all our teams, with Leicester, Burnley and QPR replacing Cardiff, Fulham and Norwich. Can City retain, can United break into the top four, how will Liverpool cope with Champions League football. All this and more can be discussed as we see how the transfers, the rumours, the World Cup and everything else make an impact on the Premier League before it all kicks off?

I'll open it up...the Telegraph, Sky Sports and others report Pochettino is top of Spurs' shortlist and could be unveiled in the next week. Thoughts? Sounds the perfect fit to me. Some suggesting he'll bring Rodriguez with him, although that sounds like immediate clutching to me.

[The Special Juan]

He does that every fricking game. Even for Everton he goes out of his way to hit someone in the face. Get that sack of Poopie out of my club.

[mystiroakey]

Lvg needs to needs to think about 532 , and just buy defenders like there is no tomorrow. Play like he did in the WC

[Guest]

You got to love Fellaini, truly abysmal

Be amazed if this doesn't start the trigger on the Vidal & Blind deals. GET THEM DONE ASAP.

[Marky]

Playing 3-5-2/5-3-2 is fine, it's playing it when there's not enough quality defenders/wingbacks at the club when it becomes a problem.

QPR playing 3-5-2 today against Hull, Dunne - Ferdinand - Caulker. Ferdinand would have been fine in a back three for Man U, less chance of being caught out by pace, can still read the game well. Even LVG had Ron Vlaar at the World Cup!

[mystiroakey]

Exactly marky...But he needs loads of defenders so he can revert to a 532 when needed.

He won't  be able to buy midfielders. But he should be able to find defenders..

[Marky]

BBC Sport live text reported Man U have bid €30m for Roma's Mehdi Benatia, and that was before they were losing!

[The Special Juan]

Odds on Ashley Williams signing before the window shuts?

[Marky]

Odds on Ashley Williams signing before the window shuts?

More chance of him singing.

[Guest]

FT - Bottom of the League. Welcome to the new era under LVG

I expect some serious surgery to happen in the next week or two.

[Marky]

Oh if only the tactical genius had changed his goalkeeper in the last minute

[Soldier_Of_Fortune]

From Man United thread:

Not really.....you still need at least 3 quality signings

Would be challenging for the title with 3 quality signings, never mind top 4.

Baby steps.

[Soldier_Of_Fortune]

Oh if only the tactical genius had changed his goalkeeper in the last minute

    

[Hammersmith harrier]

Remind me SoF when you last won the title?

Pretty poor performance, we need to get Blind, Rojo and Vidal in as soon as possible.

[CFCNick]

From Man United thread:

Not really.....you still need at least 3 quality signings

Would be challenging for the title with 3 quality signings, never mind top 4.

Baby steps.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! United fans confidence this summer amazes me. What's the biggest jump to be champions? 5th to 1st??? Although imagine the scenes if they actually do 7th to 1st, something else to beat Liverpool at.

[Marky]

https://twitter.com/MarkyCTFC/status/500638755020353536/photo/1

[Fernando]

David Moyes beat Swansea 4-1

#JustSaying
#Chosen1>LVG  

HH has reverted to the history reply you can feel them converting into Liverpool fans of the future as the days go by. "It's our year" "Well we won the CL" "When was the last time you won anything" etc

The best part of that game was a bird Poopie in Young's mouth   

[Crimey]

Still think Van Gaal is suffering from Guardiola-fever. Trying to be deliberately different in using an unusual tactic and playing players out of position. Considering the crisis United have been in for the last year he would have been better off keeping it simple.

[Hammersmith harrier]

It's a genuine question, we've had one poor season and are in the process of rebuilding yet Liverpool have been rebuilding for 25 years now.

[Soldier_Of_Fortune]

Remind me SoF when you last won the title?

Pretty poor performance, we need to get Blind, Rojo and Vidal in as soon as possible.

1990   

[mystiroakey]

Jones was ok to be fair though.. But he needs help and a lot of it. They need 4 defenders

[CFCNick]

United had one poor season because Fergie stuck around. If he left after you won the league in 2011 you would have had 3 poor seasons by now.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Remind me SoF when you last won the title?

Pretty poor performance, we need to get Blind, Rojo and Vidal in as soon as possible.

1990   

Once your teams actually does something then come back and laugh but until then you just come across as very bitter, still clawing away that perch we knocked you off.

[Soldier_Of_Fortune]

It's a genuine question, we've had one poor season and are in the process of rebuilding yet Liverpool have been rebuilding for 25 years now.

  This is getting funny now.

[Hammersmith harrier]

The constant use of smilies isn't making you come across as anything other than a cretin.

[Duty281]

United have fallen short of my expectations there. The wingback formation is rife with problems: predominantly that United lack genuine, quality wingbacks. Diagonal balls will stretch the defence, and the lack of pace (which is a problem even with a more conventional formation) will compound that problem.

Ashley Young at left-back, or wingback, is a massive no.

Attacking-wise there was a lack of dynamism and intent, which meant breaking down Swansea was a herculean task. Crossing poor as well.

Swansea were tidy, compact, and exploited the errors of United with aplomb. They also took their chances, and were well worth the three points.

Referee good, but erred on the side of leniency too greatly. You must book Shelvey before he commits four fouls.

Chin up, United: Arsenal lost 1-3 on the first day of last season and still made the top four.

[mystiroakey]

LVG mate. Nonsense..

He said the team didn't match up to there form in previous games..

No . This is the PL not pre season friendlies.. He has a lot to learn for an old man who has done it all..

[Soldier_Of_Fortune]

The constant use of smilies isn't making you come across as anything other than a cretin.

How dare I laugh at the misfortune of a fallen rival   

Think you need to get a grip, your goin to have to get used to this  

[Guest]

Sunderland up next for United. Those 'easy' first six games to bed LVG in, don't appear so easy now do they. Arsenal lost to Villa but then made the statement of signing Ozil & it lifted everyone at the club. United must act & act now & copy that. Vidal & Blind are needed ASAP, make it happen LVG, otherwise it could be another season of embarrassing performances. As for Young as WB, everyone knew that would not work, surprised LVG even tried or forced him to play there. Not a great start, I would be disappointed so far if I was a United fan in LVG, shown nothing of note so far, especially in the tactics department. Pretty clueless as to the strengths of his players or the demands of the EPL, which surprises me.

[GSC]

Moyes Van Gaal

[Fernando]

WBA 0-1 Sunderland - Lee Cattermole LOLZ

[Guest]

last time cattermole gave sunderland the lead, i'm pretty sure they shipped 5 goals & lost. early days

[Ent]

Very poor today.

Missing the experienced players/leaders - a lot of basic errors with positioning and pass choices. It will take a long time to coach these guys into doing the right things.

Could do with a couple of older heads to help with that side of things.

Didn't do much offensively, januzaj the only real threat - mata was very poor and doesn't offer enough to justify starting IMO.

As for the goals we conceded well they were just full of basic errors, for the second notably jones positioning (may as well not have been on the pitch and young getting caught under the ball - though he isn't a fullback so I can't apportion too much blame.

I never want to see fellani again.

[Fernando]

Leicester 0-1 Everton - McGeady

[Fernando]

Leicester 1-1 Everton - Ulloa

Ulloa > Brighton

[Liam]

God so many average players in our team: young, nani, fellaini, Hernandez. Just rubbish. So annoyed not just because we lost but because these problems have been evident ever since fergies last year. It was plain obvious we've needed rebuilding and yet all we do with these idiots as owners and the joker in Woodward is sign sponsorship deals whilst the squad stays average. Realistically, we needed to sign 2 cb's, a left back, 2 cm's and a winger. We signed Herrera (cm) and shaw (lb). So we still need a cm and 2 cb's and a winger. The deals are there to be done:

Vidal
Blind
Benatia
Di Maria

Simply out, it will cost allot of money but it's an absolute necessity to get these players in otherwise it's another season without top 4.

[Guest]

I wish I could say I was gutted with our result but had Swansea at 8/1.....weren't passing that up

[Fernando]

Pen to West Ham

Harsh.

[CFCNick]

Atmosphere at Leicester is brilliant.

Kaboul sent off for Spuds.

[Fernando]

Spurs down to 10 men Apparently is ridiculously harsh debatable to be a pen

Naughton is gone.

[CFCNick]

Missed by Noble

[Ent]

Players of the calibre of Vidal just won't be interested in a move. We need to go for less obvious targets.

Garay went to Russia for 5 million quid.

Khedira is available.

Etc etc

[Fernando]

West Ham miss penalty - Noble knocks it wide.

[Fernando]

Players of the calibre of Vidal just won't be interested in a move. We need to go for less obvious targets.

Garay went to Russia for 5 million quid.

Khedira is available.

Etc etc

Khedira will join Bayern/Chelsea or Arsenal because of CL footie unless you pay like 250k a week   

Need someone like Tiote    If you start off badly people are going to wonder if your even make the CL next year and probably won't join til January at earliest   

[Guest]

missed pen  

you say vidal won't be interested in a move but then state khedira is available. champions league winner/WC winner/high calibre player. Both wont want to join then. DID I HEAR TIOTE, you can have him, 28 now, past his best for us. £12m & he's yours, already links this summer.

[Guest]

Absolute rubbish. Footballers are mercenaries. If united bow to wage demands they could get most players

[CFCNick]

We don't need Khedira. Too many players in midfield.

[mystiroakey]

Absolute rubbish. Footballers are mercenaries. If united bow to wage demands they could get most players

It didnt work for Kroos who would have been 70k a week better of at United than Madrid.

[Fernando]

Pen to WBA

[Fernando]

WBA 1-1 Blunderland - Berahino pen

[Fernando]

Leicester 1-2 Everton - Naismith

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