We Go Again! The Premier League thread

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that's the golden boot wrapped up

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I did say Smalling is very good no?

Sounds like Monks departure is imminent. Dont get that one really, seems slightly early.

[Guest]

Moyes in at Swansea

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Brendan Rodgers would be more likely I think.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

HH that was aimed at me and I think that's fair. I do think Smalling has been good, not as amazing you think but better than I thought. But I don't think United have the best defence in the league

[Hammersmith harrier]

I look at it from the point of view of what defence is better but it is solely dependent on Smalling at the moment.

In more positive news Luke Shaw is already back in light training, hoping they aren't progressing his rehab too quickly.

[Fernando]

An American Investment group has bought a 25% share of AFC Bournemouth.

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Payet out for 3 months apparently

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Haha brilliant. Things can't go well. McCarthy went out there to do him, no doubt, got away with it, probably got his team a draw, and now we're without our best player. Typical. Martinez will continue to smile in his press conferences, but they were after him with heavy stuff all game.

[Guest]

Shame about Payet, was a shocker of a challenge. Without him, you'd expect WHU to struggle to replicate the form they've showed.

[Hammersmith harrier]

They're not all bad.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/heartbreaking-reason-behind-kieron-dyers-6809764

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Good on him, never been one to throw hate his way at West Ham, the injuries were frustrating but they really were not of his fault and I'm pretty sure annoyed him a hell of a lot more than it annoyed us.

[Fernando]

Looks like Villa's Amavi gunna be out for season

[westisbest]

Looks like Villa's Amavi gunna be out for season

Really.

Fkn great news, just what we needed.

Knee injury.

[Guest]

Definitely out for the season, knee looked a mess in that u-21 game for France. Shame, cos he looked the best signing Villa had made out of that new crop.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Ten times the player Richardson is - big blow for villa

[westisbest]

Yep, huge blow.

Options then, Richardson.
Could maybe play Clarke there, Play Lescott at cb, or Okore.
Crespo.
Bacuna rb, with Hutton moving to lb
Or young Lewis Kinsella, but to much to throw a kid in when you are rock bottom of the legue.

Amavi was playing well to.

Bennett & Cissokho both on loan.


Gonna be even weaker at the back now, as none of the above options as good as Amavi.
Wonder what Garde will do.

[Fernando]

Saturday 2 January
12.45pm West Ham vs Liverpool (BT Sport)
5.30pm Watford vs Manchester City (Sky Sports)
Sunday 3 January
1.30pm Crystal Palace vs Chelsea (Sky Sports)
4pm Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur (Sky Sports)
Tuesday 12 January
7.45pm Newcastle United vs Manchester United (BT Sport)
Wednesday 13 January
8pm Liverpool vs Arsenal (BT Sport)
Saturday 16 January
12.45pm Tottenham Hotspur vs Sunderland (BT Sport)
5.30pm Aston Villa vs Leicester City (Sky Sports)
Sunday 17 January
2.05pm Liverpool vs Manchester United (Sky Sports)
4.15pm Stoke City vs Arsenal (Sky Sports)
Monday 18 January
8pm Swansea City vs Watford (Sky Sports)*
Saturday 23 January
12.45pm Norwich City vs Liverpool (BT Sport)
5.30pm West Ham United vs Manchester City (Sky Sports)
Sunday 24 January
1.30pm Everton vs Swansea City (Sky Sports)
4pm Arsenal vs Chelsea (Sky Sports)

[Guest]

Rooney, Martial, Carrick, Valencia & plan B Fellaini, all ruled out this weekend vs Watford

[Ent]

Martial the big miss there.

Wilson and lindgard probably play.

[Fernando]

Be interested to see how that goes then unlike Bournemouth & Norwich, Watford seem defensively competent. Quique is doing a very good job (not much of a surprise)

[Fernando]

Watford XI: Gomes; Nyom, Cathcart, Britos, Anya; Capoue, Watson; Abdi, Jurado, Deeney; Ighalo

Subs: Arlauskis (GK), Oulare, Paredes, Ake, Guedioura, Ibarbo, Diamanti


Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Jones, Smalling, Blind; Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger; Mata, Herrera, Lingard; Depay

Subs: Romero, Rojo, McNair, Darmian, Goss, Pereira, Rashford



initial thoughts are why not Darmian over Young at RB and what does Wilson need to do to get a game

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Depay with the goal in what looks a match where one goal could be enough

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Those sideburns though.

Jesus

[Guest]

One can really see LVG modus operandi and how he has been so successful in his career as manager.  With so many key players out he still is able to turn out a similar team. LVG focus is on the squad (23 players) rather than a favoured eleven.  Rooney, Martial, Fellaini, Carrick, Valencia all out injured, but you would hardly notice their absence.

[Guest]

One can really see LVG modus operandi and how he has been so successful in his career as manager.  With so many key players out he still is able to turn out a similar team. LVG focus is on the squad (23 players) rather than a favoured eleven.  Rooney, Martial, Fellaini, Carrick, Valencia all out injured, but you would hardly notice their absence.

helps when the opposition are playing like a conference side. I'd have second thoughts about Watford staying up, playing like this

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If we're being fair, I struggle to notice when Rooney, Fellaini, Carrick and Valencia are playing.

[Guest]

If we're being fair, I struggle to notice when Rooney, Fellaini, Carrick and Valencia are playing.

LVG asks of his players to play a number of different ways for him that serve a role within his team. So he tends to get different players playing the same role. So it is difficult for each player to show flare if they have it.

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Its difficult for them to show flair when its actively discouraged to take any risks

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1-1 Deeney pen

[Guest]

that sums lvg up, wanted the 1-0 & take no risks in killing game off

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2-1 Schweinsteiger

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Or a Deeney own goal.

Cruel on Watford, deserved something on the 2nd half performance.

[Guest]

My last two posts got gobbled up with time out errors (?)

So wanted to say the Southampton boys are gelling well for Man Utd.

[Guest]

Jamie Vardy will be firmly in the pockets of Coloccini & Mbemba today

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Man United go top of the league. They might be boring but they are firmly in the title race

[Guest]

Jamie Vardy will be firmly in the pockets of Coloccini & Mbemba today

Asking for trouble

Also, if Romelu Lukaku scores one goal today for Everton , he will reach 50 Premier League goals before his 23rd birthday.

The four men who have managed that feat are: Robbie Fowler (20 years 251 days), Michael Owen (22 years 255 days), Wayne Rooney (21 years 54 days) and Cristiano Ronaldo (22 years 340 days). Not bad company at all & tells you how much of an achievement it is & what is achievable in the future.

[Guest]

... if Romelu Lukaku scores one goal today for Everton , he will reach 50 Premier League goals before his 23rd birthday.

The four men who have managed that feat are: Robbie Fowler (20 years 251 days), Michael Owen (22 years 255 days), Wayne Rooney (21 years 54 days) and Cristiano Ronaldo (22 years 340 days). Not bad company at all & tells you how much of an achievement it is & what is achievable in the future.

Never understood why Mourinho let Romelu Lukaku go.  I suppose it is true what they say about Mourinho - he is useless or uninterested in developing young players.

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He wasn't ready to play for a top team, and Everton offered 30m. 30m for a player they weren't going to use for a few years is attractive under FFP.

[Guest]

He wasn't ready to play for a top team, and Everton offered 30m. 30m for a player they weren't going to use for a few years is attractive under FFP.

I think Lukaku was on loan for Everton and scoring for fun in a Drogba style (and before Everton he was doing the same for WBA).  But yes 30 m is a lot of money so I guess that was an understandable deal.  But nevertheless Mourinho is still accused of not developing young players.

[Fernando]

Southampton 0-1 Stoke - Bojan Krkic

[Fernando]

Swansea 0-1 Bournemouth - Joshua King

[Guest]

Everton 1-0 Villa - Barkley

[Fernando]

Swansea 0-2 Bournemouth - Dan Gosling

Gary Monk is going to be out on his ass tomorrow

[Guest]

Yeah, he'll be gone tonight, players aren't playing for him no more. You can't lose to Bournemouth

[Guest]

Bournemouth 2 nil up at Swansea and Gary Monk heading out of Swansea no doubt.

[Guest]

Who's Paul Monk & it's now 2-1. 90 minute game, remember.

[Fernando]

Everton 2-0 Villa - Romelu Lukaku (50th PL Goal)

[Fernando]

WBA 0-1 Arsenal - Olivier Giroud

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Arsenal have scored from a set piece against a Tony Pulis side

[Guest]

Lukaku has scored his 50th

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