Barclays Premier League 15-16 Discussion-v1

Yep.

LvG:

"We have no injuries," "It's unbelievable! But it's not possible for Rojo to be match fit as he was the last player to come back.

"Schweinsteiger came also at the last moment out of his holidays so I don't think he is fit enough.We have to build the fitness he needs."

"It is not easy for David De Gea to manage his situation now,"  "You know that we have problems with De Gea. He shall not play, so I don't have any concerns [about him this weekend]."

Romero will play tomorrow.

If Romero is in goal i might take a risk and replace Rooney with Kane lol.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:If Romero is in goal i might take a risk and replace Rooney with Kane lol.

That wouldn't even be a risk, it's an obvious thing to do right now.

My thought process was that maybe Kane won't repeat last years performances lol.

Romero can help him get in good form. No worries. Also, with Rojo unavailable, we'll probably see the new fantastic duo: Jones and Blind.

The new season is upon us and it's preview time!!

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
United have been very active in the market while Tottenham perhaps surprisingly quiet. Yet, who knows, there could be brewing possibly the biggest Premier League transfer of the summer between these clubs, if there is any truth to the rumours of United wanting Harry Kane. Personally I could see it very well happening; a young, English star forward joining the richest club in England, who happen to be in need of a striker, too. Well, it probably won't happen this summer, but it would come as no surprise if Harry Kane was a Man United player in 2016 and instead we will see a Kane hat-trick as Tottenham demolish a sorry new-look United sign, with the Hurrikane kissing the Spurs badge as he scores his third and pointing towards Ed Woodwards direction, if he hasn't left the stadium by then.

AFC Bournemouth v Aston Villa
They're in the top-flight for the first time in their 125-year history and it could be a relegation six-pointer in their very first match. Bournemouth. What can you say about them? Eddie Howe the next big manager? Max Gradel could play for Chelsea (according to Mourinho). Sylvain Distin to look better than the way over-hyped John Stones? There's the forever-promising Christian Atsu. The FIFA lower leagues legend Matt Richie. And who'll be in goal, the true journeyman Boruc of the Reading legend Federici? Exciting. As for Villa, they barely survived last season and have lost Benteke and Delph since then. A few interesting purchases in Gueye, Ayew, Richards and Veretout, but enough to replace Delph's midfield influence and Benteke's goals? We'll see.

Everton v Watford
Watford with a glorious chance to show they've come up to stay up.
Ps. Can Ross Barkley avoid doing a Jack 'I'm never going to fulfil my potential' Wilshere?

Leicester City v Sunderland
In light of cold, hard results, sackings don't get much harsher than that of Nigel Pearson. Oversaw Leicester's Great Escape to all the way, was it 14th-place finish? And fired in the summer for falling out with the owner. I'm sure no one, not even Ranieri himself, saw the appointment of Claudio Ranieri coming. A cunning coup by the Foxes or sad evidence of "those bloody foreign" owners not knowing anything about football and appointing a has-been big name over someone who would have been actually what Leicester needed? Well, what about Sunderland, then? You could say Dick Advocaat was a has-been big name. Yet Sunderland fans were practically begging for him to stay. And he did, but looking at Sunderland's squad, they look set for another relegation battle. Anyway, an interesting match between two interesting managers. I reckon both won't be in their job all season.

Norwich City v Crystal Palace
Norwich better know their place and allow the Pardew love continue to flow right from the start.
Ps. Why are Palace buying all these strikers? Pardew to come up with a revolutionary 3 - 2 - 5? Rodgers better be paying attention.

Chelsea v Swansea City
As been pointed out, Chelsea have been surprisingly quiet in the market. My expert analysis is that either they're finding it hard to improve a title-winning team or are preparing to make a mega-purchase out of nowhere on the deadline day. Swansea could be a fascinating team to watch yet again. Their defense looks shittier by the season, though, and even Falcao might score here.

Arsenal v West Ham United
West Ham crashed out of Europe against some never-heard Romanian side after fielding their reserves in the second-leg. So, no excuse for them to not get a result here, then. Slaven Bilic has big trousers boots to fill. His task made no easier by the fact he's facing this season's title-winning team in his first PL game in charge.

Newcastle United v Southampton
Two very interesting teams here. Can Newcastle turn their horror-show of last season into a decent team under McLaren? Wijnaldum and Mitrovic are exciting transfers for sure. Will be shut out by the vastly underrated Caulker on the day, though. As for Southampton, can Jay Rodriguez replicate his pre-injury form? How will new signings Clasie and Juanmi do? Two very interesting teams here, if only one or both of them were managed by Pardew, could be CL contenders.

Stoke City v Liverpool
The last fixture of previous season is the first of this season. Don't remember the score from that game, but with eight new arrivals on Merseyside, that is certainly going to work in Liverpool's favour. I'm guessing Benteke will get a couple, Firmino one, Milner one, Ings one off the bench and Origi three assists. Glen Johnson, now playing for Stoke, with a couple of own goals, as well as Jon Walters. I've a feeling it's going to be Liverpool's year...

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City
West Brom to give the early indications that Man City won't do too well this season. In Sir Tony we trust.

Is it me, or was this the fastest break between seasons in recent history?

Nice post Art Morte.

Art Morte wrote:
Ps. Why are Palace buying all these strikers?

Probably because Pardew doesn't have a clue.

Vlad the Impaler wrote:Romero can help him get in good form. No worries. Also, with Rojo unavailable, we'll probably see the new fantastic duo: Jones and Blind.

So you say one should avoid picking players from Man Utd? If so, that's good, because I've been quite careful not to pick one of them

linetty wrote:

Vlad the Impaler wrote:Romero can help him get in good form. No worries. Also, with Rojo unavailable, we'll probably see the new fantastic duo: Jones and Blind.

So you say one should avoid picking players from Man Utd? If so, that's good, because I've been quite careful not to pick one of them

What?

Vlad the Impaler wrote:

linetty wrote:

Vlad the Impaler wrote:Romero can help him get in good form. No worries. Also, with Rojo unavailable, we'll probably see the new fantastic duo: Jones and Blind.

So you say one should avoid picking players from Man Utd? If so, that's good, because I've been quite careful not to pick one of them

What?

You said it's obvious to pick Kane over Rooney and then you said Jones and Blind is a fantastic duo which I clearly took as sarcasm

FFS I ONLY CHANGED TO ROONEY AN HOUR BACK AFTER LIKE TEN HOURS OF ROONEY VS KANE DEBATE.


Can I get a loan on top of the 100m?

Changing to Kane allowed me to afford Hazard, Ozil, Depay and Walcott

linetty wrote:

Vlad the Impaler wrote:

linetty wrote:
So you say one should avoid picking players from Man Utd? If so, that's good, because I've been quite careful not to pick one of them

What?

You said it's obvious to pick Kane over Rooney and then you said Jones and Blind is a fantastic duo which I clearly took as sarcasm

Nah, you can pick Mata, Darmian (not 100% that he will play), Depay... even Rooney.

I had Depay at first but then swapped for Sterling as I thought that's a safer option. I make changes  every 2 days lol

I can still get Depay instead of Cazorla but will he be a certain starter?

United fans said Woodward played the De gea situation nicely ?

Now he wont play until september and wont play after January when he signs pre contract with a specific club.

De Gea will leave this window.
Woody, after trying with Bale, Ronaldo, Varane Ramos, Benzema and Carvajal, will try to extract/extort Pepe in exchange for De Gea, and then, after he fails, Ramos, Bale, Ronaldo, Benzema again, and then again Ramos, Pepe, Varane, Bale.
This will take until close to the end of the window when he figures it out he won't get any of them, then De Gea will be sold for 25 million pounds.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Changing to Kane allowed me to afford Hazard, Ozil, Depay and Walcott

You MUST have a horrible GK and DEF

Sri calling Arsenal bros Bellerin and Fabianski horrible

In between Ramos and Bale bids, Woody won't be sitting on his hands though.

He'll try for Reus and Hummels again even though everyone agrees they'll stay, and make a combined 120m bid to sign both Müller and Lewandowski at the same time.
He'll even try to sign Vidal from us even though he just transfered, a speculative push that will spawn 7500 both enthusiastic and highly sceptic posts on Redcafé.

The Pedro transfer won't happen because Barca want 26m € while Utd are only willing to pay 24,5m.

As an alternative, Woody will turn to Isco, who could be available for 17,5m £, as will be reported exclusively by the Daily Express.
His calls are not returned.

Neither Cavani nor Ibrahimovic will materialize as Woody can't decide which one he likes better so he'll insist on both of them. His calls are not returned by PSG either.

This setback will prompt Woody to extend the combined Müller and Lewandowski bid to 125m, now also including Robben.

On the last day of the window, imposters dressed as lawyers will show up at the Spanish FA office with briefcases containing Messi's 1 billion release fee, partly in cash but mostly in US government bonds.

In the hectic surrounding this ingenious move, Utd however will forget to fax Otamendi's transfer documents in time before deadline, when the poor fellow had already been scouting homes in Manchester and saying goodbye to his teammates.

In a surprising and thrilling deadline day twist, the Spanish FA will accept the cash and bonds in the briefcases, and Messi will last minute transfer to Manchester United without his knowledge, where he subsequently will be benched by van Gaal in favour of Fellaini.

Philosophy.

Hapless_Hans wrote:In between Ramos and Bale bids, Woody won't be sitting on his hands though.

He'll try for Reus and Hummels again even though everyone agrees they'll stay, and make a combined 120m bid to sign both Müller and Lewandowski at the same time.
He'll even try to sign Vidal from us even though he just transfered, a speculative push that will spawn 7500 both enthusiastic and highly sceptic posts on Redcafé.

The Pedro transfer won't happen because Barca want 26m € while Utd are only willing to pay 24,5m.

As an alternative, Woody will turn to Isco, who could be available for 17,5m £, as will be reported exclusively by the Daily Express.
His calls are not returned.

Neither Cavani nor Ibrahimovic will materialize as Woody can't decide which one he likes better so he'll insist on both of them. His calls are not returned by PSG either.

This setback will prompt Woody to extend the combined Müller and Lewandowski bid to 125m, now also including Robben.

On the last day of the window, imposters dressed as lawyers will show up at the Spanish FA office with briefcases containing Messi's 1 billion release fee, partly in cash but mostly in US government bonds.

In the hectic surrounding this ingenious move, Utd however will forget to fax Otamendi's transfer documents in time before deadline, when the poor fellow had already been scouting homes in Manchester and saying goodbye to his teammates.

In a surprising and thrilling deadline day twist, the Spanish FA will accept the cash and bonds in the briefcases, and Messi will last minute transfer to Manchester United without his knowledge, where he subsequently will be benched by van Gaal in favour of Fellaini.

Philosophy.

Messi's release clause is € 250M.

linetty wrote:I had Depay at first but then swapped for Sterling as I thought that's a safer option. I make changes  every 2 days lol

I can still get Depay instead of Cazorla but will he be a certain starter?

Hmm, it depends on the formation used, right now I believe Young is the first option in a 4-3-3 with 3 CMs, but if we consider what LvG said about the formation he wants to use, Depay will play a lot of minutes this season. He also got the #7 shirt today when the squad numbers were revealed. I have both Depay and Cazorla. I also have Hazard, Mata and Rooney.

I wouldn't go for Sterling right now honestly, but that's because I am biased and I want Mata and Rooney in my team. Anyway, this discussion should continue here: http://www.goallegacy.net/t38058p126-gl-fantasy-football-15-16-season

futbol wrote:
Messi's release clause is € 250M.

Technicalities. You're just mad the Pedro transfer will not have happened.

The more I look at Newcastle the more I think that they are very capable of taking that 7th spot over Southampton and Everton. I've got a good feeling about their season.