Re: English Premier League '16-'17 Discussion

by Hapless_Hans Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:35 pm

RealGunner wrote:Captain Rooney

No wonder adultery is encouraged in the dressing room, and families destroyed.
Schweini probably got bullied and badmouthed out of the team for committing to true, earnest, eternal love

by Firenze Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:35 pm

RealGunner wrote:Captain Rooney

dat feeling when the realization of rooney being undroppable sinks in

FML

by Unique Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:36 pm

Firenze wrote:new manager, new season

still using Fellaini in the pivot

HYPE

I knew mourinho would play fellaini. he is a big strong thug that kicks and elbows people in the face. plus he can win a header at the back post exactly the kind of player mourinho likes.

by Jay29 Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:38 pm

Keep an eye on Lewis Cook for Bournemouth. 19 year old CM from Leeds, meant to be a really big talent.

by LoveSlug Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:39 pm

Unique wrote:
Firenze wrote:new manager, new season

still using Fellaini in the pivot

HYPE
I knew mourinho would play fellaini. he is a big strong thug that kicks and elbows people in the face. plus he can win a header at the back post exactly the kind of player mourinho likes.

Pretty much, the type of player that Mourinho enjoys building his teams around. He'll need to teach Fellaini how to go down easy and he is the Mourinho all round package of delightfulness

by Firenze Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:43 pm

our gameplan for this season is literally gonna be > pass to Valencia > whip in cross for Ibra

ffs, should have signed andy carroll

by LoveSlug Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:48 pm

It still annoys me when players moan/swear/argue with the ref over a decision. Say the ref gives a penalty just because your billy big bollocks CB comes up to him screaming "ref that's never a *bleep* penalty" doesn't mean the ref is going to think you know what this angry SOB is right, I better reverse my decision and let this game carry on.

by Unique Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:49 pm

LoveSlug wrote:
Unique wrote:
Firenze wrote:new manager, new season

still using Fellaini in the pivot

HYPE
I knew mourinho would play fellaini. he is a big strong thug that kicks and elbows people in the face. plus he can win a header at the back post exactly the kind of player mourinho likes.

Pretty much, the type of player that Mourinho enjoys building his teams around. He'll need to teach Fellaini how to go down easy and he is the Mourinho all round package of delightfulness

by Firenze Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:50 pm

the intent is to intimidate them and influence decisions later on in the game usually

by Hapless_Hans Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:50 pm

Jay29 wrote:Keep an eye on Lewis Cook for Bournemouth. 19 year old CM from Leeds, meant to be a really big talent.

Trying to do that but it's not that easy as Bournemouth seem to have two Cooks on the pitch.

Too many Cooks spoil the mash IMO

by Firenze Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:52 pm

Rooney is stinking the pitch up

MOU PLS WITNESS

by RealGunner Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:52 pm

Bournemouth are doing well.

Mourinho must hate the fact there is 0 pace in this United team. No chance of a counter attack lol

by LoveSlug Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:52 pm

Firenze wrote:the intent is to intimidate them and influence decisions later on in the game usually

I know it is but it is still stupid. I really wish managers would stamp it out form their players, it is embarrassing to watch to a weekly basis.

by Jay29 Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:53 pm

The other Cook plays CB, if that helps.

United hardly using their midfield so far. Doesn't help when Fellaini and Rooney are in there, I know, but they've been quite direct so far.

Bournemouth are lacking width. Ibe keeps coming in off the right flank and running into dead ends.

by Firenze Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:54 pm

I imagine it would be fairly easy to stamp out, just start handing out red cards when it happens consistently. Eventually teams will stop.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:55 pm

LoveSlug wrote:It still annoys me when players moan/swear/argue with the ref over a decision. Say the ref gives a penalty just because your billy big bollocks CB comes up to him screaming "ref that's never a *bleep* penalty" doesn't mean the ref is going to think you know what this angry SOB is right, I better reverse my decision and let this game carry on.

I thought there was supposed to be rules this year which allows to ref to book players who do this?

by Firenze Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:56 pm

Honestly we look shite. Hoofing a lot. Rooney stinking it up and losing the ball when he gets it. Valencia with the ol' look like you're gonna cut inside but then bomb down the line and whip in a cross that misses everyone. Proud

btw I don't think I've ever seen Valencia cut inside when he's shimmying trying to throw the defender off but they always fall for it, baffling.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:57 pm

That was a decent passage of play there tbf, but yeah it has been shite so far.

by RealGunner Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:57 pm

What a shot by Rooney

by Firenze Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:57 pm

RealGunner wrote:Bournemouth are doing well.

Mourinho must hate the fact there is 0 pace in this United team. No chance of a counter attack lol

Martial and Valencia are pacey, dunno why Lingard isn't on the bench, the lad has a nice burst of pace on him too

by Hapless_Hans Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:58 pm

Firenze wrote:new manager, new season

still using Fellaini in the pivot

HYPE

Clearly Fellaini is playing in the pivot in preparation for Pogba coming into the team.
Makes sense tbh.
They are very similar players after all.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:59 pm

Mkhitaryan and Rashford are on the bench if he wants counter attacks lol.

by LoveSlug Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:59 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
LoveSlug wrote:It still annoys me when players moan/swear/argue with the ref over a decision. Say the ref gives a penalty just because your billy big bollocks CB comes up to him screaming "ref that's never a *bleep* penalty" doesn't mean the ref is going to think you know what this angry SOB is right, I better reverse my decision and let this game carry on.

I thought there was supposed to be rules this year which allows to ref to book players who do this?

They said it was and a red card for swearing at a ref but I doubt they'll do it because not all refs will and then the ones who do will end up getting shafted because they'll be blamed by managers on trying to make the game all about them instead of the football etc.

United starting to get in to the game here and passing around Bournemouth without too much danger, Rooney had a fairly decent chance but all he done was make a pass back to Boruc.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sun Aug 14, 2016 2:01 pm

It's not really a surprise they look better when they pass it around for a bit.

I mean when you have Zlatan, Rooney, Herrera and Mata you should be passing it around lol.

by Jay29 Sun Aug 14, 2016 2:02 pm

Two players were booked for opposing the ref in the Boro/Stoke game yesterday and nobody complained. And from the highlights I've seen of the other games there hasn't been a great deal of dissent.

by Hapless_Hans Sun Aug 14, 2016 2:04 pm

LoveSlug wrote:
Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
LoveSlug wrote:It still annoys me when players moan/swear/argue with the ref over a decision. Say the ref gives a penalty just because your billy big bollocks CB comes up to him screaming "ref that's never a *bleep* penalty" doesn't mean the ref is going to think you know what this angry SOB is right, I better reverse my decision and let this game carry on.

I thought there was supposed to be rules this year which allows to ref to book players who do this?

They said it was and a red card for swearing at a ref but I doubt they'll do it because not all refs will and then the ones who do will end up getting shafted because they'll be blamed by managers on trying to make the game all about them instead of the football etc.

United starting to get in to the game here and passing around Bournemouth without too much danger, Rooney had a fairly decent chance but all he done was make a pass back to Boruc.

Yeah these new guidelines (these are more guidelines than rules I think?) sounded pretty ambitious.
Hard to follow through when you have those superstars used to acting like they own the place.

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