English Premier League '16-'17 Discussion - Part 2

Unique wrote:what happened to that ruben navas kid people all rated.

Hapless_Hans wrote:Still at Porto, and why wouldn't he be since he's still only 19

RealGunner wrote:transfer window ended guys. Wait till next summer now

Helmer wrote:

RealGunner wrote:transfer window ended guys. Wait till next summer now

sorry but whenever a Liverpool fan talks about next year, it is always funny !

Sri wrote:

Helmer wrote:

RealGunner wrote:transfer window ended guys. Wait till next summer now

sorry but whenever a Liverpool fan talks about next year, it is always funny !

Unique wrote:I might lay down a long termer in the betting thread that says this time next season none of the top teams will be in for Dahoud

Hapless_Hans wrote:

Don't call me James wrote:Bigger teams like who?

First of all Dahoud is NOT that big of a name and then:

-Barca and Atleti are banned in the transfer window.
-Bayern just signed Sanches for crazy money and he's already got plenty to compete against. Doesn't make sense to bring another kid in to the mix.
-Madrid have Kroos, Modric, and Kovacic who all play his best position and Modric/Kovacic bring the exact same thing he does to the team.
-United just got Pogba, Mou will not play anybody else but a battering DM or some sort of physical player (i.e. Fellaini) next to Pogba.
-City and Pep are going to be all over Weigl because that's who Pep is lacking in his current team not someone like Dahoud. Gundogan and Fernandinho can bring similar things to team.
-PSG have Verratti, they will building around him. No room to shoehorn someone like Dahoud next to him. Krychowiak has just been signed to be the destroyer so Verratti can do his thing. Motta, Matuidi, and Rabiot are all still there.  
-Juve just signed Pjanic who is a bigger name and plays the exact same role. And they are already stacked with talented players here.
-Arsenal just signed Xhaka to be the controller. Arsenal ain't signing anyone else for another 10 years

Dortmund are a real legit challenge to get him. They will most likely be all over him. Hopefully us showing interest this window pays some dividends.

1. Who knows what club will need/look for what next summer or the summer after
2. Gladbach is already a CL club.
Unless Liverpool make top 4 there's no reason for a player like Dahoud to join a club like Liverpool, just for the sake of transfering. he might as well stay at Gladbach for another year or two and see if he can make a bigger step up then.

Firenze wrote:Manchester City will contest the Football Association's charge of violent conduct against Sergio Aguero.

Unique wrote:

Firenze wrote:Manchester City will contest the Football Association's charge of violent conduct against Sergio Aguero.

this will be a test of the power pep holds in the EPL.

Sri wrote:

Helmer wrote:

RealGunner wrote:transfer window ended guys. Wait till next summer now

sorry but whenever a Liverpool fan talks about next year, it is always funny !

Illuminati confirmed. pic.twitter.com/NgkWymLPqx

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) September 2, 2016

Lucifer wrote:RG please name the strikers u have selected for ur team so that we can dump them asap

Gil wrote:Listen guys. If Arsenal can keep their main guys healthy (which is admittedly a big ask) only City can challenge them this season.

Perez/Giroud
Sanchez Ozil Walcott
Xhaka Ramsey/Santi
Monreal Koscielny Mustafi Bellerin
Cech

That is an incredibly strong team for crying out loud! How many Chelsea players would get into their first XI? How many United players?

Again, if they get lucky with the injury bug like Leicester did last season then they'll be hard to stop once they get going.

RealGunner wrote:

Illuminati confirmed. pic.twitter.com/NgkWymLPqx

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) September 2, 2016

Curtinho wrote:

Unique wrote:what happened to that ruben navas kid people all rated.

Another player I'd be chasing as Liverpool. Dahoud has a bigger profile and more attention right now than both Neves and Kessié. Both of them are similar level of talent and we probably have a better chance of getting them.

But alas the mercato is over. I think Liverpool can challenge for 4th this season. I thought maybe even 3rd, but seeing the start there's still the typical signs of struggle against teams that bunker up. Not that I think that's impossible to overcome, and their approach against 'big' teams is very good (dominated Arsenal and Spurs in very tough away matches). It'll be interesting to see how Mourinho and Conte approach us this year as they're both managers capable of playing negative football to get the win, and they have much more talent than other teams at their disposal.

Hopefully Milner acclimates to leftback and Can really grows into the DM role this year and irons out his inconsistencies. It'd be nice to win a trophy whether it's the FA cup or COC.