All Star Referee Premier League '16-'17 Discussion - Part 9

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Completely disagree, below the top 6 is the strongest it has been in a long time. Top players like Payet and Mahrez play for 'scrubs', reminiscent of 80s Serie A.

Yea agreed with this. PL has never been as strong as it is now below the top 6-8

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Completely disagree, below the top 6 is the strongest it has been in a long time. Top players like Payet and Mahrez play for 'scrubs', reminiscent of 80s Serie A.

Because good players play for "scrubs" it doesn't make them good teams.

Because quite clearly they are not good teams.

While I agree in theory that good players does not necessitate a good team, they are highly correlated

Good win for Spurs, Watford were a horror show.

Dele is one better than Ozil and Firmino

Edit: No midfielder was directly involved in more Premier League goals than Christian Eriksen in 2016.
12 assists
9 goals

Discuss

Can't believe the next match day is already *bleep* tomorrow

while great for me personally, this is actually really *bleep* nuts

Actually this completely nonsensical and unnacceptable

I don't understand how the clubs let thee FA do this to them

If someone gets injured, they should sue the FA ffs

Disgusting schedule from the FA. I love it, but it's downright crazy

There you are. Predict NOW ffs

shame none of the matches look appealing, look like straight forward wins for the big sides

expectt us to drop points though

35 year old Ibra working this schedule ffs, machine

RealGunner wrote:

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Completely disagree, below the top 6 is the strongest it has been in a long time. Top players like Payet and Mahrez play for 'scrubs', reminiscent of 80s Serie A.

Yea agreed with this. PL has never been as strong as it is now below the top 6-8

Agree with RG agreeing with BC

The Suarez season where we challenged for the title we had to face City away and 46 hours later Chelsea away

It was a *bleep* joke. Lost both games

CBarca wrote:Edit: No midfielder was directly involved in more Premier League goals than Christian Eriksen in 2016.
12 assists
9 goals

Discuss

We did that just a few days or so ago

Why do we have more rest than everybody? Even more than Spurs as they played today.

Not that I mind

We struggled to Bournemouth at home ffs. They will kill us away.

BarrileteCosmico wrote:

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Completely disagree, below the top 6 is the strongest it has been in a long time. Top players like Payet and Mahrez play for 'scrubs', reminiscent of 80s Serie A.

Because good players play for "scrubs" it doesn't make them good teams.

Because quite clearly they are not good teams.

While I agree in theory that good players does not necessitate a good team, they are highly correlated

Well clearly they are not because West Ham are not a good team.

Having good players on paper in these teams doesn't mean the competition is higher.

Considering the performances of these teams below the top 6 there can't be one single argument in favour of what you are arguing tbh.

I can remember multiple seasons where teams are putting in better performances below the top 6 than what they are doing this season.

They are just not very good, i mean West Brom are 8th ffs your argument is basically that there's good players in the teams below the top 6 but the reality is those so called big players are not impacting results like they have in the past.

we gonna act like the top 7-15 wouldn't be fighting for CL spots in every other domestic league

Leicester finished top of their CL group ffs

Not talking about other leagues, i couldn't care less lol.

I just don't see an argument can be formed that the bottom half is stronger when your trash team has lost 3 times all season and Spurs have lost twice

Leicester topped a group with Belgian, Danish and Portuguese rivals. The top 7-15 are terrible and wouldn't be fighting for CL spots in any top league. Mole is right here. Payet being at West Ham doesn't mean they are not terrible. Only Everton looks good outside of the big teams.

Even Everton don't look like that good IMO, they are carried to another results to stay above ground due to Lukaku.

The midfield especially looks decidedly mediocre to me.

Agreed but they are 7th. Proper position for a team like them, they are not over/under achieving imo.

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CBarca wrote:Good win for Spurs, Watford were a horror show.

Dele is one better than Ozil and Firmino

Edit: No midfielder was directly involved in more Premier League goals than Christian Eriksen in 2016.
12 assists
9 goals

Discuss

Funny how you leave out Lallana and Payet who also have 21 direct contributions in 2016.

No forward has won more tackles (19) or made more interceptions (19) in the Premier League this season than Liverpool's Roberto Firmino.

Boro and Leicester are playing out a proper Championship game right now. The ball has spent more time in the air than on the ground.

We keep the ball on the floor outside of crosses IMO

Nishankly wrote:No forward has won more tackles (19) or made more interceptions (19) in the Premier League this season than Liverpool's Roberto Firmino.

you know a forward is having a shocking season when you feel the need to highlight his defensive stats

lad has been gash

Got a feeling West Ham might pull off an upset tonight

at the very least we will drop points, thinking a draw tbh

that said I keep falling into the habit of thinking of the West Ham from last season, they have been shocking this season, disappointing if we do drop points but we've been on a damn good run so it's gotta happen sooner or later