Re: Premier League 17-18 Discussion

by EL Patron Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:08 pm

Glory wrote:Palace are so bad they allowed that LPool defense keep a clean sheet. I think we will have our first manager casualty in FDB. At least thank you for taking TFM on loan. He along with Loftus Cheek has been their best players these 2 games.

Think it will be Bilic, that team has too many scrubs especially in midfield. Think they will struggle and go on a poor run of form and the owners will be say enough is enough

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:12 pm

It really annoys me when I hear "pundits" analyse Arsenal's defending against Leicester and completely ignore they were without 4 CBs.

Every team in the league would look crap defensively in the same scenario, but no let's act like it was their best available defensive unit.

Utterly frustrating to hear.

by Jay29 Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:17 pm

It's even more annoying when a lot of them say "they defended poorly, I know they had x defenders out but still..." as if missing our best defenders doesn't matter and we should still be keeping clean sheets.

Context often flies out the window when it comes to perpetuating a narrative.

by Lucifer Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:02 pm

Joe Allen nutmegging people Laughing

by Hapless_Hans Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:02 pm

The Anti-Arsenal bias of these BT dimwits is almost unbearable to me as a neutral, can't imagine how Arsenal fans must feel watching this Neanderthal level stuff

by Kaladin Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:06 pm

Whats BT doing these days now that they've cancelled the European Football Show?

by Lucifer Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:08 pm

Zouma ffs

by Hapless_Hans Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:09 pm

Imagine growing up on Gran Canaria, then playing for Real Madrid, moving on to Paris only to find yourself one day in the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-On-Trent, in the pouring rain, realizing this is now your home.

by Lucifer Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:12 pm

Who are these pretenders playing catchy football and trying to pass on as the stoke city. Where my cross in the box at Sad

by Hapless_Hans Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:13 pm

Don't tell me you've only now become aware of STOKECELONA

by Firenze Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:17 pm

Hapless_Hans wrote:Imagine growing up on Gran Canaria, then playing for Real Madrid, moving on to Paris only to find yourself one day in the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-On-Trent, in the pouring rain, realizing this is now your home.

i bet it sucks until they look at their bank balance

these lads at Stoke are probably on 70K + p/w

by Lucifer Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:18 pm

Yeah I've heard that term but overlooked it at as banter. I was wrong, it's real.

by Jay29 Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:22 pm

Andre Marriner has been awful. Missed a pen for us, called fouls against us for everything.

It's been a meh half though. We've looked okay and got in down their left a few times, but no end product yet. I've liked Laca's general play. Just wish a shot would come his way soon.

by halamadrid2 Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:22 pm

Neither of these team have created anything of note. Arsenal better step up. They don't look like title contenders at all. If you want Ozil to play as a left winger, just save yourself the trouble and wake up from your dream. He can't even play on the right never mind the left

by Nishankly Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:25 pm

This is the GOAT league, you don't need to look elite to win things.

by EL Patron Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:33 pm

Save us already Giroud, Koscielny and Mert can't come back soon enough. We look shaky every time a ball goes in our box and Crouch isn't even on the pitch yet. This game shows how bad we are in front of goals without Alexis, if he was playing we would have been a least 1-0 up by now.

by EL Patron Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:36 pm

Xhaka

by Hapless_Hans Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:40 pm

Kolasinac and Choupo-Moting, of course, were team mates only a couple of months ago

by EL Patron Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:44 pm

What do we have to do to get a Penalty Laughing

by EL Patron Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:55 pm

Arsene with some weird subs, now we have 3 centre forwards on the pitch scratch

by Nishankly Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:58 pm

JESSEEEE

Love how these scrubs achieve world wide fame in the GOAT league in loan moves only to be nobodies when the mid table GOAT club sends them back to Serie Zzzz, Lol Liga and the German BayernLiga

by guest7 Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:00 pm

Jese is going to be a future Stoke Legend, FEEL ME?

by Jay29 Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:03 pm

Robbed of a goal. :facepalm:

by Nishankly Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:06 pm

Jay29 wrote:Robbed of a goal.

We got robbed of 3 points in the first game, Its part and parcel of life now imo

by EL Patron Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:10 pm

Ox is so wasteful in possession Mad

by Hapless_Hans Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:10 pm

Oh look

2 penalties denied but Lacacette's boot is 1.3 centimeters offside, perhaps.

What a GREAT decision by the referee. SUCH A GREAT DECISION.
Wow, this is a moment where you must congratulate the ref assistant for this great decision.

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