Re: 2022/2023 Premier League Discussion

by Nishankly Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:57 pm

futbol_bill wrote:Why are all these EPL fans (the ones that call it the GOAT league) not talking about Spurs losing to a lowly portuguese team?

I think because one of them will still make to the final.

by futbol_bill Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:02 pm

So one team in league justifies the tag GOAT?

by Nishankly Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:05 pm

futbol_bill wrote:So one team in league justifies the tag GOAT?

That is your personal issue, why do people support these shit English clubs while Spanish teams winning always? You need to answer that.

by Doc Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:06 pm

Bill, the PL is the best league in the world. I really do not think this is up for meaningful debate.

However, being a team in the best league in the world does make you immune to losing a match, especially in the CL.

by futbol_bill Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:09 pm

Doc, it is to me! The only thing EPL has over la liga is the television contract. They have gone from 5 top teams to just one in a matter of months despite spending multi millions in signings.

by Firenze Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:24 pm

two of the big Spanish teams just got battered by the Bundesfodder mate, lets talk about that

bet you cant even name 3 players from Neverkusen

by futbol_bill Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:36 pm

Lol, this coming from the guy that thinks ManU is a BIG team despite losing to lowly La Real in 2nd level EL!

If we end up being a league of one, that’s no different than what EPL is this year!

Just a few stats for you, in past 10 years, of the 40 Cl semi finalists teams, 15 of them were from La liga, while just 9 were from EPL.

By the way, can you name 3 players from La Real?

by El Gunner Wed Sep 14, 2022 1:26 pm

futbol_bill wrote:Doc, it is to me! The only thing EPL has over la liga is the television contract. They have gone from 5 top teams to just one in a matter of months despite spending multi millions in signings.

and why do you think they get those types of TV deals? out of thin air?

by Nishankly Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:08 pm

This Boehly guy seems like a bad addition to the league for the traditionalists

by halamadrid2 Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:12 pm

Perez just got himself an ally for the Super League from the EPL

by halamadrid2 Sat Sep 17, 2022 12:49 pm

The only thing EPL has over other leagues is marketing. The quality is much worse than LaLiga

by The Demon of Carthage Sat Sep 17, 2022 1:00 pm

He just scored his 14th of the season. Fcking beast!

It's really hard for me watching him play for the Bald Fraud.

by El Gunner Sat Sep 17, 2022 1:10 pm

What's the PL goals in a season record again? Ronaldo (38)?

anyway, Wolves are an unserious team this season... two weeks of prep for this game and they concede in the first minute, and now a player of them gets a straight red for a dumb challenge

by Hapless_Hans Sat Sep 17, 2022 1:29 pm

El Gunner wrote:What's the PL goals in a season record again? Ronaldo (38)?

Ronaldo doesn't hold the record, his best is 31 goals. Record is Salah with 32 in a 38 games season or Shearer with 34 in a 42 games season

Haaland would break it easily this season but he'll get injured soon

by BarrileteCosmico Sat Sep 17, 2022 1:39 pm

Only half the games being postponed makes no sense. Too early in the season to start worrying about games in hand and the like. Postpone them all

by halamadrid2 Sat Sep 17, 2022 1:57 pm

This Otto guy is shockingly bad

by Thimmy Sat Sep 17, 2022 5:57 pm

Haaland is generally moving and running a lot less for City than he did for Dortmund, and he hardly ever seems to play the full 90 minutes. I also imagine they won't rush him back prematurely if he does get injured, like Dortmund did multiple times with him. I wouldn't be surprised if he stays injury free this season.

by futbol_bill Sat Sep 17, 2022 6:50 pm

Hey Thimmy, I really think Flo & Co., badly underestimated how good this guy is! They chose Mbappe over him based on position, cost and supposedly attitude. They were wrong on all three counts. There would have been the issue with Benz, but the way Carlo is handling rotations this year, I think it could have worked out.

There is absolutely no comparison between the two anymore. I think Vinicius will soon be better than Mbappe yet alone the character flaws that are evident.

I know there is the clause that Madrid might get him in another year and a half, but I’m highly suspect of that happening. Such a shame.

Media esp. in France are already talking about another Mbappe soap opera in 2023, but Flo is no fool. We’ve seen his true colors and his character flaws. So I discount this, but in Haaland’s case his value to City will be so high, that I doubt he goes anywhere.

by Clutch Sat Sep 17, 2022 7:00 pm

Didn't matter if we wanted Haaland this year. He was always going to city

by The Demon of Carthage Sat Sep 17, 2022 7:19 pm

Clutch wrote:Didn't matter if we wanted Haaland this year. He was always going to city

What makes you think that?

by Thimmy Sat Sep 17, 2022 7:33 pm

futbol_bill wrote:Hey Thimmy, I really think Flo & Co., badly underestimated how good this guy is! They chose Mbappe over him based on position, cost and supposedly attitude. They were wrong on all three counts. There would have been the issue with Benz, but the way Carlo is handling rotations this year, I think it could have worked out.

There is absolutely no comparison between the two anymore. I think Vinicius will soon be better than Mbappe yet alone the character flaws that are evident.

I know there is the clause that Madrid might get him in another year and a half, but I’m highly suspect of that happening. Such a shame.

Media esp. in France are already talking about another Mbappe soap opera in 2023, but Flo is no fool. We’ve seen his true colors and his character flaws. So I discount this, but in Haaland’s case his value to City will be so high, that I doubt he goes anywhere.

Hey, Bill. I suspect they prioritized Mbappe due to him being easier to commercialize. He's french, a world cup winner, has a bit of that classic, R9 style in the way he plays, and was already much more established than Haaland as far as being widely recognized in the media. That's a perk of playing for a top team/national team. We might still get Haaland in the future, but I imagine it will cost a premium if that happens.

by The Demon of Carthage Sat Sep 17, 2022 7:37 pm

Thimmy wrote:We might still get Haaland in the future, but I imagine it will cost a premium if that happens.

If he has a reasonable release clause (<€200m), then Madrid might be able to get him in the future. If he doesn't, then good luck convincing City (who don't need money at all) to sell the deadliest number 9 in Europe.

by Clutch Sat Sep 17, 2022 7:54 pm

The Demon of Carthage wrote:
Clutch wrote:Didn't matter if we wanted Haaland this year. He was always going to city

What makes you think that?

He wanted city and they wanted him as I understood it. That's why he went relatively cheap

by Myesyats Sat Sep 17, 2022 8:09 pm

Nishankly wrote:
Myesyats wrote:
Nunez - Haaland debates ended before Nunez could come back from anger issues rehab
— Hassan (@riyadpasta7) August 31, 2022

Who even debates that and why is this thing? Haaland is world class while Nunez is potentially a good player.

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by Nishankly Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:15 pm

Myesyats wrote:
Nishankly wrote:
Myesyats wrote:
Nunez - Haaland debates ended before Nunez could come back from anger issues rehab
— Hassan (@riyadpasta7) August 31, 2022

Who even debates that and why is this thing? Haaland is world class while Nunez is potentially a good player.

American channel bro

by futbol_bill Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:27 pm

Clutch wrote:
The Demon of Carthage wrote:
Clutch wrote:Didn't matter if we wanted Haaland this year. He was always going to city

What makes you think that?
He wanted city and they wanted him as I understood it. That's why he went relatively cheap

That’s not right! He had said he wanted Spain specifically Real Madrid until Flo asked him if he could wait 2 years (Benz’s timing) plus it was an indication that they had Mbappe as the priority (and then Mbappe suckered Flo by supposedly agreeing to deal - and Flo assuming his word was good)

It was only after that (in January / February timeframe), that City entered into the mix.

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