Re: 2022/2023 Premier League Discussion

by halamadrid2 Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:38 am

Didn't he already sign a 8,5 year contract. Absolute shambles

by Firenze Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:30 pm

thank god, Ten Hawg has said that Lisandro's injury isn't an achilles as feared, not sure what it is yet so he could still be out the season

we're really ending the last quarter with the old Maguire - Lindelof though, I pray Varane is back after the Forest game

we've been running these players into the ground with our insane schedule was bound to happen

by futbol_bill Fri Apr 14, 2023 1:29 pm

That schedule comes with playing with the big boys!

by Firenze Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:38 pm

Martinez confirmed out for the season with a maetatarsal fracture and Varane will be out for a few weeks

this could genuinely end up being a nightmare season, there's no way we beat Sevilla next week (and even if we do we wont win the EL) and I am very very doubtful about top 4 now, need Spurs and Brighton to drop points while we dont lose to them

by halamadrid2 Sat Apr 15, 2023 9:02 am

Sevilla can't even beat their fellow relegation rivals. Of course you'll beat them.

by Firenze Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:18 pm

Newcastle and Spurs both lost today, fucking lovely stuff

watch us drop points to Forest tomorrow

Chelsea dominated by Brighton - have won only 4 of their last 22 PL games apparently, kinda wild

worst Chelsea team in 20 years?

by Thimmy Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:58 pm

3-0 for Man City already. Looks like it's going to be predictably dominant.

This is the most impressive Brighton side they have probably ever had, to be fair lol. Kaoru Mitoma is arguably the most talented dribbler in the world right now. I really wonder where he'll end up next season.

by RealGunner Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:06 pm

Man I can't see city losing a single match at this point. We really just have to hope for something at Etihad and win the rest.

by BarcaLearning Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:11 pm

Haaland again unbelivably clinical... he just makes scoring look easy at times n does it so fast, no oppositions can even react Razz

Cant believe hes prolly gonna break the records in his first season already...

by Thimmy Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:15 pm

I actually hope they take Haaland off. He looks like he's trying to conserve energy already, and they're leading 3-0. Might as well let Julian Alvarez get some time on the pitch. Firenze may complain about United's congested schedule, but City are still competing in the FA cup, the Champions League and the league.

by FennecFox7 Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:47 pm

Grealish is such a great player. Wow. Becoming a very complete forward

by Thimmy Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:49 pm

He's been very good recently, but his consistency since the start of the season has been rather hot and cold. It wasn't that long ago that he was widely criticized for hogging the ball and not being productive.

by BarcaLearning Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:13 pm

Chelsea lose again, what did they expect with Lampard Very Happy

Amazingly disastrous season...its quite unbelievable really, the amount they spent, the players they have, the history...n now this, just wow...

by Firenze Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:34 pm

Thimmy wrote:I actually hope they take Haaland off. He looks like he's trying to conserve energy already, and they're leading 3-0. Might as well let Julian Alvarez get some time on the pitch. Firenze may complain about United's congested schedule, but City are still competing in the FA cup, the Champions League and the league.

??? we're competing in the same tournaments and won the league cup lol

plus our squad in decimated with injuries unlike city who have insane depth

Mitoma to Pool next season

by Thimmy Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:04 pm

The congested schedule isn’t unique to Man United, was my point hmm

Arsenal don’t have a ton of depth either. They’ve also suffered from injuries to key players.

Congrats on winning the Bacalao cup!

by Firenze Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:04 pm

not to the same extent

by Thimmy Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:07 pm

You’re right. You’ve racked up the most injuries and the bartomeu cup this season. That’s technically a double cheers

by Firenze Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:08 pm

most successful season in like 6 years

warra time to be alive

by El Gunner Sun Apr 16, 2023 2:52 pm

Arsenal are more than good enough this season to win the league, but it's simple stuff such as not killing off a game and keeping your foot on the pedal and keeping the in-game momentum going that will cost you when going up against City. You think they would have learned from last week. You think the big possibility of the title being decided on GD would make them more hungry for more goals. But no, they rather get arrogant and casual and then create mistakes and let the other team back into the game.

by RealGunner Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:26 pm

Title over already ffs

by El Gunner Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:46 pm

it's disappointing because you want to go win it whenever you are in such a position which we put ourselves in, but i guess this is where we as Arsenal fans need to keep pespective in that this was never the goal from the start of the season and we exceeded expectations all season long. Youngest squad in the league, no winning experience outside of Jesus (who has done his part and scored in every game since being back) and Zinchenko.

Pressure also getting to Arteta, his subs in the last two games have all been mind-boggling. You don't take off Jesus (the player with the winning mentality) if you need to score a goal. Terrible decisions.

by Vibe Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:20 pm

Whatever happens, Arsenal overachieved massively, no one expected such an incredible performance over a season.

Compared to City, even at this point they are ahead, so they have done more with a lot less at their disposal.

With a bit more depth Arsenal would have come out on top. Maybe they will eventually, I will certainly be rooting for them.

by futbol_bill Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:45 pm

Who at the beginning of season would have predicted Arsenal, ManU, Newcastle to be in top 4, other than Firenze?

I think all 3 deserve credit regardless if City takes first.

by Thimmy Sun Apr 16, 2023 7:09 pm

Man United needed a quality defensive midfielder and they got one + a quality CB, so I don't think it was surprising that they managed to drag themselves up from the god awful 6th place they had last season. The downfall of Liverpool helped as well. They even managed to offload CR7 AND Pogba, finally

As much hate as Ole gets, they were 2nd in his last season and runners up in the Europe League with a comparably shitty squad.

Newcastle was somewhat surprising, but I think it was only a matter of time for them since they became a sheikh-owned club. Me and my friends predicted that it would happen a few years ago, and I think I read the same prediction on here. We just didn't know exactly when.

Arsenal have quality players and they've always been my favorite club in England, but I don't trust their willingness, or lack thereof, to spend on the necessary reinforcements to sustainably compete for the league title. I really hope I'm wrong, but I can't help but expect that they'll lose one or more key players and fail to properly replace them by the time they're about to hit their peak. It's been a never-ending cycle for them since the Invincibles season.

It's impressive that they're performing so well with such a young squad, but I'm curious about Partey's sustainable performance level as he enters his 30s, and whether or not they manage to retain their younger stars while also adding more depth to the squad.

by Firenze Sun Apr 16, 2023 7:54 pm

newcastle wont finish in the top 4 IMO

by Thimmy Sun Apr 16, 2023 9:12 pm

Seems more likely that they will, with how poor Tottenham are this season. Newcastle are 3 points ahead with 1 game in hand. 8 games left of the season, though. I suppose anything can happen.

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