polishgenius Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 West Ham look absolutely shocking. No organisation at the back and no confidence going forward. How does a team with Payet and Lanzini in it look so creatively bereft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Group hug for the West Ham fans Not *too* surprised by Soton there, they've been playing well for a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 18 hours ago, Iskaral Pust said: It's bit disappointing that 7 of the top 8 are already the predictable names. I thought after last season that the mid table teams would be pretty competitive again and keep it interesting, but either the top teams have really improved by a lot or else the other clubs have regressed a bit. I do think that on paper is translating to reality. I see 8 teams that on paper are a step ahead of the rest, that being United, City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool, Everton and Leicester. Leicester has started poorly but will come around IMO. The rest are all doing as good as or a little worse than I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Southampton look better after an indifferent start, but it could be poor opposition making making them look better. I continue to be shocked by the Hammers. Bilic looks like Rodgers or Martinez at the moment. I really expected more. Perhaps they'll work on this in training, it's not like they have European games to distract them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Seems more and more that Bilic, like Martinez, did well when he inherited a well drilled defensive unit but as time went on that defensive organisation started to fall apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Calibandar said: I do think that on paper is translating to reality. I see 8 teams that on paper are a step ahead of the rest, that being United, City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool, Everton and Leicester. Leicester has started poorly but will come around IMO. The rest are all doing as good as or a little worse than I thought. Gotta say, and not just because they beat us, that Watford look very goo as well. They've bought wisely to expand the squad and brought in a real bit of creativity in in Pereyra, and the new gaffer seems to have given players like Capoue and Deeney a new verve too. They've got a run of very winnable games coming up so I could see them firmly embedded in the top half by the time they play Liverpool in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 15 hours ago, Consigliere said: Seems more and more that Bilic, like Martinez, did well when he inherited a well drilled defensive unit but as time went on that defensive organisation started to fall apart. David Sullivan is looking like a business genius when he said 6 months ago that Bilic won't get a new contract until January, when he can prove he isn't a one season wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanluke Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Oh Fifa https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/25/fifa-anti-racism-task-force-russia-2018-world-cup "Fifa has disbanded its anti-racism task force, declaring the work complete despite ongoing concerns about discriminatory behaviour in Russia, the hosts of the 2018 World Cup." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas! Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 4 hours ago, Jeor said: David Sullivan is looking like a business genius when he said 6 months ago that Bilic won't get a new contract until January, when he can prove he isn't a one season wonder. We'll get to see just how good of a businessman he is next season when West Ham are playing in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 3 hours ago, lessthanluke said: Oh Fifa https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/25/fifa-anti-racism-task-force-russia-2018-world-cup "Fifa has disbanded its anti-racism task force, declaring the work complete Holy shit, FIFA have ended racism. They deserve more credit for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 So nobody has bothered to comment on Sakho basically calling Klopp a liar friday night/saturday morning on the internet. I doubt this is gonna end well for Sakho with regard to his Liverpool career. I am not sure who has been the bigger jackass the last few weeks. Yaya Toure and his agent for taking on Guardiola or Sakho trying to rant his way back into the team. With regards to FIFA, I heard they are tackling poverty and famine next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Yeah Sakhos probably done at Liverpool. Wrong time to act like an idiot when Matip/Lovren/Klavan are all playing relatively well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Sakho simultaneously launched and lost a PR war. He has fallen a long way. After great performances in the EL against Utd and Borussia, his "failed" drug test and subsequent attitude problems seem like a bizarre and unnecessary reversal in fortune. Amazingly, the steadiness of Matip, Lovren and Klavan make it a bit of a non issue so far for the team, especially with Lucas doing a decent job as cover (apart from one assist to Vardy) and Gomez approaching fitness too. I'm already really excited about the City/Spurs game next weekend. Spurs is the strongest defensive opponent so far for City, and could hit test their ability to play out from defense. The absence of KDB and Kane is tough for both but perhaps evens out, as does the midweek game for both. I think this game will tell us a lot about both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas! Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Definitely a buyer's market out there right now for disgruntled Sakhos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 *sigh* Fan-fucking-tastic. 0-1 after less than 15 mins. Well, let's hope they up their game. COYBIB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Jürgen Klopp's the guest on Monday Night Football. Some interesting stuff on how he sets his side up to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 meh 0-2 what a howler. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterOJ Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 28 minutes ago, Notone said: meh 0-2 what a howler. :/ What game are you watching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Union Berlin - St. Pauli And I am not happy with the match or the scoreline. Since it's second tier German football I am probably the only one watching that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I really need to get to an FC Union game one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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