Jordan La Cabra Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I like seeing Everton do well as it’s pie in the face for the Everton snobs that think their club is too good for Big Sam. ‘Crisis’ over in just four games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Imagine if Rooney becomes top scorer this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Well, well, well. Winning when we really don’t look like much. They do count. Rooney today ended up with a goal and two assists. That is utterly misleading - he was in no way instrumental. First half he was a waste of space, losing possesion and generally looking like he couldn’t be arsed. Lennon gets a pen, and Rooney gets an assist - by missing the bl**dy thing but having DCL put away the rebound. He then gets his second assist through playing the ball to Sigurdsson, who does everything himself from there - getting infield and delivering a wonderful shot. And then we get a second penalty - Rooney for some reason the taker (at this point, he has missed two out of three in his comeback). He scores through a bit of luck and a hard penalty - Fabianski being after it, but not getting a hand behind. DCL worked hard again, Gana was very good in midfield. Pickford did his job well, and Holgate was excellent defensively. Too many bad long balls, however. Less of those would do. Kenny was all right, but not very good going forward, and couldn’t find his passes today. Lennon - well, he was on the good side. Behind Gana for MotM, I’d say - worked hard, had a couple of good chances, got a penalty, played in Kenny who got the second. Good game. That makes it thirteen points in the last four league games, and we’re up to ninth. Sure, we’ve beaten West Ham (before the recovery), Huddersfield, Newcastle and Swansea - but they all count. Chelsea will be a different beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 2 hours ago, polishgenius said: Imagine if Rooney becomes top scorer this season. It would certainly make things awkward for Southgate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Hopefully, Salah, Firmino, Coutinho and Mane outscore Rooney and save Southgate the embarrassment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 11 hours ago, Rorshach said: That makes it thirteen points in the last four league games. And still there are those who doubt the capacity of Big Sam to work miracles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Hereward said: And still there are those who doubt the capacity of Big Sam to work miracles! ‘Tis the Christmas season! Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 On 19/12/2017 at 9:48 AM, Hereward said: And still there are those who doubt the capacity of Big Sam to work miracles! Maybe the fat shit stole one of Newcastle's points when we weren't looking, we seem to be falling pretty fucking quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 2 hours ago, BigFatCoward said: Maybe the fat shit stole one of Newcastle's points when we weren't looking, we seem to be falling pretty fucking quickly. It’ll all be okay when Rafa brings David Luiz up north on loan in January! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Swansea sack Paul Clement. Not sure who they are eyeing to replace him but I'm sure Tony Pulis will be in the mix. His record of never being relegated would certainly be put to the test if he were to take over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 26 minutes ago, Consigliere said: Swansea sack Paul Clement. Not sure who they are eyeing to replace him but I'm sure Tony Pulis will be in the mix. His record of never being relegated would certainly be put to the test if he were to take over. The problem is their defence really isn't that bad, it's the complete lack of goals at the other end that's the issue. I'm not sure bringing in Pulis is likely to turn that around for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, ljkeane said: The problem is their defence really isn't that bad, it's the complete lack of goals at the other end that's the issue. I'm not sure bringing in Pulis is likely to turn that around for them. True but in Swansea's desperate state the owners/chairman might very well opt for the guy with a proven track record of keeping teams up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 The problem for Swansea is that they really do not have that much attacking talent to begin with. So whoever comes in needs to work miracles in that department. Pulis makes as much sense as many others, as he’d at least (if he keeps on like he has) keep their defence solid, giving them the opportunity to plunder point(s) regularly. Or is this the time where you opt for one of those overlooked «young, Britsh managers» that Samuele was so concerned about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 In other news, Bristol City scored at the end of added time to send Morinho packing. Well deserved, and a great pitch invasion going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Didn't watch the Bristol/United game since the local broadcasters did not secure rights to the Carabao cup (watched Bayern vs Dortmund instead and followed this on text commentary). By all accounts, we were outplayed and outfought despite putting out a nearly full strength side so well done to Bristol City. The only consolation is that this means at least two less fixtures to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 What a season Bristol City are having. Third in the Championship and semi final of the League Cup having knocked out the holders, Man United. After Tammy Abraham’s loan deal expired, many would have tipped them to be in a relegation scrap; very few would have foreseen them battling to be in the Premier League next season. Hope the draw is such that Chelsea end up meeting them in the final... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Kolasinac seems to have fallen out of favour at Arsenal lately, which seems odd to me as I thought he was one of their best performers this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan La Cabra Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Big night for Maitland-Niles coming up against that Liverpool forward line. It’s staggering the difference in quality between Liverpool’s back four and front four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Mainland-Niles appear to be really fast. Given Salah quite likes to just knock it past the defender and outpace them that might be why they’ve gone for him over Kolasinac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Liverpool are playing decent but damn Arsenal are struggling to even complete a pass. They look tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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