Premier League 2020/21 Thread

[twister]

1 minute ago, Super_horns said:

I think VAR just wanted some work to do there...

 

I thought liverpools pressing is insane, but peps is now back on that insane level

 

like battery powered bunnies

 

brilliant side as they are I am a cynical git on it all as people know of my previous posts on here.

 

Normal teams tire near the end of matches at least a little

[TJB-fox]

2 minutes ago, twister said:

I thought liverpools pressing is insane, but peps is now back on that insane level

 

like battery powered bunnies

 

brilliant side as they are I am a cynical git on it all as people know of my previous posts on here.

 

Normal teams tire near the end of matches at least a little

Normal teams don’t have 70%+ possession every game or can play the entire game in the opposition half! Compresses the space

[twister]

2 minutes ago, TJB-fox said:

Normal teams don’t have 70%+ possession every game or can play the entire game in the opposition half! Compresses the space

Thats also true but its the pressing thats insane outside of the second half against west ham they never come off it

 

Liverpool were the same last year

 

Its almost inhuman the fitness levels. But your right they are a superb side I mean their bench is ridiculous, as I said their huge favourites again next year

[Beachyboy]

Imagine the scenes Man city 26 wins on the spin come to the KP lead 1-0 til the last minute and Fofana leaps like a salmon to head home the equaliser.

[weller54]

6 minutes ago, David Hankey said:

Man City's title to lose.

They'd have to have a Leicester Cityesque 2019/20 type collapse to blow the title now!

[TJB-fox]

1 minute ago, twister said:

Thats also true but its the pressing thats insane outside of the second half against west ham they never come off it

 

Liverpool were the same last year

 

Its almost inhuman the fitness levels. But your right they are a superb side I mean their bench is ridiculous, as I said their huge favourites again next year

I agree, when the top teams are at their best it’s literally impossible for the other team to even get out

[Kasey Keller]

Hand em the trophy now.

[st albans fox]

30 minutes ago, weller54 said:

They'd have to have a Leicester Cityesque 2019/20 type collapse to blow the title now!

they’d probably still win it with 77 points if they took 12 from the last 11 like we did last year .......

 

 

[weller54]

1 hour ago, Mike Oxlong said:

Man City’s bench would probably piss the PL 

Just not good for football 

And they'll strengthen even further in the Summer no doubt.. the Gap will get bigger and bigger!

[cruzFOX]

and to think they might sign messi in the summer if he's still got the mardies at Barca!  God help us all

[FoyleFox]

43 minutes ago, cruzFOX said:

and to think they might sign messi in the summer if he's still got the mardies at Barca!  God help us all

I wasn't sure how realistic this was last summer but things seem to have deteriorated at barca and now man city have reverted to dominant mode, it could be this year. 

[Lambert09]

1 hour ago, weller54 said:

And they'll strengthen even further in the Summer no doubt.. the Gap will get bigger and bigger!

Not just a regular strengthening.... signing Messi 

[CrispinLA in Texas]

Pep will still spend £200m odd this summer to try to win the CL next year!

[StanSP]

Not sure where else to put this but it's absolutely superb.

The way the ref belts it to the corner of the box

 

[Guest Electric Yetis]

26 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Not sure where else to put this but it's absolutely superb.

The way the ref belts it to the corner of the box

 

Superb

[LCFCCHRIS]

Really hope they do sign Messi tbh. Be awesome to see him in the EPL.

[jmono84]

4 hours ago, Sunbury Fox said:

Man City can press relentlessly because they have a fully fit squad with 2 £50m players for every position, meaning they can rotate continually and keep players fresh. 

 

Most other teams have flogged the same 12 or 13 players for week after week and they're all spent as a result.

 

However good Man City are, though, it still rankles how they pulled a fast one over Xmas claiming they had a massive Covid outbreak when it became clear later they hadn't (look at the team they were able to field in the following game). That was the one point in the season when their squad was a bit stretched and they were due to play Everton away only 2 days after their previous game. By getting the match called off then they got much needed rest and avoided having to play a tricky fixture at a time when they were depleted and couldn't rotate the same quality into the team. They'd have probably still won the league but that was unfair in my view.

And they got away with financial fair play 🤣🤣

 

Amazing squad but so unfair 

[Vacamion]

6 hours ago, StanSP said:

Not sure where else to put this but it's absolutely superb.

The way the ref belts it to the corner of the box

 

 

I don't remember Greavesie's syrup being quite so atrocious.  Well done Saint for not laughing and pointing.

 

 

[surrifox]

1 hour ago, Vacamion said:

 

I don't remember Greavesie's syrup being quite so atrocious.  Well done Saint for not laughing and pointing.

 

 

That was shocking . Pretty sure it was binned after that 

[davieG]

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have "come through hell and done something more than remarkable" by overcoming a tough winter schedule to extend their winning run to 21 games in all competitions by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers.

 

During that time they have played 21 games in all competitions, reached the final of the League Cup, the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and taken control of their last-16 Champions League tie against Borussia Monchengladbach.

"In winter time in England it's hell and in that time we did something incredible," Guardiola told BBC Radio 5 Live Sport. "It's more than remarkable.

 

You have to feel for them don't you.

[Footballwipe]

11 hours ago, RGFox said:

Fabio Silva £35m 

[Sunbury Fox]

6 minutes ago, davieG said:

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have "come through hell and done something more than remarkable" by overcoming a tough winter schedule to extend their winning run to 21 games in all competitions by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers.

 

During that time they have played 21 games in all competitions, reached the final of the League Cup, the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and taken control of their last-16 Champions League tie against Borussia Monchengladbach.

"In winter time in England it's hell and in that time we did something incredible," Guardiola told BBC Radio 5 Live Sport. "It's more than remarkable.

 

You have to feel for them don't you.

Really must be hell struggling through with a virtually fully fit squad of twenty five £50m players.

[AKCJ]

9 hours ago, StanSP said:

Not sure where else to put this but it's absolutely superb.

The way the ref belts it to the corner of the box

 

That celebrity refs page is hands down the best bit about twitter IMO. Absolutely love it.

[Finnegan]

10 hours ago, FoyleFox said:

I wasn't sure how realistic this was last summer but things seem to have deteriorated at barca and now man city have reverted to dominant mode, it could be this year. 

 

I don't see the incentive for him to go there other than Pep tbh. 

 

If he goes to PSG he gets to play with his BFF, he's guaranteed a couple of extra league trophies, he'll score goals for fun, he'll get rested for any league games he wants to miss which will help him prolong his career. 

 

Both clubs will pay him silly money but PSG can probably afford to pay him more given Man City have more pressure to sustain quality depth of squad playing in a tougher league. 

 

He comes here, he'll be a vigorously marked man in a notably more physical league where every club can afford to buy £20m+ defenders, where there's an abundance of defence minded, park the bus managers and the press will be on him from day one hoping he fails in England so they can boast about how strong the league is - despite the fact he's obviously getting older and is well, well beyond his peak. 

[jmono84]

3 hours ago, davieG said:

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have "come through hell and done something more than remarkable" by overcoming a tough winter schedule to extend their winning run to 21 games in all competitions by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers.

 

During that time they have played 21 games in all competitions, reached the final of the League Cup, the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and taken control of their last-16 Champions League tie against Borussia Monchengladbach.

"In winter time in England it's hell and in that time we did something incredible," Guardiola told BBC Radio 5 Live Sport. "It's more than remarkable.

 

You have to feel for them don't you.

What an absolute muppet