Premier League, 2017-2018 Season Thread

[PhillippaT]

22 minutes ago, the fox said:

with the cost of almost half a fullback for the starting 11, WE WON THE LEAGUE!!!!

Which is why they're spending so much, now - it can't be allowed to happen again  :-/  

[Anorak]

4 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

Basic error  I'll listen to one of the most successful full backs to play in this country when he said at half time the Otimendi error put Delph in a difficult situation and he also explained how hard it is to react to an error like that.

You do that then.

[Wymsey]

22 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Mourinho is so much ****ing full of shit.

I, despite the trophies that he has won in the past, actually think that he's quite over-rated now.

To the extent where he says the same things in certain situations, his tactics are often confusing but predictable and has recently been rather clueless tactically.

Edited 10 December 2017 by Wymeswold fox

[StriderHiryu]

Man City have a great opportunity to win the Champions League now. Usually the high intensity of the Premier League takes it out from the British teams, but with the league over barring the worst collapse of all time, they can rotate way more often and save their energy for that competition - and advantage that Real / Barcelona / PSG and Bayern have.

 

I wonder what side they will line up with against us. Hopefully it's not full strength.

[Koke]

1 minute ago, StriderHiryu said:

Man City have a great opportunity to win the Champions League now. Usually the high intensity of the Premier League takes it out from the British teams, but with the league over barring the worst collapse of all time, they can rotate way more often and save their energy for that competition - and advantage that Real / Barcelona / PSG and Bayern have.

 

I wonder what side they will line up with against us. Hopefully it's not full strength.

 

In theory true but Pep crashed out in the CL 3 years running with Bayern despite them winning the league in March.

[Donut]

1 minute ago, Koke said:

 

In theory true but Pep crashed out in the CL 3 years running with Bayern despite them winning the league in March.

His bayern team were not as good as this man city team imo

 

Heynckes did win the treble but that was overachievement really

 

I did say before today there were signs they were running out of gas but really its great battling qualities in tough games seeing them through

[Matt]

Anyone seen Klopp's interview?

 

Say what you like about Mourinho, Klopp is the worst loser (didn't even lose) in the league, possibly the worst loser the league has ever seen.

 

Worse than Van Gaal.

 

Idiot.

 

Klopp's interview - http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11165622/jurgen-klopps-furious-interview-with-sky-sports-over-everton-penalty

Edited 10 December 2017 by Matt

[Corky]

4 minutes ago, Matt said:

Anyone seen Klopp's interview?

 

Say what you like about Mourinho, Klopp is the worst loser (didn't even lose) in the league, possibly the worst loser the league has ever seen.

 

Worse than Van Gaal.

 

Idiot.

They are all as bad as each other. Moaning about referees, the opposition, the FA, fixture lists, the weather. 

[FoxInTheBirstallBox]

Paddy power have paid out on lukaku being man of the match that is to his brace of assists... For the wrong team

[KingsX]

12 minutes ago, Matt said:

Anyone seen Klopp's interview?.

Yes, I've seen many a Klopp interview.

 

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[Rogstanley]

16 minutes ago, Matt said:

Anyone seen Klopp's interview?

 

Say what you like about Mourinho, Klopp is the worst loser (didn't even lose) in the league, possibly the worst loser the league has ever seen.

 

Worse than Van Gaal.

 

Idiot.

 

Klopp's interview - http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11165622/jurgen-klopps-furious-interview-with-sky-sports-over-everton-penalty

Klopp's a twat. Asks the journalist for his opinion and then laughs at him when he gives it. Journalists are twats too don't get me wrong but the German gurner is a bigger twat.

[Aus Fox]

Klopp has lost the plot fully Keegan style.

 

[Bunyip]

38 minutes ago, Matt said:

Anyone seen Klopp's interview?

 

Say what you like about Mourinho, Klopp is the worst loser (didn't even lose) in the league, possibly the worst loser the league has ever seen.

 

Worse than Van Gaal.

 

Idiot.

 

Klopp's interview - http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11165622/jurgen-klopps-furious-interview-with-sky-sports-over-everton-penalty

 

[Lovejoy]

57 minutes ago, Matt said:

Anyone seen Klopp's interview?

 

Say what you like about Mourinho, Klopp is the worst loser (didn't even lose) in the league, possibly the worst loser the league has ever seen.

 

Worse than Van Gaal.

 

Idiot.

 

Klopp's interview - http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11165622/jurgen-klopps-furious-interview-with-sky-sports-over-everton-penalty

He's a massive c*nt. Simple as. Can't stand the constant excuses.

[Donut]

Lovren pushed the everton youngster in the back.

 

He gave him an excuse to go over. Lovren is a senior experienced defender and he made a terrible decision.

 

Klopp defending him for it is not helping the player or his own credibility 

[Blue ROI]

10 hours ago, Koke said:

 

Found this on Twitter. Some of the Stoke defeats since January 2016. 

3-0
3-0
3-0
4-1
4-0
4-0
4-1
4-0
4-1
4-1
4-2
4-0
4-1
4-0
7-2
3-0
5-1
 

They hsve received a lot of spankings under Hughes.

Never rated Hughes but didnt realise things were that bad.

 

The myth that Stoke Away is a very tough fixture is starting to lose its lustre. If West Ham and Palace can get their act together they could easily go down.

 

Despite all that Stoke Away has been a cracking fixture over the years.

Edited 10 December 2017 by Blue ROI

[Donut]

2 minutes ago, Blue ROI said:

Never rated Hughes but didnt realise things were that bad.

 

The myth that Stoke Away is a very tough fixture is starting to lose its lustre. If West Ham and Palace can get their act together they could easily go down.

 

Despite all that Stoke Away has been a cracking fixture over the years.

Stoke away was a tough fixture when they had big physical ugly players.

 

Hughes changed the "style" with little dweeby players like bojan shaqiri arnautovic etc that would do something useful once every four or five games but they had go to men like whelan, shawcross, walters, huth even.

 

The go to men are still the likes of crouch whilst tidy but ineffective players like choupo moting, ramadan sobhi, berahino and the previously mentionned players come and go.

 

No surprise theyre now struggling as their successful identity (however ugly) is now gone.

 

Pulis had them mid table playing in europe and reaching fa cup finals lets not forget

[Super_horns]

12 minutes ago, Donut said:

Lovren pushed the everton youngster in the back.

 

He gave him an excuse to go over. Lovren is a senior experienced defender and he made a terrible decision.

 

Klopp defending him for it is not helping the player or his own credibility 

Of course had it been Mane/Salah fouled by an Everton defender like that Klopp/the Kop and the Liverpool players would have just stood there not demanding a penalty at all..

 

 

I'd say it was a bit of brain dead defending we have come to expect from Liverpool...hence why they won't win anything.

[Guest]

Thoughts on today's games:

 

Man City have been hurt by losing Stones. Manure need Pogba.

 

Southampton are looking better and better, we need to score first against them as they pack the defence 5:4. Charlie Austin would have been a good buy for us when QPR were in the championship, looks like he's finding his form again.

 

Liverpool are no contender, Everton are total shit and were very lucky.

[Hammo]

The sour gripes of Mourinho are an offence and an insult to anyone of a sound, rational, reasonable mind. The man is a cretin, plain and simple. He thinks he's so clever, so cool, but he just isn't. He's a cretin. A rich, successful cretin, but a cretin all the same.

[Koke]

2 hours ago, Matt said:

Anyone seen Klopp's interview?

 

Say what you like about Mourinho, Klopp is the worst loser (didn't even lose) in the league, possibly the worst loser the league has ever seen.

 

Worse than Van Gaal.

 

Idiot.

 

Klopp's interview - http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11165622/jurgen-klopps-furious-interview-with-sky-sports-over-everton-penalty

 

Man is a ****. Maybe if his defenders weren't brain dead he might win more games. He is worse than Mourinho. 

 

 

[Jaspa]

The pen decision is 90/10 to me. Technically he has put some force into a nudge but Calvert-Lewin has left the chase for the ball and lept across Lovren's line, both his feet were off the floor whilst seemingly chasing the ball before contact and he's hit the floor like a sack of spuds. All the initial force and momentum is from the attacker, slight push from the defender which shouldn't be enough to floor him after, you see that let go plenty.

 

I don't hate or like Klopp either way, he's a bell but it's a ridiculous situation in a derby match

[Izzy]

Klopp does apologise at the end of that interview to be fair to him

[Corky]

Jurgen going dangerously close to the full Big Ron there

 

 

[Donut]

10 minutes ago, SpazticChicken said:

The pen decision is 90/10 to me. Technically he has put some force into a nudge but Calvert-Lewin has left the chase for the ball and lept across Lovren's line, both his feet were off the floor whilst seemingly chasing the ball before contact and he's hit the floor like a sack of spuds. All the initial force and momentum is from the attacker, slight push from the defender which shouldn't be enough to floor him after, you see that let go plenty.

 

I don't hate or like Klopp either way, he's a bell but it's a ridiculous situation in a derby match

Why would you even nudge the attacker as the defender?

 

Why in a game youve controlled would you give any possible excuse to go down for a penalty?

 

Lovren had to be more streetwise than that surely? He pushed him clearly