kingfox Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 Mahrez isn't getting in ahead of De Bruyne and David Silva when he's back, Bernardo Silva is in form and Sane will also end up ahead of Mahrez at some point, today's performance will only make matters worse for him. As for Arsenal today they just don't have the personnel to play out from the back, Granit Xhaka somehow was given a new contract, he's garbage and should be nowhere near their starting 11. Going forward they were wasteful, they'll look much better in the next week or so, another big game though where Ozil did fvck all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 9 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: Wenger Ou..wait? It will still be Wenger’s fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 9 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: Wenger Ou..wait? It’s still Wenger’s fault the ground was half empty before the end, according to Gary Neville. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 1 minute ago, ARM1968 said: It will still be Wenger’s fault. To be fair though, when you've had a manager at a football club for over twenty years it's going to take a while for a new manager to implement his new values and way of playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 5 minutes ago, kingfox said: Mahrez isn't getting in ahead of De Bruyne and David Silva when he's back, Bernardo Silva is in form and Sane will also end up ahead of Mahrez at some point, today's performance will only make matters worse for him. As for Arsenal today they just don't have the personnel to play out from the back, Granit Xhaka somehow was given a new contract, he's garbage and should be nowhere near their starting 11. Going forward they were wasteful, they'll look much better in the next week or so, another big game though where Ozil did fvck all. Am I the only person though thinks Mahrez played quite well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheppyFox Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 1 minute ago, BenTheFox said: Am I the only person though thinks Mahrez played quite well? Probably ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasmurf Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 56 minutes ago, sm1 said: Looks a few stones overweight. Saying that he is a PL and WC winner after playing only 9 games for club & country last season. And in true foxes talk fashion been written off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 3 minutes ago, SheppyFox said: Probably ? So much of the play was going through him in the first half. Was a bit sloppy at times but didn't do anything wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 8 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: To be fair though, when you've had a manager at a football club for over twenty years it's going to take a while for a new manager to implement his new values and way of playing. Exactly. That’s why it will still be Wenger’s fault. They’ve had a root and branch clear out of staff at all major levels. It will take Emery a season or more to shift things to where he wants them and their transfer business was really just a mediocre attempt at solidity while Emery assessed the club and rebuilds it. Going to be tricky times for Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Dude Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 4 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: Am I the only person though thinks Mahrez played quite well? Nope, just a lot of schadenfreude from bitter fans. He's actually far away from the other players tempo and level, but that was to be expected. B.Silva needed one season to settle in and I think that he'll have a great one. He was outstanding today and a joy to watch. Man City were quite sloppy at times but their tempo, work rate, movement and passing were unreal. Arsenal might be in a rebuilding phase but playing them off the park the whole game at the Emirates is no small feat. Should have been easily 5-0. Riyad will have to work really hard to reach that level, but the talent is already there. If Pep turned Sterling into a classy footballer, there is no reason Mahrez should fail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 Reckon Emery will be the first manager to get sacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Dude Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 Just now, Wymeswold fox said: Reckon Emery will be the first manager to get sacked. Nope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 4 minutes ago, That_Dude said: Nope. Who do you think will? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanity Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 2 hours ago, RumbleFox said: You do realise that Pep chose to sign Mahrez having, I assume, at least seen him play once or twice? I get your point and he will take time to adjust to Pep's style but to say Pep has his work cut out in a wee dig at Mahrez is very odd. I would put money on Mahrez being a success. X Perhaps it was a dig, but let's not pretend Mahrez has historically had the sort of focus and effort we saw from the avg Man City starter in the 2017-2018 season. Pep certainly expects to improve Riyad's engagement and effort as he seeks to make him a player who can thrive at Man City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Dude Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 Just now, Wymeswold fox said: Who do you think will? I don't know but certainly not Emery. I'd argue that Puel has more chances to go than him. Not that I want him out btw. Arsenal just parted way with an iconic manager who managed them for more than 20 years. It is totally normal that the results will be mixed for a while. They are rebuilding and I suppose that he'll get at least one season. If things go bad (finishing outside outside the top 6) he might get the boot at the end of the season, but not before. Furthermore they faced one of strongest teams the League ever had. A loss was to be expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachhere Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 54 minutes ago, LestaAl said: We may be safe... Rising up to 13th at the end of the first weekend of the season. Puel has got the momentum started ? Ahead of Arsenal too. Long may it continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 Mahrez wasn't time wasting, he always walks off like that after being substitited. At least he wasn't pushed and manhandled when walking off at Arsenal this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les-tah Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 54 minutes ago, SheppyFox said: I do fear Man City and Liverpool will become the Barca & RM of England. I don’t see teams competing with them consistently, besides one another ofcourse ? I dont see this. Yes man city will be on top but each team has too much money to be left behind compared to the rest of the spanish sides. If anything it will be the poverty claiming teams like Burnley who will suffer and the cash rich teams like leicester everton west ham etc etc will continue to rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 1 hour ago, Bayfox said: Yet klopp is the one credited with that. And unless I'm mistaken he was manager at Dortmund at exactly the same time as Pep was at barca. Not credited with, just known to have popularised. I just disagree with how Sky religiously preach as if Pep is the messiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 44 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: Am I the only person though thinks Mahrez played quite well? His end product was very poor today, found himself in acres of space numerous times then crossed the ball straight into Cech's hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheppyFox Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 16 minutes ago, les-tah said: I dont see this. Yes man city will be on top but each team has too much money to be left behind compared to the rest of the spanish sides. If anything it will be the poverty claiming teams like Burnley who will suffer and the cash rich teams like leicester everton west ham etc etc will continue to rise. I hope so mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les-tah Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 1 minute ago, SheppyFox said: I hope so mate me too .. surely its in the premier leagues best interest aswell else it loses its competitive edge and a European super league becomes inevitable . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildave3 Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 Call me what you like but I'd rather play in half the games and win 4 trophies than play every game and finish mid table. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarehamFox Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 3 minutes ago, lildave3 said: Call me what you like but I'd rather play in half the games and win 4 trophies than play every game and finish mid table. Call you what I like? Cheers, Peter Twater!! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 12 August 2018 Share Posted 12 August 2018 43 minutes ago, lildave3 said: Call me what you like but I'd rather play in half the games and win 4 trophies than play every game and finish mid table. Thats the difference between a boy and a real man. Pride/ honour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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