Premier League 2016/17

[Shea]

I wish we could swipe Mahrez off them. Mahrez, Eriksen, Lamela, Alli, Son would be a class group of players to rotate through the AM spots

Swap deal with Sissoko for Marhez in Jan

 

[heelspurs]

How are Huth and Morgan constantly able to get away with grabbing opponents when defending set pieces?!

Although I agree with you we have been notified that today this sentiment is being classified as "bitterness" and we should probably be over it. This type of defending is now considered 'fair and square'. And them getting away with it should in no way inform a desire to see them lose everytime they set foot on the pitch.

 

[Shea]

Although I agree with you we have been notified that today this sentiment is being classified as "bitterness" and we should probably be over it. This type of defending is now considered 'fair and square'. And them getting away with it should in no way inform a desire to see them lose everytime they set foot on the pitch.

It actually seemed that this season this type of defending was being heavily punished with penalties

Not so much today though (everton should have had a penalty earlier and leicester have been guilty more than once today)

It's a very easy was to eradictate it from the game - any such contact in the box = penalty, perhaps even a yellow card

It would become too expensive to play that way and teams would have to adjust

 

[E.L.Strict]

The bitterness towards Leicester is a bit petty. They beat us fair and square and it wasn't even that close in the end.

I don't see that much bitterness to be fair, I think most people accept that we threw it away with our lack of professionalism towards the back end of the season.

As for fair and square, personally I think that's well up for debate. Where we finished is irrelevant really, for me.

 

[heelspurs]

It actually seemed that this season this type of defending was being heavily punished with penalties

Not so much today though (everton should have had a penalty earlier and leicester have been guilty more than once today)

It's a very easy was to eradictate it from the game - any such contact in the box = penalty, perhaps even a yellow card

It would become too expensive to play that way and teams would have to adjust

And the shit teams that were getting pummeled in the early weeks because they 'couldn't defend' will now start picking up points. Only Mike Dean penalizes it consistently.

 

[idontgetit]

Swap deal with Sissoko for Marhez in Jan

Lol I completely forgot about poor old Sissoko.

 

[Shea]

And the shit teams that were getting pummeled in the early weeks because they 'couldn't defend' will now start picking up points. Only Mike Dean penalizes it consistently.

Maybe they allow it to encourage a more competitive league where weaker teams can still compete like wimbledon in their hay day

I'm can't think of another reason why the refs have stopped punishing it consistently all of a sudden

 

[Hakkz]

I don't see that much bitterness to be fair, I think most people accept that we threw it away with our lack of professionalism towards the back end of the season.

As for fair and square, personally I think that's well up for debate. Where we finished is irrelevant really, for me.

This. Fair and square my arrrrrse.

 

[TheChosenOne]

So all home teams today have scored 3 goals.

Don't want to see that tomorrow.

 

[_ItalianSpurs]

Tiki Taka is not a good tactic in the rain. You can see the short-passing game is really off for City - too had to get the right weight on the ball. The conditions are tailor made for Leicester's more direct attacking approach - and then you add on 3 players missing from City, and you end up with a capitulation...

I cant' watch the game (ther's not a channel in Italy which is broadcasting the game)...
But we (italian) think that tattics always win against individual players skills. Ranieri last year won the title with tattics and mediocre players against teams full of stars (Shity, ManU, Chelsea)

 

[heelspurs]

So all home teams today have scored 3 goals.

Don't want to see that tomorrow.

No no no, tomorrow all Away-teams will score 3. You can place a couple quid on it.

 

[TheChosenOne]

No no no, tomorrow all Away-teams will score 3. You can place a couple quid on it.

Hopefully West Ham will lead 3-0 at ht and lose 6-3

 

[wingvaldsen]

No no no, tomorrow all Away-teams will score 3. You can place a couple quid on it.

West Ham scoring 3?

 

[heelspurs]

Hopefully West Ham will lead 3-0 at ht and lose 6-3

Crap forgot about that game. Was only thinkin WBA and us. But your scenario both satisfies my prediction and our collective desire for WHam misery. So well done you.

 

[yankspurs]

Did Chelsea kill City?

 

[Lifeson]

Did Chelsea kill City?

Nah, we did.

 

[Sandros Shiny Head]

LOL

 

[werty]

Are we sure if was 50+ million Pound they spent on Stones and not Turkish Lira?

 

[Shea]

Jamie Vardy seems to be having a party

What to bring?

 

[mightyspur]

Stones looks like he couldn't give any less of a shit lol