2022-23 English Premier League Discussion Thread

[wco81]

Leicster winning the title is a great underdog story.

It's too bad Mahrez left them.

Looks like they've finished in the top 10 after Mahrez left, one year #5.

If they made the UCL once or twice, might have been worth more than the trasfer fee.

[Baphomet]

I think Kane' exit ship to a foreign title bearing club sailed in 2018. He's a smart footballer but he's now slow and a bit old for it. Also non-EPL clubs are relatively poor now so his best bet at moving abroad without a wage cut is PSG and they have a better forward rotation already. But if Messi leaves, why not?

I love Harry Kane and wish him nothing but the best, but I am looking forward to seeing what Spurs can do in the future with a more youthful pressing team, helmed by Kulusevski, Richarlison, Udogie, Romero, Sarr, etc. among other incoming signings.

It's very likely we will have a few poor years outside the CL, akin to what Arsenal have had since Wenger's departure, but the current blueprint isn't working and painful as it feels to say, assets like Kane and Son need to be cashed in on while they still have value to other clubs.

[HIF]

Leicster winning the title is a great underdog story.

It's too bad Mahrez left them.

Looks like they've finished in the top 10 after Mahrez left, one year #5.

If they made the UCL once or twice, might have been worth more than the trasfer fee.

Some people are so uneducated.

[wco81]

Leicster winning the title is a great underdog story.

It's too bad Mahrez left them.

Looks like they've finished in the top 10 after Mahrez left, one year #5.

If they made the UCL once or twice, might have been worth more than the trasfer fee.

Some people are so uneducated.

Plonk.

Some people are a waste of time.

[HIF]

Leicster winning the title is a great underdog story.

It's too bad Mahrez left them.

Looks like they've finished in the top 10 after Mahrez left, one year #5.

If they made the UCL once or twice, might have been worth more than the trasfer fee.

Some people are so uneducated.

Plonk.

Some people are a waste of time.

If you're going to make the effort to "look something up" and comment on it. Do it properly.

[SgtPepper]

I think Kane' exit ship to a foreign title bearing club sailed in 2018. He's a smart footballer but he's now slow and a bit old for it. Also non-EPL clubs are relatively poor now so his best bet at moving abroad without a wage cut is PSG and they have a better forward rotation already. But if Messi leaves, why not?

I love Harry Kane and wish him nothing but the best, but I am looking forward to seeing what Spurs can do in the future with a more youthful pressing team, helmed by Kulusevski, Richarlison, Udogie, Romero, Sarr, etc. among other incoming signings.

It's very likely we will have a few poor years outside the CL, akin to what Arsenal have had since Wenger's departure, but the current blueprint isn't working and painful as it feels to say, assets like Kane and Son need to be cashed in on while they still have value to other clubs.

Would Levy sell Kane to direct rivals like Utd or Chelsea? The fact that Kane & Son were kept after peak sale age implies Tottenham/Levy were betting on titles the last few years. I'm skeptical Son sells for much because he's not that prolific and 30, though I agree it makes sense to sell him. I wouldn't be confident Tottenham are building to a superior level with the next gen strikers yet either. The English league has a terrible recent record (skewed by Chelsea) of selling their active prolific strikers for replacements who never become prolific enough, and Tottenham's 2nd best scorer is 11 goals behind Kane this season.

[The_Brecht]

I think Kane' exit ship to a foreign title bearing club sailed in 2018. He's a smart footballer but he's now slow and a bit old for it. Also non-EPL clubs are relatively poor now so his best bet at moving abroad without a wage cut is PSG and they have a better forward rotation already. But if Messi leaves, why not?

I love Harry Kane and wish him nothing but the best, but I am looking forward to seeing what Spurs can do in the future with a more youthful pressing team, helmed by Kulusevski, Richarlison, Udogie, Romero, Sarr, etc. among other incoming signings.

It's very likely we will have a few poor years outside the CL, akin to what Arsenal have had since Wenger's departure, but the current blueprint isn't working and painful as it feels to say, assets like Kane and Son need to be cashed in on while they still have value to other clubs.

I've heard something about a really talented young striker at Spurs, but don't know his name.
Any idea who it could be?

[HIF]

I think Kane' exit ship to a foreign title bearing club sailed in 2018. He's a smart footballer but he's now slow and a bit old for it. Also non-EPL clubs are relatively poor now so his best bet at moving abroad without a wage cut is PSG and they have a better forward rotation already. But if Messi leaves, why not?

I love Harry Kane and wish him nothing but the best, but I am looking forward to seeing what Spurs can do in the future with a more youthful pressing team, helmed by Kulusevski, Richarlison, Udogie, Romero, Sarr, etc. among other incoming signings.

It's very likely we will have a few poor years outside the CL, akin to what Arsenal have had since Wenger's departure, but the current blueprint isn't working and painful as it feels to say, assets like Kane and Son need to be cashed in on while they still have value to other clubs.

I've heard something about a really talented young striker, but don't know his name.
Any idea who it could be?

Mudryk?

[Young Stapler]

Come on ARSENALLLLLL!!

[Baphomet]

Would Levy sell Kane to direct rivals like Utd or Chelsea? The fact that Kane & Son were kept after peak sale age implies Tottenham/Levy were betting on titles the last few years. I'm skeptical Son sells for much because he's not that prolific and 30, though I agree it makes sense to sell him. I wouldn't be confident Tottenham are building to a superior level with the next gen strikers yet either. The English league has a terrible recent record (skewed by Chelsea) of selling their active prolific strikers for replacements who never become prolific enough, and Tottenham's 2nd best scorer is 11 goals behind Kane this season.

It's going to be a long and very difficult rebuild, but we've been through it before when Modric and Bale left. All hope looked lost during the darkness of the Tim Sherwood days, but then the likes of Pochettino and Kane represented hope for a new era. The chances of that level of rapid upswing repeating are unlikely, but I have some faith.

Unfortunately, at this point I don't really see another option, especially as, barring a miracle (winning the CL for example), Kane is going to leave either during this coming summer or in 2024 when his contract expires. I think we can still get a good amount of money for him. Despite his dwindling physical ability, his passing and finishing are as crisp as ever, and provided he can avoid serious injury, will have a game that ages well. He's England's captain, is on pace to be the record Premier League and England goal scorer, and still has a fair amount left in the tank.

Levy would rather not deal with rivals, but I think if it means receiving a substantial amount of money rather than not, he would yield. Man United represent a lesser evil than the others, imo, from a Spurs perspective. It would kill me to see him at Chelsea or City. He wouldn't go to Arsenal or Chelsea, City have Haaland, Liverpool just splashed a lot of money on Darwin, which only really leaves United and Newcastle for English teams that could afford him and would want him. Bayern have publically courted him and would represent guaranteed trophies, which would get that particular monkey off his back, but it's a much less likely option given that he probably covets the Premier League goals record above all.

Son, I don't really know what's going on. Lack of chances due to the turgid football being played currently, loss of confidence, natural decline, I don't know. Again, I love Sonny, but I think we could still get a decent fee for him. A Spurs and Korea icon, still only a few months removed from a Golden Boot, highly marketable.

[Baphomet]

I've heard something about a really talented young striker at Spurs, but don't know his name.
Any idea who it could be?

Possibly Dane Scarlett, he's on loan at Portsmouth at the moment and has been playing some pretty good football there.

[Baphomet]

Just watched the Arsenal vs. United first half, and I have to say... two excellent teams, both a far cry from last season. Fantastic turn and a sublime knuckleball finish from distance from Rashford, and Arsenal replied with a tremendous team move that culminated in an easy Nketiah header. Good football all around, unfortunately.

[Baphomet]

Screamer from Saka

[Baphomet]

Bollocks

[Sedale Threatt]

That lived up to the hype.

[wco81]

That was a scramble, looked like a draw seemed a likely outcome.

Or United gets a counter opportunity with Rashford vs. one defender.

Astonishing, Arsenal are on a greater pace, 50 points vs. 45 than the 2003-04 side.

But City are right on their heels, with two head to head matches to play.

Would it have been better for Arsenal to get one of their matches vs. City out of the way, when they still had Jesus? The disruption of the schedule may still have a bearing on the title race.

[LDNMagic90]

I think Arsenal will win the league, they just look a complete different team mentally. They deserve it.

[Young Stapler]

We are top the league We are top the league!

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[HIF]

I think Arsenal will win the league, they just look a complete different team mentally. They deserve it.

there's a long way to go. They could still do a Spurs. (sorry Baph)

[Young Stapler]

AAARSENAL AAARSENAL AAARSENAL!!