2022-23 English Premier League Discussion Thread

[Shaazzam]

Dalot and Maguire are so bad. We have 5 subs this year right?

I'd bring on Varane and Malciaga, drop Mctominay for Ronaldo, have Erikson play further back and then go from there.

Fernandes missing a sitter really **** things up.

[Baphomet]

Haaland is so fast. His acceleration is insane for his size.

Basically won that penalty because he was able to sprint to the ball before Areola could get down to it, happened in the blink of an eye.

[Baphomet]

KDB to Haaland. Oh boy.

Good news for the rest of the league, eh?

[HIF]

KDB to Haaland. Oh boy.

Good news for the rest of the league, eh?

Well with Chelsea spending 100's of millions and Spurs and Arsenal splurging, it still looks like they're just fighting for a CL place. Haaland makes City look hot favourites for a home treble.

[KG Leonard]

Haaland is great,modern striker like a speedy younger Lewandowski. Like one of my footy podcasts said City don't need him to win PL. They will need him for CL glory. Liverpool looks like they might need someone to replace Mane to keep up. Firminho is not himself, Diaz is just running himself out of games. Nunez,Salah might not be enough to get past City.

[Cactus Jack]

KDB to Haaland. Oh boy.

Good news for the rest of the league, eh?

Haaland & MC are like the KD Warriors. It's just not fair.

If Liverpool we're hot garbage I probably wouldn't even bother following. It's too predictable.

[KG Leonard]

Dalot and Maguire are so bad. We have 5 subs this year right?

I'd bring on Varane and Malciaga, drop Mctominay for Ronaldo, have Erikson play further back and then go from there.

Fernandes missing a sitter really **** things up.

Maybe time for the leadership to understand the coach isn't the problem but the players like those two,Mctomeney(sp?) types don't the have the skill,technical ability? It looked like a parody watching them not having a Thiago/Rodri/Kimmich type coming deep for the ball so Maguire tries to play from deep like he has the ability of City/Liverpool type defenders. Also Jesus Sancho/Rashford has no confidence to get past anyone.

For Den Haag's sake I hope he gets De Jong, several other quality players in the transfer window that fit his ideas.

[KG Leonard]

Dalot and Maguire are so bad. We have 5 subs this year right?

I'd bring on Varane and Malciaga, drop Mctominay for Ronaldo, have Erikson play further back and then go from there.

Fernandes missing a sitter really **** things up.

Maybe time for the leadership to understand the coach isn't the problem but the players like those two,Mctominay don't the have the skill,technical ability need? It looked like a parody watching them not having a Thiago/Rodri/Kimmich type coming deep for the ball so Maguire tries to play from deep like he has the ability of City/Liverpool type defenders. Also Jesus...Sancho/Rashford has no confidence to get past anyone right now.

For Den Haag's sake I hope he gets De Jong, several other quality players in the transfer window that fit his ideas.

[Shaazzam]

Dalot and Maguire are so bad. We have 5 subs this year right?

I'd bring on Varane and Malciaga, drop Mctominay for Ronaldo, have Erikson play further back and then go from there.

Fernandes missing a sitter really **** things up.

Maybe time for the leadership to understand the coach isn't the problem but the players like those two,Mctomeney(sp?) types don't the have the skill,technical ability? It looked like a parody watching them not having a Thiago/Rodri/Kimmich type coming deep for the ball so Maguire tries to play from deep like he has the ability of City/Liverpool type defenders. Also Jesus Sancho/Rashford has no confidence to get past anyone.

For Den Haag's sake I hope he gets De Jong, several other quality players in the transfer window that fit his ideas.

Yeah, my hope is that by playing McFred it puts that nonsense to bed for everyone in the organisation and provides the impetus for some deals to be finalized.

[Baseline81]

Yeah, my hope is that by playing McFred it puts that nonsense to bed for everyone in the organisation and provides the impetus for some deals to be finalized.

Looks as if Manchester United is trying to sign Rabiot.

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[HIF]

Dalot and Maguire are so bad. We have 5 subs this year right?

I'd bring on Varane and Malciaga, drop Mctominay for Ronaldo, have Erikson play further back and then go from there.

Fernandes missing a sitter really **** things up.

Maybe time for the leadership to understand the coach isn't the problem but the players like those two,Mctomeney(sp?) types don't the have the skill,technical ability? It looked like a parody watching them not having a Thiago/Rodri/Kimmich type coming deep for the ball so Maguire tries to play from deep like he has the ability of City/Liverpool type defenders. Also Jesus Sancho/Rashford has no confidence to get past anyone.

For Den Haag's sake I hope he gets De Jong, several other quality players in the transfer window that fit his ideas.

Yeah, my hope is that by playing McFred it puts that nonsense to bed for everyone in the organisation and provides the impetus for some deals to be finalized.

Am I evil to hope that Man U go into the season relying on Fred and McTominay?

[Shaazzam]

Maybe time for the leadership to understand the coach isn't the problem but the players like those two,Mctomeney(sp?) types don't the have the skill,technical ability? It looked like a parody watching them not having a Thiago/Rodri/Kimmich type coming deep for the ball so Maguire tries to play from deep like he has the ability of City/Liverpool type defenders. Also Jesus Sancho/Rashford has no confidence to get past anyone.

For Den Haag's sake I hope he gets De Jong, several other quality players in the transfer window that fit his ideas.

Yeah, my hope is that by playing McFred it puts that nonsense to bed for everyone in the organisation and provides the impetus for some deals to be finalized.

Am I evil to hope that Man U go into the season relying on Fred and McTominay?

Lol no. If your enemies are **** idiots all you can do is laugh ominously and rub your hands together like Mr. Burns.

[Shaazzam]

Yeah, my hope is that by playing McFred it puts that nonsense to bed for everyone in the organisation and provides the impetus for some deals to be finalized.

Looks as if Manchester United is trying to sign Rabiot.

Read on Twitter

Looks like some good business.

/shoots self in head

[Baseline81]

Looks like some good business.

/shoots self in head

It could get worse... your club is also in talks with 33-year old Arnautovic.

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[wco81]

Haaland is so fast. His acceleration is insane for his size.

Basically won that penalty because he was able to sprint to the ball before Areola could get down to it, happened in the blink of an eye.

I thought his acceleration showed more on the second goal.

Maybe the defenders didn't anticipate the through pass or something because he sped past the pack and got to the ball and separated from the defenders.

The first goal, maybe the reserve goalie was slow to anticipate the through ball so he reacted a split second too late or he might have gotten to the ball before Haaland.

Yeah I wonder if a bigger player like him will maintain that speed as he ages.

He could still be effective, like Zlatan later in his career wasn't certainly outrunning anybody.


Haven't seen him play before, not even clips, but I would think a lot of his goals come from headers?

[Baphomet]

Haaland is so fast. His acceleration is insane for his size.

Basically won that penalty because he was able to sprint to the ball before Areola could get down to it, happened in the blink of an eye.

I thought his acceleration showed more on the second goal.

Maybe the defenders didn't anticipate the through pass or something because he sped past the pack and got to the ball and separated from the defenders.

The first goal, maybe the reserve goalie was slow to anticipate the through ball so he reacted a split second too late or he might have gotten to the ball before Haaland.

Yeah I wonder if a bigger player like him will maintain that speed as he ages.

He could still be effective, like Zlatan later in his career wasn't certainly outrunning anybody.


Haven't seen him play before, not even clips, but I would think a lot of his goals come from headers?

Well, his acceleration was important in the second goal too, I agree. I think the second goal is more of a showcase of his footballing intellect: positioning, anticipation and finishing. Note how he arced his run around the back of the West Ham back four before the pass was made. The weight and timing of the pass from De Bruyne was also perfect.

The reason why I highlighted his acceleration in winning the penalty is because he covered a shorter distance, and if you watch the through ball it looked like Areola would get it easily, only for Haaland to burst through and get there first.

Haaland can score in any way. Headers, volleys, possession, counter, difficult angles, you name it. He's one of the most complete forwards we've ever seen and will probably wind up being a top 5 striker of all time. I reckon Kane will break Shearer's Premier League record, and then Haaland will break Kane's record. City are frankly disgusting with this guy up front, and Cactus Jack invoking KD-era Warriors is a decent analogy, and will be near impossible to stop in the league.

[HIF]

Surely Prem defenders will adjust to a certain extent to the speed. They have with players like Vardy, he catches them out but they are aware of it. I think defenders don't know what to expect yet.

[LDNMagic90]

Looks like some good business.

/shoots self in head

It could get worse... your club is also in talks with 33-year old Arnautovic.

Read on Twitter

Man Utd are in panic mode as usual. You can tell they still don't plan well for transfers, de Jong (although I had sources saying it was pretty certain he could join) they spent all summer chasing him but he's not interested clearly and can't be convinced. They are now panicking and signing a midfielder known for his issues due to his mother and a guy that is a racist and a piece of ****.

[LDNMagic90]

Surely Prem defenders will adjust to a certain extent to the speed. They have with players like Vardy, he catches them out but they are aware of it. I think defenders don't know what to expect yet.

They'll adapt for sure, I think early in Haaland will bag a lot of goals though because he will still catch defenders off guard.

I'm just shuddering at the thought of Villa's defenders stopping him lol.

[Baphomet]

Surely Prem defenders will adjust to a certain extent to the speed. They have with players like Vardy, he catches them out but they are aware of it. I think defenders don't know what to expect yet.

You'd think so, to the extent that adjusting to him is possible. I feel like the best method to stop him long term would be to cut off the supply, but at City everyone is the supply. You stop De Bruyne, there's Gundogan, you stop Gundogan, there's Bernardo, you stop Bernardo, there's Cancelo, etc.

Mad team, they've got.