2009-10 English Premier League Gen'l Discussion

Post #1 » by **Slava** » Sun Aug 9, 2009 6:56 am

The premier league games kick off in a week and the first semi-serious game of the summer, the community shield between Manchester United and Chelsea will be played tomorrow, 8 AM ET.

Should be an interesting premier league season with the top two teams losing key players and even the likes of Chelsea not improving much while City have splashed the cash in a bid to crack the top 4.

Could also be a key season for players like Rooney, Torres and Fabregas looking to step into the top tier of footballers alongside Ronaldo and Messi. While Liverpool could look to end their drought of 20 straight seasons without the league title.

Let the season begin!!

Smoove · Post #2 » by **Smoove** » Sun Aug 9, 2009 8:00 am

It's all about Manchester United, you shall see in the end.

This is going to be awesome talking English Football with you lads, because when the season ends I'm going to go back on first page and look at the rubbish shite we have said haha.

I'm going to make the Bundesliga thread, hope you guys come in there also and talk German Football, it should be very interesting, can the Bosnian dominate the German league this year also?

Batu7 · Post #3 » by **Batu7** » Sun Aug 9, 2009 10:27 am

I'll try to watch all of Blackburn's games this season.

Ill · Post #4 » by **Ill** » Sun Aug 9, 2009 4:18 pm

Ecstatic that the Blue's took home the first trophy. Just gotta keep it going throughout the whole season.

Batu7 · Post #5 » by **Batu7** » Sun Aug 9, 2009 5:44 pm

Awful goalkeeping from Ben Foster, I think he had confidence problems.

Post #6 » by **Slava** » Sun Aug 9, 2009 8:07 pm

Michael Ballack was a disgrace on the field. First he deliberately feigned an injury to get the game stopped and then he punches Evra in the face. The clown of a ref, stopped the play twice for similar incidents minutes before and he fails to stop the game while Evra is down, Berbatov is off the field getting treatment and Chelsea play on with 11 on 9 to get the decisive goal. Classic Chelsea I have to say. They atleast played with a better spirit under Mourinho.

Having said that, every time I see these idiots like Park Ji Sung, Berbatov and Ben Foster wearing a United jersey, a part of me dies inside. A winger that cannot cross or shoot and a 26 year old keeper still making rookie mistakes. Berbatov is just a debate for a whole another day. I wish we had bought Aguero and Silva in the off season.

Batu7 · Post #7 » by **Batu7** » Sun Aug 9, 2009 10:09 pm

j-far wrote:Michael Ballack was a disgrace on the field. First he deliberately feigned an injury to get the game stopped and then he punches Evra in the face. The clown of a ref, stopped the play twice for similar incidents minutes before and he fails to stop the game while Evra is down, Berbatov is off the field getting treatment and Chelsea play on with 11 on 9 to get the decisive goal. Classic Chelsea I have to say. They atleast played with a better spirit under Mourinho.

Having said that, every time I see these idiots like Park Ji Sung, Berbatov and Ben Foster wearing a United jersey, a part of me dies inside. A winger that cannot cross or shoot and a 26 year old keeper still making rookie mistakes. Berbatov is just a debate for a whole another day. I wish we had bought Aguero and Silva in the off season.

Ben Foster is 26??? With the way he played, you'd think he's a 17 year old rookie goalkeeper who's forced to play. And I agree on Chelsea's second goal, what a shame.

Post #8 » by **Slava** » Sun Aug 9, 2009 10:19 pm

Yeah he is 26 and he played U21 football until a couple of years ago. I wonder why so many fans see potential in him, he's never been an assured presence in goal. He makes Kuszack look like a better keeper and that's saying something.

His goal kicks are much better than they were today but he's very indecisive on corners and set pieces and he doesn't have an instinct that great keepers do. Much like a midifelder who couldn't cut it at junior level so had to move into goal.

Munchlaxatives · Post #9 » by **Munchlaxatives** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:28 am

I read the title as PL Gentlemen Discussion. I shall type with my pinkies up.

Post #10 » by **5DOM** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:49 am

I thought Park actually looked alright today. He was one of your better players in the first half, but became a liability in the second. He had one good shot at the goal but Cech made a great save.

As for Foster, he looked really really nervous. I even got nervous myself watching him and I am a Chelsea fan.

Berbatov, I've never been a fan of.

I think the biggest problems for the United this game were the central midfield position and the lack of creativity up front. Chelsea really dominated the middle, and guys like Owen and Valencia didn't look good at all. Maybe things will change as the season goes.

Obviously the ref helped us today, but we usually get **** by them more (at least more than United).
Rooney's goal was offside too

Post #11 » by **Slava** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:03 am

I thought it was touch and go with Cole playing him on side but I didn't get to look from the left side angle.

treiz · Post #12 » by **treiz** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:43 am

^I think Rooney was off, and as much as I'd say the 2nd goal shouldn't have counted, let's be serious here and point out the fact that Foster should've saved Lampards shot, it was woeful goalkeeping. But eh who cares it's only the community shield.

My bold prediction for the season: If Carvalho and Terry can stay healthy and are together for 85-90% of the games, Chelsea will win the title.

Post #13 » by **Slava** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:11 am

I still think we'll make some transfer business, depending upon the seriousness of Nani's injury and the way the manager assesses the starting couple of games.

Post #14 » by **BlackMamba** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:07 pm

just say the game last night, and chelsea got lucky in the PKs after that rooney goal in the last minutes.

and evra, i was sure he was going to miss it, lol.

treiz · Post #15 » by **treiz** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:19 pm

Also, I'd like to add, was I the only one who found it funny when Evra tried to get back at Ballack and he just shurgged it off?

Post #16 » by **Yuri Vaultin** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:07 pm

I have started sacrificing goats and virgins to the lord of darkness to ensure my team does well and plays the role of dark horse.

Post #17 » by **Slava** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:10 pm

treiz wrote:Also, I'd like to add, was I the only one who found it funny when Evra tried to get back at Ballack and he just shurgged it off?

Yeah Ballack accomplished what he wanted in provoking an angry reaction from Evra. Luckily for him it even resulted in a goal, why'd he want any piece of action after that? Its said that a player of his caliber has to come down to that level to be effective in a game.

treiz · Post #18 » by **treiz** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:33 am

^Egos....nuff said

Post #19 » by **Slava** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:02 am

His ego must have been damaged the moment he'd become a 3rd string choice at his position behind Lampard, Essien, Mikel and sometimes Deco.

Smoove · Post #20 » by **Smoove** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:06 am

In my opinion Chelsea didn't deserve to win, they just play dirty and I don't know what Sir Alex was doing with a rubbish line like that? He better start Antonio Valencia next match!