2021-22 English Premier League Discussion Thread

HIF · Post #221 » by **HIF** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 12:35 pm

Terrible first 25. We didn't wake up. Slow and no midfielder coming back. We could still score 4 in the second but disappointing so far.

The_Brecht · Post #222 » by **The_Brecht** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 12:42 pm

Great first 30 minutes.
Ramsdale should be England number one, surely?

HIF · Post #223 » by **HIF** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 1:50 pm

Poor. you can't give a mid table team a 2 goal lead and expect to win. We played better in the second half but Arsenal had their tails up and Ramsdale made some good saves. I don't think Arsenal are as good as their run makes them look but we are certainly as inconsistent as our form makes us look.

The_Brecht · Post #224 » by **The_Brecht** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 3:21 pm

Evans lucky today.
Aubameyang was alone and through on goal.
Should've been a red.

The_Brecht · Post #225 » by **The_Brecht** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 3:25 pm

Brighton is really good under Potter.

Post #226 » by **Cactus Jack** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 3:37 pm

The_Brecht wrote:Brighton is really good under Potter.

They're truly making our defense look foolish at times. They've looked like the better side in the 2nd half.

Post #227 » by **Cactus Jack** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 4:00 pm

Meanwhile City losing to Palace.

HIF · Post #228 » by **HIF** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:40 pm

Spurs fans must feel worse than Leicester fans just about now.

Arsenal and Man U fans probably think they're on the way to winning the title ;-)

Post #229 » by **Shaazzam** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 8:06 pm

HIF wrote:Spurs fans must feel worse than Leicester fans just about now.

Arsenal and Man U fans probably think they're on the way to winning the title

Nah, we just had that COYS medicine.

number_n9ne · Post #230 » by **number_n9ne** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 8:11 pm

Cactus Jack wrote:^Poor guy has already been banned lol

Yeah and I have no idea why. Any idea what I did?

Also maybe I will stick with Palace 8-)

Post #231 » by **Cactus Jack** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:19 pm

HIF wrote:Spurs fans must feel worse than Leicester fans just about now.

Arsenal and Man U fans probably think they're on the way to winning the title

Spurs took one for the collective team. :wink:

The_Brecht · Post #232 » by **The_Brecht** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 8:27 am

HIF wrote:Spurs fans must feel worse than Leicester fans just about now.

Arsenal and Man U fans probably think they're on the way to winning the title

We're heading in the right direction.
It's been a good two months, but I'm not falling into the trap of getting my hopes up ;-)

UcanUwill · Post #233 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 3:43 pm

number_n9ne wrote:Hi everyone. I’m an American trying to get into the EPL. I’m trying to find a team to root for but I really don’t have a good sense of who’s who. I’ve seen the term “plastic” thrown around a lot and I’m not really into jumping on the bandwagon. I’d like to find a more up and coming team to call my own with a solid fan base. I was hoping I could get some suggestions or at least be pointed in the right direction. I arbitrarily have been following Crystal Palace the past week but I also don’t want to set myself up for a miserable existence of that’s a bad choice. Their new Academy looks pretty awesome though, although I’m still trying to figure out what that even means in relation to the team lol. Thanks for any info.

Personally I would suggest Arsenal. Legendary franchise, lots of rivals and derbies, fanbase around the globe, young talent, cool name, cool logo, cool colors even tho they completely stole Ajax jerseys this year for some reason. Not a very good team now, so you are not bandwagoning, but Arsenal will find a way to be good again, you might not see titles soon, but you will see it in your time.

UcanUwill · Post #234 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 3:45 pm

Harry Kane's disappearance is biggest mystery since D. B. Cooper, anyone seen that man this year, he has wanished.

Foye · Post #235 » by **Foye** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:09 pm

So Mateta is already going to be kicked kout at Crystal Palace? We certainly don‘t need him back…

wco81 · Post #236 » by **wco81** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 8:28 pm

West Ham for real to finish top 4?

Do they have the depth to contend through the end?

HIF · Post #237 » by **HIF** » Mon Nov 1, 2021 10:04 am

HIF wrote:I've always liked Michael Antonio apart from when he plays us. Never understood why West Ham didn't feature him. Now they are. He was dominant last night and with new reffing rules could get the golden boot. I think he's even better than Lukaka in that he is more mobile and willing to move around the pitch. West Ham for top 4 this year?

Back in August I brought up the idea of West Ham making top 4. If they are lucky with injuries that is still a possibility.

HIF · Post #238 » by **HIF** » Mon Nov 1, 2021 10:12 am

Nuno sacked already. So what was the point Levy?

HIF · Post #239 » by **HIF** » Mon Nov 1, 2021 11:59 am

Was Nuno manager of the month earlier this season?
Will Conté be given signings and money that Nuno isn't being offered?
Wouldn't Graham Potter be a better choice for Spurs?

Post #240 » by **Baphomet** » Mon Nov 1, 2021 5:51 pm

HIF wrote:Was Nuno manager of the month earlier this season?
Will Conté be given signings and money that Nuno isn't being offered?
Wouldn't Graham Potter be a better choice for Spurs?

We approached Potter in the summer and he wanted to stay at Brighton. Fair play to him, I say.

Not sure how it's going to go. Conte is undoubtedly in the absolute top tier of managers along with Pep, Klopp, Simeone, etc but I feel like he will murder someone in our squad before long.

Watch on YouTube

This will either be a great success or an absolute disaster, resulting in Conte walking after like 3 weeks because Harry Winks didn't fancy doing laps around Hotspur Way. Knowing Spurs it will almost certainly be the latter.