PL 2015/16 - Favourites? Plus my Liverpool...

[Guppy 4 England]

Personally I think he's *****, proof is in the pudding tho so see how he fairs at Liverpool.

[valiant_593]

Don't rate him, he will boss Rodgers around as he does at every club.

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

Why doees this guff still read as 2015/16? :)

[For Us All]

Why doees this guff still read as 2015/16? :)

 

Perhaps we are we back to the future?:D;)

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

Perhaps we are we back to the future?:D;)

 

That's spooky, the film has just come up on Foxtel!

 

Maybe we are in the twighlight zone :)

[Twitters]

Early thoughts after two games:

 

Chelsea - still struggling to score many against teams that park the bus, but at least this time they are managing to at least score 1.

Man United - no leader in midfield to grab the game by the scruff of the neck and no leader in defence.

Arsenal - same problems as Man United, just Wenger is a ****** and won't admit the problems exist.

Tottenham - Poch is doing a good job of getting the best out of AVB's players, and Eric Dier looks an absolute bargain.

Everton - Can't close out a game, defensively suspect in the last 15 minutes.

[For Us All]

Early thoughts after two games:

 

Chelsea - still struggling to score many against teams that park the bus, but at least this time they are managing to at least score 1.

Man United - no leader in midfield to grab the game by the scruff of the neck and no leader in defence.

Arsenal - same problems as Man United, just Wenger is a ****** and won't admit the problems exist.

Tottenham - Poch is doing a good job of getting the best out of AVB's players, and Eric Dier looks an absolute bargain.

Everton - Can't close out a game, defensively suspect in the last 15 minutes.

 

Agree with most of that.

Chelsea look pretty solid but it could have been a different game if Nugent had scored when he was one on one with the keeper.

Man.Utd don't impress me at all and I said after last weeks defeat that they will struggle to get points early in the season,luckily they have Burnley up next.A central midfield player is wanted urgently along with a dominant figure at centre back.

Arsenal made a good comeback against an Everton team who ran out of steam,Danny Welbeck could do Wenger a job up top while Sanchez finds his feet.

Spurs didn't give QPR a second on the ball and came out worthy winners but I think they will have problems defensively against better opposition,Eric Dier is indeed a gem.

Everton looked impressive early doors against Arsenal but ran out of steam in the second half,I have my doubts about Jagielka and Distin in the centre of defence.

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

Well same old Liverpool defensive frailties this morning. Why on earth they are thinking of selling Agger who is far and away better than the 2 centre halves that played I don't know. Surely when he is back from injury he has to play.

 

The left back looked decent going forward but can't defend just like Johnson on the other side so they desperately need Flanagan back.

 

And as I forecast the cover in front of the defence was virtually non existent, Gerrard for instance never picks up a man in open play nor at a defensive set piece, it seems his sole role is to spray glory balls which were sadly desperately off track against City.

 

After the first 20-25 minutes it was painfully obvious City were light years ahead and as Yukon said at the start of the thread come March I can't see it being anything other than a 2 horse race between City and Chelsea.

[beasty77]

Liverpool were woeful all round last night..

[Howjy04]

Money well spent Brendan.:rolleyes:

[TylerB]

Money well spent Brendan.:rolleyes:

 

So are we now judging players on a couple of games? Does this mean Alexis Sanchez is a waste of money for Arsenal as he's done next to nothing in his first few games?

[TylerB]

Well same old Liverpool defensive frailties this morning. Why on earth they are thinking of selling Agger who is far and away better than the 2 centre halves that played I don't know. Surely when he is back from injury he has to play.

 

The left back looked decent going forward but can't defend just like Johnson on the other side so they desperately need Flanagan back.

 

And as I forecast the cover in front of the defence was virtually non existent, Gerrard for instance never picks up a man in open play nor at a defensive set piece, it seems his sole role is to spray glory balls which were sadly desperately off track against City.

 

After the first 20-25 minutes it was painfully obvious City were light years ahead and as Yukon said at the start of the thread come March I can't see it being anything other than a 2 horse race between City and Chelsea.

 

Absolute nonsense, as usual. :rolleyes::D

 

Liverpool shaded the first half on the whole as they kept the ball better. A mistake by a player that only arrived in the country a few days ago near the end of the half really put Liverpool up against it as City are excellent in general when they go ahead in games.

 

Daniel Agger can't put a run of games together, and both Lovren and Skrtel are better out and out defenders than him.

 

Lambert had a fantastic chance to make it 3-2 with 5 minutes plus stoppage time to go which would have made things interesting, and would have been a fairer reflection on the game. To say that City are light years ahead of Liverpool based on them beating us at home is more down to the fact that you can't stand Liverpool than anything else.

[TylerB]

Liverpool were woeful all round last night..

 

And your Arsenal have been scintillating so far. Same old frailties in the side that have seen you win nothing but a Micky Mouse cup for God knows how many years.

[TylerB]

Also, as good a signing as Di Maria is for United (and I'm always pleased to see top players playing over here) he doesn't improve their big weakness in any shape or form, which is the defence. Can you imagine the likes of Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema, and Messi, Neymar and Suarez up against Smalling, Jones and Blackett? It would be a massacre. United need signing like Hummels and Khedira, even Ron Vlaar would be an improvement on what they have. From the first couple of games I've seen they'll do well to finish in the top 10 this season even with Van Gaal in charge.

[valiant_593]

There defence is dire your right, but they were desperate for a winger and have signed a top quality one (even though it's far too much). They still need another 2 defenders and a top quality centre mid to even challenge man city and Chelsea IMO.