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    Well fuck that. He better not be out for Slovakia.

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    Pickford kneeing his own defender in the head now.

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    Who’s the mouthy scally on co comms? I thought it was Thompson first but he was ran wasn’t he?

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    These two teams are probably the best examples of it but let's be very clear, there's been a serious jump in quality of the mid-table shite recently. Sheff Utd, Wolves, Leicester, West Ham, Southampton, Utd, Palace and Leeds, all now good enough tonot arrive at a big team and park the bus looking for the 0-0.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd View Post
    The Championship is mincing along at 1.92, so it must be something in what the coaches are doing.
    They're all crap, so any novel factor makes less of a difference. Marginal gains or whatever it is.

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    Yeah, watch them stack up entertaining defeats whilst Steve Bruce powers us to a 38 point haul and safety.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    These two teams are probably the best examples of it but let's be very clear, there's been a serious jump in quality of the mid-table shite recently. Sheff Utd, Wolves, Leicester, West Ham, Southampton, Utd, Palace and Leeds, all now good enough tonot arrive at a big team and park the bus looking for the 0-0.
    Seriously, if the difference between a good player and a very good player is all in the head, that first split second using the space properly etc., won't less noise and other sensory fog assist you in closing that gap? It will also allow the Kevin De Bruynes of the world to be even more effortless pisstakers, but the majority in between will close up a bit.

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    Can we get Stuart Hall back to talk about the school of science on the radio?

    I knew there was something bad about him, but, looking him up, maybe not . . .

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    International break and then straight back in to the derby probably coming at the worst possible time for Everton (mass 'rona issues notwithstanding), they're flying at the moment, albeit against dross.

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    Bissouma

    What a hit.

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    Foden in place of Fernandinho and that Portuguese mug making his debut at the back. Strap in, we're gonna have scenes.

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    Lord Bamford is going to feast.

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    City will absolutely dick them now everyone's getting giddy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niko_cee View Post
    City will absolutely dick them now everyone's getting giddy.
    Calling 5-1 to City now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd View Post
    We're up at 3.57 goals a game in the PL and there have only been two draws so far in 29 games. Is this just random variation/small sample or are the empty stadiums making it a sweepstakes?
    Defending is less valued, penalties galore and I'd wager concentration is lower without crowds.

    And presumably lack of (/no) pre-season means less defensive drilling?

    That was a frustrating game. We're going to have plenty more goalfests. I hope Potter works on set pieces both defending and attacking in the break.

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    Everton's ethnics doing a half-arsed macarena will be the end of them.

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    I genuinely can't believe how often professional footballers kick corners out for a goal kick (on the angle of outswingers).

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    Mendy is fucking disgraceful. Second booking no doubt incoming too.

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    Ian Poveda has ended Mendy's top level career in about 20 minutes there.

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    De Bruyne has looked 36 here.

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    Why is Neville wanking himself dry over this? It's been entertaining but neither side can defend. Bit like watching Dortmund u19s.

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    Because a Sky commentator's primary job is to sell the product.

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    Ian Poveda looks like the sad kid from Top Boy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian View Post
    Because a Sky commentator's primary job is to sell the product.
    I did lol when Tyler said, entirely earnestly, something along the lines of "I'm sure we're in for more excitement right after this, when Newcastle take on Burnley".

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    I enjoyed it. City always seem to have a lot of fluff in their side, for how good they are. They seem quite limited in the sorts of footballers they are prepared to have around. There's very little physical presence anywhere on the park, which Leeds do have even with their (relative) technical inferiority.

    Laporte is already as important as Kompany used to be.

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    Imagine being a Leeds fan and going from Championship top-half to playing that sort of football. I'd be driving to Leeds and begging Bielsa to let me gargle his jizz.

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    And Ferran Torres is every bit the useless Aryan lump his profile suggested. Sideways pass merchant ain't gonna cut it in a winger position in this league lad.

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    Pep seems to be trying to make a fully left-footed XI, I've noticed

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    Jesus, what an antidote this is to the Leeds game. 8 minutes on the clock and Dwight McNeil is kick and chasing it into the corner for territory whilst they proceed to pump the balls to Sonny Bill Williams up top. Credit to Bruce for his give-it-to-the-black-lad-and-let-him-do-something strategy has really outmanouvered Sean Dyche.

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    'Pep' doesn't really have the air of someone who is going to be sticking around too long. Wistful philosophical comments about why his team is so shit and the like. Is he still out of contract at the end of the season? Maybe he'll go back to Barcelona, although maybe that's out of the frying pan and into the fire.

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    If anyone can binman them out of trouble, he can.

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    I mean I guess if he just wants to take over already the best team in the country somewhere new to pad his trophy haul (while not adding the Champions League) it'd have to be Juve or PSG when those become available.

    It'd be excellent to see him go to the Middle East or something to rake in the cash and fade into obscurity though.

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    He's like a fucking child who quits FM at every loss. Fuck off outta here.

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    That self-important plan culminating in him winning 2022 for Brazil as a giant, career-ending bung for the Qataris presumably required a couple of Champions' Leagues at City.

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    Southampton — McCarthy, Bertrand, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Djenepo, Romeu, Ward-Prowse(C), Armstrong, Ings, Adams.

    West Bromwich — Johnstone, Townsend, Ajayi, Bartley, O'Shea, Sawyers, Livermore(C), Diangana, Edwards, Pereira, Robinson.


    Leicester — Schmeichel(C), Söyüncü, Evans, Amartey, Justin, Castagne, Barnes, Mendy, Tielemans, Pérez, Vardy.

    West Ham — Fabiański, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena, Masuaku, Coufal, Fornals, Rice(C), Souček, Bowen, Antonio.

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    Is that Southamptons normal kit?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giggles View Post
    Is that Southamptons normal kit?

    Unfortunately yes.

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    Just the four goals for Atalanta in the first half

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    Che Adams would be so good if he ever scored goals.

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    Wolves XI: Patricio; Saiss, Coady, Boly; Kilman, Neves, Dendoncker, Semedo; Neto, Jimenez, Podence.

    Fulham XI: Areola, Robinson, Le Marchand, Ream, Bryan, Aina, Zambo Anguissa, Cairney, Cavaleiro, Mitrovic, De Cordova-Reid.


    Arsenal XI: Leno; Bellerin, Luiz, Gabriel, Tierney, Ceballos, Elneny, Saka, Willian, Nketiah, Aubameyang.

    Sheff Utd XI: Ramsdale, Baldock, Basham, Egan, Robinson, Stevens, Lundstram, Berge, Osborn, McGoldrick, Burke.

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54406777

    This is interesting. Wonder how that will stack up with FIFA/UEFA.

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    If they get away with it then that’s the end of the international game.

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    Romeu

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    James Justin is an absolutely terrible footballer. Awful touch, no vision, can't defend.

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    Declan Rice is such a good player. He’ll walk into any team in three or four years

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    I like how soccerstreams keeps putting the Premier League games further and further down the page like the people who shut their streams down will get to the Womens Football streams and assume they've just skipped the Premier League this weekend.

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    This minute of silence stuff is so weird with no fans. Putting fake crowd silent non ambience behind it is even weirder.

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    No Alisson today. No Mané, Thiago or Henderson too, with Trent facing a fitness test today by all accounts.

    Hindsight being 20/20, letting Jota play the entire game on Thursday may not have been the wisest. International break looks like it's coming at the right time.

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    Arteta is certainly a club-knower. This must be the worst Arsenal side to watch (as a neutral) since the George Graham days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niko_cee View Post
    Arteta is certainly a club-knower. This must be the worst Arsenal side to watch (as a neutral) since the George Graham days.
    Late Emery was both very boring and bad. But yeah, agreed it's not champagne football.

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