GWT: EPL - Matchweek 1

[Blender]

Palace still looking really good. See if that translates into results.

 

[KlausJopling]

Eze robbed of a beautiful goal. Should have stood.

 

[Blender]

Wow Palace got screwed there. Great free kick by Eze stolen away.

....and Brentford goes up 1-0 against the run of play.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

terrible defending by Guehi

 

[robertmac43]

Great opening weekend for Brighton and Arsenal.

I don’t think people are prepared for Brighton this year. No Europe, Mitoma & Ferguson healthy, plenty of new signings in that are looking dangerous. Things are looking good.

 

[Blender]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825174655109415011

This midfield seems unbalanced to me, but we'll see how it goes. Especially when they have been using the wingbacks inverted in preseason, going to be players standing on top of each other.

 

[Evilo]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825174655109415011

This midfield seems unbalanced to me, but we'll see how it goes. Especially when they have been using the wingbacks inverted in preseason, going to be players standing on top of each other.

I actually like that lineup.
Edit : except in goal

 

[gary69]

I actually like that lineup.
Edit : except in goal

Me too, especially as City are missing Rodri for their midfield.

Another 4-4 match like last season?

 

[Blender]

I actually like that lineup.
Edit : except in goal

We'll see. They are going to have Cucurella, Gusto, Lavia, and Enzo all in the center of the pitch trying to spray passes.

 

[Evilo]

Nice défense by Fofana on Bernardo.

 

[Blender]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825183393878852056

Very blunt statement about dropping Sterling completely.

 

[Peen]

Was surprised to see the set up given Maresca hasn’t played with 3 natural CMs once in preseason

But it’s the right decision.

Savinho has looked good

 

[Blender]

Cucurella looking fantastic again so far.

 

[Peen]

I think Sanchez should have done better there

 

[Blender]

That is brutal from Colwill. How do you drop off Haaland?

Oh and Fofana also in no mans land and plays this onside. Nice. Preseason defensive debacle in full swing from the CBs.

 

[gary69]

Haaland outsmarts and outstrenghts the trio of Colwill, Cucurella and Sanchez.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

That defence by Chelsea so awful. Other than that they looked good

 

[gary69]

I think Sanchez should have done better there

I think he blocked that near post side ok, thinking that Cucurella would prevent the shot getting through from that hole where it eventually did.

 

[Blender]

I don't trust Sanchez at all to actually stop shots. It's the entire reason Petrovic played last year so much, he actually could.

 

[luiginb]

Who came all over Chelsea's kits?

 

[Blender]

Getting torched in the midfield so far. If only we had someone at the club who could press?

 

[Evilo]

I think Chelsea is doing fine.
Just poorly on one single play unfortunately.
Ref a bit jumping the gun on the whistle in favor of City.

 

[al secord]

Who came all over Chelsea's kits?

Savant

 

[Evilo]

Also like what I see from Fofana so far. Best of the 3 French players so far.

 

[Peen]

Also like what I see from Fofana so far. Best of the 3 French players so far.

Looked much better than he did in preseason and frankly, given who his backups are, we need it