Keita did his groin on the last shot of the warmup. Out at least against Everton. Milner and Lallana probably play. Origi and Minamino probably play. But Their back line is too shallow right now. I’m not risking any of them with Tottenham, United and Wolverhampton up nextI mean, I think the goal was to play Milner in the back line. Might not happen now. I think one of Gomez or Virgil start. One of the fullbacks sit.
And Liverpool aren’t a super team. So figure That one out.Yeah, but this year’s Premiership is so strong.
Yeah it's really amazing what they are doing. People can go on about the strength of the PL all they want (as their results in Europe show, incredibly weak going back to last season at the last) and it doesn't really matter, but having maintained this kind of form and consistency dating back to last year while also winning the CL and CWC in the process (against a very weak CL field, the road to the final was a cakewalk even) makes it even more impressive. Can't wait to see if they can continue with what they've started showing heading into 2020, because they've been much better than earlier in the season which has to be a scary thought for opposing teams.They're going to win it against Villa or Crystal Palace at home. I would really love to see City forced to give them a guard of honor, so hopefully it's against Palace.
Whole year unbeaten in the league is a rather historic run. No league losses at home since early 2017. Barring further injuries the team will not lose this. You know, you always hope this stuff can happen but actually seeing it happen is rather mindblowing. The consistency of the team is beyond words really.
Now, winning the league so early should that happen, will allow Jurgen to really push the team in the CL.
Liverpool are dominant and the rest of the big six are bad. I’m not saying you’re saying those are mutually exclusive, but a lot of people seem to be suggesting they are.Yeah, but this year’s Premiership is so strong.
They're not though. City is not bad, they've had a few injuries and some of the losses they've had are games they'd win most of the time. Their 'poor form' isn't sustainable -- they are still a very strong and even dominant side. Leicester are just as good as any top 4 team minus City or Liverpool in the last half decade. Outside of those 3 it's pretty normal to have teams on that level fighting for the top 4, but now the midrange are stronger so it makes it harder to just gather points. It's not like there have ever been 4 top dominant teams at the same time in any league; just because the expected results of the 'big 6' teams aren't there doesn't mean the league is weaker. There are top teams, good teams and some bad teams in the league, yeah, like any other year.Liverpool are dominant and the rest of the big six are bad. I’m not saying you’re saying those are mutually exclusive, but a lot of people seem to be suggesting they are.
Liverpool are dominant and the rest of the big six are bad. I’m not saying you’re saying those are mutually exclusive, but a lot of people seem to be suggesting they are.
Wow, I actually thought Lingard was still 24 or so...lol
I just read that Lingard didn't score or assist a goal in 2019, going to do some digging to see if ti is true, but if so my goodness I don't actually know if I want him at Brighton!
He scored a goal in the nations league and in the Europa league. But yea he hasn’t scored or assisted domestically since like November 2018. It’s pretty bad.
LFC are a super team. 4 of the top 7 in BDO voting. Form speaks for itself. I honestly didn’t know if that was the perception of others (especially here) though. This is the best LFC team since I started watching around 2002 though for sure.And Liverpool aren’t a super team. So figure That one out.
But as has been covered, he's had it pretty rough off the pitch with his family the past year or so.
LFC are a super team. 4 of the top 7 in BDO voting. Form speaks for itself. I honestly didn’t know if that was the perception of others (especially here) though. This is the best LFC team since I started watching around 2002 though for sure.
I didn't say the league is weaker. I said the big six are bad and compared to last year, they are – on the eye test and on points. Through 21 this season vs. 21 last season:They're not though. City is not bad, they've had a few injuries and some of the losses they've had are games they'd win most of the time. Their 'poor form' isn't sustainable -- they are still a very strong and even dominant side. Leicester are just as good as any top 4 team minus City or Liverpool in the last half decade. Outside of those 3 it's pretty normal to have teams on that level fighting for the top 4, but now the midrange are stronger so it makes it harder to just gather points. It's not like there have ever been 4 top dominant teams at the same time in any league; just because the expected results of the 'big 6' teams aren't there doesn't mean the league is weaker. There are top teams, good teams and some bad teams in the league, yeah, like any other year.
I didn't say the league is weaker. I said the big six are bad and compared to last year, they are – on the eye test and on points. Through 21 this season vs. 21 last season:
-City is 6 points worse off (and I understand last season and the one before are probably unreasonable standards)
-United is 7 points worse off
-Chelsea is 8 points worse off
-Arsenal is 14 points worse off
-Spurs are 18 points worse off
Table places 1-6 this season have 31 fewer combined points than at the same time last season, and places 7-20 have 20 more. So the top is doing worse and the rest is doing better. Whether that's due to a weaker top, stronger bottom or both could be debated all day.
All of those clubs may be even worse off at the end, but it's clear now they're all worse than last year. I'm not sure if I'm ready to say the whole league is weaker but the bigger clubs are for sure. To @Chimaera point, it does feel like there are more "best of the rest" clubs this year.I don’t know why people keep bringing up European competitions when they no relevance.
And I’d be happy if my club was in a league where Leicester were the the second best team in the table and Wolves and Sheffield United were worth mentioning.
I’m not questioning your numbers and at least you can see the obvious that the league is weaker this season compared to last season, but as I noted just a week or so back City for example was on pace to finish notably worse than just 6 points off last season’s pace.
I eliminated the promoted sides and also mentioned Leicester and I believe... Everton? Both of them skewed the numbers, but even that said it’s clearly a weaker league. Factor out the big clubs and not much really changes either.
Spurs brought in some nice players, as did Arsenal, but so did a number of other mid table teams. United also bought and filled a ‘need’. City bought a great fullback but won’t use him and have had a few injuries; their non-offensive buys minus Laporte of late have really let them down. Projecting points is kind of silly without looking at the context (Spurs for example were horrid dating back to Christmas of last season).The reason the league is weaker is because every big six team besides ours (where we needed nothing) did not do transfer business that immediately had a strong positive impact on their team. City even did not do good business. They needed a CB and ignored it.
Spurs brought in some nice players, as did Arsenal, but so did a number of other mid table teams. United also bought and filled a ‘need’. City bought a great fullback but won’t use him and have had a few injuries; their non-offensive buys minus Laporte of late have really let them down. Projecting points is kind of silly without looking at the context (Spurs for example were horrid dating back to Christmas of last season).
All that said every ‘big 6’ team minus City and Chelsea should have been at least as good if not better than last season. City certainly are still a very top team. Ignoring the strength of teams like Leicester, Wolves and the wildcard in Sheffield (who have tactically been great, really smart approaches tailored to their opponents) to claim the league is weaker is obtuse. You can identify why the traditional powers seem weaker domestically, and if you actually watch the games you can see the average quality of some of these teams has really taken a step up.
All of those clubs may be even worse off at the end, but it's clear now they're all worse than last year. I'm not sure if I'm ready to say the whole league is weaker but the bigger clubs are for sure. To @Chimaera point, it does feel like there are more "best of the rest" clubs this year.
Spurs brought in some nice players, as did Arsenal, but so did a number of other mid table teams. United also bought and filled a ‘need’. City bought a great fullback but won’t use him and have had a few injuries; their non-offensive buys minus Laporte of late have really let them down. Projecting points is kind of silly without looking at the context (Spurs for example were horrid dating back to Christmas of last season).
All that said every ‘big 6’ team minus City and Chelsea should have been at least as good if not better than last season. City certainly are still a very top team. Ignoring the strength of teams like Leicester, Wolves and the wildcard in Sheffield (who have tactically been great, really smart approaches tailored to their opponents) to claim the league is weaker is obtuse. You can identify why the traditional powers seem weaker domestically, and if you actually watch the games you can see the average quality of some of these teams has really taken a step up.
I don’t know why people keep bringing up European competitions when they no relevance.
And I’d be happy if my club was in a league where Leicester were the the second best team in the table and Wolves and Sheffield United were worth mentioning.
I’m not questioning your numbers and at least you can see the obvious that the league is weaker this season compared to last season, but as I noted just a week or so back City for example was on pace to finish notably worse than just 6 points off last season’s pace.
I eliminated the promoted sides and also mentioned Leicester and I believe... Everton? Both of them skewed the numbers, but even that said it’s clearly a weaker league. Factor out the big clubs and not much really changes either.