The English Football Thread

[zolayes 14,489]

TOP of the League .. not only our First Team but U21s U 19s U18s and Ladies ...

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[communicate 2,703]

just watched my dvr United vs Everton, Di maria has been absolutely brilliant for united. Without a doubt he is their best player right now

[Jase 43,479]

United have been rubbish for much of this season and yet they are only 3 points behind City in the table...

[didierforever 7,349]

i heard that there will be no action against wenger!!!

seriously???

[kellzfresh 7,226]

United have been rubbish for much of this season and yet they are only 3 points behind City in the table...

I always knew they would get that 4th spot. Dimaria is performing just as I thought, so their attack will always outscore their woeful defensive problems. It helps them that they aren't in Europe so they have liverpool's last season advantage of having 1week to prepare tactics while the rest of us use 2-3days. With Liverpool loosing 31goals Suarez who bailed them out of a woeful defense that conceded 49epl goals and now having to cope with midweek games, Manutd will easily go above Liverpool for that top 4.

[Laylabelle 9,296]

They have. As pointed out by ReddishBlue above, Costa won the August Player of the Month while Garry Monk won the Manager of the Month. And funnily enough, Swansea haven't won a league game since Monk got the award.

Its a jynx!!!Bit oo when found Costa won it.Usually they go crap or get injured

[zolayes 14,489]

Its a jynx!!!Bit oo when found Costa won it.Usually they go crap or get injured

its a jinx for managers not players .. We should be OK they will give it to anyone rather than Jose

[Laylabelle 9,296]

True think Rodgers won it near the end of last season then they went funny...

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Top banter haha. That bio

[DazLaughlan 55]

Di Maria is the player to watch when we face them. Their defence is still vulnerable though. We must take that advantage.

If we get the service right to Costa he could have a field day against whichever CB pairing they pick, they are all average.

[guddy6969 188]

http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/10/6/6926397/alexis-sanchez-branislav-ivanovic-punch-video

No accident....

[blu35_army 550]

If we get the service right to Costa he could have a field day against whichever CB pairing they pick, they are all average.

Except kompany - mangala...

[stroey 2,525]

Except kompany - mangala...

Mangala is overrated, plays one match like he's the best in the world, next match with clumsy mistakes. Little bit like Luiz, you can't really count on him in every match.

[Special Juan 27,103]

Mangala is overrated, plays one match like he's the best in the world, next match with clumsy mistakes. Little bit like Luiz, you can't really count on him in every match.

Bit early to be making judgments on both how clumsy he is or if he is world class, judge after 6 months and you will have a solid case in point to debate.

[stroey 2,525]

Bit early to be making judgments on both how clumsy he is or if he is world class, judge after 6 months and you will have a solid case in point to debate.

My opinion is based on his Porto time, but he may do better in England.

[guddy6969 188]

Arsenal fans are so level headed....

elber82 (Lobby Member) on 9 minutes ago

I think this Chelsea side are getting a tad overrated. Hazard and Courtois apart theres nothing special about them imo. Yeah Costa is banging them in but that's mostly down to his physicality fitting into Chelsea's gameplay. Will he be as prolific when teams adjust to him a bit better? Even Matic is hyped up, just a big strong water carrier if you ask me.

Don't watch that creep Fabregas either, couldn't cut it at Barca and pretty much annonymous for a vast majority of the match.

Their defence looks more solid than it should because of Mourinho's sh*tty cowardly, compact, sit back and stifle, over cynical tactics.

To me there wasn't much in it. A bit of naivity by Gibbs and Sanchez allowed that little **** Hazard to catch us off guard. The killer goal came after we pushed chasing the equalizer, other than those two moments Chelsea done jacksh*t. It came down to a few minor details. If that **** Atkinson doesn't bottle it in fear of upsetting Mourinho then Cahill is off and the match changes. If Wilshere could actually control the ball properly and slots that chance away than again theres probably a different outcome.

[Special Juan 27,103]

I love jealousy.

[guddy6969 188]

Rex Banner (Forum Member) on Today, 4:22 am

His style of play is essentially poker, luck plays a huge part as he's hoping the opposition don't score a flukey goal, like Atletico did last year.

Although with the players and funds at his disposal you might as well add a few aces directly into his hand, his tactics alone only take him so far.