The English Football Thread

[Laylabelle 9,296]

9 minutes ago, communicate said:

Don't get me wrong. I was worried the moment they sacked Jose. This United team was underperforming big time, the moment Jose shackled is off they will go on a run

Yeah. I thought they'd start winning but maybe not as many. Then again we've dropped stupid points to let them in. 

Don't wana a exciting top 4 race. Want us to get it. Job done. If we don't.. Eek. 

[communicate 2,703]

5 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

Ours is.. Arsenal. Bournemouth. Huddersfield and sodding City. That's come around quick! 

With the way we play right now any game is difficult. 

[Laylabelle 9,296]

9 minutes ago, communicate said:

With the way we play right now any game is difficult. 

I feel more optimistic about Arsenal and City then the other 2.

[Stats 6,980]

5 hours ago, Laylabelle said:

Problem is if Man U win we'll have to start watching them as well cause they'll be level with Arsenal. 

They currently look more likely to close the gap then Arsenal are. Especially if all goes wrong next weekend. Arsenal going through a moment whereas Man U for now anyway have come out of theirs 

Hopefully a draw.. Either win for either side isn't good. Only ourselves to blame we were above at one stage. So annoying. 

Spurs lost and I am happy. Kane possibly injured now too and they have CL. It defo suits us that Spurs lost. United are still 6 points behind us. We have a team we should beat comfortably in the EL while Spurs have a game that can go either way and have to play their best team. Fatigue hopefully will lie in. 2 points behind them and 6 points above Arsenal and United. Couldn't asked for anything better.

[Laylabelle 9,296]

10 minutes ago, Stats said:

Spurs lost and I am happy. Kane possibly injured now too and they have CL. It defo suits us that Spurs lost. United are still 6 points behind us. We have a team we should beat comfortably in the EL while Spurs have a game that can go either way and have to play their best team. Fatigue hopefully will lie in. 2 points behind them and 6 points above Arsenal and United. Couldn't asked for anything better.

Lets hope it stays that way. If we can get a run finally going carrying on with next week all is good. If not... Who knows.  Just annoying that they're in with a shot and their fans are now talking about the possibility of top 4 of at least trying all because we've thrown away silly points. 

[Special Juan 27,101]

Old fucking wooden chin injured and they lost

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[Laylabelle 9,296]

Least they have a crisis due to injury. We have a crisis of just being a bit crap. 

[Milan 17,835]

The amount of articles regarding Man United...

The best one - Solskjaer's heroes welcomed home by fans in Manchester

I'm dying  

[Special Juan 27,101]

I'm not sure what is worse, thinking about Liverpool possibly wiing the league or reading the fucking massive love in for Man United after yesterday.

The media couldn't be any further up their arse

[Laylabelle 9,296]

1 hour ago, Special Juan said:

I'm not sure what is worse, thinking about Liverpool possibly wiing the league or reading the fucking massive love in for Man United after yesterday.

The media couldn't be any further up their arse

This is why we can't fuck up. Imagine. Liverpool winning league and Man U going from nothing to finishing top 4.

[Special Juan 27,101]

Spurs fans calling us racist after the Sterling stuff, now one of their own being investigated for racist slur at Son

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CIES Football Observatory

n°246 - 14/01/2019

Performance

Manchester City favourites for Premier League title

http://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2018/246/en/

 

Issue number 246 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post analyses the pitch production of big-5 league clubs during the first part of the current season to highlight if they have over- or under-performed in terms of points achieved. The findings suggest that Manchester City will beat Liverpool in the English Premier League title race.

Manchester City achieved so far 5% of points per match less than expected according to its pitch production. Conversely, Liverpool obtained 15% more and its results are supposed to decline in the second part of the season. The over- or under-performance were calculated according to a regression model built on the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons including shots on target, ball possession and shots conceded from the box. The data comes from the specialist company InStat.

In the other big-5 leagues, the pitch production of three out of four teams at the top of the table should allow them to lift the trophy: Barcelona in Spain, Juventus in Italy and Paris St-Germain in France. However, in Germany, the analysis suggests that Bayern Munich will outrank the current leader Borussia Dortmund. The data for 27 further European competitions are available on demand. More data is also accessible in the exclusive CIES Football Observatory Performance Atlas.

 

Gap between results and production

[Ppm] Points per match achieved until 07/01/2019 - [Proj] Expected points per match

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[Laylabelle 9,296]

1-0 City.. Don't mess this up! 

[Vesper 27,310]

What a pass by Laporte, he is at same level as Luiz when it comes to passing. Soooooo wish he had pulled him a few years ago. Broke my heart when Pep gobbled him up.

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nasty tackle, deserved red and red given