The English Football Thread

[Pizy 18,516]

Dumb penalty he gave away aside, I've been watching Declan Rice quite closely a few times this season and he's an excellent young player. I certainly think we should consider bringing him back to Chelsea. He's the perfect DM to play at the base of our midfield together with Jorginho and Kante. Would shore up that area and stop us getting shredded with one ball.

And he's not just a tackler, either. Very decent on the ball and can get around the pitch.

Wonder how much he'd cost? He's a hugely important player to them but surely he'd jump at the chance to come back and play with his mates and Lamps who probably a hero of his. 

[Vesper 29,171]

5 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Dumb penalty he gave away aside, I've been watching Declan Rice quite closely a few times this season and he's an excellent young player. I certainly think we should consider bringing him back to Chelsea. He's the perfect DM to play at the base of our midfield together with Jorginho and Kante. Would shore up that area and stop us getting shredded with one ball.

And he's not just a tackler, either. Very decent on the ball and can get around the pitch.

Wonder how much he'd cost? He's a hugely important player to them but surely he'd jump at the chance to come back and play with his mates and Lamps who probably a hero of his. 

Every time I see him he makes a major mistake

I think he is overrated, especially for the £80m plus West Sham want

maybe he will mature and stop do the cock-ups

[Magic Lamps 11,677]

5 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Dumb penalty he gave away aside, I've been watching Declan Rice quite closely a few times this season and he's an excellent young player. I certainly think we should consider bringing him back to Chelsea. He's the perfect DM to play at the base of our midfield together with Jorginho and Kante. Would shore up that area and stop us getting shredded with one ball.

And he's not just a tackler, either. Very decent on the ball and can get around the pitch.

Wonder how much he'd cost? He's a hugely important player to them but surely he'd jump at the chance to come back and play with his mates and Lamps who probably a hero of his. 

But is he not the exact same player as Conor gallagher? Rcie has never really struck me as anything special. But he is just 20 and already an okish PL player. Anyhow, i think we should spend big on finished superstars for the positions we do not have sufficiently talented players from our youth only instead of buying okish players for squad roles as we did the last few years. 

[Milan 17,872]

Another milimetre check, thanks lord they allowed it.

[Vesper 29,171]

nice, for once VAR worked

[Magic Lamps 11,677]

that is clearly a goal. surely onside

[Magic Lamps 11,677]

wonder if a draw or a palace win is better here. palace are now on 14 just and 0 gd. if we win tomorrow we will surpass them. 

[Vesper 29,171]

8 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

But is he not the exact same player as Conor gallagher? Rcie has never really struck me as anything special. But he is just 20 and already an okish PL player. Anyhow, i think we should spend big on finished superstars for the positions we do not have sufficiently talented players from our youth only instead of buying okish players for squad roles as we did the last few years. 

ding ding ding

we have a winner

great post

they are both DMF's

and IF we are going to drop big dollars on one

there are two young and younger ones I so so so recco

I rant about them all the time 

 Eduardo Camavinga, the 16yo (soon 17) from Stade Rennais, he is so fucking special

 

and 

Florentino, 20yo from Benfica who Pep has a hardon for almsot beyond all other young players

 

 

 

 

[Vesper 29,171]

great win for Palace!

Roy has them on the boil a wee bit

imagine what they could do with better striker, CB's, and a winger (loan Pulisic there in January)

[Pizy 18,516]

I have absolutely no idea how Palace are on 14 points. They have almost zero quality other than Zaha and they have shocking players all over the pitch. They also play pretty awful football.

Of course it won't last for them, but it's really strange to see them up there on this early table.

[LAM09 6,825]

I have absolutely no idea how Palace are on 14 points. They have almost zero quality other than Zaha and they have shocking players all over the pitch. They also play pretty awful football. Of course it won't last for them, but it's really strange to see them up there on this early table.

 

They've managed to grind out results and had a slice of luck too (should have drawn against Villa & Cahill getting away with a blatant red at Old Trafford).  

 

 

[Jase 43,479]

25 minutes ago, Pizy said:

I have absolutely no idea how Palace are on 14 points. They have almost zero quality other than Zaha and they have shocking players all over the pitch. They also play pretty awful football.

Of course it won't last for them, but it's really strange to see them up there on this early table.

Zaha, who people continue to fawn over for whatever reason, has a grand total of just ONE assist this season. No goals. Just ONE assist. 

[Pizy 18,516]

16 minutes ago, Jason said:

Zaha, who people continue to fawn over for whatever reason, has a grand total of just ONE assist this season. No goals. Just ONE assist. 

Even more puzzling they are where they are then. Seriously, they have a relegation zone quality squad.

[Jase 43,479]

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

Even more puzzling they are where they are then. Seriously, they have a relegation zone quality squad.

Beyond the top two, the rest just aren't that great and consistent really. I mean, even Burnley are currently up there in 5th right now!

Palace have a monstrous run of games coming up; their next 5 league games - Man City (h), Arsenal (a), Leicester (h), Chelsea (a), Liverpool (h). 

[Pizy 18,516]

6 minutes ago, Jason said:

Beyond the top two, the rest just aren't that great and consistent really. I mean, even Burnley are currently up there in 5th right now!

Palace have a monstrous run of games coming up; their next 5 league games - Man City (h), Arsenal (a), Leicester (h), Chelsea (a), Liverpool (h). 

They'll get hammered by all those except us who they'll turn into Barca against. 😂😂😂

[Jase 43,479]

1 hour ago, LAM09 said:

They've managed to grind out results and had a slice of luck too (should have drawn against Villa & Cahill getting away with a blatant red at Old Trafford).  

TBF, every team get lucky during a season - some perhaps more than others - but Palace are generally defensively solid under Hodgson anyway and if you've got that as a base, then it obviously gives you a chance to get results here and there. They have conceded only 8 goals in 8 games this season - 3rd best defence in the league - and 4 of them came in one game (at Spurs lol). 

[LAM09 6,825]

TBF, every team get lucky during a season - some perhaps more than others - but Palace are generally defensively solid under Hodgson anyway and if you've got that as a base, then it obviously gives you a chance to get results here and there. They have conceded only 8 goals in 8 games this season - 3rd best defence in the league - and 4 of them came in one game (at Spurs lol). 

Imagine if we had VAR, oh wait...

 

 

So many clear cut decisions aren't being corrected due to stubbornness/egos.

 

 

Their defence shouldn't surprise you either; they have England's best defender. [emoji6]

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, LAM09 said:

Imagine if we had VAR, oh wait...

So many clear cut decisions aren't being corrected due to stubbornness/egos.

That's a whole different debate altogether.