The English Football Thread

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Guys don't be pathetic.

Community Shield is a trophy, deal with it. I, personally, would be really happy if Chelsea finished pre-season by winning Community Shield.

So, congratulations to Arsenal, still don't think they will fight for the league this season. City looked shit without Kompany in defence.

Yeah, we can't exactly mock them for 7 years without one measly trophy then get on their case when they do celebrate as avidly as they do.

Obviously it's funny because they use this a pretext to announce how they'll walk the league etc

[The only place to be 11,313]

Not surprised to see them win this. Thought they'd be more up for it than City and they were.

Bears no relation to the proper matches next week.

[Iainrfc04 39]

Good win for Arsenal, thought it would have been a closer match tbh

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

Hopefully Wenger doesn't look into buying another CF now. Giroud's link up play is brilliant, but he is a god awful finisher.

[zolayes 14,489]

Not surprised to see them win this. Thought they'd be more up for it than City and they were.

Bears no relation to the proper matches next week.

would be very happy if City fielded that side every week

[iseah100 5,612]

Jurgen Klopp: "I once beat Liverpool 5-0 with Mainz, so for me it's still 5-4 now. After that we got relegated by the way."

[kellzfresh 7,228]

Top teams squads in Epl.

Arsenal don't have a good striker or centerbacks, but their overall squad looks stronger than I thought.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Top teams squads in Epl.

Arsenal don't have a good striker or centerbacks, but their overall squad looks stronger than I thought.

When did we get Varane?

[kellzfresh 7,228]

When did we get Varane?

Lol the person I got it from still in dreamland, and totally forgot terry

[Jase 43,479]

Lol the person I got it from still in dreamland, and totally forgot terry

Forgot about Terry? Banned!

[termninja 5,290]

I watched City and Arsenal yesterday.

Arsenal impressed me, but it was City who made them look that good. Sanchez did well for them but I noticed that he's more of a showman and runner then a technical football player. There were a couple of attacks that Sanchez screwed with bad decisions even though he should've only passed the ball and every coach would scream for him to simply pass the ball.

I expect Arsenal to have a really good season, but their defense is nothing impressive (as always) and I would expect us to beat them with the likes of Costa, Hazard and Fabregas with no problem.

As for City, they just confirmed what we all knew. Without Kompany, Aguero and Silva, they are just a mediocre team.

Damn it's going to be a tough season!

[kellzfresh 7,228]

Forgot about Terry? Banned!

Banning me on his behalf or should I pass the word

[Muzchap 8,966]

I watched City and Arsenal yesterday.

Arsenal impressed me, but it was City who made them look that good. Sanchez did well for them but I noticed that he's more of a showman and runner then a technical football player. There were a couple of attacks that Sanchez screwed with bad decisions even though he should've only passed the ball and every coach would scream for him to simply pass the ball.

I expect Arsenal to have a really good season, but their defense is nothing impressive (as always) and I would expect us to beat them with the likes of Costa, Hazard and Fabregas with no problem.

As for City, they just confirmed what we all knew. Without Kompany, Aguero and Silva, they are just a mediocre team.

Damn it's going to be a tough season!

Yup it's going to be an all out war - this is why the EPL generates so much interest, genuinely 4-5 teams that could string together a Title bid...

Arsenal have always started badly and finished ok - I think it will be the opposite this season.

City will be tough as usual

It's Utd, Scousers, Spuds and maybe Everton that will be unpredictable... The Spuds might do well with their new manager - but expect them to drop off as well - if they lose a few - the dressing room gets toxic very quickly...

[Reddish-Blue 2,324]

Yup it's going to be an all out war - this is why the EPL generates so much interest, genuinely 4-5 teams that could string together a Title bid...

Arsenal have always started badly and finished ok - I think it will be the opposite this season.

City will be tough as usual

It's Utd, Scousers, Spuds and maybe Everton that will be unpredictable... The Spuds might do well with their new manager - but expect them to drop off as well - if they lose a few - the dressing room gets toxic very quickly...

I agree that United will be unpredictable...but, unless they sign a quality CB and add some steel to their midfield (e.g. Vidal or even Nigel De Jong), I see them struggling to finish 4th this season

[Special Juan 27,387]

Zaha joining Forest on loan.

[Special Juan 27,387]

Mangala to City is also done.

[didierforever 7,349]

City need to sell a non HG player.

They have aguero, dzeko, negredo, jovetic, silva, nasri, navas, yaya, fernando, fernandinho, kompany, mangala, demichelis, nastastic, sagna, kolarov, zabaleta and caballero as their non HG players.

Any idea who will be sacrificed?

[Jype 6,398]

City need to sell a non HG player.

They have aguero, dzeko, negredo, jovetic, silva, nasri, navas, yaya, fernando, fernandinho, kompany, mangala, demichelis, nastastic, sagna, kolarov, zabaleta and caballero as their non HG players.

Any idea who will be sacrificed?

Javi Garcia is not in there but Nastasic still qualifies as U21 for the PL and can be registered on the B-list for Champions League so they've got a total of 18 non-HG players. For the Champions League they can only name 16 non-HG players due to their FFP sanctions so two of them have to go but for the Premier League they only need to sell one.

Javi Garcia will probably be the first to go but after that they can't really afford to lose anyone so it will be interesting to see who will miss out on the CL squad.