The English Football Thread

[DYC. 7,542]

Giroud is such an underrated player. Welbeck's arrival was supposed to mean the end of Giroud but surprise, surprise, that has not been the case. Giroud is not world-class, but he's comfortably in that bracket of strikers under the elite. Welbeck is midtable level. He makes a very decent back-up for every top side in the league because of his pace and work rate.

Newcastle have to tie this up and crush any silly title fantasy.

[Laylabelle 9,292]

10 Mins to go..come on Newcastle

[Pizy 17,860]

How many of Kane's goals are pens?

[Polo7 3,496]

Newcastle should have had a penalty. Refs are just fucking incompetent in this league.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Spurs 4-3 Leicester!

You can't make this shit up!

[Laylabelle 9,292]

FT 2-1 Arsenal...boooooo

[edetarod 2,155]

Arsenal, Liverpool, City and United have all gone on 5 or more winning streaks in the league

we haven't been able to do that

this inconsistency is why we've won only 1 title in the last decade

[chrismada9 1,948]

If we don't beat Hull tomorrow...

[Laylabelle 9,292]

Tend to respond better under pressure then do if given a opportunities to extend the gap...better do anyway.Arsenal have quietly crept up behind.They were way way back at one point

[chrismada9 1,948]

Tend to respond better under pressure then do if given a opportunities to extend the gap...better do anyway

Very true! If we end up doing the opposite then we might as well hand it over! We're not in Europe anymore, so time to make the most of this extra time and focus on winning the league!

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Giroud is such an underrated player. Welbeck's arrival was supposed to mean the end of Giroud but surprise, surprise, that has not been the case. Giroud is not world-class, but he's comfortably in that bracket of strikers under the elite. Welbeck is midtable level. He makes a very decent back-up for every top side in the league because of his pace and work rate.

Newcastle have to tie this up and crush any silly title fantasy.

Totally agreed, I got slated when I said he's one of the top strikers in the league. They're aren't many better at what he does.

[Laylabelle 9,292]

Plus may go missing in big games though saying that he scored against City his goal scoring record of late is pretty good.Having a impact on them thats for sure

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

Just win tomorrow...

[lionsden 4,689]

Aguero,Kane and Giroud are the top 3 strikers in the league this season. They have been as deadly as Costa (if not more) but with the added benefit of being light years better than him in terms of technical ability and all round play. If Sanchez is considered a striker (which he isn't imo) he's obviously above him as well.

[Pizy 17,860]

Aguero,Kane and Giroud are the top 3 strikers in the league this season. They have been as deadly as Costa (if not more) but with the added benefit of being light years better than him in terms of technical ability and all round play. If Sanchez is considered a striker (which he isn't imo) he's obviously above him as well.

Don't think you'll find anyone who'd have Giroud over Costa. Not even most Arse fans.

Kane we'll have to see if he's more than just a 1 season wonder like so many strikers before him.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,733]

Don't think you'll find anyone who'd have Giroud over Costa. Not even most Arse fans.

Kane we'll have to see if he's more than just a 1 season wonder like so many strikers before him.

A striker like Costa wouldnt fit in at Arsenal with their a million pass trying to walk in goalsl.

Their whole system relies on a striker who is able to be technical. Costa works better with what we have in Fabregas because he is able to get on the end of passes while exploiting space. I think Hazard would benefit from playing with a technical striker though.

[Oscar 441]

A striker like Costa wouldnt fit in at Arsenal with their a million pass trying to walk in goalsl.

Their whole system relies on a striker who is able to be technical. Costa works better with what we have in Fabregas because he is able to get on the end of passes while exploiting space. I think Hazard would benefit from playing with a technical striker though.

Prime drogba and hazard would of been a thing of beauty...

Giroud is the best hold up player in the epl, but Costa does have better goal scoring ability and tenacity/work rate/speed.

[Oscar 441]

How long is Lloris out for?

That could finish off the spurs for a top 4 place.