The English Football Thread

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[Pizy 17,860]

Just now, Special Juan said:

AFTV live is fucking brilliant, I'm now officially over the Everton result

I can't even bring myself to laugh at them after yesterday's abomination. 

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2 minutes ago, Pizy said:

I can't even bring myself to laugh at them after yesterday's abomination. 

Part of me is chuckling at this and the other part of me is like "calm the fuck down because we play them in 2 weeks' time and imagine if we don't even beat them!"...

[Laylabelle 9,300]

Nothing would surprise me after we drew last year in a stupid way...

So for now hahaha

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[Tomo 21,681]

Xhaka is suspended for us now ain't he? 

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Just now, Tomo said:

Xhaka is suspended for us now ain't he? 

Nope. Arsenal have Southampton, Everton and Man City (League Cup) before facing us. 

[NikkiCFC 7,587]

PSG also lost. Looking at tables in all top5 leagues is crazy. I'm loving it! 

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3 minutes ago, Jason said:

Nope. Arsenal have Southampton, Everton and Man City (League Cup) before facing us. 

I thought it was isolated to the specific tournaments these days cause didn't Jorgi play in the cup last season(vs Liverpool) while in the middle of a suspension?

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Actually, what's up with them? They looked like safe top 8-10 team this year, overhyped by some due to history, but still.

Last year they had trouble with magicans like Mustafi, but I'm not buying that they regressed due to Luiz & Willian. Not registering their highest paid players in league looks like poor board management. Despite shameful results, I'm yet to hear someone yelling Artreta Out, when everyone is into sacking Ole, so what is it? Lack of individual talent in whole 20-men squad? Poor board with unexperienced yet liked manager?

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20 minutes ago, Tomo said:

I thought it was isolated to the specific tournaments these days cause didn't Jorgi play in the cup last season(vs Liverpool) while in the middle of a suspension?

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/premier-league-suspensions-how-do-bookings-red-card-bans-work-in-/1e6awd5os0a031pri0kcq3eu0c

Unless it got changed for 2020/21, suspension from straight red card applies to all domestic competitions.

And Jorginho's suspension - caused by accumulation of 10 bookings - applied only in the league, which forced him to sit out of the games against Everton and Villa. 

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1372099/Granit-Xhaka-red-card-Arsenal-news-Mikel-Arteta-Burnley

https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-granit-xhaka-red-card-793641

Above two articles also mentioned Xhaka will miss Arsenal's next 3 domestic games, including the Man City game in the League Cup. So, he will be back for our game...

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Leicester could rack up a good points haul this year and take one of the top 4 spots. Ndidi, Pereira and Soyuncu returning for them. Looks a more congested race for top 4

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No guys we need arsenal to get a bit better before they face us, you know how we love to give away points to teams that are on the worst forms.

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Thankfully every team is streaky as hell this season. Liverpool with a lucky pen to get a point at Fulham

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It'll be Arteta's 1 year anniversary in the Arsenal job on the day we play on Boxing Day...