The English Football Thread

[MoroccanBlue 5,200]

3 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Top 4 is not enough. We achieved that last season. And now we have 6 new starters! 

Comfortably finishing Top 4 was the bare minimum but with the way this season is panning out simply finishing Top 4 is the goal. It's December and 6 points separates 1st and 8th. 

 

[NikkiCFC 7,589]

17 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

but with the way this season is panning out simply finishing Top 4 is the goal. 

Not for me. 

That's like Arsenal fans saying staying in the league is the goal for Arteta. 

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31 minutes ago, killer1257 said:

It is only sheffield guys. Every team plays wc against sheffield. That is why they have 1 point

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manure

6 away wins on the bounce

all come from behind

first time ever in the EPL

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29 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Top 4 is not enough. We achieved that last season. And now we have 6 new starters! 

injuries and the 2 Germans not really producing to level are killing us

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Dominic Szoboszlai transfer confirmed as Arsenal miss out on highly-rated Salzburg star

The Hungarian midfielder has been tipped as an emerging star of European football, and having shone in Austria with FC Salzburg, he has moved to the Bundesliga with sister club RB Leipzig

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Has anyone noticed that United's home and away form are the opposite of Liverpool's? 

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43 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Not for me. 

That's like Arsenal fans saying staying in the league is the goal for Arteta. 

Put it this way - if we don't win the title, then a Top 4 finish every season is a must. We shouldn't be celebrating it but that should be a bare minimum for a club like us. Can't be yo-yo-ing between being in the Top 4 and being outside the Top 4.

As for this season, I suppose everyone is free to have their own expectations but at the same time, there's a case of expecting far too much, having unrealistic expectations and then being disappointed because of those unrealistic expectations in the first place.

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Lucy Bronze has become the first English player to win either the Best FIFA Player or FIFA World Player of the Year. Gold.

 

 

[chelsea_4_eva 1,144]

I think united are where they are, is because of the helping hand they get almost every match from the refs/fa.

[Laylabelle 9,300]

8 hours ago, Jason said:

Put it this way - if we don't win the title, then a Top 4 finish every season is a must. We shouldn't be celebrating it but that should be a bare minimum for a club like us. Can't be yo-yo-ing between being in the Top 4 and being outside the Top 4.

As for this season, I suppose everyone is free to have their own expectations but at the same time, there's a case of expecting far too much, having unrealistic expectations and then being disappointed because of those unrealistic expectations in the first place.

Thats it. We're not winning the league so top 4 finish be fine..for me I'd be happy with a Top 4 finish but a comfy one not the whole if win this game and others lose this game this happens blah.

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Manchester United is an example how not to build a team. The pieces does not fit and in order for them to be great, so many unlikely thing need to happen. 

After the break they were considered to be the best team in epl. But that require pogba to be discipline, matic to turn back clock, martial to be top class cf. 

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[killer1257 3,282]

Media loves Klopp too much. He did not deserve it

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24 minutes ago, killer1257 said:

Media loves Klopp too much. He did not deserve it

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Like fuck he did mate

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It seems like a lot of the club managers wanted the 5 subs option but the half of the club executives voted against it...

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9 hours ago, Laylabelle said:

Thats it. We're not winning the league so top 4 finish be fine..for me I'd be happy with a Top 4 finish but a comfy one not the whole if win this game and others lose this game this happens blah.

We're on pace for 64 points. Unless there will be the same shithousery like last season where LEI shit the bed, UTD suck for half their games, etc. we're in for a bigger battle than last season.

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1 hour ago, DANILA said:

We're on pace for 64 points. Unless there will be the same shithousery like last season where LEI shit the bed, UTD suck for half their games, etc. we're in for a bigger battle than last season.

And thats not good enough imo, we should not be fighting for our lives to get top 4....no way.

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