GWT: PL Matchweek (mostly) 16 & 17

[Brunkmeister]

There's no better RW in the league that's better than Saka, after Salah. Saka is better than Mahrez. Unreal performance yet again from Bukayo.

Martinelli is the one who should be praised today. He’s been stellar last couple of games. I have so high hopes on that guy. He can become crazy good if things works out for him in the long run.

 

[bluesfan94]

Saliba and Mavrapanos should be at Arsenal next season fighiting for PT

Saliba, Mavropanos, White, and Gabriel is a pretty solid CB core

 

[luiginb]

Anthony Taylor is massively favoring West Ham here. Can they stop getting every call?

This post aged well. I can understand giving the (very weak) penalty but that's never a yellow card, especially a second one. Coufal's face said it all.

Also bush league stuff from Arteta and Martinelli. No class.

 

[robertmac43]

Top 4?

Yeah missed the #4 key there and pressed 3.. .darn big thumbs for a small screen

 

[S E P H]

Anthony Taylor wearing an Arsenal kit under his shirt.

Lol, Taylor was rubbish no doubt. The problem is he signified the wrong penalty, West Ham could've had like three legit ones tonight, but penalised you lot on the only one where Coufal actually touched the ball (hilariously bad). Arsenal deserved a penalty on the scissor kick one when Saka was about to aim and got his ankle destroyed by a ridiculously clumsy challenge.

Why does Arteta insist on putting Nketiah on?

Nudes mate, only way I can explain how a below-average vanilla player can get the amount of minutes he has this season.

Saliba, Mavropanos, White, and Gabriel is a pretty solid CB core

Not all are going to stay with us and I still think White was a useless signing. I've watched majority of Saliba in Marseilles and he isn't any different than White currently.

 

[PanniniClaus]

This post aged well. I can understand giving the (very weak) penalty but that's never a yellow card, especially a second one. Coufal's face said it all.

Also bush league stuff from Arteta and Martinelli. No class.

The second yellow was atrocious... and the penalty was weak as you say.. it really feels like the prem just wants goals and if that means questionable penalties every weekend... so be it.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I just realized that the Burnley-Watford game was postponed due to Watford having an outbreak. I fear things will only get worse too...

 

[maclean]

Poor reffing, diving was a bit cringe, but I did think we played a good game, which was a pleasant surprise

 

[Savant]

 

[ovikovy817]

At this point the league (unfortunately) need to shutdown for 2 weeks.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

At this point the league (unfortunately) need to shutdown for 2 weeks.

Even that sounds optimistic

 

[Blender]

Even that sounds optimistic

I think the hope is that you shut down and isolate everyone for a few weeks to stop the transmission through the clubs. Right now you'll just keep getting cases spreading from club to club.

 

[robertmac43]

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I think the hope is that you shut down and isolate everyone for a few weeks to stop the transmission through the clubs. Right now you'll just keep getting cases spreading from club to club.

Sounds difficult over Christmas.

 

[Blender]

Sounds difficult over Christmas.

They imposed pretty strict rules on the players and club staff last year, they could do the same this year if they wanted to.

 

[robertmac43]

Going to be interesting to see how all these postponed matches are made up. Will the schedule come European knockouts be more intense? Could be good for Arsenal and Brighton if that is the case.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Brighton need a break bad. They’re in free fall

 

[robertmac43]

Brighton need a break bad. They’re in free fall

A break won't hurt, that is for sure. Lots of injuries are impacting the play at the moment which does not help the free fall.

Still sitting in a decent spot, a win jumps 2 teams. So I'm not too worried.

 

[hatterson]

Sources: PL clubs push for shutdown until 2022

ESPN (yea I know), is saying they're hearing an increasing number of clubs are calling for a full shutdown until January.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Sources: PL clubs push for shutdown until 2022

ESPN (yea I know), is saying they're hearing an increasing number of clubs are calling for a full shutdown until January.

It's veering towards the point where they don't have a choice.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Are all these positives symptomatic? If asymptomatic let them play, the cases aren't going away. You'll just be having this same issue a month from now. If they are sick then sure shut it down but here in the states 90% are vaccinated and asymptomatic but yet have to quarantine, which makes no sense.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Are all these positives symptomatic? If asymptomatic let them play, the cases aren't going away. You'll just be having this same issue a month from now. If they are sick then sure shut it down but here in the states 90% are vaccinated and asymptomatic but yet have to quarantine, which makes no sense.

What I've heard is that there is a very large contingent of unvaccinated players in the PL.

 

[Jussi]

Are all these positives symptomatic? If asymptomatic let them play, the cases aren't going away. You'll just be having this same issue a month from now. If they are sick then sure shut it down but here in the states 90% are vaccinated and asymptomatic but yet have to quarantine, which makes no sense.

That's a pretty asinine idea, letting players spread it to other players. f*** player safety! I want my football! f*** your health!

 

[Jussi]

 

[robertmac43]

What I've heard is that there is a very large contingent of unvaccinated players in the PL.

I think that is common place throughout all of the English pyramid.