GWT: PL Matchweek (mostly)19 and 20

[Blender]

Massive win for Leicester.

Big chance for Chelsea on the weekend against Liverpool now as well.

 

[trostol]

no sort of urgency at all by Liverpool..absolutely awful performance

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Matip has been bitching at his teammates Ona few occasions now

 

[Burner Account]

Missed penalty, brutal miss by Mane and too many missed headers to count. Not ready to jump out the window because of dropped points at a top six and a best of the rest during the festive fixtures.

If they lose at Stamford Bridge after dropping points at Anfield against 10-man Chelsea, then I will probably be ready to ship the league.

 

[Savant]

What a horrific display of finishing today.

Leicester do nothing, get their goal on their only good chance against the run of play, and take the points. That’s footie.

that was the recipe though. loud crowd, MOTM performance from the keeper and a bit of luck. Oh well. That’s what happens when you let a team off the hook

 

[Savant]

Matip has been bitching at his teammates Ona few occasions now

That’s just Matip. He does it every game. Yelling at himself too. Nothing abnormal there.

https://twitter.com/nocontextjmatip?s=21

 

[Machinehead]

This but about Chelsea instead of Liverpool and "score not enough" instead of "concede too many"

In fairness, Liverpool and Chelsea are on pace for 82 points. There was a time where it would be a two horse race between teams with those totals.

A club with literally limitless funds has created a league where you need 30 wins to enter the conversation.

 

[Savant]

In fairness, Liverpool and Chelsea are on pace for 82 points. There was a time where it would be a two horse race between teams with those totals.

A club with literally limitless funds has created a league where you need 30 wins to enter the conversation.

Kind of mad when there are three teams better than any team that Ferguson ever had and two won’t win the league. And and least one of them may not win any silverware.

 

[Machinehead]

Kind of mad when there are three teams better than any team that Ferguson ever had and two won’t win the league. And and least one of them may not win any silverware.

That's the state you're in when you have a team that's already the best on paper and they sign a talent like Jack Grealish to come off the bench just because they can. And that's just one example. They'll get one of Kane or Haaland eventually too.

 

[Machinehead]

f*** this sport sometimes.

Granted, the second half was disappointing from Liverpool but still. Game should have been dusted at halftime.

 

[Blender]

f*** this sport sometimes.

Granted, the second half was disappointing from Liverpool but still. Game should have been dusted at halftime.

How much of that 2.42 was from the penalty though? A penalty is usually close to 1 xG, and the follow up chance would also be rated pretty high.

Liverpool definitely had the better chances though, a few huge saves from Schmeichel and that terrible Mane shot.

 

[Machinehead]

How much of that 2.42 was from the penalty though? A penalty is usually close to 1 xG, and the follow up chance would also be rated pretty high.

Liverpool definitely had the better chances though, a few huge saves from Schmeichel and that terrible Mane shot.

I'm honestly not sure if this account counts penalties. They do on and off and I don't know what they're on now.

That being said, 2.42 even without the penalty? I would believe it. The save on Virgil, the save on Salah, Mane missing the Grand Canyon somehow, the crossbar following the penalty.

 

[Blender]

I'm honestly not sure if this account counts penalties. They do on and off and I don't know what they're on now.

That being said, 2.42 even without the penalty? I would believe it. The save on Virgil, the save on Salah, Mane missing the Grand Canyon somehow, the crossbar following the penalty.

Understat has the game at 2.73-0.62 with the penalty attempt with 1.83 xGs all from the penalty play.

Leicester 1 - 0 Liverpool (December 28 2021) | EPL | 2021/2022 | xG | Understat.com

 

[Machinehead]

Don't get me wrong, we've also made our own bed this year.

You can chalk this one up to "deserved better, that's football" but the table looks a lot better if we didn't drop six points to Brentford, Brighton, and Tottenham because we literally just forgot to play defense.

We needed to shore up defensively to win trophies and now we need to do it again.

Virgil making spectacular stops 1v2 evidently isn't keeping teams off the board anymore.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

 

[hatterson]

Kind of mad when there are three teams better than any team that Ferguson ever had and two won’t win the league. And and least one of them may not win any silverware.

Did you somehow forget that 07-09 happened?

 

[Savant]

Did you somehow forget that 07-09 happened?

I did not. I said what I said. Utd wasn’t the best team in 08-09 either.

 

[Savant]

Understat has the game at 2.73-0.62 with the penalty attempt with 1.83 xGs all from the penalty play.

Leicester 1 - 0 Liverpool (December 28 2021) | EPL | 2021/2022 | xG | Understat.com

This too.

This was not a good LFC performance but they should have won. Just not their day.

 

[AB13]

Arsène Wenger

 

[Savant]

Arsène Wenger

Impressive. Kinda of funny the tweet author rates it higher than going invincible

 

[AB13]

Impressive. Kinda of funny the tweet author rates it higher than going invincible

Yeah that’s ridiculous (invincible season should be rated higher than everything else in football) but it’s a very cool achievment. The 2001-02 team were not far off 03/04 Arsenal at all.

 

[Savant]

Don't get me wrong, we've also made our own bed this year.

You can chalk this one up to "deserved better, that's football" but the table looks a lot better if we didn't drop six points to Brentford, Brighton, and Tottenham because we literally just forgot to play defense.

We needed to shore up defensively to win trophies and now we need to do it again.

Virgil making spectacular stops 1v2 evidently isn't keeping teams off the board anymore.

Need another defense first midfielder. Not necessarily a stopper like Fabinho but definitely someone that can play next to him (and cover in a pinch). They need more help putting out those fires.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Did you somehow forget that 07-09 happened?

I mean what do you expect

 

[Savant]

I mean what do you expect

How many times did Ferguson go over 90 points? In a much weaker PL?

 

[Blender]