GWT: EPL - Matchweek 6

[booyakasha]

I love Arteta, and the Arsenal, but the naivety and inexperience on how to operate the bench is showing
Europa, cup draws, is coming up, and squad rotation will be essential..it will take more than just pep talks to get wound up..
"now lezgo out there and ween this fogging game guys"
“Play with bee leaf and bassion and foggin addack them”

 

[al secord]

If you were to tell me United were in 5th after 6 games after the Brentford game I would have laughed. Such a huge turnaround for them. Let’s hope this is actually them and not another long illusion.

Says much more about the quality of Brentford.

 

[Rob]

shocker... arsenal first taste of pressure/ top tier team and they lose.. you love to see it

I have October 1st circled on my calendar.

 

[ItsFineImFine]

They probably just overdribbled once they got to or around the box Arsenal. And they didn't do a good job of crossing or passing it early enough either. They did get it to and around the box with ease though which is good for them but the final decisions were pretty individualistic. If they fix that and also don't leave themselves as exposed to counters against a fast team then they're fine.


Also no way should Maguire be the starting CB for England over Stones or Dier or Coady. Not that any of those choices are particularly good but Maguire shouldn't even be on the plane. Knowing Southgate though he'll probably start both Maguire and Shaw.

 

[Savant]

Also no way should Maguire be the starting CB for England over Stones or Dier or Coady. Not that any of those choices are particularly good but Maguire shouldn't even be on the plane. Knowing Southgate though he'll probably start both Maguire and Shaw.

Or (in no particular order) Tomori or Guehi or Gomez or White or Kilman or Chalobah

 

[bluesfan94]

shocker... arsenal first taste of pressure/ top tier team and they lose.. you love to see it

Enough to make me pull my hair out

 

[hockey20000]

I have October 1st circled on my calendar.

your 2nd loss of the season you mean

Enough to make me pull my hair out

arnt you a chelsea fan lol?

 

[Say Hey Kid]

@Savant Who are your top 2 PL strikers ever? I'll take 1. Alan Shearer 2. Wayne Rooney.

 

[Savant]

@Savant Who are your top 2 PL strikers ever? I'll take 1. Alan Shearer 2. Wayne Rooney.

Henry and Shearer. Aguero #3

 

[Live in the Now]

Ok going through the games yesterday I don't understand why Chelsea and United didn't even give a look at Ivan Toney. But I said that sometime during last season as well. Can't believe he hasn't been capped by England either. They've given caps to Bamford and Watkins but neither of them are as good.

 

[Savant]

Ok going through the games yesterday I don't understand why Chelsea and United didn't even give a look at Ivan Toney. But I said that sometime during last season as well. Can't believe he hasn't been capped by England either. They've given caps to Bamford and Watkins but neither of them are as good.

LFC could certainly use Toney too.

 

[Live in the Now]

LFC could certainly use Toney too.

Yeah but our lack of interest is way easier to understand. I'm not saying the team is being run poorly but a good comparison would be like ordering a beer and the waiter coming back with water and charging you the same as a beer.

 

[Savant]

Yeah but our lack of interest is way easier to understand. I'm not saying the team is being run poorly but a good comparison would be like ordering a beer and the waiter coming back with water and charging you the same as a beer.

Water is the real adult beverage.

 

[Chimaera]

Guess the parade planning committee was a touch premature

 

[King Makar19]

VAR is a farce...took 54 replays to overturn a good pressing and Erikssen falling on his own foot...

oh well.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I think it's fair to say that one wishes fouls like that would be called more consistently.

However Eriksen absolutely did not dive or trip. Not sure where some here are getting that from.

 

[Mount Suribachi]

Ok going through the games yesterday I don't understand why Chelsea and United didn't even give a look at Ivan Toney. But I said that sometime during last season as well. Can't believe he hasn't been capped by England either. They've given caps to Bamford and Watkins but neither of them are as good.

There were a few whispers through the summer but nothing serious. Big year for Toney, if he can kick on this season he'll be in the shop window next summer.

He's going to have to have a monster few months to make the England squad though. Southgate loves his old reliables and IIRC England play only 2 more games before the WC.

But yeah, quality hat trick yesterday.

 

[bluesfan94]

Guess the parade planning committee was a touch premature

Sad we won't be getting 114 points this season but 111 does look better aesthetically

 

[hockey20000]

VAR is a farce...took 54 replays to overturn a good pressing and Erikssen falling on his own foot...

oh well.

it was a clear foul lmao...

 

[hatterson]

Ok going through the games yesterday I don't understand why Chelsea and United didn't even give a look at Ivan Toney. But I said that sometime during last season as well. Can't believe he hasn't been capped by England either. They've given caps to Bamford and Watkins but neither of them are as good.

Fun fact, the last time United brought in an actual striker under the age of 30 was Lukaku 5 years ago.

Since then it’s been Ighalo, Cavani, and Ronaldo.

 

[Live in the Now]

Fun fact, the last time United brought in an actual striker under the age of 30 was Lukaku 5 years ago.

Since then it’s been Ighalo, Cavani, and Ronaldo.

Well you'll be signing whoever the Dutch top scorer is next summer. Probably Brobbey or Gakpo.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Henry and Shearer. Aguero #3

Some consider Thierry the best PL player ever. Kane can't crack your top 3!

 

[Savant]

Some consider Thierry the best PL player ever. Kane can't crack your top 3!

Kane needs to win some trophies.

 

[Jussi]

Apparently goes back to 1984.

 

[ItsFineImFine]

Or (in no particular order) Tomori or Guehi or Gomez or White or Kilman or Chalobah

My issue with White there is that he's being used as an RB so can't judge his form as a CB this season. Chalobah is not getting regular game time and I've seen attackers get in behind him a lot when he has. Gomez I feel is insulated a bit by the quality of the team he plays for and Timori is in Serie A.

If you're England with this much depth, you don't need to be selecting players playing out of position or out of form or in a lesser league or on the bench.

Sad we won't be getting 114 points this season but 111 does look better aesthetically

As much as I'd like to see Arsenal instead of Man City win the title this year, today exposed how vulnerable Arsenal is to a good counter. And they got away with it earlier against teams like Palace or Fulham but they likely will drop some points this year from that issue and you also have the occasional game you should win but don't due to a keeper stealing it or shooting being off and with that combined, I don't see them challenging this year unless City badly declines.