GWT: Matchweek 28: Midweek fun

[hatterson]

Tuesday, February 26
CARDIFF CITY (7-4-16)	2:45p ET	EVERTON (9-6-12)	Cardiff, Wales
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN (2-5-20)	2:45p ET	WOLVERHAMPTON (11-7-9)	Huddersfield, England
LEICESTER CITY (9-5-13)	2:45p ET	BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (7-6-13)	Leicester, England
NEWCASTLE UNITED (7-7-13)	3:00p ET	BURNLEY (8-6-13)	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Wednesday, February 27
ARSENAL (16-5-6)	2:45p ET	BOURNEMOUTH (10-4-13)	London, England
SOUTHAMPTON (5-9-13)	2:45p ET	FULHAM (4-5-18)	Southampton, England
LIVERPOOL (20-6-1)	3:00p ET	WATFORD (11-7-9)	Liverpool, England
MANCHESTER CITY (21-2-4)	3:00p ET	WEST HAM UNITED (10-6-11)	Manchester, England
CHELSEA (15-5-6)	3:00p ET	TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (20-0-7)	London, England
CRYSTAL PALACE (8-6-13)	3:00p ET	MANCHESTER UNITED (15-7-5)	London, England

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[hatterson]

United have some injury fun.

Lingard, Herrerra, and Mata picked up hamstring injuries against Liverpool and will be out.

Matic, Jones, Darmian, Valencia, and Martial are still out.

Rashford is iffy with his ankle injury.

One of their first names in attack who would be called up to fill out the squad in this case (Mason Greenwood) is also injured. Angel Gomes, James Garner, and Tahith Chong will likely be on the bench, one may start, and they all may end up seeing playing time as subs.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Look at @hatterson showing off adding records and links!


United are missing a ton of guys. Lingard, Matic, Jones, Martial, Ander, Mata all out with Rashford most likely out.

Lots of muscle injuries. Have to wonder if the midseason change in styles from Jose to Ole aren't a factor. Stand in your zone to run the entire field, without a preseason to build up.
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Oh well. Gotta move on. Fred, Alexis, and Andreas need to step up. Hopefully Chong features at some stage.

 

[hatterson]

Look at @hatterson showing off adding records and links!

Literal copy and paste from the first link I clicked on in google

 

[Savant]

I wish I was dead.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Reports that Caballero will play this weekend.

 

[hatterson]

Absolute screamer by Schar for Newcastle. Perfect placement too.

 

[Live in the Now]

Almiron was obviously way too good to stay with Atlanta.

Big clubs are going to be sniffing around him very quickly.

 

[robertmac43]

Brighton rapidly making me more stressed about the final stretch....

I thought safety was inevitable after the start they had

 

[robertmac43]

As i post that they grab one back! Getting a point out of today would be massive

 

[Gecklund]

Almiron was obviously way too good to stay with Atlanta.

Big clubs are going to be sniffing around him very quickly.

And who was it saying this before he even moved to Newcastle? (Just tooting my own horn a little bit just a joke) no but really I said he could come in and immediately start for Arsenal or at least get solid time and I still stand by that.

 

[Cassano]

And who was it saying this before he even moved to Newcastle? (Just tooting my own horn a little bit just a joke) no but really I said he could come in and immediately start for Arsenal or at least get solid time and I still stand by that.

It was me that was against that - he's played well, but he definitely wouldn't start for Arsenal.

 

[Gecklund]

It was me that was against that - he's played well, but he definitely wouldn't start for Arsenal.

I guess we will have to see no but really I’m pretty sure I made that claim when I was drunk. I still do stand by it just a little less adamantly

 

[East Coast Bias]

I guess we will have to see no but really I’m pretty sure I made that claim when I was drunk. I still do stand by it just a little less adamantly

Isn’t that the only way to post around here (drunk)?

 

[Gecklund]

Isn’t that the only way to post around here (drunk)?

New HF game

Is the poster drunk, ignorant, or a child?

 

[robertmac43]

Is the poster drunk, ignorant, or a child?

I find that on the Leafs board they are all 3 of these things and if they are not a child, they are instead old and from rural Ontario

 

[YNWA14]

I mean...Almiron hasn't looked anything special to me.

 

[Gecklund]

I mean...Almiron hasn't looked anything special to me.

Obviously very small sample size but he is creating a chance every 20ish minutes only player with a better time is James Maddison at around 18.

 

[Cassano]

I mean...Almiron hasn't looked anything special to me.

He was class against Huddersfield

 

[Live in the Now]

I mean...Almiron hasn't looked anything special to me.

So he's good then.

As for the Arsenal comment, he could start for Arsenal currently but he shouldn't be starting for Arsenal.

 

[Corto]

Not really sure how the FA decided on the games (all the top-6 playing on Wednesday - turns out they're at the same time as Real-Barca, so won't watch any PL games anyway ), but sometimes it's cool to just watch mid-table / bottom clubs duke it out.

Ended up watching Newcastle - Burnley.

Thing is, I remember Newcastle as a PL champion and a club Dinamo played in 98 in the CL qualification (and was robbed by the ref, but let's not get into that hah).
So, I'm sorta split when I watch them - I wanted them to win yesterday, but at the same time the whole Mike Ashley thing... I don't know, does it get better before hitting rock bottom?
Would the average Newcastle fan prefer to lose and go down if that meant Ashley would sell his bit and go away?

Anyway...
I know Rafa had a bad stretch at Madrid, but the job he's doing with Newcastle has been fantastic. It took a while, but the team I've seen tonight and in the Liverpool and City games certainly deserves to stay up and is looking so much better than when I watched them play in the first half of the season.

 

[maclean]

Isn’t that the only way to post around here (drunk)?

Best part is you get to read your posts again for the first time the next day!

 

[maclean]

Also congratulations to Wolverhampton "Guaranteed Top Six" Wolves on losing to Huddersfield "Third Win of the Season" Town

 

[Cassano]

I'm still confused as to what Keita is good for.

 

[Burner Account]

I'm still confused as to what Keita is good for.

Ask the Bundesliga crowd because he hasn't shown it in England yet.