The 2013-14 EPL Discussion Thread

[dajine]

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A great day... but...



Poor guy. Welcome to 2nd place.

Don't worry not for long...

[gopher_guy]

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3 points for Tottenham against Everton!

Man U... Darren Bent 90'+4'? I bet Moyes' face was just fantastic!

[Suntan Superman]

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United seems to have lost it's fair share of fans this year....

[KG]

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Moyes leaves A LOT to be desired tactically. At Everton he had small squads so playing a regular 11 was fairly easy. Now that he has to juggle lineups you see some weaknesses in his tactics. Take this weekend for example, Fulham parked the bus from the start allowing United a lions share of possession. Ok, nothing out of the ordinary for a club in the relegation drop zone traveling to what was once a fortress. United's gameplan seemed to be sending in crosses and to the wingers/fullbacks/Mata's credit they were delivering some quality crosses but they were targeting Rooney who's good for his size but you have Chicharito on the bench. He then waits until the 70th minute to bring him on, after Januzaj whose best strength is taking on defenders but isn't yet adept at finding pockets of space.

Fulham literally had 3-4 quality attacks and scored on 2, should have been 3 but Richardson couldn't even hit the target.

As much as I like Mata he isn't what United needs/needed. They already have Kagawa, Januzaj, and Rooney to play behind the ST not to mention Welbeck who can slot in there. United has needed midfield help for a while now and with Vidic saying he's leaving they're going to need another CB, if not 2 considering how much Moyes doesn't favor Rio.

It's going to be interesting to see what happens if United don't make the CL or if they even finish outside of the Europa.

[~LiverpoolRed~]

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There seems to be no link up play between Wayne Rooney & RVP. In the Stoke game RVP passed to Rooney 3 times. All 3 were from the kick-off (restarts). In the Fulham game Wayne Rooney attempted 2 passes to RVP, one from kick-off. Their tactics seem to be to get the ball out wide and cross the ball in time and time again. They had a record 81 crosses in the box against Fulham.

[Kai Flame]

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Oh Chelsea...... truth be told, I totally saw this coming.

Tomorrow: Moyes wins against a top 6 side and help ruin their chances of lifting a trophy for the first time in 10 yrs

[Brahvocado]

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West Brom have now taken points from Chelsea, United, Arsenal, Everton, Tottenham, and Liverpool.

That's just about as bogey as you can get.

[~LiverpoolRed~]

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Just seen this on the BBC:

Manchester City's game against Sunderland has been called off because conditions are deemed unsafe, with a red warning for wind in place for the North West.

[Anners]

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Just seen this on the BBC:

Manchester City's game against Sunderland has been called off because conditions are deemed unsafe, with a red warning for wind in place for the North West.

Everton - Palace is also off now due to building damage.

We're not used to as strong as winds as this in the UK. I live about an hour away from Manchester with mountains/hills in between and the wind is probably the strongest I've ever experienced. There's a lot of roads being closed and people are being advised not to travel, so I'm not too surprised that there are games being called off.

[Suntan Superman]

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Stoke/Swans delayed til 8pm

[Suntan Superman]

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[gopher_guy]

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What the hell, trying to watch Spurs/Newcastle, but the channel is blacked out. All the NBC overflow channels are blacked out

edit: now there's audio, but still the blackout screen, haha.

[ImTellinTim]

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Man, Newcastle has fallen off a cliff.

[Dogslax41]

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Man, Newcastle has fallen off a cliff.

More like driven off a cliff with Mr. Ashley at the wheel.

[gopher_guy]

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4-0, solid.

Adebayor keeps rollin'.

So glad we bought Soldado! ......