The 2014-15 EPL Discussion Thread

[KG]

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Just a heads up, make sure your local listings are updated. The UK put their clocks back tomorrow. They always do it a few weeks before we do.

Goes to edit DVR to start an hour before and end an hour later...

[~LiverpoolRed~]

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Got to give props to Big Sam Allardyce. Always heavily critisized about his style of play. He's finally playing two up front as they have given up waiting for Andy Carroll. They are a real fun team to watch again.

Sakho scores in his first 6 PL games. Unbelievable for a guy that came from the second division in France.

Alex Song was a beast today and the full backs, Jenkisnon and Cresswell were incredible.

[jesmith29]

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Hammer Time!

[cdawg44]

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Got to give props to Big Sam Allardyce. Always heavily critisized about his style of play. He's finally playing two up front as they have given up waiting for Andy Carroll. They are a real fun team to watch again.

Sakho scores in his first 6 PL games. Unbelievable for a guy that came from the second division in France.

Alex Song was a beast today and the full backs, Jenkisnon and Cresswell were incredible.

Yeah, West Ham is actually watchable again... They are very similar to those Bolton Wanders team circa 2005 who were tough as nails, but could find the net. I still have nightmares of Arsenal going to the Reebok Stadium.

Man for costing £32 million, Mangala makes a LOT of mistakes with his positioning.

[ImTellinTim]

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Meanwhile, I'm sorry that everyone is being subjected to Rodgers having cognitive dissonance about his tactics, and this crap was put on television instead of Arsenal.

[cdawg44]

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Meanwhile, I'm sorry that everyone is being subjected to Rodgers having cognitive dissonance about his tactics, and this crap was put on television instead of Arsenal.

Uhhhh did y'all watch us.... #throwup

Sunderland was so derp, they gave Alexis two goals on a platter. Oh, and Gibbs went off with an Arsenal...

[eyeamg0dly]

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Uhhhh did y'all watch us.... #throwup

Sunderland was so derp, they gave Alexis two goals on a platter. Oh, and Gibbs went off with an Arsenal...

the hustle from alexis put him in position to take them away. maybe he got lucky but how many players would have just given up and not even tried in the first place.

now if they rest of the team would play with the same effort....

[rsnomar05]

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the hustle from alexis put him in position to take them away. maybe he got lucky but how many players would have just given up and not even tried in the first place.

now if they rest of the team would play with the same effort....

Yes, he was in position to make the play, but those were two inexcusable blunders on the part of Sunderland. And LOL at Mannone trying to blame his defenders on his howler. He had plenty of time to clear the ball but chose to try and play it onto his right foot and...well, the rest is history.

[Brahvocado]

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City has a huge Fernandinho sized hole in their midfield at the moment

[SinisterAlex]

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Van Persie celebrating like Man Utd just won the title... get out of here.

That pissed me off as well as the officiating.

[Brahvocado]

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Ugh, Manchester clubs and late equalizers.

Dowd definitely didn't help things at all, denied a clear penalty in the first half and he was just generally in really poor positions all game. It's like he's not even physically fit enough to ref anymore.

That being said, we should have absolutely put that game away. I always knew United would turn up, but we are a team expected to challenge for a CL title and that performance just wasn't good enough. It's kind of concerning how much our playstyle suffers when Costa isn't there, though it isn't TOO bad when Remy is there. Honestly Drogba should only be a sub at this point, I feel even Shirley up top would have been more productive.

Also feel really bad for Courtois, kid almost never makes a mistake and just can't seem to get the multiple clean sheets he deserves.

Oh well, 6 points ahead of City, could definitely be worse.

[Brahvocado]

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Why does Kyle Martino's wife let him leave the house with his hair like that?

[KG]

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Ugh, Manchester clubs and late equalizers.

Dowd definitely didn't help things at all, denied a clear penalty in the first half and he was just generally in really poor positions all game. It's like he's not even physically fit enough to ref anymore.

That being said, we should have absolutely put that game away. I always knew United would turn up, but we are a team expected to challenge for a CL title and that performance just wasn't good enough. It's kind of concerning how much our playstyle suffers when Costa isn't there, though it isn't TOO bad when Remy is there. Honestly Drogba should only be a sub at this point, I feel even Shirley up top would have been more productive.

Also feel really bad for Courtois, kid almost never makes a mistake and just can't seem to get the multiple clean sheets he deserves.

Oh well, 6 points ahead of City, could definitely be worse.

Dowd was atrocious. JT & Ivanovic basically were tackled in the box on that play. The foul that sent Ivanovic off was weak and didn't warrant a 2nd yellow. It then took off one of our better set-piece defenders and United equalized.

At the end of the day though, Drogba and Eden should have buried their chances, especially Eden. To get to that next level Hazard has to score when he has those kind of chances. Personally, I thought Mou went to Mikel a little too early to try to shut it down.

Not the worst result for each side though.

[Brahvocado]

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Dowd was atrocious. JT & Ivanovic basically were tackled in the box on that play. The foul that sent Ivanovic off was weak and didn't warrant a 2nd yellow. It then took off one of our better set-piece defenders and United equalized.

At the end of the day though, Drogba and Eden should have buried their chances, especially Eden. To get to that next level Hazard has to score when he has those kind of chances. Personally, I thought Mou went to Mikel a little too early to try to shut it down.

Not the worst result for each side though.

Can I just say how happy it makes me that "going to Mikel" is a thing?

I love that man

[Brahvocado]

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But yes, he did go to Mikel too early. United are in bad enough form that we should have been able to press longer for a second goal