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  • Yeah...THAT Guy
    Once in a Lifetime Memory
    • Dec 2006
    • 17294

    #1156
    Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

    If not for the awful first 6 matches, Stoke would actually be looking like a Champion's League team right now. 8-2-3 in the last 13.
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    • dubcity
      Hall Of Fame
      • May 2012
      • 17873

      #1157
      Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

      Courtois is good AND lucky on that save lol. Damn.

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      • dubcity
        Hall Of Fame
        • May 2012
        • 17873

        #1158
        Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

        Matic is an idiot

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        • PabloLFC
          Banned
          • Dec 2015
          • 638

          #1159
          Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

          These two teams are terrible.

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          • dubcity
            Hall Of Fame
            • May 2012
            • 17873

            #1160
            Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

            I like Arlo White, but a 0-0 draw at home against a 14th placed team is not a good result lol.

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            • dubcity
              Hall Of Fame
              • May 2012
              • 17873

              #1161
              Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

              Damnit. I wish I had Da Gea's hair ...

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              • Brahvocado
                MVP
                • Oct 2012
                • 7480

                #1162
                Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

                We deserved to lose that game, think people are starting to see it wasn't ALL jose's fault now.

                Also, how on earth does Herrera even stay on the pitch, let alone end the game with 0 yellow cards. Atkinson is an absolute clown, so many blown calls. I think Mikel/Schweinsteiger/Schneiderlin/Hazard all combined for about 6 fouls the entire game and all were on yellows, while Herrera should have been sent off before half time, and Pedro was lucky to be on the field in the second half.

                Actually, if you go back and watch Schweinsteiger commit his single foul and booking of the game, you can see Herrera grabbing somebody's legs and pulling them to the ground.

                Aside from the fact that Herrera should have unquestionably been sent off (and probably Rooney and Pedro as well), United fans should feel a bit hard done by that result. The woodwork, Courtois being amazing and inept refereeing are the only reasons that wasn't a comfortable 2/3-0 win for them.

                Maybe Jose was right, and he DID make these players look better than they are. Hard to believe this team walked the league last season.

                We are genuinely awful.

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                • gopher_guy
                  The Kaptain
                  • Jul 2011
                  • 7389

                  #1163
                  Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

                  Man U Chelsea, 0-0 draw. The most predictable scoreline in EPL history.
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                  • steelerfan
                    MVP
                    • Jun 2003
                    • 4343

                    #1164
                    Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

                    Originally posted by Perceptor
                    Spuds with a late game winner.
                    Yeah, but they were offside.

                    Just saying.

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                    • ImTellinTim
                      YNWA
                      • Sep 2006
                      • 33028

                      #1165
                      Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

                      Originally posted by steelerfan
                      Yeah, but they were offside.

                      Just saying.
                      Here's the worst missed offside decision of the holidays though. Only 4 Liverpool players offside here! Ball don't lie, I guess. They didn't score from this somehow.

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                      • Brahvocado
                        MVP
                        • Oct 2012
                        • 7480

                        #1166
                        Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

                        No blown offside call will ever top Vertonghen getting called offside despite being a good 7 yards inside his own half

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                        • ImTellinTim
                          YNWA
                          • Sep 2006
                          • 33028

                          #1167
                          Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

                          Originally posted by Brahvocado
                          No blown offside call will ever top Vertonghen getting called offside despite being a good 7 yards inside his own half
                          While the referee was running just behind him and looking directly at him.

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                          • fugazi
                            MVP
                            • Apr 2003
                            • 3749

                            #1168
                            Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

                            logging in just to say how pitiful United/Chelsea was...

                            just...awful.

                            United is a long way off...Martial looked all but incapable of making good decisions when in possession on the wing. Rooney? Not a 10, not a 9...it was noted more than once that Chelsea didn't have a traditional forward in the squad, but it hardly seemed United did, either. (edit: i watched nearly the entire match, but can't recall seeing Herrera's antics...)

                            Chelsea was shockingly...decadent? I don't know...Pedro looked like a little B the entire match, the set pieces (of which there were a few) did not seem inspired. Somehow, I still expected them to steal one and walk away with 3 points.

                            Painful to watch, altogether. De Gea and Courtois seemed to be the only ones that showed up.
                            Last edited by fugazi; 12-29-2015, 02:40 AM.
                            Australian Rules Football...just sayin'

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                            • fugazi
                              MVP
                              • Apr 2003
                              • 3749

                              #1169
                              Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

                              Originally posted by Brahvocado
                              No blown offside call will ever top Vertonghen getting called offside despite being a good 7 yards inside his own half
                              clearly off...
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                              Australian Rules Football...just sayin'

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                              • Brahvocado
                                MVP
                                • Oct 2012
                                • 7480

                                #1170
                                Re: The 2015-2016 EPL Discussion Thread

                                Originally posted by fugazi
                                logging in just to say how pitiful United/Chelsea was...

                                just...awful.

                                United is a long way off...Martial looked all but incapable of making good decisions when in possession on the wing. Rooney? Not a 10, not a 9...it was noted more than once that Chelsea didn't have a traditional forward in the squad, but it hardly seemed United did, either. (edit: i watched nearly the entire match, but can't recall seeing Herrera's antics...)

                                Chelsea was shockingly...decadent? I don't know...Pedro looked like a little B the entire match, the set pieces (of which there were a few) did not seem inspired. Somehow, I still expected them to steal one and walk away with 3 points.

                                Painful to watch, altogether. De Gea and Courtois seemed to be the only ones that showed up.
                                Saying this as a person who absolutely hates United; you are being a bit harsh on United players. They were a few post shots and Courtois miracle saves away from a very comfortable multi-goal win.

                                As for Herrera:




                                He was doing stuff like this the entire game. It's funny, if you can find a replay of the single foul Schweinsteiger committed that he got booked for, you can see Herrera grabbing somebody's legs (it was either Oscar or Pedro) while falling down and just straight up pulling them to the ground with his hands.

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