The 2017-2018 EPL Discussion Thread

[dubcity]

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It will be 0-0 this weekend and you know it.

Lol. If Mourinho is still parking the bus in the last 5-10 minutes of the match I would bet on a 1-0 win for Liverpool.

[Brahvocado]

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Lol. If Mourinho is still parking the bus in the last 5-10 minutes of the match I would bet on a 1-0 win for Liverpool.

It will be another Jose defensive masterclass, with a few counterattacking moments to trick United fans into believing they put on a good attacking display (speaking from experience).

DDG will make several wonder saves and the entire match will come down to a United attack/set piece, against the run of play.

Game will either end 0-0 or 1-0 to United.

[ImTellinTim]

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4-1 Liverpool. It's time to punish them.


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[Brahvocado]

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4-1 Liverpool. It's time to punish them.


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As much as everyone enjoys United getting stuffed, I can't see that happening at Old Trafford under Jose.

They will play it far safer than they did today.

[stlducks]

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The last 4 meetings between Liverpool and United ended 0-0 or 1-1. I expect this one to be the same. I'd take a 0-0 where Jose is happy with the boring draw and Klopp is frustrated.

Makes for exciting headlines as a neutral.

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[Leon]

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Gotta give Jose credit for that 2nd-half -- he went for it with his subs, changed the formation slightly, and somehow got his players to learn how to play football after that **** of a 1st-half, and the team got a good result. Haven't had a comeback win like that since Fergie!

Alexis still doesn't quite fit-in; there were so many times Pogba and him would go into the same spaces that they basically nullified each other. The introduction of Rashford, Mata and Shaw is what really allowed us to have some semblance of attacking fluidity -- Mata in particular giving us proper link-up play. Lingard did well playing as a RWB, another thing Messi can't do. I thought Shaw made our left-side play better, but knowing Mou, he'll be back on the bench for the derby even though Young hasn't been cutting it in the past few matches as our LB.

It's Old Trafford, so I'm confident of a good result, but I know United well enough this season to expect a **** performance, but to be hopeful of some exciting football after they realise they're actually capable of playing that way (minimum 30mins of absolute **** football). Better yet, maybe Mourinho can actually get his players to play a whole football match the way they did the final 30 minutes.

Thanks for the bangerz, Chelsea.
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[dubcity]

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Pretty much a lock that we would not have heard from Leon for the rest of the season if Man U had lost to Crystal Palace. Close one.

[~LiverpoolRed~]

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I can't remember what I was watching yesterday when this was mentioned but thought it was interesting.

The current bottom 3 were all formally managed by Tony Pulis and now he's only 2 points from a Playoff position in the Championship with Middlesbrough.

[Leon]

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Pretty much a lock that we would not have heard from Leon for the rest of the season if Man U had lost to Crystal Palace. Close one.

There's just something about beating Palace that's sweeter than beating Chelsea.

[stlducks]

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I can't remember what I was watching yesterday when this was mentioned but thought it was interesting.

The current bottom 3 were all formally managed by Tony Pulis and now he's only 2 points from a Playoff position in the Championship with Middlesbrough.

And yet he will still have a job next season. Same with Alan Pardew and Big Sam.

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[Suntan Superman]

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And yet he will still have a job next season. Same with Alan Pardew and Big Sam.

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and Woy, and Moyes.

[Krebstar]

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I don't recall who, but someone in this forum posted about Big Sam when he got the Everton job saying he'd be a success, he just needed to be at a club with ambition, etc. I think it was on here...

Anyway—nope, he's a joke and will continue to be a joke.

[Brahvocado]

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I don't recall who, but someone in this forum posted about Big Sam when he got the Everton job saying he'd be a success, he just needed to be at a club with ambition, etc. I think it was on here...

Anyway—nope, he's a joke and will continue to be a joke.

Big Sam, Hodgson, Moyes and Pardew are all very much living on the back of their past successes.

It's the first thing I hear every time someone tries to argue against one of them getting a new job; "but he did great stuff at [insert club here]!!!", disregarding that said "great job" they did was like 7-10 years ago. Big Sam at Bolton is the best example.

[stlducks]

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Big Sam, Hodgson, Moyes and Pardew are all very much living on the back of their past successes.

It's the first thing I hear every time someone tries to argue against one of them getting a new job; "but he did great stuff at [insert club here]!!!", disregarding that said "great job" they did was like 7-10 years ago. Big Sam at Bolton is the best example.

It's like fans of managers lose track of time sometimes. The latest are Wenger defenders. "He develops young talent" "Plays beautiful football" when really he hasn't developed a young talent in a while and Arsenal have not played beautiful football outside of a moment here or there in years.

The media are a lot to blame also. They like to push English manager and make them sound better than they are as they try covering the flaws. Pardew, Moyes, Big Sam, Sherwood are all Championship level managers.

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[Suntan Superman]

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There's no way this is real, but apparently Riyad Mahrez is walking away? I'm sure when I wake up tomorrow we'll learn of a hacking.

In case it's real though... what?