Premier League 2020-21

[fitz]

Leeds are so great.

 

[FOX Franks]

Leeds are so great.

The way they play is so refreshing isn’t it? Makes you wonder why more promoted teams don’t set up to ship 4 every week

 

[FOX Franks]

Leeds are so great.

I think in particular everyone getting really excited when they got beaten 4-3 by Liverpool got to me.
they.. still lost? No point scoring three every week if you’re going to concede 4.

 

[Brown Nose]

I have never really understood the Bielsa thing.

His 'genius' appears to be to man mark across the pitch and get his players fit enough to run around more than the opposition. And that's it.

He has never survived as a manager at a club for more than two years until now. His ability to outwit the Championship is really damning about just how awful a league that is.

He'll quit after a few more hammerings I reckon. Seems to be his thing. Leeds will probably stay up because there are four really, really, awful sides this season. But Leeds are undoubtedly shit.

 

[fitz]

The way they play is so refreshing isn’t it? Makes you wonder why more promoted teams don’t set up to ship 4 every week

I'll have to check Fulham and West Brom arent shipping more before agreeing.

 

[fitz]

I think in particular everyone getting really excited when they got beaten 4-3 by Liverpool got to me.
they.. still lost? No point scoring three every week if you’re going to concede 4.

I didn't even get the hype in that game. Looked a bit clueless and the defeat was fair. I get that it's more exciting to have Leeds back than fulham with one team with a large fan base and the other's away attendence being unaffected by stadium bans but the hype is injust. Their own fans are realistic about 15-17th being good, yet the media have been creaming before a ball was kicked.

 

[give_us_a_wave]

**** all that.

Highlight of the day was watching Ole losing his shit with an attack of the mardy arses on the telly after the game. ****ing brilliant.

Shut up you tart.

Moaning about your vast & expensive squad of underachieving wank having to endure a quick turnaround?

I can just imagine the outpouring of sympathy from 80% of the other Prem managers currently trying to juggle much smaller squads beset by injuries. How awful for you having to play in the Champion's League. Poor little mite.

I've never seen a man more obviously cracking under the pressure. Upstairs at Utd won't have missed it either.

Pochettino must have his coat on sitting by the phone with his car keys in his hand.

 

[give_us_a_wave]

I have never really understood the Bielsa thing.

His 'genius' appears to be to man mark across the pitch and get his players fit enough to run around more than the opposition. And that's it.

He has never survived as a manager at a club for more than two years until now. His ability to outwit the Championship is really damning about just how awful a league that is.

He'll quit after a few more hammerings I reckon. Seems to be his thing. Leeds will probably stay up because there are four really, really, awful sides this season. But Leeds are undoubtedly shit.

Pochettino will be Bielsa in 20 years.

Praised to the rafters as a genius coach.

Then you check Wikipedia & think " Eh? He's won **** all"

 

[mabrah]

This could have gone in 'laugh at Leeds' thread, or the Perez one but Leeds/Bielsa are mentioned here so... a thoughtful piece from the New York Times on Patrick Bamford...

There Is No Such Thing as a Bad Player (Published 2020)

There is a universal lesson in Patrick Bamford’s story, a reminder that judging players is often not quite so straightforward as decreeing some good enough and others not good enough.

www.nytimes.com

OK, maybe a TLDR for some but hang in there. Some interesting stuff on Chelsea's academy and loan churn but the final paragraph caught my eye (for it's applicability to Perez perhaps (my italics btw)...

Bamford is flourishing under Bielsa partly because of the connection between the two of them, but largely because he fits the coach’s system perfectly. Bielsa does not need his striker just to score goals; that is not the sole metric by which he judges the effectiveness of his No. 9.

 

[pork pie fox]

Penalty to Man City similar to the one in our game.

 

[pork pie fox]

Penalty to Man City similar to the one in our game.

Missed.

 

[Brown Nose]

Missed.

I don't wish to induce further ridicule but I got a message to say that I had a free £5 bet on the Man City v Liverpool match. Of course, I bet on De Bruyne scoring.

 

[Brown Nose]

I don't wish to induce further ridicule but I got a message to say that I had a free £5 bet on the Man City v Liverpool match. Of course, I bet on De Bruyne scoring.

 

[Jeff]

 

[FOX Franks]

Brendan not nominated for manager of the month. I mean we’re only top of the table I guess ‍

 

[Jeff]

Brendan not nominated for manager of the month. I mean we’re only top of the table I guess ‍

We only won one Premier League game in October, and lost two.

 

[homer]

We only won one Premier League game in October, and lost two.

Yeah, maybe - but apart from that it’s an absolute disgrace, right ?

 

[FOX Franks]

We only won one Premier League game in October, and lost tw

ah. You’re right. Forgot it was october. Also doesn’t consider Europa league.
reacted too fast!

 

[camberwell fox]

reacted too fast!

Said your wife...

 

[Brown Nose]

I enjoyed looking through the responses to this . .