EPTgonna go Chelsea > City > Man U cause I'm a chelsea fan. Also Real Madrid for la liga, just for the leagues sake of not getting stale. Inter finally not winning Seria A can only do the league good
2011-2012 football (soccer) thread - Page 3
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Stimp
South Africa780 Posts
gonna go Chelsea > City > Man U cause I'm a chelsea fan. Also Real Madrid for la liga, just for the leagues sake of not getting stale. Inter finally not winning Seria A can only do the league good | ||
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thehitman
1105 Posts
On August 04 2011 07:15 UdderChaos wrote: Personally i see it as a toss up between City, Manu and Chelsea this season. The questions are: Can city's big spendings actually make a difference and gel, because they have a VERY strong team on paper now. Can man u's younger players step up this season?, with david de gea, the twins and cleverly and Anderson in midfield (hopefully they will sign sneijderr). Also will thier midfeild be good enough? And lastly will villa boas get Chelsea playing to their former glory? Personally i think united will pip it, with city very close behind, and look something like this: Man u City Chelsea Tottenham Arsenal liverpool I think if arsenal loose narsi and fab, they will probs end up below spurs, otherwise 4th is probally theirs. As for liverpool, I think they are massively over-ratted, only Suarez and pepe are their only world class players, Gerrard is past it. And torres was better than Suarez is now and Gerrard was playing better back then and he couldn't carry the team. Also King Kenny is also over-ratted insanely as a manager, he's been out of the game for so many years, and his only PL win was when Cantona was banned. Just look at their pre-season, i think anyone who thinks they are going to finish top 4, let alone higher, is either a Liverpool fan or someone who has got it very wrong imho. Preseason doesn't have too much meaning. Teams have done way worse and gone on to win the league. But I agree that so far Liverpool seems a bit out of their depth. The telling story will be when they face Valencia in 10 days or so. Valencia has been doing great in preseason winning 4 of their 5 matches. | ||
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akaname
United Kingdom599 Posts
On August 02 2011 03:32 rea1ity wrote: Arsenal will win the league. Heard it here first. i went to see them play boca juniors, they just did what they're renowned for these days. they went ahead, starting messing around and being arrogant, and then their opposition came back from 2-0 down. they have serious attitude issues to sort if they're going to win... | ||
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n00b3rt
Bulgaria890 Posts
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Pads
England3228 Posts
On August 04 2011 07:15 UdderChaos wrote: . Also King Kenny is also over-ratted insanely as a manager, he's been out of the game for so many years, and his only PL win was when Cantona was banned. Just look at their pre-season, i think anyone who thinks they are going to finish top 4, let alone higher, is either a Liverpool fan or someone who has got it very wrong imho. I am a Liverpool fan yes, but stats don't lie. Since Kenny joined Liverpool in January, the only team to get more points than 'pool were Man United. The thing is his passion and love for the club has put a smile on players and fans faces and the lift in morale was a huge influence in the season being somewhat decent. Also, Liverpool aren't in Europe next season, meaning less games. I think a little bit of tweaking to the squad and a top 4 finish isn't at all out of the question. | ||
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rea1ity
United Kingdom385 Posts
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TranceStorm
1616 Posts
On August 04 2011 07:32 n00b3rt wrote: Is anyone else worried that Newcastle is gonna have a terrible season, and even more worrying ones to come if the owner doesn't get hit by a meteorite? I'm not sure I want to follow the Geordy downfall, it's gonna be depressing :/ Yeah - whats going on with Newcastle this preseason? Getting rid of Nolan and Barton look like really really poor choices given that no replacements have come on (nor have any come for Carroll). I've also heard that Enrique might be leaving as well which would really be bad for the club. I don't know what the upper club management is doing, and it looks like the team will struggle next season. As per Liverpool, I think their chances of getting into the top 4 are quite slim. Besides Suarez and Reina, they are lacking in top quality players (no matter how many midfielders they sign). Even during the season when they had Alonso, Mascherano, and Arbeloa and played brilliantly that season, they couldn't win the title. I definitely do not think that Henderson, Downing, and Adam are capable of pushing the club too far above where it was last season. | ||
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Airship
United States465 Posts
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Timurid
Guyana (French)656 Posts
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epik640x
United States1134 Posts
On August 04 2011 09:28 Airship wrote: I think Liverpool will be top 4. They improved very rapidly towards the end of last season, losing Fernando Sandbag and bringing in Suarez. Caroll will probably prove a bit of a dud, but if they can keep Gerrard fit I think they'll be very competitive. I can't see Arsenal or Spurs finishing in the top 4 this season. I think Sunderland will be top 4 before Liverpool this season. 1. United 2. Chelsea 3. Arsenal 4. Sunderland 5. City 6. Liverpool 7. Tottenham | ||
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Lyter
United Kingdom2145 Posts
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Greg_J
China4409 Posts
On August 04 2011 12:13 Lyter wrote: So is someone gonna set up a fantasy league on premierleague.com this season? could be cool Not sure what the demand is for that on this website but maybe we could all join a fantasy football league somewhere else and open a teamliquid division/group. | ||
GTR
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krazymunky
United States727 Posts
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Stimp
South Africa780 Posts
On August 04 2011 11:33 Timurid wrote: Arsenal is going to finish in the top 3 this season. I just dont see Liverpoo, Chelsea, and spurs (yuck) finishing in the top 3. Man city or Arsenal for top spot and Man utd for third. Thats if they dont sign sneijder. If they do then its 3 horse race. Hopefully Arsenal signs Cahill and Mata then i will be a happy camper! Anyway, Who's enjoying Barca's youth sucking it up against chivas? Whoa there now. Chelsea's squad is better than Arsenals so I dunno what you are basing this on. | ||
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thehitman
1105 Posts
1. Man Utd 2. Man City 3. Chelsea 4. Arsenal 5. Tottenham 6. Liverpool In La Liga: 1. RM 2. Valencia 3. Barca 4. Sevilla 5. Malaga 6. At. Madrid | ||
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King.Crimson
Romania478 Posts
On August 04 2011 23:47 thehitman wrote: In EPL: 1. Man Utd 2. Man City 3. Chelsea 4. Arsenal 5. Tottenham 6. Liverpool In La Liga: 1. RM 2. Valencia 3. Barca 4. Sevilla 5. Malaga 6. At. Madrid How much you want to bet against me that it won't end up with that top 3 in La Liga. I give you 10:1 odds. | ||
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alkow
United States192 Posts
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Kevan
Sweden2303 Posts
On August 04 2011 07:15 UdderChaos wrote: As for liverpool, I think they are massively over-ratted, only Suarez and pepe are their only world class players, Gerrard is past it. And torres was better than Suarez is now and Gerrard was playing better back then and he couldn't carry the team. Also King Kenny is also over-ratted insanely as a manager, he's been out of the game for so many years, and his only PL win was when Cantona was banned. Just look at their pre-season, i think anyone who thinks they are going to finish top 4, let alone higher, is either a Liverpool fan or someone who has got it very wrong imho. Torres being better than Suarez?Suarez is looking insanely good, MVP and winner of Copa America and he was the best player on the pitch every game he played last season. It took Torres 900+ minutes to even score for Chelsea. And King Kenny brings so much to the team outside of the tactical decisions and he knows the club and the academy inside out. They still need a couple more reinforcements to get top 4 though. | ||
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TranceStorm
1616 Posts
On August 05 2011 02:25 Kevan wrote: Torres being better than Suarez?Suarez is looking insanely good, MVP and winner of Copa America and he was the best player on the pitch every game he played last season. It took Torres 900+ minutes to even score for Chelsea. And King Kenny brings so much to the team outside of the tactical decisions and he knows the club and the academy inside out. They still need a couple more reinforcements to get top 4 though. No no, his point was that Torres at his prime was equivalent if not better than how Suarez is playing at the moment. Plus Gerrard can't play as well at the moment and they have lost their top class players in Alonso, Mascherano, and Arbeloa which means that they will struggle. Charlie Adam / Raul Mereleles / Lucas / Aquilani / Henderson / whoever else can't meet the quality of those players meaning that Liverpool have lost much of their luster. Of course, other teams have diminished in quality, but not as drastically. | ||
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