alternatively, they can just keep getting eliminated from early rounds of european competitions, then there's no problem. also teams generally don't field their top team for early rounds of league cup / FA cup.

smr

Germany4808 Posts

April 09 2016 10:44 GMT

#6402

No idea if we had that one already. Sorry if it's a repost.

Liquid`Drone

Norway28916 Posts

April 09 2016 11:00 GMT

#6403

I give that one 8.5 out of 10 Bjarte Flems.

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

April 09 2016 11:26 GMT

#6404

On April 09 2016 18:25 Dingodile wrote:
Germany: 34 matchdays (Bundesliga) + 6 (dfb pokal) + 13 CL = 53 games in total for triple.
Spain: 38 + 9 + 13 = 60.
Italy: 38 + 5 +13 = 56.
England: 38 + 6 (FA) + 6 (League Cup) + 13 = 63 in shortest way, 67 at longest way for quadruple if you dont win 1st leg in all rounds at FA cup.
You can consider that top spanish clubs dont use top players in first rounds at copa del rey. In other words, they actually play 56-58 games in spain.
I did this math because I have heard many foreigner player not liking to play in england because there are too many games. It seems that you have to play ~7 more games yearly in england than elsewhere.

edit: based on numbers, england should remove FA then they all are very similiar with ~56 games.

League cup you mean, you don't remove FA cup it's the oldest cup competition in the world. Also all those leagues have breaks at winter too where England play through, another way people might not want to play

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

April 09 2016 12:33 GMT

#6405

Can you people finally understand why Andy Carroll is the best striker on the planet now!! Absolute beast!!

Azza

China650 Posts

April 09 2016 12:50 GMT

#6406

What were the goals like? If he beat Ospina for height I will be pissed. What was Wenger thinking not starting Cech. We need this win to keep in contention. Blown a 2 goal lead.

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

April 09 2016 12:55 GMT

#6407

HATRICK BABY!!!!!
ANDY
FKN
CARROLL

West Ham 3-2 Arsenal, 15 minute hatrick from the beast!!

https://streamable.com/ez3i

was 2nd goal

Liquid`Drone

Norway28916 Posts

April 09 2016 12:56 GMT

#6408

haha wowwww carroll hattricking.
from 0-2 to 3-2 in 15 minutes?

west ham top 4 please

Azza

China650 Posts

April 09 2016 13:00 GMT

#6409

I kind of want Wenger to go now. Why not start Cech?

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

April 09 2016 13:08 GMT

#6410

Begovic;
Azpilicueta, Miazga, Ivanovic, Baba Rahman;
Mikel, Fabregas;
Pedro, Loftus-Cheek, Oscar;
Pato
Subs: Courtois, Aina, Kenedy, Colkett, Palmer, Traore, Falcao

Chelsea with a very young bench, some kids starting. Random Begovic starting too, interesting.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

April 09 2016 13:41 GMT

#6411

Thus goes Arsenal's title chance.

Azza

China650 Posts

April 09 2016 13:41 GMT

#6412

game over now. Outside chance with the better fixtures, but we needed the 3 points today while Leicester have Sunderland.
God damnit Wenger. Cech wouldnt have conceded 3.

LennX

4572 Posts

April 09 2016 13:47 GMT

#6413

To be fair, 2 of the goals were deflections so it is hard to put all the blame on Ospina.