EPT2020 - 2021 Football Thread - Page 24
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WillyWanker
France1915 Posts
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plasmidghost
Belgium16168 Posts
On October 25 2020 01:18 sharkie wrote: So does anyone have a strong prediction on who is going to win premier league this season? Liverpool was such an easy prediction till the van dijk injury.... Now I have no idea... Liverpool is still a slight favourite but only if Allisson stays healthy. Otherwise its a tossup between City, Liverpool and x? Arsenal 100% But seriously, it's a super hard call at this point. No clear standout teams now that Van Dijk is gone and if I had to give a guess right now, I'd say maybe Liverpool can take it, although they won't come anywhere near last season's points total | ||
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sneirac
Germany3464 Posts
On October 25 2020 01:18 sharkie wrote: So does anyone have a strong prediction on who is going to win premier league this season? Liverpool was such an easy prediction till the van dijk injury.... Now I have no idea... Liverpool is still a slight favourite but only if Allisson stays healthy. Otherwise its a tossup between City, Liverpool and x? I was gonna gonna say Liverpool or Spurs if Mourinho works his second season magic and everyone else stays mediocre, but with how blatantly the refereeing is going Uniteds way they will probably be in it too. https://streamja.com/zN2mq | ||
Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Meanwhile Chelsea and Yanited are playing out a nice draw so far lol. Both teams in need of defensive confidence. | ||
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plasmidghost
Belgium16168 Posts
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InFiNitY[pG]
Germany3474 Posts
On October 25 2020 04:39 plasmidghost wrote: Sheffield has been playing super well so far. I wonder if they're going to be able to net another Liverpool again on the wrong end of a ridiculous VAR decision though. | ||
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plasmidghost
Belgium16168 Posts
On October 25 2020 04:40 InFiNitY[pG] wrote: Liverpool again on the wrong end of a ridiculous VAR decision though. Admittedly it was a close call, but I do agree that it shouldn't have been a pen | ||
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
They won though so gg in the end. | ||
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RKC
2848 Posts
The wild fluctuations in the match results surely cannot be a mere coincidence. Imagine, in a space of a week of SC2: Zest smashes Serral 3-0, Scarlett defeats Zest 3-1, Patience defeats Scarlett 3-1, Serral smashes Patience 3-0. Too many upsets and lopsided results just do not happen in a regular season at all. The games have to go on, otherwise revenue and livelihoods will plummet. Everyone just has to put on a brave face and shoulder on. For the sake of the sustainability of the sport. But in terms of true competition? Sorry, there'll be an asterisk on this season's record books. Probably the biggest beneficiary of this season are the bookmakers and fantasy league gamers... | ||
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DropBear
Australia4371 Posts
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8713 Posts
On October 25 2020 12:47 DropBear wrote: Aboubakar Kamara is I think the worst professional player I have ever seen. The guy has an atrocious attitude paired with below mediocre skill level. The penalty fiasco 2 years back was the warning sign, he's an absolute liability and cost his team big. Fulham need to banish him for the second time, permanently this time what happened? my highlights didnt really show anything with him | ||
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DropBear
Australia4371 Posts
On October 25 2020 15:01 evilfatsh1t wrote: what happened? my highlights didnt really show anything with him Eze runs past him so he did the logical thing for a frustrated idiot and stamped his heel miles away from the ball. Was given a yellow but reviewed and upgraded to red. Parker brought him on to chase the game and all he did was bitch at the referee, get run past and get sent off. He did literally nothing good | ||
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sharkie
Austria18478 Posts
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
On October 25 2020 09:54 RKC wrote: Hate to be the 'that guy', but it's really hard to take this football season seriously. The pandemic must be taking a toll on players' mental health, coaches' training regimes, and so on. Across all competitions - domestic leagues and European competitions. The wild fluctuations in the match results surely cannot be a mere coincidence. Imagine, in a space of a week of SC2: Zest smashes Serral 3-0, Scarlett defeats Zest 3-1, Patience defeats Scarlett 3-1, Serral smashes Patience 3-0. Too many upsets and lopsided results just do not happen in a regular season at all. The games have to go on, otherwise revenue and livelihoods will plummet. Everyone just has to put on a brave face and shoulder on. For the sake of the sustainability of the sport. But in terms of true competition? Sorry, there'll be an asterisk on this season's record books. Probably the biggest beneficiary of this season are the bookmakers and fantasy league gamers... Probably right to an extent but Mourinho said in an interview yesterday that there is a shift in the mindset of players in this generation. Defenders in academies being taught to play out from the back foremost instead of defend first, keepers are now judged on how well they use their feet not their hands. Mourinho says this is a reason why for him defenders are quite poor right now, then he added that all the offensive types of players are quick players who play inside the lines with very quick feet. But i still would say there is a large percent of the reasoning for this whacky season is the awful situation the world is in, because the lack of pre season then playing games every 3 days must take a huge toll mentally on players. | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28695 Posts
Also just noticed that Liverpool has both most goals scored and most goals conceded in the league. Maybe that's less uncommon than I'm thinking this early in the season though. (I then look at other league tables and notice that Valencia is only 1 goal away from being in the same spot. ) | ||
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RKC
2848 Posts
On October 25 2020 21:43 Pandemona wrote: Probably right to an extent but Mourinho said in an interview yesterday that there is a shift in the mindset of players in this generation. Defenders in academies being taught to play out from the back foremost instead of defend first, keepers are now judged on how well they use their feet not their hands. Mourinho says this is a reason why for him defenders are quite poor right now, then he added that all the offensive types of players are quick players who play inside the lines with very quick feet. But i still would say there is a large percent of the reasoning for this whacky season is the awful situation the world is in, because the lack of pre season then playing games every 3 days must take a huge toll mentally on players. Oh yes. The scheduling is just terrible. Mourinho was moaning about it too. Interesting insight about modern playstyles and training. It's something I noticed as well. The 'highly rated' fullbacks are those who gallop forward ala Roberto Carlos and Cafu, whilst midfielders are box-to-box and able to score the occasional screamer. Athleticism is a must. I feel there's a lack of diversity - foorballers who primarily excel in a special skill (specialists, not generalists). Modern football seems to lack the next Pirlo, Cannavaro, Ronaldinho, Ibrahimovic. Maybe the game has evolved into a higher level. Maybe I'm just blinded by nostalgia. But football seems rather... generic, these days (for want of a better word). | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18078 Posts
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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sharkie
Austria18478 Posts
On October 26 2020 00:03 RKC wrote: Oh yes. The scheduling is just terrible. Mourinho was moaning about it too. Interesting insight about modern playstyles and training. It's something I noticed as well. The 'highly rated' fullbacks are those who gallop forward ala Roberto Carlos and Cafu, whilst midfielders are box-to-box and able to score the occasional screamer. Athleticism is a must. I feel there's a lack of diversity - foorballers who primarily excel in a special skill (specialists, not generalists). Modern football seems to lack the next Pirlo, Cannavaro, Ronaldinho, Ibrahimovic. Maybe the game has evolved into a higher level. Maybe I'm just blinded by nostalgia. But football seems rather... generic, these days (for want of a better word). You mean de bruyne? Van dijk? They are specialists | ||
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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