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Liquid`Drone
Norway28673 Posts
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RKC
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Even for Finland, I can think of a few names - Litmanen and Forsell. Anyway, hope this sparks a golden era for Norway. Really rooting for Haaland and co to make a mark on the international scene in the coming years! | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28673 Posts
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DropBear
Australia4353 Posts
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Bacillus
Finland1936 Posts
On August 21 2022 22:02 DropBear wrote: I thought Tuchel got a 1 game touchline ban? There's apparently still something pending in finalizing the ban. I think it's mostly just some red tape that needs to be completed before the ban can be officially enacted. | ||
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KobraKay
Portugal4231 Posts
On August 21 2022 22:02 DropBear wrote: I thought Tuchel got a 1 game touchline ban? Him being there doesnt seem to be making that much of a difference tho o.O EPL being epl I guess, Good for Leeds! | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9653 Posts
I don't know if they can last in this game until the end, but they have been dominating the last 15 minutes or so. | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28673 Posts
So far though, they, along with Arsenal, look like the most improved team since last season. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9653 Posts
On August 22 2022 01:07 Liquid`Drone wrote: Ya, they're not a title contender but from this game + their game vs forest (didn't watch their draw), they look like a top 4 dark horse. Of course, it's very early - west ham looked amazing three games into last season, tottenham was 3-0-0 after 3 games and 3-0-3 after 6, arsenal was 0-0-3 after 3 but 3-0-3 after 6, etc. So far though, they, along with Arsenal, look like the most improved team since last season. Man U and West Ham might well finish outside the top 10 with the improvements being made in teams like Newcastle, Brighton etc. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25439 Posts
On August 22 2022 01:07 Liquid`Drone wrote: Ya, they're not a title contender but from this game + their game vs forest (didn't watch their draw), they look like a top 4 dark horse. Of course, it's very early - west ham looked amazing three games into last season, tottenham was 3-0-0 after 3 games and 3-0-3 after 6, arsenal was 0-0-3 after 3 but 3-0-3 after 6, etc. So far though, they, along with Arsenal, look like the most improved team since last season. I don’t wish them well, but they do look ahead of schedule. I thought they’d be in the race for Europa League this season, then push for CL next time out. Howe’s navigating the transition to a club with bigger budgets and expectations rather well too. I still don’t think he’d have been taken into consideration for the gig if Newcastle weren’t in serious risk of relegation, but perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned here. There’s some good British coaching talent that just doesn’t get a shot at big gigs, so maybe Howe opens some doors. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9653 Posts
On August 22 2022 01:19 WombaT wrote: I don’t wish them well, but they do look ahead of schedule. I thought they’d be in the race for Europa League this season, then push for CL next time out. Howe’s navigating the transition to a club with bigger budgets and expectations rather well too. I still don’t think he’d have been taken into consideration for the gig if Newcastle weren’t in serious risk of relegation, but perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned here. There’s some good British coaching talent that just doesn’t get a shot at big gigs, so maybe Howe opens some doors. Howe has improved some of their players significantly. Saint-Maximin always had the talent, but had poor end product. Now he looks world class. Bruno is a crazy good player too. Others like Joelinton were never going to be world class individually, but Howe's really getting the absolute best out of him. | ||
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Bacillus
Finland1936 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25439 Posts
On August 22 2022 01:12 Jockmcplop wrote: Man U and West Ham might well finish outside the top 10 with the improvements being made in teams like Newcastle, Brighton etc. I’m ‘boldly’ predicting Brighton to do their usual thing of clearly being a good side but underperforming in terms of actual points accrued. It’s already a quite odd season. Even more so than usual teams that did their transfer business earlier are getting a bonus. Arsenal have had these first match weeks with their team for the season set, whereas a Leicester are playing without new recruitment, and the unsettling interest other clubs have for a decent chunk of their squad. January could be even more critical than usual. I thought Leeds looked a bit thin in terms of depth, but they’ve started very well, so if they earn a decent buffer and address that in January they could have a pretty decent season. United look a mess but even with that, I think they’re going to slot in somewhere 7th thru 9th Early indicators, I reckon it’s three from Chelsea/Arsenal/Spurs for the 3rd/4th spots. I’d expected a three tier thing with City/Liverpool, then Chelsea, then Spurs and Arsenal shooting out for fourth. With Chelsea seemingly standing still, and Spurs and Arsenal improving they’re probably all in the same band now. | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28673 Posts
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RKC
2848 Posts
Robert, Solano, Speed, Dyer, Bellamy, Shearer, Carr, etc. The key to winning Fantasy Football back then was the NUFC YOLO attack-is-the-best-defence brigade. Another ultimate weapon was picking Shay Given at the right time - on a good day, he'll make a handful of saves and keep a clean sheet (on a bad day, well, I've seen him gotten -20 points once) | ||
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plasmidghost
Belgium16168 Posts
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DropBear
Australia4353 Posts
Absolutely moronic sending off for Molina too | ||
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plasmidghost
Belgium16168 Posts
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Bacillus
Finland1936 Posts
On August 22 2022 14:43 plasmidghost wrote: I’ve never been as excited for an Arsenal team as I am with this team. We’re actually looking like title contenders for the first time in so long I guess it's very early days for this, but I'm a bit curious on how Arsenal balances out the Europa League ambitions and PL. There's probably some temptation to try to grab some decently valued European silverware unless there's an actual chance to contest PL. At least in least in my books a top 4 finish and a good Europa League run seems like a pretty good ambition for this season. | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28673 Posts
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