I think Tottenham is beating Arsenal in the table this year…Arsenal’s got a gaggle of ok players…drop Wilshere and spend the money on my boy Ruben Pardo…or perhaps his buddy Inigo Martinez. That defense looks like trash. I hope every manager targets Stevie Gerrard as Pool’s weak point…
Ah, this feels so good again. Pleasant distraction on the weekends for a couple of hours.
Beast. Would love to see him in the premiership.
Arsenals wining it all this year
I just saw that Liverpool City is next week. I guess we aren’t waiting to take things slow this season.
Also, Raheem Sterling is a prodigy. What a player.
I realised that last night too after the Chelsea game, monday night football is usually pretty good before the CL starts.
Arsenal Besiktas on tonight, getting spoiled this week
I know it was only Burnley but Chelsea were scary. I can’t believe Barca let Cesc go and brought in Rakatic instead, crazy. Costa looks like he was born to play for Chelsea in the PL.
Cesc, Costa, Filipe, and frigging Courtois…not just great players, but all fit comfortably into the mgr’s style, and they better win.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28866189
This is probably the most surprising football news I’ve read in awhile, I wonder if this will prompt them into spending big before this window shuts.
continued rumours of Reus and Di Maria to Man Utd.
Maybe I’ve just misinterpreted this 3-5-2 formation that everyone has a raging boner over but where exactly would either player fit into it? as wing backs? surely they’re not defensive enough. they wouldn’t play in centre midfield alongside Herrera so would they replace Mata in the line up, who they paid £45m for in January?
Di Maria has a mixed world cup but it’s scandalous that there are even rumours of him leaving Real after the season he had last year.
^ It is possible that since they will play 3 CB’s, they will drop the DM position and use Di Maria as a utility man/runner in the 3-man midfield, but that’s just a guess. I agree on Reus, he will clash with Rooney who is undroppable, or Mata who is supposed to start.
Chelsea look omnious don’t they? I hope a Costa injury derails their season.
I think the last few days of the transfer window will throw up a couple of moves. United, Arsenal and Liverpool all still in the market.
Guess who’se back? Back again.
Mario’s back, tell your friends.
I don’t know why anyone would go in for him, rumours today that Liverpool are putting a “Good Behaviour” clause in his contract and if he breaches it he’ll go straight back to AC Milan. Presumably biting is mentioned specifically in that clause…
Anyway gents, shaping up to be another great season, enjoy!
I doubt Milan will agree to anything of that sort though, the deal seems to be done. 16 m pounds. Absolute nutter. You read the story where he crashed into a woman’s prison?
Loving it, strap in everybody, shit just got real.
as a LFC fan, not sure how I feel about it with regards to team chemistry. Fantastic player though. I sincerely hope BR has the balls to manage this guy. We could be a great team if Balo’s head is on right.
Sounds like a lack of confidence in Sturridge…and they already have Origi on loan.
I don’t think it’s a lack of confidence in Sturridge at all. That guy is well on his way to breaking Suarez’s and Torres’s records at Liverpool.
It was clear that they needed a goalscorer and marquee name to plug the hole Suarez had left and after Sanchez chose Arsenal the market looked tight. They were interested in Falcao too apparently but he chose Madrid.
Anyway, if they can keep his head straight there is a frighteningly good player there. He’s only 24, the upside is huge and for the price they’ve paid it looks a good deal.
at 16m pounds, that is a steal for a player of his calibre and potential, especially with some of the other insane transfer that have gone on over the summer.
Good game on NBC right now.
Chelsea Leicester was a good watch earlier.
Solid game on tonight.
Just saw the scores for the weekend games, didn’t catch any.
Arsenal, bwahahaha.