2011/12 English Premier League:General Discussion

[Ishoss]

Looks like LFC will get a good crushing tonight. A very weak starting eleven...


Doni
Flanagan
Kelly
Kyrgiakos
Robinson
Degen
Poulsen
Shelvey
Insua
Cole
Carroll

and the bench isn't reassuring

Kuyt
Ayala
Aquilani
Spearing
Jones
Wisdom
Coady

There's speculation that Downing, Henderson and Adam etc. are being saved for the Vålerenga match on monday.

[Juli26]

They were destroyed by Galatasaray, but considering the lineup that's not a surprise.

[Ishoss]

Don't understand why we even played the match. If we start with a horrible starting line-up where many of the players obviously have no future at our club, and we arguably had only two or three first team players then what's the point?

Meh, whatever.

[Derbiean]

Aguero is going to Man City. So Balotelli, Aguero and Dzeko across the front? Ah crap, they're going to be a nightmare to play in Football Manager 2012

They're a nightmare in 2011 i dread to think what they're going to be like in 2012

[Juli26]

Don't understand why we even played the match. If we start with a horrible starting line-up where many of the players obviously have no future at our club, and we arguably had only two or three first team players then what's the point?

Meh, whatever.

It seems Kenny wanted to give them a chance to prove they are worthy of wearing the Liverpool jersey, and that's good because he knows he can't count on them now + no damage was done since it was a friendly.

[Ishoss]

They kinda proved it last year and in the friendly at Hull IMO...

[Juli26]

But Joe Cole promised he would play well .
It's like that situation where Juventus got rid of Trezeguet who was a proven goalscorer only because Amauri said he would be great that season for Juventus... and he ended up scoring 0 goals for Juve .
One must not believe such players, especially when you know they are going to fail. Although in this case no damage was done.

[jankren]

Watching Arsenal vs Boca Jr. Gervinho seems like a massively great buy. Strong, quick and skillful.

Unfortunately the back four is still as sad as ever.

[Juli26]

Gervinho and Hazard were the ones that gave Lille the french league. Both of them are amazing and Arsenal did a great buy there, but seeing that they will most likely lose Fabregas = Nasri will take his place in midfield they will need another winger simply because Walcott is injury prone and Arshavin doesn't cut it anymore (although both of them could be super subs).

Rumors say that Arsene wants to buy Mata from Valencia and Jagielka from Everton and I must say that both of them would be great buys.

[jankren]

The thing is Arsenal NEVER had a problem scoring goals. Their total football demands all their players to be capable of making goals.

Their problem is in the back. They need a Vidic.

I dont think Jagielka is good enough though. I think Samba would fit the bill more. Him and Vermaelen would make Arsenal's defence like a steel wall.

[ChivalrousKiller]

Since multiple choices was impossible, I voted Queens Park Rangers out of irritation

[Acco]

Arsenal lost the Emirates Cup today and got booed off the field after a 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls, whose 1-0 victory over PSG the other day gave them the trophy.

[Mr. Pink]

Arsenal lost the Emirates Cup today and got booed off the field after a 1-1 tie with the New York Red Bulls,

What a joke their "fans" are.

[King Nud]

They can't even win their own trophy

[SonOfOdin]

Arsenal always make my day

[Miroslav Klose]

Ehem.... LOL.

[King Nud]

The season hasn't even started and their captain has been dropped and they've been booed off their own pitch

[zznɟ ǝɥʇ]

They lost it to an own goal in the 80-somethingth minute, too

[avesta]

The thing is Arsenal NEVER had a problem scoring goals. Their total football demands all their players to be capable of making goals.

Their problem is in the back. They need a Vidic.

I dont think Jagielka is good enough though. I think Samba would fit the bill more. Him and Vermaelen would make Arsenal's defence like a steel wall.

Firstly, only Barcelona play total football. Arsenal do not.

Secondly, I don`t think their main problem is the lack of a CB, it`s more the lack of a leader. Yes they are definitely lacking in the CB department but if they had a strong leader, whether he be a mid or even a striker, they would do a lot better during crunchtime.

Wenger needs to go IMO, he is stubborn and can`t discipline and motivate his players enough. He can`t instill a winning mentality into them like Sir Alex Ferguson does. When you blow a 4-0 lead in a soccer match, there is something wrong mentally.

[jankren]

It was painful to watch how much the MLS has destroyed Thierry Henry. The guy has totally lost all of it.