Premier League 2020/21

[Liam]

Mitro on subs bench. Feel that could be equal part fitness and that I think Kamara might be a better option in a game where fast counter attacking might be our best option.

[Baddar]

Nervous start by Gabriel.

Lacazette gives Arsenal the lead after some very questionable defending by Ream.

[Liam]

Yeah, that was a soft goal that undid some good work prior to it.

Not sure why we haven't bought in a CB.

[Szumi]

Yeah, as an American I of course support Tim Ream, but he is not a Premier League CB, not even for a bottom side. He's a Championship level CB. Fulham need a CB if they're going to stay up because him/Hector/Le Marchand screams "certain to be relegated"

Still can't believe Fulham paid £20 million for Alfie Mawson just 2 years ago and now he's on loan to a Championship club.

Oof, and now Hector shows unbelievably bad set pieces defending

[Baddar]

Gabriel, all 9 foot of him, standing alone in the box bundles home Arsenal's 2nd.

[Cymbols]

Tidy finish, that.

[Baddar]

I'm not sure "you won't see a better goal this season, team goal anyway" is quite accurate though. Kin ell, Keown.

[Kaney]

Quick, finish the season now! Wheres covid when you need it.

[Liam]

24 minutes ago, It's Pronounced Zoom-E said:

Yeah, as an American I of course support Tim Ream, but he is not a Premier League CB, not even for a bottom side. He's a Championship level CB. Fulham need a CB if they're going to stay up because him/Hector/Le Marchand screams "certain to be relegated"

Still can't believe Fulham paid £20 million for Alfie Mawson just 2 years ago and now he's on loan to a Championship club.

Oof, and now Hector shows unbelievably bad set pieces defending

Mawson has knees or ankles made of glass. That is his ultimate issue.

[METALMAN]

Grass can be quite tough as long as it is compacted the right way. Combine it with a bit of mud and you have a sturdy building material.

[Liam]

10 minutes ago, metalman said:

Grass can be quite tough as long as it is compacted the right way. Combine it with a bit of mud and you have a sturdy building material.

...glass. 

[METALMAN]

Oh. Maybe I should get my eyes tested.

[Liam]

People are going to doom and gloom merchant about that result, especially fans of other clubs as is their want to do. However:

- Arsenal are a good team now - it is what it is

- The gap is pretty significant between Premiership and Championship

- We played none of our new signings

- Our best player is unfit

- We had little time to prepare for a season in the Premiership

- We'd be expected/expecting to lose to Arsenal irrelevant for the most part

I'm not saying things will suddenly get better with a few different players in, but the team we started with today won't be the team we play even as early as next Saturday. It isn't whether we beat the Arsenals of this division anyway, it is what we do against West Ham and Crystal Palace and Brighton, etc. The defence definitely needs fixing, but a competitive first half was good to see, though the early goal was always likely to end up with us shipping a couple more I felt.

The season will be hard, but I'm not completely disheartened by what I saw, irrelevant of the scoreline.

Edited September 12, 2020 by Liam

[Kyle]

My biggest takeaway from that match is that I made the right decision starting Willian in FPL.  

[Tigerstyle]

I do feel it’s always a bit of bad luck when newly promoted teams start the season against clubs which really should beat them, I imagine it can really effect a player mentally given the media surrounding the opening fixtures.

On the other hand, 15-0 to Liverpool today, Salah scores them all with assists by Trent and Robertson for the FPL

[Colly]

38 minutes ago, metalman said:

Oh. Maybe I should get my eyes tested.

You should, you might find you need grasses.

[Kaney]

Blimey, maybe he is invisible after all.

[Gazz]

I never seen Ozil attempt a tackle, let alone get booked.

[Tigerstyle]

Liverpool have a full bench again today, it really shows the difference in ‘depth’ when they haven’t got 5 players nursing an injury. I think Ox is the only one not there.

Another experienced utility defender would be nice, but apart from that, there are options.

[Gazz]

I feel like I need to get myself a manager's bucket to sit on.