Premier League 2023/24

[Adam]

Chelsea's squad is a mess, they won't finish in the top 8 in my opinion.

Pochettino is a good manager and will probably get them there in time, if he's allowed to steer transfer policy a bit, but the current squad looks as if it's been assembled by Football Manager AI.

The captain is a 23 year old who just got sent off for immaturity, essentially. The vice captain is a routinely injured 26 year old. The only real leaders the team has are Thiago Silva and Raheem Sterling, and I'd argue neither of them are ideal for that role. The rest is a bunch of young and untested players, by and large, some of whom have huge pressure from ridiculous transfer fees coming in. A squad built around Fernandez, Caicedo, Mudryk, Jackson and Colwill is going to experience more days like yesterday for sure.

The first team has only TWO players over the age of 26 in it, the aforementioned Silva and Sterling. There are less than half a dozen others who have more than one full season of Premier League experience, and even some of them are pushing the definition.

Chelsea have top four resources and reputation, a top 4 manager, but a glorified U23s squad and a National league owner.

[Kaney]

Excellent weekend. Let's stop the count here yeah?

[Szumi]

Garnacho's goal was perfection. Goal of the season stuff there. That's incredible.

[Cymbols]

Peak

 

[JasonM]

1 hour ago, Szumi said:

Garnacho's goal was perfection. Goal of the season stuff there. That's incredible.

Guaranteed highlight reel and promo package material for the next decade.

[Baddar]

Gary Neville has absolutely robbed Mainoo of a debut MOTM there, fucking hell.

[FLiam]

Pep to leave next summer? 

[Gazz]

Verdict: Summer 2025, postponed due to appeal

Appeal: Summer 2027, denied

CAS Arbitration: Summer 2030, overturned.

 

[Colly]

How weird would it be for all present, near future and recent past City players to be suddenly told they haven't won the stuff they've won? Wikipedia will be carnage that day.

[Adam]

Chris Sutton takes on Claudio Castagnoli in Premier League Predictions for the BBC this weekend

[Colly]

I'd prefer it as a Texas Death Match rather than a prediction competition. The fact the BBC managed to find a worse pundit than Lawro to do these should be applauded in a way.

[DavidMarrio]

Should let Garth Crooks do it. He'll spout some nonsense not related to the match then predict a 0-0

[Szumi]

In a battle of "we're both getting relegated this season, but whose finishing 19th or 20th", Burnley look to be handedly the 19th best team to Sheffield United's 20th.

[Kaney]

Good game at the Emirates today, two good goals early doors and keeping top spot! Let's just have city and spurs both lose tomorrow please.

[Colly]

I did that big couple of paragraphs review of Chelsea last week. This week I'll just go with Man Utd are shite.

[Szumi]

Two absolute GOLAZOS from Liverpool this half. I think Leno has no business on the pitch and is most likely concussed, but they could've had two healthy keepers in net for both and they'd still be goals. 

[Lineker]

 

[Hobo]

Liverpool have scored great goals but haven't defended well. Im not sure how much of that is down to Kelleher.

[Szumi]

17 minutes ago, Hobo said:

Liverpool have scored great goals but haven't defended well. Im not sure how much of that is down to Kelleher.

Yeah definitely not great that a concussed Leno is player than him!

 

In seriousness, the second goal was pretty bad and he should save it. I think people have been a little hard on him for the first, and I think his save on the Paulinha header before the Ream disallowed goal was excellent.

[Hobo]

I had a post ready to go about Liverpool being not that good today

Then my internet dropped and Liverpool scored twice.