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2016-2017 English Premier League

Who will win the Premiership 2016-2017


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Chelseas lead being cut down and they have some tough fixtures coming up.
 
Chelseas lead being cut down and they have some tough fixtures coming up.

Still 7 points and only realistic competitor is Tottenham. Liverpool is 10 points and a game ahead, City is 11 points behind and if they lose tomorrow to Chealski, then it is over. United is 16 points behind and a game behind... no way. Arsenal .. hahahahaha..

Still going to be Chealski I think. The loss to Palace was a blip. It is a 6 pointer tomorrow against City imo. Win and City are out. Lose and Tottenham win, and then both Tottenham and Liverpool are let back into the race, with City being big outsiders.

We shall see.
 
City is 11 points behind and if they lose tomorrow to Chealski, then it is over.

And if we beat them? That would be two home defeats in a row for Chelsea. Do you know the English expression 'squeaky bum time'?
 
And if we beat them? That would be two home defeats in a row for Chelsea. Do you know the English expression 'squeaky bum time'?

If you beat them, then Tottenham has a chance.. maybe Liverpool. City.. naw still too far away.
 
Frustrating not to come away with all 3 points tonight
 
Ref wearing his Real Madrid shirt underneath?
 
Ref wearing his Real Madrid shirt underneath?

Terrible ref but great game, and the errors went both sides - there was no penalty.
Cristiano had 2 goals in the CL a week ago, now he has 7. Legend.
 
Terrible ref but great game, and the errors went both sides - there was no penalty.
Cristiano had 2 goals in the CL a week ago, now he has 7. Legend.

No it was clearly a penalty, Robben may go down easily but there was clear contact.
 
No it was clearly a penalty, Robben may go down easily but there was clear contact.

There was contact - but no penalty. Not every time there's contact between two players in the box it's a penalty, and in this case there was no reason for Robben to fall.
There was also a made up penalty given to Bayern in the Munich match, even if they didn't convert it to a goal they can't really complain after getting two made up penalties in two games.
 
That first half was a defensive masterclass. It was like watching a Roman legion in shield formation and the barbarians hurling themselves at it.
 
That first half was a defensive masterclass. It was like watching a Roman legion in shield formation and the barbarians hurling themselves at it.

Yep. There is a reason that Juve only has let 2 goals in the whole CL season.

I hope Buffon gets his first CL medal this season.. they are playing great.
 
Way to go Bournemouth! 4-0!

Sure, it was against a crap team...but it means they are pretty much guaranteed to not drop down next year (especially if Swansea City loses to Man U. next week - as they should AND The Cherries beat lowly Sunderland - which they should).

Actually...maybe I better save the celebrations until after next week's games.

Still, cheers to Bournemouth.
 
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Wow! Arsenal so lucky not to be out of the semi at half-time. City have had a perfectly good goal disallowed and a penalty denied. Arsenal have had a penalty denied too, equally wrongly, and a goal disallowed, but that one quite correctly ruled out. City really should be at least one or two up. Perhaps it's just not our day. Referee and assistants having a complete 'mare.
 
Wow! Arsenal so lucky not to be out of the semi at half-time. City have had a perfectly good goal disallowed and a penalty denied. Arsenal have had a penalty denied too, equally wrongly, and a goal disallowed, but that one quite correctly ruled out. City really should be at least one or two up. Perhaps it's just not our day. Referee and assistants having a complete 'mare.


Pep struggling in a league where it's not handed to you on a plate
 
Real Madrid deserve to lose the championship the way they've defended in the final minute. Congrats to Barca.
 
Pep struggling in a league where it's not handed to you on a plate

Yes, he is. He's got one more season to prove he's worth his salt. The pressure really ramps up next season because this season has seen City deteriorate as a team, not improve. Pellegrini = 3 years, 3 trophies. Mancini = 3 years, 3 trophies. Guardiola = 1 year, 0 trophies.
 
Pep struggling in a league where it's not handed to you on a plate

A bit harsh, since he did not take over a top team like he did in Spain and Germany. This time around he has to actually build up a team. I expect a lot of players leaving this summer, something he could not do before now. City have too many average players to make a real difference, especially when they are in so many competitions.
 
A bit harsh, since he did not take over a top team like he did in Spain and Germany.
He took over a team that had just reached the CL semi-final, had ended top 4 for 6 consecutive seasons, and had won a major trophy every season for the past 6 seasons. He was also given more money to spend than any other manager in the league, yet has succeeded in taking the team backwards. He's done a poor job this season. I'm sure he is a good coach, but he's got a lot to prove.

City have too many average players to make a real difference, especially when they are in so many competitions.
Unfortunately, two of the most average are those he's brought in: Claudio Bravo and Nolito.
 
He took over a team that had just reached the CL semi-final, had ended top 4 for 6 consecutive seasons, and had won a major trophy every season for the past 6 seasons.

Err you won the EPL twice in the last 6 years.. that is it. If you seriously think the cup competitions are "major".. then think again. Players dont come to win the Football League Cup... FA maybe.

He was also given more money to spend than any other manager in the league, yet has succeeded in taking the team backwards. He's done a poor job this season. I'm sure he is a good coach, but he's got a lot to prove.

He took over an ageing team as I have pointed out before. On top of that, the best defender has been constantly injured and the replacements have ****ed up more than once (and yet the goalkeeper gets blamed.. ).

As for money.. so what, does not mean quality players want to play for City. I know you cant admit it, but City is the small loud brother of Manchester and players would rather play for United.

Unfortunately, two of the most average are those he's brought in: Claudio Bravo and Nolito.

He bought the following

Stones - 55.6 million Euros - average season, lots of mistakes. Clearly bought to meet home grown quota.
Sane - 50 million Euros - shows promise.
Jesus - 32 million Euros - half the season but big impact till injury.
Gundogan - 27 million Euros - Rarely played due to injury.
Bravo - 18 million Euros - Needed type of player, but suddenly error prone compared to previous years.
Nolito - 18 million Euros - No clue why bought.

Those are the key players he got, and most either were injured or had sub-par seasons. Considering how weak the defensive situation was at City already, Stones being so average and Kompany out all the time, basically cost a lot of goals.

We shall see what they might get their fingers on this coming summer.. They have the money that is for sure. Wonder if Brexit will hurt English teams though.. well it already has when it comes to player costs.
 
Real Madrid deserve to lose the championship the way they've defended in the final minute. Congrats to Barca.

It is far from over yet. Madrid still have a game in hand.. I think it is against Celta away, which is not an easy game at all, but it is still in Reals hands.

As for the Madrid defending.. it was a bit.. meh, but when Ramos did his suicide tackle, then well. Ramos should get a 3 match ban minimum since he made some comments towards the ref after being sent off. Navas in goal was brilliant for Madrid.

Was a win for Barca that I had not expected, and I certainly had not expected them to play that well..
 
Err you won the EPL twice in the last 6 years.. that is it. If you seriously think the cup competitions are "major".. then think again. Players dont come to win the Football League Cup... FA maybe.
You can think what you like. You've demonstrated numerous times that you have no idea about how English football fans think and frankly, even if two league titles were all we'd won, which they're not, he'd still be taking over one of the top 3 sides in the league, one of the top 10 sides in Europe.


He took over an ageing team as I have pointed out before.
You have. Incorrectly.

On top of that, the best defender has been constantly injured and the replacements have ****ed up more than once
His replacements.
(and yet the goalkeeper gets blamed.. ).
No. The goalkeeper gets blamed for being incapable of stopping a shot entering the net. Bravo is an appalling keeper any way you look at it.

As for money.. so what, does not mean quality players want to play for City. I know you cant admit it, but City is the small loud brother of Manchester and players would rather play for United.
Troll away.



He bought the following

Stones - 55.6 million Euros - average season, lots of mistakes. Clearly bought to meet home grown quota. A potentially really good defender who Pep has not coached to any improvement.
Sane - 50 million Euros - shows promise. Great promise. Good signing.
Jesus - 32 million Euros - half the season but big impact till injury. Great player, sad about the injuries.
Gundogan - 27 million Euros - Rarely played due to injury. Great player, sad about the injuries. There's a bit of pattern emerging. Perhaps there's some work to be done on fitness and resilience.
Bravo - 18 million Euros - Needed type of player, but suddenly error prone compared to previous years. Worst City signing in years, has set back our defence and effectively lost us the league. Pep's fault.
Nolito - 18 million Euros - No clue why bought. Me neither. He had a reasonable Euros for Spain. Nothing spectacular. Another Pep flop.

So that's two-and-a-half flops out of 6. Hardly genius signing record.

We shall see what they might get their fingers on this coming summer.. They have the money that is for sure. Wonder if Brexit will hurt English teams though.. well it already has when it comes to player costs.
As I said, he's got another year to turn things around before the Sheikh brings in someone better and, I would guess, gives Soriano and Beguiristain their marching orders too.
 
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