EPL 2022/2023

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sun Aug 28, 2022 9:19 pm

Brighton looked really good,

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:57 am

Yeah, I came away annoyed, but also impressed with Brighton. Very well organized and worked around the Leeds press very effectively after the first 15 minutes or so.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 3:06 pm

* - The kid that scored for Everton should go in the punchable faces thread. What a jackwad.

* - Pulisic really REALLY needs to get out of Chelsea. What a debacle for that kid.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 3:21 pm

And there you go. He almost had his face punched after a cheap shot off the ball.

Wow. I really don't like this Gordon kid. What a little shit.

Post by **Sabo** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 3:30 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 3:21 pm And there you go. He almost had has face punched after a cheap shot off the ball.

Wow. I really don't like this Gordon kid. What a little shit.

He’s a little prick, which means he’d be perfect for Chelsea.

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 4:20 pm

Chelsea's revamped and very expensive back line is a real work in progress.

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:10 pm

Didn't see the Everton game, but I've liked what I've seen of Gordon when I've watched them. Hustles his ass off. I can see why that pisses some people off.

Chelsea today - ugh. Just so sloppy. The defense isn't really the problem. It's the midfield. They are a mess when Kante is out. Loftus-Cheek turned the ball over again and again today. Jorginho wasn't much better. And really, the whole team was inaccurate with passes today, often for no reason. Put James and Kante back on the field, and they'd look better. Still getting nothing from Havertz up front, although unlike Lukaku, he seems to be trying.

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:01 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:10 pm Didn't see the Everton game, but I've liked what I've seen of Gordon when I've watched them. Hustles his ass off. I can see why that pisses some people off.

Chelsea today - ugh. Just so sloppy. The defense isn't really the problem. It's the midfield. They are a mess when Kante is out. Loftus-Cheek turned the ball over again and again today. Jorginho wasn't much better. And really, the whole team was inaccurate with passes today, often for no reason. Put James and Kante back on the field, and they'd look better. Still getting nothing from Havertz up front, although unlike Lukaku, he seems to be trying.

What's your impression of Tuchel?

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:26 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:01 pm
Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:10 pm Didn't see the Everton game, but I've liked what I've seen of Gordon when I've watched them. Hustles his ass off. I can see why that pisses some people off.

Chelsea today - ugh. Just so sloppy. The defense isn't really the problem. It's the midfield. They are a mess when Kante is out. Loftus-Cheek turned the ball over again and again today. Jorginho wasn't much better. And really, the whole team was inaccurate with passes today, often for no reason. Put James and Kante back on the field, and they'd look better. Still getting nothing from Havertz up front, although unlike Lukaku, he seems to be trying.
What's your impression of Tuchel?

For the most part, I think he's done a great job. I'm not someone who overreacts to a few good or bad outings. For the most part, Chelsea has been very successful under Tuchel without having very many top-elite players. Now, maybe it's Tuchel's fault that guys like Lukaku and Werner didn't shine. It's hard to say. Put Rudiger back on the squad and have a fully healthy Kante and Kovacic and I think they'd be in much better shape right now.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:03 pm

I think Haaland probably kicks puppies so he should be banned from soccer for life.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:23 pm

The record is 34 goals and that was in 42 games. I've likely injured him by even looking this up.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:52 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:23 pm The record is 34 goals and that was in 42 games. I've likely injured him by even looking this up.

I posted after the second goal. FFS.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:54 pm

I know you can do this any match, but Haaland has three and has had atleast three more even more clear paths including the Alvarez post and Alvarez goal right there. He's pretty insane.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:12 pm

He's like a U-14 kid playing in a U11 league with a false birth certificate.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:17 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:12 pm He's like a U-14 kid playing in a U11 league with a false birth certificate.

This would make him a Lannister, which blows your previous theories all to hell.

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:48 pm

Spurs-West Ham putting on a lower level of the Championship-type performance.

Trash soccer.

cerranoredux · Post by **cerranoredux** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:05 pm

Injustice.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:39 pm

Just another lesson in the mysteries of space-time, that's all.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 5:36 pm

Wait, did Haaland get another hat trick today? Off to the sports pages...

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:21 am

Deadline day

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:58 am

tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:12 pm He's like a U-14 kid playing in a U11 league with a false birth certificate.

Apropos of nothing, playing travel soccer in Southeast MI as a youth, we played the team from Livonia and they had a kid from Vietnam that at age 11 had a mustache and massive thighs and he was INCREDIBLY good and tough to stop as a striker. We were pretty convinced that he was probably 15 or 16. We only had to deal with him for a fall and spring season and he was kind of mysteriously not around after that.

Our suspicion was the rich folks in Grosse Pointe or Troy "made some inquiries" and sussed out his actual age or just leaned on the league to get him moved up in age groups. It was kind of comical* having to play a guy that was pretty clearly in the middle of puberty against a bunch of guys that didn't even know what that was.

* in hindsight

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 8:00 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:58 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:12 pm He's like a U-14 kid playing in a U11 league with a false birth certificate.
Apropos of nothing, playing travel soccer in Southeast MI as a youth, we played the team from Livonia and they had a kid from Vietnam that at age 11 had a mustache and massive thighs and he was INCREDIBLY good and tough to stop as a striker. We were pretty convinced that he was probably 15 or 16. We only had to deal with him for a fall and spring season and he was kind of mysteriously not around after that.

Our suspicion was the rich folks in Grosse Pointe or Troy "made some inquiries" and sussed out his actual age or just leaned on the league to get him moved up in age groups. It was kind of comical* having to play a guy that was pretty clearly in the middle of puberty against a bunch of guys that didn't even know what that was.

* in hindsight

U-14 travel soccer. Team from Olney had kids driving to the field.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 8:05 am

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 8:00 am
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:58 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:12 pm He's like a U-14 kid playing in a U11 league with a false birth certificate.
Apropos of nothing, playing travel soccer in Southeast MI as a youth, we played the team from Livonia and they had a kid from Vietnam that at age 11 had a mustache and massive thighs and he was INCREDIBLY good and tough to stop as a striker. We were pretty convinced that he was probably 15 or 16. We only had to deal with him for a fall and spring season and he was kind of mysteriously not around after that.

Our suspicion was the rich folks in Grosse Pointe or Troy "made some inquiries" and sussed out his actual age or just leaned on the league to get him moved up in age groups. It was kind of comical* having to play a guy that was pretty clearly in the middle of puberty against a bunch of guys that didn't even know what that was.

* in hindsight
U-14 travel soccer. Team from Olney had kids driving to the field.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:52 am

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 8:05 am
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 8:00 am
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:58 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:12 pm He's like a U-14 kid playing in a U11 league with a false birth certificate.
Apropos of nothing, playing travel soccer in Southeast MI as a youth, we played the team from Livonia and they had a kid from Vietnam that at age 11 had a mustache and massive thighs and he was INCREDIBLY good and tough to stop as a striker. We were pretty convinced that he was probably 15 or 16. We only had to deal with him for a fall and spring season and he was kind of mysteriously not around after that.

Our suspicion was the rich folks in Grosse Pointe or Troy "made some inquiries" and sussed out his actual age or just leaned on the league to get him moved up in age groups. It was kind of comical* having to play a guy that was pretty clearly in the middle of puberty against a bunch of guys that didn't even know what that was.

* in hindsight
U-14 travel soccer. Team from Olney had kids driving to the field.

only reason we made the playoffs was the fact they forfeited the whole season

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:21 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:58 am.
It was kind of comical* having to play a guy that was pretty clearly in the middle of puberty against a bunch of guys that didn't even know what that was.

* in hindsight

Wrestling was my sport and when I barely had any pubes at all, I was regularly going up against Latino boys who had mustaches, goatees, and chest hair.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:16 pm

Everton signed Gana and Garner today, which makes me want Eliza Doolittle to call their games.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Sep 02, 2022 6:22 am

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 12:21 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:58 am.
It was kind of comical* having to play a guy that was pretty clearly in the middle of puberty against a bunch of guys that didn't even know what that was.

* in hindsight
Wrestling was my sport and when I barely had any pubes at all, I was regularly going up against Latino boys who had mustaches, goatees, and chest hair.

Although it seems a little biased, I will acknowledge that the overwhelming majority of the (several) obviously too old cases in the kids league are various Latinos and international Africans (and adopted kids). But the white kids parents are learning to use growth hormones so now all the offensive positions are unskilled 17yr old bodies sprinting onto 43 thru balls a game and missing the target or blasting it as hard as they can instead of picking a post. Does raise the level though and the kid finds a way to stay on the field.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:15 pm

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Sep 02, 2022 8:26 pm

Baloney wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:15 pm

Jose Mourinho must be drooling imagining parking that bus.

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:33 pm

Richarlison playing next to Son behind Kane is (on an admittedly small 80 minute sample size) unbelievably exciting to watch.

And Spurs could easily have won 5-1 today. Fulham's midfield is horrible.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sun Sep 04, 2022 2:29 am

Fulham and Newcastle will feel that the VAR has bent them over and royally smashed open their back doors this morning.

Post by **Sabo** » Sun Sep 04, 2022 3:21 am

Tom 1860 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 2:29 am Fulham and Newcastle will feel that the VAR has bent them over and royally smashed open their back doors this morning.

West Ham, too.

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:47 am

Tom 1860 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 2:29 am Fulham and Newcastle will feel that the VAR has bent them over and royally smashed open their back doors this morning.

Did I miss something from the Fulham-Spurs game?

Spurs had two goals disallowed by VAR (both rightly). I don't remember Fulham having any calls go against them.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:45 am

VAR needs to chill!!

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:43 pm

Sabo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 3:21 am
Tom 1860 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 2:29 am Fulham and Newcastle will feel that the VAR has bent them over and royally smashed open their back doors this morning.
West Ham, too.

Oh yeah, West Ham got totally reamed as well...

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Sep 04, 2022 1:39 pm

Seems like just a couple days ago Man United was winless and in 20th place.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:31 pm

My first attempt at trash talking as a fan of an EPL team failed miserably.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:41 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:31 pm My first attempt at trash talking as a fan of an EPL team failed miserably.

It was cute.

Post by **Shirley** » Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:28 am

I actually agree that West Ham probably* got screwed. Whatever foul there may have been on Mendy was after he'd already inexplicable lost the ball.

* That said, I don't know the rules on fouls on goalkeepers. It may be standard that nearly any contact is a foul AND that there is no consideration of whether it directly affects the play or not.

Still, really bad play by Mendy. He's off to a really shaky start this year. The ridiculous play against Leeds where Aronson just took the ball from him, plus the first goal in this West Ham game where he very meekly punched the ball like two feet.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:39 am

Edouard Bravo.