The English Football Thread

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Goofle

Not seen enough to comment.

OK cool, I rate him highly. So graceful and elegant on the ball.

Expecting Traore to be announced before kick off on Friday.

You lot need to sign a real striker. Should have gone for Benteke.

[Goofle]

Benteke is good but not really much of an upgrade on Giroud.

[Cuthbert]

Great start for Leicester if they can hold on.

Dunno if you're still about Mojo, but it doesn't look great for you lot at the moment?

WE SIGNED ADAMA TRAORE. Came onto the pitch last night before KO wearing a Villa scarf

[Mojo]

Originally Posted by monkeytennis

Great start for Leicester if they can hold on.

Dunno if you're still about Mojo, but it doesn't look great for you lot at the moment?

WE SIGNED ADAMA TRAORE. Came onto the pitch last night before KO wearing a Villa scarf

Thoroughly embarrassing so far. I wouldn't have believed it was possible to implode any further, especially at the beginning of a season, because we rarely start well, but they found a way.

We've wanted a shuffle at centre half for a while now, with Brown and O'Shea getting older and becoming more and more of a frequent liability, and we got it. Unfortunately Coates and Kaboul have been made a mockery of in the first two matches, and van Aanholt has been truly shocking. We all knew he couldn't defend but Norwich just kept coming down that side and he couldn't cope whatsoever. You can't play like that against Norwich at home.

It's gonna be another long season. I'm confident we'll improve but it's too early to tell if we'll improve enough to escape again this year.

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Mojo

Thoroughly embarrassing so far. I wouldn't have believed it was possible to implode any further, especially at the beginning of a season, because we rarely start well, but they found a way.

We've wanted a shuffle at centre half for a while now, with Brown and O'Shea getting older and becoming more and more of a frequent liability, and we got it. Unfortunately Coates and Kaboul have been made a mockery of in the first two matches, and van Aanholt has been truly shocking. We all knew he couldn't defend but Norwich just kept coming down that side and he couldn't cope whatsoever. You can't play like that against Norwich at home.

It's gonna be another long season. I'm confident we'll improve but it's too early to tell if we'll improve enough to escape again this year.

Decent point today though, stopped the rot. Next game should be easy

I think you'll go down fwiw.

Adama Traore is ridiculous, was watching his videos on Youtube all week and within about 5 minutes he does that. Built like a fucking ox as well. Blatantly gonna be back at Barca before his contract ends.

[Mojo]

Originally Posted by monkeytennis

Decent point today though, stopped the rot. Next game should be easy

I think you'll go down fwiw.

Adama Traore is ridiculous, was watching his videos on Youtube all week and within about 5 minutes he does that. Built like a fucking ox as well. Blatantly gonna be back at Barca before his contract ends.

Your lot should have beat us yesterday like. No doubt. A point for us away from home against a team we traditionally can't beat is huge, but we didn't really deserve it. We gave you the ball, we gave you the initiative, we allowed you to attack us time and time again, both our full backs were non-existent and you got in behind us no matter which side you went down, we gave you a penalty...

For those reasons, coupled with what is for me a correct decision for a penalty shout on Kaboul, I don't understand Sherwoods comment that they were robbed. They just weren't clinical enough.

I like that we're scoring goals, for a club that never scores enough goals, but our defence was just as embarassing yesterday as it has been for the first three weeks, we just weren't made to pay for it as much.

[Mr. Charlie]

Chelsea

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Mr. Charlie

Chelsea

Odd innit. I'm not sure if Mourinho will be there next season.

Happy for my man Christian Benteke scoring on his home debut. Had a good game. Bournemouth should have had something from it though.

btw who is your team mate?

[Mr. Charlie]

I'm a Chelsea supporter. When I lived in London I'd go to their matches. But they were poor and rubbish back then. Now they're rich and rubbish. Two losses and a draw so far this season. It's not promising.

[Goofle]

Can't expect much from a third season Jose team.

The fact that we (Arsenal) haven't signed a striker or a passing DM this summer is thoroughly distressing. We are so close to being real contenders, but it's just not going to happen.