English Premier League

[SEvolution]

Di Matteo: 'We wanted to show that Sunday's game was really heavily influenced by the officials.'

 

[Alonso931]

Average age of starting XIs Chelsea 23.5 years vs Manchester United 24.8 years.The stats say it all bro.

 

[talalthegreat]

Chelsea deserved to win really. And so did Swansea. I am really concerned about Liverpool. We need to sign new faces this January otherwise its bye bye for top 8.

 

[sTraNg3r]

Average age of starting XIs Chelsea 23.5 years vs Manchester United 24.8 years.The stats say it all bro.

Take away the 39-year-old Giggsy and then calculate

BTW under all the excitement of Chelsea vs United, Liverpool and Tottenham go unnoticed. :looking:

 

[AbbY]

Average age of starting XIs Chelsea 23.5 years vs Manchester United 24.8 years.The stats say it all bro.

Are you seriously kidding me?

Are you for real, bro?

If you want me to drop down to your level,

All of Manchester Uniteds starting lineup's value - 31.5M
Eden Hazard - 32M.

 

[GSM7]

Keep in mind that Chelsea's starting line-up did not include MANY First-team players.
The starting line up didn't have Terry, Ashley Cole, Torres, Ivanovic, Lampard, Hazard, Oscar and Ramires.
Oriel Romelu, Bertrand, Azpilicueta, Sturridge, Piazon and Moses all started.
So it wasn't Chelsea's first team playing at all.

 

[AbbY]

Keep in mind that Chelsea's starting line-up did not include MANY First-team players.
The starting line up didn't have Terry, Ashley Cole, Torres, Ivanovic, Lampard, Hazard, Oscar and Ramires.
Oriel Romelu, Bertrand, Azpilicueta, Sturridge, Piazon and Moses all started.
So it wasn't Chelsea's first team playing at all.

Juan Mata. ( <3 )

Enough said.

 

[Ashhad]

 

[Raza7154]

we lost the fucking game.... i hardly think 4 pages of debate over which team played main players, and which team was worth how much is necessary....

Utd vs Arsenal tomorrow, and i'll miss it because of my class.... fuck my life

 

[SEvolution]

Ok big game tomorrow United vs. Arsenal at OT

90% of the time its the same result United coming out with a win here.

Can they repeat 8-2 now?

Will RVP score. I'm more than sure EPL's joint top scorer will and if he does will he celebrate sliding on the field or kiss the badge :lol: or or or be normal 'i won't celebrate' like El Shraaawy did against Genoa last week.

With Gervinho out for 3 weeks, Wilshere-Gibbs not called up and on the other hand Kagawa, Vidic, Smalling not available it's an easy guess red team will have the last laugh.

Ultimate pwnage to look out for Valencia against Santos :lol:

 

[Raza7154]

Will RVP score. I'm more than sure EPL's joint top scorer will and if he does will he celebrate sliding on the field or kiss the badge :lol: or or or be normal 'i won't celebrate' like El Shraaawy did against Genoa last week.

i sincerely hope he doesn't act like a dick.... though tbh, i doubt he will.... he's never been disrespectful against anyone....

remember that cun.t adebayor's famous celebration? where is he rotting nowadays?

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Ultimate pwnage to look out for Valencia against Santos :lol:

this will probably be the match-defining clash.... unless santos ups his game a hundredfold, he's gonna be washed away by valencia.... on the other hand, santos is rather good at coming forward... so valencia and rafael will be having their hands full with santos and podolski.... so many interesting mini-matchups in this game.... the key will ofcourse be cazorla..... we don't generally do well against his like.... silva, xavi-iniesta, muniain-susaeta last year.... united's defense generally doesn't deal well with players who can play that cute little final ball.... let's see what happens...

 

[SEvolution]

i sincerely hope he doesn't act like a dick.... though tbh, i doubt he will.... he's never been disrespectful against anyone....

remember that cun.t adebayor's famous celebration? where is he rotting nowadays?

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this will probably be the match-defining clash.... unless santos ups his game a hundredfold, he's gonna be washed away by valencia.... on the other hand, santos is rather good at coming forward... so valencia and rafael will be having their hands full with santos and podolski.... so many interesting mini-matchups in this game.... the key will ofcourse be cazorla..... we don't generally do well against his like.... silva, xavi-iniesta, muniain-susaeta last year.... united's defense generally doesn't deal well with players who can play that cute little final ball.... let's see what happens...

Last time i saw him coming from spurs bench.

Let's see what Cazorla-Arteta will do here. I feel the game plan will be likely that of Chelsea here as both of them are seasoned midfielders here unlike Hazard-Mata-Oscar plus i don't think they have to worry about forwards that much. I've nil confidence on Podolski and Giroud the real threat who used to make space for both of them and make it count was Gervinho and he is out. Theo wallcott is in good form but against United's defense mainly Evra and Evans i don't think he has that confidence to get past them and score.

I'm sure of United's win today main area will be Valencia ripping apart Santos and cross in the middle and i'm again sure of arsenal conceding goals on the counter. They will come out pushing them from the first minute and force them to make mistakes which arsenal will do w/o a doubt and make it count.

There should be no Welback and Young here. I want to see VP - WR - Chica here with Scholes fighting for the ball against Cazrola-Arteta

 

[Raza7154]

hasn't theo been ruled out for the game? remember reading that somewhere.... and yea i hope to god we start with chicha.... but he is such an incredible impact player that you just know he'll give you something when brought on late against tiring defenders.... young scored two beauties in this fixture last year so fancy giving him the nod.... as long as welbeck doesn't start, im happy

 

[cobby]

Just to say ,
Arsenal defense might be little shaky but they have conceded least number of goals , and man utd defense is even more shaky than arsenal we have conceded in almost every game first , coming back against big teams by conceding goals is not easy .

Arsenal midfield is way strong with likes of Santi and Mikel arteta , Man utd should play scholes/Rooney and anderson in midfield , anderson had wonderful game in capital one against chelsea and he is pretty good in holding up players . Fletch is little sloppy since his comeback by giving away passes so he should not start .
Arsenal Oxlade is out so theo will be on wings along with podolski , Man utd Should play young and Valencia , Nani is on poor form and he might be heading out of man utd squad he is simply not focusing on game much against chelsea he gave away lot of balls apart from his one two touch goal he was poor .

At front RVP n chica should play .

But as i know fergie will put this way
Rvp behind him rooney as part of 5th midfield with valencia ,young , scholes n anderson/fletch with back four as usual rafeal , Evans , Rio , Evra .
and on his subs he might bring wellbeck instead of chica , unless we are losing he will bring him(chica) in die mins

I am just hoping rio dont pull a muscle which he usually does against arsenal causing us more problems. and please play de gea no lindegaard .

 

[NighteySenpai]

Arsenal can probably contain United. The defence have trained with Persie, seen him at his best, so they have a good idea about him - the way he moves, his runs and all. Wenger doesn't even need to play Santos today, if he can play Sagna. Play Sagna at right back, Verminator and Koscielny in the middle and Jenkinson at the left. Santos is good at coming forward, but he will probably have a tough time against Valencia, who will make him dance - left, right, centre
Arsenal will probably dominate United in the midfield, and I am expecting United to resort to the same pathetic methods they used against Chelsea in the Capital One match - counter attack, park the bus and more. I don't think Scholes can handle the likes of Cazorla, Wilshere and Arteta at least not alone. Anderson, will most probably struggle too or so I hope.
Now the most interesting aspect of the game, the strikers. Giroud, Podolski, Walcott on one side; Persie, Potato and Valencia on the other. Gervinho was the absolute bomb, but since he's out; Walcott will be the key man. If he starts at the right, he will give Evra nightmares. Evra is pathetic anyway, and Walcott will make him vulnerable as a fish is in no water. Persie will be the threat and Valencia will be looking forward to providing him fabulous opportunities to score. Containing these two players will be the challenge for Arsenal today. Podolski is also a threat and it will be interesting to see if Rafael can handle him - which he probably can't.

Overall, I am looking forward to an exhilarating game today.

My money's on Koscielny to break RVP's leg today and effectively bring RVP's career to a 2 year hiatus.

 

[NighteySenpai]

Something I came across, while reading an article on Carl Jenkinson's transformation.

The fact that Theo Walcott, a man with little tactical intelligence, berated him for positional errors during that game tells you all you need to know

:lol:

 

[Raza7154]

[MENTION=22318]NighteySenpai[/MENTION]

wenger has said he won't be playing wilshere against united...

as for podolski, i'm not entirely concerned about him.... i don't if it's lack of stamina, or desire, but he's completely useless after the 50-55 minute mark.... if we can repel the early advances and nick a goal or two, i doubt arsenal can muster a counter....

wenger was pretty vocal about theo's evolving role.... he's more likely to start up front.... lack of confidence in giroud? an effort to get theo to sign a new contract? i dunno... but if what wenger said is true, theo has more chances starting up front

 

[NighteySenpai]

@NighteySenpai

wenger has said he won't be playing wilshere against united...

as for podolski, i'm not entirely concerned about him.... i don't if it's lack of stamina, or desire, but he's completely useless after the 50-55 minute mark.... if we can repel the early advances and nick a goal or two, i doubt arsenal can muster a counter....

wenger was pretty vocal about theo's evolving role.... he's more likely to start up front.... lack of confidence in giroud? an effort to get theo to sign a new contract? i dunno... but if what wenger said is true, theo has more chances starting up front

Well, he will perhaps, play Ramsey then.

Walcott stated last year that he was signed as a striker...and he wanted to play as a striker. Maybe, just maybe, giving him what he wants, might prompt him to sign a new contract?

http://www.clickliverpool.com/sport...n-johnson-one-of-worlds-best-right-backs.html

:lol:

 

[Raza7154]

Walcott stated last year that he was signed as a striker...and he wanted to play as a striker. Maybe, just maybe, giving him what he wants, might prompt him to sign a new contract?

that seems to be exactly what's going on... but you do wonder what kind of message it sends to giroud.... a player signed to "replace rvp" and his highlights so far have been misses.... and now wenger comes up and says that a guy who's played winger for this entire life will be given a role through the middle.... it's just kinda imploding at the moment isn't it?

 

[SEvolution]

young scored two beauties in this fixture last year so fancy giving him the nod.... as long as welbeck doesn't start, im happy

Sir Alex Ferguson "I’m trying to think of all sorts of ways I can utilize the three (RvP, Rooney, Chicharito) of them together and Danny Welbeck of course."