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Mancini will come out playing 7-2-1
Couldnt be more true...
after watching Vidic and Rio both pull up gimpy.
Barca has to know that Barca's biggest weakness is the back line. My theory/guess is that there just simply aren't any defenders who are available right now, and that they're waiting until the winter to add defense. In the meantime, they've got midfield taken care of not only for this year (obviously), but theoretically they won't have to spend much (if at all) on midfield for many years.
This team is going to be interesting as hell to watch all season long. At this point I feel like they could field a "b" team that would finish fourth or fifth. Barry, Johnson, Milner...multiple players are going to be disappointed with their pt.
Now that we've made it through fantasy football draft weekend, I told her she was free to give birth. Then she threatened to kill me.I'm really disappointed in Saturday's result, but Liverpool looked pretty good for the parts of the game I was able to watch.
They are going to have a lot of players wanting to leave. Most of their bench could start on other big teams.It's a nice problem to have, but it shows how weak their youth program is. A lot of those spaces should be filled with up and coming players who can contribute without feeling slighted when they don't start.
I am neither sold nor discouraged. I think he will be better for LA than JPA who hit the wall hard this year. How much better is anyone's guess. I think it is an interesting signing and certainly has created some good buzz for the fans which is never a bad thing. As I said, LA has numerous goals in the immediate pipeline. It has the chance to be an epic fail, especially if the transfer fee and salary rumors are true.
that whole thing is absolute genius
I just realized why I never got British humor. It isn't funny.
Arsenal are playing fine. Let's face it they are not a dominant side and Udinese is a very underrated team.
so trueWatched Arsenal game, Udinese outplayed them, deserved at least a draw. Wasn't that great a game tbh, I heard the Lyon/Rubin game was great.
Agreed. Arsenal wasn't spectacular but they looked fine.The Guardian will always take a bunch of needless jabs at the English teams. It's what they do.
I know, but they're usually pretty brutally honest about it. From the way he was reporting the first 30 minutes or so of the second half, it sounded like Arsenal is going to be battling relegation this year...
Granted I missed the first 30 minutes or so of the second half, so maybe it was bad. The first half was decent and Walcott should've added a second goal at the end there.
They have 37 more games to get to 40 points. Not all Premiership teams are as strong as MCFC; they only have to beat three teams, not nineteen. Home form will be critical for the Swans. They got 50 of their 80 points at home last year, leading the Championship in that category. If they can hold their own at The Liberty, they can beat the drop. The bottom of the table will be more competitive than the top again this season.
Good point, but before the game, I saw the graphic where Swan's starting 11 is valued at a measly $12.1 mil. I know they have some talented (and downright loyal) players on their team, but is it going to be enough to not just tread water with the power teams, but even the Boltons, Fultons and Villas of the league?
I think they will be a fun watch at home. The speed on the flanks is a strength especially with Sinclair. The story of the one guy who has been on the team all the way on the climb up four levels is great.
Arsenal was ok. I think the pairing of Vermaelen and Koscielny is going to work out well. Vermaelen was the best defender of the group as you might expect. Koscielny was solid with a few minor gaffes. The part that worries me is as usual, the lack of depth at the back. Gibbs went out with a hamstring injury and Djourou came on and immediately injured his hamstring. Jenkinson looked a bit lost at times but he did battle.As for the midfield, Ramsey played very well in my opinion. It is good to see him getting his stride back and he along with Walcott, provided the best scoring opportunities of the day. Gervinho had some impressive play, but he also gave the ball away too easily at times. And it seems that he has already caught the Arsenal bug of not shooting the ball and instead looking for the perfect pass. Song was solid as usual. Rosicky played well early but seemed to tire as the game drew on. He is not 21 any longer. I have not seen enough of Frimpong to form an opinion yet.Chamakh was a non-factor. I wonder what happened to the player that impressed so much at the beginning of last season.
Shocking.
