English Premier League Thread III
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So Liverpool, argued by many in this thread as one of the all time great teams...
Out of every competition with the potential of having their league title cut short due to this pandemic...
From potential treble winners to a zero silverware season with an asterisk behind a league title
Sad
Out of every competition with the potential of having their league title cut short due to this pandemic...
From potential treble winners to a zero silverware season with an asterisk behind a league title
Sad
Kalac#16
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It's funny when people like to use 'it was Barca lol' as a way to belittle pep's achievements.
Are people forgetting what was going on under Rijkaard pre-pep? That team was carried by Ronaldinho and Eto'o, and as soon as Dinho's commitment to football started to wane, the team fell off dramatically. Pre-Pep Xavi and Iniesta were just good players. It's a bit different with Iniesta.. He was 21ish? but Xavi was not a stand out world class CM. He wouldn't have gone into any of the top 4-8 teams in the world. Nobody could predict Messi's growth 12 years ago, either.
Pep got that whole thing moving.
Equally, his stint at Bayern probably hurt his reputation more than it did enhance. Bayern had ripped through everybody the year prior to him taking over. Then the following season he slowed them down, made them all play 5 yards closer together and they struggled for a season. Even after a year when he'd adapted he never came to close to another CL win.
More on topic - the sniffles had better not effect promotions this year
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You can't really say that thanks to Coronavirus.
They were never going to win the Carabao Cup or the FA Cup.
Atletico match was a thing that happens. Oblak had an insane match and Adrian passed to their striker...
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cancel the season? 
Ppl are too obsessed mocking the Liverpool title.
The whole EPL is not about them only.
Shef utd, Wolves, Leicester, are having phenomenal season too. And they didn't deserve to lose the chance for playing in European competition just because this pandemic.
Also, would it be fair on clubs on championship division like Leeds, West Brom ?
Ppl are too obsessed mocking the Liverpool title.
The whole EPL is not about them only.
Shef utd, Wolves, Leicester, are having phenomenal season too. And they didn't deserve to lose the chance for playing in European competition just because this pandemic.
Also, would it be fair on clubs on championship division like Leeds, West Brom ?
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Lol! Evra is a mouthy little fecker... had this been in a dressing back in the day Evra wud've gotten a smack by Keane.
^^ A line by Roy in the clip.
A comment on yt channel:
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Lol! Lol! Lol! Too true.
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Kalac#16
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16 years later, back in the Prem. Can't wait to get absolutely ran by City etc next year 
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16 years later, back in the Prem. Can't wait to get absolutely ran by City etc next year
congrats
there is many teams to win with in epl.
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16 years later, back in the Prem. Can't wait to get absolutely ran by City etc next year
Not yet.
It's still mathematically possible to choke and fuck it up like last year.
I think you'll be fine once you reach EPL. Fewer games, less pressure to deliver in every game since you'll no longer compete with 23 other teams for the 2 top spots.
That does wonders for Bielsa teams. Also, you have bigger revenue potential than the Bournemouths and Brightons, your transfer funds will probably be larger than Milan's.
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Leeds have the potential to have the biggest national fan base in the country. 3rd biggest city in the country with no 2nd team to split the fan base the issue is staying up for a couple of years first and signing the right players.
Most of this team aren't good enough and this league win is fully due to Bielsa and the lack of managerial quality in the league rather than individual quality.
Most of this team aren't good enough and this league win is fully due to Bielsa and the lack of managerial quality in the league rather than individual quality.
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16 years later, back in the Prem. Can't wait to get absolutely ran by City etc next year
Thought you would be looking forward more to facing the other team in Manchester
Congrats though.
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Congratulations on the FA Cup Arsenal. It's always nice to see ex-Milan players (not you P!rl0 
) do well 
I always get butthurt when I see Aubameyang play!
Forza Milan
) do well I always get butthurt when I see Aubameyang play!
Forza Milan
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I can't believe Fullham managed to get in the EPL, what a incredibly shit performance so far.
There's literally nothing that they do well. Arsenal are also meh so far.
There's literally nothing that they do well. Arsenal are also meh so far.