The English Premier League Discussion Thread

poet11;3850530 said:

Gabriel paulista from Villarreal. Monstrous 1v1,quick,athletic and very alert. Looks like a bargain.

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Aaah Gabriel... Havent you signed him for like 30m last transfer window? That was so random.

Arnau;3850550 said:

Aaah Gabriel... Havent you signed him for like 30m last transfer window? That was so random.

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nah, just 11m.Looks like our other captain might find himself on the bench too.

It's a shame poor old West Ham cant play away at a CL spot contender every week

Arnau;3850509 said:

Sterling get a lot of critic but he did the right thing to not waste his career like Steven Gerrard.

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He got his first City goal today, wonderful start, the kid is legit.

Sir Didier Drogba;3850611 said:

It's a shame poor old West Ham cant play away at a CL spot contender every week

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can't blame them for hating playing at home, and thriving in more lavish surroundings; upton park, with west ham and east ham on either side, is in a crap part of town ...

Xifio;3850646 said:

can't blame them for hating playing at home, and thriving in more lavish surroundings; upton park, with west ham and east ham on either side, is in a crap part of town ...

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I think they're going to be interesting wild cards this season - and the will they/wont they (get relegated before moving into olympic park) story will provide an interesting and ongoing narrative.

Sir Didier Drogba;3850611 said:

He got his first City goal today, wonderful start, the kid is legit.

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Great great player

Nady's first tatoo

arnau;3850697 said:

nady's first tatoo

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ha ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111

This tells you all you need to know about the worst manager in England

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/angry-sherwood-kicks-bottle-snaps-hamstring-110800329--sow.html

Of all EPL teams I think Norwich are the least equipped for going down to ten men, relying as they do on a packed midfield, lots of changes/injections of energy and generally having otherwise mediocre bodies everywhere. Not surprised we are getting stomped.

Mane looking great.

Mane's first few steps are ridiculously fast, he has a great acceleration compared to a lot of the traditionally fast players like Bale and Walcott

All he needs is a slight improvement on his decision making/distribution and he could be right up there.

This weekend has further confirmed my theory that the EPL is a bunch of overhyped mid table teams taking points off each other!!

City is the only team with a respectable lineup after getting De Bruyne, but even they will be out in UCL quarter finals...

With that squad, EPL+CL semifinal is a must for Citeh.

Arnau;3850958 said:

With that squad, EPL+CL semifinal is a must for Citeh.

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I am very curious to see if they finally beat their CL blues this season. What has to be said is that the undoubtedly remarkable talent they have added to their squad this season - Sterling, Otamendi, De Bruyne - all have one thing in common, practically zero experience at the business end of the Champions League.

And their star striker which mostly sets them apart from all the PL rivals can easily get injuries. But that squad on paper looks unbeatable in the league.

De Bruyne has winner mentality, thats gonna help them in CL knock outs. Kun staying fit is key too, theres a huge difference between him and Bony...

I think Sterling could take on the lone striker role

Sterling as a striker is shit. I think he should play on the wings, not centrally. He had to play centrally for Liverpool because Liverpool spent the whole summer buying impotent strikers like Balotelli and Lambert. Bony is a true striker who will score goals. I think he's a very good backup striker.

Sterling is better in any position on the pitch than any Man Utd player.