I’m not even sure that’s true anymore to be honest.
Premier League : Week 4 (11th Sept thru 13th Sept.)
- Thread starter Frogfish
- Start date
- Latest activity Latest activity:
- Status
It's actually not logical. Yes they have improved but we really don't know where we are at because last season was such an abortion with all the injuries. We were champions the season before with an 18 point gap to 2nd, have we fallen off a cliff? Is that fall due to the injuries or player form/aging or both? Will the form return now we've got a solid, stable, defence again? I don't think any of us know where we're at at the moment, it's too early to say.
Behave - that’s still a first team thats won the Premier League, Champions League, Super Cup and World Club Cup - something no other current squad has achieved.
It’s not that long ago and our first team is good enough to do it again.
Sure, it is too early to tell, I'm just basing it on a feeling.
A feeling that our squad is two years older since we last won something.
Let's be honest, some aren't playing as well as they did back then.
Firmino, Hendo and Mane mainly.
Also we don't know what we're going to get from Van Dijk and Matip considering their injuries.
Thiago has not taken us to another level like I thought he would.
If we bought a decent striker, I'd at least be able to say that we got Jota and X, but we don't. We got fucking Origi, Ox and Minamino waiting on the sidelines and a fucking 18 year old.
I really hope we don't drop any points against Leeds today.
Last edited:
Yep agree with you totally regarding the backup to our front line, Jota aside and he is maybe 1st Team and Firmino backup.
Hendo has only just come back from injury - give him a chance ! Uh-oh you're the one who hates him aren't you? Or maybe I'm getting mixed up.
VvD and Matip have already shown they're back to full form - there aren't many harder tests in European football than this current Chelsea team! So we'll have to see their return impacts on the team as a whole but we haven't looked too shabby so far.
Hendo came back from injury before the Euro's and it's not like it was career threatening.
But it's also not like he's playing shit. The season has literally just started !
Yeah, you're right.
There's 2 massive assumptions there. Firstly that this team is as good as it was 3 years ago, and in some obvious cases I think that's clearly not the case. Secondly that none of our rivals are stronger now than they were when we won the title relative to us.
I don't think either of those assumptions is true.
City isn’t stronger. They’re not as good as they were.
I think we’re weaker too in terms of the best team we can put out, but we do actually have a better squad now.
No doubt Chelsea and United are better than they were, but enough to top us and City? Maybe, maybe not.
Not EPL but worth a watch 
Not EPL but worth a watch
Ahahaha OMG.
Yeah Vrancx got his big money move despite the miss
Here’s the thing - other teams being better could help in the sense of taking more points off each other.
I don’t necessarily think we need to get close to 100 points to win the league.
We’re on a decent run of form carrying on from the run in last season - while not playing great, we were doing well enough up until Christmas last year.
Each of the 3 other teams that are likely to challenge for the title have weaknesses that can be exploited as well.
Getting the vibes that title is largely going to be decided on the head-to-heads between the big clubs.
Ourselves, City, Chelsea and United all have squads capable of steamrolling over the midtable/lower level sides, and I suspect the largest points gap in the league will between fourth and fifth position. I'm likely chatting shit, but it feels like a return of an established top four.
Ourselves, City, Chelsea and United all have squads capable of steamrolling over the midtable/lower level sides, and I suspect the largest points gap in the league will between fourth and fifth position. I'm likely chatting shit, but it feels like a return of an established top four.
Not EPL but worth a watch
If that had a title on the line, an execution order wouldv'e been placed on his head.
Well, he's certainly in the top 5 or so, and arguably the best, it's not that wild a statement, especially from someone that would be a little biased.
- Status
