2012/2013 Premier League Season + FA & League Cup chat

[Ross]

Well, that isn't the most impressive game that I've seen from United but hey, we're champons!

 

[sems4arsenal]

Fantastic goal by Sagna,United's best player by far .

Impressed by Koscielny the most ,one of the top defenders in the league right now.Need to win the rest of the games.

 

[Pagey279]

The PFA Player of the Year award thingy was tonight, guess who won both Player of the Year and Young player of the year?

Gareth Bale.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22331030

Also here's the Premier League team of the year:
David de Gea (Manchester United), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Leighton Baines (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Juan Mata (Chelsea), Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur), Luis Suarez (Liverpool), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Robin van Persie (Manchester United).

 

[Alex.]

Jesus Christ, there are FAR too many of you United fans in here.

 

[HighSeasHoMastr]

Haters gonna hate.

Don't worry, we're all just gloryhunters anyways. No one actually likes United because of the way they play, or their history (other than their history of winning, that is ) or because they like SAF, or anything. Just cause they win.

 

[Kamuifanboy]

The PFA Player of the Year award thingy was tonight, guess who won both Player of the Year and Young player of the year?

Gareth Bale.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22331030

Also here's the Premier League team of the year:
David de Gea (Manchester United), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Leighton Baines (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Juan Mata (Chelsea), Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur), Luis Suarez (Liverpool), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Robin van Persie (Manchester United).

Don't agree with Ferdinand but, I think that 11 is probably the best 11 aside from Ferdinand.

Jesus Christ, there are FAR too many of you United fans in here.

Don't fight it. I gave up a long time ago.

 

[HighSeasHoMastr]

Don't agree with Ferdinand but, I think that 11 is probably the best 11 aside from Ferdinand.

+1
Not sure who I'd replace him with though...

Don't fight it. I gave up a long time ago.

Why should it be something worth fighting? Your club is your club, how does it make any difference to me?
Its hardly like all that gets talked about in this thread is Man U, and (most) of the MUFC fans here are fairly neutral in my opinion, or at least aren't as rediculous as most...

 

[Hyped]

+1
Not sure who I'd replace him with though...

Agger!

 

[HighSeasHoMastr]

Agger!

I was actually thinking maybe Nastasic...? He's been really solid, by far the best of City's summer business. Jagielka could have a case too maybe.

 

[Hyped]

I never watched City play enough to make that call, so I just threw out Agger because he's been pretty consistent in the back and has scored a few as well.

 

[Kamuifanboy]

+1
Not sure who I'd replace him with though...

Call me crazy but, Gareth McAuley. West Brom is the only team I can think of that has been pretty sound at the back all season.

For the guy saying that Lukaku was nothing special. A goal and two assists this week. Yeah, he sucks.

 

[Liquid]

No Michu? Puh-lease. These awards are always classic top four heavy. Saying that, no Santi Cazorla?

I'd also argue someone like Mignolet has had an arguably better season than de Gea not because I think he's a better goalkeeper, de Gea is definitely that, but because Mingolet has had a far worse defence to play behind and has subsequently had more to deal with over the season. de Gea's performances are expected from a title-winning goalkeeper with a majoratively world class defence, but Mingolet for me, on balance, has been the better goalkeeper. But not by much.

Gareth McAuley is a very solid defender, underrated and well worth his place in the Premiership, but he's nowhere near PFA material.

 

[m8h3r]

I'd also argue someone like Mignolet has had an arguably better season than de Gea not because I think he's a better goalkeeper, de Gea is definitely that, but because Mingolet has had a far worse defence to play behind and has subsequently had more to deal with over the season. de Gea's performances are expected from a title-winning goalkeeper with a majoratively world class defence, but Mingolet for me, on balance, has been the better goalkeeper. But not by much.
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Really? Johnny Evans?

Anyway, I don't like the way it's always people from the top teams. Of course a top team striker will score more goals, they get more chances. Of course a top team goal keeper will have less scored against him. He had less shots against him. Of course a midfielder will have a higher amount of passes in a game, the team will have more possession. You need to be unbiased in these decisions, something they most certainly are not.

 

[sems4arsenal]

As an arsenal fan I'd agree Mata deserves a place instead of Santi Cazorla

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Im disappointed that Michu isnt in the team...but well done to Bale, thought he deserved it 👍

Big game tonight, Villa-Sunderland...

 

[Liquid]

Really? Johnny Evans?

I didn't mention Jonny Evans.

 

[m8h3r]

I didn't mention Jonny Evans.

goalkeeper with a majoratively world class defence

Meant this part. Sorry. Don't get why SAF likes Johnny so much.

 

[Ross]

Hattrick for Benteke and Villa are 5-1 up.

 

[Liquid]

Meant this part. Sorry. Don't get why SAF likes Johnny so much.

He's alright. Not great, but does a job.

Just like Welbeck.

 

[Liquid]

Did I say Mingolet was my goalkeeper of the season?

 

[Brend]

Oh dear. Taxi for Di Canio.

Too much time spent with the BNP?

 

[Phoenix]

Haha and Sunderland came back down on the earth with that result...

 

[Pagey279]

Ha! That's a pretty humbling match for Sunderland and Di Canio.

Newcastle may go down you know, Villa might keep some momentum after this match, Wigan are on a good run too. Squeaky bum time for Newcastle fans.

 

[Liquid]

Wigan have too much of a tough run in.

West Brom (A)
(H) Swansea
Man City (A)
Arsenal (A)

And...

(H) Aston Villa.

It could come down to the final day, but I can't see Wigan getting one win before that.

 

[Brend]

Wigan have too much of a tough run in.

West Brom (A)
(H) Swansea
Man City (A)
Arsenal (A)

And...

(H) Aston Villa.

It could come down to the final day, but I can't see Wigan getting one win before that.

Let's not forget that this is Wigan, the masters of the great escape.

 

[Touring Mars]

The Man City fixture is the FA Cup final, but it will still take something out of Wigan to play that game in the midst of their relegation struggle... Newcastle have QPR still to play, and I can't see Wigan getting out of it this time...

This is quite good fun:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/predictor/default.stm

Somewhat amazingly, Swansea (currently 9th) can still go down - but it would take a remarkably unlucky sequence of results for that to happen...

 

[Liquid]

Wigan went down in my predictor.

Unless they beat Villa on the final day, which I cautiously went against.

And Tottenham made the top four along with Arsenal.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

The way Swansea have been playing lately (no wins in last 6), we could still go down, but i think we are safe...i mean we do have over 40 points...

 

[Phoenix]

Really hate that I most likely won't be able to watch the United - Chelsea match on sunday.

Hopefully United will take 3 points, but with the recent performance against Arsenal, a draw would be likely.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

I think we can get a win..Sunday should be very good with the Merseyside derby as well as United-Chelsea...