2021/22 Premier League & General Football Discussion
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The beeb were right, he had his medical early on today and passed.
No it's a strange situation, there isn't as much fanfare as I'd expect, but then I think the whole situation is both stupid and sad at the same time. Sad beucased Messi is leaving against his and the clubs wishes and didn't get the chance to say goodbye to the fans.
Stupid, beucase this whole situation was avoidable if Barcelona weren't so badly managed they ended up falling foul to the same rules they agreed to in 2013. They just never thought it coud be them in this situation I guess. Their recent big moeny purchases have really cost them, tit's not just the transfer fees, but the wages too. Griezmann is on about £700k per week.
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The way Moore is signing players, you'd be forgiven for thinking so.
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My predictions for this season.
1. Man City
2. Chelsea
3. Man United
4. Liverpool
5. Leicester
6. Arsenal
7. Tottenham
8. Aston Villa
9. West Ham
10. Leeds
11. Everton
12. Wolves
13. Southampton
14. Crystal Palace
15. Newcastle
16. Brentford
17. Burnley
18. Brighton
19. Norwich
20. Watford
1. Man City
2. Chelsea
3. Man United
4. Liverpool
5. Leicester
6. Arsenal
7. Tottenham
8. Aston Villa
9. West Ham
10. Leeds
11. Everton
12. Wolves
13. Southampton
14. Crystal Palace
15. Newcastle
16. Brentford
17. Burnley
18. Brighton
19. Norwich
20. Watford
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Chelsea 1-1 Villareal (Chelsea won 6-5 on penalties)
Chelsea have won the Euro Super Cup after beating Villareal in Belfast, it was all Chelsea for much of the first half and Ziyech opened the scoring, however he then went off injured with what looked like a dislocated shoulder, Villareal were much improved in the second half and Gerard Moreno gave them a deserved equaliser, extra time came and went with both having good chances, Tuchel brought Kepa on for Mendy right at the end of the game for the shootout....and it worked with Kepa making two saves with the save for Albiol's kick being the winner.
Carabao Cup Second Round draw
North
Oldham v Accrington
Newcastle v Burnley
Wigan v Bolton
Huddersfield v Everton
Sheffield United v Derby
Stoke v Doncaster
Shrewsbury v Rochdale
Nottingham Forest v Wolves
Morcambe v Preston
Blackpool v Sunderland
Leeds v Crewe
Barrow v Aston Villa
South
Brentford v Forest Green
Millwall v Cambridge
West Brom v Arsenal
Norwich v Bournemouth
Cardiff v Brighton
Birmingham v Fulham
Gillingham v Cheltenham
QPR v Oxford
Swansea v Plymouth
Stevenage v Wycombe
Newport v Southampton
Northampton v Wimbledon
Watford v Crystal Palace
Chelsea have won the Euro Super Cup after beating Villareal in Belfast, it was all Chelsea for much of the first half and Ziyech opened the scoring, however he then went off injured with what looked like a dislocated shoulder, Villareal were much improved in the second half and Gerard Moreno gave them a deserved equaliser, extra time came and went with both having good chances, Tuchel brought Kepa on for Mendy right at the end of the game for the shootout....and it worked with Kepa making two saves with the save for Albiol's kick being the winner.
Carabao Cup Second Round draw
North
Oldham v Accrington
Newcastle v Burnley
Wigan v Bolton
Huddersfield v Everton
Sheffield United v Derby
Stoke v Doncaster
Shrewsbury v Rochdale
Nottingham Forest v Wolves
Morcambe v Preston
Blackpool v Sunderland
Leeds v Crewe
Barrow v Aston Villa
South
Brentford v Forest Green
Millwall v Cambridge
West Brom v Arsenal
Norwich v Bournemouth
Cardiff v Brighton
Birmingham v Fulham
Gillingham v Cheltenham
QPR v Oxford
Swansea v Plymouth
Stevenage v Wycombe
Newport v Southampton
Northampton v Wimbledon
Watford v Crystal Palace
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That's true, I would imagine it would be viewed as failure to many, but I was just saying it's never a guarentee. Even with Real and Barca looking like they may have a few difficult seasons ahead, you can never write of Bayern. Both City and Chelsea also have incredibly strong teams and I'd like to think United could have a good run too, though we certainly aren't favourites, we can beat top teams on our day.
In other news, City are reportedly preparing a fresh bid for Kane in the region of £130m.
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Only 24 hours to go.
Friday.
Brentford v Arsenal (8pm Sky)
Saturday.
Burnley v Brighton
Chelsea v Crystal Palace
Everton v Southampton
Leicester v Wolves
Man United v Leeds (12.30 BT)
Norwich v Liverpool (5.30 Sky)
Watford v Aston Villa
Sunday.
Newcastle v West Ham (2pm Sky)
Tottenham v Man City (4.30 Sky)
Back to the usual TV schedule this season (for now at least!) which means more games kicking of at the traditional 3pm Saturday.
Friday.
Brentford v Arsenal (8pm Sky)
Saturday.
Burnley v Brighton
Chelsea v Crystal Palace
Everton v Southampton
Leicester v Wolves
Man United v Leeds (12.30 BT)
Norwich v Liverpool (5.30 Sky)
Watford v Aston Villa
Sunday.
Newcastle v West Ham (2pm Sky)
Tottenham v Man City (4.30 Sky)
Back to the usual TV schedule this season (for now at least!) which means more games kicking of at the traditional 3pm Saturday.
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Brentford 2-0 Arsenal.
Wow what a night for Brentford! Their game back in the top flight for 73 years and they beat one of the big boys (I use that term loosely for Arsenal!) Sergio Canos gave them a deserved lead in the 22nd minute and it was 1-0 at HT, Arsenal came out of the blocks quicker at the start of the second half and tested Raya a few times but Brentford's second came from a long throw which Arsenal defended poorly and Norgaard headed home on 73 minutes and that's how it finished, great performance from Brentford who now top the table, great atmosphere in the ground and they applauded Saka on the pitch much like the Spurs fans did last week, As for Arsenal well they were missing a few boys including Auba and Lacazette but it was still a poor performance by them and some of the defending was bad, could be a long season for them.
Great opening game of the season, 21/22 is up and running!
Wow what a night for Brentford! Their game back in the top flight for 73 years and they beat one of the big boys (I use that term loosely for Arsenal!) Sergio Canos gave them a deserved lead in the 22nd minute and it was 1-0 at HT, Arsenal came out of the blocks quicker at the start of the second half and tested Raya a few times but Brentford's second came from a long throw which Arsenal defended poorly and Norgaard headed home on 73 minutes and that's how it finished, great performance from Brentford who now top the table, great atmosphere in the ground and they applauded Saka on the pitch much like the Spurs fans did last week, As for Arsenal well they were missing a few boys including Auba and Lacazette but it was still a poor performance by them and some of the defending was bad, could be a long season for them.
Great opening game of the season, 21/22 is up and running!
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That roar when Canos scored. Great to have the fans back!
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Man United 5-1 Leeds.
So this just happened! A hat-trick for Fernandes, Four assists for Pogba (FOUR ASSISTS!) Greenwood and Fred also on the score sheet, Luke Ayling with a fantastic strike for Leeds equaliser, Sancho came on for last 15 mins, Leeds did well in first half but crumbled in the second as United were rampant. capacity crowd back at OT made for a great atmosphere.
Varane was announced and unveiled to the crowd before the game too, number 19 for him.
Very happy! 👍
So this just happened! A hat-trick for Fernandes, Four assists for Pogba (FOUR ASSISTS!) Greenwood and Fred also on the score sheet, Luke Ayling with a fantastic strike for Leeds equaliser, Sancho came on for last 15 mins, Leeds did well in first half but crumbled in the second as United were rampant. capacity crowd back at OT made for a great atmosphere.
Varane was announced and unveiled to the crowd before the game too, number 19 for him.
Very happy! 👍
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League One attendances today:
2,077 - Accrington
3,772 - Morecambe
3,860 - Cheltenham
8,241 - Lincoln
8,440 - Oxford
9,830 - MK Dons
10,217 - Wigan
10,864 - Plymouth
11,470 - Portsmouth
24,738 - Sheffield Wednesday
Impressive, if not a totally great idea right now...
Oh and Derby getting done twice in injury time is (even though it's lamentable it's come from a pretty bad injury to CKR) hilarious. Long season coming at Pride Park.
2,077 - Accrington
3,772 - Morecambe
3,860 - Cheltenham
8,241 - Lincoln
8,440 - Oxford
9,830 - MK Dons
10,217 - Wigan
10,864 - Plymouth
11,470 - Portsmouth
24,738 - Sheffield Wednesday
Impressive, if not a totally great idea right now...
Oh and Derby getting done twice in injury time is (even though it's lamentable it's come from a pretty bad injury to CKR) hilarious. Long season coming at Pride Park.
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Burnley 1-2 Brighton
Watford 3-2 Villa
Leicester 1-0 Wolves
Everton 3-1 Southampton
Chelsea 3-0 Palace
Norwich 0-3 Liverpool
Watford was perhaps the surprise there, they were actually 3-0 up before Villa staged a little fight back, Both Brighton and Everton were 1-0 down and came back to win, Comfortable wins for Chelsea and Liverpool. Plenty of goals!
Watford 3-2 Villa
Leicester 1-0 Wolves
Everton 3-1 Southampton
Chelsea 3-0 Palace
Norwich 0-3 Liverpool
Watford was perhaps the surprise there, they were actually 3-0 up before Villa staged a little fight back, Both Brighton and Everton were 1-0 down and came back to win, Comfortable wins for Chelsea and Liverpool. Plenty of goals!
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Newcastle 2-4 West Ham
Spurs 1-0 City
Newcastle started brilliantly with Wilson heading the first goal in from a fantastic Saint-Maximin assist, Creswell equalised for West Ham after a VAR check before Jacob Murphy put Newcastle back in front before half time, and then it was all West Ham in the second half with Benrahma, Soucek and Antonio scoring in 13 minutes, great game.
Man City fielded the most expensive starting eleven in PL history at £550 million...and their bench was worth another £340 million...and they still lost! City dominated large parts of the game as you'd expect but with little end product as no out and out striker up front, Son with the only goal on 55 mins with a nice finish, Grealish started and played the whole 90 and he did well but Spurs fully deserve the win, Tanganga playing at right back for them was superb playing against Sterling and Grealish, perfect start for Nuno and an amazing atmosphere at the ground!
Spurs 1-0 City
Newcastle started brilliantly with Wilson heading the first goal in from a fantastic Saint-Maximin assist, Creswell equalised for West Ham after a VAR check before Jacob Murphy put Newcastle back in front before half time, and then it was all West Ham in the second half with Benrahma, Soucek and Antonio scoring in 13 minutes, great game.
Man City fielded the most expensive starting eleven in PL history at £550 million...and their bench was worth another £340 million...and they still lost! City dominated large parts of the game as you'd expect but with little end product as no out and out striker up front, Son with the only goal on 55 mins with a nice finish, Grealish started and played the whole 90 and he did well but Spurs fully deserve the win, Tanganga playing at right back for them was superb playing against Sterling and Grealish, perfect start for Nuno and an amazing atmosphere at the ground!
