Premier League Gameweek 8

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Leeds getting slapped twice in a week, good times !

can’t keep playing this open, far too many quality attackers in the prem to get away with it.
They were actually the better team in the first half but conceded from a corner, a direct free kick, and a freak own goal. Not sure you can attribute this loss to being too open.
 

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Leeds getting slapped twice in a week, good times !

can’t keep playing this open, far too many quality attackers in the prem to get away with it.
They'll spank enough teams themselves to survive though, so I guess their fans will take these type of games on the chin as they will have some fun when it's good.

Tbh if I was a newly promoted team with no serious chance of Europe I'd rather have a bit of fun than bore our way through 0-0s or 1-0s either side most weeks.
 

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They'll spank enough teams themselves to survive though, so I guess their fans will take these type of games on the chin as they will have some fun when it's good.

Tbh if I was a newly promoted team with no serious chance of Europe I'd rather have a bit of fun than bore our way through 0-0s or 1-0s either side most weeks.
Maybe but then can get a bit disheartening if you keep getting smashed.

They were actually the better team in the first half but conceded from a corner, a direct free kick, and a freak own goal. Not sure you can attribute this loss to being too open.
Are you suggesting that Leeds are not too open? I mean it’s pretty clear that they’re too open, saw it against Leicester on Monday and again today, not necessarily for all the goals but palace had 4 vs 3’s on quite a Few times. Against quick direct attackers they’ve been suffering because they over commit.
 

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The two inform clubs that started the season on fire have now lost both lost 3 in the last 4 games...
Early season form is temporary, shit is permanent.
 

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The two inform clubs that started the season on fire have now both lost 3 in the last 4 games...
This is why they say it's a marathon not a sprint. And why we shouldn't lose our sh!T with United just yet
 

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Having Ziyech's passing in your team is just unfair.
 

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Ramsdale pulled off a Lindeloff there. Funny that, it's playing out like their game against Liverpool.

Sorry, not Ramsdale, Stephens. One of the defenders.
 
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This is why they say it's a marathon not a sprint. And why we shouldn't lose our sh!T with United just yet
I've been trying to make the point that the high energy football style that so many posters on here want us to play is totally unsustainable this season. But falling on deaf ears mostly. Won't be long before Southamptons form nose dives, give it another 3/4 games.
 

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I've been trying to make the point that the high energy football style that so many posters on here want us to play is totally unsustainable this season. But falling on deaf ears mostly. Won't be long before Southamptons form nose dives, give it another 3/4 games.
They've gone strangely under the radar, but they'll disappear without mention too.

Everton I thought would last a bit better, but they had suspension and injuries all at the same time to disrupt them. Good they only missed Richarlison v us though.
 

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Damn, Chelsea are good. What you get when you spend 100m+ on attack instead of defence.
 

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A contender for least brave finish of all time from Chilwell there.
 

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Chelsea spent big at the right time. No dithering bs. They should comfortably finish in top 4.
 

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Wish we'd gone for ziyech instead of wasting our time with Sancho
 

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Kneejerk reaction of the day: Chelsea will win the league.
 

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I cant get my head around how our club with a glaring issue on the right wing have ignored the likes of olmo and ziyech, hell we could have got both for under 50 million but no instead we have pointlessly waisted 3 transfer windows on being hopelessly obsessed with sancho despite not being able to pay the fee.
 

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Sheffield United are really poor this season. Wilder needs to change something.
 

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Ziyech now playing Werner clean through. What a game from him.