Agreed. United, Chelsea and Liverpool have the quality to pile the pressure on this season. Title race could be a cracker.
Premier League Gameweek 1
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As great a player as grealish is, and he is great, city was always a bit of an odd fit in that he doesn't really offer much different from 5 or 6 players they already have.
He also likes to slow play down in the final third, where that has been the area where city play quicker this last 2 seasons.
I suspect that had the crowd been singing about Kalvin Phillips at the euros, they'd have bought him too.
He also likes to slow play down in the final third, where that has been the area where city play quicker this last 2 seasons.
I suspect that had the crowd been singing about Kalvin Phillips at the euros, they'd have bought him too.
Home team won 7. Only Brighton, Liverpool, and West Ham won away.
Ummmmm no Ndombelle, no GLC, no Kane, no Gil, no Romero... With Skipp and Tanganga, we played very well.
Nuno is class, he will keep Spurs tough and competitive. Not top 4 worthy but definitely top 6.
Wins 34% of the time against KK so not a bad hand, but I take your point
Yeah, I didn't want to take away from their performance but City will know they have plenty of room for improvement and the reinforcements to make it happen.
GLC? Goldie looking chain ain't gonna help you mate?
And why are you listing a City player?
100mil player is supposed to get 4 assists apparently. Nothing about grealish doing feck all though. ABU
Why.. I ottta.......!GLC? Goldie looking chain ain't gonna help you mate?
And why are you listing a City player?
Uhmm it's Tottenham that didn't have Kane available. He's still a Tottenham player.
Would you agree Guardiola had a full deck of cards available, when they got knocked out by Tottenham over two legs in the CL a few seasons ago? Or when they got beaten by Tottenham half a dozen other occasions? Why is it that you think that having those players available, guarantees them victory or guarantees them to avoid defeat?
Guardiola has never won at Tottenham's stadium, you do realize that?
Kane won't play for Spurs again.
I'm just saying while we all enjoyed a City defeat, let's not remember their woeful start last year, but how quickly they turned it round.
They need Kane up and running, they need De Bruyne properly fit. Same with Walker and Stones.
Add those 4 in and it's properly a force to be reckoned with.
Of course yeah, I agree with that absolutely. They'll grow in strength and then it would be interesting to see what happens.
Coventry looked totally unbalanced, with absolutely nothing happening on the right. Not sure where Squealish fits into this team. Seemed to be in the way of Sterling. He isn't half the player De Bruyne is. He may catch the eye doing his tricks on the touchline, but you can't see him clocking up the same numbers that Bruno achieves every week.
If Spurs had Kane playing, they would have scored 3 or 4.
Mendy and Ake are championship standard. Fernandinho is old and slow. Moura was moonwalking around him. Not sure what the point of Mahrez is. Ederson looked shaky in goal and didn't come for crosses that landed right in the middle of the 6 yard box.
Anyway, top weekend for us.
If Spurs had Kane playing, they would have scored 3 or 4.
Mendy and Ake are championship standard. Fernandinho is old and slow. Moura was moonwalking around him. Not sure what the point of Mahrez is. Ederson looked shaky in goal and didn't come for crosses that landed right in the middle of the 6 yard box.
Anyway, top weekend for us.
I like M.Richards. Mentioning how Pogba hasnt said anything himself about leaving but he gets abuse, and Kane doesnt turn up for training and hes a saint.
And Neville and Souness trying to defend Kane and go on the attack on Pogba. Yep.
And Neville and Souness trying to defend Kane and go on the attack on Pogba. Yep.
"Can we talk about Liverpool".
Sourness really doesn't want to talk about United in the capacity of title contenders living rent free in his head
living rent free in his headIt was just so bizarre. Then Souness saying hes got insider knowledge that its not what it seems. or some shit, and turns his back
No draws this match day. Has it happened before on opening day? Or any match day last season. Just random wonderings.
Really happy for Spurs today and especially @LilyWhiteSpur and @balaks etc
Whatever happens the rest of the season it was great to see Spurs fans singing are you watching Harry Kane and put in that kind of performance without him. City put in their place. Enjoy.
Whatever happens the rest of the season it was great to see Spurs fans singing are you watching Harry Kane and put in that kind of performance without him. City put in their place. Enjoy.
I dont think we were nasty towards him which is what I wanted, just bruised his ego a bit. Thanks man.
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Rightly so. Just a reality check to all involved in the messy situation.
PS the garden is taking shape very nicely!
Genuinely felt quite emotional at the end of that match
Would love to see it mate, no rush.
Spurs closed off the middle of hte pitch and made City play thru the outside which is similar to what teams did to us last season. In those matches, that's when we really struggled simply as we didn't have a target to get on the end of crosses which City couldn't do today either.
So easy to say you have insider info but can't say what it is. The guy is a wanker !!It was just so bizarre. Then Souness saying hes got insider knowledge that its not what it seems. or some shit, and turns his back
Not one draw in the PL in week 1.
When it's finished I'll give you a shout!
Sons interview said a lot "Team, team, team, team"
What was he even trying to do? Bizarre
Thank you
feck knows what he was attempting thereSon will take a lot of the plaudits today (and rightly so he was great), but I'd like to single out Moura- what a stunning display from him. Goes to show what a change of manager and renewed faith can do to a player
There wasn't a single draw across all 10 games. That seems like it should be unusual, but I have no idea it it actually is
Nice to see a non Spurs supporter throw some love to him. Thought it was a great game from him as well.
He and Tanganga put in motm performances imo.
I read somewhere there were no draws this round. A rare thing?
Just looked: There were no draws on the final day of last season, on which all ten matches take place simultaneously.