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Yes, you're the only one who enjoyed that.
Yeah I'll concede that season might have been worse but you can't seriously look at the table and the performances of the teams this season and not concede that the league has been very weak.No there isn't
Leicester won the Premier League at one point, ffs
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The league is the strongest it's ever been.
Difficult to say that I think.
I agree with you. Some people cannot appreciate tactical games.
If Forest and Palace played that game no one would be calling it a great tactical battle.
Or go and win the game? Arsenal had the players to do that today.
Of course. Because Forest and Palace are not trying to become the Champions. You need brains to become a champion. Sometimes you must risk, sometimes you should not, it is the difference between great managers and mediocre managers that have only one way of playing.
The general intensity, pace, and tactical level is miles ahead of what it was even 10 years ago, let alone 20-30 years ago.
Both teams had the chance to win it, but I wouldn't blame Arsenal for their approach today. Basically every team concedes control vs City at the Etihad. I think they'll be satisfied with their big games performances this season, as they took 4 points from both City and Liverpool this season.
Absolutely not. Weakest it has been in years. Two of the teams have acted like canon fodder every week and basically been relegated since october. A sixth placed team with performance levels and underlying stats that in a normal season would have them outside the top 10. A significantly weaker City side 3 points off top, a Liverpool side that has been basically undefeated through a injury crisis and not really looked very good through it.
The stars has aligned for them all season and Klopp to get a perfect send off.
And what exactly do these things you listed have to do with what I said?
It's just not true.
For me, it proves that Arteta is not naive any more.
It hasn't been. Weaker than some of the recent seasons, maybe. It's still way way stronger than anything that came before barring the 2003-2009 and 2017-2023 periods. Outside those years the PL saw exactly one team of a level with these Liverpool/City/Arsenal sides, the treble winning United side of 98-2001
Why are you complaining so much about the way teams build up these days? That's just one small detail and how does it mean a lower level of football anyways? Team build up from the back instead of the goalkeeper hoofing it up the pitch every time.
You tell me? Considering you answered my statement with something vague without backing it up. l Because it has absolutely everything to do with my original point. The quality of the 20 teams has regressed, making it a low quality league season when you take into account the usual standard of the english premiership
Are you kidding? Liverpool, City , Arsenal,Villa Spurs, united, and West Ham all fighting it out with the latter three fighting to get into Europe.
That blatant second yellow for Konate vs Everton that was ignored, those two stone-wall penalties for Chelsea at Anfield that were ignored, that decision vs Nottingham Forest which led to the ref being demoted to the Championship after Liverpool scoring a last minute winner.That goal against Spurs. That penalty against City. That handball against Odegard.
I'm so happy it's all going our way.
Fighting it out for what? 3 of them are way beyond the rest of them and fighting for the title. 2 of them are significantly worse, one has improved but only to the level the other two have dipped to.
Crazy recency bias. Manchester United finished 3rd last season while losing 7-0 at Anfield, 6-3 to City, and getting bounced by Sevilla in EL. Newcastle finished 4th. Liverpool's away record was relegation fodder all season long and they finished a comfortable 5th. A clearly worse Arsenal side challenged for the title
It is about quality across the table, not necessarily how good the top teams are
I thought last season was weak too. I think this one is weaker
When you say so much, you mean two or three posts?
Yes, and the quality across the table is one of the best the PL has ever seen. It's even still higher than some recent seasons, such as 19/20. And outside the 05/06 to 09/10 seasons, it's not even comparable with everything else that came before 16/17. Compared to this season, the 90s averaged Championship quality(it's an exaggeration, but not a big one)
You will never make me agree with this, and you probably won't agree with me either so let's just call it a day and hope we see two quality CL quarter-finals in Madrid and Manchester
It's your own manager, Pep, who raised the floor so high and I understand it seems boring and robotic to a lot of people, I won't even try to argue that. But it's nevertheless a higher level than before.You will never make me agree with this, and you probably won't agree with me either so let's just call it a day and hope we see two quality CL quarter-finals in Madrid and Manchester
Not really weird examples when Europe is 1-6. 5th spot is going to get a CL spot whilst 6th will get a Europa spot. The 6th spot( united) still have a chance at 5th while West Ham still have a chance at 6th.
If you want rah rah end to end action in your games, yes it was boring
More to the point, they are the better team. Experience counts for a lot in these games though, and arsenal have very little of it
Yeah but the teams occupying the spots are currently much worse quality wise than what you expect from teams occupying these sports. Of course West Ham and Man United are weird examples
This year they've shown a maturity beyond their years and lack of CL experience. Normally I'd be skeptical about their lack of experience despite their form, but I've seen enough, they're the real deal.
As @giorno said, their lack of of experience could hurt them. Porto was a great experience for them IMO, but still, only Jesus, Zinchenko and Havertz went deep in the CL in their careers before, unless I'm forgetting someone.
