Cheech Wizard
Liverpool fan
So that dodgy no goal against Sheffield United has in effect kept Villa up in the end then?
Yeah it has hasn't it. Sickening for BournemouthSo that dodgy no goal against Sheffield United has in effect kept Villa up in the end then?
What did you think of the celebration at the end? Seemed a bit muchVery tired performance from Spurs today but we did enough. Incidently that was Kane's 14th goal in 19 matches he has played under Mourhino which suggests he will score goals just fine under Jose.
Who cares?What did you think of the celebration at the end? Seemed a bit much
SameGutted for Bournemouth
Mmmm, where I wonder.Where have all the Leicester fans on here gone? Sshhh
Be interesting if Bournemouth take legal action. I’m sure Sheffield United said they’d think about it if it cost them Europe by a similar margin, probably fizzle out into nothing though.Yeah it has hasn't it. Sickening for Bournemouth
Just reminded me of what Jose tried to do at United when we won a few cups. Wasn't sniping. He tries to get a togetherness going seemingly.Who cares?
I see it as 6th was our overall goal for the last few weeks - it was realistically the best finish we could get. If you look at it that way he is celebrating attaining the teams goal which I have no problem with at all.Just reminded me of what Jose tried to do at United when we won a few cups. Wasn't sniping. He tries to get a togetherness going seemingly.
Lady luck was definitley on their side there.That goal line technology failure saved Villa.
I'd pinch a few of their players. Ake, Brooks, WilsonSame
Defo, we need some decent squad players.I'd pinch a few of their players. Ake, Brooks, Wilson
It’s Tottenham celebrating sixth. It’s entirely normalWhat did you think of the celebration at the end? Seemed a bit much
Yep. Absolute jokeThat goal line technology failure saved Villa.
Yes, stupid that VAR couldn’t have got involvedThat goal line technology failure saved Villa.
VAR the tool described as being there to help make up for "clear and obvious errors" when in actuality it's there for giving offsides to a player for being 0.0000014mm offside or for giving penalties for when players step on the ball and fall over.Yes, stupid that VAR couldn’t have got involved
Yes, he will. He would score under anyone because when he's fit, he's a fecking fantastic striker. The best in the world for me. The issue is and always has been that he won't score as many as he theoretically could in a more attacking team -- any team where he's given opportunities to score in the back 70 minutes of a game and where a total xG of 0.3 against a club like Palace is not considered acceptably prudent.Very tired performance from Spurs today but we did enough. Incidently that was Kane's 14th goal in 19 matches he has played under Mourhino which suggests he will score goals just fine under Jose.
Ake is average imo. I find it shocking that both United & City want him. Do you think Ake would elevate United’s defence?I'd pinch a few of their players. Ake, Brooks, Wilson
I think he's a solid PL player. He'd get into your back 4 too.Ake is average imo. I find it shocking that both United & City want him. Do you think Ake would elevate United’s defence?
Yep. Bournemouth would be a prem side if VAR worked.So that dodgy no goal against Sheffield United has in effect kept Villa up in the end then?
I think he's a solid PL player. He'd get into your back 4 too.
Do you rate Lovren and Gomez higher?
Yes Gomez especially is better than Ake. Ake isnt very good, City are welcome to himDo you rate Lovren and Gomez higher?
Gomez is one of the best CBs in the league imo. Our stats with him in the side are incredible. Aké is a decent PL player who could make the step up to a team like Everton, Wolves, Leicester et al but he's nowhere near good enough for a team aspiring to be a title challenger. If City sign him to pair him with Laporte, I'll be very happy with that.Do you rate Lovren and Gomez higher?
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It isn't. He played at CB in the 4-0 loss to City. I think that tweet cursed him as I had a look and you lost against Arsenal with him at CB too!Gomez is one of the best CBs in the league imo. Our stats with him in the side are incredible. Aké is a decent PL player who could make the step up to a team like Everton, Wolves, Leicester et al but he's nowhere near good enough for a team aspiring to be a title challenger. If City sign him to pair him with Laporte, I'll be very happy with that.
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I actually think the above might not be true anymore now, but it was still quite an incredible stat. Also think he's never lost a game at Anfield since he joined us.
Lovren is gone by the way, he joined Zenit.
Fair play, one to watch for my fantasy football next season then.Gomez is one of the best CBs in the league imo. Our stats with him in the side are incredible. Aké is a decent PL player who could make the step up to a team like Everton, Wolves, Leicester et al but he's nowhere near good enough for a team aspiring to be a title challenger. If City sign him to pair him with Laporte, I'll be very happy with that.
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I actually think the above might not be true anymore now, but it was still quite an incredible stat. Also think he's never lost a game at Anfield since he joined us.
Lovren is gone by the way, he joined Zenit.
No he wouldn't. Gomez is better than him and I'd rather have Matip as well. Lovren is a toss up but I see Ake making plenty of mistakes.I think he's a solid PL player. He'd get into your back 4 too.
Lovren is garbage IMO. Gomez has been good but still think Ake is no where near as bad or far away as being made out. He's just a little small.No he wouldn't. Gomez is better than him and I'd rather have Matip as well. Lovren is a toss up but I see Ake making plenty of mistakes.
Yeah but we still have the best defensive record in the league. We've had the luxury of being able to switch off a bit but our record over the last two seasons speaks for itself. Lovren is garbage but I've seen Ake make plenty of errors at Bournemouth too.Lovren is garbage IMO. Gomez has been good but still think Ake is no where near as bad or far away as being made out. He's just a little small.
In addition your defence has been pretty awful for a while now.
What's your record like post Xmas? It feels like you've been leaking goals since before lockdown and they pretty much consistently since restart?Yeah but we still have the best defensive record in the league. We've had the luxury of being able to switch off a bit but our record over the last two seasons speaks for itself. Lovren is garbage but I've seen Ake make plenty of errors at Bournemouth too.
On Ake, I'm not convinced personally. I just don't see a player who is going to join a City or United and then step up. You'd be better off bringing Smalling back than signing Ake if those are your two options. I do accept that great CB's are harder to come by nowadays but I don't think Ake improves your defense at all, unless you're replacing Jones with him.
Between the beginning of January to when lockdown started we conceded 15 goals in all competitions across 16 games, but most of those came after January. In January we conceded 3 goals across 7 games, and two of those were against Shrewsbury in the FA Cup where we heavily rotated. Since lockdown we've been all over the shop (conceding 12 in 9) but I think part of that might be because the job was done.What's your record like post Xmas? It feels like you've been leaking goals since before lockdown and they pretty much consistently since restart?
I think Ake is PL quality and would be a good addition to any of the top sides squads but I'll accept I don't watch him every week or routinely.
It feels like before lockdown you were ropey too. Conceded 3 away to Watford another 3 at home to Norwich, 4 to Athletico and another couple away to Chelsea. That seems to have carried on post restart for whatever reason.Between the beginning of January to when lockdown started we conceded 15 goals in all competitions across 16 games, but most of those came after January. In January we conceded 3 goals across 7 games, and two of those were against Shrewsbury in the FA Cup where we heavily rotated. Since lockdown we've been all over the shop (conceding 12 in 9) but I think part of that might be because the job was done.
We were better and more organized defensively in the first half of the season though. Van Dijk's played every league game in the last two seasons without missing a minute so I think he's why we're so good in that area now.
We didn't concede 3 to Norwich but yeah we're not a defensive bastion of invincibility. Some times we over press and leave space behind our midfield. Robertson & TAA leave a lot of space behind them as well.It feels like before lockdown you were ropey too. Conceded 3 away to Watford another 3 at home to Norwich, 4 to Athletico and another couple away to Chelsea. That seems to have carried on post restart for whatever reason.
Anyway I'm sure you'll get it back sorted but I do feel as though you can be got at a bit.
Sorry it was 2 you conceded to West Ham. 3-2 win.We didn't concede 3 to Norwich but yeah we're not a defensive bastion of invincibility. Some times we over press and leave space behind our midfield. Robertson & TAA leave a lot of space behind them as well.