Premier League Gameweek 4

FreakyJim

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It's clear why players cry, complain and roll around. If you don't - you get nothing.
 

jadaba

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Now that West Ham are top of the league they join the list of clubs receiving favourable treatment from refs. Unacceptable.
 

Plastic Evra

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West Ham have improved after giving up Rice.
Think it's a case that Rice wanted to do more, especially offensively, and you'd have been hard pressed restraining your star player. Ended up being disruptive to the balance though ultimately also make him more profitable a sale.
 

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Think it's a case that Rice wanted to do more, especially offensively, and you'd have been hard pressed restraining your star player. Ended up being disruptive to the balance though ultimately also make him more profitable a sale.
I think they were just all gassed from playing the same first XI every game with a deep Europe run. Soucek was on his last legs, Antonio was broken. Some midfield depth helps them now.

Kehrer not playing is a big one, that guy is a liability.
 

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Sky didn't make the penalty incident part of the main narrative in the match summary as expected.
 

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Think it's a case that Rice wanted to do more, especially offensively, and you'd have been hard pressed restraining your star player. Ended up being disruptive to the balance though ultimately also make him more profitable a sale.
Pretty much, especially in the first half of the season he was the more attacking of our MF and Soucek sat back, not the strongest part of his game due to his relatively poor passing. It was borderline totally dysfunctional at times.

2nd half he and Soucek sat back more and we became more functional again, and our form was top 10 again as a result.

It's no surprise Moyes got a dedicated DM. JWP was always first choice for Moyes as well. he is looking an inspired buy for 30m at the moment its got go be said. I think in 4 games he almost contributed as much as Rice did all season in terms of goal contributions. How can Kalvin fatso Phillips can be ahead of someone like him I will never know.
 

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Ward-Prowse is just one of those headscratchers : Even if you just rate him as a set piece merchant, that's arguably one of the best thing to have in a squad to create opportunities ?
 

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7 on the bench inc. two keepers and Garner out wide again. :wenger:

We genuinely want to be relegated.
 

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What a horrendous pick for the lunchtime kick off :lol:
 

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What a horrendous pick for the lunchtime kick off :lol:
I had to go with the hard sell to convince my wife that this one was "worth watching."

We have an unspoken rule that if there is a match on tv that is even semi-worth watching, we have to have it on to justify the subscription costs. Really had to move the goalposts with this one.:lol::lol:
 

V.O.

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Goalline scramble after a corner. Vintage Dychecore.
 

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That Everton player receiving the ball from Pickford with no opposition within 20 yards of him and he promptly tackles it out for a throw in. :lol:

Jesus wept.
 

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That Everton player receiving the ball from Pickford with no opposition within 20 yards of him and he promptly tackles it out for a throw in. :lol:

Jesus wept.
:lol: :lol:

Sheffield United look awful. There's nothing about them at all. Everton are dominating them.
 

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Nice goal!
 

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Luton and Everton are going down,im pretty sure of it.Wolves or Sheffield are joining them.
 

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So frustrating as an Aussie to have such a low quality game on at this time, 9:30pm here so would’ve loved to see some of the more exciting teams to play.
 

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We can never kill games off. You just know we will let the other side get back into it.
 

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Oh shit, Sheffield United score. I didn't know they could do that!
Yeah, that doesn't seem like it should be allowed.

Whole Everton defence just AFK while the big lad holds it up and lays it off for Archer to knock in.
 

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Dunno about Heckingbottom's polo shirt with 15 sponsors plastered on it. Looks like he should be managing an F1 team.