PL Gameweek 1 | 16/08/24 - 19/08/24

SilentWitness

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Friday 16th August

Manchester United 20:00 Fulham

On Sky Sports Main Event

Saturday 17th August

Ipswich 12:30 Liverpool

On TNT Sports 1

Everton 15:00 Brighton
Newcastle 15:00 Southampton
Arsenal 15:00 Wolverhampton
Nottingham Forest 15:00 Bournemouth

West Ham 17:30 Aston Villa

On Sky Sports Main Event

Sunday 18th August

Brentford 14:00 Crystal Palace

On Sky Sports Main Event

Chelsea 16:30 Manchester City

On Sky Sports Main Event

Monday 19th August

Leicester 20:00 Tottenham

On Sky Sports Main Event
 
We are back baby! Some tasty TV fixtures to kick it all off this weekend too.
 
It’s back already. Little too soon for me. I didn’t realize united - Fulham were up first on a Friday. Can’t see anything but united giving Fulham a good hiding with it being ETH’s third? year in charge.
 
An hour and a half before the first FNF begins. Feels like it's come around so quickly but I'm excited. :drool:
 
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njred said:
It’s back already. Little too soon for me. I didn’t realize united - Fulham were up first on a Friday. Can’t see anything but united giving Fulham a good hiding with it being ETH’s third? year in charge
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To be fair your not so subtle trolling being back is a big negative of it being back.
 
Adama just cooked Dalot and I think Martinez there.
 
SilentWitness said:
Kind of shows why United need an actual striker instead of peddling the false 9.
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For sure, Fernandes is usually a good finisher but taking that right footed was something a real no.9 would never do.
 
Based on that half I'd be surprised if United manage to get CL. They really need another midfielder and to play with a proper striker.
 
anyone remember when football used to have an off season? made you miss it.
 
SilentWitness said:
Based on that half I'd be surprised if United manage to get CL. They really need another midfielder and to play with a proper striker.
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Main problem is Diallo and Rashford have been useless
 
giorno said:
Main problem is Diallo and Rashford have been useless
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Think Diallo is fine, you can afford him time and he at least looks like he can make something happen by being threatening on the ball.

Rashford though has completely regressed as a player, second best in everything he does.
 
Diallo looks neat and tidy but he's done nothing in the first half. United's attack has been the Casemiro-Mount-Bruno axis, set up by Mainoo and Dalot. Not enough
 
giorno said:
Diallo looks neat and tidy but he's done nothing in the first half. United's attack has been the Casemiro-Mount-Bruno axis, set up by Mainoo and Dalot. Not enough
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He would look better with an actual striker in there I think whereas Rashford just looks a shadow of his former self.
 
Just turned it on. Goal within 5 min guaranteed
 
United should probably ask RVN to get togged out, they're so dominant right now even in his 40's he'll bang in a hattrick based on the chances here.
 
padr81 said:
United should probably ask RVN to get togged out, they're so dominant right now even in his 40's he'll bang in a hattrick based on the chances here.
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Not really. They haven't created much actually. They do look threatening though, sure. Harnacho and Zirkzee should improve them too
 
giorno said:
Not really. They haven't created much actually. They do look threatening though, sure. Harnacho and Zirkzee should improve them too
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They've had 3 guilt edged chances from less than 12 yards. I'd say they've created plenty.
 
kidbob said:
Lad we’ve created 3 1 on 1s, what more do you want?
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More 1vs1 ;) but seriously, the main issue is you have created nothing else(and 2 of those were kinda lucky, at that)

Also, Andreas Pereira deserves jail time for that
 
giorno said:
More 1vs1 ;) but seriously, the main issue is you have created nothing else(and 2 of those were kinda lucky, at that)

Also, Andreas Pereira deserves jail time for that
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It’s definitely sloppy but better than last year so far which shows how bad we were last year!! I think Garnacho starting and having Rasmus back should help a bit I hope!
 
Adama could have been good at many sports but he has somehow chosen football. He looks so awkward with the ball...
 
awop said:
Adama could have been good at many sports but he has somehow chosen football. He looks so awkward with the ball...
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They don't really care for rugby in Spain and handball doesn't pay. He made the right choice
 
There's a winner one way or the other in this.
 
If United can sort out that final ball/shot they're going to be deadly on the counter this season
 
giorno said:
They don't really care for rugby in Spain and handball doesn't pay. He made the right choice
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I think he should be nowhere near a ball of any shape. Maybe wrestling, boxing or a full on WWE superstar.
 
SilentWitness said:
Won't really matter if they're 3-0 down with the chances they give away.
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I don't think they've conceded that many clear cut chances in this game. I also assume Maguire won't be starting once the season gets going properly
 
Mogget said:
I don't think they've conceded that many clear cut chances in this game. I also assume Maguire won't be starting once the season gets going properly
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Thought he's played ok tonight.
 
Mogget said:
I don't think they've conceded that many clear cut chances in this game. I also assume Maguire won't be starting once the season gets going properly
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It's less the defence that is the problem and more the fact that after 60 minutes Casemiro and Mainoo have no legs anymore.
 
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