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

do the rule apply for Manutd ??

God almighty, are we really in for another season of "would be a pen against Utd" "Cas would get booked for that" and all the rest.

Boring as feck, paranoid as feck.
 
He always looked like prime Neuer against us for Brighton... but Sanchez is a clown, isn't he?
Yep. But apparently he's great at playing it out of the back!!!! Just ignore the 3+ brain farts where he passes it to the opposition on the edge of the box every game.
 
Where's Gallagher?
In limbo because his ENTIRELY SEPARATE DEAL AND NOT A PSR DODGING SWAP AT ALL, HONEST to Atletico fell through after Omorodion failed his medical.
 
Chelsea will probably pick up towards the end of the season, just like last season and Poch lost his job. They would have been better keeping him, just signing a good striker instead of disrupting everything and going on a splurge.
 
Basically they're gone back to a few years ago where if it looks like the player couldn't do anything about it, no pen. And the VAR intervention bar has been raised too, so its no longer stepping on subjective decisions.

The bar for VAR intervention will go out of the window before long.
 
God almighty, are we really in for another season of "would be a pen against Utd" "Cas would get booked for that" and all the rest.

Boring as feck, paranoid as feck.

When you see some of non-sense penalty/foul were given..and same situation or worse situation were not given..
Boring and paranoid ? The referee do not have the same standard for each team are usual practice ??
 
Another rough game, no side starting the season well. Arsenal of the front runners look the most accomplished if they have their shooting boots on.

Nice we finally won a game without Rodri, feels like about 4 years. Good start from Savinho, hopefully not out for too long given Bobb is also out.

Kovacic probably MotM after Savinho went off. KDB, Foden (when he came on), Akanji look like they're not close to ready. Might be relying on Erling to carry us early doors this season as he looks really sharp.
 
When you see some of non-sense penalty/foul were given..and same situation or worse situation were not given..
Boring and paranoid ? The referee do not have the same standard for each team are Boring and paranoid ?

Boring and paranoid.

Maybe wait until Utd actually get a bad decision against them this season before we start down the martyrdom road.
 
I think the fact Chelsea have been so inactive in the transfer window has really cost them here.
 
That sort of performances and a few more weeks of work will be enough for Chelsea to win games but i don't see them anywhere near Top 4.
More seasons out of the CL will hit them hard
 
Another rough game, no side starting the season well. Arsenal of the front runners look the most accomplished if they have their shooting boots on.

Nice we finally won a game without Rodri, feels like about 4 years. Good start from Savinho, hopefully not out for too long given Bobb is also out.

Kovacic probably MotM after Savinho went off. KDB, Foden (when he came on), Akanji look like they're not close to ready. Might be relying on Erling to carry us early doors this season as he looks really sharp.
You seem to look a bit shit at the start of most seasons.

Annoying that you usually win anyway, before kicking into gear in October/November.
 
Within the context of the approximately 17bn worth of talent on the pitch, that was one of the worst games I’ve ever seen. I straight up nodded off three times. The atmosphere was so dead. It’s like there were no fans there.
 
You seem to look a bit shit at the start of most seasons.

Annoying that you usually win anyway, before kicking into gear in October/November.
Yup but this season we've played a lot more in pre-season than the last couple (or at least it feels like it) so was expecting a little more. That said I guess the players that matter didn't play so makes sense.
Still like every season I think if we're within 5 or 6 points at the new year, we'll be right in the mix.
 
God almighty, are we really in for another season of "would be a pen against Utd" "Cas would get booked for that" and all the rest.

Boring as feck, paranoid as feck.

Its not being paranoid, we see other teams (especially City and Liverpool) getting decisions we wouldnt have got week in week out, remember the handball v Spurs that should have been a penalty for us but wasnt given as they said it was too close then about a week later City get a penalty against Sheff Utd for a handball that was even closer.
 
Daniel Sturridge and his Jazz Hands are Back...............................FML he's so bad at this punditry game
 
Hi

This must be your first time watching a football match after becoming interested by playing FIFA

I hope you stick with it, but expect a individual errors, cheap giveaways and players being out of position, even within good sides because they are human and playing against other really good players who cause problems
Hi there! See you later.
 
Within the context of the approximately 17bn worth of talent on the pitch, that was one of the worst games I’ve ever seen. I straight up nodded off three times. The atmosphere was so dead. It’s like there were no fans there.
Didn’t Chelsea’s one chant rouse you from your torpor?
 
Marc Guehi played like his head was already in Newcastle.

If he plays like that for Newcastle, they'll send his head back to London.

Basic win for Man city against Chelsea who desperately need their star player to return. However, sanctions against Russia won't allow it.
 
Kovacic had a great game. Still remember 3 seasons ago where posters thought Fred was better

Kovacic is putting in a motm performance deputising for Rodri while Fred is in Turkey
 
Kovacic had a great game. Still remember 3 seasons ago where posters thought Fred was better

Kovacic is putting in a motm performance deputising for Rodri while Fred is in Turkey
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