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Ewar Woowar posted:This isn't some first round League Cup match, this is a game that could help you win the title. Fielding a weakened side would be such a pathetic thing to do given the resources Chelsea have. While my initial post was a joke, I think focusing on the CL is the better option. I wonder how other supporters would feel in the same situation that Chelsea happen to be in. Pretty easy to lambaste an exhausted team when you aren't in a comparable situation.
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City will probably drop points to Everton or Palace, Liverpool will end up inexplicably losing to Newcastle. Chelsea are still in it.
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Apr 24, 2014 14:23
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hadji murad posted:Pretty easy to lambaste an exhausted team when you aren't in a comparable situation. Easy and hell, probably delicious too
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Apr 24, 2014 14:28
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The double seems pretty far fetched since that's winning 5 games in a row with our shortcomings. Liverpool seem certainly like the winners after a Fairytale season which I'm happy for because of Brendan and what he's done for us. If we had a top quality striker, a fit Cech and Hazard I'd want us to go for both but we aren't there so I'd like to see us prioritize the CL.
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Jose can say whatever he wants. I don't think his 'mind games' will really affect either team. Liverpool v. Chelsea will still be an 'unstoppable force meets unmovable object' contest that will probably involve a red card, Stevie G scoring a penalty, and Mourinho throwing a tantrum. On an unrelated note: it looks like Arsenal might get a new signing before the end of the season. https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/458682563641372672/photo/1. Such a great player when he's fit. I hope he doesn't break immediately.
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J Hume posted:On an unrelated note: it looks like Arsenal might get a new signing before the end of the season. https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/458682563641372672/photo/1. Such a great player when he's fit. I hope he doesn't break immediately. Diaby's career is such a shame. He could have been a real player if it wasn't for his injuries.
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Chelsea will do their fellow Champions League winners Liverpool a favour and hand us the league, we'll step aside and let them progress when we meet in the quarters next year. Two honourable clubs making a gentlemens agreement, a real tidy bit of business.
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Hoops posted:Chelsea will do their fellow Champions League winners Liverpool a favour and hand us the league, we'll step aside and let them progress when we meet in the quarters next year. Two honourable clubs making a gentlemens agreement, a real tidy bit of business. liverpool are going in pot 3 next year, they're not getting out of their group
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Hoops posted:Chelsea will do their fellow Champions League winners Liverpool a favour and hand us the league, we'll step aside and let them progress when we meet in the quarters next year. Two honourable clubs making a gentlemens agreement, a real tidy bit of business. Very nice and then we gently caress them Mourinho style 
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ayb posted:liverpool are going in pot 3 next year, they're not getting out of their group This is a pretty dumb thing to say considering this Liverpool team can beat any team on their day
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ayb posted:liverpool are going in pot 3 next year, they're not getting out of their group Not bothered about this. Just looking forward to some tasty European nights again 
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ayb posted:liverpool are going in pot 3 next year, they're not getting out of their group Manchester United got out of their group this year. I think Liverpool will be fine
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We all thought Spurs would get destroyed in the CL, and then they ended up topping their group over the previous champions. ^^^United were in pot 1
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Ravel posted:We all thought Spurs would get destroyed in the CL, and then they ended up topping their group over the previous champions. Rodgers is no 'Arry
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Ravel posted:We all thought Spurs would get destroyed in the CL, and then they ended up topping their group over the previous champions. With Moyes in charge lol
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Moyes did decently in the CL. I hope he unleashes a scathing tell-all ripping into everyone in the toxic Manchester United establishment and also leaks all of Man-U's passwords to hackers and does something from Star Wars.
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blue footed boobie posted:I saw highlights of the reserve game he played. He looked alright and had one really phwoar volley. Also reserve games seem to be absolutely mental and no one plays any defense.  love him for this haha, too bad about the scoreline though
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Not 100% EPL-related, but here's an interesting article about tactics from a player's perspective: http://deadspin.com/why-soccer-tactics-matter-a-player-explains-1566582214
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Jose posted:This is a pretty dumb thing to say considering this Liverpool team can beat any team on their day Also it's not as if they're not going to strengthen in the summer. It depends on the draw but I think they have a good chance.
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Any team can beat any team on their day
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Charlotte Hornets posted:
Was this the game where Newcastle came storming back for the draw? Because that was the best.
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Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi posted:Was this the game where Newcastle came storming back for the draw? Because that was the best. Even Tiote scored lol
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J Hume posted:Not 100% EPL-related, but here's an interesting article about tactics from a player's perspective: quote:In recent years, we've gushed over the development of conservative 11-men-behind-the-ball approaches, the growth of tiki-taka and passenaccio, the rise of the mythical 4-2-3-1, and the spread of gegenpressing and counterattacking. Lost me after the second sentence.
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Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi posted:Was this the game where Newcastle came storming back for the draw? Because that was the best. It was. That game was absolutely mental. WRT Liverpool, I wouldn't be surprised if they under perform next year. It just seems like so many things came together for them this year, and next year they'll have to deal with more games and a Stevie G who's accomplished everything in his career.
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blue footed boobie posted:I saw highlights of the reserve game he played. He looked alright and had one really phwoar volley. Also reserve games seem to be absolutely mental and no one plays any defense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JHHeKvyYsI 
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Jose posted:Even Tiote scored lol I thought he usually scores 1 or 2 amazing goals a season.
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Eric Cantonese posted:I thought he usually scores 1 or 2 amazing goals a season. Its the only goal he's scored for Newcastle
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blue footed boobie posted:It was. That game was absolutely mental. It'll all be down to what happens in the summer w/r/t transfers and what happens to Suarez, etc. We could be competing in the top for a while or fall back to 6th-8th mediocrity a la Lille.
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Jose posted:Its the only goal he's scored for Newcastle He should have had one against Chelsea.
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Apr 24, 2014 15:35
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Eric Cantonese posted:He should have had one against Chelsea. Didn't he have one wrongly disallowed against City
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Ravel posted:Didn't he have one wrongly disallowed against City Whoops. That's the one I was thinking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3y3VRZdw8w
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I'd like this weekend to be the one where Newcastle remember to stop being poo poo for once and Tiote to get another goal
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blue footed boobie posted:WRT Liverpool, I wouldn't be surprised if they under perform next year. It just seems like so many things came together for them this year, and next year they'll have to deal with more games and a Stevie G who's accomplished everything in his career.
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The big test for Liverpool will be whether they can qualify for the Champions League in consecutive seasons. Rodgers can set up tactically well with a refreshed team that's only playing once a week, but it remains to be seen if he can consistently get the best out of them with a CL campaign thrown in there.
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If we win the title this season, the next couple of seasons are basically going to be playing with house money. We've no right to expect titles and winning it they way we've played would be amazing. We'd still be in a scrap for fourth next year with the additional commitments, but it basically wouldn't matter.
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tarbrush posted:If we win the title this season, the next couple of seasons are basically going to be playing with house money. We've no right to expect titles and winning it they way we've played would be amazing. With amazing attacking footbal and an insanely good front 3?
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I work with a few reds who are desperate for City to win the league because of the Liverpool factor, so i'm in this weird mindset now where the title going to Merseyside as opposed to London wouldn't bother me that much because of how much the idea seems to be pissing off the reds in the city. That and well, because gently caress Mourinho.
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Hoops posted:I agree really. Suarez is at his peak and won't be scoring like this forever, and frankly he's irreplaceable. Success hopefully breeds success so Liverpool can strengthen their foundations, but I don't see many titles at all in the future. We're at the beginning of the Man City era with cameos by Chelsea, Stadium Money Arsenal and (let's be honest) still United. So if Liverpool can nick one title before that it will be unbelievable, it won't surprise me if they struggle to keep up after that. Don't see them getting consistently shut out of the CL though. Yeah they're obviously a fantastic side who will be competing for the top spots, but I just get the impression that this was a year where Liverpool caught lightning in a bottle. The coming seasons are going to be mental, imo. Everyone seems to have a ton of money all of a sudden and you have to assume City, Chelsea, United, Arsenal, and Liverpool will bolster their ranks to solidify their CL spots. Spurs will hire Moyes and be dogshit.
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