Premier League April - Just give them the bloody trophy already

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edit - wrong thread

# ¿ Apr 11, 2018 14:51

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# ¿ May 19, 2024 09:37

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karius at least looks kind of like a viking or something

...it helps that he hasn't done anything stupid in a couple of weeks

# ¿ Apr 16, 2018 14:45

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big virg is loving legit.

I still think he was too expensive but he is a seriously good player

# ¿ Apr 17, 2018 14:52

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my only gripe is otamendi but that is based largely on watching him play poorly against liverpool.

I enjoyed this ADVANCED STATS quote from the BBC story: "Otamendi has made 2665 successful passes in the Premier League this season, at least 300 more than any other player."

also, when's the last time manu didn't have an outfield player in the team of the year?

# ¿ Apr 18, 2018 14:58

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i have no idea if patrick viera is a good coach or not but they should hire him

# ¿ Apr 20, 2018 14:56

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the first couple games this year Mo missed a bunch of complete sitters

1) my thought at the time is "oh god another ryan babel"

2) he'd have like 50 goals if he'd put those in

also I really love watching de bruyne and I think he's gonna win best player at the World Cup as a consolation for missing out on this prestigious award

also I really like that both of these guys seem to be genuinely Good Dudes

# ¿ Apr 23, 2018 19:25

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kcer posted:

well this thread seems to be loving obsessed for a bunch of people who apparently don't give a poo poo

i would literally fight someone over it

# ¿ Apr 24, 2018 16:11

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Hashtag Banterzone posted:

Cross sport question that's been bugging me.

In the NBA the best teams every year are almost always the ones with the most roster continuity. There are exceptions, but for the most part the good teams that keep most of their roster are the most likely to win the championship.

It doesn't seem like football follows the same trend. City, Liverpool and Man U this year are all pretty good examples of this. Or Chelsea in Mourinho's first session.

Is football different because of tactics or training or something similar? Or is it just because football allows you to add world class players if you have the money vs in the NBA where you usually have to trade someone to get back a star player?

There is definitely value in keeping footballers together. Xavi and Iniesta were basically a cheat code for Barca and Spain - Messi got most of the accolades but those two playing together was probably the most dominant football pairing that any of us will ever see. Vidic and Ferdinand are another good example - they played far better than the sum of their parts.

# ¿ Apr 26, 2018 17:28

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# ¿ May 19, 2024 09:37

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well

ok

# ¿ May 1, 2018 15:27

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