EPL 2019-20

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

On 7/2/2020 at 6:11 PM, Huckleberry said:

Liverpool fans just got to see what a lack of motivation looks like

True. I would find it hard to get motivated with no fans & no meaning.

[MoJames 8258]

On 7/6/2020 at 7:58 AM, Cheeseweasel said:

True. I would find it hard to get motivated with no fans & no meaning.

[WBT 20980]

Damn, Cahill with a hammy blowout.

[Captain Ron 13133]

That was unfortunate for Cahill. And the timing couldn't have been worse. Chelsea was well within their right to score that goal.

[Captain Ron 13133]

Damn, CP is killing it out there.

[WBT 20980]

Pulisic!

[Firemans4Horn 18533]

Kepa is terrible

[WBT 20980]

Wow goal and quick answer.  3-2 Chelsea.  Chelsea's playing some fun games in these London derbies against lower table teams.

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

That Ben Teckay guy looks good. I wonder if Liverpool knows about him?

[WBT 20980]

Holy shit, how did Palace not tie it?

[Firemans4Horn 18533]

Chelsea’s defense is trash. As is Benteke. 

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

1 minute ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Chelsea’s defense is trash. As is Benteke. 

Zaha is the shittiest greatest player in the world.

[Captain Ron 13133]

Wow that Watford winner.

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

1 minute ago, Captain Ron said:

Wow that Watford winner.

Villa in shambles

[texifornia 59017]

Blast from the past

 

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

Lampard > Mourinho

[kingkoopa6 8711]

CPully a superbeast now or what ? 

[Firemans4Horn 18533]

What a nice pass by Saka. 

[Firemans4Horn 18533]

Damn that was a great save. 
 

Leicester city are getting torn apart. 

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

Hopefully Arsenal does Chelsea a solid today and keeps this up.

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

I'll fully admit that I'm biased (both in being a Chelsea fan and in the games I've watched), but is Pulisic playing as the best player in the EPL right now?  I'm not saying he is the best player, but I can't think of anyone who is playing better than he has since we've come back from the COVID break.  

[Captain Ron 13133]

Fernandez is pretty hot right now.

NBC SN has him as one of the top 5.

https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/07/02/top-premier-league-players-since-restart/

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

2 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Fernandez is pretty hot right now.

NBC SN has him as one of the top 5.

https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/07/02/top-premier-league-players-since-restart/

Good point and good article.  He's been on fire as well and like Pulisic he's had a clear and huge impact on the success of his team.  It also highlights the difficulty of comparing a midfielder and a winger in the who has been better conversation.  Do you take someone who runs their team from the midfield or someone who is incredibly direct and can make game changing plays but isn't necessarily always involved throughout the game due to their position?  

[MoJames 8258]

I think it's probably been Kepa

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

10 minutes ago, MoJames said:

I think it's probably been Kepa

I said best, not worst.  

[Captain Ron 13133]

On that first replay I was about to say Sian screwed Arsenal on that call, but the 2nd replay she got that offside right. Lacazette was just off by a foot.

Edited July 7, 2020 by Captain Ron

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

Yep, that was a red.  Dude was on the field for about 2 minutes of play.

[Captain Ron 13133]

I was about to ask how the ref missed that, but then I saw he was behind the player and probably missed the contact with the cleats.

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

It had to be Vardy

[MoJames 8258]

Wow 8 minutes

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

Just now, MoJames said:

Wow 8 minutes

VAR gonna VAR

[Captain Ron 13133]

Yeah, that red card VAR was ridiculously long. It should have been a quick decision. Once the ref was "under the hood" he said red almost straight away. I don't know why the league office took so long.

[MoJames 8258]

Oh cool, Chelsea is in third.

[Captain Ron 13133]

Does 3rd/4th really matter? At this point it's about making the UCL. IMHO, better for Chelsea is that another team is losing contact w/ the top 4.

[SimonBolivar 11064]

2 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Villa in shambles

We ded.

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

21 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Does 3rd/4th really matter? At this point it's about making the UCL. IMHO, better for Chelsea is that another team is losing contact w/ the top 4.

It means a little more money and pride at the end of the season if we can keep it.  But yes, the more important thing is that now LCFC is more at risk of dropping out of the top 4 than Chelsea.

[MoJames 8258]

18 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Does 3rd/4th really matter? At this point it's about making the UCL. IMHO, better for Chelsea is that another team is losing contact w/ the top 4.

I just didn't honestly expect it with the amount of fun we've gone through in the past 12 months.

- Hazard out

- Sarri out

- Lampard in

- Transfer Ban

- CHO/RLC torn achilles

- No proven number 9 going into the season

- Tottenham, Liverpool, City, manure and Arsenal all looking strong at the end of last season, not to mention LCFC.

[Captain Ron 13133]

Wow, Sheffield stealing 3 points at the end there. Big points for them in the race for Europe.

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

19 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Wow, Sheffield stealing 3 points at the end there. Big points for them in the race for Europe.

And really big for Man U, Chelsea, and Leicester if City's ban sticks.  

[Captain Ron 13133]

Liverpool is getting sloppy after jumping out to a 2-0 lead. If not for a dumb offsides, Brighton might have this one evened up.

[BrickHorn 18447]

2 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Liverpool is getting sloppy after jumping out to a 2-0 lead. If not for a dumb offsides, Brighton might have this one evened up.

Yeah, but if not for an early whistle on a foul, this could be 3-1.

[MoJames 8258]

6 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

Yeah, but if not for an early whistle on a foul, this could be 3-1.

Yeah, but if not for a decision to resume the season, this could've been cancelled.

[Cheeseweasel 26439]

7 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

Yeah, but if not for an early whistle on a foul, this could be 3-1.

If a meteor landed at midfield, it might be 5-4.

[MoJames 8258]

3 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

If a meteor landed at midfield, it might be 5-4.

[mdmost 44056]

42 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

Yeah, but if not for an early whistle on a foul, this could be 3-1.

You mean 4-1

[maninblack 7975]

 

[Buzzrock 15136]

All PL matches on the 15th will be exclusively on NBC’s new Peacock streaming service:

[MoJames 8258]

Only to charge 15.99 at the start of next season.

[Firemans4Horn 18533]

Better than $60 for Gold

[MoJames 8258]

You think you'd get all the games for 15.99.