Who is going to win the premiership title.

Doon frae Troon said:
Oh come on, how many Ole's does it take for you to think this is boring.

10, 20, 30, or 40.

I assume that a team that receives 30 Ole's must be either truly great or playing against some amazingly poor opposition.
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Got to admit Barca bore me to tears,they seem to want every player to have had 2 touches before finally trying to walk it in. Obviously it as been affective but I'd rather watch Real Madrids style of football.
 
Pin-seeker said:
Got to admit Barca bore me to tears,they seem to want every player to have had 2 touches before finally trying to walk it in. Obviously it as been affective but I'd rather watch Real Madrids style of football.
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To quote Homer " substance over style" for me.

As a supporter i wouldn't mind playing like Stoke under Pulis and winning the league every season.

We're in a great position this season but these next 3 games is win at all costs, style goes out the window.
 
Stuart_C said:
To quote Homer " substance over style" for me.

As a supporter i wouldn't mind playing like Stoke under Pulis and winning the league every season.

We're in a great position this season but these next 3 games is win at all costs, style goes out the window.
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The main aim of football is winning - Barcelona have done it with style as have Spain , as have Bayern etc - different styles but great to watch. Think the way we have played this season is a joy to watch !
 
MadAdey said:
Take another quick look at the table, the most points City can get now is 86 points with 5 wins, we are on 80. So 7 points secures the title. We do not need to win all 3, we now have the luxury that we can draw with Chelski now and win it by winning the other 2 games.
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We need to beat Chelsea, with home advantage i don't want to accept a draw. Palace away will be tough.

I know what you're saying but if we go out to draw we'll get beat. We need to keep the mental attitude of win the next game.
We cannot get complacent thinking " we can take our foot off the gas here".
 
Stuart_C said:
To quote Homer " substance over style" for me.

As a supporter i wouldn't mind playing like Stoke under Pulis and winning the league every season.

We're in a great position this season but these next 3 games is win at all costs, style goes out the window.
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I was just talking about Barca tbh mate.
 
Stuart_C said:
I know mate i just used Stoke as an example that style isn't the bee all and end all for any team but more so Barca.
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Yeah you play to your strengths. That's why Wenger didnt like playing against Stoke under Pulis,Pulis wasn't stupid enough to think they could out play Arsenal.
 
Stuart_C said:
We need to beat Chelsea, with home advantage i don't want to accept a draw. Palace away will be tough.

I know what you're saying but if we go out to draw we'll get beat. We need to keep the mental attitude of win the next game.
We cannot get complacent thinking " we can take our foot off the gas here".
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agree 100%, I was just saying that 2 wins and a draw will mathematically win it, irrespective of what the other 2 do. Obviously win the next 2 games and go into the last one with a 3 point lead even if City win their next 4 games.

Regarding the Chelski game, I was just highlighting that even if we did draw it and then beat Palace we would still go into the final day at least 1 point ahead. Thanks to Sunderland we have a little bit of room now to breath and could get away with having a bad result.
 
Slime said:
Today United had 61% possesion. That's that theory shot down in flames then :whistle:.


Slime.
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Have to make it meaningful - Everton had more shots than you despite having less of the ball
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Lets be honest here its not really a big problem in football people passing back to the keeper - even spain or barce dont do it often with most of the passing happening around their front 6.
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I agree, but doon said he didn't like it, and you said the best teams do it. I agree that it's generally back to defenders now although football is cyclical. Bayern even with pep aren't as 'boring' as barca once were.
 
Papas1982 said:
So, if he doesn't win it doesn't matter as it's not his team? But if he wins, it's better?

I get what your saying about Pullis, but if Mourinho isn't responsible for Chelsea results, then surely David Moyes should deserve credit for evertons current 2-0 lead?
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It's not crucial that he wins - this year!

Refer my Pride/Shame point about Moyes & Everton.

Papas1982 said:
Also, This Chelsea team still has a fair few players that were his the first time round.
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That means they are at least 6/7 years older! So maybe not such a good thing (Cech excluded)

Liverpoolphil said:
Chelsea spent 109 mil in the summer - FFP will be meaningless and the clubs will find ways round it
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Well (over) spending by the clubs already in Europe has certainly come down. Chelsea could 'afford' to spend large, having actually made a profit the previous year! If Liverpool don't take notice of FFP, they'll suffer, having lost nearly £50M last year and having significant losses in previous years. City have certainly reduced losses, so quite possibly FFP is having some sort of effect.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Thank goodness for that, I just can't stand it when fans cheer a pass pack to the keeper.
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Yes, per se. Thats football fans who are enjoying a winning mood though. It depends on what the keeper does with it though.

1. Ala Stoke (previously) - belt it up to the big man, hopefully win the next ball from there, as per Big Sam's mantra.

2. Ala footballing sides - recycle the ball via the centre halves, full backs or defensive midfielder, than move down the pitch again with possession football.

Totally different mindsets/attitudes.
 
Liverbirdie said:
la footballing sides - recycle the ball via the centre halves, full backs or defensive midfielder, than move down the pitch again with possession football.

Totally different mindsets/attitudes.
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I could take that if they did move 'down the pitch'.
Trouble is on many occasions it is across the pitch and backwards.
Not very exciting.
High ball into a big centre forward will always cause a bit of excitement as he may score a goal.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
I could take that if they did move 'down the pitch'.
Trouble is on many occasions it is across the pitch and backwards.
Not very exciting.
High ball into a big centre forward will always cause a bit of excitement as he may score a goal.
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Sorry, but route one football is dire to watch.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
I could take that if they did move 'down the pitch'.
Trouble is on many occasions it is across the pitch and backwards.
Not very exciting.
High ball into a big centre forward will always cause a bit of excitement as he may score a goal.
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Thats the sort of mindset that has held back our national sides - Hodgsons dream !
 
Doon frae Troon said:
I could take that if they did move 'down the pitch'.
Trouble is on many occasions it is across the pitch and backwards.
Not very exciting.
High ball into a big centre forward will always cause a bit of excitement as he may score a goal.
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Depends on what floats your boat, or your attitude to progression.

Yes, seeing 10 aimless passes between defensive players isn't exactly exciting. However, I seen Liverpool play 10 un-exciting passes the other week in defensive places, Flanagan did a Cruyff turn (honestly), brought it through the midfield then coutinho finished it with a nice finish. Very nice goal V spurs.
 
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