Mignolet didn't get into a single EPL game last season, so of course Adrian is playing the majority of game 1.
<raises hand>The third goal from Tottenham, was just pure skill from Sissoko and Kane.
Kane bailed a lot of fantasy premier league owners in the final ten minutes.
It seems to me the PL is at cross purposes with regard to their stated intent - reversals have to clear and obvious - and the offside rule where the officials are instructed to err on the side of the attackers. (VAR will fix any mistakes)VAR isn’t addressing the problems we wanted it to. I think if it corrected offside and simulation, the majority of people would feel an improvement. Looking for a blade of grass between a keeper’s heel and the goal line isn’t what anybody was looking for.
I think a reimagining of the offside rule itself may provide relief as well. The intent wasn’t to look for forwards to shave their heads to prevent a hair from being further than a defender’s last stud. I don’t have a great way of wording the legislation to match the intent (hello, catch rule), but if we’re going to be millimeter perfect we need to make sure the rule is accomplishing what it’s setting out to do.
Dang it. He was in a bunch of the projected XIs. Impact sub then, fine...Pulisic not starting today.
I’m exchanging texts with a Chelsea fan friend and he thinks they’ve looked good. I thought these two in particular looked dreadful so I’m glad someone else saw it the sameChelsea relying on Ross Barkley and Tammy Abraham to be their key attacking players is working out about the way one would expect.
There have been some chances so I could believe if I was a Chelsea fan I could convince myself that they look good, but I see a lot of pointless giveaways and wasted chances.I’m exchanging texts with a Chelsea fan friend and he thinks they’ve looked good. I thought these two in particular looked dreadful so I’m glad someone else saw it the same
No snark: did those two goals make you feel any better?Route 1 but that’s what Pogba and Rashford can do when they click.
No snark: did those two goals make you feel any better?
You mentioned this in your predictions as well but I don't see it. Ole has managed Pogba since he was a kid and goes to great lengths to protect him from criticism (that he rightly should get sometimes). It reminds me of SAF and Cristiano. He babied him every season he was there because he knew it would get the best out of him. I'm not saying Pogba will turn into Ronaldo but I see a lot of that in Ole. Even in criticism he never singles a player out.I’m still leery of Utd. Can’t help but think that a Pogba vs Ole feud is going to poison the locker room.
Bias warning- I wouldn’t mind this at all.
I think the risk with Ole/Pogba is the opposite -- something like Ole gives Pogba too much latitude, Pogba gets lazy and doesn't put in the necessary defensive work for a central midfielder, that causes a rift in the dressing room where other players get annoyed at Pogba getting a free ride, Pogba responds by sulking and demanding a transfer, etc. It was one thing for Cristiano to get special treatment when he was scoring 30 goals a season. Pogba has never consistently produced at that level at United (or what the midfielder's equivalent would be).You mentioned this in your predictions as well but I don't see it. Ole has managed Pogba since he was a kid and goes to great lengths to protect him from criticism (that he rightly should get sometimes). It reminds me of SAF and Cristiano. He babied him every season he was there because he knew it would get the best out of him. I'm not saying Pogba will turn into Ronaldo but I see a lot of that in Ole. Even in criticism he never singles a player out.
I thought Norwich looked like a Championship side for the most part, other than the LM/LW, I think it was Cantwell(?). Every time he touched the ball he made a positive touch under pressure and generally provided an outlet and a threat while the rest of the team looked slow or unskilled. Granted, it was week 1 and there's a lot more to see, but that was my initial impression.Klopp on Norwich: “We played an opponent who will cause problems, the way they play is really good. They are cheeky as hell.”
Agree here...I think the Farke project is a year or two away. I'd love to be wrong, because they do try to play good footy, but I think the lack of skill catches up.I thought Norwich looked like a Championship side for the most part, other than the LM/LW, I think it was Cantwell(?). Every time he touched the ball he made a positive touch under pressure and generally provided an outlet and a threat while the rest of the team looked slow or unskilled. Granted, it was week 1 and there's a lot more to see, but that was my initial impression.
Don't disagree, but think Klopp meant that they were a side who didn't sit back and wait for chance to break forward. Norwich actively looked to play on the front foot...at Anfield...on opening day...while Liverpool celebrated a Champions League cup...that is cheeky as hell.I thought Norwich looked like a Championship side for the most part, other than the LM/LW, I think it was Cantwell(?). Every time he touched the ball he made a positive touch under pressure and generally provided an outlet and a threat while the rest of the team looked slow or unskilled. Granted, it was week 1 and there's a lot more to see, but that was my initial impression.
Also cheeky of him to say that knowing damn well the Gegenpress pretty much requires the opposition to play that way or get slaughtered even worse.Don't disagree, but think Klopp meant that they were a side who didn't sit back and wait for chance to break forward. Norwich actively looked to play on the front foot...at Anfield...on opening day...while Liverpool celebrated a Champions League cup...that is cheeky as hell.