Premier League 6th - 8th December Discussion Thread

Owen scores a second! Martins cut down the left into the Stoke area and played a great ball across goal, and Owen moved excellently to slide it in at the far post.

L.r.d wrote:Adebayor is a good one rosicky mate. Buy Ronaldo back after the world cup cup. Liverpool are fighting for 3rd/4th maybe 5th if they don't win here today.

L.r.d wrote:Adebayor is a good one rosicky mate. Buy Ronaldo back after the world cup cup. Liverpool are fighting for 3rd/4th maybe 5th if they don't win here today.

You don't half talk some $h!t, can't wait until Ronaldo leaves you in Jan/next summer, you will actually be fighting for 4th place when that happens as without him you are average as f@ck.

Nice call on Adebayor lrd...right again after predicting Bent's dry patch. So far it looks like my instinct was right in considering bringing Adebayor in this week. I hope Defoe gets a goal tomorrow, because now I'm in trouble for next week - Adebayor's price will skyrocket as people drop Ronaldo for him, and I also have to get rid of Agger

Geovanni just executed a worst header ever, being just in front of a keeper, with Boro's defense being nowhere to be seen.

Hull is starting to threaten Boro more and more, it's really an interesting tactical idea and not really aften used in Premier League, to have a attacking midfielder playing just behind two strikers. It works so well for Hull and Geovanni, when most of the managers/team would probably put him on the wing, where he wouldn't have as much impact as here.

I'll be amazed if we score in this game.

Ade off the post.

Do something, anything RVP!

Babel can f@ck right off.

Just got back. We were the better team overall after a slow start but given Man City had a few chances of their own a draw is a fair result. Was annoyed by the ref though. He couldn't seem to decide if he was allowing some hard tackles or wanted a non-contact game.

Luis wrote:Babel can f@ck right off.

Lots of slick passing in the pointless areas of the pitch but as soon as it hits the forward players it ends up either going back to the midfielders or is crossed in to nobody. Blackburn are fighting for their lives though so it makes it a bit more difficult

We need to swap babel and kuyt to get a bit of strength and pace up front. Kuyt is even worse as a lone striker than keane. Failing that, blackburn scoring first is probably our best chance of winning today

God I miss torres this season

We are 2-0 up at half time, and we've had an excellent first half. We started the game brightly, playing at a reasonably high tempo, and though Stoke put us under some pressure after our first goal, we've dominated the game so far. There was some really nice football, some really lovely moments in the half - Gutierrez's assist; a nice reverse pass by Coloccini; a lovely curled ball down the left from Enrique to N'Zogbia (Enrique is a bit of a frustrating player - he can be very solid at the back, but his passing is very hit and miss - he can play an exceptional ball, but he often seems to kick it to nowhere. I think he's very capable technically, but maybe not the most thoughtful at times); Martins' assist and a step over he did late in the half.

Our attack looks much more fluid today. Owen and Martins are moving and linking well - Martins roaming across the front line, Owen occasionally dropping deep. Gutierrez and Beye are linking and overlapping down the right. N'Zogbia has been lively. And we've been good at the back too. Bassong has had another really solid game in the centre of defence, and his passing from the back is good - he doesn't always push it wide or loft it long; he seeks and finds his men well.

Hopefully we keep it all up in the second half - that would really make a change.

Ugh frustrating yet again.

Gerrard dropping so deep means that when the ball does arrive to Kuyt he has no support and just loses possesion.

The two wingers Babel and Benayoun have been moaning over the last few weeks about lack of chances but today they have their opportunity to put that right and neither of them have done anything so far.

In defence we look pretty solid as Hyypia still as the ability to read the game brilliantly and Insua as fitted in well and whilst not doing anything outstanding as been pretty solid and had a tricky moment with Santa Cruz but he held him off and came away with the ball.

Wish Luis Garcia was still here.....

Mido missing the game again..I think we're going to need to sell him come the window. He's great when he's fit but its like play a game miss a game with him at the moment.

borocooper wrote:Mido missing the game again..I think we're going to need to sell him come the window. He's great when he's fit but its like play a game miss a game with him at the moment.

Didn't know you are here. Watching the game? There is a quality stream right here - http://www.atdhe.net/live-tv-1164.html

borocooper wrote:Mido missing the game again..I think we're going to need to sell him come the window. He's great when he's fit but its like play a game miss a game with him at the moment.

Off trying to bomb an airline i expect.

Heskey should have scored there!

stinger wrote:

borocooper wrote:Mido missing the game again..I think we're going to need to sell him come the window. He's great when he's fit but its like play a game miss a game with him at the moment.

Didn't know you are here. Watching the game? There is a quality stream right here - http://www.atdhe.net/live-tv-1164.html

Havent been on ..been a bit busy sorting some things out. Cheers for the stream, looks great.

FUCKING BENAYOUN

Sidebe scores, thanks to Fuller

2-1 to Newcastle

God our luck really is $h!t cold at the minute

Coloccini was beaten far too easily there - he's too slow and too weak when players go at him. We haven't been as good this half - the central defenders have been caught out a couple of times, with Taylor making an excellent saving challenge on Cresswell on one occasion, and we're not maintaining possession at all - too many long balls, trying to counter too quickly.

Off the post again... Denilson.

El Zhar on for Babel after Babel actually does something



YEESSSSSS Alonso

Alonso

Xabi Alonso!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Robinson

About bloody time, despite benitez's best efforts

time for us to now park the bus!!

Luis wrote:time for us to now park the bus!!

Wahey!

Benitez better not fucking bring on Agger now. I've got Zayatte ready to come off the bench with a clean sheet (as it stands), so a 1 pointer from Agger would be extremely infuriating, to say the least!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!