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Old 05-11-2016, 17:10
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City are not very good at this clean sheet malarkey are they?

I have a feeling that this will stop them from winning the title, as usually title winning teams have a good spine at the back.
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Old 05-11-2016, 17:12
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Looks like that visit to the Nissan Factory in Sunderland during the week has done the trick today
Seeing those factory workers, work for what they would consider peanuts, probably put their life into perspective and gave them that all important kick up the backside they needed.
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Old 05-11-2016, 17:18
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Seeing those factory workers, work for what they would consider peanuts, probably put their life into perspective and gave them that all important kick up the backside they needed.
Does this mean Sunderland wont be relegated then
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Old 05-11-2016, 17:38
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Does this mean Sunderland wont be relegated then
If Moyes takes them to a local Sunderland call centre, they'll win the league.
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Old 05-11-2016, 17:47
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Beckamesque goal from Steve Sidwell puts Brighton ahead

Just inside Bristol City's half
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Old 05-11-2016, 17:50
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That was a sweet goal from Eden Hazard.

Lol, Chelsea got a second as I was typing that.
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Old 05-11-2016, 17:52
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The title could be going to Chelsea, they are looking really good and playing attacking football.
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Old 05-11-2016, 17:57
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First goal was offside
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Old 05-11-2016, 17:59
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I bet Sutton and Dublin today on Final Score are looking a bit stupid happily predicting that Sunderland would lose. Even Sutton was smiling and confident they would lose today. It was strange that when the match was finished they never talked about how Sunderland finally won a game. But were happily to talk about Man City drawing and Burnley winning their matches
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Old 05-11-2016, 18:13
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Even after all this time, I don't fully understand the offside rule

How was Luiz not interfering with play ?
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Old 05-11-2016, 18:17
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Even after all this time, I don't fully understand the offside rule

How was Luiz not interfering with play ?
That was from a corner kick, not a cross and Everton players ran out.
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Old 05-11-2016, 18:19
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That was from a corner kick, not a cross.
I'm even more confused now
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Old 05-11-2016, 18:33
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I bet Sutton and Dublin today on Final Score are looking a bit stupid happily predicting that Sunderland would lose. Even Sutton was smiling and confident they would lose today. It was strange that when the match was finished they never talked about how Sunderland finally won a game. But were happily to talk about Man City drawing and Burnley winning their matches
Yeah, cos predicting Sunderland to lose based on the season so far is really daft...
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Old 05-11-2016, 18:53
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Looks like that visit to the Nissan Factory in Sunderland during the week has done the trick today
Probably helped by the grim reaper having a touch line ban perhaps?
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Old 05-11-2016, 19:20
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Probably helped by the grim reaper having a touch line ban perhaps?
Maybe it will the same for Manu when Jose ban starts?,
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Old 05-11-2016, 19:39
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Well now I'd say Chelsea to win the league is the most probable outcome. We just have the right balance between attack and defence. Liverpool and City are great in attack but poor defensively and Spurs the opposite. Arsenal are probably closest to us in terms of that balance but the other 3 sides will suffer over a whole season if they don't address their issues soon.
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Old 05-11-2016, 19:45
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City are not very good at this clean sheet malarkey are they?
Not surprising when you watch the clown they signed as their new number 1 goalkeeper.
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Old 05-11-2016, 19:48
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Well now I'd say Chelsea to win the league is the most probable outcome. We just have the right balance between attack and defence. Liverpool and City are great in attack but poor defensively and Spurs the opposite. Arsenal are probably closest to us in terms of that balance but the other 3 sides will suffer over a whole season if they don't address their issues soon.
Probable, that's a brave statement to make at this stage of the season.
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Old 05-11-2016, 19:50
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Maybe it will the same for Manu when Jose ban starts?,
Must have missed that part where he said that Manchester United were in a relegation battle before the start of the season like Dave did.

Added to the fact that apart from trying to win the 'give me more time and money' award for services to football , Jose unlike Dave at least does have a pedigree for winning trophies unlike his predecessor.

Like comparing a Rolls to a Robin reliant.
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Old 05-11-2016, 19:55
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Probable, that's a brave statement to make at this stage of the season.
Don't worry, these kind of bold statements can always be found at a later date if it all goes tits up.
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Old 05-11-2016, 19:57
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Probable, that's a brave statement to make at this stage of the season.
Maybe I should've waited after the City game in December before saying it but I'm happy to stand by it. Loads were happy to claim City the winners after a month. At least I have a get out clause; if City and Liverpool fix their defence then they'll win
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Old 05-11-2016, 20:01
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Maybe I should've waited after the City game in December before saying it but I'm happy to stand by it. Loads were happy to claim City the winners after a month. At least I have a get out clause; if City and Liverpool fix their defence then they'll win
Arsenal?
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Old 05-11-2016, 20:04
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Maybe I should've waited after the City game in December before saying it but I'm happy to stand by it. Loads were happy to claim City the winners after a month. At least I have a get out clause; if City and Liverpool fix their defence then they'll win
To be fair it was mostly pundits saying that, giving little regard to the fact they were mostly playing teams in the bottom 6.
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Old 05-11-2016, 20:06
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Liverpool supposedly have a weak defence, yet we've conceded 13 goals. There are 9 teams who have conceded more, and 2 teams who are also on 13 goals. Arsenal and Man City are on 10, and Chelsea are on 9. If Liverpool or Man City's defence is poor, then, statistically, Chelsea's don't look miles better at the moment. Chelsea have only conceded one less than City, and have +2 higher GD.

I can't find the stats, but apparently Liverpool's apparent weakness at set-pieces isn't as bad as originally thought. I even heard we've conceded the same amount of goals from set pieces as Spurs, the best defence in the league, who've conceded just 5 goals. I can't remember where Liverpool ranked on goals conceded from set-pieces, but it's not the highest, and not even the highest out of the top 6 or whatever.
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Old 05-11-2016, 20:32
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Liverpool supposedly have a weak defence, yet we've conceded 13 goals. There are 9 teams who have conceded more, and 2 teams who are also on 13 goals. Arsenal and Man City are on 10, and Chelsea are on 9. If Liverpool or Man City's defence is poor, then, statistically, Chelsea's don't look miles better at the moment. Chelsea have only conceded one less than City, and have +2 higher GD.

I can't find the stats, but apparently Liverpool's apparent weakness at set-pieces isn't as bad as originally thought. I even heard we've conceded the same amount of goals from set pieces as Spurs, the best defence in the league, who've conceded just 5 goals. I can't remember where Liverpool ranked on goals conceded from set-pieces, but it's not the highest, and not even the highest out of the top 6 or whatever.
Even, I think it was 2 seasons ago when we had something like the most clean sheets or thereabouts, we still had the reputation of having a dodgy defence.

The lastest is liverpool will burn themselves out because of their pressing game. But the stats show it's something like 500m more on average per player more than the league average, or once around the pitch. On one hand pundits say liverpool have an advantage not playing European football then seem concerned they are running too much.
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