VillaChris Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Zatman said: Another goal for Haaland. Ripping the Premier League mythic difficult reputation to shreds, guy will probably hit 50 this season in the league alone Will be interesting though if they don't win the league though as then the debate will be are Pep teams just better having a false 9 rather than someone scoring that amount a season. Can see both sides, Barca were great to watch with Messi as the CF but equally they won CLs with Eto'o and David Villa upfront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 4 hours ago, dudevillaisnice said: Lyanco really is a terrible player. Probably at fault for a lot of the goals Southampton concede. I looked at the Southampton team today and had no idea who half of them are, Lynaco, Perraud, Mara, Ezodie?!!!!! I've said before they're exactly what we were a decade ago when we signed likes of Lowton, Joe Bennett, Bowery etc. They don't have a Benteke though and Nathan Jones was a really odd pick as manager, he won't make it until February at this rate. If Ward Prowse is out, who's even their most experienced starting player? I'm guessing someone like Kyle Walkers Peters and he's about 24. Badly need 2-3 experienced heads in the transfer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 23 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Will be interesting though if they don't win the league though as then the debate will be are Pep teams just better having a false 9 rather than someone scoring that amount a season. Can see both sides, Barca were great to watch with Messi as the CF but equally they won CLs with Eto'o and David Villa upfront. City probably lost the title today. Haaland for all his brilliance hasn’t made the team any better, I’d say they’re less good now than they were last season. Having a prolific goal scorer apparently makes the team mates lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 37 minutes ago, VillaChris said: I looked at the Southampton team today and had no idea who half of them are, Lynaco, Perraud, Mara, Ezodie?!!!!! I've said before they're exactly what we were a decade ago when we signed likes of Lowton, Joe Bennett, Bowery etc. They don't have a Benteke though and Nathan Jones was a really odd pick as manager, he won't make it until February at this rate. If Ward Prowse is out, who's even their most experienced starting player? I'm guessing someone like Kyle Walkers Peters and he's about 24. Badly need 2-3 experienced heads in the transfer window. Armstrong and Che Adams. I see have Maitland Niles and Willy Caballero in the squad today as well They have that Caleta Car who people cried that we should have signed to replace Mings and he cant get a game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: Armstrong and Che Adams. I see have Maitland Niles and Willy Caballero in the squad today as well They have that Caleta Car who people cried that we should have signed to replace Mings and he cant get a game Armstrong is more of a squad player although he really should be starting in their current situation. Still had it in my head Che Adams was about 22-23 but guess he's mid 20s as been around for a while. Guess they'll recall Bednarek in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 29 minutes ago, VillaParkAvenue said: City probably lost the title today. Haaland for all his brilliance hasn’t made the team any better, I’d say they’re less good now than they were last season. Having a prolific goal scorer apparently makes the team mates lazy. I agree with this, media have been blinded by Haaland, but in reality City are not9 any better, if anything they have lost the graft. Personally think they look crap in some games, poor today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 24 minutes ago, Zatman said: Armstrong and Che Adams. I see have Maitland Niles and Willy Caballero in the squad today as well They have that Caleta Car who people cried that we should have signed to replace Mings and he cant get a game They signed a bunch of kids with a focus on talent in possession. Then they appointed a manager who prefers to sit deep and ping long balls towards Che. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 43 minutes ago, VillaParkAvenue said: City probably lost the title today. Haaland for all his brilliance hasn’t made the team any better, I’d say they’re less good now than they were last season. Having a prolific goal scorer apparently makes the team mates lazy. It reminds me of when United signed Van Nistelrooy and while his stats were great the others didnt help and United werent winning much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, VillaParkAvenue said: City probably lost the title today. To who? Arsenal? There's a long way to go yet. We aren't even halfway through the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, VillaParkAvenue said: City probably lost the title today. Haaland for all his brilliance hasn’t made the team any better, I’d say they’re less good now than they were last season. Having a prolific goal scorer apparently makes the team mates lazy. I think they have become one dimensional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted January 1, 2023 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 1, 2023 City aren't really doing anything wrong - last season they won the title with 93 points - that's the equivalent of 39 at this point in the season - they've got 36 - they're not far off last season's performance. Arsenal's form so far this season would put them on for 102 points over the whole season - that would be two points clear at the top of the most points ever scored in a Premier league season. It's not that City are off it, it's that what Arsenal have done in 16 games is incredible - it's the third highest total after 16 games ever - they can't keep that up, so it'll be interesting to see how much City can keep the pressure on. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 What a freak goal for Chelsea there. Forest were giving it a decent go as well. When you are down there in the table it really does feel like luck is against you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted January 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2023 Ref is absolutely shite here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 1, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 1, 2023 Chelsea are very aggressive here. Luckily the referee they've brought with them is very calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Chelsea have massively dropped off from recent years, they need a proper striker....they just seem very underwhelming and like they are happy they are nowhere near competing for the title. They seem drifting and aimless to me, their transfer dealings in summer and even now in january seem very sporadic and random, like they are preparing the fanbase for a period of stagnantion/decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Notts really should have scored there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted January 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, Villatillidie95 said: Chelsea have massively dropped off from recent years, they need a proper striker....they just seem very underwhelming and like they are happy they are nowhere near competing for the title. They seem drifting and aimless to me, their transfer dealings in summer and even now in january seem very sporadic and random, like they are preparing the fanbase for a period of stagnantion/decline. It’s mad really. They’ve spent 300m+ on strikers in the last x years and still have basically nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 damn that was close from Gibbs-White. would have been a killer goal too, how unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted January 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2023 How haven’t they scored!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted January 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2023 And how hasn’t Coulibaly been booked!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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