Barclays Premier League 15/16
- Thread starter Gene
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Yes he must be regretting going there with the Chelsea ,Munich and probably man utd jobs up for grabs.
The English fans are already starting to have their doubts about him.
And making his team celebrate getting a 96 minute draw at home to west brom has made him a laughing stock over here
In fairness to him, Klopp inherited one of the poorest constructed top teams - going back 5-6 years, the LFC transfer strategy has been atrocious and mind-boggling. They accumulate good players that have no business being grouped together & don't fit the system they are brought in to.
Klopp needs to make some moves during the winter and then many more in the summer. Until then, he's dressing a shotgun wound with band-aids.
Arsenal vs Man City kicking off in about 20 minutes over on NBCSN.
Aguero is in the starting lineup for City. Ought to be a good one!
Aguero is in the starting lineup for City. Ought to be a good one!
The Swans defeated West Brom in a battle of teams in the middle of horrible runs of form. This is just the second victory for Swansea in the last 14 games. West Brom have now gotten a mere 3 points in the last 16 games.
(May be slightly incorrect stats. I'm not an expert. I just think that's what the match commentators said.)
(May be slightly incorrect stats. I'm not an expert. I just think that's what the match commentators said.)
Arsenal vs Southampton starting up right now on NBC. Glad I'm able to catch one match on Boxing Day. 
Strange match.
Southampton has 2 goals called back on close plays (imho both correctly called) and score their second of the match on a play that should have been whistled for a foul.
2-0 Southampton after a Long goal in the 55'.
Southampton has 2 goals called back on close plays (imho both correctly called) and score their second of the match on a play that should have been whistled for a foul.
2-0 Southampton after a Long goal in the 55'.
Fonte (69') & Long (90' + 2) complete the 4-0 dismantling of Arsenal.
Going into the new year, this is turning into the championship title nobody wants!
Going into the new year, this is turning into the championship title nobody wants!
The typical top four teams (Arsenal, Man United, Man City, Chelsea) haven't been doing as amazingly as people expected. Is this the fault of the top teams or is the league just better than previous years? Are the players in the lower level teams better than before and there's just more parity?
It's a lot of things at once. Managers struggling with second/third season syndrome, supposedly mid-table sides spending wisely to create strong counter-attacking teams, the current English trend towards playing away being easier than playing at home, the extra money flooding into the league allowing teams with no European football to buy CL-level players, injuries ruining several clubs' seasons, the ever-strengthening trend towards the weaker teams in England being willing to throw their very lives on the line in an attempt to frustrate a stronger team and win a valuable point, a little bit of sheer luck even. Any one of these could have happened at any time. It's just coincidence that they all happened at once.
