2016-17 Premier League

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Arsenal are an embarrassment.

The Zlatan wrote:I missed this so much...

Parasect wrote:Early days but Mane looks an absolute firecracker. I'd happily take the repercussions of the odd games of wild technical ability and inconsistency for a winger who can blitz defenders like that.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

The Zlatan wrote:I missed this so much...

Are you following your namesake over to United?

Glen Miller wrote:

Parasect wrote:Early days but Mane looks an absolute firecracker. I'd happily take the repercussions of the odd games of wild technical ability and inconsistency for a winger who can blitz defenders like that.

It's almost unfair to call him wild technically.  He sort of benefits from having a heavy touch.  He's a strange sort of talent, but I can't for the life of me remember the last time we had an attacker who can skin a defender and leave him for dead with pace like that.  Not even Sturridge pre-injury.

Parasect wrote:

Glen Miller wrote:
It's almost unfair to call him wild technically.  He sort of benefits from having a heavy touch.  He's a strange sort of talent, but I can't for the life of me remember the last time we had an attacker who can skin a defender and leave him for dead with pace like that.  Not even Sturridge pre-injury.

Yeah I guess I am being unfair. When I say wild I guess I mean unconventional? It certainly ties in with what you say about his heavy touch and how something that is normally a negative works to his advantage. I guess you can compare it a bit to somebody like Di Maria, who is an extremely instinctual player and will often try first time lofted passes that actually end successful.

The Zlatan wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Are you following your namesake over to United?

No, there's a small part of me that enjoys the self flagellation of supporting Arsenal.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Ref in the Chelsea game was a fucking joke.

Glen Miller wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Ref in the Chelsea game was a fucking joke.

I did want to see the FA clamp down on abuse towards the referees, but if they continue to perform like this I think we should just let the players loose on them.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Glen Miller wrote:
I did want to see the FA clamp down on abuse towards the referees, but if they continue to perform like this I think we should just let the players loose on them.

It seems like if you look at a referee funny you get booked but to get a second booking you have to kill someone.

Parasect wrote:In all seriousness do you think you'll actually sign a forward now? The two most linked at the calibre of improving the side without being outmuscled by a more financially brazen side in Lacazette and Icardi have either signed a new contract or look very willing to stay put.

Parasect wrote:In all seriousness do you think you'll actually sign a forward now? The two most linked at the calibre of improving the side without being outmuscled by a more financially brazen side in Lacazette and Icardi have either signed a new contract or look very willing to stay put.

The Zlatan wrote:I think this may very well be the season we finally drop out of the top 4. I'd like to point to us signing a decent defender to at least alleviate that risk but I'm really not sure how much of a difference it will make, the way we play defensively just seems so reckless. We got away with it today thanks to a superhuman performance by Koscielny and Clattenburg being shit at his job. That same defensive fragility seeps into the midfield too despite the personnel and going forward nothing will change because we desperately need a world class striker and there's none around for us.