SOUTHAMPTON ARE STILL A BIG CLUB! The Premier League, 2014/15

lol QPR at ours last season were just heroically inept with 3 at the back, especially since the rwb was aaron hughes

fucking pathetic rangers. didnt expect much this soon just not a clueless shitshow littered with basic errors

no credit deserved whatsoever for dispatching that rabble, you'll not have an easier game. small comfort lamela still looked wank i guess

also watched kerry v mayo after, either would have given us a thumping too

Somewhat off topic: I have a 'new' iphone (not actually new, but sent as a replacement by my insurer) and can't seem to bookmark any threads in ILX when I use it. Anyone know how to fix this?

XP what'd you make of mayo? its the hope that kills you imo

Felt sorry for Mayo, they shouldn't have had your man sent off Imo. Great match.

Can you take this somewhere else? This thread is for Prem football and iphone talk only.

I've bumped the relevant thread tbf

I'll use that one...

this fuckin guy

"Like I said, I thought the sending off was harsh. You can let players get away with dumb stuff like that in GAA surely, it wasn't malicious. Kerry that bit cleverer with the ball, I fear Mayo have blown their chance.

― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Sunday, 24 August 2014 20:10 (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

But why won't my phone bookmark ILX threads, eh?

― Turtleneck Work Solutions (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 24 August 2014 20:12 (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink"

Based on the evidence today (some clever runs from Eriksen, that thing Lamela did when he let the ball run past him which caused the defenders a moment of confusion) I'd say this Spurs XI are learning how to put attacks together. This is in stark contrast to the AVB era of running down the middle of the pitch toward a line of defenders.

young lol cunt

https://twitter.com/FTBL_Likealooks

enjoying these greatly

morohnooooooooo

v neat

lovren not covering himself in glory tonight

skrtl animal life ban

ice

Fastest goal by a substitute: 1.8 seconds, Nicklas Bendtner (for Arsenal v. Tottenham Hotspur, 22 December 2007

Aguero wasn't far of!

foul by sterling imo

this second half has been...not good

last man standing wins

man city kinda just ....."whatever" ....then scoring

Can't say I was sorry to see Johnson walking down the tunnel

FYI: Three at the back? Early in the sack." Van Gaal won't be on these '14-'15 UEFA Champions League nights thread

Fletcher and di Maria in a midfield two. I dunno I dunno

assumed di Maria was gonna be a wing back

nah, even van Gaal isn't that insane. I really hope we move to a 433 when everyone's fit though. And he drops one of van Persie or Rooney

Di Maria has been excellent as a midfielder for Real under Ancelotti, United have lacked real attacking threat from midfield for so long now, but I can't see it working without a Xabi or a Modric there to release him quickly.

Just, structurally this XI doesn't work at all, Di Maria and Mata might just get in each other's way, what'll probably happen is that one of them will find themselves drifting wide. Also that 3-5-2 will be torn to pieces the second they play a side with decent wide men. They need Luke Shaw and Rafael back desperately, and proper cover in the fullback/wingback posessions. Man, this squad is such a mess.

If I were LvG I'd consider throwing this match just to panic the Glazers and Woodward into making five or six signings quickly.

pissweak hoofball rubbish. Di Maria a slight positive

The lack of Carrick in the team is so glaringly obvious.

Dunno who the BT Sport commentator is but I'm not sure I can cope with an entire season of "thanks Scholesy".

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NN, have you seen any of the matches MU played in the US? I haven't. How come they won them all, and are shit now? What's changed?

I saw them all! And...I don't know

we looked so confident on the tour - knocking it about really nicely, Young actually doing brilliantly in the wing-back role - then the season starts and the team just looks utterly clueless and terrified. Not one of the central defenders knows what to do when they have the ball so they're just hoofing it aimlessly. Herrera, Shaw, and Rafael (although I have an uneasy feeling LVG rates Valencia over him) getting injured has been a blow but this formation just looks wrong to me

Fletcher has become a serious problem too. Baffled that LVG made him vice-captain.

He's supposed to be the one linking attack and defence but he's just ambling around getting knocked off the ball. He's so clearly done at this level

kinda can't wait to see qpr vs u lot in a few weeks, gonna be the most inept fitba exhibition of all time at this rate

Quite baffling. What I've seen from the defenders in the league is they indeed look absolutely terrified. Think both left and right wingers should help defense out more when the opponent has the ball, but c'mon, any moron can see that. It's not flowing, it's static and this radiance of fear - like they just saw medusa - I've no idea why that is.

I was going to say I can see this game just drifting away to a boring 0-0, but part of me still believes Burnley can nick a goal

A shot! We had a shot!

Fuck me this is dreary.

subbed for Anderson. The humanity

solved the dunne in a cb 3 conundrum by putting clint hill at lb in a 4. nice one arry have a new contract

four years ago we signed clint as backup and here we are still clinging to his realness bosom

apparently 'Arry just confirmed Remy to Chelsea?

Desperate panic buy after the Costa injury but it might work.

Thursday 14 August 2014

“I don’t think he would want to do that either to us. He’s a good lad, he’s got a good relationship with the chairman. With a week to go before the window closes we all need to know where we’re going. I don’t think he would suddenly walk away the day before. I think he’s too decent a guy to do that.”

Fuck me this is dreary.

Yup. Steaming dog turd of a game.

fair dos tbh but going to the scum smarts

not rly v desperate and panicky, upgrade on nando albeit not one remotely suited to mourinho's ways

thought they'd go for destro