This is Ridiculous! EPL/TBL aka 4th Place League = NDL …
This is Ridiculous! EPL/TBL aka 4th Place League = NDL …
After less than 10 games, 9 to be exact, we know who will probably win it all.
We also know who will likely make the top 3.
Also, with six teams vying for 4th place, the league is really all about the 4th place and relegation.
Seriously
Oh, and the top contenders for 4th place? The usual suspects.
4-1 scores are common place with 7-2 score lines also in the mix.
The defending is unbelievably atrocious!
I haven't even looked at the officiating, yet.
So, let's us call the EPL what it really is, a 4th place league.
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Re: This is Ridiculous! EPL/TBL aka 4th Place League = new N
So which is the old NDL?
So who will win the league and who will finish top 4th.
So who will win the league and who will finish top 4th.
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Man City has had an easy run of games, mostly against bottom feeders. They managed the one win vs Chelsea, but that was a fluke, and a home win via a ridiculous red card.
Arsenal, Tottenha and Man Utd still yet to be played.
This is far from settled.
Arsenal, Tottenha and Man Utd still yet to be played.
This is far from settled.
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Title fixed.kajifu wrote:So which is the old NDL?
So who will win the league and who will finish top 4th.
Look at the table.
Top 4 is a toss up but again, Arsenal is right in the mix.
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marutimon wrote:Man City has had an easy run of games, mostly against bottom feeders. They managed the one win vs Chelsea, but that was a fluke, and a home win via a ridiculous red card.
Arsenal, Tottenha and Man Utd still yet to be played.
This is far from settled.
Only the Spurs look likely to upset ManCity.
Which is troubling, given that Otamendi is their only defender earning his keep. City's defense is still suspect.
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Man Utd had a rough patch without Bailly, but they are easily contenders.
Chelsea and Arsenal are far from done for. Liverpool need Mane back ASAP, can't make it without him. But once Naby Keita comes Liverpool will be unstoppable.
Doubt we'll see an outsider contend this year.
Chelsea and Arsenal are far from done for. Liverpool need Mane back ASAP, can't make it without him. But once Naby Keita comes Liverpool will be unstoppable.
Doubt we'll see an outsider contend this year.
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Liverpool are a 4th place team. They cannot win with that shitty defense and bench.marutimon wrote:Man Utd had a rough patch without Bailly, but they are easily contenders.
Chelsea and Arsenal are far from done for. Liverpool need Mane back ASAP, can't make it without him. But once Naby Keita comes Liverpool will be unstoppable.
Doubt we'll see an outsider contend this year.
City have a shaky defense and will struggle against teams that press them up high, but they are clicking in all the other departments. Aguero is not even at 100% yet.
Arsenal's saving grace will be the fact that Ozil and Sanchez are playing for their next trade but their defense is also suspect.
As for ManU, they have no excuse for having a rough patch without Bailly. They miss Pogba though.
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So to you who will win the league?Watford is also in the mix of top 4.So what is your point?Kabalega wrote:Title fixed.kajifu wrote:So which is the old NDL?
So who will win the league and who will finish top 4th.
Look at the table.
Top 4 is a toss up but again, Arsenal is right in the mix.
Arsenal is going for t he tittle just watch how the table change in the next 2 months
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I've put Egusi on the table for you to eat. Now you want me to spoon feed you too?kajifu wrote:So to you who will win the league?Watford is also in the mix of top 4.So what is your point?Kabalega wrote:Title fixed.kajifu wrote:So which is the old NDL?
So who will win the league and who will finish top 4th.
Look at the table.
Top 4 is a toss up but again, Arsenal is right in the mix.
Arsenal is going for t he tittle just watch how the table change in the next 2 months
The only event that will slow down city, will be an injury to Kevin De Bruyne.
The top 3 are already sorted out.
All the action from here on out will be for the forth place and relegation.
Arsenal's best chance is top 4. Which will depend on Ozil, Sanchez and Lacazette playing together.
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Last year same thing happened - peeps said Man City, Chelsea won. It is not by start - it is by finish. Dont be surprised if none of the top 3 are in the top 3 at the end.
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Look at the footie on the green grass.Cristao II wrote:Last year same thing happened - peeps said Man City, Chelsea won. It is not by start - it is by finish. Dont be surprised if none of the top 3 are in the top 3 at the end.
Only unfortunate injuries or acts of God will deny Man City.
Of course, the defense might let them down too but their possession and attack will bail them out.
Right now, only a team very good at pressing up high can beat them. I say very good because if you get the pressing wrong, they will make you pay dearly.
Aguerro is not even clicking at full cylinders yet and Mendy is injured.
Pep just has to fix the back and they will be unbeatable.
Oh, they are deep too!
The Spurs are also clicking and they have the best defense of the leading lot. Naturally, I would pick them for winning it all but their bench is not good enough to push them in EPL and CL.
Injuries are already taking their toll.
Chelsea is an also ran this season. Top 4 as usual.
Arsenal look good with Ozil, Sanchez and Lacazette firing on all cylinders. Ozil is playing for a trade and WC slot. With him playing possessed and Lacazette in top gear, Sanchez will stop sulking and step it up too consistently too. After all, he is playing for a trade too.
Their defense and soft MF are a problem. Why they sold their best defender Gabriel Paulista (besides Koscielny) is baffling. They will pay for it.
The likes of Elneny and Iwobi will have to step it up for Arsenal to be a force to reckon with. It's not happening this year, maybe in the new year.
ManU, injuries are already taking their toll. No Pogba, Ibra, Bailly, Carrick, Rojo, and Plan B, Fellaini. Rashford and Herrera too.
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Hmmm ....
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Epl is like colonialism. It’s gonna take decades to realize you’re been had and all your money is gone.
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Do they play defense over there?
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Pellegrini & Anceloti laughing at EPL results.
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