The Official 2017/18 Premier League Thread

[Kandi1977]

Despite the fact that the politician order of the world is crumbling, despite the wars, the atrocities, the chemical weapons, the refugee crisis and the re-design of The Guardian, the Goons have lost 4 in a row and it is a glorious time to be alive.

Actually it's 5

 

[StephenH]

Got feeling Chelsea will get a result!

 

[Jordinho]

Actually it's 5

No, there's an away win against Östersunds in there.

 

[paxtonwolf]

Got feeling Chelsea will get a result!

Same here. I never trust City to win when it REALLY matters to us

 

[Bedfordspurs]

No but it could have. I expected it to be 10 after this.

That’s what they say.. nothing has changed... we’re still in their shadows... we have to basically win Olympic gold before they accept that their rapidly falling behind us

 

[90291Spur]

Actually it's 5

That makes up for the mess around Brexit.

 

[paxtonwolf]

Why are Arsenal being shown in the graphics for the battle for CL, surely its 4 from 5 now? If they are including Arsenal they may as well show Burnley on it too...

 

[Jurgen the German]

Where is the future of England’s defensive structure John Stones? Can’t even get a game when Kompany is out. Has he been that bad this season?

 

[Rorschach]

Same here. I never trust City to win when it REALLY matters to us

That's just your natural pessimism talking .
I'm confident.

 

[Jordinho]

Why are Arsenal being shown in the graphics for the battle for CL, surely its 4 from 5 now? If they are including Arsenal they may as well show Burnley on it too...

Old habits die hard. I'm surprised every time they include us.

 

[Jurgen the German]

Why are Arsenal being shown in the graphics for the battle for CL, surely its 4 from 5 now? If they are including Arsenal they may as well show Burnley on it too...

Yep. 4 horse race for 3 spots now. Even if the teams above them do slip up, this arsenal side don’t have it in them to go on a winning run. Their longest winning streak this season is 2 iirc?

 

[Rorschach]

I like seeing Arsenal included as it shows how far behind they are

 

[Jurgen the German]

Cahill not playing for Chelsea either. Our centre halves don’t fill you with confidence going into a World Cup year.

 

[mudshark]

Yep. 4 horse race for 3 spots now. Even if the teams above them do slip up, this arsenal side don’t have it in them to go on a winning run. Their longest winning streak this season is 2 iirc?

They picked up 3 on the spin in November v us, Burnley and Huddersfield (bracketed by losses v City and Utd).

 

[Jurgen the German]

They picked up 3 on the spin in November v us, Burnley and Huddersfield (bracketed by losses v City and Utd).

I stand corrected. Still, in the old days they could quite easily pick up 9-10 wins in a row when required.

 

[paxtonwolf]

I stand corrected. Still, in the old days they could quite easily pick up 9-10 wins in a row when required.

Yes, remember a few seasons back think they won 11 out of the last 12 to overhaul us even though we won something like 8 and drew 3, and we were accused of bottling it

 

[Rorschach]

Chelsea playing a back 5 effectively behind 4 midfielders and Hazard up top. Very defensive.

 

[Jurgen the German]

This is a typical Chelsea performance. Would be totally unsurprised if they got dominated today and still somehow draw or win.

 

[StephenH]

This is a typical Chelsea performance. Would be totally unsurprised if they got dominated today and still somehow draw or win.

Italian mentality.

 

[paxtonwolf]

This is a typical Chelsea performance. Would be totally unsurprised if they got dominated today and still somehow draw or win.

I could live with a draw