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Luis Taint

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My hope after this weekend is that Arsenal is in fourth, knocking on ManU's 3rd place door.
 

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Chelsea 8 for 8 at home this season. How can the Hammers get some festive fun from this fixture and put a festive smile on the slapped salmon that is big Sam's face?  A fantastic, front line foraging fighting performance from injury prone Geordie wide boy thug man mountain-king in the air Andy Carroll. I wanna see elbows high and in the face, digs to the ribs, nipple twists and some ref hounding. Otherwise Chelsea win at a canter.
 

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Coloccini is the best. In the tunnel, he's stooped over, arms around both kids he's walking out with, talking and answering questions. 
 
The kid thing is still weird to me, as if I were in that tunnel, the last thing I think I'd want to be doing is chatting up Harry from Chickenshitshire but I can't help but like the players who seem to understand that this is a big deal for the kid and give 'em a great memory and a few considerate words.
 

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Pardew hitching his wagon to the Adam Armstrong train in a big way, giving the pup a start at Old Trafford. 
 

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17-YO Sheyi Ojo on the bench for LFC.  First time in the 18.  I assume this is a reward for his play in the U21s, and maybe a way of stretching the squad during the fixture congestion.  He's wearing #54.
 

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Harry Kane is the greatest goalscorer in the history of ever.  1-0 Tottenham.
 

PedroSpecialK

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What in the fuck is Skrtel doing
 
edit: great now looks like Jones didn't stretch out, here comes Mignolet
 

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If you're a neutral, load up City v West Brom on live extra. Without a striker City are basically playing with 6 midfielders and are up 2-0 so they're playing some very intricate stuff. WBA have to attack so this is wide open and fun to watch
 

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Pure class by Falcao setting up Rooney for a tap in. Though Rooney did well getting himself in the 6 yard box with a driving run from midfield. 
 

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The Wayne Rooney as a box-to--box midfielder experiment is a rousing success.
 
The 2nd goal was preceded by a crazy run upfield without the ball by Coloccini, leaving that area wide open. 
 

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Markovic is basically the only guy on on the left for Liverpool when Burnley has the ball because the back three is pretty tightly packed and Coutinho doesn't track back.  Unfortunately, I don't think Markovic realizes what work he has to do because Trippier keeps getting unchallenged crosses in.  That's like giving a mediocre NBA 2-guard wide open 3s; sure, he isn't Fabregas/Stephen Curry, but any pro can look great when you don't shut him down.
 

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Lost in that 2nd United goal was an excellent tackle by Falcao to win the ball back in the attacking 3rd.
 

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Marković is wasted out wide left in a 3-4-2-1, as DLew points out he's not realizing quickly enough when he has to close down Trippier. More importantly, he can't deal with the pressure that Burnley are placing on him and is turning the ball over alarmingly often
 
The change to bring on Çan for Kolo... 2 at the back? Henderson/Markovic as RB/LB?
 
edit: looks like Çan is a straight swap at RCB. Uhh...
 

PedroSpecialK

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bosox4283 said:
Liverpool fans: Is Manquillo playing at all this year? If not, why? And, if so, how's he playing?
 
He has been playing somewhat regularly when they go four at the back, and is generally better than Glen Johnson - with 3 at the back, Manquillo doesn't have the strength/aerial ability to play at RCB.
 

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Manquillo seems to be the latest victim of the unannounced and unexplained Brendan Rodgers doghouse.
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Maybe it makes me a bad fanboi, but I don't see why anyone would pay £50 million for Raheem Sterling.
What a fucking idiot.
 

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Today's winners and losers?
Certainly looks like Chelsea and the two Manchesters aren't going anywhere, but it's hard to figure who will get that 4th spot.
Good result for L'pool, even if unconvincing. They need a lot more of that.
Huge result for Hull who have been sliding toward oblivion.
Wtf Everton?
 

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Spurs deserve 0 points today. What an awful game.
 
edit: And now Lloris concussed again. Fantastic
 
 
That was awful. Vertongen deserved two penalties. 
 

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Plenty of scary moments, but one great one between Coutinho and Sterling.

3 points, no matter how they come, are good.
 

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Really weak penalty from Alexis. I read which direction he was going 2 steps before he hit it, plus he didn't get much pace on it.
 

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Armand Traoré may be playing one of the worst matches I've ever seen... making Aly Cissokho look like Maldini
 

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SoxFanInCali said:
He's great, but you don't need to be world class when you are left all alone in the middle of the penalty area. Creative defending by QPR there.
And there were playing with 3 CB. QPR and Harry are fucking awful.