Match Week 34/35

67YAZ

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Hoping to see Harvey Elliott for 20-30 minutes today. You know he’s itching to try some ambitious shit.
 

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If my count is correct, today guarantees Neco Williams a medal as he makes his 5th appearance, and Curtis Jones is now within one. Elliott still needs three, I think.

Pope is the only thing keeping this from being a laughter.
 

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Great football all round there. Burnley can't hang onto Pope for too much longer you'd think. Not sure what he's like with the ball at his feet, playing out etc, but he's one of the best shot stoppers in the league.
 

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Pool has ground down Burnley, the give and go's are going to pay off.

I'm surprised Burnley hasn't concentrated their attack on the kids.

Robertson owns the left side.

Gomez is not sharp today.
 

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Jones looks ready to take Ox’s job - same quality pressing work, same quality finishing. Neco looks a half step slow and a bit mechanical - I’m sure some game time would help that. But as TAA’s deputy, he looks good enough.
 

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I don’t watch much Burnley because they play appallingly negative and boring football, but is it safe to say they’d be in something like a Sunday League if not for Pope?
 

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I don’t watch much Burnley because they play appallingly negative and boring football, but is it safe to say they’d be in something like a Sunday League if not for Pope?
Not really. They are usually quite good, but they are missing their best CB, LB and DM right now. They have no squad depth and it's hurting them now.
 

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VAR checked the Burnley goal because the free kick they scored from was wrongly awarded. Salah was flagged offside for the kick, but wasn’t.

Regardless, this should be 8-0 Pool.
 

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I don’t watch much Burnley because they play appallingly negative and boring football, but is it safe to say they’d be in something like a Sunday League if not for Pope?
Yes it is unfair. But, I agree Pope's a key part of their sucess this season. But they also have Tarkowski in defense and he's an England International. I think Burnley get a bad rap by some quarters of the press. Away games like this they're going to be parking the bus a lot, but they can play a bit too. They're more front foot at home in games they would look to win, but Dyche has to be a pragmatist and he's all about getting to 40 points and being hard to beat away from home is part of that. Not easy on the eye for some football fans though.
 

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“Referee has been kind to Liverpool” for the foul on Salah. I agree- that feels like a makeup call.

Goalkeepers get too much protection, but if Alisson gets pushed into the post because he’s had absolutely none from this ref, it’s going to get ugly.
 

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It’s frustrating all around.

It’s also frustrating that VAR can’t fix certain problems it sees, like the bogus offside that gifted the free kick.
 

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A pair of torn down Confederate statues would be a more effective CB duo than what Chelsea currently has.
 

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Chelsea's offense looks useless against the Sheffield Saturdays. Ross Barkley is the most overrated piece of garbage I've seen in some time.

Chelsea misses real Hazard

Roman, I'm disappointed in you. You can afford better.

Giroux is in! Baby Hazard t the bench
 

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I told all you clowns at the beginning of the year that the Pigs were no joke.

Wilder embarrassed Lampard all over the pitch.
 

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Juve drawing a game away with two second-half penalties to just about wrap up the title is classic Juve.
 

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Just found out that relegates Norwich. Sorry Steve.

Edit: just get the ifollow account, and you’ll enjoy next season.
 

OCST

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There are mitigating factors - the packed fixture list, the thin bench -

but Everton are just apathetic.

This bizarre formation doesn't help much, no one quite seems to fit in their role, but FFS show some fire.
 

OCST

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RE: the formation:

Everton started this way:

Pickford
Keane-Mina-Baines
Walcott-Davies-Sigurdsson-Gordon-Digne
-Richarlison-DCL

So three at the back in attack, five with the wingbacks back in defense.

Then Mina gets hurt, so Coleman comes in.

Three fullbacks on the pitch and none really playing fullback.

At the half, academy youngster Jerrod Branthwaite replaces Baines. Might be his first PL action.

Real edit: 30 seconds into the second half Wolves score on a free kick.

this is awful.
 

OCST

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18 year old Branthwaite, in his first PL game, gives away the foul seconds into the half, and then loses Dendoncker on the free kick and it's an easy header for the goal.

Welcome to the Show, kid
 

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I’m only 30 minutes in, but is Carlo even watching?

Everton are taking their goal kicks short, Wolves are pressing high and winning the ball back easily. Over and over. This is the definition of insane futility.
 

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Oh Villa.

Edit: Oh VAR! That was clearly odd Sakho’s shoulder. It didn’t take more than one slow-me to see that. Maybe this is Villa’s day...