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[Syder]

Captain Agüero comes up trumps for me yet again.

 

[Mory Dunz]

looks like Clichy is actually CB....

edit:
ok their formation is really fluid

edit:
Fernaninho is basically playing as alonso between the CBs. Sanga and Clichy are coming infield a lot

 

[toythatkills]

Forster and Butland.

They're both very good, but are either of them world class? I mean, they might be better options than Hart but why aren't we producing better keepers than we are as a country?

 

[Mory Dunz]

This Gooch guy is american? Never even heard of him

 

[Lashley]

lol

"gooch"

 

[sora87]

Stones the most expensive defender in the world behind David Luiz

 

[Lunar FC]

This Gooch guy is american? Never even heard of him

Same. Don't know how this guy goes from being on loan and only playing 10 games on a relegated league one side to starting for Sunderland.

 

[Mory Dunz]

This game got pretty boring

 

[Lashley]

Yep, thought City would score a ton, been a bit shit

 

[Mory Dunz]

Yep, thought City would score a ton, been a bit shit

It's such a weird formation.
Fernandiho isn't alonso, and Clichy isn't Lahm who can basically play come in and play CM.

Kolorav won't be tested much so that remains to be seen

 

[Syder]

Yep, thought City would score a ton, been a bit shit

City scoring early and then going into Sleep Mode is standard procedure.

 

[Lunar FC]

Even the annoucers are bored to tears.

 

[sora87]

Wonder if they managed to sell out for Pep's first game, there was a story on the sports bible about it only being like 70% full

 

[Mory Dunz]

City scoring early and then going into Sleep Mode is standard procedure.

Of the big teams, I often find City's the most boring for some reason.

Even the annoucers are bored to tears.

Resorting to talking about Messi's hair

which Jon champion has surprisingly strong feelings about.
lol, it's just hair man.

 

[Lashley]

Wonder if they managed to sell out for Pep's first game, there was a story on the sports bible about it only being like 70% full

they dont call it the emptihad for nothing

 

[Syder]

Of the big teams, I often find City's the most boring for some reason.

Variants on 4-5-1, possession-based football but not necessarily attacking which is why they can tear teams apart 4-0 or lose to bottom half teams. They could have challenged last year if they'd played 2 strikers occasionally.

 

[Mory Dunz]

I'm annoyed that I fell asleep during the tottenham everton game but have been fully awake for this

 

[velociraptor]

I've been out of the loop Arsenal all summer, and boy oh boy, Wenger never fails to impress.

We will never win the Premier League under him.

Every fucking year we have problems in the squad and every fucking year he fails to address.

Does anyone know when the transfer window ends? We're still a striker and a defender short.

I'm just gobsmacked at how much Chelsea, Man City and Man Utd have strengthened, whilst Wenger, has done the square root of fuck all.

 

[Cindres]

Back from Newcastle v Huddersfield, still absolutely fucking buzzing. Newcastle fans I imagine are very disappointed today but I thought zHuddersfields defence was absolutely outstanding, cool and composed, I was never massively worried even with Newcastle having most of the possession in our half. Got good hopes for the season, away fans gave it all today.

 

[Lunar FC]

Talk about a goal out of nowhere.

 

[Socreges]

Someone please gif Guardiola's panicked gulp of water

Hart looks quite pleased haha

 

[sora87]

Your fancy formations don't work in england pep

 

[Brinbe]

Yes, Defoe!

 

[A Serious Man]

Welcome to the PL Pep.

 

[Audioboxer]

This is where as a Man Utd fan I keep my mouth shut as I still think it's exceedingly likely City win this.

 

[T-Rex.]

That's nice from Rodwell. I swear Sunderland get a decent result against City almost every year? Feels like it anyway.

 

[Lashley]

City deserved that, the boring cunts.

 

[Lashley]

That's nice from Rodwell. I swear Sunderland get a decent result against City almost every year? Feels like it anyway.

They do. Definitely City's bogie team.

 

[John Dunbar]

guardiola primed to ruin another team.

 

[Socreges]

Is there a good 'PL Week in Review' type show that can be watched online?

 

[raven777]

 

[Audioboxer]

Is there a good 'PL Week in Review' type show that can be watched online?

Probably just Match of the Day. It's on tonight in the UK to show all of todays action. It's on on Sunday nights as well to show Sundays action.

 

[Lashley]

Is there a good 'PL Week in Review' type show that can be watched online?

match of the day, easily

BBC One at 10:30pm, or iplayer

 

[Roberto Larcos]

Latecomer here - is there a Fantasy League going this season?

Good to see the Etihad pretty much full.

 

[Mory Dunz]

hm...

 

[Audioboxer]

guardiola primed to ruin another team.

John Dunbar
correct about everything
(Today, 07:02 PM)

Not looking good for City fans.

 

[Mory Dunz]

You need different personnel if you want to play your outside backs as CMs.

 

[Lunar FC]

Latecomer here - is there a Fantasy League going this season?

Good to see the Etihad pretty much full.

Ye, all the deets here.

 

[NHale]

Welcome to the PL Pep.

He will definitely have to get used to the fact that in the Premier League 90% of the games aren't easy wins like when he was coaching against Barcelona and Bayern. If he still thinks he gets to test every crazy idea between games against top teams, oh boy.

 

[longdi]

City lineup consists of mostly no-namers, why do people expect them to win the PL?
Pep magical formations of tick-tac-taka?

NO.NAME
13 Wilfredo Caballero
11 Aleksandar Kolarov
24 John Stones
22 Gaël Clichy
3 Bacary Sagna
17 Kevin De Bruyne
21 David Silva
18 Fabian Delph
25 Fernandinho
10 Sergio Agüero  4'
9 Nolito
15 Jesús Navas
7 Raheem Sterling

 

[Brinbe]

I think that's a very good point. There are no easy games in the PL and Pep can't just cruise against 90% of the competition like he did at Barca/Bayern.

 

[wapplew]

City without Silva is shit.

 

[Audioboxer]

City without Silva is shit.

They've got Sterling. He is amazing.

 

[Mory Dunz]

City without Silva is shit.

A lot of dumb subs today.

Silva and delph
Defoe coming off
Navas existing

 

[Lashley]

so unlucky sunderland

 

[T-Rex.]

Welcome to the prem, Pep.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[Brinbe]

smfh =(

Keeper should have had it.
Knew it.

 

[Syder]

A lot of dumb subs today.

Silva and delph
Defoe coming off
Navas existing

Jesús Navas, the Spanish Aaron Lennon.

 

[Socreges]

Your fancy formations don't work in england pep

Welcome to the PL Pep.

guardiola primed to ruin another team.

John Dunbar
correct about everything
(Today, 07:02 PM)

Not looking good for City fans.

Heh

It's one game and they'll win it anyhow.

 

[Fakeknowledge]

Tune in and City score