Sportsbet.io's English Premier League Football Pool Discussion Thread

[arallmuus]

Usually I would say that Liverpool is total favorite but it can be tricky for everyone playing at this stadium.

It usually is but Liverpool has new coach and so fr they have been playing incredibly well unlike Manchester United. Our first home against Fulham wasnt really the best either way so that pose some sort of doubt in my mind. At the very least, not losing to Liverpool in Old Trafford is one of the better scenario that I can hope for

and here I will choose Liverpool to win with a handicap of -1. It is clear that it is far from certain that Liverpool will take revenge so confidently, but the odds of 3.0 seem to me to be excellent compensation for the risk.

Thats bold, most people probably goes with -0.5 if they want a handicap bet. Hey, Manchester United is not a fodder team come on 

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Big match in this round of Premier League, Manchester United is waiting for Liverpool in Old Trafford.
Usually I would say that Liverpool is total favorite but it can be tricky for everyone playing at this stadium.
Man United was unlucky losing last round in stoppage time but I dont know why Zirkzee was not playing from start.

It's going to be a blockbuster and not a one sided game that's for sure, Liverpool are the favourites but it's old Trafford therefore we can't take away the home advantage Manchester United will have. Liverpool hasn't conceded yet this season but that's not going to stay that way after this game. One thing for sure is we won't witness another goalless draws between these two but a draw isn't out of the picture as they have lots of those (I think about 9/10 or so). ETH is getting his formation wrong again, why didn't Joshua Zirkzee start but instead Fernandes was played as the striker I still don't understand the idea behind that. Burno Fernandes should be the one supplying the balls not being the target man. ETH should better use Zirkzee (to stand a chance against Liverpool) if he's available and not restricting Fernandes by putting him upfront.

[Igebotz]

It hurt to watch Eddie leave our club along with ESR, those two have been Arsenal all the way through for so many years.

How are you selling Eddie without a replacement?? Jesus is prone to injury and cannot be trusted to play more than 15 games per season, and he is now the only striker available.

 I'm not going to talk about the transfer fee, although I expected something around 40-45m, but that's the Arsenal way: bad at selling, as usual.

[DireWolfM14]

It hurt to watch Eddie leave our club along with ESR, those two have been Arsenal all the way through for so many years.

I only heard today that Palace is looking to sign Nketiah, but what's going on with Rowe?  Any indication as to why they're leaving?

It pisses me off how slow EPL news makes it's way to the states.

How are you selling Eddie without a replacement?? Jesus is prone to injury and cannot be trusted to play more than 15 games per season, and he is now the only striker available.

It is frustrating to see a footgun this early in the season.  I can't imagine they're putting all their eggs in Jesus' basket, maybe they have an ace up their sleeve.

[Igebotz]

It hurt to watch Eddie leave our club along with ESR, those two have been Arsenal all the way through for so many years.

I only heard today that Palace is looking to sign Nketiah, but what's going on with Rowe?  Any indication as to why they're leaving?

It pisses me off how slow EPL news makes it's way to the states.

Smith wasn't getting enough playing time and was not part of the project; he is too good to stay on the bench every season with such tremendous potential. A big shame Arsenal didn't include a sell-on-clause in his contract.

Your States are only interested in NFL and baseball News 

It is frustrating to see a footgun this early in the season.  I can't imagine they're putting all their eggs in Jesus' basket, maybe they have an ace up their sleeve.

Jesus will always be Jesus disappearing when the team needs him the most as usual.

Osimhen is playing hide-and-Seek with AL-Ahli and Chelsea 

[un_rank]

I only heard today that Palace is looking to sign Nketiah, but what's going on with Rowe?  Any indication as to why they're leaving?

It pisses me off how slow EPL news makes it's way to the states.

Nketiah was being considered by Palace for some time and all parties seemed keen on the deal.

On the slow information, you can join relevant sports handles on X and you'll get quick information regardless of where you live. You may have to actually search for them as they may not be recommended based on your location.

It is frustrating to see a footgun this early in the season.  I can't imagine they're putting all their eggs in Jesus' basket, maybe they have an ace up their sleeve.

I doubt it. The transfer window is closing and we are in no serious bid for a striker. Arteta looks to be sticking to the same game plan last season with Havertz leading the line from deep and Jesus as the backup striker.

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[Igebotz]

I doubt it. The transfer window is closing and we are in no serious bid for a striker. Arteta looks to be sticking to the same game plan last season with Havertz leading the line from deep and Jesus as the backup striker.

Same old Arsenal - zero ambition, you can't compete against a team with a robot scoring 25+ goals a season with a 8-9 goals striker. The most pathetic thing about this is your manager and club is aware of their weaknesses and still choose to ignore.

Chelsea submitted official bid for Sancho - he has given the green light, now up to Manutd- not sure what I should expect honestly.

[un_rank]

Same old Arsenal - zero ambition, you can't compete against a team with a robot scoring 25+ goals a season with a 8-9 goals striker. The most pathetic thing about this is your manager and club is aware of their weaknesses and still choose to ignore.

Last time I checked we finished the season 2 points off the top last season, if that is not competing I do not know what is. I also think as a Chelsea supporter you have a lot more problems to worry about than genuine title challengers.

Chelsea submitted official bid for Sancho - he has given the green light, now up to Manutd- not sure what I should expect honestly.

You expect an average player to add to a fast growing list of average players.

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[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Manchester city and Chelsea to win more trophies than Liverpool and Arsenal??.

Combined?
List the leagues and we will see. You limit is 3 mbtc so let's be it. Let me know the list and I will bookmark it to follow then a neutral so that I do not miss it at the end of the season.

[DireWolfM14]

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I follow the official Arsenal account on Twitter, but they won't publish the gossip, dirt, and speculations that I'm referring to.  Any specific hackette you would recommend?

I doubt it. The transfer window is closing and we are in no serious bid for a striker. Arteta looks to be sticking to the same game plan last season with Havertz leading the line from deep and Jesus as the backup striker.

It was a good enough strategy last year, obviously they came oh-so-close.  But having come so close and missing the championship by such a small margin, you would think they would be aggressively trying to improve the striker position since it's been vulnerable.

Same old Arsenal - zero ambition, you can't compete against a team with a robot scoring 25+ goals a season with a 8-9 goals striker. The most pathetic thing about this is your manager and club is aware of their weaknesses and still choose to ignore.

I've been critical of Arteta's management in the past, but the last couple of seasons I've been tolerant.  This is the kind of thing that frustrates me.  If you're not improving you're failing.  Everybody else is being aggressive, so why would you sit back and employ the same strategy season after season?

[Trofo]

It hurt to watch Eddie leave our club along with ESR, those two have been Arsenal all the way through for so many years.

Yeah but they needed to leave to make progress in their careers. Young players need to play and they wouldn't have gotten enough minutes in Arsenal squad. It would have been just some league cups and maybe some cameo appearances here and there.

This is the season for Arsenal. Especially if city gets points punished or even relegated due to FFP breaches. Current Relegation odds
Liverpool - 1001
Arsenal - 1001
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City - 13
Bournemouth - 11
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Feel like something big is cooking behind the screens. Also they sold Alvarez and not bought replacement with almost 100M just from that transfer in the bank? Suspicious.

[un_rank]

I follow the official Arsenal account on Twitter, but they won't publish the gossip, dirt, and speculations that I'm referring to.  Any specific hackette you would recommend?

Try @now_arsenal and @AFTVMedia for Arsnela news. For general transfer speculation try, @EduardoHagn, @David_Ornstein and of course, @FabrizioRomano.

It was a good enough strategy last year, obviously they came oh-so-close.  But having come so close and missing the championship by such a small margin, you would think they would be aggressively trying to improve the striker position since it's been vulnerable.

My exact line of thoughts. You also cannot depend on one single way of winning a match, we should always have the ability to change our strategy when needed. Sure we broke down defenses easily last season, but struggled to do so in the UCL.

...Current Relegation odds
City - 13

I was going to call that fake news, had to go and check first and confirmed it.
But they still have very low odds for City to win the league and finish in the top 4, maybe it is a precaution for anyone who wants to get clever. Could not happen, could it?

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[notblox1]

This is the season for Arsenal. Especially if city gets points punished or even relegated due to FFP breaches.

I think this will only motivate Man City players to win all matches and score more goals.
Man City is too big club to get big point deduction, but they are going to pay big financial fee for sure.
Chelsea could face similar problems, they made mistakes in past also.

[Igebotz]

Last time I checked we finished the season 2 points off the top last season, if that is not competing I do not know what is. I also think as a Chelsea supporter you have a lot more problems to worry about than genuine title challengers.

No, the last time I checked you had the title at your advantage for two consecutive seasons and ofcos you bothered it cause you were lacking a good striker and had to depend on shitty players like Jesus and Kai Havertz to score. Being a genuine bottler and a title challenger are two different things, know where your club belongs. Arsenal supporters can't chat to Chelsea supporters about winning trophies. Lol

I've been critical of Arteta's management in the past, but the last couple of seasons I've been tolerant.  This is the kind of thing that frustrates me.  If you're not improving you're failing.  Everybody else is being aggressive, so why would you sit back and employ the same strategy season after season?

Arteta is operating like Zidane at this point, no squad depth, no squad balancing, just milking the current squad and burning them out. It's either Edu is bad at what he does or Arteta has no pull.

@BitcoinGirl.Club - Yes combined

[un_rank]

No, the last time I checked you had the title at your advantage for two consecutive seasons and ofcos you bothered it cause you were lacking a good striker and had to depend on shitty players like Jesus and Kai Havertz to score.

Did you say 'No' to us finishing 2 points off the eventual champions last season? Do you actually watch the league, what's going on? 

Try to read back your own reply slowly, maybe that will help you realize that actually having the title in your advantage and narrowly missing out on it is "competing", so you are wrong when you wrote this:

...you can't compete against a team...

You make trolling not fun  and get over Havertz already, it has been a year

I think this will only motivate Man City players to win all matches and score more goals.

I want it too. If we are going to win the league I would want it to be without any 'buts' or 'ifs'.

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[Igebotz]

No, the last time I checked you had the title at your advantage for two consecutive seasons and ofcos you bothered it cause you were lacking a good striker and had to depend on shitty players like Jesus and Kai Havertz to score.

Did you say 'No' to us finishing 2 points off the eventual champions last season? Do you actually watch the league, what's going on? 

Nope, no football world cares about you lots finishing -2 points off, I never doubted that. You guys shouldn't be flexing muscles for bottling the league twice in a row, there's no medal for runner-up, win the goddame thing and stop stressing us with shitty excuses. I can boldly chat to you about winning trophies cause I took one off Pep's nose. We dare you guys to do it....

Kai Havertz will never win ⅓ of what he won with us at Arsenal and that's factos..... No Chelsea fan cares about him and he's no better than any of our attacking options at the moment. Come and take Sterling off our book. 

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

@BitcoinGirl.Club - Yes combined

Let's summarize. "Manchester city and Chelsea to win more trophies than Liverpool and Arsenal??."
City + Chelsea wins means you win, you get 3 mbtc
Liverpool + Arsenal wins means you lose, I get 3 mbtc

Leave me a neutral using the link of this post and we are in a good to go.

[Igebotz]

@BitcoinGirl.Club - Yes combined

Let's summarize. "Manchester city and Chelsea to win more trophies than Liverpool and Arsenal??."
City + Chelsea wins means you win, you get 3 mbtc
Liverpool + Arsenal wins means you lose, I get 3 mbtc

Leave me a neutral using the link of this post and we are in a good to go.

Yes, an easy win for you again this season. Leave a neutral if you can but I prefer CLS63 adding to the spreadsheet.

Sterling is finally off our book for good this season.

[cryptofrka]

Feel like something big is cooking behind the screens. Also they sold Alvarez and not bought replacement with almost 100M just from that transfer in the bank? Suspicious.

I really don't think so. They'll get some financial penalty and that will be it.
Then, next season, some poor bottom league team will be 1mil in the red and will get 30 points deduction.

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What's Chelsea's plan with Sancho? This is now getting beyond ridiculous.

[Igebotz]

What's Chelsea's plan with Sancho? This is now getting beyond ridiculous.

To replace Mudryk, he may be heading to Arsenal or Manutd Next season, the dude is uncoachable, 3 Managers, same problem, he can't even do basic things right.