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

[cryptofrka]

Top of the league!

Not the time to be overly excited though - the schedule worked in our favor but it's still great to see that the team has accepted Slot and that his handwriting can already be seen.
Truly a shame about the Forest game - that was a game we needed to win. Would have accepted the current situation with both hands at the beginning of the season so no point in complaining.

It is extremely important to start the season in which 3 of your best players are out of contract well and I'm thrilled we did that. These players now have no reason to look for a way out.

[Igebotz]

Enzo Maresca has changed my life - what's this superb team he's building before my eyes. I will be there no matter what.

Just keep on scoring for fun and I'll enjoy it too. Chelsea won titles with the most miserly defence I ever witnessed in my life. But if they get Champions League while scoring for fun, I won't care about anything else.

We'll need more of you like this once Citeh get relegated anyway

Where has Enzo Maresca been for the past four years of my miserable Chelsea life  Within a few months, we went from being a laughingstock to a rising stock. We have the best wing options in the league, if we could just build something close to Arsenal defense we would compete again.

We don't need Citeh to get relegated, we only need Pep to leave our league, his football IQ is bigger than the other 19 managers combined.

Top of the league!

So much changed while I was away- shit!!!

[Trofo]

Just watched Spurs take down United and thoroughly enjoyed it. Yeah red card killed the game a bit but Spurs were way better even before that. Van der Ven did wonders before first goal. Run trough half of the United squad and perfectly found Johnson on the post for simple tap in. Really impressive how fast he is for big center back.

[Igebotz]

We have the best wing options in the league, if we could just build something close to Arsenal defense we would compete again.

lol... The best wing what??? Are you seriously looking down and underrating players like Mo Salah,Darwin and other strong wingers in the premier league? You should know the varieties that we've got by now... Chelsea is only trying to improve and the worst way to help them is by over hyping their unstable performances. I'm not tryna disqualify y'all but let's understand the difference between fact and judgment.. after all, the result you're having today is a product of hard HARD work!

Don't mistake Forwards to Wingers - remove Salah and Diaz from the Liverpool wing and all you have left is dust. Go and check Chelsea wing options 

[CLS63]

It wasn't a good week for me at all lol. I see that I lost 6 places recently and dropped to the 18th place. There were really surprising results on this week. Manchester United got a really heavy loss. I knew their condition but they can really play different in big matches. Apart from their 3-0 loss against Liverpool.    The same happened in this match too. I must think twice before trusting them next time.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Chelsea is only trying to improve and the worst way to help them is by over hyping their unstable performances. I'm not tryna disqualify y'all but let's understand the difference between fact and judgment.. after all, the result you're having today is a product of hard HARD work!

Don't think there's any over hype recently with Chelsea's performance, back to back wins and we aren't struggling to win but doing it while scoring lots of goals too. Top of the table for goals scored but just getting disappointed with our defence. The performance aren't unstable anymore, winning three games in a row, we can build from here and considering our attacking options are one of the lowest on wages in the league, everything just screaming progress.

PS: Pep leaving isn't going to be good for the league, other managers need to catch up. They need him to be giving them the challenge. If he leaves others will relax.

[Igebotz]

PS: Pep leaving isn't going to be good for the league, other managers need to catch up. They need him to be giving them the challenge. If he leaves others will relax.

If the 115 charges against them are true, no one competing on their own will be able to catch up. Pep's football IQ is undoubtedly good, but if the team is getting nasty and cheating the system, he must leave.

He said something about leaving if he discovers that the club is playing dirty, he will leave, but the tone of his voice has since changed; it appears that he is either involved in the dirty job or that he is paid to maintain playing clean. Either way he needs to go

[jeremypwr]

Congrats to hosseinimr93 for winning the Round 6 Yellow Cap

[un_rank]

Don't think there's any over hype recently with Chelsea's performance, back to back wins and we aren't struggling to win but doing it while scoring lots of goals too.

The direction was not clear when Pochetino was sacked at the time he looked to building something with the team, but Enzo Maresca was a very good addition and has a clear pattern of football he wants his team to play. I will not put it beyond him to challenge for the league title after a few seasons or sooner even.

PS: Pep leaving isn't going to be good for the league, other managers need to catch up. They need him to be giving them the challenge. If he leaves others will relax.

He will not stay forever, he normally does not stay this long at a club, so it is no surprise he may be leaving soon. I will thoroughly enjoy winning a league title while Pep I still here.

- Jay -

[Igebotz]

PS: Pep leaving isn't going to be good for the league, other managers need to catch up. They need him to be giving them the challenge. If he leaves others will relax.

He will not stay forever, he normally does not stay this long at a club, so it is no surprise he may be leaving soon. I will thoroughly enjoy winning a league title while Pep I still here.

You will need a 25+ goal scorer a season to pull that - your best player and top scorer of last season is only on 1 goal this season( skipped the assists for a reason) while the robot is already on double digits from 6 games. Your club is the only closest thing to Citeh, the only difference is the Robot. Get a robot!!! 

Half of your players are approaching big 26 on average - the sooner Pep leaves, the better.

I will never forget Marina for pulling out of Halaand's deal. Letting the robot join Pep dark art rangers was the biggest mistake.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

The direction was not clear when Pochetino was sacked at the time he looked to building something with the team, but Enzo Maresca was a very good addition and has a clear pattern of football he wants his team to play. I will not put it beyond him to challenge for the league title after a few seasons or sooner even.

There's an argument that Enzo Maresca hasn't done much things impactful to the players, that he's just profiting from where Pochettino stop as the team was already playing better under him.

Take a look at the defences, no improvement there just that we're scoring more goals but they aren't against bigger teams yet and I see some sense in those statements. Winning the league over Pep should give you more bragging rights because the man is a beast (on another level) and I mean winning for real not what Liverpool did in COVID.

To win the league though you don't necessary have to own a 25+ top striker but you can do that with your attacking options being technical with the ball and finishing chance they get (modern day football style). Having 3/4 players with 10 to 15+ gaols contribution individually, should give you some advantage. You must not necessary depend on the strikers.

[hilariousandco]

I updated the OP with the prizes:

1st 0.05
2nd 0.03
3rd 0.02
4th 0.015
5th 0.01
6th 0.005
7th 0.005
8th 0.005
9th 0.005
10th 0.005

+ whatever is left as a consolation prize for the highest overall weekly yellow cap.

[un_rank]

You will need a 25+ goal scorer a season to pull that - your best player and top scorer of last season is only on 1 goal this season( skipped the assists for a reason) while the robot is already on double digits from 6 games. Your club is the only closest thing to Citeh, the only difference is the Robot. Get a robot!!! 

An all out striker will be a great addition, but with how tight the margins have been, that may not be enough, we need all the players to start scoring and have multiple ways to break down stubborn teams. Martinelli has not been scoring as much, Jesus is under-performing and almost all goal contributions are coming from Saka or Havertz, the collective needs to step up.

Sesko should have accepted our proposal though, damn! 

There's an argument that Enzo Maresca hasn't done much things impactful to the players, that he's just profiting from where Pochettino stop as the team was already playing better under him.

I think he has done great for his first 10 or so games, but you are right that he needs to be tested against better opponents.

- Jay -

[Igebotz]

An all out striker will be a great addition, but with how tight the margins have been, that may not be enough, we need all the players to start scoring and have multiple ways to break down stubborn teams. Martinelli has not been scoring as much, Jesus is under-performing and almost all goal contributions are coming from Saka or Havertz, the collective needs to step up.

Sesko should have accepted our proposal though, damn! 

I'm still wondering why Arsenal didn't go for an actual striker this season. Sesko, Toney, and Osimhen were all on the market. Kai and Saka cannot propel you to titles on their own ( they're burning too much).The last time we won a major trophy with Tuchel, we had the most players on the score sheet that season; such teams are unplayable.

I think he has done great for his first 10 or so games, but you are right that he needs to be tested against better opponents.

We've won matches we lost last season, out possessed Citeh, scoring for fun. Those are the real tests for me.

[CLS63]

If the 115 charges against them are true, no one competing on their own will be able to catch up. Pep's football IQ is undoubtedly good, but if the team is getting nasty and cheating the system, he must leave.

He said something about leaving if he discovers that the club is playing dirty, he will leave, but the tone of his voice has since changed; it appears that he is either involved in the dirty job or that he is paid to maintain playing clean. Either way he needs to go

It looks like true so far. At least it has spreaded everywhere on the internet. To be honest, it makes sense at the same time. Because Manchester City was said to have broken the rules so many times while building this amazing squad. But they didn't get punished fairly. Maybe this is the time they are getting the punishment they deserve. I heard it was November in which this case would get active.

In that condition, Manchester City could get really heavy punishments. This could cause Pep to leave earlier too maybe. 

[un_rank]

I'm still wondering why Arsenal didn't go for an actual striker this season. Sesko, Toney, and Osimhen were all on the market.

Sesko was approached but the deal did not go through. The Toney deal was one we have been chasing for a long time, but he did not look so keen to join us and would have cost too much for us to get him. Osimhen was never an option considering the situation around the club and player.

We've won matches we lost last season, out possessed Citeh, scoring for fun. Those are the real tests for me.

Your trip to Anfield later this month will be a major test, I do hope you guys win.

- Jay -

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

We've won matches we lost last season, out possessed Citeh, scoring for fun. Those are the real tests for me.

Your trip to Anfield later this month will be a major test, I do hope you guys win.

Out possessing City shouldn't be a flex, there are clubs that defeat them or give them a hard time with draws, Chelsea was once one for those clubs but can't say that anymore. We shouldn't be losing games like that or what was then need for the possession when at the end of game what matters is the 3 points or is there something we got rewarded for because of the possession? Our next big game is at Anfield and we haven't won there like in forever. We should get something from that game as un_rank said. Maybe we should focus more on scoring and not possession in that game because if we go for possession, Liverpool will hurt us with counters. I'm cool with a draw than a lost.

[notblox1]

0.05 bitcoin reward for first place is great, but it is long way to the top and darbit already have a big advantage.
I would be happy if I end up in top 10 and very happy if I finish in first five places, but it is not going to be easy task.

New round is starting in few days and this could be the last days for Erik ten Hag as Man United manager.
I think he is most hated person in  Manchester now, and Aston Villa managed to beat Bayern in Champions League.
Time for making predictions in superbru.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I updated the OP with the prizes:

1st 0.05
2nd 0.03
3rd 0.02
4th 0.015
5th 0.01
6th 0.005
7th 0.005
8th 0.005
9th 0.005
10th 0.005

+ whatever is left as a consolation prize for the highest overall weekly yellow cap.

Cool, thanks. Important to remember we are in an early bull market. The price of Bitcoin will likely be a lot higher when the season finishes in May 2025. The BTC/USD conversion will be a decent amount of money for the top places here.

I’m currently sitting in 5th place but hopefully have a good weekend of predictioms ahead. Let’s start with a nice Liverpool win hey

[un_rank]

Out possessing City shouldn't be a flex, there are clubs that defeat them or give them a hard time with draws, Chelsea was once one for those clubs but can't say that anymore.

For what it is worth, Chelsea had City's number all through last season and picked up 2 draws, IIRC, only narrowly losing to them in cup competition. I really like Marasca so far this season, he and Slot have been standout additions to the premier league and are on the job like they have always belonged in clubs of that caliber.

- Jay -