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[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

I don't know if we're watching the same Caicedo - Dude has been putting out a good rating since the end of last season. Caicedo and Enzo double pivot hasn't worked out quite well but there are visible progress.

Good rating for a £100 million player, isn't that around the same price rage Declan rice was acquired so can you compare both impacts in their team.

One is leading his team as title contenders while Caicedo is leading the Mandem FC. He improved I'm not gonna lie because at first he was disastrous but things changed when he was being paired more with Gallagher but we can't have that anymore as Gallagher has been sold.  

Don't get why the manager isn't seeing what we're seeing. Pairing Caicedo with Enzo is a match made in hell but they won't stop because they want to get value for the money they wasted on both players especially that Enzo.

Romeo Lavia is still going to be unavailable for the Bournemouth game today and we're left with another game we're likely to watch Enzo and Caicedo play together. Lavia injuries isn't helping matters because I'm sure if he was fit, those two will never play together for 90mins.

[igebotz]

One is leading his team as title contenders while Caicedo is leading the Mandem FC. He improved I'm not gonna lie because at first he was disastrous but things changed when he was being paired more with Gallagher but we can't have that anymore as Gallagher has been sold. 

D. Rice hasn't done anything exceptional, and if he had moved to Chelsea, he would still be struggling with the rest of the club; if Caicedo had moved to Arsenal, they would still be competing for the league, and you would have wished we had Caicedo rather than Rice.

Arsenal is already a balanced team, making it far too simple for any player to succeed; it takes a truly exceptional player to excel in an unbalanced team like Chelsea. Caicedo is an excellent player, and you will see his value when the squad achieves balance.

[JollyGood]

It is true Rice has not done anything exceptional at Arsenal and because the team was already performing well before he arrived he cannot be credited with much. I am not sure exactly how Caicedo would have performed if he went to Arsenal. Even if the team were performing well, would his performances have been worthy of the £100 million price to buy him?

There is no doubt Rice does not play like a £100 million player and nor does Caicedo but the difference is Rice being full of confidence whereas Caicedo is finding it difficult living with the price attached to his sale.

Rice settled in well at Arsenal and it is clear the £100 million price they paid to buy him from West Ham United did not affect him. On the contrary, Caicedo seems the complete opposite.

D. Rice hasn't done anything exceptional, and if he had moved to Chelsea, he would still be struggling with the rest of the club; if Caicedo had moved to Arsenal, they would still be competing for the league, and you would have wished we had Caicedo rather than Rice.

Arsenal is already a balanced team, making it far too simple for any player to succeed; it takes a truly exceptional player to excel in an unbalanced team like Chelsea. Caicedo is an excellent player, and you will see his value when the squad achieves balance.

[igebotz]

There is no doubt Rice does not play like a £100 million player and nor does Caicedo but the difference is Rice being full of confidence whereas Caicedo is finding it difficult living with the price attached to his sale.

Rice settled in well at Arsenal and it is clear the £100 million price they paid to buy him from West Ham United did not affect him. On the contrary, Caicedo seems the complete opposite.

The difference is that one is older, a former West Ham captain, and has played in the league his entire life, whereas the other has only been in the league for three years and plays for a more difficult team.

If Caicedo was on the Arsenal team, you wouldn't know if he was performing at his best since the structure allows everyone to succeed.

[Distraction]

Manchester United were amazing today don't you think?    They really owned the game and got a nice 3-0 win. As I must have said before, I wasn't expecting this match to be one-sided. I would like this to be a good sign for their future results. Consistency is the most important thing. Erik ten Hag must be aware of that. There is no room to be complacent.

I want to watch Garnacho in the starting eleven in Rashford's position. Just because Rashford scored today, I don't think he is a good choice. He needs to do much more to prove himself.

I just don't like him being great in one season but terrible in another...

[HajiBagi]

Manchester United were amazing today don't you think?    They really owned the game and got a nice 3-0 win. As I must have said before, I wasn't expecting this match to be one-sided. I would like this to be a good sign for their future results. Consistency is the most important thing. Erik ten Hag must be aware of that. There is no room to be complacent.

I want to watch Garnacho in the starting eleven in Rashford's position. Just because Rashford scored today, I don't think he is a good choice. He needs to do much more to prove himself.

I just don't like him being great in one season but terrible in another...

Congratulations to Manchester United for winning today's match, any time Manchester United wins a match I think we need to congratulate them because they are not a team that can win a match this week and still win in their next match, Manchester united plays well today and they deserve to be hype and give them their credit of being performing well today, Is like Onana has decided to be a good goalkeeper for Manchester united today because I didn't believe that He can save the penalty that he saves in the match and that penalty save was the one that gives Manchester united player more confident to play well in the match.

Rashford performed well today because he scored a goal but Garnacho is my favorite player who should be starting every game for Manchester United, Garnacho always shows that he deserves more minutes than Rashford because after bringing Garnacho from the bench in 73 minutes he scored a goal before the match should end and make Manchester United win the game 3 goals without not conceding any goal, Manchester united have performed well today, we don't know what they will play in next games.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Southampton 0-3 Manchester United  
Brighton and Hove Albion 0-0 Ipswich Town  
Crystal Palace 2-2 Leicester City  
Fulham 1-1 West Ham United  
Liverpool 0-1 Nottingham Forest  
Manchester City 2-1 Brentford
Aston Villa 3-2 Everton

Manchester United shocked me by winning 0-3 at Southampton. Aston Villa come from 0-2 down to win the game 3-2 as Everton drop points again after leading by two goals. Shock of the day has to be Nottingham Forest beating Liverpool by a goal at Anfield.

In the evening kick-off Bournemouth are hosting Chelsea, the game is currently 0-0 after 30 minutes.

The result from the late evening game played yesterday was: Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea

Chelsea left it until the 86th minute to score and get the narrow but very vital victory. Bournemouth played very well but could not manage to take the lead even though they had a penalty (which was saved by Sanchez) and they hit the woodwork twice. Chelsea need to improve rapidly otherwise against stronger opponent they will sufer heavy defeats.

These are the games taking place today Sunday 15th September:

Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United

The North London derby takes place today. The majority will be convinced Arsenal will win but I am edging towards a draw or Tottenham victory  

[Distraction]

The first half of the Tottenham - Arsenal match was a mess... Nothing near my expectation. Both teams had an xG around 0.40. What a poor stats! 

I was expecting to see both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals. Who knows how many people bet on those for this match. There is still another half to be played of course. But with this kind of a pace, I don't expect many goals to be scored. Havertz and Porro are the ones that drew my attention the most in the first half by the way. They really look promising to score if we see a better game. Pedro Porro is really good with goal contribution for a defender. 

[igebotz]

RESULTS:
Manchester United shocked me by winning 0-3 at Southampton. Aston Villa come from 0-2 down to win the game 3-2 as Everton drop points again after leading by two goals. Shock of the day has to be Nottingham Forest beating Liverpool by a goal at Anfield.

Told you Manutd can be ass but Southampton is never a match, they're easily one of the worst promoted side this season. Everything is pointing them back to relegation.

[JollyGood]

RESULTS:

Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Arsenal
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Newcastle United

The first half of the Tottenham - Arsenal match was a mess... Nothing near my expectation. Both teams had an xG around 0.40. What a poor stats!  

I was expecting to see both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals. Who knows how many people bet on those for this match. There is still another half to be played of course. But with this kind of a pace, I don't expect many goals to be scored. Havertz and Porro are the ones that drew my attention the most in the first half by the way. They really look promising to score if we see a better game. Pedro Porro is really good with goal contribution for a defender.  

Well, there was a view by ex-players in the television panel that the goal should not have been allowed to stand as there was a foul in the run up to the ball going in the back of the net. Tottenham need to find a balance in their team soon because if they drop too many points they will be unable to stay in the chase for a top four finish. Even though they lost the game, I think they are a solid team and they will finish the season in the top six or seven. As for Arsenal, they will be fighting Manchester City for the whole season as they try to become Premier League champions.

Told you Manutd can be ass but Southampton is never a match, they're easily one of the worst promoted side this season. Everything is pointing them back to relegation.

You proved to be right  

Southampton could be heading back down to the Championship. The other two teams that joined them via promotion last season (Leicester City and Ipswich Town) also seem as though they will be in the group alongside Everton trying to stay in the Premier League. About Manchester United, I still think Ten Hag will be sacked before the end of the season.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

RESULTS:

Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Arsenal

Was there any doubts that Arsenal was going to win this match from anyone because I didn't have one. Arsenal are on an impressive away win form in 2024 (I think about 10 wins so far before this game and now they have made it 11).

The game was indeed a derby, there was everything, from the suspense to the excitement and I'm happy for Arsenal. They have improved so well as a team and I think it's about time they win the league.

It might be too soon giving them my support as my team isn't playing that well to compete for the title and Manchester city are still there, dominating all their games but Arsenal are looking more focused this season to me.

Arteta has something special going on and I just hope he doesn't get distracted and stay focused on winning games,  pushing it until the final day because this is already looking like another season that the title race will go down to the last day.

[tokeweed]

^  I wouldn't say 'no doubt' as it's a derby and Arsenal is away.  The derby thing makes it kinda sketchy if you bet on Arsenal...  Imagine sweating the match and waiting for a goal for a whole 64 mins.    And it's not even over as an equalizer would make you lose the bet.

And what were the odds?  It's a very greasy bet if you took Arsenal -0.5.    I'm thinking the line was 1.85 or something.  Not a good bet for an away game.

[igebotz]

Told you Manutd can be ass but Southampton is never a match, they're easily one of the worst promoted side this season. Everything is pointing them back to relegation.

You proved to be right 

Southampton could be heading back down to the Championship. The other two teams that joined them via promotion last season (Leicester City and Ipswich Town) also seem as though they will be in the group alongside Everton trying to stay in the Premier League. About Manchester United, I still think Ten Hag will be sacked before the end of the season.

I doubt ETH will be sacked anytime soon, and I am convinced he will be backed up regardless of whether the club performs well or not. I'd be happy to do a 1mbtc side bet on this with you or anyone else.

If ETH stays till the end of the season - I win.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

I doubt ETH will be sacked anytime soon, and I am convinced he will be backed up regardless of whether the club performs well or not. I'd be happy to do a 1mbtc side bet on this with you or anyone else.

If ETH stays till the end of the season - I win.

I wanted to opposed and take your bet but not after that display last night with 7 goals. But lets see what the weeks ahead holds for the results he gets because I don't think the boards will want to back him that much if he isn't getting the results.

Having few bad games isn't a big deal if he's getting the team results in games that matters. We can't be expecting Man U to defeat teams in better form but some games that's meant to be won, need results and he'll keep his job.

If he gets sacked, who's favourite to replace him, Southgate, Tuchel or who?

[Distraction]

If he gets sacked, who's favourite to replace him, Southgate, Tuchel or who?

Roma has just sacked De Rossi after a short work relationship. Maybe to replace Erik ten Hag at Manchester United.    Joking aside, I guess he wouldn't come to the PL.

I'm also wondering who it would be to replace him in that case. I would never want to see Southgate being the one. He isn't a good manager. He still couldn't win a trophy with such an amazing squad of England and finally resigned before getting sacked.

Tuchel could be nice truthfully.    He had a great time at Chelsea by winning a Champions League trophy.

[tokeweed]

I doubt ETH will be sacked anytime soon, and I am convinced he will be backed up regardless of whether the club performs well or not. I'd be happy to do a 1mbtc side bet on this with you or anyone else.

If ETH stays till the end of the season - I win.

Not betting on it but I think Ten Hag is given the sack after Boxing Day fixtures if they're not in the running to get top 4 in the league.  And that would prolly be more likely to happen if suddenly a more decent manager becomes available...  Maybe somebody like Julian Nagelsmann?

But yeah, Man United is due for a come back but I don't think Ten Hag is the manager who's gonna do it for them.  The need a Klopp like character to turn things around.

[JollyGood]

I doubt ETH will be sacked anytime soon, and I am convinced he will be backed up regardless of whether the club performs well or not. I'd be happy to do a 1mbtc side bet on this with you or anyone else.

I am sure you would and I think your confidence in this matter is making me change my mind. No bet for you  

If he gets sacked, who's favourite to replace him, Southgate, Tuchel or who?

Tuchel probably has the experience to take on the Manchester United job but after he was told he would not have transfer control, he decided he did not want the job because that was one of the problems he had at Chelsea.

As for Southgate, he does not seem the appropriate fit for the that club. He was not successful with the England team in the sense he did not win anything with them but they were very close:

2018 World Cup (semi-final)
2020 Euro (lost the final)
2022 World Cup (quarter-final)
2024 Euro (losing finalist)

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These are the games taking place today Saturday 21st September:

West Ham United vs Chelsea
Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fulham vs Newcastle United
Leicester City vs Everton
Liverpool vs Bournemouth
Southampton vs Ipswich Town
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford
Crystal Palace vs Manchester United

West Ham United host Chelsea in the midday game. Crystal Palace host Manchester United in the late game. All the other games kick-off at 3pm.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Valid points but those were international duty, he might be lucky for club football and give them silverwares.

West Ham United host Chelsea in the midday game. Crystal Palace host Manchester United in the late game. All the other games kick-off at 3pm.

This game West Ham Vs Chelsea is looking like a game that Chelsea is going to find it difficult to win.

After struggling to win the last game, I'm not that confident on this game but I have no choice than to support my team for the win. Last time we played them we beat them 5-0 but the coach then isn't the same coach currently at the club and there's going to be a difference in the team that'll be playing today.

My prediction for the game, Chelsea is going to win, don't know the scoreline though but it's going to be an interesting match worth watching.

Arsenal Vs Manchester city is going to be a blockbuster.

[JollyGood]

This game West Ham Vs Chelsea is looking like a game that Chelsea is going to find it difficult to win.

After struggling to win the last game, I'm not that confident on this game but I have no choice than to support my team for the win. Last time we played them we beat them 5-0 but the coach then isn't the same coach currently at the club and there's going to be a difference in the team that'll be playing today.

My prediction for the game, Chelsea is going to win, don't know the scoreline though but it's going to be an interesting match worth watching.

True, however there is a lot at stake for Chelsea. If they win the game by one goal they will automatically jump to 3rd place in the table. If they win by two goals they will be in joint 2nd place but if they win by three goals they will be in second place on goal difference. There is much more on the line for Chelsea than West Ham United.

One sign of a good team is that they find ways to win or have difficulty draws even when they are not playing well. If Chelsea win it will be sending out a big statement to the rest of the Premier League. Sancho has been named to start the game and that could make all the difference.

Arsenal Vs Manchester city is going to be a blockbuster.

Yes it will. I do not think the points part of the result will impact what happens at the end of the season but psychologically it will let the other teams know they both intend to win the Premier League.

[Distraction]

Chelsea are really making progress! It is halftime and they are 2-0 ahead already. More surprising thing is that Jackson scored both of these goals.    He is doing it even while Palmer hasn't shown much of his skills yet. Impressive work there...

Now it is his 4th goal in 5th PL match. Should we question ourselves as people who don't find Jackson good enough already?    Jokes aside I guess it is still early to talk about such thing. But it is good to see him scoring more goals finally.

Besides as far as I know they have been scouting Osimhen also. If Jackson continually meet the demands of the team then maybe they can think twice before signing another striker. But for now I believe Osimhen would be a better choice in the long run.