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With the international break ahead , hard to believe Man City already 8 points ahead of Chelski.

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How is the international break relevant?

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Reluctant Stereotype wrote:How is the international break relevant?
Ok to keep you happy after four games then, still a big gap.

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Good to see Jonjo Shelvey rewarded with an England call up. I wonder if Reds fans would prefer him ahead of Lucas in the Liverpool side?

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Reluctant Stereotype wrote:How is the international break relevant?
As it marks the close of the transfer window and the first time a normal round of fixtures is not present most clubs and supporters use it as a stocktake with how their team has started and if their pre season was a success.
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ozzie owl wrote:hard to believe Man City already 8 points ahead of Chelski.
Not really that surprised, the depth in the squad is above and beyond all over the park

http://www.cleansheetsallround.co.uk/21 ... on-preview

add to that:

Fernandinho
Fernando
Jesus Navas
Otemendi
Kolarov
Sagna
De Bruyne
Nasri
Caballero
Denayer

They could pretty well field two first XI sides that would challenge most
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Outlaw 2.0 wrote:
ozzie owl wrote:hard to believe Man City already 8 points ahead of Chelski.
Not really that surprised, the depth in the squad is above and beyond all over the park

http://www.cleansheetsallround.co.uk/21 ... on-preview

add to that:

Fernandinho
Fernando
Jesus Navas
Otemendi
Kolarov
Sagna
De Bruyne
Nasri
Caballero
Denayer

They could pretty well field two first XI sides that would challenge most
Given their immense depth , apart from money why did Delph go to City?

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ozzie owl wrote:Good to see Jonjo Shelvey rewarded with an England call up. I wonder if Reds fans would prefer him ahead of Lucas in the Liverpool side?
Allen. The useless one is Allen.

Henderson, Milner, Shelvey, Coutinho, Lucas is a good bunch of mids to choose from - even replacing Shelvey with Allen (ie. what we have now) is good - the problem is how they play under BR.

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Spendings in summer transfer window was 860m pounds by the EPL clubs. If you add the January window, total spend for 2015 is £1bilion.

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Del Boca Vista wrote:
ozzie owl wrote:Good to see Jonjo Shelvey rewarded with an England call up. I wonder if Reds fans would prefer him ahead of Lucas in the Liverpool side?
Allen. The useless one is Allen.

Henderson, Milner, Shelvey, Coutinho, Lucas is a good bunch of mids to choose from - even replacing Shelvey with Allen (ie. what we have now) is good - the problem is how they play under BR.
I remember a certain forumite bow ties are cool saying Allen is the next best thing. LMFAO
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Chaos wrote:
Del Boca Vista wrote:
ozzie owl wrote:Good to see Jonjo Shelvey rewarded with an England call up. I wonder if Reds fans would prefer him ahead of Lucas in the Liverpool side?
Allen. The useless one is Allen.

Henderson, Milner, Shelvey, Coutinho, Lucas is a good bunch of mids to choose from - even replacing Shelvey with Allen (ie. what we have now) is good - the problem is how they play under BR.
I remember a certain forumite bow ties are cool saying Allen is the next best thing. LMFAO
He said that about Ngog too

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Chaos wrote:
Del Boca Vista wrote:
ozzie owl wrote:Good to see Jonjo Shelvey rewarded with an England call up. I wonder if Reds fans would prefer him ahead of Lucas in the Liverpool side?
Allen. The useless one is Allen.

Henderson, Milner, Shelvey, Coutinho, Lucas is a good bunch of mids to choose from - even replacing Shelvey with Allen (ie. what we have now) is good - the problem is how they play under BR.
I remember a certain forumite bow ties are cool saying Allen is the next best thing. LMFAO

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Shelvey is not that good. Not saying Allen or Lucas are, but if LFC fans want the likes of him coming back it shows how they now accept mediocrity.

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ozzie owl wrote:
Outlaw 2.0 wrote:
ozzie owl wrote:hard to believe Man City already 8 points ahead of Chelski.
Not really that surprised, the depth in the squad is above and beyond all over the park

http://www.cleansheetsallround.co.uk/21 ... on-preview

add to that:

Fernandinho
Fernando
Jesus Navas
Otemendi
Kolarov
Sagna
De Bruyne
Nasri
Caballero
Denayer

They could pretty well field two first XI sides that would challenge most
Given their immense depth , apart from money why did Delph go to City?
Yaya was inconsistent last year and Delph could be seen as the longer term replacement. Yaya has been excellent so far but I would think Delph would be ahead of Fernando as back up and can rotate with Yaya as the season goes on.

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Pressure on McLaren at the Bar Codes, I bet Otto62 is pretty happy .

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ozzie owl wrote:Pressure on McLaren at the Bar Codes, I bet Otto62 is pretty happy .
:D Enjoying the deckchairs heading for another record low points tally too. :lol:
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New name required wrote:Shelvey is not that good. Not saying Allen or Lucas are, but if LFC fans want the likes of him coming back it shows how they now accept mediocrity.
nobody said they wanted him back we said he's better than Allen

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After first six rounds :

Home Wins: 32%
Away wins : 38%
Draws : 30%

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Chelsea four points from drop zone.

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Wow Chelski now only one point from the drop zone.

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Put simply, wow Leicester. Genuine title threats now.
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Bomber wrote:Put simply, wow Leicester. Genuine title threats now.
hopefully they choke now then, cabernet club in a cabernet city.
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Bomber wrote:Put simply, wow Leicester. Genuine title threats now.
Don't tell the tiki taka, keep possession at all costs brigade this, but Leicester have only had the majority of possession twice in their 24 matches this year, yet miraculously they're top of the league and have only lost twice. How can this be?

If Spurs can't win it, I'd love to see Leicester get up (and Chelsea go down :wink: ).
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Vuvuzela Heaven wrote:Spurs can't win it.
Despite being a fan, I tend to agree with you, however Leicester don't look so effective against teams that don't push on to them and none of the others in contention are setting the World on fire. It's very open and it might just come down to who holds their nerve.
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Making up quotes now? :P
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:Put simply, wow Leicester. Genuine title threats now.
hopefully they choke now then, cabernet club in a cabernet city.
Isn't Leicester where you got your " uni degree"?
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Was thinking the same thing.
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Bomber wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:Put simply, wow Leicester. Genuine title threats now.
hopefully they choke now then, cabernet club in a cabernet city.
Isn't Leicester where you got your " uni degree"?
Yes, I even stayed on Filbert St quite a few times.
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Nice One Cyril wrote:
Bomber wrote:Put simply, wow Leicester. Genuine title threats now.
Don't tell the tiki taka, keep possession at all costs brigade this, but Leicester have only had the majority of possession twice in their 24 matches this year, yet miraculously they're top of the league and have only lost twice. How can this be?

If Spurs can't win it, I'd love to see Leicester get up (and Chelsea go down :wink: ).
Possession is overrated

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