EPL 2023/2024
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Declan Rice has just Arsenal from West Ham for a British record fee of £105 million.
@sparky said in EPL 2022 / 2023:
Declan Rice has just Arsenal from West Ham for a British record fee of £105 million.
West Ham moaning about the time it took to finalise this deal was rich. They extended the early negotiations to get Man City involved and bump up Rice's value. Anyway, Arsenal now has their three primary targets so the immediate focus will be selling some players now.
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I had no idea about Dele Alli's back story - goes some way to explaining his decline possibly. He rose to prominence so fast at Spurs, scoring loads of goals, playing for England yet it was never clear what his particular talents were or his best position.
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I had no idea about Dele Alli's back story - goes some way to explaining his decline possibly. He rose to prominence so fast at Spurs, scoring loads of goals, playing for England yet it was never clear what his particular talents were or his best position.
@KiwiPie said in EPL 2022 / 2023:
I had no idea about Dele Alli's back story - goes some way to explaining his decline possibly. He rose to prominence so fast at Spurs, scoring loads of goals, playing for England yet it was never clear what his particular talents were or his best position.
He had great vision and an eye for goal, very skillful on the ball. His best football was played when he was in the space behind the centre forward. When Pochettino moved him into a more defensive role he wasn't as effective
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Milos Kerkez the young Hungarian full-back signed for Bournemouth, still a couple of more signings seem likely as well. Some good talent hunted, the biggest question for me this year is will the team be able to play the attacking football brand that Iraola wants to play.. might take a while to change
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@KiwiPie Was it as bad as it sounded at Gander Green Lane for you outfit? I suppose that conceding a very early goal plus a similar red card must not have helped.
@Higgins said in EPL 2022 / 2023:
@KiwiPie Was it as bad as it sounded at Gander Green Lane for you outfit? I suppose that conceding a very early goal plus a similar red card must not have helped.
Not sure entirely, haven't caught up with reports. Playing with 10 from early on is tough and we seemed to dominate possessions which sounds like Sutton just sat on us and played on the break. As the players say on Twitter "We go again"
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Arsenal win the community shield with a bit of luck. Yay. I think the back line of Saliba, White and Timber with Gabriel and Kiwior fighting for the other central position is good. Zinchenko for me can play against teams where we don't have to be so defensive minded because if you are a left back your primary duties are defending, despite inverting. What we lack is what we added in Rice but we need more. Another Black guy with speed who eats up ground. When you look at Viera, EMR and Gorginho replacing in big games they are underwhelming. Another Fofana/Touchameni type needed in my mind. Need also to be able to attack through the middle as we are predictable out wide. Not sure what the solution is there.
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Bournemouth will go into this season with confidence and a goal of a finish in the top half (Europe a bridge too far) A new manager has the team fitter and asking them for a change in style for a high press. I saw more attempts on goal in the highlights in the FC Lorient match than many previous matches last year.
However I don't think we have the squad for this yet, nor the depth. We have made some good signings and are likely snag a couple more in this window. We do have a couple of key players with injuries right now too and we still don't have adequate cover for Lerma. I don't think our backs especially are ready to cover for a high press either, meaning we are likely to concede a few.
I expect to see more goals from us this season but unless we can keep a few out, will have a poor defensive record like last year.
My bold prediction is not relegated, but not far off for Iraola
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Arsenal win the community shield with a bit of luck. Yay. I think the back line of Saliba, White and Timber with Gabriel and Kiwior fighting for the other central position is good. Zinchenko for me can play against teams where we don't have to be so defensive minded because if you are a left back your primary duties are defending, despite inverting. What we lack is what we added in Rice but we need more. Another Black guy with speed who eats up ground. When you look at Viera, EMR and Gorginho replacing in big games they are underwhelming. Another Fofana/Touchameni type needed in my mind. Need also to be able to attack through the middle as we are predictable out wide. Not sure what the solution is there.
@broughie It looks like Arteta will change up his midfield depending on the quality of the opposition and whether the team has most of the possession, or not. In the Community Shield against Man City playing both Partey and Rice provides more protection for the back four. Against teams where Arsenal should control the ball I expect Rice will move into the 8 position (replacing Xhaka) and play higher up the field. Havertz got himself into good positions and should have converted at least one of those two chances.
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@broughie It looks like Arteta will change up his midfield depending on the quality of the opposition and whether the team has most of the possession, or not. In the Community Shield against Man City playing both Partey and Rice provides more protection for the back four. Against teams where Arsenal should control the ball I expect Rice will move into the 8 position (replacing Xhaka) and play higher up the field. Havertz got himself into good positions and should have converted at least one of those two chances.
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Lopetegui apparently gone for Wolves and Gary ONeil hired..not bad.. just before opening weekend lol
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Had a good chat about Kane with my colleague (22 yr Spurs season ticket) today. In a nutshell:
Kane knows that Levy puts cash above everything, and there is no way that ****** **** will let him go on a free, so he has to get a price for him know. He knows, we know it, Kane knows it. He's gotta go & Son won't be far behind. Thats why we hate him, and want him out. Got no interest in the success of the club and what the fans think, all about money.
I pointed out to him that the stadium, Levy's main achievement, puts them in the top tier of clubs. His response:
Take me back to the lane mid table, team of fighters and passionate fans any day.
Interesting times ahead for Spurs.
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And a few days before kick off it looks like Harry Maguire to West Ham and Bournemouth had offer accepted going through medical with Alex Scott.
@bayimports said in EPL 2023/2024:
And a few days before kick off it looks like Harry Maguire to West Ham and Bournemouth had offer accepted going through medical with Alex Scott.
Good window for us from the bottom of the table, secured Alex Scott and stole Max Aarons from under Leeds nose at the last minute. Aarons likely to start this weekend given we have Adams and Fredericks both on injured list. Given Tav also out for a good 6 weeks and rumour Traore might have have an injury, Scott a chance of playing too. EDIT: No chance still injured lol
Could mean we have 2 players starting at the age of 19 and a centre back at 20
Brooks looks fit and ready to go, so great comeback story for him
