Alone in the Park - it's the Prem 2020-21 thread

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Look at the joy on his face.

Three shots on target, three goals

I have to say this is quite unexpected considering how terrible we were for most of the first half.

Still half expecting Saints to get a couple themselves in the final 20

Make that four shots, four goals

Get fucking in

Think that's four assists foe Kane too

I'll say one thing for the Spurs' defence - at least they're not fucking Southampton

I mean one of them was in the Spurs defence until recently and has taken a hammering in this second half.

fuck VAR indeed

I didn’t think the handball situation could be worse than last season but the last three have been an absolute scandal.

Cost us a top 4 place too

what are they doing

how have they made it even more stupid

Two Maupay goals in the first six minutes.

My enthusiasm for Hasenhuttl has waned slightly after he decided that was the way to play against Spurs.

Newcastlol

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EiXKnLFXgAAFFiI?format=jpg&name=large

Astonishing performance from Kepa today, Karius-level shit.

Only had the radio on but I wouldn't expect him to start their next game

First half sounded a terrible match altogether, than god the Beeb are spoiling us with champagne football

And as I type that lol Chris Wood

they've signed Mendy from Rennes as a replacement

Kepa possibly the worst signing in PL history, given his price tag

Semedo a done deal?!!!

Fuck yes if so

Not official from the club yet last I checked but looks very done

What's the biggest weekend for goals in EPL history? We can't be far off that with two games left to go - including City Wolves which is a potential humdinger.

shhhhh

i dunno, i was going to start a "why is defending so bad and hated?" thread yesterday

Gibbs “I’ll fcuking do it again.
Seamus “No you won’t do it again. Who you talking to you’ll do it again? Hard man. Fcuking hard man.”pic.twitter.com/2OsHffdjNX

— Irish Football Pics (@irish_pics) September 20, 2020

Who cares? #defenceisboring #goals

yeah but we've already had the rules changed so you get penalties if you can hit a defender with the ball

Glad they finally adapted the Michael Jordan strategy

In MLS if you slip in the box because you are bad at football lose your footing they point to the spot.

Explains why we see fewer tackles in the box than in EPL and because they're bad at football

Gagging for Villa vs Sheffield Unitard to be a truly wretched 0-0 with no shots on target or incidents of note

i'll take that for our game tbh

no, ignore me, it's just worse pressure after last season somehow

You've got to build on last season and beat them by at least a three goal margin imo, nothing less

So many teams seem surprised that the season has started.

Also very few team playing archetypal 4-5-1 Allardycian clogger ball any more. Even Palace have a hint of joie-de-vivre under Hodgosaurus.

Sheffield United already down to 10 after Egan's slightly-more-innocuous restaging of the Chelsea red card

This is going to be a grindingly inevitable attacking masterclass isn't it

what an idiotic challenge

classic Saiss ffs

Small mercy that they didn't VAR it til 9pm

yeah i can't argue that one at all. the elongated slide made it even more comical

thought we were just starting to find our way into the game before that

I genuinely can’t remember the last time Wolves had possession in the City half.

City's press has been savage, this could be bad

that was some exemplary staying onside from Sterling

Delighted but also a little apprehentious to discover the existence of Liam Delap

feeling less bad about not being able to watch this now.

but....remember last year, we were down 2-0 and came back 3-2. though that was with 10-men Man City.

not been in it at all that half, need to change things around but i'm not sure how or who tbh

City very good, we haven't tactically got an answer, ok we haven't got a first choice wing back either side but that was nothing like good enough

Honestly I saw the City back four and assumed this would be 2-0 to Wolves, but I'm not sure the midfield has let them get anywhere near them.

i like Ake, think he was a reasonable signing, but as you say it hasn't mattered

maybe bring Donk on to play at RWB so Traore can get forward but i dunno, there's a problem with the shape, the energy, the lack of ideas