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    Hahahaha nice edit, I saw the original you toffee tosser. I'd have thought you lot would've been used to being second behind LFC by now!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychotic View Post
    Hahahaha nice edit, I saw the original you toffee tosser. :p I'd have thought you lot would've been used to being second behind LFC by now!
    This is the first time Liverpool have been top of the League since Benitez took over, fact fans. Even Everton have managed to top the League on at least one occasion since then. Also I would've kept the original effort had it not been for the swear filter =P Of all the times for me to break from my charming and respectful personality.
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    Amusing to see Spurs somehow manage to get a draw out of an almost certain victory today. Though I suspect their terrible form at the moment will come to an abrupt end when they play us in a fortnight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychotic View Post
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    Looks like our luck held out in the CL draw. I'm pretty confident that we'll win our group, which certainly wouldn't have been the case if we'd drawn, say, Valencia.
    Seriously? Sevilla are easily as good as Valencia.
    The same Sevilla whose main goal threat is Freddie Kanouté, right?

    Eh, I'll take your word for it.

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    Going from the information I can find, he's scored more goals at Sevilla than every forward Arsenal have currently put together.

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    Can't argue with 21 goals in the Primera Liga last season!

    This week has shown to me that the title race really could be four way, and that's ignoring United's "the Return of Keane oh my god biggest game ever you'll see we're Sky we're always right!" dull borefest, and Chelsea's slump to Aston Villa.

    For Arsenal, their two wins this week were impressive, particularly the one today. Going a man down against Portsmouth? Last season, they'd have drawn/lost that. This season, no. Fabregas has finally started getting on the scoresheet regularly, and do mine eyes deceive me, but do Hleb and Rosicky look like their former Bundesliga selves?

    As for Liverpool, well, 4-0 and 6-0 speak for themselves. "But it's only Tolouse and Derby!". The scoreline wasn't what was impressive, to be honest. Nor was the fact that it was done without the media's idea of who Liverpool's best players are (if you'd asked me at the start of the season who LFC's best player was, I would have told you Javier Mascherano, and these past two games have only confirmed it). No, it was the way that Liverpool played exciting, attacking football, and every player (bar one - but we will get to him in a second) has been fighting for the ball, chasing lost causes and giving their all for the team. Breath-taking stuff.

    The man I referred to was John Arne Riise, who has now decided to increase his long range left footed blasts into Row Z per match from 2 to 5. It's not helpful, especially when you're playing behind a young lad making his debut and is struggling to get into the game. Thankfully, it would seem he has been replaced as our #1 left back. By whom? The only outfield player to have started every game this season. Alvaro Arbeloa. What a revelation he has been! I really can understand why the Deportivo fans were so angry that they sold him to us that they spammed various Liverpool forums with hate messages. I doubt half the football fans down the pub even know who AA is, but that doesn't matter, he does his job effectively and consistently. Rafa's Spanish signings are now 5 to 3 in terms of good to bad. Nice going, beardy.

    Oh, and I fully support Heskey for England.

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    I don't think going one man down was ever a problem for us, in the old days when we were getting players sent off left, right and centre we were doing well still and winning titles. Indeed, we often do worse playing AGAINST ten men. But we did a lot better today than we did against Portsmouth at home last season, granted.

    The good start continues but three out of our first four games have been at home, and I want to see how we do now against Spurs (who'll be dying to beat us, and whom we havn't beaten away since 1999 I think) and West Ham (10 points from 12 against us in the last two seasons) away in September.


    And I always knew Rosicky would take a season to really get motoring, just as Pires did.
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    Boro are finally beginning to look good. But, despite an exciting match with plenty of chances, we were still last on MoTD with a rather cursory "That was a great win for Boro" from Gary Lineker as the only summarising from the studio. Apparently the editor of MoTD is a Boro fan. Maybe he means Scarborough.

    Quote Originally Posted by Cz View Post
    The same Sevilla whose main goal threat is Freddie Kanouté, right?

    Eh, I'll take your word for it.
    They hammered us in the UEFA Cup Final a couple of seasons back. Whenever I've seen them play, they look like a good outfit. Very good teamwork more than outstanding individual players. Freddy actually looks quite good!

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    Sevilla are indeed a very good team, they've won back to back UEFA Cups in the last two seasons and ran Barcelona and Real Madrid to the penultimate weekend of the Spanish league last season. They're impressive considering their comparative lack of resources.
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    Kanouté was actually 5th in the European Golden Boot 2006/07, too - behind Totti, Alves, van Nistelrooy and Milito. 5th equal with Ronaldinho.

    Thankyou, Villa. If only I'd bout Bouma into my squad. I should have had more faith in their defence considering how well they did last season.

    Still not 100% convinced with United's attacking but Saha was impressive in his 45 minutes with 2-3 potential goals, and Tevez looked far better when sitting behind someone - although I still favour Rooney (which is an easy thing to do). Glad to see Ronaldo coming back for us, we should be a much better Premiership side in two week's time. Will be a big enough game, too, Everton away won't be easy at all. A good prequel to the Chelsea game for sure.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychotic View Post
    Also, with Yakubu on board, Everton could well be pushing those North London lovers for that elusive fourth spot. Mind you, I do think I underestimated both Arsenal and Liverpool at the start of the season.
    How charming of me to insult Liverpool and not even noticed something vaguely nice said about Everton. I think we'll give 'em a run for their money but I'd still say we're a bit away from finishing 4th again, now that I'd complain though. Perhaps if we'd got Fernandes I'd have more faith in 4th place.
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    Apparently Peter Crouch was singled out as an evil man by the FIFA head of referees to the rest of the referees before the World Cup. It really does not come as a surprise, seeing some of the pathetic fouls given against him. And seeing as the same referees referee the Champions League (well, some of them do) it explains the diabolical decisions against him in the final last season. Surely this should not be allowed.

    Also, the Real Madrid coach today came out and started criticising Liverpool, claiming we were their main rivals. Move over Barca, Sevilla, Valencia et al, LFC are going to win La Liga! We probably do have more Spaniards than Real...

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    On Sunday Sky are showing some proper football, no overpaid primadonnas, actually no talent either but anyway Brentford are on tele. Woo Hoo
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    So...England this weekend (and on Wednesday). This is pretty much crunch time for them. Ditto for Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland to some extent. I think England will win both games, lord knows they need to for their sake.

    France v Italy tomorrow should be fun too.
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    I think England may well win but i strongly suspect it will be another woeful performance.

    I also have a horrible feeling we might lose and Scotland win, i don't think i could bear that. (nothing against Scotland, just my Scottish friends will make me suffer)
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