[EN] Premier League 2004/05 (4 Viewers)

[Bjerknes]

++ [ originally posted by Stuart ] ++
All I have to say is that Chelsea look really strong and very sharp atm. They've made brilliant signings (never mind how much money they paid) in Petr Cech, Paulo Ferreira, Ricardo Carvalho, Arjen Robben, Mateja Kezman and Didier Drogba, and have great depth, especially in defence and attack. If they can get their hands on a good right-sided midfielder they'll be in business.

If Arsenal offloads Vieira and Campbell, they're screwed. They won't be able to compete.

 

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[Len]

I don't care that much about EPL atm...Sunderland aren't in it...they're my favourite team..... and they should've been promoted....

 

[Darin]

chelsea looks strong n they can actualy win the epl this year

 

[Elnur_E65]

Chelsea beat Roma 3-0 in the US yesterday (or the day before). I've seen highlights, they look very impressive.

 

[Darin]

n kezman was sent off

i think he got banned 4 three matches

 

[Elnur_E65]

++ [ originally posted by Darin ] ++
n kezman was sent off

i think he got banned 4 three matches

Really? What did he do?

 

[Darin]

he jus couldnt control himself after dacourt fouled robben

dacourt was sent off too

 

[Elnur_E65]

Oh yeah, that's right... I've seen the incident on the highlights. Heh heh...

So stupid to do stuff like that in a pre-season warm up game.

 

[Darin]

yeah n that to wen he is doin pretty good in scorin goals n stuff

he irritated the roma defence so much

he probably will miss the match against Man U

 

[Elnur_E65]

This kid scores! At PSV he scored 105 goals in 122 games over four seasons.

 

[Srecka]

++ [ originally posted by kurvengeflüster ] ++
start: 14th august

first round:

Aston Villa - FC Southampton
Blackburn Rovers - West Bromwich Albion
Bolton Wanderers - Charlton Athletic
FC Chelsea - Manchester United
FC Everton - FC Arsenal
Manchester City - FC Fulham
FC Middlesbrough - Newcastle United
Norwich City - Crystal Palace
FC Portsmouth - Birmingham City
Tottenham Hotspur - FC Liverpool

GO SPURS!!! :strong:

 

[Darin]

++ [ originally posted by Pendir_E65 ] ++
This kid scores! At PSV he scored 105 goals in 122 games over four seasons.

y didnt we sign him ?

 

[Erkka]

GO POOL!! I'm only saying this because of Hyypiä, but what the heck...

 

[gray]

++ [ originally posted by Pendir_E65 ] ++
This kid scores! At PSV he scored 105 goals in 122 games over four seasons.

Now take a look at his European goalscoring record I've got nothing against him, but it baffles me how he can perform so poorly in Europe. You can't just say that it's because of the quality of the league, I mean ffs he's obviously got some sort of talent

 

[nosubstitute959]

GO VILLA :fero: :strong:

and GO CHELSEA................................to division one. :groan:

 

[nosubstitute959]

++ [ originally posted by Stuart ] ++
I don't think they should've. He's not world-class, but as things are atm Geremi's the only man they have capable of playing out on the right.

I think he is world class......and very flexible too...plays equally well on both sides and has got a mean left foot on him. They let him go for peanuts.....and they haven't signed a replacement.........and you won't find many of his caliber in the market these days.

 

[kaizer]

++ [ originally posted by nosubstitute959 ] ++

and GO CHELSEA................................to division one. :groan:

yess!!! but that wont happen, not this year at least. we'll have to wait until abromovich goes bankrupt

 

[mikhail]

I think Chelsea will struggle a bit with width. Duff is a fantastic winger, but unless you play Robbin (sp?) on the right, there's no balance there. Geremi just isn't good enough. And even if you do, there's no cover for the wings - Duff is injury-prone. That said, the rest of that team is excellent, and they have to be favourites.

Arsenal were lucky to get away with poor squad depth last year. Campbell is usually missed frequently due to injury and/or suspension. Toure had an excellent season in central defense, but he may not necessarilly repeat that form. Pires is ageing, and I can't see him maintaining top form for long spells of the season, likewise Bergkamp. If they lose Vieira, they'll struggle to finish third. Otherwise, they'll be there or thereabout, but they won't win the title.

Man Utd look like a proper team for the first time in ages. They'll struggle initially with Ronaldo and van Nistelrooy out, but they finally have a strike force, rather than just a striker, and they have Ferdinand and Heinze coming in after a bit too. If they're close to the top at Christmas, I'm putting money on them.

Liverpool may improve, but short of Arsenal collapsing, they'll fall short. They don't have a pacy partner for Hyypia, so they'll struggle defensively unless they play Hamann. But if they play him and Gerard, they'll struggle to be creative enough. With the sale of Murphy (a huge mistake IMO) they have a grand total of two wingers (Kewell and Smicer), both injured, Smicer for a long time.

Newcastle have bought well, and I think they'll improve a lot this year. They finally have a holding mid in Butt, and a partner for Shearer in Kluivert. If Given, Kluivert and Robert all perform well over the season, Newcastle will be a bloody good team.

 

[gray]

++ [ originally posted by mikhail ] ++
I think Chelsea will struggle a bit with width. Duff is a fantastic winger, but unless you play Robbin (sp?) on the right, there's no balance there. Geremi just isn't good enough. And even if you do, there's no cover for the wings - Duff is injury-prone. That said, the rest of that team is excellent, and they have to be favourites.

Arsenal were lucky to get away with poor squad depth last year. Campbell is usually missed frequently due to injury and/or suspension. Toure had an excellent season in central defense, but he may not necessarilly repeat that form. Pires is ageing, and I can't see him maintaining top form for long spells of the season, likewise Bergkamp. If they lose Vieira, they'll struggle to finish third. Otherwise, they'll be there or thereabout, but they won't win the title.

Man Utd look like a proper team for the first time in ages. They'll struggle initially with Ronaldo and van Nistelrooy out, but they finally have a strike force, rather than just a striker, and they have Ferdinand and Heinze coming in after a bit too. If they're close to the top at Christmas, I'm putting money on them.

Liverpool may improve, but short of Arsenal collapsing, they'll fall short. They don't have a pacy partner for Hyypia, so they'll struggle defensively unless they play Hamann. But if they play him and Gerard, they'll struggle to be creative enough. With the sale of Murphy (a huge mistake IMO) they have a grand total of two wingers (Kewell and Smicer), both injured, Smicer for a long time.

Newcastle have bought well, and I think they'll improve a lot this year. They finally have a holding mid in Butt, and a partner for Shearer in Kluivert. If Given, Kluivert and Robert all perform well over the season, Newcastle will be a bloody good team.

No disagreements here, great analysis.

Who are everyone's initial picks for relegation?

 

[mikhail]

Norwich, West Brom and Crystal Palace are the three up, and they might be the three down too. Everton, who've lost a lot of players (the number 17 comes to mind) and bought none (or one?) are going to struggle, as are Portsmouth and Man City could implode spectacularly.