The Premier League 2019/20 thread - sorry Harry

[NamPikToot]

If he stays there long enough, maybe the Baggies could replace Arsenal next season?

Be great to drop down, at least we'd stand a chance of challenging for silverware.

[harrybarracuda]

Certainly sounds like the stand in wants out.

That isn't what he said though, is it? He said the club needs to make a decision, and he's right.

He won't get it though, too inexperienced.

For me it's got to be Ancellotti or Allegri as they are both available.

The ship needs some serious steadying.

[Dillinger]

The ship needs some serious steadying.

That City team, thats the QE2, Man U a battleship, Tottenham a fairground pirate ship but Arsenal.... Nah... Thats a punctured fucking rubber dinghy, floating out to sea.

[Bettyboo]

[harrybarracuda]

That City team, thats the QE2, Man U a battleship, Tottenham a fairground pirate ship but Arsenal.... Nah... Thats a punctured fucking rubber dinghy, floating out to sea.

I'd go for one half of a pair of Hello Kitty water wings with a slow leak.

[NamPikToot]

He's right but in the three fooking instances when i want to Red Dill i can't just because i've somehow already blown me beans. Just going to have to humiliate him in the Dill Shield. Wanker.

[harrybarracuda]

The bad news is that the rumour mill has the Arsenal bods seen at Arteta's house.

No, just fucking no.

[harrybarracuda]

Looks like Ancelotti likes toffee.

[Chittychangchang]

Aston Villa overwhelmed Liverpool's youngest-ever starting line-up to cruise into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup at Villa Park.

With the Reds' senior players in action at the Club World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday, Under-23s boss Neil Critchley led a side containing five debutants and which had an average age of 19 years, six months and three days.

While Villa made 10 changes from their Premier League defeat at Sheffield United, their vastly superior experience ensured they lived up to their favourites tag.

Liverpool began brightly but conceded two freak goals in the space of three first-half minutes to allow the hosts to settle.

First Conor Hourihane's free-kick from the right deceived Caoimhin Kelleher, and the Reds keeper then saw a deflected Ahmed Elmohamady cross loop over him into the left corner.

Jonathan Kodjia added Villa's third with a cool finish after Jota's through ball before sweeping in Elmohamady's cross from the right.

Wesley then completed the scoring for the hosts, who reached the semi-finals of the competition for the first time since 2012-13.

[Chittychangchang]

Looking like LiVARpool are goina have tired legs..

[Chittychangchang]

Oops should have kept stum.
Bin dipper bstards.

[hallelujah]

Some nonsense clickbait on ESPN before: "Why would Arteta want to join Arsenal?"

These headlines must be written by people with absolutely no understanding of football history to appeal to fans who have little awareness beyond their petulant demands of success right now.

Try Herbert Chapman, 13 league titles, 13 FA Cups, the Wenger era and the Invincibles etc.

The worst for it are the foreign supporters too. After the derby there were comments from India, the ME, China etc below some of the things I was reading/watching demanding that Guardiola be sacked.

Really?

[hallelujah]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...turday-everton

Arteta to be appointed tomorrow and to meet Ancelotti in the stands when they go to Everton.

Time may prove me wrong and I am, admittedly, a bit pished (it's taken me 5 attempts at the Italian's name), but I'm not seeing it here.

Arsenal, one of the world's greatest clubs, albeit at a low ebb, appointing an assistant coach to bring them back to the top while Everton, a once great club who regularly find themselves among the bottom clubs nowadays, appoint serial winner, Ance-something.

Has the world been turned upside down?

[NamPikToot]

Hall it is a bit of a juxaposition but tbh Arse have spent 15 years without a defence and even a Sunday league manager could work that out. I just hope if Arteta is appointed he gets rid of the load of mediocre players we seem to have bought over the last 4 years, gets rid of Ozil too and finds a Captain oh and sorts the defence....not much then.

[hallelujah]

Hall it is a bit of a juxaposition but tbh Arse have spent 15 years without a defence and even a Sunday league manager could work that out. I just hope if Arteta is appointed he gets rid of the load of mediocre players we seem to have bought over the last 4 years, gets rid of Ozil too and finds a Captain oh and sorts the defence....not much then.

I'm not getting involved in your spat with Harry, but the top and bottom of it is that you're Arsenal. One of the biggest clubs in the world and I just don't see the logic in taking what is a gamble on an unproven manager in your current plight.

People might say the Wenger appointment was similar, but times were very very different back then.

I'm really surprised Ancelotti isn't your man.

[NamPikToot]

There is no spat with Hazza. Hazza shouts at people, Hazza is always right, Hazza has me on ingore - NPT is happy.

[NamPikToot]

In other Arse news strong rumours of Ozil to fenerbache in Jan - please let it so. Arteta announcement on Friday.

[Dillinger]

First game in charge away to his other old club

[hallelujah]

Doesn't he look like a lego man? Like his head's been welded on with a black wig glued on top.

[hallelujah]

I've got beer and food in the fridge and plan on not leaving my sofa for the whole day with all the football on telly.

However, I'm hoping things are gonna get a lot better than the shite served up between Everton and Arsenal just then.

[NamPikToot]

What a result that was if i'd cared.

[cyrille]

However, I'm hoping things are gonna get a lot better than the shite served up between Everton and Arsenal just then.

Just dire, wasn't it.

Kev was highly impressive v Leicester though, I must say.

[hallelujah]

Yeah, he was outstanding. I thought City themselves were excellent, especially going forward, but they did look vulnerable to the Leicester break with their high line and lack of pace at the back. Even in the 2nd half, Barnes and Vardy had a couple of opportunities despite being massively under the cosh. That said, City should probably have had 5 anyway.

[cyrille]

Watford being made to look pretty decent so far...

[hallelujah]

Comfortably matching the lowlights from yesterday's Arsenal game so far.