The Barclays Premier League Thread 2014/2015

[Baddar]

Fucking amateurs.

[Gazz]

This kid has more tactical nous than John Carver.

[DavidMarrio]

This kid has more tactical nous than John Carver.

But he's a full kit wanker...

[Gazz]

Nah, no shinpads.

[Whisper]

Think Chelsea will be winning comfortably tomorrow, judging by our injury list.

Just glad we've got a decent cushion in the top 4. A defeat tomorrow, and then at Everton, would make the last 4 games uncomfortable.

[stokeriño]

Remy is 'better than 50-50' to be involved...which given past record seems to indicate that actually he still won't start and we'll have Drogba again.

The difficulty playing Drogba is that he's no longer mobile enough to create space with movement/lateral runs, which is why Hazard/etc. find themselves at the periphery of play for so much more of the game (we'll still get the same fancy little exchanges between him/Fabregas/Willian or Oscar...we just get them out on the flanks, 40 yards away from goal instead of around the edge of the box where they actually lend themselves to scoring opportunities). Since Hazard is relied upon to produce almost everything these days, this is a bit of a problem.

Yes, Drogba offers value as a target man to lump it to, but this in turn necessitates the rest of the team playing a whole lot narrower just to have a chance of picking up the second balls off him. Against QPR this resulted in almost every attack getting immediately crowded out in the centre. I fear we may see similar difficulties this afternoon.

Long story short: I really, really hope that Remy is fit and plays.

[Whisper]

Whoever plays, they'll be up against a partnership of Smalling and Blackett, or a trio of Smalling, McNair and Blackett.

I wouldn't worry.

[Your Mom]

I don't know anything about either one of these teams. Is this worth watching?

[Lineker]

Leonardo Ulloa handed a last-minute start for Leicester after David Nugent pulled up injured in the warm-up. And now Ulloa has just given Leicester an early lead against Swansea.

I don't know anything about either one of these teams. Is this worth watching?

Which game is it?

[Cymbols]

I don't know anything about either one of these teams. Is this worth watching?

Depends which teams they are!

Leicester winning at Swansea and Everton missing a big chance to go one up at Burnley (missed penalty) is not ideal for Villa. Albion winning too, but they should probably be just about clear of the bottom three anyways.

[Your Mom]

Everton/Burnley

[TCO]

I wouldn't be bothered watching it anyway.It has 0-0 written all over it!

[Cymbols]

Yeah, I'd watch it if I could! Burnley are fighting to not get relegated, so it's not just a throwaway match really.

[9 to 5]

Support Everton for your own sake. >_>

[Lineker]

If you want to watch just one match today though, wait for Chelsea/Man Utd later on.

[Cymbols]

I'd like to think that Leighton Baines is just going to flip out and hit the next person who tries to take a penalty away from him. First Mirallas, now Barkley...

[Your Mom]

If you want to watch just one match today though, wait for Chelsea/Man Utd later on.

I do so I will!

[Lineker]

Watch it be a 0-0 now

[brenchill]

Leicester making a late surge to survive here. Didn't expect this at all.

[Cymbols]

Burnley 1-0 down at half time and Ashley Barnes has been sent off. Good stuff.