Southampton is the real deal, they're back to win it

8/19/2012 6:37:45 PM

United - 1st


LOLverpool and ArseLOL relegated

[Edited on August 19, 2012 at 6:49 PM. Reason : .]

8/19/2012 6:49:28 PM

Sahin should be official to the Emirates today from what I'm reading.

Very strong midfield though I'd still like some cover at fullback and maybe a true holding midfielder like M'Vila, though that seems unlikely before getting rid of deadwood (Arshavin, Chamakh, Bendtner, etc).

They probably will have the best midfield in the prem (Arteta, Cazorla, Sahin, Wilshere, Diaby, hell you can include Ox) so hopefully someone can learn to finish.

8/20/2012 8:53:01 AM

I think city is still a half step above arse. Yaya toure is going to have an incredible year, I think.

8/20/2012 12:28:05 PM

chelsea and united probably have better mids as well

8/20/2012 12:33:18 PM

United? Really? Consensus is they are the weakest in the midfield of the top four, no? Best forwards with City though.

Chelsea? Eh maybe but Lampard will fall off some more. City, yeah, could see that.

8/20/2012 1:24:24 PM

I think Arsenal have, without a doubt, the best playmaking and technical players in midfield, but they are definitely a bit soft, especially losing Song. Maybe Vermalean could step in and play defensive mid?

City has a world class player for every occasion, the entire package.

Chelsea has a very good midfield, but outside of about two players they're all unproven or aging rapidly.

Manchester United is good, but we all know their biggest strength is their chemistry and industry. Very good wing players, but not so much in the center. As far as individual players go, they've had much better in the past.

Spurs have a very good midfield, all they need is a capable Modric replacement. Their depth is second only to City probably. Lennon is going to have a great year getting time on the left side of midfield.

^ United definitely get a huge edge with forwards now that Aguero is going to be out at least half the season.

[Edited on August 20, 2012 at 2:34 PM. Reason : ]

8/20/2012 2:33:10 PM

No RVP today.

8/20/2012 2:57:00 PM

United kit looks like shit, like a wet tablecloth.

8/20/2012 3:16:22 PM

Guys, you're forgetting about Liverpool in the best midfield discussion. Two words: Jay Spearing.

8/20/2012 3:44:48 PM

Breaking News: Nani is still a bitch.

Also, is Swansea at West Ham really the best ESPN can do next week?

8/20/2012 3:52:16 PM

BOOM, damn Carrick just got manhandled. Great header.

8/20/2012 4:15:33 PM

The Power of the Fro

8/20/2012 4:15:48 PM

Fellaini's a fucking beast

8/20/2012 4:16:21 PM

Early season mad coming?

8/20/2012 4:18:10 PM

8/20/2012 4:28:53 PM

Ha, Fellaini wigs throughout the crowd.

8/20/2012 4:29:06 PM

Why did Jelavic not have a number?

8/20/2012 4:45:46 PM

got blood on his shirt i think

8/20/2012 4:47:40 PM

Makes sense.

8/20/2012 4:50:37 PM

Fellaini is a damn animal

Love his game

8/20/2012 4:54:27 PM

It's pretty incredible that Fellaini is a massively better striker than Andy Carroll. But then again, who isn't?

8/20/2012 4:59:29 PM

Everton played great, really organized. Fellaini unplayable for our defence (why the hell was Carrick marking him all game?).

10 outfield players, 4 being played out of position, 1 making his debut...no cohesion out there.

Nani doing his best Stewart Downing impression.

8/20/2012 5:04:25 PM

No goals for United, but hey, we're doing our tiki taka...

8/20/2012 5:07:52 PM

Think we could've drawn had RvP started in place of Welbeck.

Don't understand starting Valencia at RB ahead of Rafa either.

8/20/2012 5:12:38 PM

Cool site for live statistics if any of you are into that

http://www.whoscored.com/LiveScores

8/20/2012 5:14:12 PM

8/20/2012 5:18:26 PM

how did RVP look out there today?

8/20/2012 5:20:24 PM

Calculated and afraid to make a mistake. Too much thinking and not enough free flowing play.

8/20/2012 5:23:02 PM

like a bitch

8/20/2012 5:23:37 PM

that too

8/20/2012 5:24:55 PM

RvP did what he could with limited opportunities. Once Everton played 8 or 9 back, they denied any chance for Man U to get a decent look. He did have a nice lay-off pass to Kagawa in the box that Shinji couldn't get enough of a touch on.

I think SAF still has some work creating a formation and playing style that'll accommodate all his players. It makes me cringe seeing Valencia being wasted at RB.

8/20/2012 5:55:58 PM

Toffees!

8/20/2012 6:37:46 PM

Quote :

"Don't understand starting Valencia at RB ahead of Rafa either."

GTFO. There is only one Rafa in this league.

8/20/2012 8:22:30 PM

YOU DON'T START THE WORLD'S BEST WINGER AT RB!

8/20/2012 8:46:14 PM

8/20/2012 8:49:26 PM

Man U - spend £24 million on a player...doesn't start him

8/20/2012 10:01:26 PM

City spent £38M on Aguero and he didn't start the first game of last season.

Of course, he came on as a sub and promptly scored two goals and had an assist, but still, didn't start the first week.

8/20/2012 10:51:26 PM

8/21/2012 12:12:55 AM

Andre Santos allegedly arrested for driving 130 MPH.

Make that two defenders we need to buy.

8/21/2012 11:23:44 PM

I mean... I knew he was fast, but I didn't know he was THAT fast.

8/21/2012 11:37:27 PM

I thought Nani would be one of the few players SAF wouldn't want to sell.

8/22/2012 9:50:09 AM

Fuck, Aguero out for a month. It could have been much worse, but it still sucks.

8/22/2012 9:56:33 AM

I hope to enjoy not watching Nani flop all over the place in the near future.

[Edited on August 22, 2012 at 9:58 AM. Reason : ^ I would have assumed he'd be out longer too.]

8/22/2012 9:58:19 AM

As nice as it would be to see Leandro Damiao at Spurs, I can't see them breaking their transfer record to bring him in. It looks like they'd have to use all of their Modric money to get him, unless he was just dead set on leaving Internacional. They definitely could use another striker though. I don't think Ade, Defoe, and Kane are enough.

8/22/2012 12:36:52 PM

8/22/2012 12:43:17 PM

Hard to turn down £7.5M for him.

8/22/2012 12:49:28 PM

I heard £5.5M, but regardless, shouldn't the captain be somebody indispensable or at least close to it. My qualm is not so much with him selling Dawson as it is with making Dawson the captain.

8/22/2012 1:14:41 PM

RVP agrees with you.

8/22/2012 2:27:45 PM

Hazard has an innate ability to draw penalties while being in extremely non-threatening positions. Lampard likes it.

8/22/2012 3:03:45 PM