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Random thoughts from a new soccer fan...
Posted on 8/30/15 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 8/30/15 at 2:38 pm
Guys - came on this board about a year ago to profess my newfound love of the beautiful game. Well, it is still going strong. Much to the shagrin of my wife, I find my weekend mornings glued to the TV watching the EPL. It pisses her off b/c I DVR all the games in case there is one I want to watch later, which kicks her off whatever she is watching. I have not been able to pick a favorite team yet, frankly it's hard since the players tend to move around so much, but here's a few thoughts from a new found fan, mostly surrounding EPL.
1. Allen Pardew (sp?) may be one of the top managers in the game. Last year with New Castle he proved his mettle and this year he has Crystal Palace playing pretty strong. I like this guys style and he could care less. Jose, Louis and others get a lot of press, but I like Allen.
2. Man U is the Dallas Cowboys of the EPL. They're solid, not great and any expectations of greatness will be met with disappointment. Rooney needs to be replaced with someone bigger, stronger, and faster.
3. Man City is a machine, the most complete team in the league. Strong on D with Komapny and Kolarov, strong in the middle with YaYa and Silva and stong on top with Aguera and Sterling. Does anyone in the league pass better than Silva? The guy is the John Stockton of the EPL. Smooth and smart. With guys like Bony on the bench, these guys are a shoe in to take home the title.
4. Swansea City... someone last year posted a list about choosing your EPL team and listed Swansea as having all the talent and looks but couldn't put it together. I thought with Bony leaving last year they were done. Was I wrong... Gomis (POTY?) and Ayew are studs and Swansea is a tough talented team. I'm not a fan of just having one player up top, but Gomis is maybe a top 3 striker right now and it works for them. They are IMO one to two more talented players away from challenging MC for the title. Impressive and fun team to watch.
5. Tottenham... best Uni's and mascot in the league and Kane is a ballhawk, but god y'all suck.
6. Arsenal - I see you as the Jersey Shore of the EPL. Ripped, tight shirts, and gelled hair. When your main physical threat in the box is french guy you have a problem. Actually Arsenal is fun to watch, but there is something lacking from them winning it all... defense, physicality, I'm not sure, but it's something and they don't have it.
7. Chelsea... what happened?!?!? Well, for starters Diego Costa is not the man he was last year. Secondly, you're backline is falling apart... Terry, Ivanic (sp?), Matic - all look shaky this year. John Stones isn't the answer to all your problems, leadership is. Sit all those guys on the bench and start playing the kids. In the meantime find yourself another good striker, Hazard is great, but Costa needs to go and Falcao isn't the answer either. Maybe you can buy Bony, Alexis, Saku or Lakuku (sp?).
8. Men in Blazers - best sports show ever?
9. Barca v. Real from a few months ago... maybe the best soccer game I've ever watched. That game was played on a whole different level.
10. College Game Day v. EPL start competing against each other next week.... Right now for me EPL wins that contest hands down.
1. Allen Pardew (sp?) may be one of the top managers in the game. Last year with New Castle he proved his mettle and this year he has Crystal Palace playing pretty strong. I like this guys style and he could care less. Jose, Louis and others get a lot of press, but I like Allen.
2. Man U is the Dallas Cowboys of the EPL. They're solid, not great and any expectations of greatness will be met with disappointment. Rooney needs to be replaced with someone bigger, stronger, and faster.
3. Man City is a machine, the most complete team in the league. Strong on D with Komapny and Kolarov, strong in the middle with YaYa and Silva and stong on top with Aguera and Sterling. Does anyone in the league pass better than Silva? The guy is the John Stockton of the EPL. Smooth and smart. With guys like Bony on the bench, these guys are a shoe in to take home the title.
4. Swansea City... someone last year posted a list about choosing your EPL team and listed Swansea as having all the talent and looks but couldn't put it together. I thought with Bony leaving last year they were done. Was I wrong... Gomis (POTY?) and Ayew are studs and Swansea is a tough talented team. I'm not a fan of just having one player up top, but Gomis is maybe a top 3 striker right now and it works for them. They are IMO one to two more talented players away from challenging MC for the title. Impressive and fun team to watch.
5. Tottenham... best Uni's and mascot in the league and Kane is a ballhawk, but god y'all suck.
6. Arsenal - I see you as the Jersey Shore of the EPL. Ripped, tight shirts, and gelled hair. When your main physical threat in the box is french guy you have a problem. Actually Arsenal is fun to watch, but there is something lacking from them winning it all... defense, physicality, I'm not sure, but it's something and they don't have it.
7. Chelsea... what happened?!?!? Well, for starters Diego Costa is not the man he was last year. Secondly, you're backline is falling apart... Terry, Ivanic (sp?), Matic - all look shaky this year. John Stones isn't the answer to all your problems, leadership is. Sit all those guys on the bench and start playing the kids. In the meantime find yourself another good striker, Hazard is great, but Costa needs to go and Falcao isn't the answer either. Maybe you can buy Bony, Alexis, Saku or Lakuku (sp?).
8. Men in Blazers - best sports show ever?
9. Barca v. Real from a few months ago... maybe the best soccer game I've ever watched. That game was played on a whole different level.
10. College Game Day v. EPL start competing against each other next week.... Right now for me EPL wins that contest hands down.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 2:42 pm to mytigger
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1. Allen Pardew (sp?) may be one of the top managers in the game. Last year with New Castle he proved his mettle and this year he has Crystal Palace playing pretty strong. I like this guys style and he could care less. Jose, Louis and others get a lot of press, but I like Allen.
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6. Arsenal - I see you as the Jersey Shore of the EPL. Ripped, tight shirts, and gelled hair. When your main physical threat in the box is french guy you have a problem
Read your point 4 again.
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7. Chelsea... what happened?!?!? Well, for starters Diego Costa is not the man he was last year. Secondly, you're backline is falling apart... Terry, Ivanic (sp?), Matic - all look shaky this year. John Stones isn't the answer to all your problems, leadership is. Sit all those guys on the bench and start playing the kids. In the meantime find yourself another good striker, Hazard is great, but Costa needs to go and Falcao isn't the answer either. Maybe you can buy Bony, Alexis, Saku or Lakuku (sp?).
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Rooney needs to be replaced with someone bigger, stronger, and faster.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 2:43 pm to mytigger
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Tottenham
quote:Yep.
best Uni's
quote:Ayy
mascot
quote:He is one of our own.
Kane is a ballhawk
quote:Yep.
god y'all suck
Still the purest, big team in England.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 2:46 pm to mytigger
Why do all new soccer fans flock to England?
Posted on 8/30/15 at 2:47 pm to Mr Personality
Because it's what's predominantly on TV. No harm in that.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 2:50 pm to Mr Personality
quote:
Why do all new soccer fans flock to England?
TV, language, cultural familiarity
Posted on 8/30/15 at 2:51 pm to Pettifogger
Valid points. I don't dislike the EPL, I just prefer other leagues more.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 2:53 pm to Mr Personality
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Valid points. I don't dislike the EPL, I just prefer other leagues more.
I think even new soccer fans could understand that, but EPL is just more accessible and less intimidating to the new fan. Plus there are more EPL fans here, so you're more likely to find people to discuss and learn with.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 3:07 pm to Mr Personality
quote:
Why do all new soccer fans flock to England?
Because why not? It's by far the easiest league to find on tv.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 3:10 pm to pvilleguru
Fox and BeIn? :
ETA - maybe BeIn isn't easy, but Fox is.
ETA - maybe BeIn isn't easy, but Fox is.
This post was edited on 8/30/15 at 3:12 pm
Posted on 8/30/15 at 3:16 pm to Mr Personality
Fox's coverage is getting better but it was horrible for many years. I will always appreciate Fox for Fox Sports World but their presentation is not up to NBC's standard. NBC makes the games so easy to get into.
The EPL isn't the best league anymore but its an easy league to follow.
The EPL isn't the best league anymore but its an easy league to follow.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 3:17 pm to Mr Personality
quote:NBC airs more games than Fox and has a better online set up.
ETA - maybe BeIn isn't easy, but Fox is
I don't even get beIn, but I would still rather watch the EPL than whatever beIn carries.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 3:43 pm to mytigger
Monk is the best manager not pardew
Posted on 8/30/15 at 3:50 pm to CapitalCityDevil
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big team
quote:
Tottenham
Posted on 8/30/15 at 3:51 pm to pvilleguru
quote:
I don't even get beIn, but I would still rather watch the EPL than whatever beIn carries.
i dunno that el classico match is pretty big game.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 4:10 pm to StraightCashHomey21
quote:
i dunno that el classico match is pretty big game.
I would still rather watch a lot of EPL games. I just can't find any fricks to give for La Liga, Serie A, and Ligue 1.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 4:16 pm to Mr Personality
quote:
Why do all new soccer fans flock to England?
Easiest access to international soccer on mainstream TV and top to bottom one of the most evenly matched of leagues, maybe the most.
Barca, Real and Bayern Munich may all be individually better teams, but most of the teams in their league probably aren't goign to beat them, can't say the same for the EPL.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 4:18 pm to mytigger
quote:
Barca, Real and Bayern Munich may all be individually better teams, but most of the teams in their league probably aren't goign to beat them, can't say the same for the EPL.
Being that the EPL's already over and it's not even September...
Posted on 8/30/15 at 4:21 pm to MLSter
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Monk is the best manager not pardew
He's done a damn fine job, no doubt. I just think after knowing absolutely nothing about Pardew a year ago and then watching him turn Newcastle around when all the fans were calling for his head and then begging him to stay at the end only to watch him leave and now have CP near the top of the league says a lot about the guy having a passion and a vision for what he wants his team to be.
Swansea is one of my favorite teams to watch right now.
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