Tiresias

If i was at Burnley i would feel sick. Kompany refused to adapt during premier league season leading to them having one of the worst promoted team campaigns in history, the club stick with him for the 'project' despite it being blatantly obvious kompany was prioritising his own career over them by wanting to look like he played attractive football to other clubs, and somehow that strategy worked and now Burnley got themselves relegated for little long term gain. Lesson for football administrators if your manager is refusing to fix an obvious flaw in his own team to look good while you spiral out the league maybe replace the charlatan.

Generally because it allows the defense to press up higher, which means they are closer to the midfield and the attack, meaning they can retain the ball easier and are harder to press. Yes its fashionable but it's not a coincidence it's used by the best sides. You can get away without it if you want to sit deep, this has never been Howe's philosophy though.

Christ they'll be after Lampard soon

They always blow hot and cold though. Glasner may well improve them, can definitely see an improved season, doubt they will trouble the european places, and most likely they will do what they normally do and be rubbish for a chunk of the season below the radar then win a lot bit later in season to get back to respectable mid table.

Burnley got such an easy ride no more so than Vincent Kompany who screamed "look at my football, prospective employers, I care not what happens to this team though". Refusing to change how they defended even a little because of principles? Pep, Klopp, Ancelotti etc etc all adapt plan if needed. All that achieved was ensuring they got relegated solely so a football chairman can say "he plays good football". I'd be fuming as a Burnley fan. I'm not saying he had to go route 1, but to refuse even to play a little deeper was ridiculous.

Crystal Palace could have a good season but more likely they will make big bucks selling Eze, Wharton or Elise this summer and replace with someone who will take a season or two to bed in, then one of the other star players will get a season ending injury and they will end up comfortable mid table. They have no ambitions beyond staying in the league.

They're clearly valued for their off the pitch contribution to the team guess basically as coaching staff they can run out on pitch in fixtures when stretched, I will judge the ambition on the rest of the window

bit disappointed to finish below todd boehly's travelling circus but decent considering

De Zerbi not interested? Considering he left Brighton apparently because he soured things talking publicly about being a bit unhappy and wanting a bigger job, I mean surely its a great chance to go win stuff...

not done enough to replace pep imo, one outstanding season with brighton but this one hasn't been so great (albeit plenty of circumstances). Bayern seems a good shout for a step up with a chance to win things. If Pep announces he's off tomorrow will be surprised, but I do think he's got to be near the end or the cycle

He'd be an absolute perfect replacement for Gundogan at City whom I think has been missed there, was going to say realy badly missed but not like they've been doing badly... Really hope he stays

we get what we deserve for inconsistency through the season tbh

Sigh terrible goal to concede should have scored ourselves though so can't complain. We have been good in periods then we just can't find a player. Meh.

Game is getting away from us here

what a ball, what a stupid challenge

i swear every time spurs attack and are one play away from a shot their attacker thinks hmm what is the easiest thing to defend i can do right now? and does that

Its why as critical as i am of saudi arabia, it is blood money i guess, but the region has so underinvested in, and goddamn it takes this for anything to happen, but I can't sit and say yes all those jobs for people in the city i love, all that money i'd give that up for a clear conscience, while i drive a petrol powered car and shop on amazon. It's far from perfect, as is the world, but this is still good news

i generally hate the super modern stadiums, all shine no soul. I am not against against new stadium by all means, I just dont want to rush headlong into something without consideration of what may be lost by moving it somewhere else primarily

I mean whisper it but local government has some links to national government and this run by some right cunt too... (ok yeah false equivalence I know)

Overselling it somewhat somehow

Absolutely desperate to play for any other team than us I see!

hahahahaha psg

Maybe the clearest foul ever seen

I hope Arsenal pay the release clause, Bruno drives down to arsenal, gets in the room to sign the contract then kicks Arteta in the balls shouts FUCK THAT, kidnaps Saka in boot of his car and drives back up to be anointed king of the North

They're desperate for a result, we're poor away...but sometimes they are down there for a reason and if their defense is still rubbish we should put several past them