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Everything posted by triggs
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I don't think what Atletico Madrid have done over the last three seasons is that far off Leicester tbh. When you take into account that Barcelona and Real Madrid never have poor seasons and the fact they have most of the best players in the World. Probably not now as much as they've spent a good bit of money the last few years but that first team with Diego Costa. I think if they'd won the Champions League as they nearly did to go along with the La Liga win it would definitely be up there This is the greatest underdog achievement I've ever seen though
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Have to completely disagree like. The game completely spiralled out of control. Don't know how he could have done worse
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Name these players that have only left for money
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Was hilarious watching the sky sports news woman trying to analyse that tweet
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Aye, they are happy they have won it as one fluke season will be enough for them to say that anyone can win and have an equal chance. Next season referee's will be even more biased for the big clubs to ensure it never happens again. If anything Sky is precisely the reason this is possible. Now that every Prem club has spending power that outstrips 99% of clubs on the continent, anyone can build a decent squad/hire a good manager by spending through the roof. Once you do that and everything breaks right for you like it did for Leicester, you're in business. Obviously Man Utd/Chelsea/Man City will still have a slight built-in advantage but it isn't insurmountable like it was just 5~6 years ago. This is bad news for the Spurs and Newcastles of the world who have/had fanbases and financial means that far outstripped those of other second-tier clubs, but it's great for everyone else and the watchability of the Premier League in general. Who knew that Sky money would end up being the great equalizer? But the creation of the Premier League led to the likes of Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City all gaining that financial advantage in the first place. If it never happened then pretty much every club would be on a level playing field to begin with. Nah, not like it would have stayed like that for long even without Sky. Every other league has big clubs and small clubs and it would have been the same either way in England
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Aye, they are happy they have won it as one fluke season will be enough for them to say that anyone can win and have an equal chance. Next season referee's will be even more biased for the big clubs to ensure it never happens again. If anything Sky is precisely the reason this is possible. Now that every Prem club has spending power that outstrips 99% of clubs on the continent, anyone can build a decent squad/hire a good manager by spending through the roof. Once you do that and everything breaks right for you like it did for Leicester, you're in business. Obviously Man Utd/Chelsea/Man City will still have a slight built-in advantage but it isn't insurmountable like it was just 5~6 years ago. This is bad news for the Spurs and Newcastles of the world who have/had fanbases and financial means that far outstripped those of other second-tier clubs, but it's great for everyone else and the watchability of the Premier League in general. Who knew that Sky money would end up being the great equalizer? Agree with you in general but Leicester's best players haven't even cost a million pounds
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The last ten minutes of that game is probably the biggest capitulation I've ever seen from a team
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2-1 up at 10 man Arsenal, 1-0 up at home to West Brom, 2-0 up at Chelsea Losers find a way
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Haha Spurs have absolutely shit themselves
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Haha get in
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Bank holiday I presume
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Brighton equaliser last kick of the game
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I think it's just more to do with poor scouting than the French league being poor itself. If we bought Mahrez instead of Cabella, Payet instead of Thauvin, Kante in midfield we wouldn't be having this conversation. We obviously shouldn't be exclusively buying players there though
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Absolutely ridiculous tackle
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Both Brighton centre halves look really good
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Doesn't seem to be anymore but he definitely was at the start Knockaert has been absolutely class btw Edit: He said it again
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I'm asking because that's the way the commentator says it tbf
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Are you supposed to pronounce the K in Knockaert?
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They drew with West Brom just the other day like
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Don't think Chelsea would be trying at all if Leicester needed a draw in the last game No way they'd just roll over and let Leicester win IMO. The media would be all over them in the week leading up to the game, if they showed up in their swimming trunks there'd be fucking outrage. Don't think they'd care, Fabregas and Hazard have both said they want Leicester to win the league ahead of Tottenham