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The competitive element where all the teams have more resources and it is difficult to predict the outcome of any one game is definitely an improvement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
However, the quality of the football is awful.
Because of good TV deals and my new 55" TV, I've watched a lot more football than usual and if I was trying to convince a non watcher that football is a good sport, here have been very few opportunities where anyone could be convinced.
Nothing to do with the money because the level of play in the league is awful. That shouldn't be the case if the overall level of the players was better. Leceister spent only 12m more than the previous year which is normal for a club up for its second season. Vardy and Mehrez are hardly big signings. Palace and West Ham only spent 10m more than the previous season, same scenario as Leciester in their second season. Just too much overrated rubbish in the league, which you can see when you try compare the 'big names' compared to 3-5 seasons ago. Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool have all got worse so by default, someone has to take their place this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Darn. I've only gor a 50" TV. Thanks, Gary. Now I'm just going to have a massive argument with MrsL to convince her we need a bigger TV
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Well, it's not 3 points, but it keeps us top - [touch wood] that should be the worst patch of the season out of the way now? We're through the hectic Christmas period, we're through the worst of our injury crisis and our missing players are coming back into the side, and we've even got a new signing... hopefully everything gets easier for us from now on...
We're Arsenal, nothing ever gets easier!Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
Ain't that the truth...Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Also, i'd like to say it was great to see our new signing on the bench for the whole game :good:
It was a good job we bought him because what we currently have ain't good enough and wenget is a genius for proving that by letting who isn't good enough play the entire match :bow:
Cech was excellent. Bellerin, Monreal and Campbell good. The rest not so much. Apart from Iwobi who I thought looked really bright.
I think the less said about the Ox the better and Ramsey seems to take far too long to get the ball under control when receiving it in midfield which makes his subsequent actions look cumbersome.
The midfield completely either ignored or did not see the early ball over the top from our front line and Cech didn't seem to trust the team to win the game evidenced by the time he was taking towards the end.
The ref seemed to be just asleep and the otherwise handy Campbell should have got the winner near the end. We're still top but we do need to win games even When we've barely deserved to.