I know people talk about crowds but I think it's styles.
So many teams are so organized and the playmakers aren't there. Away teams can sit back and hit on the break.
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I know people talk about crowds but I think it's styles.
So many teams are so organized and the playmakers aren't there. Away teams can sit back and hit on the break.
African_brehda
Superstar
And to imagine I almost decided not to watch this game 
YakSpiller
Superstar
You win some, you lose some...but we live to fight another dayAye Liverpool fans, what's your excuse today? Got any powerpoints and explicit words to show us today?
Trajan
Veteran
You win some, you lose some...but we live to fight another day
League over breh..let's hope we can salvage something in the UCL
We just stopped scoring
....Jota can't come back fast enough so we can at least finish top 4We stay losing/dropping points to relegation fodder SMH
I’m saying a couple of years ago, off what he showed at Chelsea, you make this transfer 9 out of 10 times. Now in hindsight you can say it’s not a good transfer.
Top players don't go on year long goal droughts
Pep’s best work yet, congrats on the title bruv
ThrobbingHood
Breh&Breh Associates™
Why did I have to choose Arsenal as a child? They put me through so much stress. 
It ain't over yet, but the defense is really impressive.
Why did I have to choose Arsenal as a child? They put me through so much stress.
What stress
You've enjoyed league titles, fa cups, a CL finals run, some great football.
Kunty McPhuck
Scust Szn has Returned
Hazard burnt out. 
He's just turned 30 and already has played 700 career games.
Prior to joining Real his previous 11 seasons as a first team player he averages 35 league games a season and if you add in the extras of cups and international football it jumps up to 58 games a season. On top of that he played in the 2 most physical leagues for 11 seasons. PL for 7 and Ligue 1 for 4. Btw I've not his debut season. He was 16 but he went from barely playing 4 games to 35 games in his first full season the following year
Being overweight for pre season is on him but I think his body has decided to give up on him.
Gooney, Torres, Sanchez, Eriksen and now Hazard I call this a pattern. All players who started out at 16/17 playing non stop played a number of years in the PL and hitting a wall once they hit their supposed prime years. And unfortunately I see this happening to many others in the future too. Rashford for one.
We saw what happened to Real Ronaldo and Michael Owen injuries destroying their careers. And while I do think Dele Alli current demise is more about ego and enjoying the celebrity stimulus package. His levels of performance had dropped way before Jose had turned up. He's another player who started playing non stop pro football from 16.
He's just turned 30 and already has played 700 career games.
Prior to joining Real his previous 11 seasons as a first team player he averages 35 league games a season and if you add in the extras of cups and international football it jumps up to 58 games a season. On top of that he played in the 2 most physical leagues for 11 seasons. PL for 7 and Ligue 1 for 4. Btw I've not his debut season. He was 16 but he went from barely playing 4 games to 35 games in his first full season the following year
Being overweight for pre season is on him but I think his body has decided to give up on him.
Gooney, Torres, Sanchez, Eriksen and now Hazard I call this a pattern. All players who started out at 16/17 playing non stop played a number of years in the PL and hitting a wall once they hit their supposed prime years. And unfortunately I see this happening to many others in the future too. Rashford for one.
We saw what happened to Real Ronaldo and Michael Owen injuries destroying their careers. And while I do think Dele Alli current demise is more about ego and enjoying the celebrity stimulus package. His levels of performance had dropped way before Jose had turned up. He's another player who started playing non stop pro football from 16.
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