Premiere League & World Soccer Thread

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

This was the point where the award became kind of a joke to me. Messi winning it more or less for his performance over a few weeks at the WC but playing his club football at Inter Miami while Salah clearly had the best club season playing in England was ridiculous.

Wrong season. Messi stole that from Haaland, not Salah. If anything, Modric stole it from Salah following his 2017/2018 season. But let's be honest, Lewandowski deserved that one in 2018. That is my second biggest snub ever.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

What Bournemouth is doing in the Prem is worth watching. If they can stay healthy, they could pull it off. They have a spirit that reminds me of Leicester 15/16 season. Semenyo looks unstoppable. Kluivert is a special talent. They have the defense to stay in any game. They are playing a beautiful brand of football. Watch out. This seems different than Forest last year and Brighton 22/23. This team has star power and determination.

 

[Charlie Kelly]

What Bournemouth is doing in the Prem is worth watching. If they can stay healthy, they could pull it off. They have a spirit that reminds me of Leicester 15/16 season. Semenyo looks unstoppable. Kluivert is a special talent. They have the defense to stay in any game. They are playing a beautiful brand of football. Watch out. This seems different than Forest last year and Brighton 22/23. This team has star power and determination.

Doubt they finish Top 4 (unless they miraculously stay healthy all season and catch some breaks) but I think they can finish in the European spots. They can give anyone trouble on their day.

Semenyo is the real deal though. He abused Porro in our game earlier this season. I really wanted him as a Son replacement this summer but we whiffed on Gibbs-White and Eze which took us longer than it should to bring in a 10.

 

[YankeeVol]

What Bournemouth is doing in the Prem is worth watching. If they can stay healthy, they could pull it off. They have a spirit that reminds me of Leicester 15/16 season. Semenyo looks unstoppable. Kluivert is a special talent. They have the defense to stay in any game. They are playing a beautiful brand of football. Watch out. This seems different than Forest last year and Brighton 22/23. This team has star power and determination.

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[bleedorange0037]

What Bournemouth is doing in the Prem is worth watching. If they can stay healthy, they could pull it off. They have a spirit that reminds me of Leicester 15/16 season. Semenyo looks unstoppable. Kluivert is a special talent. They have the defense to stay in any game. They are playing a beautiful brand of football. Watch out. This seems different than Forest last year and Brighton 22/23. This team has star power and determination.

Weren't they in the CL places most of the time up till Christmas last year? I agree that they look good, and could realistically end up in Europe next year, but winning the title seems farfetched. If they stay healthy who knows, because that first XI is impressive, but they may ultimately be undone by a lack of depth if they have any injuries. Also, not playing in Europe this season gives them a leg up on everyone else at the top of the table.

Meanwhile, last season's feel good story of Forest has gone completely off the rails. Lost several players over the summer and now not prepared to fight on two fronts, their owner appears to be a moron, already sacked the manager that took got them to Europe, and may be about to sack another one. Also not helped by the fact that the three promoted teams this year don't look to be going straight back down by default. I doubt this is going to be another one of those years where a team can stay up with <30 pts.