Premier League 2016/17

Who will win the Premier League 2016/17?

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Alik

Alik

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zanela said:
Why have so many chosen City on the poll? Pep's City is a work in progress, and it will take some time before the new and old acclimatize to his vision and philosophy.
Chelsea, on the other hand have bought a warrior, looks a more settled side whilst not having to worry about the CL. Likewise ManU, who can rely on the league legend, and Mou's result oriented approach. I mostly see the former as fav, closely followed by MU.
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Chelsea had a very poor season, and haven't really strengthened.

I don't see them being favourites over City, United or even Arsenal and Tottenham.
 
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zanela

Senior Member
Alik said:
Chelsea had a very poor season, and haven't really strengthened.

I don't see them being favourites over City, United or even Arsenal and Tottenham.
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Where they finished last season is irrelevant this season. They have bought Batshuayi and Kanté. And linked to Koulibaly and couple of other strikers. All the spotlight this summer has been on the manchester clubs, but Conte has been quietly strengthening his side. And under him, Chelsea will go back to being a tactically hard side to beat.
 
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BenRobbins

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All this anticipation for what looks to be one of the best seasons in the premier league, city spending 150 million, hiring one of the best managers in the game yet they still have tickets on general sale for tomorrow.

Absolutely pathetic.
 
DonAK

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
xXKonan said:
Rumors are that Pep is going to choose Cabellero to start over Hart for the game vs Sunderland.
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Story says City are stepping up their efforts to sign ter Stegen too. Looks like Pep has seen enough of Hart already lmao.
 
Alik

Alik

Moderator
zanela said:
Where they finished last season is irrelevant this season. They have bought Batshuayi and Kanté. And linked to Koulibaly and couple of other strikers. All the spotlight this summer has been on the manchester clubs, but Conte has been quietly strengthening his side. And under him, Chelsea will go back to being a tactically hard side to beat.
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It is just that in previous seasons where Chelsea was a natural favourite either because they had a good squad, or a strong manager, or were spending lots of money, or simply had little competition apart from Man City. This season, they don't have that edge.

Conte might be a good manager, but so are Klopp, Guardiola, Mourinho, Wenger and Pochettino. For me, this is the first season where Chelsea are not favorites simply because the competition has gotten a lot stronger.

You also mentioned stabilty earlier, but they aren't much more stable than City and United, and not as stable as Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool.
 
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Flavia

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DonAK said:
And sign a new GK in 2-3 years for 40m too?

Because that's the direction the market is going towards.
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Yes. The rb position is more worrying, imo. This situation is heading this way, anyway. So at least we'd get to solve the rb problem now, and not next season.
 
DonAK

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
Flavia said:
Yes. The rb position is more worrying, imo. This situation is heading this way, anyway. So at least we'd get to solve the rb problem now, and not next season.
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The RB solution would've been Alves staying another season tbf.

Bellerin, Cancelo, Fabinho etc. All got issues either defensively or attacking-wise in the latter's case.
 
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Flavia

Guest
DonAK said:
The RB solution would've been Alves staying another season tbf.

Bellerin, Cancelo, Fabinho etc. All got issues either defensively or attacking-wise in the latter's case.
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I wish they'd solve the defensive issues, and get someone like Fabinho. Let the rcm do the attacking now. There isn't a perfect Alves replacement, anyway.
 
DonAK

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
Flavia said:
I wish they'd solve the defensive issues, and get someone like Fabinho. Let the rcm do the attacking now. There isn't a perfect Alves replacement, anyway.
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But if we want a defensive RB then why not just let Roberto do the job for a season? He does have some positioning issues, but he's done a decent job and his flaws can be worked on.

Even if someone like Fabinho comes, he'll need time to adapt anyway coming from a defensive side like Monaco with a completely different set-up.
 
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Flavia

Guest
DonAK said:
But if we want a defensive RB then why not just let Roberto do the job for a season? He does have some positioning issues, but he's done a decent job and his flaws can be worked on.

Even if someone like Fabinho comes, he'll need time to adapt anyway coming from a defensive side like Monaco with a completely different set-up.
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I don't trust bob's defending against top sides. Teams will exploit that, and Pique will be overloaded. I'm really worried.
 
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