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GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK: 7
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GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK: 7
StrumSolo > 07/10/2013, 15:30
Blowing bubbles...
West Ham
I don’t think anyone saw that coming. Whether or not the Spain-esque 4-6-0 is a viable long-term (or at least until Andy Carroll is fit again) option remains to be seen, but a win is a win and Sam Allardyce will be much happier with the league table now than he would have been on Saturday night.
Man Utd
The fact that a win against the league’s bottom side is even a cause for particular celebration shows just how far Utd seem to have fallen. 3 points though, and they’re back in the top half. Only 4 points off a Champions League spot too.
Ravel Morrison and Adnan Januzaj
Consider them arrived. Morrison’s potential has been known for 2 or 3 years now, and it was his temperament, rather than any doubts over his ability, that saw him exit Old Trafford. It hasn’t all been plain sailing at West Ham either, but listening to Sam Allardyce speaking after his wonder-goal yesterday afternoon, it seems he may have finally matured. Januzaj doesn’t appear to have any such baggage, and trumped Morrison by scoring two worldies at the weekend. However, with his contract expiring at the end of the season, the usual suspects will be on ‘red alert’. United don’t have a great record when it comes to keeping young foreign talent (I’m looking at you Paul Pogba, Gerard Pique and Guiseppe Rossi) but if they’ve got any sense they’ll get the Belgian tied down quick.
Fulham
A massive win against Stoke and Martin Jol can probably rest easy, for now.
Southampton
They’ve not had the most challenging start to the season, but you can only beat what’s in front of you, and 14 points from 7 games is a good return no matter who the opposition. In fact last season they seemed to have more joy against the big boys, so picking up results against the lesser lights should be viewed as progress. They go in to the international break sat in 4th place with a trip to Old Trafford up next. Winnable?
Seeing double...
Tottenham
A freak result, a super-freak even, but a wake-up call nonetheless. Spurs conceded more goals in that 15-minute second half spell than they previously had all season, against a West Ham side playing without a striker, a West Ham side who were the division’s lowest scorers. Obviously they’re still very much in the mix, but a Plan B, and figuring out how not to lose to their biggest rivals will need to be worked on.
Sunderland and Palace
Between them they’ve played 14 games, let in 29 goals and amassed just 4 points. Adrift.
Stoke
From what was looking a decent start under Mark Hughes, the Potters have lost their last three, including winnable games against Fulham and Norwich, and it’s only those sides’ inferior goal difference keeping Stoke out of the drop-zone. It’s an old cliché but you need to pick up points against the teams around you. West Brom are the next visitors to the Britannia and certainly fall in to that category. Big game.
Swansea
7 games in 20 days, including matches against Liverpool, Valencia and Arsenal were always going to take their toll, but that’s the Europa League for you. The fixture list for after the international break looks kinder, but they’ll need to start picking up a few more wins if they want to avoid ‘doing a Newcastle’.
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RE: GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK
imrani > 07/10/2013, 15:45
I don't know about Good week/bad week. This page should be called Bonkers week or super bonkers week. You could not predict this stuff. Its like nobody believes in form anymore. But I would say that this season at this stage nobody should be disheartened, not even palace and sunderland. A few good results and its all rosy again. Much like the average championsip season. -
RE: GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK
StrumSolo > 07/10/2013, 15:49
(07/10/2013, 15:45)imrani Wrote: I don't know about Good week/bad week. This page should be called Bonkers week or super bonkers week. You could not predict this stuff. Its like nobody believes in form anymore. But I would say that this season at this stage nobody should be disheartened, not even palace and sunderland. A few good results and its all rosy again. Much like the average championsip season.
Hard to see where those 'few good results' are coming from for Palace or Sunderland though, and i'd be seriously worried if I was a fan of either.
Still all to play for for everyone else, you're right. -
RE: GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK
RussyRover > 07/10/2013, 16:03
Well this is the table as it stands
so apart from the bottom 2, all the rest have 7 points or more, and it's all very close, as you would imagine after only 7 games, so definitely all still to play for.
and an interesting start to the season with Hull and Southampton riding high... just wish the results weren't so topsy turvy, or at least my betting bank wishes so...
Well done to West Ham, and as you said the Man Utd win, although a win, shouldn't fill people with confidence, in fact Sunderland should have got at least a draw from it..
It certainly has the makings of a different season, until normality sets back in, and the usual suspects crowd the top slots again... until then worth watching... -
RE: GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK
carl1984 > 07/10/2013, 20:48
Good week for Man City anyone? Potentially difficult match against Everton who were unbeaten going into the game and they dealt with them with minimum fuss and Negredo and Aguero look a very handy strike pairing -
RE: GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK
StrumSolo > 08/10/2013, 10:19
(07/10/2013, 20:48)carl1984 Wrote: Good week for Man City anyone? Potentially difficult match against Everton who were unbeaten going into the game and they dealt with them with minimum fuss and Negredo and Aguero look a very handy strike pairing
Yep, fair shout. But like Man Utd at Sunderland, these sorts of games should be routine. That they're not is a worry. -
RE: GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK
rustee1 > 10/10/2013, 20:34
i think most weeks so far have been good for southampton so far. they are playing good football and winning games. they do have a tough run coming soon, so we should find out what they are really about then. -
RE: GOOD WEEK/BAD WEEK
StrumSolo > 11/10/2013, 18:55
But it's the 'tough' games they tend to do better in :)
It has been a fairly straightforward start for them, and i'm sure they won't be 4th come the end of the season.
6th, 7th or 8th look do-able though.