**** OFFICIAL Premiership 2006-07 season Thread!***** - Page 97

Newtown · #**961** 11-23-2006, 03:33 PM

Actually, yes I can. If Chelsea and Arsenal were to do the double over us this season and we still finished on top, we'd be the better team.

ThaSaltCracka · #**962** 11-23-2006, 03:35 PM

you would be better in the premiership, which truthfully is all that matters, but in a h2h comparison, you would be worse than the other two.

Fallen Hero · #**963** 11-23-2006, 03:38 PM

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Actually, yes I can. If Chelsea and Arsenal were to do the double over us this season and we still finished on top, we'd be the better team.

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his point is that if you lose to Arsenal and Chelsea at home in the only two difficult games you've played so far that means you're overrated and very unlikely to win the Premiership.

Newtown · #**964** 11-23-2006, 03:41 PM

Precisely. So I don't know why you're going on about us being overrated. The h2h comparison is only really relevant for bragging rights.

ThaSaltCracka · #**965** 11-23-2006, 03:41 PM

Fallen Hero, you read my mind.

Newtown · #**966** 11-23-2006, 03:49 PM

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Actually, yes I can. If Chelsea and Arsenal were to do the double over us this season and we still finished on top, we'd be the better team.

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his point is that if you lose to Arsenal and Chelsea at home in the only two difficult games you've played so far that means you're overrated and very unlikely to win the Premiership.

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This is ridiculous. If we had done the double over Chelsea last season, would that have meant they were overrated?

EDIT: Also, what is your definition of a difficult game? By the look of things, there will be 2 or 3 teams fighting for the title this year so I wouldn't say there are a whole lot of really tough matches.

New001 · #**967** 11-23-2006, 03:59 PM

They're talking about the sustainability of Manchester Utd's very good start. If they're losing at home to the other top contenders, then it doesn't bode as well for them in the remaining 25 games.

ThaSaltCracka · #**968** 11-23-2006, 04:00 PM

your not really understanding my point. If ManU loses to Chelsea, then it shows that ManU might not be as good as people think, especially since they already lost to Arsenal @ Old Trafford.

ThaSaltCracka · #**969** 11-23-2006, 04:01 PM

Newtown, FWIW Arsenals poor home performance is not a good sign for them either. You have to win your home games, even tough ones.

The once and future king · #**970** 11-23-2006, 04:08 PM

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like gus said, the same could be said for a lot of teams.

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And like I said, those teams dont have aspirations to win the Premiership.

I dont think I am being to partisan to point out big holes in MU's squad and its bench. The fact that Oshea ever makes the field is deeply telling, I cant think of player as dismal in the top 5 sides if not 8. Then there are triumphs of mediocrity such as Fletcher who are meh at best.

Admitedly, MU are deeply powerfull at the moment going forward but even if the attacking unit remains intact I think it is inevitable over the course of a long hard season that flaws in the midfield and defence begin to tell.Starting on Sunday with a 5-0 Nil victory to Chelsea.
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Chelsea have quality cover for most positions, though the loss of Gallas is worrying and for me not worth the addtion of Cash-ley Cole to the squad. Gallas meant we had cover in both full back and centre back positions. For us the most worrying injury would be to Terry. He is nails though so this is unlikely. Anyway over the course of the season I think Chelsea more than edge it in terms of depth of squad and this will be the telling factor in our third title.

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