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If Man Utd beat Liverpool next math I will make a personal donation to one of the United charities. Am sure a Red Devil in the pool can help me locate one...

Because whatever the problems we have, even if we were playing backups, teens and veterans, Elliott and Milner have got to be miles better than anyone in a United shirt now.

So yeah, I rarely put out silly ultimatums but we have to not lose to United. Many unthinkable things but I couldn't stomach that. The first Liverpool match of the season I can watch live cannot end that way... -D

My desire to bet on United only gets stronger (with two bets already lost)  Cheesy

5.10 - 4.60 - 1.61

In my opinion, the odds are absolutely inadequate. United is not Granada or anything. Even in a crisis, United can beat a strong opponent simply because of the importance of playing against a historical opponent, and now Liverpool are clearly in trouble. I understand that in the pool I have to predict the victory of Liverpool, but all my intuition protests against this.
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As for Elon Musk, why would he say something like that if it isn't true?  I think it's true.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1559760618537848832

speaking of Man utd, you guys seen their latest transfer targets? Casemiro, Joao Felix and Pulisic... hmm, a storm is coming. Be afraid, rest of the Premier League teams, be very afraid . . . . lol 🤣
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^  United started really bad because the current squad isn't Ten Hag's squad.  He hasn't even acquired a player of his choice in the midfield and at the front.  When Man United announced their next manager is gonna be Ten Hag, I expected the club to be a Dutch contingent with the squad's core players being some of the best Dutch players.  But no...  

As for Elon Musk, why would he say something like that if it isn't true?  I think it's true.  But we'll see.  And yeah we can expect everything fom him.  Including sending Maguire to Mars.  Cheesy
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Anyway, I really hope Man United gets bought by Elon Musk.  Just to have another interesting thing going on this season.  And United needs a fresh look.

would not call it serious, but we can expect everything from Elon, maybe he can make Giggs to play again

United started really lousy, but Arsenal started in same fashion last season, being no.1 for memes after three rounds, when international break come, but eventually fought for CL position till last round

a lot can happen to United as well
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I'm not sure if this is good news and not sure if Elon Musk is serious but he said he's buying Manchester United.  I mean why would he joke about something like this?  I haven't looked it yet but the Glazers haven't made any official statements yet...

And there's this hilarious reply from some random guy.  Lolol.  Cheesy



Anyway, I really hope Man United gets bought by Elon Musk.  Just to have another interesting thing going on this season.  And United needs a fresh look.
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We really did not do ourselves any favors in Fulham and CP games. We could have gone to Trafford filled with confidence and not needing a win - I'm sure we would have won that game.

Going there needing a win is never fun, the derby is more than a simple 90 minutes game. Sometimes the quality of the team is irrelevant - especially when the better team is under pressure to get the result.

Still - United is really bad and is easy to play through so I do expect us to dominate the game. Hope it will be enough for a win, because even a draw puts us in a horrible position.
United is currently the easiest opponent in the whole league, their defense is non existent and I am expecting Liverpool to went some of their frustrations here. If Liverpool is under pressure what to say about United? They have no team cohesion and look ready to burst. Clean sheet is probably sience fiction for them and I don't expect them to even be able to do much in attack.

Good thing thay play against Liverpool so it will be less embarrassing to concede several goals.
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I guess we can rule out Liverpool as a title contender this year so far,they have made two surprise results in the first two weeks of the Premier League and this to me says a lot.I am not mad that I lost two bets on two times that I did bet on them,I am mad at the way they played.I wonder who got this right in the pool as I think no one would imagine Liverpool screwing up twice except their hottest haters.

Rule out ? It's just game 2 of 38! Not by a whisker will I rule them out just yet, Man City will definitely also have their woes and 4 points difference after 2 games is never significant enough to draw a conclusion on who is the title contender or relegation favorite. If that's a way draw a conclusion everyone should say/believe that Man United are relegation bound come the end of the season going by the caliber of teams they've lost their first two matches to.
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We really did not do ourselves any favors in Fulham and CP games. We could have gone to Trafford filled with confidence and not needing a win - I'm sure we would have won that game.

Going there needing a win is never fun, the derby is more than a simple 90 minutes game. Sometimes the quality of the team is irrelevant - especially when the better team is under pressure to get the result.

Still - United is really bad and is easy to play through so I do expect us to dominate the game. Hope it will be enough for a win, because even a draw puts us in a horrible position.
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If Man Utd beat Liverpool next math I will make a personal donation to one of the United charities. Am sure a Red Devil in the pool can help me locate one...

Because whatever the problems we have, even if we were playing backups, teens and veterans, Elliott and Milner have got to be miles better than anyone in a United shirt now.

So yeah, I rarely put out silly ultimatums but we have to not lose to United. Many unthinkable things but I couldn't stomach that. The first Liverpool match of the season I can watch live cannot end that way... -D
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Man utd failures were sort of to be expected but.. LFC 2 draws, could this be considered worse with the opposition in mind?

That was a pretty bad result for LFC.  I wasn't able to watch the match since I'm at work, but I tuned the big screen in the break room to the match and gave myself a couple of excuses to walk in there, lol.  I missed the red-card at 57' and I'm sure that didn't help LFC any.

ManU is another story all together.  Bottom of the table, with a goal differential of minus 5?  As bad as Arsenal's start was last year, I don't think they touched the bottom of the table.  It's embarrassing for such a storied club.  Of course there's no reason to panic just yet.  It seems that ManU has more trouble with bottom dwellers than established clubs, or at least they did when Ole was the manager.  My jury is still out on whether Ten Hag was the right choice.  His record in Holland was pretty darn good, but I don't know enough about the Dutch league to compare it with the EPL.

Just imagine, after all, and probably the worst start in the history of the club if ManU beat Liverpool next weekend, they will have more points and will be better placed in the table. Yes, I talking about LFC one of the biggest favourites for the champion.
how cruel this game can be  Wink
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Richardson was a mile offside, blocking Mendy's view of the goal. It was a saveable ball, but Richardson made it impossible for the GK to save. The first goal was the result of two bad calls.
that's a strech. I found this pic on twitter:



I do think it's offside, but this is the part where 'Interpretation of the Laws of the Game' comes into play and i reckon the VAR started drawing lines and whatnot to see if richarlison is blocking the gk and ultimately concluded that the Spurs player was not offside because he wasn't interfering with the Mendy's line of vision. I did find it weird that Mendy didn't complain, though

No way Mendy save that! Lol. Rachardson was clearly blocking the direction of the ball; Throughout the game, VAR was inept, and no decisions were correct. BTW, Mendy and the players complained, but as our coach stated after the game, the players, not just the fans, know Anthony Taylor and Mike Dean are funny people, so they asked the players not to overreact to situations.
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@LFC_Bitcoin really roasted all our asses this game week, I mean what the hell was that 21 points in just 9 fixtures, Man Utd being the only he missed, and 5 exact scores, I'm rooting for him tonight and really do hope he gets the 6th one tonight, I suppose there's a superbru prize for getting at least 6 exact right ? It would be really nice to have some from the pool here get that someday.

He's also got himself a potential highest yellow cap points, while we are just 2 weeks into the season Shocked

I manage to move up a couple of places myself, but I've got just 10.5 points so far... LFC_Bitcoin moved up by 48 places to rank first position in the pool right now.

Bloody hell, LFC_Bitcoin is our bastard of the week!

You only get the superbru prize if you're the highest globally, unfortunately... as I found out in our very first season of playing this pool too (6th is an actual cap sent to you haha).

Still, well done my man.

Sorry about the dropped points, Liverpool. Manchester City must feel like the biggest winners here, and Nunez, well, I read that Klopp has never managed a game with a sending off, something I actually never knew about Liverpool, in my memory I feel like they're one of the teams with a red card every now and then.
Hmm, not sure where you read that statistic, but I can remember the Mane red card against City, which is a stand out. Pretty sure that was Klopp managing us then, right? Pretty sure Robertson has been red carded also.

Also, to address the other point, I'm sure City are over the moon to see so many of the top four contenders struggling right now, but they've had relatively easy games, and there's a long way to go right now. Obviously, Liverpool haven't exactly had hard games, in terms of the opponent, we've just been a little unlucky if you look at some of the decisions.

I mean how Diaz can be man handled in the box, and no foul, and then a couple of minutes later get handled much less ferociously outside the box, and get a free kick is kind of ridiculous.

As for the pool, if it wasn't for Liverpool I feel like I'd be doing a lot better Cheesy. As Ironic as that is.

Definitely we've had a few reds! Mane I remember best because we lost badly, and was pretty unlucky as match completely changed after. Milner I remember and Hendo for sure (both made Klopp learn lessons to take off heated players like he did last night with Robbo) but Liverpool have actually been top of Fairplay rankings for many seasons, even before Klopp. No points or money for that of course, though I seem to recall a free Europa spot for Fairplay winners if they don't qualify via the league.

@swogerino We'll do okay, 2 draws from tough positions still demonstrate our fighting ability, yes we played like crap first game (I didn't watch) but I think we were awesome second one, minus finishing. Palace looked like crap for the last half hour of the game, outplayed by 10 men.

Just wish we didn't look so thin so early. Nunez. Well. Hope he learns from this...
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I guess we can rule out Liverpool as a title contender this year so far,they have made two surprise results in the first two weeks of the Premier League and this to me says a lot.I am not mad that I lost two bets on two times that I did bet on them,I am mad at the way they played.I wonder who got this right in the pool as I think no one would imagine Liverpool screwing up twice except their hottest haters.
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Sorry about the dropped points, Liverpool. Manchester City must feel like the biggest winners here, and Nunez, well, I read that Klopp has never managed a game with a sending off, something I actually never knew about Liverpool, in my memory I feel like they're one of the teams with a red card every now and then.
Hmm, not sure where you read that statistic, but I can remember the Mane red card against City, which is a stand out. Pretty sure that was Klopp managing us then, right? Pretty sure Robertson has been red carded also.

Also, to address the other point, I'm sure City are over the moon to see so many of the top four contenders struggling right now, but they've had relatively easy games, and there's a long way to go right now. Obviously, Liverpool haven't exactly had hard games, in terms of the opponent, we've just been a little unlucky if you look at some of the decisions.

I mean how Diaz can be man handled in the box, and no foul, and then a couple of minutes later get handled much less ferociously outside the box, and get a free kick is kind of ridiculous.

As for the pool, if it wasn't for Liverpool I feel like I'd be doing a lot better Cheesy. As Ironic as that is.
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Sorry about the dropped points, Liverpool. Manchester City must feel like the biggest winners here, and Nunez, well, I read that Klopp has never managed a game with a sending off, something I actually never knew about Liverpool, in my memory I feel like they're one of the teams with a red card every now and then.

I'm doing very horrible in the pool. 50/60 After a top 5 finish is... being Manchester United lol
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Kind of. At the start of the season we knew two things: Man Utd are crap, Liverpool are title contenders. It's not surprising to see Man utd shitting the bed. It is a shocking start for Liverpool. The fact that despite the massive shitshow going down at Man United they're still 2 pts away from liverpool says it all. A win for the Red Devils next weekend and they go above Liverpool. That's crazy
Despite it being a slow start for Liverpool, I think the majority of people are expecting them to turn it on at some point. We had multiple opportunities to score to be fair, and Crystal Palace took their chance. I think Palace had two opportunities that could've ended up with them scoring, and they scored the one.

We're also plagued with injuries right now. Matip, Jota, and Thiago to name a few. So, there's a reason why we're struggling, relying on a new signing to lead the line isn't usually the way Klopp does things, he eases them in gently. However, due to the injury situation we've almost been forced too.

I'm not too worried, and still confident going into that United game.
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Just curious though, why did Conte get red-carded, and how will that affect the Spurs next match?
It's a huge blow to the players, they're used to Conte's antics in the touchlines, and the next match is against Wolverhampton who know very well what is like to win at the Tottenham stadium, they beat Spurs last season.

And yeah i don't understand why Conte got booked at the end when Tuchel was the main instigator. I guess the ref missed the initial "handshake" and he only saw a bunch of people arguing and both managers clashing at the center of it all, then Taylor deemed it innapropiate behaviour and both coaches were sent off

but, it looks like they kept going at it after they left the pitch. FA just released a statement https://twitter.com/FAspokesperson/status/1559227189891158016

FA Rule E3 is "Media comments and Social Networking cases"... did Tuchel and Conte say something innapropiate on ig or during the post match press conference? must've missed it

Richardson was a mile offside, blocking Mendy's view of the goal. It was a saveable ball, but Richardson made it impossible for the GK to save. The first goal was the result of two bad calls.
that's a strech. I found this pic on twitter:



I do think it's offside, but this is the part where 'Interpretation of the Laws of the Game' comes into play and i reckon the VAR started drawing lines and whatnot to see if richarlison is blocking the gk and ultimately concluded that the Spurs player was not offside because he wasn't interfering with the Mendy's line of vision. I did find it weird that Mendy didn't complain, though

Man utd failures were sort of to be expected but.. LFC 2 draws, could this be considered worse with the opposition in mind?
Kind of. At the start of the season we knew two things: Man Utd are crap, Liverpool are title contenders. It's not surprising to see Man utd shitting the bed. It is a shocking start for Liverpool. The fact that despite the massive shitshow going down at Man United they're still 2 pts away from liverpool says it all. A win for the Red Devils next weekend and they go above Liverpool. That's crazy
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Yeah, Liverpool need to get their act to together if they want to compete this year. Nunez, even more so. Not at all happy with how he reacted, and while I was looking forward to watch him, that's really put a dampener on things. Now, we have to wait a minimum of 3 games, and that's if he doesn't get cited, more? There was an occasion before the red card incident where he tried to headbutt Anderson, so there's a case to be made there. I'm just not overly familiar with the process of citing players after they've been disciplined via a card in game. Absolutely, should be called up on that though.

I'd like to honestly see him get dropped longer than the ban, he needs to get that out of his system if he wants to have a long term career at Liverpool. Although, I don't want to be too massively critical, he's young, and people make mistakes especially in the heat of the moment. I haven't discounted him yet, but now he's going to have to make up for that, whereas before I was excited to see him play, I'm kind of glad he'll be away from the pitch for a while now.
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Man utd failures were sort of to be expected but.. LFC 2 draws, could this be considered worse with the opposition in mind?

That was a pretty bad result for LFC.  I wasn't able to watch the match since I'm at work, but I tuned the big screen in the break room to the match and gave myself a couple of excuses to walk in there, lol.  I missed the red-card at 57' and I'm sure that didn't help LFC any.

ManU is another story all together.  Bottom of the table, with a goal differential of minus 5?  As bad as Arsenal's start was last year, I don't think they touched the bottom of the table.  It's embarrassing for such a storied club.  Of course there's no reason to panic just yet.  It seems that ManU has more trouble with bottom dwellers than established clubs, or at least they did when Ole was the manager.  My jury is still out on whether Ten Hag was the right choice.  His record in Holland was pretty darn good, but I don't know enough about the Dutch league to compare it with the EPL.
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