TheAuthority Posted December 4, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted December 4, 2016 On 12/3/2016 at 09:36, PieFacE said: Kante to win successive Premier League titles with two different clubs? Has a player in the Premier League ever done that before? Was about to post the only person I can think of other than Schwarzer is Cantona with Leeds in the final year of the the old 1st Division before Sky invented football. He won the 1st ever Premier league with Utd the following season. But @Xela beat me to it anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 2 hours ago, Xela said: Only Schwarzer has in consecutive years in the Premier League era. Though he made 0 appearances for Chelsea in his 'title winning season', and only 6 for Leicester, so it's a rather hollow victory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 mourinho paid for him to have a PL medal iirc he didnt get one off the PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 17 hours ago, chappy said: Will be an unpopular opinion but I like watching Chelsea. My favourite of the 'big' teams. They rode their luck yesterday, Man. City could easily have been 4 up. If KDB scores as he should it's game over. That said they've had quite a tough fixture list in recent weeks and won them all so will take some stopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted December 4, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted December 4, 2016 They rode their luck alright. 4 penalty shouts turned down, a contentious block from Luiz that didn't even register a free kick and countless other indiscretions going unpunished. Is it any wonder the Man City players were frustrated at the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Look like champions to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 2 hours ago, ozvillafan said: Is it any wonder the Man City players were frustrated at the end? They're going to get the shit kicked out of them in the return game. I imagine Aguero is going to regret a challenge like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 15 hours ago, Xela said: Look like champions to me. They do but so did City earlier in the season. A lot can happen, injuries to key players, loss of form etc. Arsenal are going under the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 hour ago, PaulC said: They do but so did City earlier in the season. A lot can happen, injuries to key players, loss of form etc. Arsenal are going under the radar. True but Arsenal are bottlejobs. Chelsea or Citeh (as it should be considering the resources) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 If Liverpool can get some defenders in January, I could see them challenging, but this seems Chelsea's to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 5, 2016 Moderator Share Posted December 5, 2016 People were crowning City as Champions in September and Liverpool in October. There's a long way to go. Chelsea do look like the real deal at the moment though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Don't even lose Victor Moses in January...Nigeria didn't qualify. How's that for luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 6, 2016 Moderator Share Posted December 6, 2016 18 hours ago, PaulC said: They do but so did City earlier in the season. A lot can happen, injuries to key players, loss of form etc. Arsenal are going under the radar. For a reason. They are no different to any other season, the same failings are there just waiting to surface. As for Chelsea they simply have a far better and crucially better balanced squad than City. Can't see past Chelsea for the title myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 23 hours ago, TrentVilla said: Can't see past Chelsea for the title myself. It would be interesting to see how they do if Costa gets injured. They don't have any replacement for him in their squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 7, 2016 Moderator Share Posted December 7, 2016 On 05/12/2016 at 13:53, PaulC said: They do but so did City earlier in the season. A lot can happen, injuries to key players, loss of form etc. Arsenal are going under the radar. Chelsea have way more balance and strength in the their squad than City so are better equipped to manage key player absence or loss of form. See Cesc coming in at the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 7, 2016 Moderator Share Posted December 7, 2016 13 minutes ago, villa89 said: It would be interesting to see how they do if Costa gets injured. They don't have any replacement for him in their squad. It would but they have Batshuayi who is still adjusting to life in English football and is yet to start a PL game but has scored once from nine sub appearances. Not a great record but he is a talented player and will adapt I'm sure. Bit they are right they don't have another Costa but then they are less dependent upon him than CIty are on Aguerro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 For me Arsenal have the better squad. More options up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Arsenal squad is so mentally weak that I wouldnt have them in top 4 for that reason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted December 8, 2016 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2016 20 hours ago, PaulC said: For me Arsenal have the better squad. More options up front. No way would I take the Arsenal squad over Chelsea's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 That Nigerian kid has a pretty good record for City so I'd be confident he can cover Aguero in his ban as he did in the Manchester derby. Plus KDB and midfield can step up with goals. Man. City's problems are firmly in defence. With Chelsea I think if they lose one of Costa or Hazard for a decent amount of games they'll run into problems. If they lose Hazard they'd bring in Willian. Good player but it would be a bit more workmanlike and Costa wouldn't quite have so many quick balls to run onto. That's if Chelsea even have any injuries...they are playing once a week of course and to me they always seem the best of all the top clubs at keeping their players fit. You see injuries crisis's at Arsenal, Man. United and Liverpool at least once a season but never Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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