English Premier League 2012/2013 - Real World Football - FM24/25 Update

Yeah, they're looking good at the moment. I really like Everton but they're looking quite dangerous at the moment. Hopefully they'll get a few injuries and they'll fall away a bit but they always seem to end the season well - could be a real threat. The gap between ourselves and the top three is already looking somewhat insurmountable so it'll probably end up as a fight for fourth between ourselves, Spurs, Everton and maybe Newcastle. Not feeling too confident right now if I'm honest.

What's incredibly frustrating is that we've got the best defensive record in the league, but are just lacking the goals. If we'd grown a backbone and not sold van Persie we could well be up there right now. If you win the league this season we've practically gifted it to you. Quite painful, really.

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 06 November 2012 - 14:21 PM

What's incredibly frustrating is that we've got the best defensive record in the league, but are just lacking the goals. If we'd grown a backbone and not sold van Persie we could well be up there right now. If you win the league this season we've practically gifted it to you. Quite painful, really.

I would never pay someone £24m to give me a gift.

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07 Nov 2012 19:11:10

By jumberto | Permalink | On 07 November 2012 - 17:07 PM

I would never pay someone £24m to give me a gift.

You know what I mean. That £24m wasn't reinvested in the squad and will most likely lay dormant in the club coffers. It was a gift in a sense that we sold one of our greatest rivals our best player and our captain, and arguably the best out-and-out striker in the world. If van Persie's goals win you the Premier League this season than we've indirectly handed it to you - that's what really stings.

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07 Nov 2012 22:00:31

You spent the money before you got it because Wenger knew he was leaving.

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By Dutton | Permalink | On 07 November 2012 - 22:00 PM

You spent the money before you got it because Wenger knew he was leaving.

Possibly, but you can't prove that. I genuinely believe Wenger thought he would stay and bought Cazorla/ Podolski/ Giroud as teammates as opposed to replacements. No one can say for sure though.

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 07 November 2012 - 23:29 PM

Possibly, but you can't prove that. I genuinely believe Wenger thought he would stay and bought Cazorla/ Podolski/ Giroud as teammates as opposed to replacements. No one can say for sure though.

Wenger said they were bought as replacements.

As ive said a million times there is absolutely no point in forcing a player to stay, no matter who he is. I'm one of very few people that don't even 'hate' him for leaving.

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10 Nov 2012 15:11:58

Giroud 1-0, decent header.

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10 Nov 2012 15:23:24

Podolski makes it 2-0 after good work from Arteta.

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10 Nov 2012 15:29:10

2-1, Berbatov

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10 Nov 2012 15:30:08

Ayiyiyi, ball watching there.

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10 Nov 2012 15:40:26

2-2 ...

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10 Nov 2012 15:41:00

Good equaliser for Fulham, can't spell the cunts name.

We're awful.

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By VP. | Permalink | On 10 November 2012 - 15:41 PM

Good equaliser for Fulham, can't spell the cunts name.

We're awful.

Kacaniklic- he joined the Liverpool academy at the age of 16.
Damn, we had some real talents :/

Arsenal really could do with a win here. HT will be brutal in the dressing room.

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10 Nov 2012 15:43:16

Didn't deserve the lead, spells trouble for next weekend if we don't step up in the 2nd half.

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10 Nov 2012 15:43:36

What is it recently with teams not being able to defend 2-0 leads, seems to happen alot now

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10 Nov 2012 15:43:55

This is fucking awful. Just when we look like we're going to win comfortably we shoot ourselves in the fucking foot. Twice. This is infuriating.

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10 Nov 2012 15:45:16

Arsenal

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10 Nov 2012 15:49:00

The defence is being torn to shreds, is Steve Bould actually any good as a defensive coach?

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By Portaloo | Permalink | On 10 November 2012 - 15:49 PM

The defence is being torn to shreds, is Steve Bould actually any good as a defensive coach?

I think the issue is whether or not Wenger is giving him enough freedom to properly work with them and implement his ideas. I'm not sure that he is.

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10 Nov 2012 16:07:03

See this is the problem, people think that because Bould is now the assistant we should instantly be great at defending. Well anyone that has watched us for the passed 4 years or so will know that is won't be fixed in a few weeks. And defending starts from the front, its easy to blame it on the defenders, but there is a lot more that goes into conceding a goal than simply the final couple of seconds. We give the ball away everywhere and at any time of a match, at 2-0 we should simply be playing simple possession football and doing everything we can not to concede for 15 or so mins. But instead we're still all over the place making un-needed runs forward and once we as usual give the ball away, our players are so far out of position that its easy to counter us. 6 fucking minutes we managed to keep it at 2-0 ffs.