EPL 2014/15 - Who will make up the Top Four?

[Nate]

I just can't believe that a side with Rooney, Falcao, van Persie, Di Maria etc won't make the Top Four.

 

[Uppercut]

I just can't believe that a side with Rooney, Falcao, van Persie, Di Maria etc won't make the Top Four.

This sums up exactly our problem though. We have big names rather than good players or a functional unit. We recruit based on who had the highest FIFA rating in 2012.

 

[GIMH]

This sums up exactly our problem though. We have big names rather than good players or a functional unit. We recruit based on who had the highest FIFA rating in 2012.

Isn't that what Brentford are doing once they sack their manager?

 

[Uppercut]

yeah this is what clubs mean by "advanced statistical recruitment techniques". It's just a man in a van playing last year's FIFA in his underwear.

One of the lecturers here did actually scrape the FIFA data for his stats module. You could probably do some interesting stuff with it, but he just ended up getting into arguments with his students about whether Mertesacker is overrated or not.

 

[Cabinet96]

I admit I sometimes look at a players fifa profile if I've very rarely seen them play. Gives you the basics.

 

[GIMH]

Arsenal and Liverpool.

All the momentum's with the Scousers at the moment and Arsenal are easily the 3rd best side in the league.

Want to challenge you on this. What makes you so sure Arsenal are the 3rd best side in the league? On current form and performances, Liverpool are better. Overall, United have outperformed them.

 

[Cabinet96]

1st point maybe, 2nd one, no.

 

[GIMH]

For some reason actually I thought Arsenal were lower in the table than they are.

Nonetheless. Arsenal aren't 'easily' the 3rd best side in the league are they.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Southampton and Tottenham because seriously **** every other option.

 

[Uppercut]

For some reason actually I thought Arsenal were lower in the table than they are.

Nonetheless. Arsenal aren't 'easily' the 3rd best side in the league are they.

Yeah I wouldn't say "easily". Maybe "clearly". I don't think you could really argue that they aren't 3rd best, but it's not by a very big margin.

 

[GIMH]

I mean for me it depends on the basis.

They're third in the table (which I'll admit I hadn't realised) and if you're shooting from that I'm okay with it.

In terms of form/recent performances (say, last 8-10 games) they're probably the second best.

Across the season as a whole, they've not really been any better than United at winning matches. Or rather, not enough for it to be indisputable at this point.

Final table will bear it out I guess. Arsenal have been similar to United for me, in terms of not being all that impressive in theory but getting the job done often enough.

 

[Ikki]

Southampton and Tottenham because seriously **** every other option.

**** yo couch nigga, they shoulda never gave you niggas money!

 

[Furball]

Want to challenge you on this. What makes you so sure Arsenal are the 3rd best side in the league? On current form and performances, Liverpool are better. Overall, United have outperformed them.

Paper strength. Arsenal (IMO) are clearly (thanks Uppercut) better than Man Utd or Liverpool.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

**** yo couch nigga, they shoulda never gave you niggas money!

If they didn't I'd be fine with that.

 

[Uppercut]

Great, so we're all agreed. The Agueroooo moment is hereby erased from history.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

If living in denial is what you want then sure, I don't mind.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

So we can pretty much call this now.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah can't see Liverpool or saints clawing back that deficit now

 

[sledger]

Liverpool play Arsenal next week though. Arsenal stacking it is obvs far from out of the question.

 

[GIMH]

True, and if it was at Anfield you'd think Liverpool had the edge (yesterday notwithstanding) but can't see them beating you lot at the emirates