ImperialOrange
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Anyone else signing up for the espn fantasy epl league? I feel like maybe I picked the wrong group since there are only 2 signed up.
Does ESPN have an app for it? Otherwise I know I won't check itAnyone else signing up for the espn fantasy epl league? I feel like maybe I picked the wrong group since there are only 2 signed up.
Does ESPN have an app for it? Otherwise I know I won't check it
Costa/Lukaku/Didier is a great striking force but Imperial is right about Torres. They can't move him because of his weekly wages. It's going to take something creative or a miracle offer to get rid of him. Or maybe he'll take less to return to Atletico. That's probably the best play for him in the end.
International > Club.
Torres would be a beast in Italy.Atletico has reportedly offered around 12-13M because of the cost of his wages. Chelsea want 20M and Torres won't drop his salary. Monaco is likely to let Falcao go (which to me means they don't trust his return to fitness from the ACL injury, coupled with the fact that he was said to be unimpressed with the quality of Ligue Un). If Falcao leaves, then they have a need for Torres, who has continued to score fairly well in Europe these past few seasons, despite his failures in the Premier League. I could see him succeeding in Spain or Italy, for sure, especially Italy, where he would seem like a faster player again, relatively speaking.
They signed a keeper this week. Friedel will be lucky to be #2. Tottenham has one of the top 10 GKs in the world France #1 GK Hugo Lloris.Is Brad Friedel really going to be Tottenham's No. 1, or is he just playing because it's meaningless preseason and he's American?
Thanks. Hard to believe that he could be the starter of a top-flight EPL squad at this stage of his career. Dude has been a solid keeper for a long time though.They signed a keeper this week. Friedel will be lucky to be #2. Tottenham has one of the top 10 GKs in the world France #1 GK Hugo Lloris.
I think Spurs are giving Friedel a going away gift letting him play in their matches in the USA. Friedel may up end Tottenham's 3rd keeper.
Anyone else signing up for the espn fantasy epl league? I feel like maybe I picked the wrong group since there are only 2 signed up.
Finished second in year 1. Have to redeem myself for last year's dismal showing.Yeah foos. join. Third year we've been doing it. Have had a decent turn out both years but me and ImperialOrange are looking sad in there this year by ourselves.
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Is Brad Friedel really going to be Tottenham's No. 1, or is he just playing because it's meaningless preseason and he's American?
Friedel is a club ambassador for Spurs and it working on getting his coaching badges. He's going to be 3rd keeper as we want to have two sweepers back there, Lloris will start most Premier League matches and Vorm will be the keeper in cup games.He lost his starting job to Hugo Lloris about a year and a half ago, when AVB was still the coach. Now Spurs are bringing in another keeper, so at 43 years old, Friedel is likely to retire soon and go into announcing, I'd bet.
Lloris/Vorm still haven't reported back because they get their World Cup break. They're back in training on Monday. Friedel isn't going to play this season, might not have even started in this tour if Jordan Archer didn't get sick on the first day they got here.Is Brad Friedel really going to be Tottenham's No. 1, or is he just playing because it's meaningless preseason and he's American?
Agreed. The stakes/emotions are higher at the international level but quality of play is better in the leagues with the Champions League best of them all. Sir Alex is right. There hasn't been a great WC since 1986. Quality just isn't there. If you backed out the emotions and just focussed on the teams, some of the WC games would be unwatchable.Eh, not really. When the best players in the world play on teams who don't usually compete for international championships, it tells you something about each. I don't think there's any question that club ball is played at a higher level because of how much more players get to practice and play together. Your sense of nationalism might make you think it's more exciting, but the quality of play is not as uniform. It's not a coincidence that Spain and Germany each have had national rosters that were comprised of at least half of their starters from the same club team. The teamwork was pre-built. That's what hinders England - their domestic league has become an all-star league, while most other leagues are still strongly reflective of the local nationality. Maybe Italy is the next most "international" league - and Italian football is suffering a bit, as well.
He needs a new challenge. He won over the Chelsea fans a few years ago because his work rate was so high. He was struggling to score but you could see him working hard to track back/close down. That didn't happen last year. He was in and out mentally. He put on a superb performance at Spurs that I thought would kick start his season (even though he was unjustly sent off) but that was followed by a series of appearances where you wouldn't even know he was there. Best outcome: He goes and Lukaku mends fences with the gaffer and stays.Torres would be a beast in Italy.
He needs a new challenge. He won over the Chelsea fans a few years ago because his work rate was so high. He was struggling to score but you could see him working hard to track back/close down. That didn't happen last year. He was in and out mentally. He put on a superb performance at Spurs that I thought would kick start his season (even though he was unjustly sent off) but that was followed by a series of appearances where you wouldn't even know he was there. Best outcome: He goes and Lukaku mends fences with the gaffer and stays.
He needs a new challenge. He won over the Chelsea fans a few years ago because his work rate was so high. He was struggling to score but you could see him working hard to track back/close down. That didn't happen last year. He was in and out mentally. He put on a superb performance at Spurs that I thought would kick start his season (even though he was unjustly sent off) but that was followed by a series of appearances where you wouldn't even know he was there. Best outcome: He goes and Lukaku mends fences with the gaffer and stays.
Remy to Liverpool off after a failed medical but Lovren to Liverpool completed.
Liverpool still need a left back and a holding midfielder.
Remy to Liverpool off after a failed medical but Lovren to Liverpool completed.