At long last, the new season is here.
Waiting throughout the hot and agonizing summer was worth it, as now we can
watch the world’s greatest football league right in front of us (or with the
mates down at the pub or the betting shop).
But as this is the new season, new faces
have entered the League. I’d like to give my personal “Welcome to the Big
leagues” salute to the following promoted teams: BURNLEY, SHEFFIELD
UNITED AND LUTON TOWN. I am particularly fond of Luton, as they are
unique in the sense that their home ground, Kenilworth Road, can only hold a
total of 10,356 people. Compared to the other stadiums in the Prem, that’s
pretty small, but the atmosphere is perhaps the best. Houses surrounding the
ground, fans being able to hear each other sneeze and being able to throw
banters at one another. It’s beautiful stuff.
Another thing that’s new for this season is
Manchester United’s squad. After 12 years of service, David De Gea is no longer
part of the team and is currently a free agent. In his place, its Inter’s former
stopper André Onana, who moved to Old Trafford on a deal worth £43.8 million.
Wearing the number 24 on his back, a number that fans of United recognise as
Daren Fletcher, another United bloke that is well liked within the fans of the
Red Devils.
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Now onto the reporting of the month.
Originally my new idea for the reports is going to be the following: take the
best matches of that month, regardless of which matchweek it is, and analyse
them briefly while also commenting about the performance for said month. And because
we are back in the Champions League, that section will also receive a different
style of reporting. My main issue right now is that August’s best matches all
happened during matchweek 3, so my whole report on August will be covering
those matches only. To be honest it was a banger of a matchweek, we saw lots of
action drama, and excitement from both sides of the supporters, and those that
watched the games and support neither club that played.
ARSENAL VS FULHAM
The first fixture of this report was
between the London sides. It was played in the North, but neither side could
prove which one had it in to earn the title of Greater. That was a shit pun
that is deserving of a red card.
Andreas Pereira opened the game within the
1st minute of the match. A shot from outside the box right into the
left corner and everyone was cheering. Everyone but Gunners.
69 minutes later, Saka equalised in the 70th
minute, which was followed by Eddie Nketiah in the 72nd, with an assist
from Fábio Vieira.
BRENTFORD VS CRYSTAL PALACE
My childhood club versus a side that is
pretty much awesome at the minute.
Lots of chances were shared between the two
teams in both halves, but Brentford took the lead in the 18th
minute, thanks to Kevin Schade and Christian Nørgaard, with the latter marking
down an assist for the match. The score was 1-0 all the way up to the 76th
minute, when Joachim Andersen broke the tension of the match, with an assist
from Jordan Ayew.
No winners in the first two matches, but
lots of competitiveness nonetheless…
EVERTON VS WOLVERHAMPTON
I kind of forgot that Everton are in the
Prem. With what happened last season, I forgot they survived relegation day.
Lots of yellow cards, on Wolverhampton’s
side the most, with a total of 4.
I do feel bad for the Wolves, because they
have been playing pretty good football the last couple of months. They’re kind
of like the underdogs of the league, or should I say underwolves… I’ll euthanize
myself for that one once this is published.
As for the game itself, Sasa Kalajdzic,
with an assist from Pedro Neto, scored the only goal of the game in the 87th
minute. The cross from Pedro + the attempt from close range = WINNING GOAL.
The rest is just everyone else laughing
because Everton. Absolute shite of a club at the minute…
MANCHESTER UNITED VS NOTTINGHAM FOREST
This match was long and tense, just like
the names of the teams.
The first 4 minutes of the game were hell
for us United fans, as we managed to concede 2 bloody goals in the opening
seconds of the game. First from Taiwo Awoniyi in the 2nd minute,
followed by Willy Boly in the 4th. The 2nd goal was pure
luck as the ball deflected from the player and ended at the back of the net.
Christian Eriksen tried to calm things down
with him finding the back of the net in the 17th minute, but it wasn’t
enough to shut everyone up, who jumped on the “make fun of United” bandwagon
for the rest of the first half.
As soon as the second rolled out, United
were more confident and more stylish in their play. In the 52nd
minute Casemiro equalized the score and Bruno nailed the win for us in the 76th
minute from the spot in the six yard box. Cool as a cucumber, we made a
comeback and got ourselves the 3 points.
And Nottingham went home with two Ls: first
is for the game and the second is for Joe Worrall, who received a red in the 67th
minute for a bad challenge…
LIVERPOOL VS NEWCASTLE
What a way to end the monthly report. The
castle couldn’t keep up against the attacks that were coming from the Scousers.
They never walk, nor attack alone.
Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon scored the first
in the 25th minute, which was quickly forgotten because 3 minutes
later, Virgil van Dijk received a red card. This was quite unusual, as he is a
defender that’s known for not being aggressive with his challenges.
However, as the match went on, Liverpool
were desperate and in the need of a miracle to make an equalizer. Their prayers
were answered, as Darwin Núñez came to deliver Liverpool from the hands of
defeat. In the 81st minute he gave them hope, and in stoppage time,
with the help from Mohamed Salah, delivered them to victory.
Crippled and underwhelmed, and possibly
against all odds, they managed to pull off a magnificent win, whereas Newcastle
crashed and burned, causing them to take a huge fat L, drop points and position
in the League…
STANDINGS
Closing remarks regarding the opening month:
- City won 3 games out of 3
- West Ham are somehow 2nd
- Spurs are adapting without Kane in the squad
- Vincent Kompany's Burnley will have to work a bit harder
than before.
- Tesla make good TVs. Just wanted to mention that
Until
next time
Ѓорѓи „GioGio“ Илиев
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