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Better than Liverpool and 5th best in the league. They've only conceded 6 at home, 3 of which were to Arsenal. Flores deserves more praise. 1-1.

I'm not sure how overrated Metesacker really is given that he's on so many of these lists and is part of the league's best defense this calendar year. I think his spot in the XI is one of a couple we can/should improve next summer, but he's consistently an above average performer. I don't...

He'd better get used to that fixture - both those sides are staying up. Bournemouth would be challenging a top-half finish with Watford had half their first XI not missed the majority of the season. As G.B. pointed out so poetically, there are far too many England old boys in journalism that...

True. I conflated his positional sense with instinctual finishing. I think it depends whom we consider his contemporaries - he peaked young, but the top class strikers near his age (+/- 3) include Henry, Drogba, Eto'o, Van Nistelrooy, Ibrahimovic, Schevchenko, Ronaldo, David Villa, and Raul...

I question how much talent he ever really had. He was a very naturally gifted athlete and instinctual finisher, but there wasn't much else about his game that stood out. The majority of athletes begin losing pace/explosiveness around 27 (or at least they did 15 years ago when football wasn't as...

Hummels – significantly too handsome and well-spoken to play on Merseyside, but his knack for calamitous own goals could directly replace Skrtel's. Auba – no response necessary, we all know it's as likely as Bilo selling Lucas on an FM save. Gundogan — I actually think he will leave BVB next...

Dortmund will be glad to give you Janujaz back.

£250m matches my rough estimates which include Cech, Alexis, Gabriel, Chambers, Debuchy, Ospina, Welbeck, Özil, Cazorla, Giroud, Monreal, Ox, Campbell, Arteta, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Ramsey, Rosicky, and Walcott. It's the Manchester City figure I'm skeptical about considering they spent £150m...

I think this trend, combined with the inability of United to replace SAF, puts the consistency of Wenger into perspective. It certainly helps me appreciate him, even his flaws.

I fucking wish it did. Aguero is supposed to be back for this. It would be nice if Alexis could make it to the bench. Score draw. I think Flamini + Ramsey is ill-suited to contain Silva and De Bruyne.

Nah. They have no chance.

Mahrez doesn't want to be stuck lobbing passes to Fellaini, mate.

Wishlist: Mahrez + Krychowiak. I can't see Mahrez moving until the summer, but he'd be a perfect fit on the right, with Alexis on the left and Giroud/Walcott central. Krychowiak is a possibility and I prefer him to some of the younger players (Neves, Carvahlo) I've seen linked. He's strong...

Campbell, Lewandowski, and Pirlo. Tough to argue against Pirlo as the best, but Lewandowski can usurp him by continuing this form and winning the Champions League.

Crazy, but also a big inidicator why Leicester won't be winning the title. They've been fortunate those two have been fit the whole season. Tough to see where the goals come from without them or when their finishing regresses.

The 4th placed team with the fewest points in the last three seasons was Manchester United with 70 points last season (and they're currently on pace for 68-69 this season). Chelsea need 55/66 remaining points to reach 70, which is 2.5 points per game - a 95 point season pace. Tl;dr - Chelsea...

According to this, they're 4th for calendar year 2015. 63 points from 35 games.

Every NHL team, win or lose, salutes the crowd after a game. Big, hard bastards playing a game with significantly more animosity - it's a brief show of respect, not a celebration. Elie, foreigners just don't understand the importance of self-aggrandizement, schadenfreude, and being dismissive...

No. It isn't.

This. I don't see why this is getting so much attention. English insecurity and schadenfreude is funny.