People were clowning the fuck out of me for roasting Manchester United when they were on a tear that took them to the top of the Premiere League table. In all fairness, my inaugural post was intended to roast Man U for all the mediocrity that took place over the past decade. Because let’s face it – they had been looking consistent and formidable for the second part of the first half of the season (arithmetic). But low and behold, this past week’s fixtures have jerked us all back to reality.
To be honest, I was happy I was looking like I was wrong about Manchester United. I have two of their offensive assets on my FPL team (Fernandes and Cavani) so I actually was hoping for the best for them. Honestly, sometimes it sucks to be right! But what did I fucking tell all of you people? Circa my first blog post:
“…next thing you know they (Manchester United) are getting dominated by relegation bound clubs!” – Favela Zone “Merry Fucking Christmas” (yes I just quoted myself) https://favelazone.io/?p=41
So what the fuck happened here? Well I do know what happened here because I watched the game (some of it)! Cracks in the armor, lackluster offensive display (I’m looking at you Anthony Martial) and starting second team players in defense (Axel Tuanzebe?). On top of the loss – this is my just reward for being a tool and captaining Bruno Fernandes (midseason burnout) like everybody else who plays Fantasy – a big, fat, BLANK. I was just sick and tired of getting beaten because I play fantasy with feelings against a pack of ruthless dogs that will do anything to win. GODDAMNIT. At least I know that I am not alone in my suffering…If anything good can come of the drama queen of the Premiere League (Manchester United) losing is that this will finally convince Ole Gunnar Smeagol to allow Cavani to lead the line through dancing on a weekly basis.
I can’t have Favela Zone become synonymous with making fun of Manchester United even though it’s so damn easy! They got bounced from the Carabao Cup semi final as well by Manchester City a few weeks ago, so they haven’t even reached a final under Gollum’s reign! He is gonna be searching for silverware like he is looking for the one true ring in the Misty Mountains for the next millennium! Until further notice Manchester United remain MEDIOCRE.
Moving on…looks like covid wrecking regular schedules aside, this season is shaping up to be quite the entertainer. And honestly huge props to Liverpool for being as good as they are with everyone but their starting forward line in the hospital. No one has any clue how this whole thing will shake out, but I stand by my prediction that Manchester United will NOT be winning the league come the end of the season. There are some positives from this week that we do need to talk about though…
From Germany with Love
Ilkay Gundogan. Potentially the most underutilized player of the past decade? This dude was playing as a defensive mid for most all of his career and now that he is playing as a box to box midfielder Manchester City is consistently playing the best soccer of the season thus far (about time). It’s as if Manchester City made another world class signing because he is playing better than anyone on that team in a more advanced role linking play slickly and concisely as well as dropping sublime dime goals. Like damn, this man is making the highlight reel and affecting games beautifully. Something tells me he is gonna be my next captain pick!
Colombian Magic
Oh me, oh me, oh my….
I feel like I just jumped in a time machine piloted by Arsene Wenger (good old days) and headed back to the 2014 world cup in Brazil where James Rodriguez cemented himself as a global superstar winning the golden boot and leading Colombia to the quarterfinals…WHAT A HIT!!
After not doing all that much (goals/assists wise) since October 3rd and then taking a hiatus from playing at all for 4 premiere league games (likely hanging out with his model girlfriend). James made a statement returning to the goal tally in emphatic style. Kasper Schmeichel (the friendly ghost) could do nothing but watch. That was worth a second look…or 20…see from all angles below:
Man nostalgia ultra with this one…made me go re-watch all 6 of his goals from the 2014 World Cup. Those were nothing short of magical times, and definitely has been amiss from all soccer fans for some time. But now he is bringing it to the premiere league, and Everton are returning to playing that exciting fluid soccer that they kicked the season off with.
Brazilian Yutes
Alright people listen up. This is a name you all will need to familiarize yourself with because whether you like it or not, he will be familiarizing himself with the back of your favorite club’s net (Day-O). Saka may be getting all the love as the teenage sensation that has been Arsenal’s most consistent performer in what is shaping up to be a season that embodies the life of a phoenix (they crashed and burned, are now coming back to life), but Gabriel Martinelli is a player that I am gonna go ahead and predict will be the star of the premiere league in a few years. The best way to sum up this player in one word is electrifying. He has dealt with injuries that have kept him from consistently performing, but talk about a fun player to watch. This Arsenal side has a lot to look forward to, and I am gonna go ahead and predict that he will contribute mightily to Arsenal’s charge towards European qualification towards the end of this season, and that he will chip in with the goals. As soon as Arteta gives him a consistent run of starts the 4.9 million pound man in FPL will absolutely be in my side. Stop what you are doing and check out some of his best highlights on youtube. A goal scorer cut from the same cloth as Luis Suarez (Count Dracula) and O Fenômeno (fat Ronaldo).
That’s all for now folks…Enjoy the run of fixtures this coming weekend because it’s safe to say that it ain’t lonely at the top this season!
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