Some groups exceeded expectations, while others struggled. Here are five of the main speech problems after the first round.
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Salah in the matrix of “other level” . . . but why do reds care?
Mohamed Salah at his devastating most productive moment when Liverpool began their defence of the name with a 4-3 victory over Leeds, however, the Reds’ defence seemed far from the most productive.
Salah took two consequences and threw a volley to win the ball in shape and start his career in the Golden Boot.
And Sky Sports specialist Gary Neville said the Egyptian could be one of the world’s players for the next two years.
“Looking at him on Saturday, it’s almost like he’s playing with the game, almost like he’s got the game in his hands,” Neville said.
“[Kylian] Mbappé, he’s fantastic. Neymar, he’s going up and down a bit . . . Where will the world’s most productive player be in the next few years?
“Anyway, Salah is not his, but for me Saturday seemed surely another level.
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The Leeds attack will provoke many conflicts between the two this season, judging by their efforts against Liverpool.
But that doesn’t hide that Jurgen Klopp’s baseline seemed fragile.
Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol, who has won four league titles in thirteen seasons at Anfield, said the Reds’ defense is an “absolute disaster. “
“What they’re doing now is they’re everywhere. It’s an absolute disaster and it’s huge. You’ll lose targets for fun,” he told ESPN.
“When you start thinking about yourself and the line, you see what happened. A total and absolute disaster. “
Van Dijk’s mistake in giving Patrick Bamford a purpose such as the weak spot, however, Klopp hopes his defense will return to the firm consistency he has shown for more than two years.
At least Salah there to save them. This time.
New firms start in style
Any primary movement carries wonderful expectations and a lot of pressure, but have we ever noticed such a beginner-ruled first weekend?
In the first game of the season, Arsenal beat Fulham 3-0, and all 3 goals were helped by new Brazilian marksman Willian, one of whom scored through Gabriel Magalhaes, who followed his compatriot in the form boy’s career.
Newcastle’s two in their 2-0 win over West Ham were scored through debutantes (Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick).
Leicester’s new Belgian right-back Timothy Castagne (an 18 million-pound rookie in Atalanta) made his first-purpose debut and a blank leaf when the Foxes beat West Brom 3-0.
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Perhaps the most productive start of all of James Rodriguez’s for Everton.
The Colombian star to revive his career after a few meager years in Spain and Germany.
Rodriguez, a celebrity at the 2014 World Cup, where he won the Golden Boot and won a transfer of 63 million pounds to Real Madrid.
After two good seasons on loan at Bayern Munich, he played eight matches (one goal, one assist) after returning to Madrid last season.
Now 29, he is in redemption after a move of about 12 million pounds to Everton, and began with very good style.
He created five opportunities for the Toffees in his 1-0 win over Tottenham, that of all players on his Prem debut since Alexis Sanchez in 2014.
He also ruled the game with 4 interceptions and showed a creativity and diversity of assists that have made Everton fans dream of greatness this season.
Think of Adam Lallana, the Liverpool. Il former Liverpool. Il who struggled before the break on his Brighton debut, and given his injury history, this can be a genuine concern.
James vs Tottenham What a start to the season!Pic. twitter. com/2VRbOwSPVV
Migraine in lampard midfield
The tension is in Frank Lampard. Chelsea has spent more than two hundred million pounds (A350 million dollars) on this movement window, and the former mythical player will have to comply.
But there’s a lot to like about his 3-1 win over Brighton: Timo Werner didn’t score a goal, yet his pace, movement and positional intelligence showed precisely why Chelsea did everything they could to point to the striker. Chelsea’s attack.
“He needs to score goals and be ruthless in this domain (the surface), Lampard told Sky Sports after the match.
But it’s his ability to stretch defenses that can be even more influential. He drifted and fell in midfield, did more sprints than others in the park and played the full 90 minutes.
“I love how Timo looks in other areas,” added Lampard. “He is a leader who cares a lot for the centrals. Sometimes he can go a little further, but when he leaves, he leaves.
The only question is how Lampard will deal with the men around him: Kai Havertz was calm but showed a glimmer of his prodigious talent; Jorginho was strong, nailed his penalty with confidence, while N’golo Kante made the kind of late goalr run in the box we saw when he was at his most productive time a few years ago (while covering more floor than anyone else in the park, as usual).
Christian Pulisic, Billy Gilmour and Hakim Ziyech (the latter injured) were tied for the team, while Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ross Barkley had to settle for leaving the bench.
Lampard now has the kind of intensity in midfield that other coaches would dream of. Finding your XI will be a complicated task, and managing the wardrobe will be crucial. It’s a headache, but it’s smart.
The only thing he probably wouldn’t appreciate is Kepa Arrizabalaga’s steady tendency to concede docile long-range goals, as he faced Brighton. It’s a headache Lampard wishes he didn’t have to deal with.
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West Ham was unbearable, West Brom’s attack is docile to say the least, and the Fulham’s attack intensity is minimal. The hopes of this trio of groups will be based on their good luck in the last weeks of the market.
The hammers seem unbalanced, lacking delight and, to be brutally fair, quality. Manager David Moyes is desperate to recruit a veteran central defender, with Arsenal defender Rob holding his current selection James Tarkowski from Burnley.
West Brom will desperately want the striker before the movement window closes. They only controlled one opposing shot to Leicester. Matheus Pereira and Grady Diangana may have done more with opportunities in the first half, but part of the moment showed that the team was painfully missing in the cut. Edge.
The Fulham is another team that wants it if you want to manage the ascent.
Aleksandr Mitrovic, incapacitated, arrived from the bank and triggered the attack, but the game was already dead and buried at this point.
“So we can evolve and grow, we want to come with players on this team that we like,” Coach Scott Parker said. He picked up decent reinforcements in defense. Now you have to get your forwards up, or get back in the league. next season.
The beginnings . . . but the hole would possibly narrow
Liverpool beat Manchester City by name through the cool of 18 problems last season, and the gap between the time and the third 15 additional issues.
But all their rivals have made deals in the moving market.
Chelsea have passed a speck on new players and may not be finished, the Spurs have strengthened and still need some other strikers, Manchester United have splashed Donny van de Beek and it’s still for Jadon Sancho, and Arsenal chose Willian and added Gabriel to their defense.
Meanwhile, Liverpool have failed to bring Thiago back, yet, and Manchester City are still on the hunt for a central defensive signing for a moment to sign for Nathan Ake, probably José Giménez of Atletico Madrid or Kalidou Koulibaly of Naples.
The fact is, while groups like United and Chelsea showed flashes of brilliity in the last campaign, they were far from the two most sensible in the world. Season.
Arsenal nevertheless discovered a way to unpack a deep and compact defense, surprising the ascended Fulham. Willian has added an indispensable artistic power. Chelsea’s new attack was very promising (more main points below). Meanwhile, and perhaps more vital than anything its rivals do, Liverpool have demonstrated their vulnerability lagging behind.
It’s incredibly early and we haven’t even noticed Manchester’s groups in action yet, but smart recruitment and the continued progression of young groups can mean a tighter race to the most sensible in the Premier League standings this year.
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