Welcome reader to the start of the 2016/17 Season.
This post covers the first couple of months of the new season. We suffered a couple injuries to key players. The aim for this season is to retain the League Title, win the FA Cup and reach the Semi Finals of the Champions League.
13.8.16 Premier League Match Day 1
A very scrappy cagey game with limited opportunities to score goals or create the chances. Verratti is added to a list of absent players that either injured or at the Olympics in Rio.
20.8.16 Premier League Match Day 2
Pagonis can easily step into the line up without any hassle and I hope he can continue to develop into the player I can think he can become. Sanogo returned from the Olympics with France has we record our first win of the 2016/17 season. This could be a long hard season has some players played in various tournaments over the summer which could led to burnout of some players in the squad.
25.8.16 Champions League Group Stage
Groups A,C and F are the trickiest groups this season. It is great to a couple of minnow clubs in the group stage and hope they can do well. I think we will be ok in our group and we are aiming for the Semi Finals depending on the draws.
27.8.16. League Cup 3rd Round Draw and Premier League Match Day 3
Exter could cause an upset has they host Manchester United and normally Manchester United field an understrength 11 for these games.
We are now getting into the grove with Figueroa continuing to be a threat at set pieces and Barkley continuing to cause the oppoisition problems on the right.
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