International Break October 13

In Today’s CleanSheet:

• Observations 🔭

• Who do you love? 💘

• Archive 🗃️

Observations 🔭

It’s international break. Premier League games will be back Saturday, October 21.

8 Match Weeks down, 30 to go. What stood out?

• Tottenham. Harry Kane left for Bayern Munich, and many thought the loss of the world class goal scorer would be a big setback for Spurs. Son has proven to be an excellent captain/leader and has scored 6 goals, good for second most in the League. Maddison, who leads the league in assists at 5, has been a GREAT addition from Leicester City, maybe the best of the off-season for any PL team. At the end of the day, having talent matters - but the biggest impact for this club may be coming from Coach Postecoglou. The Australian has won every where he’s been.

  • Check out this 2-pager on Tottenham Hotspur at CleanSheetEPL.

• Hangover.🍔 A combination of burn out, injuries (KDB) and red cards (Rodri) have Man City scuffling early and looking uninspired. It’s a long season and City still are favorites to win it all, but early on they look like it will be battle. The toll of winning three in a row, including a Champions League and FA Cup last year, is showing through. The next 7 matches for City will tell a lot - as the schedule is against the Top of the Table.

• Arsenal. Statement win for Arteta against his old club, announcing their intention to compete for the title.

• Liverpool. After a disappointing 5th place last year there were questions across The Reds roster and whether Klopp still had that touch. Liverpool seems back and ready to contend.

• Sacked!!!?. Not yet. Well past the traditional timing for the first Gaffer to go.

  • Sacked & The Peaky Blinders. Here are recent odds for the first manager to go.

• 3 teams exceeding expectations: Tottenham, BHA, West Ham.

• 3 teams falling short of expectations: Chelsea, Man United, Burnley.

• VAR. It's been a rough ride so far. Spotlight getting brighter.

  • “A significant human error”. - From Match Week 7

• Statistical Leaders. For detailed stats on players - check out this link.

Who Do You Love 💘

Bo Diddley (wiki) wrote the song “Who Do You Love?” (wiki) in 1956. In 2004 Rolling Stone ranked the song 113 best of all time. There have been many great covers.

• Bo Diddley Original (all YouTube)

• George Thorogood & the Destroyers (Version the CS associates with the Song, Dive Bars and Harley-Davidson)

Archive 🗃️

If you’re new to CleanSheet or missed any newsletters - check out this sampling of previous newsletters!

• American Ownership in the PL - Off Island Match Week 1 Preview

• Financial Fair Play & Financial Stability - MW2

• Sir William Wallace’s link to Postecoglou - MW2

• What the F is a Derby? - MW3

• Promotion & Relegation - MW3

• International Break & Jimmy Buffett - MW4

• NFL Comparables - INTL Break 1

• Lies. Damn Lies. And Statistics. MW5

• Betting 101. MW6