alteredego Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 English Premiership From a non-partisan spectator's viewpoint, I'm kind of hoping that Liverpool can hold Chelsea in the early kick-off tomorrow (New Year's Day). Assuming Arsenal beat Charlton, the gap at the top will be down to only three points. Realistically however I think Chelsea are favourites to beat Liverpool. Robben is in awesome form - I reckon there's nobody in the world playing better right now. But the Anfield crowd might have a part to play.... Quote Link to comment
maxinquaye Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 I agree. I hope Liverpool wins the match to make the EPL more exciting. Chelsea are definitely the favorites but I think Gerrard is the best midfielder in the world right now (over Zizou, Vieira, Lampard). Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 update: - real madrid and real sociedad just played out the remaining 7 minutes (2+ regular time and 4 min stoppage) of the abandoned game withe zidane scoring on a penalty - final score 2-1. but still 10 pts behind barca - luxembergo's first win as real head coach after leading cruzeiro (2003) and santos (2004) to the brazilian championship - luxembergo started with ronaldo and morientes up front leaving owen to the bench. does this look good for morientes? he reportedly wants to go to liverpool because of the lack of playing time in madrid. this might change things - robinho of santos reportedly will go to real madrid next year - santi solari also reportedly going to barca by june of this year - did anyone see the man utd-tottenham game? what a blunder by roy carrol! but an even bigger blunder by the ref in disallowing the goal!!! i like man utd but they have no chance of catching chelsea this year Quote Link to comment
rangel Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Is there already a MTC footballers group and where do you guys play in MM? I used to play in Los Baños during my hs and college days. Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 barcelona just lost by 2 to villareal while real madrid wins by 3 in the local derby with atletico...only 7 points separate them what's wrong with man utd? they only manage to draw 0-0 with exeter in the fa cup...ruud and giggs are ready to play in the upcoming uefa matches so some good news in what is otherwise an uninspired start to the new year Quote Link to comment
_eRon_ Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Manchester United beats Liverpool, 1-0..superstrike from teenage sensation Wayne Rooney!...go ManU.. Chelsea wins at Tottenham, 2-0.. Arsenal falls to Bolton, 1-0... the gap at the top is still 10 points.. i hope manU comes from behind & win, go manU!!! :cool: :mtc: Quote Link to comment
_eRon_ Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 manutd beats aston villa, 3-1..go manU! Quote Link to comment
steyr Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 congrats sa thread labuyo... nice one!! :cool: Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 man u lose to chelsea 2-1 in League Cup semi...chelsea to face liverpool in finals...chelsea still on track for a quadruple of silverware - EPL, FA, UEFA, League Cup the real grand slam - 4 trophies. Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 Go Chelsea FC!!!Paano nga yon ano? 4 hardwares in one season! Anong tawag doon treble plus one?! Pero sa UEFA Champions League mukhang mahihirapan sila<{POST_SNAPBACK}> 4 trophies in one season would be a, in american terms, a grand slam. a grand slam is usually referred to in baseball when one makes a home run while the bases are loaded, hence 4 homeruns. in tennis, they call the major tournaments a grand slam. and there four of them in one year - australian open, us open, french open, wimbledon. it's only used here in the pba when one wins all three tournaments in one year. i guess it's better to for marketing reasons to use grand slam than treble or triple crown. just some useless information to share looks like it will be difficult to stop chelsea! knockout stage of uefa next month! with the big clubs facing each other. i may be mistaken but it's chelsea vs barca, man u vs ac milan, etc. FTLOF! Quote Link to comment
pepot Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 EVERY SATURDAY MAY FOOTBALL SA CLARET SCHOOL3 PM MAY LADIES FOOTBALL TEAM PA Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Unfortunately for football in the Philippines it will take a few generations before we can become a respectable footballing country. It's a good thing we won over East Timor in the Tiger Cup. Some people have been scoffing at our win but they don't realize that East Timor was once part of Indonesia and we can't even get past our own half when playing againts Indonesia. This is a good win and congratulations to the players. I remember during the last SEA games here in Manila when we won over Malaysia 1-0. That was a good game and a good feeling. It was like a party after the game at Rizal Memorial. BTW, some of you may know while some may not, we have a Filipino pro in Vietnam named Freddy Gonzales. Hope this is a beginning of something good for Philippine football. Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 3:55am ESPN "Round 2 of the Battle of the Buffet Table" Arsenal vs. Man Utd While we are focused on EPL and LFP, don't forget about Serie A... AC Milan just lost again to Bologna while Juventus won over Atlanta...Juve ahead in standings by 8 pts over AC Milan Quote Link to comment
ron9 Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 What a way to start the morning! Woke up at 3:55 to watch the live telecast of Man Utd vs. Arsenal played in Highbury. The game could easily be one of the best matches of the season. Arsenal went ahead on a set play (corner) with Viera outjumping Hienze for a header. Man Utd equalize on a woderful deft pass by Rooney to Giggs for a thunderous shot just outside the box. The shot took a deflection but it should not take anything away from Giggs. Arsenal then took the lead on an excellent low shot by Bergkamp coming from off a cool pass from Henry. The first half had it all, with both sides trying to claim penalties but Man Utd was lucky not to have penalized when Silvestre took down Pires (I think it was Pires) inside the box. Then the second half. Both sides already admitted in prematch interviews that the rivalry was both intense and very much personal, and that a draw for both teams do not do them any good in their plans of catching up with Chelsea. The second half started pretty slow until Ronaldo was spotted by (Giggs, again, I think) on the left side then placed his shot to the right side of the goal. Goal! 2-2! Then about in a stretch of 5 minutes, Keane feeds Giggs deep down to the right flank. Giggs is able to shake off Viera, then Arsenal keeper (Almunia ? did I spell it right?) does the unthinkable! He hesitates coming at Giggs on right flank and just plays token defense. Giggs lobs the the ball across the goal and Ronaldo, being in the right place at the right time, taps the ball in! 3-2 to United! The rest of the game was back and forth with Arsenal getting much of the possesion. Silvestre gets a red card in the 70th minute for head butting Ljunberg! It's tight until in the 80+ minute, O'Shea (replacing Ronaldo for defensive purposes after the red card) is again fed down the middle and just shoots just above Almunia for the 4th goal! Man Utd now in second place, 2 pts above Arsenal. Of couse, all of this is meaningless since Chelsea is still way up front. Great game, nonetheless. Quote Link to comment
guwardiya Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Too bad i wasn't able to watch, it seemed like a great game. Quote Link to comment
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