The Football Thread

[redshirt]

although i support liverpool in the epl (kase yun na talaga team ko before), i must commend arsene wenger and arsenal:

 

first, because along with barcelona (shempre i had to mention my fave team hehe), they play the most attractive football in europe. funny how before wenger came along, arsenal were dubbed the most boring team in england.

 

second, they built the team without spending an outrageous amount of money in the transfer market. they spend wisely, bringing in youth players and developing them. just look at fabregas (free transfer from barcelona), van persie (just $5m from feyenoord) and denilson ($6.5m from Sao Paolo). all future world class players...

 

For me I find LIV attractive eventhough I dislike the club. Real is now playing like they should be again.

 

 

 

http://www.footytube.com/category/videos/s...h-primera-liga/ VIL 0-5 RMAD

[green_hornet]

although i support liverpool in the epl (kase yun na talaga team ko before), i must commend arsene wenger and arsenal:

 

first, because along with barcelona (shempre i had to mention my fave team hehe), they play the most attractive football in europe. funny how before wenger came along, arsenal were dubbed the most boring team in england.

 

second, they built the team without spending an outrageous amount of money in the transfer market. they spend wisely, bringing in youth players and developing them. just look at fabregas (free transfer from barcelona), van persie (just $5m from feyenoord) and denilson ($6.5m from Sao Paolo). all future world class players...

 

I agree with you damaso... I am an Arsenal supporter ever since... Although they lost the face of the franchise (in my opinion) Henry, Wenger didn't do bad in getting quality players without spending much. He believed in buying cheaper "potential" than the more costly "developed" talent. So far they are having a good start... Go Gunners!

[damaso]

pics of the brazilian assistant referee who posed nude for playboy:

 

http://brazil.theoffside.com/folklore/the-...e-oliveira.html

 

i think she got suspended after the issue came out...but why?! what's wrong with having a hot referee?!

[mojo2NV]

I agree with you damaso... I am an Arsenal supporter ever since... Although they lost the face of the franchise (in my opinion) Henry, Wenger didn't do bad in getting quality players without spending much. He believed in buying cheaper "potential" than the more costly "developed" talent. So far they are having a good start... Go Gunners!

 

At last may fellow Gooner na ko dito....hehe

 

this except has been lifted from Arsenal website:

 

Wenger - We don’t need to buy stars, we can make them

 

By Richard Clarke

 

Arsène Wenger admits that he prefers to make stars rather than buy them.

 

The transfer window slammed shut last Friday and, yet again, the Arsenal manager did not attempt to bolster his squad with a big name. All of his four signings over the summer — Eduardo, Bacary Sagna, Lukasz Fabianski and Lassana Diarra - can be labelled as ‘talented and upcoming’ rather than ‘established and world famous’. But, Wenger argues, his policy of buying young and integrating early will bring dividends soon.

 

“We want to be faithful to the policy in the Club,” he said. "We have a team that can develop in the next four or five years.

 

“I feel we are in the process of turning Cesc Fabregas, Denilson and Abou Diaby into world-class players.

 

“It may not be so long before we are on top again. If you ask me if we have the potential to achieve success this year then I say ‘yes without a doubt’. It is important not to relate only success with money.

 

"I feel we make superstars. We have a feel for the game and the way we want to play football is linked to development and therefore you have to take your time a little bit. If you find an extra special player then OK.

 

“But I have not seen a number of what you might call world class players. World class prices maybe but not world class players.”

 

Wenger pointed out that he had funds to buy bigger this summer and chose not to. He argues his side’s start to the season is justification in itself of his policy.

 

"We are not short of money,” said the Frenchman. “We have done very well and our [financial] results will come out soon, you will see.

 

“I really don't know why everybody wants us to buy. We have started the season well, qualified for the Champions League and are playing in a convincing way.

 

"I am not scared to spend money. If it’s for a player I feel who is what I need, of course I will do it. But [the number of] really world class players are really small. And then you have to get to a level of players who are better than you have already.

 

“And I think the players we have are stars.”

[nuggetable]

Toon Army !!!!

[mlisj]

LOL

[buntot]

true, the best thing about arsenal is its ability to identify and develop future stars. its a bit sad though that for supposedly an english team, there arent plenty of english stars on the team which i believe is important for english football in general. however, the evolution of a community driven football to a modern corporate football has also transformed how english teams are managed particularly in its dealings with english players.

 

ferguson once remarked that he before he only had to deal with players themselves regarding their contracts. now he has to go through agents who can be barriers during negotiations. whether it is a good thing or not, depends on how you would look at it. take a look at the case of heinze.

 

so how things are at with the new season. i know that man u is having a sputtering start. and liverpool is now finding its cutting edge through fernando torres. and real madrid is getting plaudits for the way theyre playing, surprisingly through sneijder (tama ba spelling?) instead of robben- who i think spends more time injured than playing. sad.

[dj_flip03]

Go Gunners!!!!

 

...And Juve's on top of the table!!!!

 

 

Damn! I miss this place! Wala na kasing MTC sa office eh.

 

 

Maganda game mamya. Gunners vs. Spurs

[redshirt]

Go Gunners!!!!

 

...And Juve's on top of the table!!!!

Damn! I miss this place! Wala na kasing MTC sa office eh.

Maganda game mamya. Gunners vs. Spurs

Wala atang games mamaya INTL weekend kasi kagabi....

 

welcome back to the tread Mr. Flip. Kelan tayo futsal?

[xycho_g]

ayoko tlga sa arsenal pero i like van persie and fabregas...dunno why...haha

[damaso]

brazil 4 usa 2

 

funny how the only match i watched over the weekend was a friendly. unfortunately, all the good euro cup qualifying matches were on pay per view...

 

not at all impressed with brazil. ronaldinho's first touch wasn't there, robinho showed he was still a kid, and kaka kept shooting straight at the keeper. to be honest, usa played better. but i guess that's why brazil is numero uno, even if they play poorly, they still win.

[redshirt]

ayoko tlga sa arsenal pero i like van persie and fabregas...dunno why...haha

me too. I also like Rositsky and Senderos

[redshirt]

UEFA Champion's league Fantasy football naman!

 

here is the site:

 

 

http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/M/home.mc

 

 

 

 

MTC League also playing here.

 

 

Code to join this league: 3127-1010

[Victor Davion]

Bah! I don't like Arsenal. Its an EPL team without a single decent Englishman.

 

Oh well, to each his own. To the Gooners here, good luck in this year's campaign

[xycho_g]

UEFA Champion's league Fantasy football naman!

 

here is the site:

http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/M/home.mc

MTC League also playing here.

Code to join this league: 3127-1010

 

ei sumali ako sa league..dko lng alam kng bkt mas hirap ako bumuo ng team kesa sa epl...haha