The Football Thread

[damaso]

is it just me or is anyone else bored with this game?

 

 

yes almost as bad as romania-france.

 

referee didn't help - if a player stayed down for more than 2 seconds he stopped the game. frustrating.

 

and the italians played for penalties. only italian trying to do anything was del piero and he only came in 10 minutes ago.

 

penalties na...

[chipmaker]

de rossi is found wanting!!

 

go spain!!

Edited June 22, 2008 by chipmaker

[denimhead]

spain in pk

[damaso]

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

woohoo!!!!!

[chipmaker]

SPAIN WINS!!!

[denimhead]

buffon the buffoon

[damaso]

i personally think those two are the best keepers in the world.

 

pero in truth, it was spain who came to play. italy just sat back. so spain deserved it.

[mojo2NV]

Arsenal did finish above LIV.....

But not above United.

Welcome back Mojo.

Haven't seen you here in a while mate.

 

The kids indeed did not finish above ManU....kids

Been busy slaving for the queen lately...cant wait for the next season....are you goin to set up another MTC EPL and CL fantasy league? Have you tried Hat trick?

 

yes you make them, and you feed them. :thumbsupsmiley:

and again, the inability to gain domestic success by Rafa is a highlight. yes, sad fact. but give time, any manager should deserve time to tinker with available options and adjust accordingly. Heck even Sir Alex himself almost got sacked not until after 5 years before he kickstarted to winning ways up till this day.

honestly, id say give it 2-3 more years, (similar to Houllier's tenure) and let the magic begin.

 

We add value and sell them on...3-4 times their originl value :thumbsupsmiley:

dunno why but the word tinker reminds me of...Ranieri

Looks like Rafa will have a bottomless bucket again this coming transfer period...as reportedly assured by the Yanks

 

 

ibang klase this tournament.

would you believe it? all the qfinals that have been played have been upsets, and this one is the biggest yet. after watching the group stages, i thought the dutch were the strongest team and russia were the weakest to go through. and this happens. and i would have to say russia deserved it. the dutch controlled possession, but russia by far had more chances.

i wonder if spain can avoid the upset tomorrow?

re rafa: true, towards the end of the season rafa did settle on a formation and rotated less. i think he found a formula that works (torres up front with gerrard as a support forward), but moreso because the league cup was over and liverpool was out of the fa cup. so there were less games to play and he could afford to start the same eleven. i believe one of the reasons why liverpool are so good in the champions league is because in the latter stages, their players are still relatively fresh compared to teams who play the same players in all competitions.

 

Arsharvin have indeed tripled his market value....Russia lookedlike a different team when Arsharvin returned from his 2 game suspension

 

holy mofg. Noooooooooo!!

i cant believe what im reading. 3-1 to russia?!

its going to be hard for Hiddink to step in his own turf after the tournament. expect snipers in the airport Guus.

well what do you know. Adebayor might go to Barca or AC.

acording to reports.

'Arsenal want to sell him to Barcelona, for their own motives. Barcelona tell me they already have an agreement with the player.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id...820&cc=4716

whos next, bendtner? ROFL

 

rumours.... rumours....even if this is true (which is highly unlikely)...what the heck...we bought him for peanuts and now Europe's top teams are drooling over him....from 7 Million to 31 Million in 2 years is not bad :thumbsupsmiley:

Edited June 23, 2008 by mojo2NV

[redshirt]

Yes, mojo.

 

 

I will set up another EPL and UCL fantasy leagues when the time is right.

 

 

 

 

DH,

 

 

I told you ESP will win. Viva la España.

[xycho_g]

wahahaaha! spain won!!! got damn casillas the best goal keeper!

[denimhead]

spain escaped by the hair of their chinny chin chin ... if buffoon wasnt so buffoonish ..... rusiya will beat the castilaloys

[redshirt]

^

 

 

I told you so, ESP will go through.

 

 

wahahaaha! spain won!!! got damn casillas the best goal keeper!

No, Scott Carson is the best keeper in the WORLD! (10)

Edited June 23, 2008 by redshirt

[denimhead]

im willing to bet the spain supporters were shitting bowling balls the whole second half

[duchessXI]

nah, no bottomless bucket this season for Rafa. funds been constrained due to the funds being forwarded for the new stadium.

just some tactical purchases this season with his usual trademark player + cash deals.

 

lol, yah sell them for twice or thrice the price and get more kids. the reason why they werent able to last in the EPL and champs league was due to the fact that they did not have enough experienced players on the pitch when you needed them. Now they get Nasri? although a good buy, id prefer a star veteran player (esp with all the cash readily available) rather than a kid whos impressed with his club for just a season.

Wenger better get his tactics on course again if he wants to replicate his zero-loss season years back.

 

on the other end, i do not understand why Rafa would want to get Barry. we have surplus of midfielders and adding him would just further cause him agony of being placed in the bench. (although he would get the champs league exp he craving for) and of course, liverpool brand status, as all players england intls come from the top 4 of the EPL.

 

o well, cant wait for the transfer season to start. i hate it when they cram for deals.

[xycho_g]

No, Scott Carson is the best keeper in the WORLD! (10)

 

havent seen him play and he's young pa. haha.

 

btw f#&king heckle and jeckle. ang mahal dun. 1 bucket P250 4 beers lng. pang kano pla dun tapos daming pokpok. haha.