The Football Thread

[jaypok]

yup i think gravesen will be good for manu

 

he's the type of player manu needs coz they need somebody who can boss the midfield

 

we'll just have to w8t and see in jan

[xycho_g]

but gravesen is the holding midfielder, baptista is an attacking one, diogo...i dunno abt him...have no info abt this guy...real needs players like makalele and terry...defense!...haha..

[teio]

if keane decides to still play... he might end up achoring glasgow celtics' midfield... a team he rooted for when he was growing up...

 

for gravesen... goodluck... i hope he knows what he is doing... and with him packing the bags for rainy manchester... gravesen's spot is wide open for someone like michael ballack to occupy...

 

ryan giggs to inter?... someone is already there who goes by the name of luis figo... and he plays the same position like giggs'...

 

going back to manchester united... there is a speculation that the glazers will sack ferguson... the same move they did when they bought the tampa bay buccaneers... they fired long-time coach john mckay and brought in minnesota defensive coordinator tony dungy... dungy got the pieces together to establish one of the best defenses in league history but can't find a cure to their abyssmal playoff losses... dungy was fired and the glazers lured oakland raiders' head coach jon gruden despite a hefty price of two first-round and two second-round picks plus $8M... but the gamble paid off when chucky led the bucs to their first championship title...

 

fans are currently egging the glazers to hire dutch mentor guus hiddink...

Edited December 14, 2005 by teio

[howard_the_duck]

2005 World Club Championships

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Semi-Finals:

Sao Paolo FC def. Al-Ittihad, 3-2

Liverpool def. Saprissa, 3-0

5th Place Match:

Sydney FC def. Al-Ahly 2-1

Third Place Match:

December 16 - Al-Ittihad vs. Saprissa

Final Match:

December 18 - Liverpool vs. Sao Paolo

 

UEFA Champions League Last 16 Ties

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First leg on February 21 and last leg on March 8

 

Chelsea vs. Barcelona?!?! Again?! Dapat sa Finals to ah! Hehehehe

 

Roy Keane goes to Celtic

[Labuyo]

http://www.thedailyjournalonline.com/artic...ategoryId=13002

 

Arsenal vs Real Madrid in round16 of the champinos league :boo:

 

that should prove to be interesting...

[Shambala]

yeah! SOCCER is the BEST Sport in thw WORLD!

 

Go footballers of MTC! :hypocritesmiley: ( Down wid basketball!!!! :thumbsdownsmiley: )

 

 

Oki, now that I have my senses back,......GO REAL MADRID! :cool:

[_eRon_]

Juventus vs. Werder Bremen

Prediction: Juventus

Can Bremen contain the offense of Juve? feeling ko hindi nila kaya, ang daming attacking choices ng Juve & consistent ang defense nila, look for Juve to advance to the final8..

 

Arsenal vs. Real Madrid

Prediction: Real Madrid

Attacking will be the key for these 2 sides, both sides' defenses are inconsistent..magiging masaya panoorin ang offense ng parehong team..i predict na Real will advance not unless Thierry Henry is able to carry his team to the final8 with his goalscoring genuis..

 

Barcelona vs. Chelsea

Prediction: Chelsea

the war in midfield & the defense of Barsa will determine the winner of this match-up..malaking poblema ng Barsa ang injury kay Xavi & Deco (hindi ko alam kung asa injured list pa din ang dalawang to..), pero andyan naman si Van Bommel na pwedeng magdala ng midfield..poblema naman ng Chelsea ang 6game ban kay Essien..Lampard/Gallas vs. Van Bommel/Ronaldinho (what a dream match-up!..)..Chelsea's defense is consistent, Barsa's isn't..Ronaldinho will be the key factor..Chelsea will advance not unless Barsa's defense will be more consistent..

 

Villareal vs. Rangers

Prediction: Villareal

Villareal will advance to the final8 because Ranger's still lack the attacking strength to challenge Villareal's defense..Villareal will win with the help of two key players, Forlan & Riquelme..

 

AC Milan vs. Ajax

Prediction: AC Milan

Milan is too good of a side to be beaten by Ajax, quality attacking players in Kaka, Shevchenko & a very consistent defense..

 

Lyon vs. PSV Eindhoven

Prediction: Lyon

Lyon has the confidence to win as well as having the key players to beat PSV, watch out for Carew, Juninho..

 

Liverpool vs. Benfica

Prediction: Liverpool

Benitez has strengtened his squad after winning the Cup last year, nice additions in Crouch, Sissoko, Sinama-Pongolle..with the string of clean sheets, i think Liverpool will beat Benfica to advance..

 

InterMilan vs. Bayern Munich

Prediction: Bayern Munich

Bayern has been a relatively consistent defense and can withstand the attacking of Adriano&Martins..Ballack will be the difference in the midfield..

[xycho_g]

wow!!!...magandang round agad ngyn last 16...haha...

 

ang dapat panoorin is chelsea vs barcelona!!! what a matchup...pang finals na to...haha...wala akong mapili kng sino mananalo...its mourinhos tactics vs ronaldhinos brilliance....hmmm...sarap panoorin to...haha...

 

real vs arsenal....kaya yan ng real!!!...

 

bayern vs inter...gusto ko sana inter pero malakas bayern...

 

villareal vs ranger....villareal

 

liverpool vs benfica...liverpool

 

juventus vs bremen....juventus

 

ac milan vs ajax....ac milan

 

psv vs lyon...lyon

[Labuyo]

i'm gunning for arsenal (against real madrid) though...

 

does anyone here know when their first game is? (they play 2games right? one each sa kanyang home stadium)

Edited December 18, 2005 by Labuyo

[howard_the_duck]

i'm gunning for arsenal (against real madrid) though...

 

does anyone here know when their first game is? (they play 2games right? one each sa kanyang home stadium)

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First leg on February 21 and last leg on March 8

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Mamaya Liverpool vs. Sao Paolo...

[teio]

sao paolo triumphed against liverpool... 1-0... the english defense was breached when miniero was freed by amoroso to score the only goal in the game that proved decisive for the brazilians...

[bubuy]

fellow football fanatics.. pls take time out to vote in our ACA 2005 polls.. thanks..

[Labuyo]

Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0

[_eRon_]

due to Arsenal's defeat to Chelsea (20pts. behind chelsea in the standings..),football watchers have hypothesized that they are out of the title race..poor arsene wenger, the pressure is on to get back to winning ways & with news that Barsa & other clubs are prepared to make solid bids for captain Thierry Henry..if they lose him,Wenger gets the boot..

 

poor Liverpool, lost to Sao Paolo tsk tsk tsk..dapat sa kanila na yun eh, sayang nman..

 

Owen with his 1st hat trick with the Magpies over the Hammers,glad to see Newcastle are back to winning ways,4-2 winners over WestHam..

 

Paolo Di Canio was suspended for 1 game & fined $12000 for making a neofacist gesture by saluting during a game..

 

ManU & Arsenal are battling for St. Ettiene&Ivory Coast midfielder Didier Zokora, i hear he's a great player & i hope ManU can get him..he is valued at $10million..i hope ManU can also get Ajax teenage sensation Nigel De Jong..

[Debonaire]

Guys... was watching SportsPlus last night on Skycable and my hair stood up... it seems they are advertising next years WORLD CUP!!!! Am I right to presume that they will be broadcasting it and not DREAM??

[teio]

last week... roy keane signed an 18-month contract with glasgow celtics... and he is open in extending his stay in celtic park...

[_eRon_]

sana nga ang worldcup games ay sa sportsplus na lang para mpanood ko..excited na ko,lapit na world cup..

[ale828]

yup, i heard that solar sports got the world cup games not DREAM. that good since we would be able to watch the games in our regular cable TV and not forced to go to the bars.

[xycho_g]

san bang bar ang nagpapalabas ng world cup instead of nsg and fridays?...or even hard rock ata...

[howard_the_duck]

sana sa Solar Sports at hindi sa Sports Plus ipalabas

 

Hindi ba pinalabas din ito sa ESPN/Star?

[xycho_g]

nakita ko na commercial ng fifa world cup sa sloar sports!!!..mukhang ipapalabas nga nila!!!..woohooo...

 

i dunno bout espn star sports but im sure ipapalabas dn nila...

[howard_the_duck]

^ doon ko kasi napanood yung WC Finals noong 2002. Pati Euro2004 doon din

[_eRon_]

sana nga sa solarsports nila ipalabas ang world cup games & sana may primetime replay para hinde na kelangan magpuyat..

 

transfer news: cicinho, former right back of sao paolo & brazilian international, signs with real madrid..

 

fredrick vidic of spartak moscow & serbia & montenegro international, rumored to be going to ManU for 8million..sana makuha nga nila,magaling daw to na defender..

[howard_the_duck]

Chelsea 2, Fulham 2 72 minutes gone by

[xycho_g]

chelsea won with a late goal by crespo..fulham came back from 2 goals down but its crespo who scored for chelsea to win the match...may swerte p tlga ang chelsea...