teio Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 michael essien was finally released by ligue 1 outfit olympique lyonnais after premiership side chelsea paid €47.5m for his transfer... Quote Link to comment
_eRon_ Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 wow, laki ng fee na binayad ng chelsea for essien, but by the way he plays (according to reliable sources), magaling siya, let's see if he truly is worth 47.5million pounds.. magiging unbeatable na ba tlga chelsea w/ the addition of essien? they didn't look unbeatable w/ the 1-0 win against wigan, wigan dominated up to the last minute of the game, w/ hernan crespo getting the vital goal to give the champions the win.. sayang dapat nakuha siya ng manU kaso sobrang mahal nman, 47.5 million pounds tsk tsk tsk, sayang tlga.. Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 yeah, i've been singing praise for essien for a while now (they show french ligue 1 kase here) but its funny how he ended up in chelsea. chelsea already has a strong defensive midfielder in claude makelele. another case of the rich getting richer... Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 (edited) claude makelele is getting old... yet he is a solid player even if he gets overpowered by taller players... let us wait and see first on how mourinho will use essien... regarding the chelsea-wigan match... "It's not fair," said Chelsea manager Mourinho after his side's 1-0 win. "I feel sorry for [Wigan] I don't think they deserved to lose the game." :thumbsupsmiley: "We have to perform better. Normally you lose and get a wake-up call - today we got a wake-up call but also three points." (medyo natawa ako dito)... by the way... japanese midfielder hidetoshi nakata joins bolton wanderers on a 12-month loan from italian side acf fiorentina... Edited August 17, 2005 by the_electrified_one Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 espn reports awhile ago say that olympique lyonnais is making a move to secure the transfer rights of michael owen from real madrid... juventus number one gianluigi buffon will be sidelined for eight weeks because of a shoulder injury during a friendly against serie a rivals ac milan... milan number two christian abbiati was loaned by juventus to replace buffon... buffon will likely be missing juve's early champions league fixtures with the competition starting in mid-september... the emergence of jermaine defoe proved to be a deciding factor why premiereship side tottenham hotspur let go of malian striker frederic kanoute... la liga outfit sevilla shelled out €6.5m for the transfer and offered a four-year contract with a buy-out fee being set at €25m... the 28-year-old former west ham striker is seen as a replacement for julio baptista who was earlier sold to real madrid... kanoute will line up in front with on-loan argentinian dynamo javier saviola... Quote Link to comment
bubuy Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 wow defoe and saviola.. that should keep a lot a premier teams' defense busy.. hehe.. im also betting on defoe making the england world cup squad.. Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 err... it was kanoute who was bought out from tottenham and will play at sevilla... not defoe... defoe will still be lining up in front with the enigmatic robbie keane for the spurs... he also did his first start for england... but they were soundly beaten by denmark... kanoute will line up with saviola in sevilla... Quote Link to comment
bubuy Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 my bad.. hahaha.. i thought saviola was loaned to tottenham.. Quote Link to comment
radome888 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Good day football fans and players.....I am no Chelsea fan because I always liked AC Milan but I think Chelsea will do good this year. One mark of a championship team is that it can win even if it plays badly.... Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 from uefa.com -- liverpool have sign have signed 17-year-old defender jack hobbs from lincoln city in the fourth tier of english football... after putting pen to paper at anfield, the central defender said: "if someone had told me a year ago i would be a Liverpool player now i wouldn't have believed them. this is unbelievable."... - looks like the reds plan to polish this rough gem into a next john terry... brazilian midfield denilson joins turkish top-flight newcomers manisaspor on a one-year loan from real betis belompie... denilson was able to play in betis' champions' league third qualifying round first-leg 1-0 win over monaco... Quote Link to comment
damaso Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 after watching arsenal get beat by chelsea (again. they also lost in the community shield) last sunday, it was obvious to see that viera was sorely missed. the midfield was bossed over by chelsea. alexander hleb, i found out, plays on the flanks. so it was really only gilberto in the middle. fabregas plays more like pires, more of an attacker and not at all a physical midfielder. wenger needs to fill that gap. perhaps convert lauren to a central midfielder. Quote Link to comment
bubuy Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 if they convert lauren to the midfield they will get thin at the back.. i think edu has also left arsenal.. Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 i think wenger opts to play hleb in the flanks... hleb used to play in the center during his time with stuttgart... and maybe he is still adapting to the english style of play... both fabregas and pires operate and are more effective at flanks... the same goes with freddie ljunberg... gilberto silva is perhaps the only natural central midfielder... lauren can move upfront... leaving philippe senderos, pascal cygan, and gael clichy to cover up in defense... eduardo cesar "edu" gaspar moved from arsenal to valencia on a free transfer during the off season... liverpool fc striker milan baros has already settled personal terms with aston villa and will sign a four-year deal after his medical exam... Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 (edited) panathinaikos 4 - wisla 1(panathinaikos on aggregate 5-4) ilias kotsios' header six minutes in injury time gave the greek side the winner after being down 3-1 on aggregate after the first leg... udinese 3 - sporting 2(udinese on aggregate 4-2) vicenzo iaquinta and antonio di natale struck goals in the first half to give the italian runners-up the upperhand. lokomotiv moskva 0 - rapid 1(rapid on aggregate 2-1) slovakian defender josef valachovic scored a late goal off a corner to seal the victory for the austrian outfit... cska sofia 1 - liverpool 0 (liverpool on aggregate 3-2) valentin iliev's goal wasn't enough to give the romanian's the ticket to the final 32 as liverpool goes through after their 3-1 win at anfield in the first leg... partizan 0 - artmedia 0(aggregate 0-0, artmedia on penalties 4-3) goalkeeper juraj cobej played the hero's role as the cinderella team from slovakia snags a place in the final 32... rosenborg 3 - steaua 2(rosenborg on aggregate 4-3) jan gunnar solli and alexander odergaard gave the norwegians the upperhand and an own goal from mirel radio finally booked rosenborg a finals appearance... malmo 0 - thun 3(thun on aggregate 4-0) the fairytale ride continues as the swiss entrants enters europe's premiere club competition in style with a dazzling goal from tiago bernardi and two from mauro lustrenelli... Edited August 24, 2005 by the_electrified_one Quote Link to comment
teio Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 contrary to an earlier report that brazilian midfielder denilson will join newly-promoted turkish outfit manisaspor on loan... the 28-year-old opted against the deal and signed a one-year contract with french ligue 1 side fc girodins de bordeaux... denilson ends his five-year spell with spanish team real betis balompie... czech republic striker milan baros has left the comforts of anfield after aston villa shelled out €9.6m for his transfer... there is a rumor circulating around london that newly-promoted premiership side wigan athletic is keen on signing up michael owen... Quote Link to comment
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