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[Steroyd]

Northern Ireland isn't part of Britain.


although we can be considered British (Ireland is part of Great Britain)


CONFUSED? You will be you will be.

I was under the belief that N. Ireland was part of Britain and Rep. Ireland were seperate.

No wait not part of Britain but part of Great Bitain or is N.I part of the UK I always thought they were different names for the same group of lands. @_@

Huh?

 

[DCharlie]

Lampard has to go - absolutely shocking stuff.

As said in the commentary "why don't england ever try and play Premiership style football? why do we play at such a slow pace?"

and it's true - we try to play a far more technical game and we've NEVER been good at that. And when you have people like Lampard who suddenly can't pass a ball the second they put an england shirt on, or have an abject fear of FACING THE OPPOSITIONS GOAL, then we'll always suck. We are putting ourselves at a disadvantage right from the word go from playing a style that we simply cannot play.

When the Shearer and Sherringham lead Euro 96 team played, we played exactly like we would play in our home league and we terrorised teams and were unfortunate not to go all the way.

Also - Wes Brown... my dad is a huge united fan but the exact thing he said when he came on the pitch was "oh **** no!!! this boy is a clown, watch him screw up and gift a goal away" - seconds later he's falling over his own feet....

 

[hadareud]

very arrogant, you know. He doesn't fit to Chelsea.

hmmm ... does not compute

and it's true - we try to play a far more technical game and we've NEVER been good at that. And when you have people like Lampard who suddenly can't pass a ball the second they put an england shirt on, or have an abject fear of FACING THE OPPOSITIONS GOAL, then we'll always suck. We are putting ourselves at a disadvantage right from the word go from playing a style that we simply cannot play.

When the Shearer and Sherringham lead Euro 96 team played, we played exactly like we would play in our home league and we terrorised teams and were unfortunate not to go all the way.

that's definitely true, couldn't agree more.

 

[hadareud]

rumours:

TRANSFER RUMOURS

West Ham are to launch a £4m bid for Manchester United winger Kieran Richardson. (The Sun)

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is poised to make a £2m bid for old Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes. (Various)

Chelsea have left Frank Lampard out of their new kit launch, fuelling speculation that he will leave Stamford Bridge. (The Sun)

Everton have pulled out of the race to sign Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton because they can't match his wage demands. (Daily Mail)

Middlesbrough are poised to secure the transfer of Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere. (Various)

Real Madrid have made a last-gasp effort to sign Arjen Robben before he commits his future to Chelsea. (Daily Mirror)

Released Newcastle defender Titus Bramble is on the brink of signing for Wigan. (Daily Mail)

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is willing to use all of his £35m transfer kitty to land Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o. (The Independent)

Juventus are planning a £10m bid for Liverpool's Momo Sissoko. (Daily Express)

OTHER GOSSIP

Cristiano Ronaldo is convinced his new team-mates Anderson and Nani will make an instant impact in the Premiership. (The Sun)

West Ham's Nigel Reo-Coker has accused the club of trying to force him out of Upton Park. (Various)

Juventus are set to poach Manchester City target Claudio Ranieri as their new manager. (Various)

Owen Coyle, Stephen Kenny and Joe Miller are on the shortlist for Motherwell's new manager. (Daily Record)

AND FINALLY

Nicolas Anelka has stumped up £60,000 to fly his Bolton mates to his wedding in Morocco next week. (The Sun)

Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/6714487.stm

Published: 2007/06/02 07:07:36 GMT

© BBC MMVII

Sunderland boss Roy Keane is poised to make a £2m bid for old Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes. (Various)

wow, that should be interesting

 

[Fowler]

When the Shearer and Sherringham lead Euro 96 team played, we played exactly like we would play in our home league and we terrorised teams and were unfortunate not to go all the way.

To be honest... I totally disagree. There is a fantastic myth that the Euro 96 England team was one of the best ever -- maybe in terms of reaching the semi-finals of a major tournament, but really, that England team didn't play THAT well.

The first game was a nervy, uncertain draw with Switzerland that marked Shearer's end to a year-plus goal drought for England (!).

The second game saw one very poor half against Scotland -- then a much improved second half with a pair of goals (though it should be noted that a penalty save was needed from Seaman when the score was 1-0).

The final group game was the 4-1 thrashing of Holland where England DID play superbly and that was England's finest performance of the last ten years or so. THAT was the one time this England lived up to the reputation it seems to have.

Then followed a snore-fest against Spain that went to penalties.

And England were then knocked out on penalties by the Germans. Brave performance, but not a great one.

I mean, over the course of the tournament, out of five games England played a game and a half of great football.

And in the run up to the tournament, Venables was endlessly criticised for his Christmas Tree formation that led to a series of boring draws against the likes of Colombia (notable only for the Higuita Scorpion Kick save), Norway and Croatia... and to some extent Shearer's dry spell.

But after one run to the semis and one hit single, all was forgotten, and Euro 96 is fondly remembered as the recent peak of the England squad.

Also - Wes Brown... my dad is a huge united fan but the exact thing he said when he came on the pitch was "oh **** no!!! this boy is a clown, watch him screw up and gift a goal away" - seconds later he's falling over his own feet....

My friends and I like to joke about the moments Sven decides to push the self-destruct button for England with a stupid substitution... we were on the phone during the substitution. It was a classic self-destruct moment, made all the funnier by Brown screwing up within seconds of coming on.

 

[enishi]

West Ham are to launch a £4m bid for Manchester United winger Kieran Richardson. (The Sun)

PLEASE BE TRUE!!!! We will accept even half of that price!

 

[Shinobi]

Nicolas Anelka has stumped up £60,000 to fly his Bolton mates to his wedding in Morocco next week. (The Sun)

Anelka in image makeover, film at 11.

Yesterday's match highlighted once again how meaningful Beckham is to this team (for a squad that struggles to create like, ANYTHING, you need to employ the services of arguably the best dead ball player in history), and also showed how ****ing useless Lamps is.

Hopefully Theo Walcott can start next season well so he can work himself into this squad on a permanent basis. And based on what we've got for back ups, that shouldn't be particularly hard.

 

[Steroyd]

and it's true - we try to play a far more technical game and we've NEVER been good at that. And when you have people like Lampard who suddenly can't pass a ball the second they put an england shirt on, or have an abject fear of FACING THE OPPOSITIONS GOAL, then we'll always suck. We are putting ourselves at a disadvantage right from the word go from playing a style that we simply cannot play.

Amen, Enlglish players are used to playing putting pressure up front, and make Defenders shit themselves into making mistakes, I cry myself to sleep when i see Gerrard in the holding midfield role because he's more likely to push the midfield forward about 20-30 yards, which in turn helps the strikers alot rather than Lampard who sits there and lumps the ball up then joins the party later and isolating the strikers in the process. ;_;

I think we also play better when we go up the flanks, i can't even remember seeing our side backs overlapping the wingers and being put to use.

England played too narrow and 1 dimensional.

 

[DCharlie]

But after one run to the semis and one hit single, all was forgotten, and Euro 96 is fondly remembered as the recent peak of the England squad.

lol - actually - yeah, that's pretty much it when i look back now. the mind she plays tricks on me!

however, i still stand by the need for us to play at Premiership paces at international level.
And... my final rant:

We didn't do it as much last night , but we'll keep the ball, work up to the last third... then we'll pass back through midfield and back into defense. Yes, it's to pull out players and make space but GOD DAMN... we then plod and ponder with no pace and , this is where i nearly lose the plot, PUMP A HIGH BALL INTO THE EGDE OF THE BOX from our own half.

WHY!?!? If you are going to retain possession and be consistantly passing all the way back through to defense then why then just give the other side the ball with long hopeful punts.

Also - too many balls played laterally across the edge of our own area. Is it me or is that the FIRST THING you learn not to do at football when you are at school!?

 

[Ghost]

I love my fellow West Ham fans.

Someone spotted curbs in Waltham Abbey with what looks like a Player & Agent combo, they snapped this pick:

Theres now a 44 page thread arguing over who it might be.

The consenus was "It's clearly Kaka". :lol

Looks worringly like a Joey Barton shaped blur to me, should have taken a picture of his legs, that ankle tag should have been visible through his socks.

 

[Fowler]

I totally agree with your point in general -- England should play like, well, England. Or the English Premiership, at least.

The thing is, long ball doesn't bother me as much as not having a consistent idea of wtf you're doing. There is no point playing a long ball when you have Michael Owen and Alan Smith against the World's Tallest Brazilian Footballerinho or whatever he is, and there's no point pumping crosses in (unless you are good enough to find the heads of said strikers -- of which I'd say only Beckham is). If you're going to pump balls forward, at least have Crouch on the pitch.

Speaking of, I found it amusing that when England did then bring on Crouch, the long balls were generally thumped in the direction of Kieron Dyer.

 

[Shinobi]

Looks worringly like a Joey Barton shaped blur to me, should have taken a picture of his legs, that ankle tag should have been visible through his socks.

:lol

 

[psycho_snake]

Im one of the few people who believed that lampard and gerrard could work together and I still believe that it can happen. I just dont get why lampard cant play for england like he does for chelsea. How can he not score one goal from 22 shots at the world cup, but score 20 goals that season for chelsea? That doesnt mnake any sense. Formation isnt a problem because lampard got into the right positions, he just couldnt score. Even after the world cup he isnt like what he is for chelsea. He cant shoot and his passing seems to get worse.

He does deserve to get dropped. The lampard that plays for chelsea is one of the best midfielders in the world, but the one that plays for england is crap. We would play better if gerrard had the attacking midfield role whilst someone like hargreaves gets the defensive midfield role. Lampard can sit on the bench and think about how he can make himself better. The way I see it, he isnt scoring for england because he doesnt focus hard enough like he does for chelsea. MAking him sit on the bench will hurt him and its going to make him a better player becasue he knows that he has to try harder.

 

[Gibbo]

I like how some are trying to shit on Dyer.:lol
Just because he's not got past performances and the "name" yet, hes instantly disregarded. He didnt get long but the time he was on the pitch, he was better then Owen and Smith. At least he tried to make things happen.

Edit: Typical England laziness bit us in the arse. They should of won that game for the manager if not for themselves.

I agree with the Bit about Dyer.He's one who can make defenders shit in their pants with his runs. And for a player that has been injured on a bajillion occasions, his pace remains frighteningly fast

 

[XeXeS]

My friends and I like to joke about the moments Sven decides to push the self-destruct button for England with a stupid substitution... we were on the phone during the substitution. It was a classic self-destruct moment, made all the funnier by Brown screwing up within seconds of coming on.

The Venables era England were the most fearsome England I've seen in my lifetime, they really did look capable of beating anyone - shame he had to go.

Props to Goldenballs for delivering the goods yet again. Lampard certainly needs an axe as do one or two other underachieving clowns.

 

[Steroyd]

How can he not score one goal from 22 shots at the world cup, but score 20 goals that season for chelsea? That doesnt mnake any sense.

I completely forgot about that statistic if I remember correctly Lampard had the most shots on goal in the whole World Cup.

One can't fathom how he held such a statistic and no goals to show for it.

 

[Mama Smurf]

Scholes to Sunderland for £2m? That Keane's already proving entertaining.

Even at 32 £2m for Scholes is an insult, I don't think United have any intention of selling and i think Scholes wants to play his whole career at United. So that adds up to a big, fat NO.

I mean, even if United could get, let's say, £4m for Scholes (because of his age), what would be the point? That's not that much money, no way is that worth losing the couple more years of playing that he has to offer. I assume this bid is because of Anderson's arrival, but that still only leaves United with 2 attacking central midfielders, Anderson and Scholes. Not a situation where you'd sell one, especially when the new guy is only 19 and has never played in the Premiership before. Even if he adapts well I think Scholes will easily get 30 United games next year, enough to keep him happy, as United played 60 games last year.

 

[psycho_snake]

Scholes, giggs and nevile have become priceless in a way. They've been playing under fergie their whole career and they've become so important to the club. When you've been at aclub as long as they have, its surely very difficult to move because you've been used to the same routine for such a long time. The only way those three would stop playing for united was if fergie resigned.

Why would scholes want to leave anyway. He's not going to be shitting himself about his place in the team because of the arrival of anderson. He's more than capable to play a lot of games next season and why would he want to move from the club he's been at his whole life so that he can go and play for a club that could be fighting for relegation?

I completely forgot about that statistic if I remember correctly Lampard had the most shots on goal in the whole World Cup.

One can't fathom how he held such a statistic and no goals to show for it.

The only explanation I have is that he isnt fully concentrated when he's playing for england.

In italian news, it looks like ranieri will be going to Juve after he denied that he;s held talks with italy. It makes sense for him. He gets to stay in his home country and he gets to manage juve. Despite nwhat happened last year, Juev is still a muc more appealing club than city.

It also looks like buffon is certain to stay at Juve. You've got to admire the players like nedved, buffon and del piero who stayed at the club despite getting relelgated. Having to play serie B football was a massive blow for players who were used to CL football and winning the league, but they stuck with the team during the hard times. Its a very admirable thing by the players.

 

[h0pper]

I have to agree and say that England does play a different game in the international scene than they do individually in the EPL.

It's not that they are playing to a lower level, because the strategy works fine for Brazil, etc. But they aren't playing the physical game they are great at. They try to play more like a finesse team. It's odd because the Italian Serie A is often dubbed a "finesse league", but the Italian national team didn't really come off that way to me in the World Cup. Anyone else feel this way?

 

[hadareud]

it's difficult to say exactly why they do it. age, false pride? who knows

 

[Steroyd]

I have to agree and say that England does play a different game in the international scene than they do individually in the EPL.

It's not that they are playing to a lower level, because the strategy works fine for Brazil, etc. But they aren't playing the physical game they are great at. They try to play more like a finesse team.

I think it's more to do with the referee, an English referee would let the game flow and if something pushes the threshold they'd blow the whistle anything bang out of order and they'd hand out a yellow card except Graham Poll.

Now if we played the English game in front of a Spanish referee I'd bet the game would be stop, start for nearly every tackle the way we'd play, I remembered similar worries about the ref in the Champions League match between Liverpool vs Chelsea.

Not trying to completely say it's referee's from other cultures, that makes us play the way we play, but i think that has a bit part about it along with other things.

 

[h0pper]

It's definitely a more physical game in England, but I don't understand why there is such a differing perception of what is legal and illegal amongst referees throughout the world.

 

[h0pper]

ESPNsoccernet: "Brazil playmaker Kaka has accused England of rough-house tactics in last night's 1-1 stalemate at Wembley."

Haha, wow. I honestly didn't think England played overwhelmingly aggressive or rough. I mean, they definitely had some tackles that were hard-nosed, but nothing came across as dirty and/or cheap. Kaka just wishes he could dance his way down to the 6 every time he touches the ball.

 

[Lakitu]

Kaka is a fantastic player, but he always WHINGES, gets on my bloody nerves.

 

[Mama Smurf]

Man, he said if he ever left Milan he'd like to play in the Premiership after the CL final, but if he thinks that was rough then he should reconsider. That was mild compared to the average Premiership game.

Why do The Independent say Benitez is going to spend all of his transfer budget to get Eto'o for £35m? That's a lower transfer budget than was suggested before Benitez started having a go about not having enough to spend, I can't believe it's just that much. No way could they hope to compete with United/Chelsea if it's only that.

However, if he does only have, let's say, £50m, I think he could do a lot worst than just buy a first class striker and a left winger. Eto'o and Simao for example. I think they're much better off buying just a couple of superstars a year than 5 or 6 just really good players, they already have plenty of those. Then they could put out this team:

------------------------Reina--------------------

Finnan-------Carragher----Agger---------Riise

Luis Garcia---Gerrard---Mascherano---Simao

-----------------Eto'o---------Kuyt--------------

with this team in reserve:

----------------------Carson---------------------

Arbeloa------Hyypia-------Paletta------Aurelio

Pennant------Alonso--------Lucas---------Leto

---------------Crouch-------Voronin------------

Alright, Carson probably wouldn't be there, but they could use the money from his sale to buy their reserve keeper so it doesn't change much.

Now that's strong, but I still don't think strong enough to take the league. Maybe if there was just one other competitor from Chelsea, Man Utd and Arsenal there'd be a chance, but I can't see all three other sides letting this team past them, even if two did.

Looking at those teams, I'd say there'd be 3 priorities still, a right back, a centre back and a right winger. Even then it wouldn't be perfect, but I reckon the squad could compete at the very top.

 

[Mama Smurf]

Not that I'd actually play a 4-4-2 if I got Eto'o and Simao at Liverpool, I just figure it's standard so work off of that. I'd probably play like this:

------------------------Reina--------------------

Finnan-------Carragher----Agger---------Riise

--------Gerrard---Mascherano---Alonso-------

Luis Garcia--------------------------------Simao

------------------------Eto'o----------------------

 

[h0pper]

Man, he said if he ever left Milan he'd like to play in the Premiership after the CL final, but if he thinks that was rough then he should reconsider. That was mild compared to the average Premiership game.

Why do The Independent say Benitez is going to spend all of his transfer budget to get Eto'o for £35m? That's a lower transfer budget than was suggested before Benitez started having a go about not having enough to spend, I can't believe it's just that much. No way could they hope to compete with United/Chelsea if it's only that.

However, if he does only have, let's say, £50m, I think he could do a lot worst than just buy a first class striker and a left winger. Eto'o and Simao for example. I think they're much better off buying just a couple of superstars a year than 5 or 6 just really good players, they already have plenty of those. Then they could put out this team:

------------------------Reina--------------------

Finnan-------Carragher----Agger---------Riise

Luis Garcia---Gerrard---Mascherano---Simao

-----------------Eto'o---------Kuyt--------------

with this team in reserve:

----------------------Carson---------------------

Arbeloa------Hyypia-------Paletta------Aurelio

Pennant------Alonso--------Lucas---------Leto

---------------Crouch-------Voronin------------

Alright, Carson probably wouldn't be there, but they could use the money from his sale to buy their reserve keeper so it doesn't change much.

Now that's strong, but I still don't think strong enough to take the league. Maybe if there was just one other competitor from Chelsea, Man Utd and Arsenal there'd be a chance, but I can't see all three other sides letting this team past them, even if two did.

Looking at those teams, I'd say there'd be 3 priorities still, a right back, a centre back and a right winger. Even then it wouldn't be perfect, but I reckon the squad could compete at the very top.

That first lineup is a scary thought. I hope that never happens.

 

[Ryck]

Not that I'd actually play a 4-4-2 if I got Eto'o and Simao at Liverpool, I just figure it's standard so work off of that. I'd probably play like this:

------------------------Reina--------------------

Finnan-------Carragher----Agger---------Riise

--------Gerrard---Mascherano---Alonso-------

Luis Garcia--------------------------------Simao

------------------------Eto'o----------------------

Yeah Id have to go with this as well... ALonso> Kuyt IMO. Of course he could come out next season and score 30 goals or something now that he's "adjusted" to the epl..

 

[Steroyd]

I think it'd be more like this.

------------------------Reina--------------------

Finnan-------Carragher----Agger---------Riise

-----------Mascherano----------Alonso-------

Luis Garcia-----------Gerrard------------Simao

------------------------Eto'o----------------------

That way Benitez has cover for the Back four the way he likes it and then Gerrard has the liscense to surge forward knowing that he's got two wingers and a striker that will actually go behind the back line plus because they're interchangeable we'd be hard to mark down just like Man Utd, shame we didn't have this type of personell in the CL final. :'(

Wow almost drooling at the possibility.

 

[Mama Smurf]

I wish you guys wouldn't take my line ups so literally, I just put the three in the middle for simplicity's sake, it's not that rigid. Gerrard would obviously play further forwards than Mascherano, that's their nature, they're just all playing from central midfield so I shove them in there. Our two formations are identical to me.

It's like when I put Rooney up front alongside Owen for England. I actually think Rooney would play off Owen a little, but I just can't be bothered putting in all the lines to show that. I also sometimes switch players like Vidic and Ferdinand so Ferdinand is playing left central defence rather than right, 'cos it makes my formation lopsided otherwise as Vidic and Evra are a lot shorter than Ferdinand and Neville.

 

[Merovingian]

Simao is not leaving Benfica.

Liverpool refuses to pay Simão(and other clubs) what simão wants. And what he wants is to be paid on the same level of others at liverpool, but since people want to think of him as a bargain and pay him as if he was some low life guy coming from portugal, he doesn't leave.

 

[enishi]

Germany just got their first goal against St Marino @ 44 min... Lehmann nearly gave them a big chance before the goal. I think the striker just didn't know how he could get this chance and missed it :lol

 

[Shinobi]

One can't fathom how he held such a statistic and no goals to show for it.

"Welcome to my world."

I'm gonna head out of here in a few minutes to meet a few mates at BMO Field, to see if we can grab some cheapish scalper seats for Toronto FC's clash with Arsenal America (aka Colorado Rapids). We'll just wait ten or fifteen minutes after kick off and take advantage of the bargains. I'll be sure let you know if us rowdy TFC fans turn over a streetcar or something.

 

[psycho_snake]

I wonder who else chelsea will buy. They've got alex, sidwell and pizzaro. Mourinho said that he was going to buy 3 players and now he's got them. Its quite impressive actually, he's got three decent players for nothing. For the first time in a long while, it looks like chelsea have done some smart business.

I think Alex will be a very solid centre back and he's going to creatre some strong competition for a place in the team. However its still going to be tough for him to get a place in the team if terry and carvalho play as well as they have doen this season. Even if he doesnt gert a place, mourinho now has some good centre back cover, so he doesnt have to play Boulahrouz there and he doesnt have to weaken the midfield by putiing essien in centre back.

Im not sure what to make of sidwell. One one hand I think that he only joined chelsea for the money and he isnt bothered if he spends mosty of his time warming the bench, but on the other hand I think he could be a revalation. If he's really determined, then he can improve himself and emerge as a really good player.

Pizzaro is another player who you cant tell will be good. he's had a good record at bayern and it looks like he's got what it takes to succeed, but you can never really tell with the EPL. He'll be fighting with Sheva for a place because drogba certain to start, but Mourinho must be hoping that either he performs very well of sheva starts imporving or even both so that they can take the pressure of drogba and so that mourinho doesnt have to worry about the african cup of nations.

 

[Steroyd]

Simao is not leaving Benfica.

Liverpool refuses to pay Simão(and other clubs) what simão wants. And what he wants is to be paid on the same level of others at liverpool, but since people want to think of him as a bargain and pay him as if he was some low life guy coming from portugal, he doesn't leave.

Liverpool tend to pay players on performance, they start on "low wage" and if they prove themselves they get paid what the rest are getting paid.

 

[Dr Zhivago]

Why do The Independent say Benitez is going to spend all of his transfer budget to get Eto'o for £35m?

Because they're just making it up?

Liverpool tend to pay players on performance, they start on "low wage" and if they prove themselves they get paid what the rest are getting paid.

With the exception of Harry Kewell.

 

[Falch]

Nani just scored for Portugal, against Belgium.

 

[Blablurn]

Germany dominates Europe \o/

 

[Kiriku]

Wow, very strange game between Denmark and Sweden. Very embarrassing for the people responsible for security. And what a ****ing idiot to attack the ref and ruin a great game like that.

 

[Lakitu]

Wow, very strange game between Denmark and Sweden. Very embarrassing for the people responsible for security. And what a ****ing idiot to attack the ref and ruin a great game like that.

What happened?

 

[Ryck]

Germany dominates Europe \o/

Really? who did they just dominate? Surely not some tiny country no one has ever heard of right?

 

[Kiriku]

What happened?

3-3, 88th minute. Sweden gets a penalty kick (since a Danish player outright punched a Swedish player, giving him a red card at that). Suddenly a Danish supporter rushes in on the field and attacks the ref. The ref decides to stop the game. Everyone leaves the field. Then another Danish supporter comes running over the field to the other side with a ball, and pretends to score a goal. And then another supporter. Eventually the ref simply decides that Sweden wins 3-0.

 

[celestial body]

I don't believe that Chelsea have got all the players they intend to get before next season, not by June 1st, surely? Particularly on the striker front, I mean Pizarro --Shevchenko for 6 weeks? Even if they had only one of them up front with Robben -- Cole it's still dodgy. I wonder how heavily the African cup weighs on transfer decisions..

 

[itsinmyveins]

Wow, that was one ****ed up ending of a game.

 

[Frenck]

Really? who did they just dominate? Surely not some tiny country no one has ever heard of right?

They almost scored against us, thanks to Mad Jens :-(

 

[Blablurn]

Really? who did they just dominate? Surely not some tiny country no one has ever heard of right?

from all europeans team it's germany who plays the best football. since the last world championship.

 

[Frenck]

from all europeans team it's germany who plays the best football. since the last world championship.

I'd say France plays the best football, but we have the most futureproof team in all of Europe. Especially Gomez, Jansen and Helmes, they will be the stars of our team in 2010.

 

[Ryck]

from all europeans team it's germany who plays the best football. since the last world championship.

Playing against who? San Marino :lol have any of the top european teams even fielded a full strength squad at this point.

 

[h0pper]

They almost scored against us, thanks to Mad Jens :-(

Being an Arsenal supporter I can feel your pain. He pulls some stunts that make me almost crap my pants. I think Arsenal was playing Fulham one game late in the season, they were up 1-0 and there was about 12 minutes left. Lehmann came running out to the 18 try to grab a ball and it popped out to a Fulham midfielder and he chipped it in. Luckily Adebayor saved u about 5 minutes later and then I think Gilberto put in a pk. But still, Jens makes some bad calls.

 

[hadareud]

3-3, 88th minute. Sweden gets a penalty kick (since a Danish player outright punched a Swedish player, giving him a red card at that). Suddenly a Danish supporter rushes in on the field and attacks the ref. The ref decides to stop the game. Everyone leaves the field. Then another Danish supporter comes running over the field to the other side with a ball, and pretends to score a goal. And then another supporter. Eventually the ref simply decides that Sweden wins 3-0.

wow, sounds ridiculous. I hope somebody puts it on youtube soon

edit: I don't think the referee can make that 3:0 decision btw, it will be down to FIFA. But by the sounds of that story I doubt they will decide differently