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Official Football Thread 2006/2007 (Soccer)
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Mama Smurf said:
Drenthe is a different story though. At Feyenoord, he plays as a leftback, and he's not very good at that position. This tournament though, he plays as the leftmid in a 4-4-2, and he's suprised everyone with his great performances. Feyenoord has even bought a new leftback (de Cler) so that Drenthe can play as a leftmidfielder next year. I still wonder though, if this is his usual form at leftmid, or if he's just having a good streak.
Penalty for Holland.
:lol Just like that Babel's price drops back 5 mill...
Ironically he wouldn't have taken that spot kick if he was playing for Arsenal...Wenger tends to keep the player who's tripped up away from the spot, even if it's someone like Henry.
Shit...Henry's not with us anymore is he? I almost forgot!
Ironically he wouldn't have taken that spot kick if he was playing for Arsenal...Wenger tends to keep the player who's tripped up away from the spot, even if it's someone like Henry.
Shit...Henry's not with us anymore is he? I almost forgot!
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
This really couldn't be going better. With two black strikers it was always likely there'd be black scorers, but I hope the racist Serbian fans feel like twats right now.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Could be 6-1
valparaiso
I had an Al Sharpton friend...Once! Well not a friend really, but we talked a few times. Well one time. Well I yelled out my window "GET OFF MY LAWN!"
quick reminder: we stole henry from arsenal 
you may now continue discussing the intricacies of blackburn's away kit for next season
you may now continue discussing the intricacies of blackburn's away kit for next season
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
This is never gonna happen with Van Basten in charge, and perhaps not at all with the Dutch hard on for their traditional formation, but imagine this midfield and attack:
Robben----Van Bommel----Seedorf-----Drenthe
-----------Van Nistelrooy---Van Persie-----------
Robben----Van Bommel----Seedorf-----Drenthe
-----------Van Nistelrooy---Van Persie-----------
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Same difference.
jamesinclair
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With only a week left, Venezuela is cutting it close at a couple of stadiums
Outdoor Miner
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jamesinclair said:
With only a week left, Venezuela is cutting it close at a couple of stadiums
WOW.
Okay, so we lost Suazo (he wanted to join inter) and we really need a new striker because:
Oliveira can't do anything and is probably leaving
Borriello (the sexaddicted guy who got suspended) is going to genoa. He was worthless and the only good thing he ever done is this:
"Little-used Milan striker Marco Borriello faces a lengthy ban after testing positive for illegal substances (again) yesterday. His first positive test occurred immediately after the clubs November 11 loss to Roma, and he was provisionally suspended pending testing of his B sample thats the one which just turned up positive. The club is sure, however, that things will be cleared up right quick, and that Borriello will be back in the side in no time.
Whats their secret? Well, according to Borriellos girlfriend Belen Rodriguez (Why yes, she is a model. Did you even have to ask?), the problem stems not from doping but from sex: She sort of accidentally gave him an STD, and the cream he was directed to rub on his manly bits to make it go away (Read: Kill the crabs.) contained cortisone, which is on the list of banned substances. Oops. On, like, six different levels.":lol :lol :lol
3 strikers are staying; Ronaldo (lol @ fenerbaches offer), Gila (hopefully) and Inzaghi.
At the same time Henry is going to Barca, so we are probably going to buy either Etoo or Ronaldinho. Adriano-rumors is also starting to come up. I really hope that they are true.
A motivated Adriano>Etoo in my eyes.
Oliveira can't do anything and is probably leaving
Borriello (the sexaddicted guy who got suspended) is going to genoa. He was worthless and the only good thing he ever done is this:
"Little-used Milan striker Marco Borriello faces a lengthy ban after testing positive for illegal substances (again) yesterday. His first positive test occurred immediately after the clubs November 11 loss to Roma, and he was provisionally suspended pending testing of his B sample thats the one which just turned up positive. The club is sure, however, that things will be cleared up right quick, and that Borriello will be back in the side in no time.
Whats their secret? Well, according to Borriellos girlfriend Belen Rodriguez (Why yes, she is a model. Did you even have to ask?), the problem stems not from doping but from sex: She sort of accidentally gave him an STD, and the cream he was directed to rub on his manly bits to make it go away (Read: Kill the crabs.) contained cortisone, which is on the list of banned substances. Oops. On, like, six different levels.":lol :lol :lol
3 strikers are staying; Ronaldo (lol @ fenerbaches offer), Gila (hopefully) and Inzaghi.
At the same time Henry is going to Barca, so we are probably going to buy either Etoo or Ronaldinho. Adriano-rumors is also starting to come up. I really hope that they are true.
A motivated Adriano>Etoo in my eyes.
velvet_nitemare
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Babel played pretty well today.Not quite the ripe melon, but he has time on his hands.I think i'll watch him a few more times to see if Falch's opinion of him is valid.
Dash Kappei
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Yazan said:
LOL.
Nice oximoron[/b[!
Btw, I'm all for it , let's do it!:lol
Don't forget that Falch is a PSV-fan 
. So take his reviews of Ajax players with a bit of salt
He's mostly right about Babel though, he isn't as good as the media portrayed at the start of the tournament. He's potential, and that's basically it at the moment. Same with a Theo Walcott for example (although Babel is further along).
About his performance yesterday, I thought it was great. The finishing could have been better (for nearly all Dutch players), but the work he did when the ball was not near his feet was remarkable. The way he ran for opening up spaces, annoying the opponents and creating that all important second goal.
Also, this tournament, he played center-forward. Whereas he's a left winger at Ajax, his position changed after Ajax bought Huntelaar and Charisteas. He wasn't good enough to be at the number 9 position, but too good to be left on the bench. Our views of his performances are thus tainted if you want him for the center forward position...
. So take his reviews of Ajax players with a bit of saltHe's mostly right about Babel though, he isn't as good as the media portrayed at the start of the tournament. He's potential, and that's basically it at the moment. Same with a Theo Walcott for example (although Babel is further along).
About his performance yesterday, I thought it was great. The finishing could have been better (for nearly all Dutch players), but the work he did when the ball was not near his feet was remarkable. The way he ran for opening up spaces, annoying the opponents and creating that all important second goal.
Also, this tournament, he played center-forward. Whereas he's a left winger at Ajax, his position changed after Ajax bought Huntelaar and Charisteas. He wasn't good enough to be at the number 9 position, but too good to be left on the bench. Our views of his performances are thus tainted if you want him for the center forward position...
As good as Drenthe has been (player of the tournament) he has shown how raw he is, there is no way he is ready for top class football!
His energy and athleticism have been his strong points and he has been very good defensively imo, but going forward he offered little in terms of end product. Thats what a player with no end product looks like, while everyone was accusing Ronaldo of it because the press told them to, its people like Rossina and Drenthe who are more guilty of failing to produce something.
Rossina because his awareness is poor and he just gets his head down and runs into dead ends constantly, Drenthe because he fails to make that final pass or shot count. But they are young and the whole point is you look at their potential.
His energy and athleticism have been his strong points and he has been very good defensively imo, but going forward he offered little in terms of end product. Thats what a player with no end product looks like, while everyone was accusing Ronaldo of it because the press told them to, its people like Rossina and Drenthe who are more guilty of failing to produce something.
Rossina because his awareness is poor and he just gets his head down and runs into dead ends constantly, Drenthe because he fails to make that final pass or shot count. But they are young and the whole point is you look at their potential.
I hate my Internet connection, it buggers up this morning, but it looks like i haven't missed anything. 
I also hate The Mirror, usually when they print a rumor 9/10 times it's correct.
I find it disgusting that Capello gives Real Madrid the La Liga title, and they're STILL thinking about getting rid of him.
I also hate The Mirror, usually when they print a rumor 9/10 times it's correct.
I find it disgusting that Capello gives Real Madrid the La Liga title, and they're STILL thinking about getting rid of him.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
I've been through it before, but I really don't think Anelka is a good buy. He has this reputation which seems largely based on his potential when younger, but he doesn't score that many goals.
I mean, he scores a fine amount, but we're talking about replacing Henry here. Now I don't think Arsenal will be able to actually replace Henry, but they can get closer than Anelka.
Henry - 1 goal every 1.63 games
Anelka - 1 goal every 3 games
So on average, Anelka will get 12 to 13 Premiership goals a season, whereas Henry would get 23 to 24.
I realise Van Persie is likely to be the main striker in this scenario, but all the same, it goes from Henry and Van Persie to Anelka and Van Persie? You're probably losing 10 points with that switch.
I mean, he scores a fine amount, but we're talking about replacing Henry here. Now I don't think Arsenal will be able to actually replace Henry, but they can get closer than Anelka.
Henry - 1 goal every 1.63 games
Anelka - 1 goal every 3 games
So on average, Anelka will get 12 to 13 Premiership goals a season, whereas Henry would get 23 to 24.
I realise Van Persie is likely to be the main striker in this scenario, but all the same, it goes from Henry and Van Persie to Anelka and Van Persie? You're probably losing 10 points with that switch.
I'm starting to question bringing in a striker like Anelka or Trezeguet anyway. I doubt Trezeguet would score more than Anelka btw.
Maybe it would actually be better for us to bring in somebody like Huntelaar and Babel (who can act as a back up and can also play on the wing).
Maybe it would actually be better for us to bring in somebody like Huntelaar and Babel (who can act as a back up and can also play on the wing).
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
I really dont know if its worth selling smith. He isnt an amazing striker, but he puts in so much effort and you just love him for it. Lets say we dont sell him and we keep rossi, our strikers would be:
Rooney
Saha
Smith
Rossi
Solskjaer
The only player certain of a place is rooney. Solskjaer will rarely start a game, he'll be limited to appearances as a sub. Saha would also be guaranteed a place if he can stay fit, but thats never the case. It would be great if he could finally put all his injury problems behind him. So if saha does carry on having injury problems, then him, smith and rossi all have a more or less equal chance of starting. If thats the case then maybe he'll want to stay and fight for his place.
But Fergie decides in the end and you can understand if he does sell him. You cant really keep a player at a club because he tries hard. Last season smith only scored once. He has come back from injury, so to an extent he can use that excuse, but if he does have a proper pre-season, will he be good enough next season? That is what fergie needs to decide. If its not the case, then we should sell him and look to replace him.
Rooney
Saha
Smith
Rossi
Solskjaer
The only player certain of a place is rooney. Solskjaer will rarely start a game, he'll be limited to appearances as a sub. Saha would also be guaranteed a place if he can stay fit, but thats never the case. It would be great if he could finally put all his injury problems behind him. So if saha does carry on having injury problems, then him, smith and rossi all have a more or less equal chance of starting. If thats the case then maybe he'll want to stay and fight for his place.
But Fergie decides in the end and you can understand if he does sell him. You cant really keep a player at a club because he tries hard. Last season smith only scored once. He has come back from injury, so to an extent he can use that excuse, but if he does have a proper pre-season, will he be good enough next season? That is what fergie needs to decide. If its not the case, then we should sell him and look to replace him.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Doesnt Huntelaar play like trezeguet and ruud? If thats the case then you might as well buy trezeguet. He's cheaper and he'll probably provide just as many goals.hadareud said:
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
hadareud said:
Umm, why? His goalscoring record is far superior.
Trezeguet:
Monaco - 93 games, 52 goals (1 every 1.79)
Juventus - 168 games, 107 goals (1 every 1.57)
France - 69 games, 34 goals (1 every 2.03)
Anelka:
Arsenal - 65 games, 23 goals (1 every 2.83)
Madrid - 19 games, 2 goals (1 every 9.5)
PSG - 39 games, 10 goals (1 every 3.9)
Liverpool - 20 games, 4 goals (1 every 5)
Man City - 89 games, 38 goals (1 every 2.34)
Fenerbahce - 39 games, 14 goals (1 every 2.79)
Bolton - 35 games, 11 goals (1 every 3.18)
France - 38 games, 10 goals (1 every 3.8)
To be honest, some of those stats are wrong. They're from wikipedia and for some reason they don't get all the games and goals right. I just don't know of a comprehensive site covering entire players' careers, otherwise I'd use them.
Even wikipedia itself says something different in the article than in the column (Anelka scored 28 in 90 games for Arsenal according to that bit, which is actually condierably worse), but as they're both from the same source, I've just gone with the list.
Still, I 100% guarantee Trezeguet would easily outscore Anelka, perhaps by as much as 10 goals.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Who do you think was better, bergkamp or henry? I was having this conversation with a few friends and they thought that bergkamp was the better player, but I disagreed. Its very difficult to decide between the two. Both of them were excellent. I'd say that Bergkamp has better technique, but Henry has got speed and his technique is almost just as good, so thats why I chose him.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Sunderland are rumoured to be buying both Lita and Carson. Its a good move. Carson is a quality goalkeeper. He's young, full of talent and has a good shot at being englands next goalie. There are better options that Lita, but its still a good buy. He impressed me at the u-21 tournament. The lita deal suggests that they might nort have been able to get nugent, or maybe keane's ambitious enough to get both.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Its better to take your time and right the right person rather than rushing out and buying someone for the sake of it. Arsenals summer has been horrible so far, but ther's still a lot of time for things to happen. Wenger isnt sitting at home doing **** all, I'm sure he's trying so hard to find someone that arsenal need. Just give him a bit of time.h0pper said:
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
I love Bergkamp, but Henry was better.
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