Cornballer
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That play was awesome - I watched that again last week sometime. If he had scored, it would have been legendary.
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Official Football Thread 2006/2007 (Soccer)
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Mexico really has no class. When the US loses at Estadio Azteca they take the loss like men. I really don't remember the last time the Mexican players shook hands with us after they lost. Either way it's good for us. They can keep blaming a curse or whatever instead of wasting time trying to correct themselves.Cornballer said:
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As a way of explanation (but not necessarily justification), I found it interesting that Mexican players don't shake hands or exchange uniforms after derby matches in the Mexican League. It's just not something that they do - some of it has to do with them hating us and part of it is just cultural.
Here's Grant Wahl's comments about it:
Here's Grant Wahl's comments about it:
Grant Wahl said:
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hadareud - thanks for all of the continued Arsenal updates. I've been avoiding reading about it most of the weekend as my laptop has been acting up and I was focused on the US-Mexico game. It's good news that Grimandi might be taking the director of football position, and even better that Wenger might be considering an extension. It helps take some of the pain away from the Henry transfer.
Of interest, I ran into my brother-in-law over the weekend. He's a massive ManU fan (grew up in Cork, therefore loves Keano) and told me that he thought 16 million was too high a fee for Henry. I was surprised, but he said that he thought Henry was a bit past his prime, injury prone, and almost 30, so Arsenal were wise to take the money they could get. Interesting comments from a non-Arsenal-fan and somewhat heartening, though I can't say that I completely agree with him.
Needless to say, it'll be an interesting few weeks as an Arsenal fan - I still haven't read any comments on the Henry transfer from Wenger or any of the players. It's time to stand up and back the team, so I'm hoping we'll hear something soon.
Of interest, I ran into my brother-in-law over the weekend. He's a massive ManU fan (grew up in Cork, therefore loves Keano) and told me that he thought 16 million was too high a fee for Henry. I was surprised, but he said that he thought Henry was a bit past his prime, injury prone, and almost 30, so Arsenal were wise to take the money they could get. Interesting comments from a non-Arsenal-fan and somewhat heartening, though I can't say that I completely agree with him.
Needless to say, it'll be an interesting few weeks as an Arsenal fan - I still haven't read any comments on the Henry transfer from Wenger or any of the players. It's time to stand up and back the team, so I'm hoping we'll hear something soon.
h0pper said:
I was thinking about this as well. Henry endured a torrid season injury wise, and in a league as physical as the EPL, there's nothing to say this wouldn't have continued. While in Spain not only is that brand of football less physical, but he's the number one target a team will stick two players on non-stop, with all the other weapons Barca possesses. This'll give Henry even more time and space to operate, and a chance to play for four or five more years at the top of his game, instead of two or three years with Arsenal. It also gives him a chance to play in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa if he so desires (I reckon that would have some significance for him), instead of retiring from international duty to preserve his body.
I also think Henry looks at what Barca has, and realizes that him joining that outfit makes up (in theory) one of the most fearsome foursomes of all time. He's playing with arguably the best player of the last five years, the best young player in the world, and the best pure striker in the world. It's an incredibly tempting situation to be a part of. It also helps that their style of football almost mirrors our own.
I always believed last year that if Arsenal had won the Champions League, that Henry would've joined Barcelona because he never would've been able to top that moment. But since Arsenal lost (and more importantly, since Barcelona won), Henry didn't want to look like a glory hunter and join a team that had lifted both the league and CL trophies. This year they didn't win a trophy (yeah they were tied on points with Madrid, but everyone acknowledges they had an off year compared to the last couple seasons), so it makes moving to Barcelona easier to do, without appearing like a glory hunter.
So I think all of these things came into play...in some ways the Dein thing might well be nothing more than a convenient excuse. I also think Henry got the sense that some in the Arsenal board and even Wenger himself figured that it'd be better for the club to cash in now. It's nothing callous or spiteful, it's just business.
In other news that comes as a surprise to no one, Fabregas was selected by Arsenal.com voters as the player of the year with 60% of the vote. So I suspect he'll join Real Madrid tomorrow.
Breaking news: Henry is damaged goods!!!
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25062007/58/la-liga-henry-passes-barca-medical-despite-hiccup.html
Well I hope they're able to fix that, because it is something that's bothered him for a couple years now.
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25062007/58/la-liga-henry-passes-barca-medical-despite-hiccup.html
Well I hope they're able to fix that, because it is something that's bothered him for a couple years now.
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I see Arsenal's new Henrybot has just arrived. Still got some packaging left to remove there.
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I have to say that I don't like the 80's style white-mesh uni's that Barcelona are using next season.Wes said:
That thumbs up is a knife stab to Arsenal fans.
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For those of you that are interested, here's the Copa America match and television schedule. Things start up tomorrow with Uruguay-Peru and Venezuela-Bolivia.
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Why do they always use selling Vieira as a good example of a Wenger decision? Since he left he has won the scudetto with Inter and Arsenal have won sweet FA. They also haven't been able to replace him in the the midfield strong man role, which has been pretty obvious.
most would agree that Vieira had his best days at Arsenal. He is still a very good player, but he isn't at the same level he was when he was here.celestial body said:
He found the perfect time to let Vieira the player go, maybe it was one year too early to let Vieira the captain go, if you know what I mean.
That and we kicked him and Juve out resoundingly in the Champions League.
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Vieira played ~30 matches in the first season for Juventus after his transfer from Arsenal for 20m. Last season he only played ~20 matches for Inter after his transfer there for 9.5m, which was less than half what Juve paid for him. That's great he got a trophy and all, but let's not pretend he's the same player he was a few years ago.
Ummmmm, what's up with the caption?
Ummmmm, what's up with the caption?
BatiGOOOOOOL
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He is a gringo and the star of the team. There's nothing offensive about it. Of course, it's not common at all to see that in a caption, but I'm guessing it's mexican TV.
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I just found it odd and unprofessional that they used that term. It's slang and considered by some (but not all) to be derogatory. That was on Univision, by the way. I'm not terribly offended or anything. Here's the wikipedia take on "Gringo". Seems like the meaning varies from country to country and person to person.
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I agree that its use is odd and unprofessional. In fact, just minutes ago, during the sports news the guy said, in spanish, of course: "... and so the gringos hoist the trophy once again." or something like that.
The term is never used as an offense, but it's strange to see it used by a professional, especially after just reading your post.
The term is never used as an offense, but it's strange to see it used by a professional, especially after just reading your post.
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I would have also accepted "Primadonovan." Though his most recent nickname, given to him by the Mexican press, is "The Mexicutioner." :lolRyck said:
Parma put in a 10million bid for Rossi.
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Karakand said:
That fee seems low....I'm just sayin'.AmericanSoccerDaily said:
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I just wouldn't use the Vieira example that's all. Technically he also won the scudetto in 06 but it doesn't matter. Besides I don't think either clubs were under any illusion that when they bought him he was the same as at 26, they just count on him to still be influential, which he is. I also wouldn't discount winning trophies so easily, isn't that what they play for?
I don't think the loss of Alan Smith would be all that great. Apart from some crunching tackles and holding up the ball well (occasionally) he is not up to the standard of what a United striker should be, even backup. Rossi is still yet to prove himself, he was pretty lacklustre at Newcastle and whilst he did well at Parma it's still yet to be seen if he can do well in a tough, foreign league.
I don't think the loss of Alan Smith would be all that great. Apart from some crunching tackles and holding up the ball well (occasionally) he is not up to the standard of what a United striker should be, even backup. Rossi is still yet to prove himself, he was pretty lacklustre at Newcastle and whilst he did well at Parma it's still yet to be seen if he can do well in a tough, foreign league.
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Cornballer said:
It just means north american.
Its hard to explain because its not used in the english language.
The closest example I can think of would be calling someone Dutch even though their country is Holland or Netherlands. You dont say Hollish, you say Dutch. You dont say americano, you say gringo.
In portuguese, people from Rio de Janeiro are Cariocas, people from São Paulo are Paulistas.
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Here's the "Points Per Game" table for MLS. A little more accurate than the real thing at the moment....
Current playoff seeds and matchups if it started today (I think):
1 NE vs 8 CHI
2 HOU vs 7 DCU
3 NY vs 6 CHV
4 FCD vs 5 KC
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Single table - ranked by points per game
Includes games played 6/24
TEAM GP PTS PTS/GM CHANGE SINCE LAST WK
1. NE 12 22 1.83 +2
2. NY 12 21 1.75 NC
3. HOU 13 22 1.69 +4
4. KC 12 20 1.67 -3 (GD: +6)
5. FCD 15 25 1.67 +1 (GD: -2)
6. CHV 11 17 1.55 -2 (GD: +3)
7. DCU 11 17 1.55 -2 (GD: +2)
8. CHI 12 14 1.17 +2
9. COL 13 15 1.15 -1 (GD: -4)
-. CLB 13 15 1.15 +3 (GD: -4)
11. TOR 12 13 1.08 -2
12. LA 10 9 0.90 -1
13. RSL 12 9 0.75 NC1 NE vs 8 CHI
2 HOU vs 7 DCU
3 NY vs 6 CHV
4 FCD vs 5 KC
The evil of United... unites us all as one people, even traditional enemies like New Yorkers and Angelenos.Osorio said:
The cluster **** in the east sucks for fans (well at least their nerves, parity is inherently exciting). In the west you have good teams and crappy teams so there's no worry about putting more than the minimum 1 team into the playoffs.
The latest trade rumor in MLS is that Kevin Goldthwaite is coming to New York in exchange for Todd Dunivant. I really hope this is not true for the Red Bulls have given up too many points due to a shaky defense. The defense was shaky in those games because players like Dunivant and Freeman were injured. Dunivant would be severely missed, but the guys on Metrofanatic are thinking this has to do with Arena trying to get one last player before contracts are made final on July 1st. Since Goldthwaite only makes 31k and Dunivant makes 100k we make 69k out of it and if we get rid of someone like Schopp we can get someone for 244k. Who knows what'll happen.
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:lol Nice photoshop of DC uniforms.
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Nice GIF's, hadareud. Right click-save as...
In other news, apparently Trezeguet has re-signed with Juventus until 2011, so he's off the table now.
In other news, apparently Trezeguet has re-signed with Juventus until 2011, so he's off the table now.
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