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Osorio said:Valiant effort by your guys at the Meadowlands but you can't stop the Angel!
We'll clip his wings soon enough.
Then he'll just be Juan Pablo. LOL
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We'll clip his wings soon enough.
Then he'll just be Juan Pablo. LOL
Nah we're better than american football. Thanks for stopping by though.BloodAdo said:
Nobody on your squad can clip his wings. Need I put up the video of Angel shitting on Armas again? He scored twice on you guys. Plus if you take him down you'll have to put up with Jozy. You just can't win.Outdoor Miner said:
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Osorio said:
Well we have that new central defender from Millionarios that's signed! And because he's an unknown quantity surely he must be the greatest thing on Earth. Oh shit he can't officially join the team until someone takes Thiago off our hands though. Which no seems to want to. You guys need some midfield depth?
Seriously though Millos fans seem real pissed about losing him and apparently he was the bedrock of their D or somesuch. He has long hair like Toja too. I wonder if he likes Zeppelin.
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Wilman Conde Roa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilman_Conde
6'2 and about to turn 25. Signed thru the end of next year. Supposed to be a monster in the air and plays with a ton of heart.
Looks good on paper...
6'2 and about to turn 25. Signed thru the end of next year. Supposed to be a monster in the air and plays with a ton of heart.
Looks good on paper...
bean breath
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The Galaxy's Jack Nicholson :lol
Probably should start with GaLOLaxy-Billboard FC. Only saw the highlights but holy shit Becks is amazing if he makes a bum like Pavon actually dangerous on the pitch. It's also amazing how crappy the defense is without Xavier. This campaign is shot but if those two could play a whole season together I'd be able to drop the GaLOLaxy moniker altogether. To borrow a expression from the City phrasebook, there's always next year!Osorio said:
Speaking of City...
I'm really bummed Bojinov is out for what looks like a long while (3 months IIRC). I didn't really have an opinion on the guy but I wanted him to play and excel, which is out of the question now. Mpenza = Corradi 2.0 is already auld and the guy's barely played with the team. Dial it back 3 or 4 notches, comrades. I know the team knows how to fail in a spectacular manner but they don't need encouragement from the lot of us to do that.
Negatives aside I was obviously damn happy with the result. Sure it wasn't a pretty win and it was sort-of obtained by the skin of the teeth but people forget this team was in turmoil at the ownership, managerial and roster level throughout the entire off-season. It's already tough enough to attract top offensive talent without Arsenal / Chelski / Mancheser United or Liverpool on the front of your kit without any of that going on. City lost matches last season because it had no offense. Now that it has a handful of players that actually know how to put the ball in the net that's been reversed. They started with the back 4 and this is just another step forward in the march to winning the Premiership
and getting relegated the next season
Micah Richards is godly. I want to be in a manpile with him and Bianchi ASAP. Also, omgggggggggggggggggg #1 in the table WTF City WTF. <3 <3 <3
P.S. :lol @ Tevez. Guy was definitely worth the headaches his transfer brought.
Like I said, the team is boring because it's shallow on depth at the offensive end. If they can fight for a UEFA Cup slot this season and Sinatra can stay out of a Thai jail I expect them to land more weapons during next off-season and games like this will be a happy memory.Ghost said:
This would be 112% true.Osorio said:
So you hate America and support professional sports terrorism? How do you sleep at night?nitewulf said:
Oh man was I hammered when I watched the match. Interesting sidenote: I got hammered while typing this post. I also played 3 matches of Sensible Soccer. I also may have eaten a sandwich.Steroyd said:
Manchester is truly one of the great cities on earth because LOL can't be inserted easily into its name.h0pper said:
Trafford however...
LOLfford United!
He would make Pele look like a chump if he played in the city that shares his name.Osorio said:
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Osorio said:
I'd be pissed too, but after having to suffer through the Sarachan era... screw 'em. :lol
Agree with this completely. Pavon scoring twice should NEVER happen. Luckily for you the ref was having fun sucking Beckham's dick too long to realize that our players weren't really fouling him they were just breathing on him. Thus, too many chances were created early on allowing for those 2 early goals. Btw I'm surprised Beckham didn't blame the turf when he hit the wall all those times.:lol :lolKarakand said:
Even better was his reaction when people started booing him. This is New York son. It took people too long to realize this imo but they got the job done. The boos were loud and plentiful. The last game of the regular season for us is against the GaLOLaxy. Hopefully it's the day we get this baby:
Fuck you. You're just saying that because you're definitely not winning one this year.Outdoor Miner
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@ Fire's remaining games. If we can pull this off J.C. Osorio has to be the leading Coach of the year candidate.08/22 - Wednesday @ Kansas City Wizards
08/25 - Saturday Kansas City Wizards
09/01 - Saturday @ New York Red Bulls
09/08 - Saturday @ Columbus Crew
09/15 - Saturday New York Red Bulls
09/20 - Thursday @ FC Dallas
09/23 - Sunday D.C. United
09/29 - Saturday @ Chivas USA
10/06 - Saturday New England Revolution
10/13 - Saturday @ D.C. United
10/21 - Sunday Los Angeles Galaxy
If we make the playoffs then woot! If not, next year we will be beastly and a definite top 4 team. I'm sure our coach will be even more aggresive having a whole offseason to himself. He's even *gasp* acknowledge the omission of a single right mid on our entire team!
The fucking shit!?
These English players prices are getting ridiculous, nearly the same price as Darren Bent, Thierry Henry shows how much cheaper foreign players are, no wonder the top 4 aren't vesting much interest in english players outside their own Academies.
The FA need to sort these prices out because this is the freaking reason so little of English players are playing in the top level hence not good enough for England and it's littered with foreign players.
Ah what a beautiful day the sun is shining, the bird are chirping, and it feels like Summer but i'm a miserable git because....
Benitez Pissed
And here's a little more on Heinze.
Looks like we'll find out today if he can make the move.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
I think all United fans reacted the same way.Lakitu said:
:lol
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
I dont get why our players refused to dribble through the defence to earn a free kick or had long shots. We've got players that can do both, but instead we just kept passing the ball in midfield and then we put in a hopeful cross, which turned out to do nothing.jerrymaguire said:
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Someone in the fantasy league is leading by 13 points. Everything looks so blurry and I cant see the name at the top of the league, so someone tell me who it is.
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arseblog said:
:lol :lol
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
Whats happening with curtis davies reminds me of what happened with johnson. Crytal palace got relegated, EPL clubs were interested in buying him but palace were too stubborn to let him go. Things works out well for him in the end though, he moved and everton got a good striker. They were pushed into paying 8 million pounds for him, but its not so bad. However its worse with curtis davies. WBA cant be serious. Asking for 15 million pounds for a very overrated defender is a joke.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
The more I hear from mourinho, the more he pisses me off.
http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8695_2671684,00.html
This is what really pissed me off:
http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8695_2671684,00.html
This is what really pissed me off:
I'm impressed that he could say that with a stright face.Mourinho said:
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
I love it when people get mad at Savage, or the way Blackburn play. It means we're doing exactly what we try to. I would happily never hear Wenger praise us for coming and playing when we lose 5-2 again.
Rob Styles has apologised and won't ref a game this weekend.
Rob Styles has apologised and won't ref a game this weekend.
The thing that pisses me off about Savage is not that he is trying to piss people off and get them to react. What pissed me off yesterday is his diving, which was successful on one occasion in getting Flamini booked but luckily wasn't on the second one.
Holding his face rolling on the floor too is not something I appreciate. It's nothing to do with pissing your opponents off, it's poor and I wouldn't expect it from a British player. He'd do very well playing for Portugal.
About Blackburns physical approach: there was a few fouls in there yesterday that were borderline - I'm sure you would admit that. I have no problem with a team playing physical and in a way Wenger brought it on himself, saying that we are ready for it. That made Hughes and the players step it up a bit I'm afraid. That's nothing to do with reckless fouls that could injure someone though. And there were 2 or 3 of those in there.
Other than that Blackburn did what they do well and they even played some decent football in the second half. In retrospect I would say that Blackburn probably deserved the draw.
Holding his face rolling on the floor too is not something I appreciate. It's nothing to do with pissing your opponents off, it's poor and I wouldn't expect it from a British player. He'd do very well playing for Portugal.
About Blackburns physical approach: there was a few fouls in there yesterday that were borderline - I'm sure you would admit that. I have no problem with a team playing physical and in a way Wenger brought it on himself, saying that we are ready for it. That made Hughes and the players step it up a bit I'm afraid. That's nothing to do with reckless fouls that could injure someone though. And there were 2 or 3 of those in there.
Other than that Blackburn did what they do well and they even played some decent football in the second half. In retrospect I would say that Blackburn probably deserved the draw.
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Well you say clutching his face and things doesn't piss players off, but I think it does. It riles players up, stops them thinking straight and playing the game they normally would. That's our entire gameplan against Arsenal, stop them playing. Whether it's through fouls or pissing them off or just being aggressive, don't let them get their passing game together. Which is no doubt why this sort of rivalry has emerged bewteen the two sides: when Blackburn stop Arsenal being able to play it pisses them off, when we try and stop them play but they manage it anyway it pisses us off.
I can't say I thought there were an dangerous tackles yesterday. Full throated tackles, sure, but nothing particularly high or with studs showing. And Arsenal were doing the same, you can't say you're going to stand up to physical stuff and then when you do complain that physical stuff was going on. And I thought Arsenal did stand up to it well and gave as good as they got, I'm not knocking either team for it. In fact, I think the most dangerous tackle was from...was it Bendtner? Someone kicked one of out players high up on the chest not far off the neck, though I don't think there was even a booking.
I can't say I thought there were an dangerous tackles yesterday. Full throated tackles, sure, but nothing particularly high or with studs showing. And Arsenal were doing the same, you can't say you're going to stand up to physical stuff and then when you do complain that physical stuff was going on. And I thought Arsenal did stand up to it well and gave as good as they got, I'm not knocking either team for it. In fact, I think the most dangerous tackle was from...was it Bendtner? Someone kicked one of out players high up on the chest not far off the neck, though I don't think there was even a booking.
I agree that Arsenal definitely gave as good as they got, and I am pleased with that. The foul that was on the dangerous side was one on Fabregas (I can't remember who it was, it was right before he was kicked in the head by Pedersen).
I hate the face clutching though, I think it's in one category with diving. It's very poor I think. Simulating fouls, injuries and that somebody punched you or elbowed you in the face is something that has to go in my opinion and I think the right way forward is to show yellow cards for it. Without exception, I do not like it when Arsenal players do it either - and if it's the second yellow, so be it.
Doesn't get you sent off by most referees in this country anyway.
I hate the face clutching though, I think it's in one category with diving. It's very poor I think. Simulating fouls, injuries and that somebody punched you or elbowed you in the face is something that has to go in my opinion and I think the right way forward is to show yellow cards for it. Without exception, I do not like it when Arsenal players do it either - and if it's the second yellow, so be it.
Doesn't get you sent off by most referees in this country anyway.
The face clutching honestly makes players look like p***ies. To me, it looks like they are trying to hide their crying faces, which to me, doesn't send the right message. I've been tackled pretty hard and pretty dirty, and if you are a male and over the age of 13 and you cry, stop.
Unless your tibia was just snapped clean in half, I really don't feel there is a need to cover your face.
Anyone have a link to the Torres goal?
P.S. Does anyone know the availability of Torres jerseys? I know, I know, I'm an Arsenal supporter but I would really like to get a Torres shirt.
Unless your tibia was just snapped clean in half, I really don't feel there is a need to cover your face.
Anyone have a link to the Torres goal?
P.S. Does anyone know the availability of Torres jerseys? I know, I know, I'm an Arsenal supporter but I would really like to get a Torres shirt.
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h0pper said:
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
I hate seeing it too. Its cheating and it makes football players look like pussies. When they go down clutching their face, they aren't actually hurt in most cases, they just do it so that they can get the other person booked. It also makes them look like a wuss.hadareud said:
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Hell, I want one of those.Osorio said:
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
hadareud said:
6 pushes me over the egde, I need to believe it was 5.
Cornballer
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Just a reminder that the U17 WC is underway.
The US managed to lose to Tajikistan this morning 4-3. I didn't even know that was a country. Bad start to the tournament for the US, which has a reasonably well respected team at this level.
Scores and tables here.
The US managed to lose to Tajikistan this morning 4-3. I didn't even know that was a country. Bad start to the tournament for the US, which has a reasonably well respected team at this level.
Scores and tables here.
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Also, Ching was called in to replace Wolff on the US roster that will go up against Sweden on Wednesday.
EDIT: I'm catching up on news from the weekend. McBride dislocated his kneecap during the Fulham game?
EDIT: I'm catching up on news from the weekend. McBride dislocated his kneecap during the Fulham game?
Better but it's still Ching.Cornballer said:Also, Ching was called in to replace Wolff on the US roster that will go up against Sweden on Wednesday.
EDIT: I'm catching up on news from the weekend. McBride dislocated his kneecap during the Fulham game?
Sad to hear about McBride
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