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Liverpool-City is the biggest game this weekend. The weekend after that, Newcastle vs Chelsea is probably the big game.
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got a baaaaad feeling about this match
@Napoli: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta, Lescott, Kolarov, Milner, de Jong, Yaya, Dzeko, Silva, Balotelli
Silva should be fresh
So you have that going for you. Hopefully De Jong can refrain from cleating an opposing player in the face.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Cavani to City rumors will start immediately after this match.
by LiamP on Nov 22, 2011 3:01 PM CST via mobile reply actions
City Watch
City_Watch City Watch
Mancini has made outstanding Napoli tormenter Edinson Cavani his #1 target to replace Tevez as early as January. [Daily Star] #mcfc
City_Watch City Watch
#mcfc chief Italian scout Barry Hunter met Cavani’s agent Claudio Anelluci in Rome to discuss a deal that could be as high as £40m.
1 hour ago
Loss = you need more world-class players
At least that’s as complicated as their approach has appeared to be.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 24, 2011 9:11 AM CST up reply actions
City are being ripped to shreds
Probably still equalize
by sprite on Nov 22, 2011 3:25 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Both Manchester teams have had poor CL campaigns.
More excusable for City than United.
by LiamP on Nov 22, 2011 3:51 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Watching the Man. Utd/Benfica replay
Phil Jones had an absolutely brutal game. Largely to blame for both Benfica goals.
Not mediocre. Right about average
so Kos is the RB?
#afc: Szczesny; Koscielny Mertesacker Vermaelen Santos; Arteta Song; Walcott Ramsey Gervinho; Van Persie
Do not understand why they're choosing to show Chelsea vs. Leverkusen on FSW.
I’m having to stream Arsenal vs. BVB while watching Milan vs. Barca on TV.
First world problems.
This is a bit like an EPL game so far
Really fast paced.
I took some Excedrin about the time the game started.
I think my migraine has gotten WORSE watching this helter skelter.
Kind of turned into crap.
The first ten minutes or so were fun.
for barca
Official line up: Valdés, Puyol, Mascherano, Busquets, Abidal, Keite, Xavi, Thiago, Cesc, Messi and Villa
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
3-4-3
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Nov 23, 2011 1:10 PM CST up reply actions
You're about a minute ahead of me.
Was about to post this.
You can tell his confidence is really low from that ridiculous dummy he did for RVP's 1st goal last weekend.
Anyone else would’ve just taken that goal themselves.
Lucas Barrios coming on.
Should get a bit more interesting now.
Chelsea
Man, how bad to you think that Russian owner wants to disapper AVB and others right now?
I didn't see why he went off...
But now Chelsea down 2-1.
Wonder what AVB will do.
0-0 gets them through. Thinking he might play it really tight, even at home. A win probably doesn’t even get them the top spot since Leverkusen play Genk.
Tough
The EPL game before is at Newcastle then they have the UCL game then they have City at home. So, they really need to win that Newcastle game, they have to win the UCL game because they are down on GD so a tie means no advancement and then home against City. That is a hellish 3 game stretch. AVB is going to have to decide which of the EPL game he is will to lose because playing his “A” side for three straight games is going to be hell on the players.
Unlikley Genk win but he has to go for it
dalejohnsonESPN
Those reporting Chelsea are definitely through with a 0-0 draw are wrong. Any draw with Valencia and a win for Genk leaves them third. #cfc
Oh twitter
Chelsea don’t need to give AVB time. What they need is Roy Hodgson. #CFC #HodgsonforChelsea
Somebody's havin' a laugh
Roman wouldn’t let Owl Boy and his 35% winning percentage anywhere near his team.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Arsenal win the group as
United need a result in their final game, City need some help and Chelsea need a win to qualify.
Crazy.
Damn
Right now, United, Chelsea, and City could all wind up in the Europa. And APOEL Nicosia is the first team from Cyprus to advance to the final 16. Crazy is right.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Hazard Transfer Fee
Lille evidently wants €50m (£43 million) for Hazard. Who pays them that much? I expect no one.
http://football-talk.co.uk/49408/arsenal-transfer-news-lille-confirm-eden-hazard-price/
RM
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Nov 28, 2011 6:25 AM CST up reply actions
Mario Gomez's goalscoring ratio isn't too far off Messi/Ronaldo:
60 goals in 65 games since the start of the 2010/11 season. Of course in a slightly weaker league and all, but still.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
My god he looked like squillaci
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Not too upset with the result, Schwarzer always pears us.
Squad looked really tired and Arshavin brought nothing once again. Best part of the game was watching some Santos trickery in the box.
yeah no one was really energetic
schwarzer was really good as usual. I’m really encouraged with how well ramsey is playing.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
I think it'll go the same way as the Clasicos last season.
Barca wins the one at the Nou Camp easily, and then there’s a fairly competitive scrap at the Bernabeu which ends up a 2-2 draw or something.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
barca needs to start winnings vs getting ties
that said, first loss of the season, in 27 games is pretty impressive
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Nov 28, 2011 7:57 AM CST up reply actions
also, from sid lowe's column
Last season, Barcelona dropped only 18 points all season (four of those after clinching the title); they have already dropped 11 this time round. Madrid dropped only 22.
and showing just how important puyol is to barca:
Puyol was absent on Saturday – just as he had been in each of Barcelona’s previous seven defeats; without him, there is a lack of aggression and concentration slips too.
other interesting tidbits (to me):
13 games played in la liga, 13 diff starting lineups (wow)
The fatigue is mental as well as physical. One of the things that people overlooked when Barcelona won last year’s league title and Champions League was just how emotionally tough they had proven. This season they will have to be even tougher; in most leagues and against most rivals you can drop points. In most leagues and against most rivals, just one defeat in 13 would be a wonderful start. But this is not most leagues and that is not most rivals. Standing before Barcelona are a Real Madrid team with astonishing variety in their play, strength in depth, talent, temperament, aggression, speed, power, precision, more control than ever before and a six-point lead.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Nov 28, 2011 8:00 AM CST up reply actions
too bad
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Nov 28, 2011 6:26 AM CST up reply actions
Gary Speed RIP
Former Bolton player and Wales manager apparently committed suicide yesterday. I remember watching him play just a few years back. Sad.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
And thank you, Mr. Lescott
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
TAKE THAT, DRESSING ROOM DOOR
henrywinter
Sky reporting that Anfield away dressing-room door damaged after shouts of "Mario, Mario’’ inside room. Unhinged?
Iñigo Martínez Goal, from his own half, in stoppage time to win the game
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Or not. I'm fine with this
YoungGunsBlog
Here’s what I’m told: Fabiański; Eastmond, Squillaci, Koscielny, Miquel; Chamberlain, Frimpong, Coquelin, Benayoun; Park, Chamakh.
Crap
Totally forgot Liverpool was playing Chelsea today. 2-0 Reds with 15 minutes to go.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Dalglish definitely has the boys heading in the right direction...
I hope Lucas is able to quickly recover from his injury (never thought i would say that)
Hup Holland Hup
Best 1-0 loss ever, thought we were going to get smashed
No chance Wenger goes back for M’vila, Coquelin is a beast. Oxlade did his thing and would’ve scored if it wasn’t for Zabaleta. Chamakh showed #want today- throwing up all match- but we badly need a striker in January.
by sprite on Nov 29, 2011 4:06 PM CST via mobile reply actions
More Ox, less Forehead and fast guy with little end product.
by LiamP on Nov 29, 2011 4:16 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Most impressed with his strength
Dude doesn’t get pushed off the ball
by sprite on Nov 29, 2011 4:38 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Striker
If you grab a striker in January is that mean that Gervinho is headed to the bench? Surely you don’t bench Walcott, right?
his forehead is mesmerizing
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Well
Well I think they actually need another starting striker to take the pressure off RVP. Walcott and the Forehead have shown an amazing lack of ability to finish.
Walcott's a pretty good finisher.
Can’t cross to save his life unfortunately.
by LiamP on Nov 30, 2011 1:07 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
walcott
i’ve wondered if he might be better as a striker up front than playing on a wing
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
him and rvp up front in a 4-4-2
would be pretty nifty, or rvp behind walcott in a vandervart type role
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
King Theo
His crossing has been a lot better this season. See, for example, his excellent cross to Vermaelen against Fulham.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Yeah
I was going to say, I rag on his crossing a lot, but he saved that point with a good cross.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 30, 2011 7:34 PM CST up reply actions
SAF'S SUCCESSOR NO DOUBT
SAFCofficial
Sunderland Football Club have parted company with manager Steve Bruce.
im still very very worried about pep going to Manchester United
sign a long term deal, damnit.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Nov 30, 2011 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
Guardiola
In my Football Manager game, he quit Barca after the first season (summer 2012) to manage…the Spanish U21 team! Also, Arsenal sacked Wenger and replaced him with Hiddink; Wenger then took the Valencia job, and Rafa is now at Atletico Madrid.
I’m now in October 2012 (season two) with FC Krasnodar, and managed to qualify for the Europa group stage after skating past FC Zurich in the playoff round. Got drawn with Palermo, Olympiakos, and Rabotnicki, a Macedonian club. Doing OK in the league (4th through 9 matches) but still struggling to compete at a consistent level with Anzhi, Zenit, and CSKA.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Couldn't watch, but from what I read it seems like it was more than a fair result.
“Shower of shite” appears to be an accurate assessment of their play.
On the bright side, Ravel Morrison did well apparently.
by LiamP on Nov 30, 2011 4:43 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
El-Hadji
Does anyone like that guy? Not that they should.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Nice going
I guess it’s a treble for City then.
by Brett Perryman on Nov 30, 2011 7:36 PM CST up reply actions
Well, fuck
Lucas tore his ACL in the Carling Cup match Tuesday. Out for the season. So that leaves Jay Spearing as our best defensive midfielder. Yay!
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
David Luiz?
For what? His shitty defending, or his Sideshow Bob impersonation?
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
Yeah
That just wasn’t in 2011, though. Well, outside of a couple of weeks.
by Brett Perryman on Dec 2, 2011 11:15 AM CST up reply actions
Germany, Holland, Portugal, Denmark
Holy crap
by sprite on Dec 2, 2011 11:59 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Going to be great
It’s like they pulled a David Stern and rigged the draw so that they could have rivalry matchups in all of the groups.
by Brett Perryman on Dec 2, 2011 12:44 PM CST up reply actions
Thankfully, England didn't get obliterated in the draw.
France is tough and Sweden can pose problems, but they should do well enough to qualify in first. If they qualify second they’re pretty much boned the next round.
NAH DON'T WORRY
John Terry will get the extra-time winner after England holds out despite having 15% possession.
OR MAYBE IT WON’T BE BECAUSE BALO WILL GUIDE ITALY TO A GROUP WIN
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
English footballers love their Rihanna
https://twitter.com/#!/JackWilshere/status/142669261150756864/photo/1
https://p.twimg.com/Afrc7-eCIAIAsYz.jpg
Oxlade-Chamberlain was mad at him yesterday because he didn’t invite him to the show.
Hmm. That blonde thing does not look good on her. And that oompa loompa makeup...
Dat English Media
At the moment, I do nothing in January" “I have a big squad, but if you knock at my door and say, ‘I have a fantastic player for you’ I will not turn it down”
Headline
Wenger in the market for “fantastic” player
Deciding not to get up when my alarm rang at 4:30am
was probably the best decision I’ve made all year.
From what I’ve read, this performance was apparently at least sixty times worse than the debacle at WHL, which is really saying something.
Only two more years of this!
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
De Gea's distribution and shot-stopping is superior to Lindegaard's (distribution in particular is way better from De Gea). That, plus his upside is enormous.
Lindegaard’s a more experienced keeper, so it’s not surprising he looks more composed. He also didn’t really have anything to do aside from making that save on Collins’ header.
Lindegaard is a wonderful backup to have though.
Roberto Martinez is easy to root for, but
he kept playing nine back even at 2-0 and on Arsenal’s third goal Wigan were so backed up that Arsenal completed 32 straight passes among all 11 players before RVP’s shot that Gervinho rebounded in.
this makes me laugh:
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Liverpool-Fulham
Spearing in for Lucas; Carroll, Bellamy, and Suarez all start; and Agger and Skrtel together in central defense again. Looking like Carragher is finally making the transition to squad player, instead of “must be in the lineup every match, even though he’s a penalty waiting to happen” player.
"Those cocksuckers asking me if I thought we were gonna go up there and try to work his fuckin’ pitch count ‘cause he’s on three fuckin’ days rest…you know what I told those cocksuckers? He pitch ball, ball cross plate, we gonna knock the shit out of it."
- Wash
good match
And a good result for Fulham. Schwartzer was massive in goal. Spearing’s red card was the turning point. Glenn Johnson did not have a good game, and Reina’s blunder gifted a goal to Dempsey.
It was amusing to see Craig Bellamy and Clint Dempsey get into it. I imagine Bellamy and Suarez really get under the skin of whoever they are playing.
Not mediocre. Right about average
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