EPL - Champions League Play Resumes
Spurs travel to Milan without Bale tomorrow and Arsenal host Barcelona on Wednesday in a match that everyone should watch and/or DVR. Rec this up.
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Just curious
where do you guys mostly get your footballing news/match reports/comment?
I pretty much stick entirely to trusting what the Guardian and the BBC reports in regards to actual news, but I try to avoid any analysis and keep that mostly to blogs.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
SkyNews and Soccernet
Sky is prolly the fastest to get word out on something.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Feb 15, 2011 1:09 AM CST up reply actions
More hilarious ESPN Rank 'Ems!
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/rank?versionId=1&listId=962&cc=3436
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
AC Milan - Tottenham
Eagerly anticipated and now here it is. AC Milan are still woefully banged up but at least Nesta is back. They played Oddo and Antonini as the fullbacks last weekend and that is scary as hell going into today. But they have nothing else since Abate is hurt and Urby Emmanuelson is more offensive than defensive and Didac Vila isn’t up to speed, I guess. Don;‘t know why we haven’t seen Didac yet.
it will be interesting to see Ibra-Pato/Cassano-Robinho/Cassano go up against the Totts back line, though. I don’t think Dawson can keep up with Ibra in terms of one-on-ones nor can he deal with him aerially, so we shall see how that goes.
I’m DVRing the game and won’t get to watch until this evening so I’ll be avoiding this as well as all other footy sites until then. Enjoy, fella’s!
Yeah, well at least I'm housebroken.
So the English commentators in this Milan-Spurs match for me are hilariously biased.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Got what they deserve.
Gattuso’s literally a mong.
by LiamP on Feb 15, 2011 3:42 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Damn
Looks like I turned it off too soon.
Wowzers. AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has gone mad. The Italian greets the final whistle by marching straight over to assistant Tottenham coach Joe Jordan and head-butting him. Incredible. The two benches clash as a result as Gattuso is pulled away, but still he tries to get at the Tottenham bench. Absolutely staggering from the veteran midfielder. What’s the Italian for bad loser?
Milan
I’m very surprised that neither Flamini nor Gattuso got sent off. I can’t remember the last time I saw a player who seemed as bent on getting a red card as Gattuso was yesterday.
"Napoli batting regularly in Arlington will be the biggest explosion in the American Southwest since Robert Oppenheimer tested the Manahttan Project."
-- RevHaloFan
Agreed
The ref was horrible, though. Even though the brit commentator LOVED him and thought he did smashing. But he missed the penalty shout in the opening minute, the Ibra chop down soon after right outside the box, several leading with elbows by Dawson, Gattuso and Flamini should have been off and various other infractions that he missed.
But yeah Gattuso’s always dancing that fine line of being fiery but not losing control, but yesterday he was awful. While I laughed at him pushing the Totts Asst Coach, he should’ve been off right then and there for it.
As for the game itself, Lennon tore that back line open and the Milan way of dribbling the ball into the goalie’s box before shooting was never going to work. Sure wish we could’ve seen Cassano in there instead of Pato if that was the way they wanted to play.
Milan can still get the goals on the road to progress, but it’ll be a hard task.
Yeah, well at least I'm housebroken.
Watching the first half so far, Antonini's been as shit as expected against Lennon.
Abate’s been given a reprieve as Pienaar’s not really a threatening wide player.
Nasri 'in the squad' for Barca
I hope he doesn’t lose him for six weeks by rushing him.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 15, 2011 11:51 PM CST reply actions
The Poppins jinx is alive and well.
by LiamP on Feb 16, 2011 4:20 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Jerk.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Feb 16, 2011 5:05 PM CST up reply actions
Why would you root against Arsenal?
They seem like a much easier matchup down the road if it comes to that.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 16, 2011 5:24 PM CST up reply actions
This might be off topic
but did anybody watch the Rugby Sevens tournament on NBC this weekend? I must say it was pretty fun to watch. I wonder if you could get some of the faster and younger guys in the NFL to try this out for the chance of an Olympic medal in 2016 (especially if there is a lockout)?
Go Barca.
1-0
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Feb 16, 2011 1:46 PM CST reply actions
What in the world was
Clichy doing on that goal?
by Brett Perryman on Feb 16, 2011 6:13 PM CST up reply actions
arshavin!
he’s not worthless suddenly
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
and then he goes and nearly blows it
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
I just got home and started watching
Looking forward to the second half
by Brett Perryman on Feb 16, 2011 5:46 PM CST up reply actions
Just got done watching.
Maurice’s right: Wilshere played an absolute blinder. He made Fabregas (who was wasteful) look like the 18 year old playing in his first knockout game in the CL.
The 2nd leg will be fascinating, because most teams would try to park the bus and sneak an away goal on the counter, but Arsene doesn’t know how to play that way and he doesn’t have the players to be able to park the bus against Barca. I imagine we’ll see some breathtakingly free-flowing football.
Wilshire was fabulous
best match he’s had.
Koscielny has improved a lot, he and Djourou are really playing well as a tandem.
I’m going to catch it again on the replay in hd tomorrow on the yes network (they air arsenal matches the next day if you didn’t know, along with arsenal world and arsenal 360)
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
x
Koscielny has improved a lot, he and Djourou are really playing well as a tandem.
Which one gets dropped when Vermaelen returns?
Speaking of defense
It’s too bad we don’t get Maxwell again back in Spain. He was a pleasure to play against.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 16, 2011 7:15 PM CST up reply actions
Oh
I just saw that Pique is suspended for it, nice.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 16, 2011 7:17 PM CST up reply actions
Yep
Just got to stay healthy until then. Looked like Song was going to get suspended also. He was pretty reckless today.
Given how well Wilshere did
against Xavi (I still have 25 minutes to watch), if Diaby can get a couple of games in I wonder if he wouldn’t be a better third guy in midfield for these guys? They might make him look a little foolish, but he’s kind of an unsettling guy and we’re going to need to score goals to have a chance.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 16, 2011 7:25 PM CST up reply actions
Center hack
You gotta have somebody in that role, especially when playing Barcelona. He didn’t get sent off, which was obviously key since he played most of the game with a yellow. I thought he had himself a very strong match.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Come on
you really think they’re going to keep their top three CBs healthy all at the same time?
Even though Djourou is the better pairing for Vermaelen and I’d probably go with him, I think that Wenger sees Koscielny as his #2 guy at that position, especially as his play has improved over the past month or so. Might also depend on the matchup. Against this short Barcalona group, I don’t know that you need 6-3 guys as much as you need smart players who can move the ball and play positionally (I don’t know that I’m describing any of them there, though).
Wenger also said that there was no chance that Vermaelen would be back in time for the second leg of this matchup, unfortunately, so that last part is moot.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 16, 2011 7:12 PM CST up reply actions
Agree 100%
Koscielny was an absolute monster at the back. I don’t know how he was able to play Messi so tight without ever getting beat. He was all of the damn place back there. Fantastic match for him.
And Wilshere, where to start? He looked like he had been playing massive Champions League matches for years. Just fantastic. His one-touch to Fabregas to get the break going on the second goal was a thing of beauty.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Adebayor has a great handle on reality
Real Madrid striker Emmanuel Adebayor has encouraged former Arsenal team-mate Cesc Fabregas to join him at the Bernabeu, claiming that the Gunners captain and Los Blancos “would be a good fit”.
He could always replace Khedira or someone.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Khedira's very good.
Real have no need for him at all, but neither do Barca. Regardless, it’s a moot point given his descent.
Well, if they feel like adding another creative passer for the heck of it.
I like Khedira, but he’s more a physical box-to-box player.
But yeah, it seems like the only reason for Cesc to go to either is for depth. There seems no need for him to replace Busquets (scum, but quite possibly the best DMF in the world now and perfect for them in terms of his distribution)…and you wouldn’t want to break up Xavi/Iniesta/Pedro/Villa/Messi. Plus they still have Mascherano and a bunch of kids, as well as Ibrahim Afellay, who I wish would play more. He’s awesome.
And then Real has Alonso, the Diarras, Khedira, Gago, Ozil all as guys who play the middle.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
If they added him, I don't think it would be to replace Busquets. As you said, Busqets is a fine holding midfielder and that's not what Cesc is by any means.
I assume they’d groom him as a Xavi successor and have him play with Busquets and Xavi and either sell Iniesta or move him up to where Pedro’s currently playing. Given Pedro’s development though, I don’t understand why they’d do that. Really, it’s not a logical move for Barca at all, but it seems inevitable anyway.
I have no clue why Afellay went there, as he’s stuck behind the most intransigent front 3 in football. Barring injuries, he’ll never get significant playing time.
Yeah, it just seems stupid for him
to move to Barca for 30 mil (or whatever they pay him) and mostly work as a sub, because right now he’s probably not noticeably better than Iniesta, and Xavi is still only 30, and he hardly profiles as the sort of wing forward that Pedro is. And it feels like those guys play every game, league or cup or whatever.
Well, whatever, I don’t know how Cesc thinks.
Gosh dang I wish Afellay hadn’t gone there. He’s going to become the new Hleb! Well not really, but even if he went to, say, Germany, it would’ve been fun.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
read a thing a couple of days ago that basically said
cesc will end up in barca…in a couple of years, as xavi’s “replacement” — this makes a lot of sense. it allows for barca to not spend a shitton on a sub, it allows his value to increase for arsenal, it allows barca to look like they are going after cesc hard (without spending the money) int heir current financial situation, etc
so in say 2ish yrs…then i expect him to go to barca due to a “godfather type” offer…
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 Feb 19, 2011 1:57 PM CST up reply actions
That makes the most sense to me
I sure wish Barca’s players would shut the f up about it in the mean time. They make it a lot harder to be at peace with the whole thing, and it’s not like anyone is unaware of their feelings.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 19, 2011 8:48 PM CST up reply actions
It might be in Arsenal's best interest to let him go at that point.
Selling Fabregas in his mid 20’s would ensure maximum value (not that Arsene would reinvest anyway) and by then, his importance might be mitigated by the development of Wilshere and Ramsey (unless he pulls an Eduardo and returns as a shell of his former self).
What’s scary about Arsenal’s midfield is that, in two years, Fabregas will be 25, Song will be 25, Wilshere will be 21 and Ramsey will be 22.
There was only 1 team bidding for Ronaldo
United got 80mm.
And all of it went to financing debt!
Well, obviously not really but y’know…
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
I have no idea where it really went to, nor do I want to take the time to read up on it.
All I know is that Arsenal obviously don’t have the same problems as United, and the only thing preventing them from potentially reinvesting the Fabregas money is the crazy Frenchman in charge of the operation.
yuuuuuuuuuuup i think they do
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 Feb 20, 2011 12:58 AM CST up reply actions
REALLY
wanted United to step up and get Khedira…still upset by that.
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." - Dave Barry
by Suicide Prince on Feb 17, 2011 8:53 AM CST up reply actions
Come on now.
United are never going to outbid Real so unless the player really wants to go to United (like, Rene Adler-type desire), it was never on the cards.
Oh, I know
It was more of an early hope…during the WC, before teams with interest were mentioned.
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." - Dave Barry
by Suicide Prince on Feb 21, 2011 6:05 PM CST up reply actions
I know this threads been mostly about Arsenal-Barcelona
but Shakthar was awesome yesterday! Huge win at Roma!!
Shakhtar Donetsk
Other than Lyon, I can’t think of a team I’d rather see win this year. Only two Eastern European clubs (Steaua and Red Star Belgrade) have ever won the Champions League- it would be cool to see a third, just to break up the monotony of the usual Spanish, Italian, or English champs.
"Napoli batting regularly in Arlington will be the biggest explosion in the American Southwest since Robert Oppenheimer tested the Manahttan Project."
-- RevHaloFan
Yeah
It would be awesome to see someone like them get on a Cinderella like roll and just win it all!
x
cesc4official Cesc Fàbregas Soler
@jack_wilshere can’t believe i had to go to get Messi’s shirt for u. U were so scared. You were MOTM so next time please ask urself!
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Hah
Not to sound too much like an annoying homer, but this does seem like a good combination:
“He has a Spanish technique certainly, yes,” said Wenger. “He has an English heart because he’s an English boy.”
by Brett Perryman on Feb 18, 2011 4:54 PM CST up reply actions
Spanish Technique, English Heart
Wasn’t that a Morrissey song?
"Napoli batting regularly in Arlington will be the biggest explosion in the American Southwest since Robert Oppenheimer tested the Manahttan Project."
-- RevHaloFan
No big deal.
Vidic murders strikers like Gignac.
the guy announcing this barca game on golTV is hella annoying
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.
worst. homer. ever.
…and i say this as a barca fan.
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 Feb 20, 2011 2:07 PM CST up reply actions
this guy may actually be the worst sports announcer i have ever heard.
homer-wise
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 Feb 20, 2011 2:29 PM CST up reply actions
i <3 messi
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.
This can't hurt
Victor Valdes is likely to miss Barcelona’s crunch return match against Arsenal due to a knee injury.
The Blaugrana keeper picked up a knock in training yesterday, and the latest reports from Spain are suggesting he’ll need surgery, which will rule him out for up to six weeks.
greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
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 Feb 21, 2011 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
Now if Arsenal can ever get
possession of the ball…
by Brett Perryman on Feb 21, 2011 2:30 PM CST up reply actions
yeah....good luck with that
I imagine Barca would be a really frustrating team to play against, especially for a team that’s used to dominating possession like Arsenal. Another reason why I was so impressed with their win last week. To maintain their composure and concentration and take full advantage of two of the few opportunities that they had, that’s really impressive.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Madrid
You’re going down today, bitches. Allez Lyon!
"Napoli batting regularly in Arlington will be the biggest explosion in the American Southwest since Robert Oppenheimer tested the Manahttan Project."
-- RevHaloFan
The RM buzz seems to be "how many CDM's will Jose play today - 2 or 3?"
I don’t know which game to watch – Chelsea, Spurs or Real. Should Lyon-vs-Real be a good match?
I hope so
Last year’s matchup between the two clubs wasn’t very exciting, but as a Lyon fan, I enjoyed watching them utterly frustrate Real. They’ve met six times previously in European competition, and Lyon have won three of those, with the other three finishing as draws.
"Napoli batting regularly in Arlington will be the biggest explosion in the American Southwest since Robert Oppenheimer tested the Manahttan Project."
-- RevHaloFan
cool - sounds good, like there's history RM has to overcome
that’s the other RM buzz: get past the CL round-of-16 for once, dummies
1-1
Gomis with a late goal for Les Gones. See you in three weeks, Jose.
"Napoli batting regularly in Arlington will be the biggest explosion in the American Southwest since Robert Oppenheimer tested the Manahttan Project."
-- RevHaloFan
My compy crashed and I missed the last 15 mins of the game.
I bet Jose will be pretty happy with the away goal, tho’. Lyons played great. I thought their wingbacks really closed down the wide play for Real – stifled the bumrushes big time. 1-1 seems like a pretty honest scoreline. Do you feel honored that you got to watch Emmanuel Adebayour display soccer splendor at its finest for your eyeballs?
Haven't seen it yet
I was following at work- should have it on tape when I get home.
Good to hear Cissokho and Reveillere played well.
"Napoli batting regularly in Arlington will be the biggest explosion in the American Southwest since Robert Oppenheimer tested the Manahttan Project."
-- RevHaloFan
I'm curious about that too
Gourcuff is a solid player, but they didn’t really need him, and he’s been fairly mediocre this season.
They’ve made a couple other questionable purchases the last few seasons- Delgado does nothing for me, and Gomis, despite the goal today, has looked very poor every time I’ve seen him.
I just hope they can hold on to Lloris- he has the talent to start for one of the top sides in Spain or England, and they’re very lucky to have a keeper of his caliber.
"Napoli batting regularly in Arlington will be the biggest explosion in the American Southwest since Robert Oppenheimer tested the Manahttan Project."
-- RevHaloFan
Gourcuff
Feels like Aulas wanting to play his big summer signing regardless of his form.
by LiamP on Feb 23, 2011 12:57 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
True
From what I’ve read of the club, Aulas and Bernard Lacombe pretty much run things- they’re set up a lot like the Oakland A’s, in that they give the manager as little authority as possible.
I’ve tried to emulate that a bit on my Lyon FM save- any time I’m considering signing a player, I run it by Lacombe. If he tells me the player may struggle to adapt, or has a personality that could clash with the current squad, I don’t sign them, no matter how good they are. It makes finding the right player a pain at times, but it’s been worth it in terms of having a very gelled squad.
"Napoli batting regularly in Arlington will be the biggest explosion in the American Southwest since Robert Oppenheimer tested the Manahttan Project."
-- RevHaloFan
i can only hope so
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 Feb 22, 2011 11:58 AM CST up reply actions
Lawl, Benzema.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
South American footballers are incorrigible
This is from an Ecuador vs. Chile U20 match.
That is brilliant.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Why oh why
in the age of youtube would anyone do something like that?
Not mediocre. Right about average
i love the co announcer just cackling....
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 Feb 23, 2011 12:21 PM CST up reply actions
looks like fabregas is injured
figures a healthy club wouldn’t last
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
This time it's not my fault\, because Cesc would've gotten injured against Barca.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Dingoes are difficult to find.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
If you guys lose to the Scum
you guys really shouldn’t be expecting to win the title.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
I was trying to remember who called that.
by LiamP on Feb 23, 2011 2:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
what happened?
feed i was watching went dead 30min into the game
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Whatever.
Neither injury is particularly serious and you’re a point behind (granted with one more game played) with a favorable schedule.
DON’T WANT NONE O’ YO LIP TODAY BRETT.
But
neither of those things have anything to do with luck.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 24, 2011 10:54 PM CST up reply actions
Poor Barca
“We told the Arsenal directors that we knew they were after Toral and we told them we didn’t like it – as any president would have said,” Rosell told Catalan television. "Legally they have done nothing wrong but it’s a little immoral.
“For us it’s very important to keep this group of kids who have grown up together in La Masia. We don’t like it that clubs come in with offers of money just before they turn 16.
“There are two philosophies – ours is to invest in La Masia and the other is to fish all over Europe for kids of 15 like Arsenal.”
meh
good luck getting lightning to strike twice like it did w/ fabregas.
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 Feb 24, 2011 10:12 AM CST up reply actions
wasnt it for like 600k anyway?
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 Feb 24, 2011 10:12 AM CST up reply actions
Barca
So I guess they’re saying it’s OK to poach their academy kids once they turn 16? Because that’s what Liverpool did with Dani Pacheco, and I don’t remember hearing Barca bitch about that.
"Napoli batting regularly in Arlington will be the biggest explosion in the American Southwest since Robert Oppenheimer tested the Manahttan Project."
-- RevHaloFan
lol
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 Feb 24, 2011 10:31 AM CST up reply actions
Two of the most promising youth players in United's system were poached
Paul Pogba was taken from Le Havre (France) and Davide Petrucci was taken from Roma. It’s a nice competitive advantage for English clubs.
by LiamP on Feb 24, 2011 10:55 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
They're the British Bloodhound Gang, right?
Yeah, well at least I'm housebroken.
never heard of the Bloodhound Gang
RB’s are Irish – kinda like the Lonely Island guys, but with a live club show
whew
Kuyt wins it for us in the 86th minute. On to the final 16!
"Napoli batting regularly in Arlington will be the biggest explosion in the American Southwest since Robert Oppenheimer tested the Manahttan Project."
-- RevHaloFan
Maurice Edu gets the 'winner' for Rangers
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
This made me laugh for a full minute.
Find Ronaldo in this picture.
by LiamP on Feb 24, 2011 7:56 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Messi > cr9
:)
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 Feb 25, 2011 9:20 AM CST up reply actions
So I happened to chance upon Redcafe and decided to take a peek...
that place is a madhouse.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Great slate of games on TV this weekend
ManU-Wigan which could always turn out to be a 7-0 drubbing for ManU. Nobody blows GD out of the water like Wigan.
Then it’s Blackburn-Villa for the 5th time this season, on a tape delay.
Rovers-Villa is followed directly by Dortmund-Bayern Munich which should be great to watch. Dortmund has a huge lead on 2nd place already, but still should be entertaining.
Monday is 1st place AC Milan vs 2nd place Napoli. Napoli is fun to watch and if they win, they’ll be tied for first in Serie A. My DVR’s gonna be working over time this weekend.
Yeah, well at least I'm housebroken.
There's also a cup final on tomorrow
by Brett Perryman on Feb 26, 2011 12:05 PM CST up reply actions
I ommitted that for a reason
But I guess silverware is silverware and for the Brummies this is a big game.
Yeah, well at least I'm housebroken.
Dortmund are ridiculous.
They’re up 3-1 against Bayern right now while playing beautiful football. The average age of their XI today was 22.8.
If they can hold on to guys like Gotze/Sahin/Hummels/Subotic, they could really make some noise in the CL next year.
by LiamP on Feb 26, 2011 1:08 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Bayern
was guaranteed to win by at least two, so they only need five or more goals.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 26, 2011 1:17 PM CST up reply actions
Keeping them is key
I can’t see that happening, though. Sahin and Subotic will will be first out followed by Gotze and Bender or Grosskreutz. There is just way too much talent for a Bundesliga side not named Bayern to keep hold of. I’m lapping up every second of this season because I know that next year someone will be gone.
Also, I really think the Schmelzer (and his ridiculous hairband/tie)-Grosskreutz duo on the left side is an underrated force on that team. Even though Grosskreutz looks almost as Sloth as Kuyt, he gets the job done.
Yeah, well at least I'm housebroken.
I'd like to see at least one CL run with that core intact though.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
One caveat.
They were eliminated from the Europa league in the 1st round this year.
For anyone who sat down and watched all 90 minutes of Rovers-Villa
I would like to apologize for such an awful display of football. As soon as I saw the team sheet of Vince Grella – Jermaine Jones – Keith Andrews as the midfield, I should have turned off the TV and just waited for the score to come across. Any team fielding that threesome is destined to lose and lose big.
The tide is quickly turning on Keano and his tactical and player evaluation skills, or lack thereof. Today’s line-up was not very encouraging…
Yeah, well at least I'm housebroken.
Surely it can't be entirely his fault
that the higher-uppers are, y’know, crazy chicken sellers and all.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
Sturridge is on fire
Can’t help but wonder if that could’ve been Vela.
Also, looks like Ramsey is going to play in the FA rematch.
Mark Hughes
“I don’t think I have anything to prove, to be perfectly honest, because I think everybody there understood that I was taking the club in the right direction, the direction it need to be.’’
He can’t really believe this, can he?
“In terms being in charge of a big club, I know I can do the job because I have experienced it,‘’ said Hughes, who is among the favourites to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United and was also recently linked with Chelsea amid speculation over Carlo Ancelotti’s future.
That would be awesome, Man Utd in particular since they’d probably be more likely to give him a longer run.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 26, 2011 12:44 PM CST reply actions
Please.
United’s replacement is not going to be Hughes. Whoever wrote that article is insane.
by LiamP on Feb 26, 2011 1:01 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
He's not even the likeliest Fergie disciple.
I bet Bruce is far more likely than Hughes, and there’s not much chance Bruce even sniffs the job.
by LiamP on Feb 26, 2011 1:02 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
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Seems from my fairly uninformed pov that your compatriots struggle to keep perspective when it comes to English/Welch players and coaches.
by Brett Perryman on Feb 26, 2011 1:09 PM CST up reply actions
I think they put a bizarre amount of stock in his ties to United and SAF
There’s no way to sell a Hughes hire to the fans or players.
by LiamP on Feb 26, 2011 1:30 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
i only hope it is not going to be pep...
my money is in mourinho lol
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 Feb 27, 2011 10:24 PM CST up reply actions
Wenger
BUY A GOALKEEPER THIS SUMMER.
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WORTHLESS WANKERFACE TWUNTS
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
"I've had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming."
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