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Vermaelen might be back so it might not be a complete pearing
but I’m not expecting much.
Also, despite his mehness Arteta was really missed today.
Jacks going to come back and save the season
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Dunno
Arteta’s no Wilshere of course but seems like he does everything required of a pivot pretty well.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
You're giving United too much credit.
Their defensive situation isn’t great and a recently un-retired 37 year old is the 2nd best midfielder they have. They’re in bad shape too.
thanks for giving me a heart attack barca.
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.
That's kind of like
going to a Globetrotters game and having the close call give you a heart attack.
by Brett Perryman on Jan 15, 2012 9:25 PM CST up reply actions
meh they did not look well all game
cesc missed some easy chances (and didnt look all that great in the 2nd half)
got an unlucky yellow in the box on Iniesta that could have been a penalty fairly late, etc
alexis played well though, and messi was messi.
roque santa cruz’s goal was a laser btw
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 Jan 16, 2012 6:31 AM CST up reply actions
all game
*outside of the first 12 min
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 Jan 16, 2012 6:31 AM CST up reply actions
Pep needs to stop fucking around with revolutionary formations
and just get back to pearing everyone again.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
i would love to see what this team could do w/ a healthy version of
puyol
i believe they are undefeated in all competitions during their last 50 games w/ him
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 Jan 16, 2012 7:08 AM CST up reply actions
They've been pearing everyone at the Nou Camp with that formation.
Yesterday seems more of an aberration than anything else.
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Guardiola unveiled another wrinkle in the weekend’s matchup with Real Betis: no centre-forward. Sánchez moved to Andrés Iniesta’s psuedo-winger role from the December Clásico, and with Fàbregas still playing in midfield, the most advanced of Barça’s central players was Messi as a deep-lying playmaker. Not having a centre-forward meant Barça would have a sort-of redundancy elsewhere on the pitch, and Guardiola essentially decided that the three of Sánchez, Iniesta and Fábregas would play two positions. A supersaturation of sorts.
Read more: http://www.totalbarca.com/2012/matches/el-clasico-tactical-preview-with-schrodingers-cat/#ixzz1joba34PT
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 Jan 18, 2012 7:14 AM CST up reply actions
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Most notably, the second half saw Guardiola unveil an entirely new shape and tactics for Barça. Where they’ve gone 4-2-4 before, they’ve never gone 4-2-4 with their fullbacks pushing forward. While they’ve gone 4-2-4 before, they’ve never gone 4-2-4 with Busquets dropping into the back-line when required to as he does in their 4-3-3. While they’ve gone 4-2-4 before, they’ve never gone 4-2-4 with Messi and Sánchez complementing each other as they did on the right-half of the pitch.
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 Jan 20, 2012 7:22 AM CST up reply actions
Arsenal
Seems like a bigger problem for Arsenal than central defense is their lack of any serviceable right or left back.
Not mediocre. Right about average
For RB, Sagna should be back soon
LB… you could tell that was going to be a problem before the season started.
Interesting
JamesHorncastle
Ancelotti confirms his original intention was to take a year out + hope that either the Spurs or Arsenal job came available in the summer
Also some Hazard to Chelsea talk in the papers. Yeah…
So Demba Ba's going to be sold.
Newcastle just bought his replacement evidently?
by LiamP on Jan 18, 2012 11:42 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Demba Ba is such a fantastic name.
But so is Pappis Cisse.
It’s not shaping up to be an active January for anybody.
Release clause doesn't come into play until the summer
That doesn’t rule out a sale, of course, but I’ll take solace in the fact that it’s a lot harder to take a helicopter ride from South Africa than North East England at the last second.
by Robert L. Bishop on Jan 20, 2012 6:19 PM CST up reply actions
Liverpool transfer news
Apparently close to signing Joao Teixeira from Sporting (Lisbon), hopefully will sign another striker/winger before the deadline.
"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
Histrionics always ruin this game in the end.
Such a ridiculous faff.
i thought barca was the only team in the entire world that had ever flopped?
at least that is what Mou would have me believe.
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 Jan 18, 2012 5:04 PM CST up reply actions
Another reason why Yu will be good:
He wears the same number as Andre Santos (and Drogba and Giggs, but who cares about those two).
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
Meh, he'll be off to Spurs in the summer after 'Arry offers too much for him.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
Not the type of player Harry would go for.
He’s already got Defoe anyway.
I mean, he's a local boy and all and I think he's a loyal type
but McLeish will suck the goodwill out of him.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
Europe, why are you so cruel?
Quick season 4 FM update: my club, FC Krasnodar, finished 2nd in season three, so our European journey began in the Champions League third qualifying round. Got matched up against FC Midjtylland of Denmark and dispatched them fairly easily, only to get Porto in the playoff round. A surprising 1-0 victory at home, and we were just 90 minutes away from our first trip to the CL proper.
Yeah, that didn’t go well. 4-0 to Porto. So on to the Europa Group stage draw: Schalke, Lorient, and Neuchatel Xamax. Three fucking away games in western Europe. I hate you, UEFA.
"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
Jamie Sanderson on Agudelo
Juan Agudelo – New York Red Bulls to Liverpool
Agudelo is rated as one of the best talents in America at present, and impressed on trial with Liverpool and German side Stuttgart over Christmas. The New York Red Bulls are willing to allow the 19-year-old to leave on loan, but Reds boss Kenny Dalglish would only be interested in a permanent deal, which isn’t on the cards. (Chances of it happening 1/10)
He's better off going to a club where he'll get regular time.
He’ll be stuck behind Suarez, Carroll and whatever other striker Liverpool inevitably bring in this winter/summer.
Yep
I’d prefer that he start in the Championship, even.
by Brett Perryman on Jan 20, 2012 8:05 PM CST up reply actions
Arsenal's season would be so different had they got mata
Watching this match he’s exactly what they are missing.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
He's one thing they're missing
I think that their central midfield is a problem, and obviously they’ve struggled defensively pretty much anywhere that Vermaelen or Koscielny hasn’t played.
by Brett Perryman on Jan 21, 2012 10:02 AM CST up reply actions
the defense is a given
and its frustrating that Cahill went to Chelsea for less than the “insulting” offer Wenger made
I’m curious to see how much the midfield improves with Wilshere coming back
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Wilshere will help over time
but he’s been out for almost six months now and it’s not like he was a grizzled vet. It’s really hard for me to see him jumping in and helping a ton. By the end of the season, probably.
by Brett Perryman on Jan 21, 2012 11:40 AM CST up reply actions
Will the US
ever play him in the middle?
by Brett Perryman on Jan 21, 2012 11:44 AM CST up reply actions
Dempsey
He essentially plays the same position for the US that he plays for Fulham. Left attacking midfielder with ample license to cut inside.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Yeah
Kenny post-match:
“They’ve got to realise every game this football club plays is a big game, not just the ones that suit them.”
Apparently he chewed some serious ass after the match, and told the players that several of them won’t be with the club much longer if they don’t get their shit together.
"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
FRIMPONG NOOOOOOOOO
News on on-loan Wolves midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong, who you might remember was stretchered off after being accidentally kicked in the head at Molineux today. The Arsenal man has been taken to hospital with what are described as “serious facial injuries”. Fingers crossed he makes a swift recovery.
Yeah, looked like he waited a bit too long to cross
and Balo is probably going to get suspended for the stamp.
Wish I had a sling box
Veetle keeps shutting down the feeds
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Jan 22, 2012 11:02 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
The hell?
It’s on FOX. Where are you that you can’t get that channel?
by LiamP on Jan 22, 2012 11:06 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Had to go to office today
So I’m at the mercy of my iPhone And feeds
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Jan 22, 2012 11:13 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
i want one as well
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 Jan 23, 2012 7:49 AM CST up reply actions
This stuff
has gotten to comical levels. I hate that Wenger’s era is going to end the way it is.
by Brett Perryman on Jan 22, 2012 5:45 PM CST up reply actions
12/31- "It would be stupid for us to drop points because we don't have a left-back."
Followed by 3 straight league losses.
With increasing
devastation defending wide players
by Brett Perryman on Jan 22, 2012 8:33 PM CST up reply actions
Arshavin
what a horrible decision by Wenger. Looked like RVP was livid when Ox came off and then.. that.
Genius counter by Ferguson
Bring Park on, move Valencia to RB so Arshavin’s the one who marks him.
by LiamP on Jan 22, 2012 11:45 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Arshavin does that well enough on his own
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Jan 22, 2012 11:48 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Could be worse.
At least Ox will be starting most league games now.
by LiamP on Jan 22, 2012 11:54 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
He will probably relent
but I don’t have a clue why he hadn’t already, so I’m not assuming anything.
by Brett Perryman on Jan 22, 2012 8:34 PM CST up reply actions
What kind of thought process is this?
"You have an 18-year-old kid making his first Premier League start and a player who’s captain of his country and they are querying the substitution? Let’s be serious."
"I’ve been 30 years a manager and made 50,000 subs and I have to justify every decision I make to you? I stand up for it. I do not have to explain to you every single decision I make."
He should've just said that Ox was tired.
By that logic Ox had no business starting the game over Arshavin.
He did.
"I can understand the fans are upset about the substitution, especially when it doesn’t work. It means I made the right decision at the start of the game (to play Oxlade-Chamberlain).
"He had started to fatigue. He was sick in the week. Arshavin is captain of the Russia national team.
Still don’t see what being captain of Russia means to anybody with the form he’s been in. Would’ve rather seen Benayoun on the pitch if he was indeed tired.
The Ox
He didn’t really look tired. He still looked quite lively. I thought it was an odd substitution, and it definitely did not work. I agree that Benayoun would have been a better selection, since Yossi at least tries to play defense.
Also odd was not subbing out Theo Walcott after he was knocked unconscious for a full minute. Some of Arsenal’s woe’s this season have not been Wenger’s fault (losing Cesc and Nasri, the injuries at the back, etc.), but his management of the match yesterday was just mystifying. Wenger’s losing his touch.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Balotelli charged
Faces a possible four-match ban for the stamp on Scott Parker, per Soccernet.
"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
Balo
A bit of bittersweet justice for Spurs fans. Not enough, to be sure.
Not mediocre. Right about average
They have enough depth to be fine.
I’d take the draw over a 4 game suspension for Balotelli. Goddamnit, Webb.
This is quite interesting.
Apparently, Real’s melting down along national lines.
Part of me thinks this is some massive practical joke/mind games business concocted by Mourinho.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
Don't think he's quite that devious.
This doesn’t really seem all that far-fetched either.
My prediction is that Real wins the league but gets toasted by Barca in each of their remaining matchups
including one or two CL ties, and Mourinho leaves.
Of course, I wonder what kind of job would be open for him.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
I don't know what that means.
But it better not be what I think it means…
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
WAIT ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT HOW OBVIOUSLY
ARSENE AND JOSE WILL SWAP JOBS AT THE END OF THIS SEASON?!
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
I mean
Fergie has a few years more in him I think, AVB I think will get another year from Roman, Mancini looks fairly comfortable especially if they win the league, ’Arry’s in for the England job but I don’t see Spurs as a fit…
So…there’s only one club left.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
Yeah, I could see them leaving their posts around the same time.
SAF said last year that he has 3 more years in him.
i hope he goes there
so much.
you have no clue how worried i am about pep leaving barca for United.
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 Jan 24, 2012 9:00 AM CST up reply actions
naw im worried about SAF's job
i have no worry about arsenal/italian clubs/RM/etc
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 Jan 24, 2012 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
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and during a late night debate show on Spanish TV, one journalist claimed that Mourinho had decided to leave the club in the summer.
That was the subject of the first question as Mourinho prepared for the visit to Barcelona. “My colleague said that you are going to leave Madrid in the summer,” the coach was asked. “Are you?” The response was short and sharp: “Ask your colleague.” It was to prove the model for much of what followed. “Will you stay until you win the European Cup,” he was asked. “I don’t know.” And so it went on.
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 Jan 24, 2012 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
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Mourinho was also asked: “You have always stood out for being a good man-manager, someone who handles groups well. But are there cliques in the Madrid dressing room?” The response was so sharp that many missed it. “I don’t provoke cliques.” When the penny dropped, it appeared his most revealing, pointed response.
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 Jan 24, 2012 10:04 AM CST up reply actions
the rumor is that he has already said he is gone in june/july
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 Jan 24, 2012 8:59 AM CST up reply actions
Rockets GM
dmorey
FIFA-nature of sport more diff 4 analytics&beliefs more entrenched RT @JMVingelis What major sport is least-accepting of analytics? #SSAChat
And this
Is why you try to get that second road goal instead of sitting back and doing nothing for 45 minutes, Kenny…
"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 thing I just checked Twitter
Wouldn’t have known Liverpool just scored- Soccernet’s summary of the penalty incident is “Micah Richards blocks the shot.” No mention of the handball or the goal.
"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
Ricocheted off his leg onto his arm.
Terrible decision by Dowd, nice break for Liverpool.
They did well in the first half.
No legitimate threat in front of goal though.
barca trying to throw it away early
SO close to giving up another goal in the first 45 sec
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.
Craig Bellamy, I fucking love you
Heading to the Carling Cup final!
"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
From On Goals Scored
What does a football look like
One hundred pictures of footballs from crests of clubs and national teams or associations.
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.
Dallas Cup
Everton, United, and PSG all sending teams this year, per 3rd Degree.
"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
That's Awesome!
First time I’ll get to see any part of Everton live!
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used to be under name hinduplaya
What about...
What about the getting injured player back, so we don’t need to spend money on a transfer meme? Silly Wagner…
Liverpool-United
So, what’s the over-under on “number of objects Patrice Evra gets pelted with” tomorrow?
"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
A lot
Liverpool fans have been a classy bunch recently.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Well
Not to defend any of the recent fan behavior, but I still think Suarez’ suspension was bullshit, and yes, I’ve read the report on the hearing.
"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
Dagger!
1-0 Reds!
"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
DIRK!!!!!!!
2-1!
"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
YAAAAA!!!!!
City of Manchester has to be hating Liverpool right about now…
United and City both out of the FA Cup!
"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, missing out on the FA Cup is a cruel blow.
Will have to settle for a fight for the league and a place in the CL next year.
by LiamP on Jan 28, 2012 1:18 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I hope we get another mersyside like we did a couple years ago in the FA Cup
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used to be under name hinduplaya
I never root for United
But I am today.
Not mediocre. Right about average
That had to be the least confidence-instilling
three-goal second half rally. Two penalties on plays that weren’t going to produce anything and an accidental goal on a relatively unforced clearance mistake, all in the first 15 minutes – actually felt a lot like the way Arsenal blows leads.
by Brett Perryman on Jan 29, 2012 1:32 PM CST up reply actions
5th round draw
Arsenal is the only one who could get a PL opponent:
Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion
Everton v Blackpool or Sheffield Wednesday
Chelsea v Birmingham City
Crawley Town v Stoke City
Stevenage v Tottenham Hotspur
Norwich City v Leicester City
Sunderland or Middlesbrough v Arsenal
Millwall or Southampton v Bolton Wanderers
Go second division!
well, how bad is it for RM if they win the league.
Mou leaves (almost certainly followed by other players)
and they dont win any other trophies, and they lose to barca in the next la liga clasico + lose in a CL match.
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.
I'd probably upgrade Real Madrid's chances of beating Barcelona in a two-legged tie
from <1% up to maybe 5% after the recent performance.
i tell the truth; i lie a lot
Followed by who?
Maybe Pepe? Maybe Coentrao? And either one of them would surprise me. They’re making the best wages they’ll get outside of Manchester…they’ll stay as long as the next manager wants them.
Real will be fine with or without Mourinho. At a club like United, the manager is the most important person. At a club like Real, managers have been, are and always will be interchangeable as far as their directors are concerned.
by LiamP on Jan 30, 2012 12:29 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
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