Real Football (Soccer to you Yanks) Thread

[skyblue]

de jongs a wanker

 

[porterjack]

de jongs a wanker

Why??

 

[skyblue]

Why??

its supposed to be a friendly and he's flying in like his life depends on it

 

[Springsteen]

Clive Tyldsley needs to be made aware that Ashley Young isn't Luke Young, he can't even use the similarity excuse.

I hope Smalling is ok, nasty collision, Huntellar looked in bad shape too.

Gary Cahill at the top level

 

[porterjack]

You losing?

 

[skyblue]

Clive Tyldsley needs to be made aware that Ashley Young isn't Luke Young, he can't even use the similarity excuse.

I hope Smalling is ok, nasty collision, Huntellar looked in bad shape too.

Gary Cahill at the top level

it concerns me a bit that smallings head was being supported when he was being stretchered off

 

[skyblue]

Gary Cahill at the top level

and cahill scores

 

[Springsteen]

And then is completely responsible for Holland's winner, terrible defending, it worries me where he's learnt to stand side on. Speaking of Chelsea, Cech was on top form again against Republic Of Ireland.Jones-Young combination for the second goal was

 

[Zorak]

its supposed to be a friendly and he's flying in like his life depends on it

De Jong is quality. There are no friendlys for him.

 

[porterjack]

What is the point in playing if not 100%

 

[Springsteen]

Spain beat Venzuela 5-0 in Malaga but Roberto Soldado scored a hat trick, now that's significant because at the moment Spain are having an intriguing problem in that David Villa may not make the Euro's, and probably not at 100% (he broke his leg in December), so the auditions are open for that role as it stands. The favourites are Soldado, Fernando Llorente and Cesc Fabregas (who can play that number 9 role) and maybe at a push Torres, though his club form as we know isn't at all good, and he wasn't even picked for this friendly. At the moment the favourite front three would probably be

Mata-----Cesc-----Pedro

But it's open for sure.

Sheffield Wednesday sack Gary Megson despite the club being third in League One, weird.

 

[skyblue]

Sheffield Wednesday sack Gary Megson despite the club being third in League One, weird.

rank bad management of a club

 

[TGLucario475]

I wouldn't even take Torres, or risk Villa, in the summer. Soldado is proving his case to be top choice and I hope he does get the nod.

 

[Springsteen]

Villa's telling people he's aiming to be fit for the Clasico in April (the third to last game of the season). If he manages that he'll go, but if he isn't ready, I don't think Del Bosque will take him. I'd play Soldado to be honest, he's a good target man.

 

[TGLucario475]

Even then I think Villa could sneak into the squad because of what he CAN do even if it's not fit enough.

 

[Zorak]

Soldado or Llorente are good players. But quite different from Villa, both are old fashioned Spanish centre-forwards. I like them.

 

[Springsteen]

Arsenal might just do this, 3-0 up at half time, they've been very good, Milan have been poor. Mirror image of the first leg really, but Arsenal have been as good as 3-0. Milan nearly got one back just then but it would have been undeserved, however that's what Arsenal can't afford, a Milan away goal. Keep playing as they have and they're through.

 

[Zorak]

Great performance, that's all we wanted, and that's what we're getting.

Rosicky looks like the Rosicky of old again. He's always at his best when he turns and runs at players and opens up space for the pass.

 

[Springsteen]

3-0 to Arsenal. A proud win for Arsenal but ultimately not enough, but they have a lot to take from this and should now go on and finish in the top 4.

 

[porterjack]

Must have been good to watch