Damn them. If he settles in quickly then Tottenham will be a force.
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Football Thread 2011/2012 | OT12 | All the clowns were offside...
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Damn them. If he settles in quickly then Tottenham will be a force.
Freewheelin'
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COOL! Yeah Bergkamp is an utter legend, will always be adored by us fans, unlike a certain other Dutchman
The 98' World Cup drew me in. And then I really liked these three guys.
And although he's never played in the league, I've always really liked Christian Vieri too.
Best Chelsea. Awesome players.
Awwwwwwwwwwwww. Football really does bring people together
xxlol I remember Gronkjaer, pretty decent player. Reminded me of Gudjohnsen when he played for Chelsea
Gloryhunter
Yeah Henry was my favourite player (and still is).
These stories are cool! Keep them coming lads, really interesting
Yeah, next to Van Persie, Aguero, Dzeko, Balotelli and Tevez. Plus you need to get rid of Adebayor. Delirious Man City fan is delirious. We'll take Guidetti off your hands for 6m. kkthx.
Milchmonster
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So, I was just checking out our online store and found out that Puma put up a third kit without anyone noticing I think, at least I haven't heard anything of it. Well here it is:
They should have made this shirt yellow and made it our home shirt. I would have bought that...
They should have made this shirt yellow and made it our home shirt. I would have bought that...
Vivalaraza
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He is clearly supremely gifted. I saw him against the United kids a couple of times and I've seen some of his other YouTube clips, his range of passing is outstanding. First time I've seen such smart feet from him too.
I would be very excited. The thing is though, from here on it won't be about his technical ability, he has that for life now. It'll be physical and mental hurdles which he has to over come at first team level where he will have players sticking to him like shit and breathing down his neck. He'll have to show strength physically but of mind too for his talent to shine when put under those pressures, quickness of thought to pick those passes with less time and space etc....and really, the only way of testing that is to see how he does when in the first team.
He's 18 now, about time he got a chance. Plenty of players start playing by then, let's hope Rodgers give him a chance.
Btw, not a fan of the haircut, his long locks looked much better.
For him to go to Spurs would mean he would likely be played wide right again under AVB. Don't think he'll be to keen on that...
Broder Salsa
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lol I remember Gronkjaer, pretty decent player. Reminded me of Gudjohnsen when he played for Chelsea
Was at the same time (for a little)!
Shame injuries ruined so much of his career... But well, without the injuries Copenhagen would probably never have gotten him. But... Dat goal against United
that's an old pic, right?
From yesterday evening.
Yep, stage 1 is complete for him, I don't see how much more he can learn from playing youth/reserve matches when he's performing to such a standard at this level of competition. The only way he's going to grow further and become the player his potential suggests is to train and play in a first team, with and against quality international players. Luckily we've just hired a manager that perfectly compliments Suso's abilities; if Rodgers was to visualise his perfect youth talent to come into his system I can't imagine it'd be far off Suso. Credit needs to go to Rafa for ringing him up and persuading him to come here whilst Real and Barca were circling.
I love his new haircut, vastly prefer it to his old mop. The boys developing an insane amount of swagger.
Also Indiana Jones on BBC1 is making me want to plug my PS3 in and finish Uncharted 3. Only got about half way through at christmas.
All signs do point to Liverpool. He'd be perfect for us. A natural finisher in the centre, exactly what we've been missing since we sold Torres.
The_Hitcher89
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You can have him for free next season if you want.
I know I'm going on about it a bit, but I've heard the justifications for him having less than a year left on his contract, and they're not good enough for me. Its stupidity to have let it get this far unless we have an agreement in place with him
sazabirules
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I started watching the US team during the 2010 World Cup and decided to follow Everton due to its strong American ties.
really? he looks like he lost at least 20 kilos in the last two years and got nearly 10 years younger.
Oh man, Grønkjær was always my favorite player when I was young. Saw him face to face when I was 9 or something, was awesome at that time.
Yeah, at the end of his Bayern-period he looked awful. World trip + chilling hard made him to look good again. Good for him.
He looks class. I would love to see him more in the Premier League but a technically gifted Spaniard such as himself will probably have many eyes on him from Spain's clubs, I reckon.
I'll cry if we don't renew it. I've tweeted Jimmy Rice to ask Rodgers next time they chat. I've just got to remain confident that Rodgers wants him, and that we'll get it sorted. If we can assume Sterling's going to be training at Melwood from now on, Suso has to as well.
He chose to come to us when he had offers from Real and Barca. I don't doubt he probably harbours aspirations of playing in La Liga one day, and I don't doubt that day will come, but for now I'd imagine he wants to play in the Premier League; and he's surrounded by Spanish speaking players as well as a Spanish speaking manager who appreciates his style of football. Everything's primed for him to exceed here.
Vivalaraza
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Yeah I would be pretty worried, esp after what happened with Pogba. Clubs will know about him and will be watching and waiting to pounce. Also, without meaning to sound like a dick...there could be some teams which come in for him that are more attractive to him than LFC right now.
If he wants to stay though, he will. What are the apparent reasons his contract hasn't been extended? I'd want that sorted very quickly.
The_Hitcher89
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For the first 4 or so months of last season, Suso was underperforming. Borrell gave an interview to the OS in which he criticised Suso's workrate and consistency, and singled him out as one who has to work harder to succeed. Since then, Suso has been great. Some people think that we're holding back on the contract until he proves he can work like that for longer than 5 months. I personally don;t think its worth risking losing him for free, just so we can dangle the contract in front of him so that he's more likely to fulfil his potential. It will have been a waste of time, money and effort if we end up witholding the carrot for so long that he decides to apply himself and ends up leaving on a free regardless.
He should be regularly training at Melwood, and he should be given a contract. The carrot should be first team appearances, not a contract.
Vivalaraza
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Pogba's agent, lives for this kinda shit
Yeah that doesn't really make full sense. Maybe it's been on hold because they knew there would be new management and now Rodgers is in he'll make the call.
The_Hitcher89
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Pogba's agent, lives for this kinda shit
Yeah that doesn't really make full sense. Maybe it's been on hold because they knew there would be new management and now Rodgers is in he'll make the call.
Him and the Venky's owners must be the most corrupt looking motherfuckers in football. Redknapp as well.
Stranger things have happened.
You know how Spain played with 6 midfielders?
Well City are going 4-0-6.
The_Hitcher89
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I swear I've seen Man Utd play with 4 out and out srikers when chasing a game in the last 10 minutes. Think it was Rooney, Berbatov, Tevez and someone else
so wheres the link?
Vivalaraza
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We had those 3 and Ronaldo when we came back against Spurs in 09 for the whole second half. Rooney and Ronaldo on the wings. Carrick and Scholes in CM!
I began following international football much more closely beginning with EURO 08. I started playing FIFA games regularly in 2008 (FIFA 09) as well and I would always use City because I loved their badge/kits (the massive transfer budget didn't hurt). While I was watching City against the Whitecaps and Galaxy in the pre-season, I decided that this was the year I would start watching all their matches. After the season opener against Swansea, I was hooked. I'm Canadian and have been watching hockey my entire life but I would say football is rapidly becoming my favourite sport.
#freeJT
Speaking of which I wonder what the outcome of the trail will be? I think he is guilty (The Ferdinands maybe semi-twats but they dont go around making shit up) but I would be happy if it turned out it was all a mistake.
Missed that team
Tevez while he was at United was far from being a JT. Until he went to City, and then it all went bad.
Missed that team
Until he went to City, and then it all went bad.
Should never have introduced him to Golf.
It's "classier" than watching porn.
I got through 10 pages before bailing out.
Broder Salsa
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Fuck yeah. Was hoping he might would be able to get a premier league club though.
So the book is really just Eva Carneiros diary?
PL next season. Believe.
The_Hitcher89
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Red Room of Pain lol
That and probably because there's not enough restaurants
The worrying thing is Tevez now plays golf with Aguero.
I think a Golfing holiday is coming up around October.
Lol would've been better if he was with Balotelli.
Any news on Tevez and if he's leaving? Want him to stay in the PL.
My mum and dad took me to London when I was a child, we stayed in North London and we went to a Man Utd vs. Arsenal game at Highbury and we stayed at a hotel surrounded by Arsenal fans and from that point I always supported and loved Arsenal. This happened right at the start of the Wenger era, Bergkamp had just been purchased, and Bruce Rioch was the manager although he didn't last long. I grew up with Bergkamp as my idol which passed to Fabregas once Bergkamp retired.
Tim the Wiz
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I know, tournament play syndrome can strike, but I thought he was grand in the Euros. Key to Portugal's progress, as much as Ronaldo huffed and puffed in the limelight.
He's the camp one?
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