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[dc89]

What a touch. Hard to see a better touch than that.

 

[Arnie]

Phew.

 

[LegoArmo]

Brilliant goal.

 

[ATF487]

Some beauties being scored today

 

[PrematureQuiche]

Great Goal! Got Ba, Torres and Augero as my strike force!

 

[Meier]

Was hoping that was Cisse initially. I don't even remember seeing him touch the ball the entire match.

 

[Wilbur]

Hope AVB doesn't get written off on the strength of one fantastic goal. The media are queuing up to slaughter him and I really want them to do well. I really like him and I'm not sure why.

 

[jtb]

i've never really been a fan of arteta. his passing is unremarkable; he lacks creativity, and he's not a great defensive midfielder either when it comes to running players down and interceptions.

he's a decent footballer, but there's needs to be more creativity behind cazorla to get it rolling.

His position will be under greatest threat if Sahin comes and Wilshere returns from injury. Good at slowing the pace down and absolutely vital in a side like Arsenal which relies on possession, but I think Sahin and Wilshere are much more dynamic in that role. Haivng said that, it's good to have a simple player who knows their role in the team like Arteta than one like Song who is all over the place.

Still need a DM though. Not convinced Diaby is a DM, let alone is capable of staying fit the entire season.

 

[mxgt]

typical spurs

 

[GorillaJu]

Hope AVB doesn't get written off on the strength of one fantastic goal. The media are queuing up to slaughter him and I really want them to do well. I really like him and I'm not sure why.

Don't think they're quite that stupid.

 

[Messi]

Thank you for signing song, I'll be there to see you next week

 

[Wilbur]

Don't think they're quite that stupid.

You underestimate the British media.

 

[FuturusX]

AVB is done give him like one more game....

 

[Arnie]

Hope AVB doesn't get written off on the strength of one fantastic goal. The media are queuing up to slaughter him and I really want them to do well. I really like him and I'm not sure why.

Of course they won't.

But you do get a bit slurpy slurpy with him, though.

 

[dc89]

Hope AVB doesn't get written off on the strength of one fantastic goal. The media are queuing up to slaughter him and I really want them to do well. I really like him and I'm not sure why.

I really like AVB. He was never given the chance at Chelsea. I want to see him get Spurs back in the top 4, it would be glorious.

Fady is a AVB fan too, and whoever Fady likes, well we all should like.

 

[offshore]

Pard's sent off :lol

 

[GQman2121]

Ba was good value on fantasy. I went with a stronger mid field though and passed.

 

[Wilbur]

Of course they won't.

But you do get a bit slurpy slurpy with him, though.

I'll admit, I'd give him a blowie. Don't know what it is but I really want him to succeed.

Pards pushing the officials hahahaha

 

[GorillaJu]

LOL pArdIolA

 

[OriginofHysteria]

Pard's sent off :lol

He pretty much gave the assistant a nice shove hahaha

 

[Clegg]

Just more confirmation that Pardew is a scumbag.

 

[Broder Salsa]

I really like AVB. He was never given the chance at Chelsea.

Such incredible bullshit. He was given the chance for way too long.

 

[dc89]

Pardew getting hands on with the linesman. A player would be sent off for that, so should he.

Such incredible bullshit.

He spoke about a project. He spoke as if he and Roman sat down and discussed a project to transform Chelsea. Now either he was deluded, or he was bullshitted. I'll go with the latter as he seems a intelligent game.

How long did he last? 6 months? Is that enough time to revolutionise a team?

 

[MaritalWheat]

lol Pardew

 

[K1LLER7]

There goes my keepers clean sheet. Not been a good day.

 

[scarybore]

Pard's sent off :lol

Seriously? Bloody hell, certainly been an entertaining day.

 

[jtb]

Will Pardew get a three match ban for getting sent off just as a player would?

 

[Wilbur]

Such incredible bullshit.

Half a season when in fifth place and with a not insurmountable defeat to Napoli isn't being given a chance? Come off it, please.

What's the score btw? 0-0?

 

[SunhiLegend]

Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham

 

[Fry]

Thank god for Sunhi. I was in the kitchen.

What a class goal. Newcastle's strikers score the classiest goals of the PREM.

 

[MaritalWheat]

Half a season when in fifth place and with a not insurmountable defeat to Napoli isn't being given a chance? Come off it, please.

What's the score btw? 0-0?

1-0 newcastle

 

[Anderson]

Ba's goal looks like a goal straight from FIFA

 

[Wilbur]

1-0 newcastle

Meant in the Copenhagen game haha, I'm watching the Newcastle game! Cheers anyway!

 

[scarybore]

http://www.abload.de/img/untitled-12ci49.gif

Delicious, we sure do score some delightful goals recently. Cheers Sunhi.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Half a season when in fifth place and with a not insurmountable defeat to Napoli isn't being given a chance? Come off it, please.

What's the score btw? 0-0?

Yes 0-0 at the break, terrible match.

That half season was enough to show that the team was only getting worse and worse under him and he managed to completely lose all the dressing room, even including the youngsters who were pissed at him. There was no turning that around. Way too stubborn and managed to have everyone hate him, not just the typical Chelsea bad apples people talk about.

 

[GQman2121]

The fact that ESPN has lost the rights to La Liga here in the US has just sunk in. What a terrible decision by the league.

 

[sazabirules]

The fact that ESPN has lost the rights to La Liga here in the US has just sunk in. What a terrible decision by the league.

They went for the most money over viewers. I thought GolTV had the LA Liga rights previously but licensed the El Clasico out to ESPN. Only stuff I remember from that league was on ESPN3.

What is the point in sending off a a manager if he can still communicate with the bench?

 

[Wilbur]

Yes 0-0 at the break, terrible match.

That half season was enough to show that the team was only getting worse and worse under him and he managed to completely lose all the dressing room, even including the youngsters who were pissed at him. There was no turning that around. Way too stubborn and managed to have everyone hate him, not just the typical Chelsea bad apples people talk about.

I reckon he would have turned it around. Sturridge was pissed because he's Sturridge and an egotistical bastard. Lampard was pissed because he can't run anymore and was taking it out on someone else. Lukaku had a go and fair enough, he was wronged by AVB. But you don't bring him in and give him 6 months, it's ridiculous. He was fifth, and only a few points off fourth. Wouldn't have needed the ridiculous luck Di Matteo had to qualify for the Champions League considering Spurs' late season drop off I think.

 

[bud]

Not that type of player; dictates tempo. And is brilliant at it.

if dictating tempo means passing it five metres to the side most of the time, then that's not good enough.

 

[Bubble Metropolis]

What is the point in sending off a a manager if he can still communicate with the bench?

He's definitely not supposed to. They began cracking down on it recently, most notably with the ban on Wenger for visibly communicating with Pat Rice after being sent off.

 

[Wilbur]

if dictating tempo means passing it five metres to the side most of the time, then that's not good enough.

When he was in the team last year, you were good. When he wasn't, you were shit.

Good enough for me.

 

[Error]

I couldn't believe it myself, that they lost the rights.

They went for the most money over viewers. I thought GolTV had the LA Liga rights previously but licensed the El Clasico out to ESPN.

What is the point in sending off a a manager if he can still communicate with the bench?

goltv sub-licensed games to espn and they shared clasico broadcast.

I'm guessing that it's just a matter of time before beIn is widely available. Otherwise it's just stupid.

 

[Zabojnik]

That was a morale killing goal. Spurs look deflated. I'm calling it: AVB won't be eating the panettone this year.

 

[GorillaJu]

GG Sigs.

 

[Steverulez]

Pardew getting hands on with the linesman. A player would be sent off for that, so should he.



He spoke about a project. He spoke as if he and Roman sat down and discussed a project to transform Chelsea. Now either he was deluded, or he was bullshitted. I'll go with the latter as he seems a intelligent game.

How long did he last? 6 months? Is that enough time to revolutionise a team?

No but 6 months was apparently enough to piss off nearly every senior and youth player we've got. Cole, Lampard, Torres, Lukaku, Alex, Anelka, Cech and probably others who were less vocal about it. Seen other comments from youth players about him too.

It was a marathon not a sprint, yet he treated it like a sprint. We were never intending to replace everyone after 1 season. If anything his conduct probably let Roman down (re: players). He didn't help himself and he was given longer than Roman usually does before pulling the trigger.

It was a damn shame because I wanted him to succeed, he clearly had some good ideas, but they were never going to work with our squad and the way he implemented some of them seemed a bit prickish. I highly doubt we have an easy squad to work with but he didn't need to make those mistakes. Ultimately we got FA Cup and Champions Leagues medals out of it, with the way things were going I don't think we'd have got them during his "3 year project".

 

[Broder Salsa]

I reckon he would have turned it around. Sturridge was pissed because he's Sturridge and an egotistical bastard. Lampard was pissed because he can't run anymore and was taking it out on someone else. Lukaku had a go and fair enough, he was wronged by AVB. But you don't bring him in and give him 6 months, it's ridiculous. He was fifth, and only a few points off fourth. Wouldn't have needed the ridiculous luck Di Matteo had to qualify for the Champions League considering Spurs' late season drop off I think.

If you can see the team is only going one way, then yes, you only give him 6 months and realize you made a mistake. Don't think Di Matteo is the right man for the job either, but I feel a lot better with him and not some Portuguese with his head stuck up his own ass.

 

[Milchmonster]

Berliner AK (4th division team) player Cakmak a few days before the match against Hoffenheim:
"There's no Hoffenheim player who's shirt is worth fighting for with team mates. It's not like they're Barcelona." Today he scored 2 goals against them in Berlin's 4-0 victory.


Legend.

 

[Wilbur]

Ben Arfa was looking for a foul there, but he's been good the rest of the game.

 

[sazabirules]

Haha Fox Soccer's graphic just said Siggurdson was replaced by Adebayor.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham

http://www.abload.de/img/untitled-2ubfd8.gif[IMG]

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Ba pressed R1+Circle on his controller