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[pappe]

I see darkened patches on footballer's shirts many times, usually smaller than that but same shape and in the same place. What's up with that?

Water or energy drink spilled on their shirts while drinking.

 

[Dibbz]

20 min of pre-season. 20 min in the game. And he's only signed Friday...

Yup he's horrible. /sarcasm

lol I don't give a fuck.

 

[kharma45]

Sweat probably.

I thought it was something like Vics Vaporub to aid breathing.

 

[Salvadora]

I thought it was something like Vics Vaporub to aid breathing.

I hadn't thought of that lol

It seemed as if Kagawa was played on the wing.

Neville talking a lot of sense about Liverpool. Think he's right.

What's he saying?

 

[KidA Seven]

Huh have we got any good prospects in defence? Who was the young kid on the bench, do you know if he's any good?

Evans
Smalling
Jones

They're all injured though.

 

[PaulLFC]

Because when a team can only manage 31% possession that means they were outplayed for the majority of the match.

Absolute bollocks. All the possession in the world means nothing if you don't utilise it effectively.

Quality wise they should be roughly the same, if Everton played 'that well' every week they would be title contenders and considering they're not just goes to prove that luck was on their side tonight and everything went right for them.

Again, complete rubbish. Teams play differently every week, if you're seriously trying to say that that was all down to "luck" for Everton and not a) them playing well, and b) United doing next to nothing all game, then you've been watching a different game of football to everyone else.

 

[FootballFan]

I thought it was something like Vics Vaporub to aid breathing.

It is that.

 

[Rad-]

BBC's Pat Nevin reckons Van Persie came on as "a number 10, off a main striker".

Would be lols, because that would mean we didn't even have a 'striker' in the last twenty minutes.

United didn't really have a "striker" back in 2007 era either. Rooney, Ronaldo and Tevez all had quite fluid roles back then. I wouldn't be surprised if Ferguson wanted this to happen again with Rooney, RVP and Kagawa.

 

[LanceVance]

Evans
Smalling
Jones

They're all injured though.

I know I meant as in reserve/youth not first teamers.

 

[Yurt]

Still 1-0 to Sampdoria, tame match, Villa should come off now, no point getting starters tired(especially Villa who just came back from an injury and played 24 hours ago)

Thank you Barca for not humiliating Ciro Ferrara <3

 

[Wilbur]

It seemed as if Kagawa was played on the wing.

Neville talking a lot of sense about Liverpool. Think he's right.

No he wasn't, was in the centre almost the whole game. Did you watch it?

 

[Salvadora]

Evans
Smalling
Jones

They're all injured though.

Any eta on their return? Can't believe United already have terrible defensive injury problems.

 

[doicare]

It's called stepping up against big teams.

So you're saying that Everton don't really try against most teams and they only play better against a select few teams?..... Because of course it couldn't possibly be that they try as hard in every game but in some games things just goes their way and they end up looking better because of it.

Hahaha. Hahahaha. This is fantastic logic. Because they're not title contenders, they should lose. This is wonderful stuff. Anything else before I go back to sleep?

Nope because they are a worse team then United and only won because they had most things go their way before and during the match.

 

[Soi-Fong]

It seemed as if Kagawa was played on the wing.

Neville talking a lot of sense about Liverpool. Think he's right.

Would not be surprised. Rooney is way too (conceited?) to allow Kagawa to stay in the middle the whole game.

If anything, I'm kinda glad RVP is here since Welbeck was so effing horrible today.

 

[kharma45]

Any eta on their return? Can't believe United already have terrible defensive injury problems.

Evans is back training so should be ready for our next game.

Jones is off for a month to rest his back, and Smalling is out for 10 weeks.

 

[FootballFan]

Thank you Barca for not humiliating Ciro Ferrara <3

That's their coach right? They have been playing pretty good to be honest, granted its against our B team + Afellay and Villa, but still, not bad.

edit
That reminds me, GAF-Messi is at the game.

 

[Soi-Fong]

Evans is back training so should be ready for our next game.

I'm surprised Evans did not play. We REALLY needed Carrick in midfield!

 

[Salvadora]

Evans is back training so should be ready for our next game.

Jones is off for a month to rest his back, and Smalling is out for 10 weeks.

Evans coming back should be a positive. Terrible about the rest though, Including Rio.

 

[D_prOdigy]

Evans is back training so should be ready for our next game.

Jones is off for a month to rest his back, and Smalling is out for 10 weeks.

Surely not 10 weeks from now?

 

[kharma45]

Evans coming back should be a positive. Terrible about the rest though, Including Rio.

Rio is out for just a week thankfully according to some Twitter reports so we should have him back again soon too.

Surely not 10 weeks from now?

About 7-8 from now, at best.

 

[GorillaJu]

No he wasn't, was in the centre almost the whole game. Did you watch it?

He took up positions centrally, but it looked like he was played on the wing.

DDG
Valencia Carrick Vidic Evra
Kagawa Cleverly Scholes Nani
Rooney Welbeck

is what the formation looked to me.

 

[Vivalaraza]

He took up positions centrally, but it looked like he was played on the wing.

DDG
Valencia Carrick Vidic Evra
Kagawa Cleverly Scholes Nani
Rooney Welbeck

is what the formation looked to me.

Nah whilst Welbeck was on it was very much a 4231 with Welbeck starting out on the left.

Will wait for the heat-maps but Kagawa played centrally for the most part for sure I think.

 

[kharma45]

Nobody like my first megapost?

He took up positions centrally, but it looked like he was played on the wing.

DDG
Valencia Carrick Vidic Evra
Kagawa Cleverly Scholes Nani
Rooney Welbeck

is what the formation looked to me.

Say what?

It was more like

DDG
Valencia Carrick Vidic Evra
Cleverly Scholes
Nani Kagawa Welbeck
Rooney

 

[GorillaJu]

I hadn't thought of that lol


What's he saying?

Says that the WBA game was a special circumstance where normally good CBs are still in pre-season mode and made poor errors, and that players like Downing need to change their mentality and expect to score more goals.

Honestly he's been going on for about 10 minutes and everything he's saying is spot on, can't relay it all but it's 100% accurate IMO.

 

[Dibbz]

I'm surprised Evans did not play. We REALLY needed Carrick in midfield!

Where was Cleverly? Still injured?

 

[FootballFan]

Where was Cleverly? Still injured?

He started.

 

[ShogunX]

Nah whilst Welbeck was on it was very much a 4231 with Welbeck starting out on the left.

Will wait for the heat-maps but Kagawa played centrally for the most part for sure I think.

Cant make my mind up about Welbeck. He flatters to deceive on a lot of occasions but obviously scores a few goals so his selection is justified. I know he's only 21 and has a lot of room to improve but I'm not sure he's worth 75k a week.

 

[Salvadora]

Nobody like my first megapost?

That pretty much summed up my thoughts on United as well.

Says that the WBA game was a special circumstance where normally good CBs are still in pre-season mode and made poor errors, and that players like Downing need to change their mentality and expect to score more goals.

Honestly he's been going on for about 10 minutes and everything he's saying is spot on, can't relay it all but it's 100% accurate IMO.

Neville is usually pretty spot on.

 

[Mastadon]

nvm

 

[GorillaJu]

Nobody like my first megapost?



Say what?

It was more like

DDG
Valencia Carrick Vidic Evra
Cleverly Scholes
Nani Kagawa Welbeck
Rooney

To me, it looked like he was drifting around the right side, switching in and out with Nani a bit. You're right though Nani was definitely not on the left. LOL your formation is way closer to reality than mine was. Just couldn't figure out where Welbeck would fit in since I thought there was no way he'd be played out wide.

 

[Dibbz]

He started.

lol I know

 

[FootballFan]

I love how hard Sampdoria are defending in this friendly, literally playing 4-5-1 all in their own half. :lol Our players can't get through.

lol I know

Oh lol.

 

[kharma45]

Cant make my mind up about Welbeck. He flatters to deceive on a lot of occasions but obviously scores a few goals so his selection is justified. I know he's only 21 and has a lot of room to improve but I'm not sure he's worth 75k a week.

Welbeck is alright but I can't see him living up to the hype placed upon him.

He's done better than I thought though.

To me, it looked like he was drifting around the right side, switching in and out with Nani a bit. You're right though Nani was definitely not on the left. LOL your formation is way closer to reality than mine was. Just couldn't figure out where Welbeck would fit in since I thought there was no way he'd be played out wide.

Welbeck being on the left was the main reason why he was so shite :lol

 

[doicare]

Absolute bollocks. All the possession in the world means nothing if you don't utilise it effectively.

Nope it's as simple as this, if Everton defended that 'expertly' every week i wouldn't say a thing but the fact is they don't defend that well every week and in their box the ball fell to them all night long including many last ditch tackles and a shot cleared off the line, United had most of the ball and all Everton did was hoof the ball to Fellaini and play from their.

Again, complete rubbish. Teams play differently every week, if you're seriously trying to say that that was all down to "luck" for Everton and not a) them playing well, and b) United doing next to nothing all game, then you've been watching a different game of football to everyone else.

More or less everything went right for them tonight, luck was on their side.

 

[Zabojnik]

From left to right: Asamoah, Isla, Pogbatrayer and Zabo's golden boy Boakye.

Looks like we have our new Elia! Kwadwo 'after training I go home and read' Awesomoah looks a bit out of place with these party-boys. Isla is such a tamarro, geez.

That's their coach right? They have been playing pretty good to be honest, granted its against our B team + Afellay and Villa, but still, not bad.

That's encouraging, as they've just been eliminated from Coppa Italia by Juve Stabia, a Serie B team.

 

[K1LLER7]

The team we saw in the last 20 mins when Welbeck was subbed was probably the team we'll use as our first 11. only difference would be Carrick in for Scholes and Rio back in CB. Rafael at RB

 

[LegoArmo]

I think Fergie was too busy giving the front 3 the hair dryer treatment to do an interview?

 

[FootballFan]

Oh! Dongou got subbed in, awesome. Next Eto'o!(he is from Cameroon and is a bad ass striker) Just had a good chance already. Too bad only 5mins left.

That's encouraging, as they've just been eliminated from Coppa Italia by Juve Stabia, a Serie B team.

Lol, damn.

Camp Nou whistling our players, can't get through Sampdoria, all at the back defending. Hahah.

 

[Meier]

Sounds like Sinclair to City is close. £5m price with Swansea essentially using that £5m to then fund their purchase of Ki from Celtic.

 

[Vivalaraza]

I think Fergie was too busy giving the front 3 the hair dryer treatment to do an interview?

No interview?

Seriously? What an idiot.

 

[Jabo]

Pazzini-Milan, è fatta. Il Milan verserà 7 milioni all'Inter. Domani le visite mediche

What is this......this......FILTH

 

[Yurt]

I love how hard Sampdoria are defending in this friendly, literally playing 4-5-1 all in their own half. :lol Our players can't get through.

They were recently promoted from Serie B, it's good for their morale.

 

[kharma45]

No interview?

Seriously? What an idiot.

Nope none from what I saw, although I was in the car for about 5-10 mins so unless it was in that gap.

 

[Soi-Fong]

No interview?

Seriously? What an idiot.

lol He's gonna get eaten by the press if he did.

 

[LegoArmo]

No interview?

Seriously? What an idiot.

I didn't see one, I was hoping to hear his opinion.

 

[ShogunX]

Pazzini-Milan, è fatta. Il Milan verserà 7 milioni all'Inter. Domani le visite mediche

http://i.imgur.com/KWOf7.png[IMG]

What is this......this......this FILTH?[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't know because like the majority of people on this board I don't read Italian/Ignorant Englishman.

 

[StealthGoblin]

Sounds like Sinclair to City is close. £5m price with Swansea essentially using that £5m to then fund their purchase of Ki from Celtic.

That'll fuck up my fantasy team. Arse.

 

[elseanio]

Nope it's as simple as this, if Everton defended that 'expertly' every week i wouldn't say a thing but the fact is they don't defend that well every week and in their box the ball fell to them all night long including many last ditch tackles and a shot cleared off the line, United had most of the ball and all Everton did was hoof the ball to Fellaini and play from their.


More or less everything went right for them tonight, luck was on their side.

Luck was on their side, despite hitting the woodwork twice, and forcing De Gea into plenty of worldy saves?

United didn't trouble Howard at all. They had one ball cleared off the line by some BRILLIANT defending. It wasn't by luck that he was on the line either, it was his reading of what was happening.

 

[Feorax]

Gary Jacob from the Times has just tweeted that Arsenal have hit a stumbling block re negotiations for Sahin, and are now looking at alternatives.

SMFH if true....

 

[Vivalaraza]

That'll fuck up my fantasy team. Arse.

Just get Michu in to replace him and save some money to use elsewhere.