I see you "like" Bayern on facebook as well ;-)
Hope Don Jupp will give him some time. Start with Kroos/Gustavo, then change to Schweinsteiger/Martinez.
Also, I expect Ribery to be back in the starting eleven.
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I see you "like" Bayern on facebook as well ;-)
Hope Don Jupp will give him some time. Start with Kroos/Gustavo, then change to Schweinsteiger/Martinez.
Also, I expect Ribery to be back in the starting eleven.
Sviatoslav
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12:30 Man City - QPR
14:30 Liverpool - Arsenal
14:30 PSV - AZ
16:30 Heerenveen - Ajax
20:00 Barcelona - Valencia
22:00 Real Madrid - Granada
My to-do list for today
Your skills are impressive.
Baconsaurus Rex
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This will be a long day12:30 Man City - QPR
14:30 Liverpool - Arsenal
14:30 PSV - AZ
16:30 Heerenveen - Ajax
20:00 Barcelona - Valencia
22:00 Real Madrid - Granada
My to-do list for today
Dark Machine
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i fucking hate those games on sundays
what i even more hate is the fact that we will have another two weeks break. for fucks sake. who cares about internationals.
Switching channels every 5 minutes!
KidA Seven
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His posts reminded me of Kermit a lot. I don't know how you guys didn't see it.
Also Bill Shankly's birthday.
Too bad since according to the Walrus Liverpool can't score goals and as soon as a team comes out of their own half Arsenal is going to show the league how to play football.
We're going to get trashed by the almighty Arse on the birthday of a club legend.
Such a shame.
Too bad since according to the Walrus Liverpool can't score goals and as soon as a team comes out of their own half Arsenal is going to show the league how to play football.
We're going to get trashed by the almighty Arse on the birthday of a club legend.
Such a shame.
Sviatoslav
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Looks like CSKA is getting Moussa Sow from Fener for 12 million. Damn, they finally realized they're no Barca and can't get through a season without a striker. Looks like that shock Europa League elimination scared them straight.
Thankfully they have the unfortunately named Slutsky still leading them so I'm not worried.
Thankfully they have the unfortunately named Slutsky still leading them so I'm not worried.
Arsenal will get a pen after Gervinho practically cartwheels into one of your CBs.
FootballFan
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nice.You're dad is right lol, he seems to have had a great career, loads of goals and appearances according to wiki. His fifa stats are pretty damn good for a 38year old too. :lol
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Wow watch this youtube vid, freekick compilation, he scores with both feet..lol
12:30 Man City - QPR
14:30 Liverpool - Arsenal
14:30 PSV - AZ
16:30 Heerenveen - Ajax
20:00 Barcelona - Valencia
22:00 Real Madrid - Granada
My to-do list for today
Just point that Real Madrid plays at 20 pm and Barcelona at 21:30 pm.
20:00 Real Madrid - Granada
21:30 Barcelona - Valencia
Sounds like a Liverpool penalty if I've ever heard one.
Fucking hell I'm dying here. Led in bed and my head feels like I've gone 8 rounds with George Ellokobi. Went out for a mates 21st after having only eaten a solitary steak all day, and then I was juggling beer, champagne, and cocktails from 7pm.
I have got dr who and match of the day on tape though, so at least I can be entertained in my misery.
I have got dr who and match of the day on tape though, so at least I can be entertained in my misery.
Six hours to Udinese - Juve! Excitment rising. Hope the weather holds.
Two things: 1) I hope we show up in better form than against Parma, where be only put the pedal to the metal for like 10 minutes in the second half. It turned out to be enough, but we can't afford to play like that. Not without a top stri... eh, nevermind. 2) I hope Udinese show up with the same form of their last three matches, where they went out of gas after a mere 60 minutes. I'm not really expecting that to happen though, since for some reason, when they're up against Juve, every team goes into "game of life" mode.
Also, if they're not 100% ready yet, I wouldn't risk Buffon, Chiellini and Giovinco.
Two things: 1) I hope we show up in better form than against Parma, where be only put the pedal to the metal for like 10 minutes in the second half. It turned out to be enough, but we can't afford to play like that. Not without a top stri... eh, nevermind. 2) I hope Udinese show up with the same form of their last three matches, where they went out of gas after a mere 60 minutes. I'm not really expecting that to happen though, since for some reason, when they're up against Juve, every team goes into "game of life" mode.
Also, if they're not 100% ready yet, I wouldn't risk Buffon, Chiellini and Giovinco.
Joel Was Right
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Liverpool fans should be confident ahead of today's match - they are unlucky not to have 6 points in the bag already. Arsenal on the other hand haven't found any tempo or flow, and it wouldn't surprise me at all if we were to become perplexed by the ball in the final third let alone score. I give us about 30% chance of winning today.
Sviatoslav
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You're dad is right lol, he seems to have had a great career, loads of goals and appearances according to wiki. His fifa stats are pretty damn good for a 38year old too. :lol
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Wow watch this youtube vid, freekick compilation, he scores with both feet..lol
This just reminded me of how good that early 2000s Loko team was. Loskov, Evseev, Khokhlov, young Bilya and Izmailov. Shame they couldn't do much in Europe.
Edit: It's disgusting how bad Bilyaletdinov has become now. He was by far the worst player in the Spartak-Fenerbahce Champion's League playoff matches. He looked so promising as a youngster too. I choose to blame Everton.
Any lineup preferences/fears/ambivalences ?
My sports guide says otherwise, they are so dumb.
Nothing really unlucky about the WBA result. 1-0 could have been down to bad luck, 3-0 is a capitulation.
Either way I am confident that the Anfield roar will carry the team to a good performance, today. It should be fun to watch I think Arsenal will be up for it more than before, too.
Just need Skrtel not to pass to Podolski.
Form tends to go out the window when it comes to games between bigger teams. Fully expect you to give us a good game today. I think we can win, but a draw wouldn't surprise me.
FootballFan
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I only recognise 3 of those names
lol. Assuming Bilya is Bilyanetniyov(spelling may be a bit off, the Everton guy)its a pretty dumb time for internationals to occur
3 weeks into a season, 1 week after transfer window. Ridiculous.
If it has to happen this early it should be before the transfer window closes in case players get injured
but you know, its to logical for the fucking morons that run FIFA
and sadly i work as part of their organization as a referee
3 weeks into a season, 1 week after transfer window. Ridiculous.
If it has to happen this early it should be before the transfer window closes in case players get injured
but you know, its to logical for the fucking morons that run FIFA
and sadly i work as part of their organization as a referee
Joel Was Right
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We don't have the luxury of having a preference - the team right now picks itself because of injuries. I don't want to see Walcott today though, for several reasons. Giroud has impressed me however. The guy will score goals, I'm confident of that.
FootballFan
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Rayo vs Sevilla started 17 minutes ago? A bit early isn't it?
Sviatoslav
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I only recognise 3 of those names
I can't blame you. I mean Russian players rarely leave Russia and people outside of Russia cared even less about the league back then than they do now. At least now people might recognize some names from Fifa!
And yeah I did mean the former Everton guy, even in Russian his name is too long and awkward.
TheLucifer
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Yesterday we had 10 out of 11 Italian players in our starting XI. :O
Good result after all, Bologna has a couple of really, really good players (especially Diamanti), I can see other teams struggling at the Dall'Ara. We still have a lot of issues: our defenders need somebody to tell them how to move around the pitch and coordinate them (this was Nesta role last year, after Maldini said goodbye) and fast, otherwise facing Juve, Inter, Roma and Napoli will be painful; our midfield need to get in shape (Nocerino in particular was awful last night, Montolivo showed once more that he need a couple of more weeks at least to understand Allegri's tactics) and our strikers need to wake up. Except for Pazzini, who may become our next Tomasson by scoring awful looking goals (yet important), El Shaarawy really need to decide his role, Bojan need to get back in shape and Boateng has to become much more deadly in front of the goal (yes, he's a AMC, but he knows how to shoot and how to score. We need him to be more precise, that's it).
The most important thing is to build up a proper defensive line, Tassotti must work with our players as much as possible, he was one of the people who made the scudetto year possible, defensive-wise. As for the rest of the team, the only thing they have to do is play and stack up minutes.
Also, I love how a week ago Milan was definitely going to Serie B at the end of the year, while now we're either going to win the scudetto or end 2nd, according to the same journalist.
Good result after all, Bologna has a couple of really, really good players (especially Diamanti), I can see other teams struggling at the Dall'Ara. We still have a lot of issues: our defenders need somebody to tell them how to move around the pitch and coordinate them (this was Nesta role last year, after Maldini said goodbye) and fast, otherwise facing Juve, Inter, Roma and Napoli will be painful; our midfield need to get in shape (Nocerino in particular was awful last night, Montolivo showed once more that he need a couple of more weeks at least to understand Allegri's tactics) and our strikers need to wake up. Except for Pazzini, who may become our next Tomasson by scoring awful looking goals (yet important), El Shaarawy really need to decide his role, Bojan need to get back in shape and Boateng has to become much more deadly in front of the goal (yes, he's a AMC, but he knows how to shoot and how to score. We need him to be more precise, that's it).
The most important thing is to build up a proper defensive line, Tassotti must work with our players as much as possible, he was one of the people who made the scudetto year possible, defensive-wise. As for the rest of the team, the only thing they have to do is play and stack up minutes.
Also, I love how a week ago Milan was definitely going to Serie B at the end of the year, while now we're either going to win the scudetto or end 2nd, according to the same journalist.
Joel Was Right
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I wonder how a player motivates himself if he's fallen out of love with the game. If I was a player for my club, possibly even the best player in the world, I'd want a very short contract - I'm talking week to week contract. I'm always surprised to see players stay on doing coaching roles or want to take up a faux 'Ambassador' position (the fuck does Vieira do anyway?). Jeez, do you not have a personality? Any life goals? Any interests or hobbies? It's kind of pathetic
Same way any multi-millionaire motivates themselves for a job they dont really enjoy doing. Enjoy the money.
Troll. Start shit through intermediaries like Banned Paper.
He's City's Football Development Executive. If you follow him on Twitter he sometimes says he's taking part in training sessions with various age groups.
Yeah me. Consoles are far too dated now.
Joel Was Right
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Sounds like "I just wanted to find some easy money", because he probably earns a bit more than the youth coaches there
I think a few clubs wouldn't mind Vieira as part of the work force. Don't hate on Vieira, he's a legend.
Shake Appeal
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Agreed. It's going to be a long season with at least six extra CL games and we have the cover. Let's use it.
I think that's where most peoples' issue with his City employment is.
He IS a legend, just not for you guys.
Brilliant.
Speaking of brilliant, my mam is frying me up some eggy bread and grilling me some bacon. Hangover cure in time for the match.
An Arsenal one, yeah.
Well now I know what I'm having for breakfast.
Joel Was Right
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City fans consider Vieira a legend? That seems odd. I wonder if he'd be at City in his new role were his wages more aligned to those with similar responsibilities. In this stage of his life, I'd had hoped he'd be more motivated by a cause rather than money. Then again I'm saying this on the sole presumption he is earning a fat salary for doing horse shit
And if Vieira want's to develop his career off the field would he go do that at Arsenal, or a club who are actually showing a massive ambition on and off the field.
If he wants to get into coaching youths wouldn't he want to be at City ready for the Etihad Campus?
Zidane is a legend. Can I consider him a legend because I'm a City fan? Nahhh, of course not.
Tevez is probably well on his way.
Christ. Put billions of pounds in any club's lap. "Ambition" my foot.
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/footba...-leaving-arsenal-has-not-even-crossed-my-mind
Hopefully this means Wenger will extend his deal with us since that is coming up as well. Wenger can come up with some statements that are totally baffling to me but I don't want him to leave. The RVP departure has really hurt him though as it hurt many Arsenal fans.
Hopefully this means Wenger will extend his deal with us since that is coming up as well. Wenger can come up with some statements that are totally baffling to me but I don't want him to leave. The RVP departure has really hurt him though as it hurt many Arsenal fans.
I would rather be at Arsenal, as they have attack record of bringing people to the first team and a chance to play.
Considering Arsenal's continued supply of young players he'd have more than enough talent to prepare. The City youths are rarely getting a look at the moment with new arrivals still coming year after year.
Long term I'd agree that your youth project is the more ambitious of the two, but it still doesn't really explain any footballing reason why he'd pick City over the club he enjoyed his playing success with.
Other reasons would dictate such a career move, of course...we're all susceptible to a nice big pile of cash monies
Yep. Having the best facilities doesn't mean you're gonna have the best youth set-up, if I was a young player the money at City would put me off as now you're more likely to just go out and buy a player than develop one (and yes I know United's team today will only likely have one player we trained from scratch in Jonny Evans).
Top facilities, aye nice to have but doesn't mean people will want to come if it looks like there is no progress being made through the ranks.
Dark Machine
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Article from Johnathan Northcroft of the Sunday Times on Liverpool and deadline day. Interesting read.
Considering Arsenal's continued supply of young players he'd have more than enough talent to prepare. The City youths are rarely getting a look at the moment with new arrivals still coming year after year.
Long term I'd agree that your youth project is the more ambitious of the two, but it still doesn't really explain any footballing reason why he'd pick City over the club he enjoyed his playing success with.
Other reasons would dictate such a career move, of course...we're all susceptible to a nice big pile of cash monies
It's the most ambitious project in the English game.
Some of you guys get really upset over the fact Vieira is with City in a non-playing role. It's not your money paying his wages (what ever they may be) so don't get so upset over it. And as for the future youths of City not getting a chance, don't bank on that. Sustainability is the buzz word at City at the moment, they are extremely interested in having a massive home grown quota in the years to come.
Considering our current academy setup has just been granted rank 1 status (and it's one of the first) I think we'll see players come through. Unless we let them leave on free transfers to Juventus or something equally as silly.
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