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Football Thread 2012/13 |OT7| Wilde things happen afer dark
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Willkiller
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I love this game.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nEvrpE9w4vo
No one in the world would not call this a penalty. Still pissed.
No one in the world would not call this a penalty. Still pissed.
Should have been a free kick for the foul on that Ajax player before the ball even reached that side of the half.
could've been a hand ball as well..
The Cristiano Ronaldo of 2006/2007 was a more exciting player than the Ronaldo of today imo.
He's a better player now than he was 5/6 years ago but back then he could produce that little bit of magic that made your jaw drop. He's lost that ability imo. He's not as good a dribbler as he used to be.
He's a better player now than he was 5/6 years ago but back then he could produce that little bit of magic that made your jaw drop. He's lost that ability imo. He's not as good a dribbler as he used to be.
Couldnt agree more. How many dribblings did he try yesterday? A lot and many times he didnt come through. I saw that against bayern last season today. Of coursr, when there is nothing between him and the goal , hes unstoppable but as u said: his game lacks the magic he used to had. Or look at his freekicks. He did some crazy ones in manchester. Not so many lately.
Not a penalty in the slightest. Mario was grabbing on to his sleeve.
:lolYep. Hope they win it. Love their yellow kit.
pulga
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Yep. Hope they win it. Love their yellow kit.
My local team uses a black and yellow kit, so I feel a certain affinity towards Dortmund :lol
The view from last night when I went with my brother to watch City get knocked out of the CL. Dat Emptihad.
I lol'd before the kick off and even said to my brother that it was a massive thing to say, the announcer who calls out the teams said this when City were about to kick off.
"Come on City, lets get out ourselves out of this!!"
Massive club.
pulga
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Wait..the "We're not really here" thing is real? I thought it was a 'shop job! :lol :lol :lol
kingellesar
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Yep, lose tomorrow and we are all but out. Panathinaikos aren't going to do us any favours against Mairbor or Lazio. We have Pan and Mairbor at home which we need 6 points from because I don't fancy us away to Lazio.
I'd like us to stay in because as soon as we get Ekotto, Parker, Dembele and Kaboul back we will have a much stronger squad for the knockout games, meaning we can afford to rest 1 or 2 if needed. At the moment we seem stretched with league and cup games and I don't want us to be tired by February....
It's been a pretty poor group overall to be fair though, not one team has looked good, all distinctly average. In fact I think the competition has been average so far, hopefully it picks up past the group stages.
Nice.
Let's be honest though, United would be out if they came up against Dortmund, Madrid, and Ajax. We just expect more of City because they're the current champions with a squad built on gallons of oil. Doesn't excuse the fact that Mancini is just inept at managing in Europe.
Aye, whilst the group stages might feel like a slog, I would value the cup much higher than both the FA Cup and the Capital One, so the knockout stages take on an added intensity from that. And all the fallen Champions League sides will enter, so the prospect of playing Juventus, maybe City, as well as the likes of Atletico is an added layer of prestige. Saying that I've enjoyed our group; Anzhi and Udinese are both pretty good teams and the competition's made for great fun so far.
Is it just me or has Mancini's English appeared to have gotten worse in recent times.
I've never remembered him being quite so lost for phrases as he was when he was talking about that altercation with the cameraman last night.
What I'm saying is, #ManciniOut #RedknappIn
Hey, United knocked Ajax out of EL last year! (got spanked in the home leg though)
Dortmund match would be hnnnggg even though we'd get toasted
Madrid would just be please no.
I've never remembered him being quite so lost for phrases as he was when he was talking about that altercation with the cameraman last night.
What I'm saying is, #ManciniOut #RedknappIn
Hey, United knocked Ajax out of EL last year! (got spanked in the home leg though)
Dortmund match would be hnnnggg even though we'd get toasted
Madrid would just be please no.
Exactly. Then he could take on players and beat them, he was scoring free kicks for fun and he was nigh on impossible to mark. Now though he is just a goal scoring machine while his other qualities as a footballer has significantly depreciated. I do understand his focus on scoring goals as he is really competing with Messi but the real difference between both of them and why people regard Messi higher is that not only does he score the goals but he can beat as much as 4 players while doing it. Add in the fact that he assist a lot of goals and is actually improving his other footballing skills eg free kicks, it becomes obvious why he is simply better than Ronaldo.
I wish we could have the Ronaldo from 3/4 years ago again, playing for Utd. Le sigh.
schweini and martinez rocking the basketball court commercial
http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/bayern-muenchen/bastian-air-schweinsteiger-27083828.bild.html
http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/bayern-muenchen/bastian-air-schweinsteiger-27083828.bild.html
I recently found out that Fernando Forestieri is on loan at Watford, he was the lynchpin of my Notts County team in FM2010 which won multiple Champions Leagues and Premier League titles... and coincidentally, Watford are sponsored by Football Manager now. He was an assist/goal machine in an attacking midfielder role.
We have been lacklustre but that's no different to last season, the players don't really seem interested in this competition. We have two draws away from home, one at home against Lazio where the referee ruled out two perfectly good goals, so while the performances haven't been great it's about what I'd expect given our injuries (remember Adebayor has missed every single Europa game). It's easy to forget that we lost to PAOK at home in last seasons competition and that was with Modric, Gallas, and various other senior players starting. I hope a few kids from the development squad play and inject a bit more enthusiasm. I expect to see:
Lloris
Walker Dawson Caulker Naughton
Livermore Carroll
Falque Sigurdsson Bale
Adebayor
Tomorrow is must-win because we need to reassert ourselves after the shambles of a showing the players coughed up against Wigan. It's a good competition once you get out of the group stage and by the time the knockout games roll around the squad will be much stronger.
Also AVB says Dembele doesn't need an operation on his hip and could be available against Arsenal.
Never forget the Frosties scandal.
Don't think I could handle all the 'Gundogan pls', 'Reus pls', 'Lewandowski pls'.
I'm a sucker for a good 'Huntelaar pls' myself, but not in such a concentrated burst.
You can post that just dont post any sexually suggestive stuff. They're pretty anal about that over there.Hey Slizz, The thread About K-pop is about.... K-pop. Can I post some K-Indie? I am currently addicted to The KOXX
kingellesar
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Indeed, whilst winning the FA Cup would be nice, winning the Europa League would be better for me. Although I would take either at this point.
Can't even see City finishing 3rd so they won't even have Europa to fall back on!
anrie pls
Schweinsteiger is hilarious. I wonder if Martinez can actually grab the rim like he did in the commercial.
Hearts issued with a winding up order.
"Without the support of fans there is a real risk that Hearts could possibly play its last game 17 November against St Mirren"
From their website
"Without the support of fans there is a real risk that Hearts could possibly play its last game 17 November against St Mirren"
From their website
"Dortmund was a Madrid in disguise"
Dortmund were/are disguised as Madrid. I think.
kenka bringing out the old stories :-o
I find it kinda sad that they need to use football stars to promote our Basketball League.
It's stupid to even have a basketball team, IMO, they should invest that money on the reserves/first team
It's stupid to even have a basketball team, IMO, they should invest that money on the reserves/first team
They dont get any money from the football team (FC Bayern AG), it's all financed by the club (FC Bayern e.V.).
Oh yeah no doubt we'd probably go out of that group as well. I think it is just a experience thing for City, they will win the CL at some point everyone knows that.
Last night did feel like I was at Ajax's stadium though, the fans were immense maybe it wasn't helped by the fact City were 2-0 down but even at 2-2 the Ajax fans were still in full voice.
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