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Football Thread 2013/14 |ot22| Financial Fair Play? Je ne comprends pas.
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KidA Seven
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No one does.
pahahahah
I think he's a solid right back who's sort of lost his way
Needs minutes if he want to get any better, doesn't sound like he is gonna get it at Arsenal
Loan to Bolton
Book it
He looked average to pretty good when he had a string of games while Sagna was hurt. Didn't really play at all since then and in his few appearances looked rusty.
That's about all there really is. Nobody says he is world class. He has talent. Realistically he needs to go on loan, but I don't think that will happen.
He is also a lifelong Arsenal fan so it would be cool to see him succeed here.
lol very good
Just saw a few Arsenal fans, awhile back, talking about when Sagna leaves, bringing in someone experienced until Jenkinson is ready. Now you're buying someone younger, just wondering where that leaves Carl.
wakajawaka
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Torres top scorer. Hell yeah
Mr.Marston
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:lol
He is definitely in a tough spot. Don't think he is ready to be first choice but probably too good to be sitting on the bench.
I'm drinking the Jenkinson kool-aid. Sagna is a quality right back; no shame in not playing with him in front of you. if he plays like he did a season ago when Sagna broke his leg, he can easily be a long-term starter at the position like Sagna was.
that shouldn't keep us from signing Aurier, of course, but I believe in Jenkinson.
that shouldn't keep us from signing Aurier, of course, but I believe in Jenkinson.
Mysterious
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So is there a FIFA thread yet? D:
It's a bit concerning that Arsenal's fullbacks can at most be considered good, but not great. Gibbs doesn't offer enough going forward but is solid in defence. Monreal is more lively going forward but more suspect than Gibbs at the back. Sagna had a great season, but is gone. Jenkinson is a question mark for any prolonged stay in the starting 11. Bit worried that Aurier will take a season to adapt (+ ACON). Other teams seem to get much more out of those positions.
Honduras is so shit.
Don't tell plug
Perfect Blue
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PrematureQuiche
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The reviews for this Manchester United season review on amazon are amazing.
Legends, legends everywhere. Also, the press are hyping the dinner between the two clubs' entourage that'll follow as a crucial player-dealing event. Florentino pls.
CraigerGamer
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Is it just me or does it seem there is a Southampton fire sale going on?
Padoin Kenobi.
Vidal >>> Pogba, though the latter has the potential to become a true GOAT, if he keeps improving. Which he likely will. As of right now, Vidal is a much more substantial midfielder, a master tackler and box-to-box pressing beast with a great, Ramsey-like sense of finding himself in the right place at the right time. Hence the 15+ goals he brings to the season's tally. Pogba is a physical beast, has an amazing shot and all-around great technique, but lacks Vidal's intensity. He can be unstoppable with the ball at his feet and is certainly flashy enough to be a Madrid player, haha. What he needs to improve is his sense of positioning, intensity over the arc of 90-minutes and learn how to use his glorious body to its full extent.
If I had to guess: Ancelotti would prefer Vidal, Perez would sign Pogba.
You'll get neither. Leave them alone.
It's just you.
CraigerGamer
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The US has got to shore up their back line. No way Germany or Portugal doesn't take advantage of their poor play. I really don't understand why the US cannot produce a high quality CB. Bradley is serviceable in the midfield, Dempsey is Dempsey, and Wondo, I think, is highly underrated. If the US could find someone to anchor their defense the team would have a chance to make it out of their group. But as it is now, with this back 4, it's going to be brutal.
My best bet is to find another team to root for along with the US. I think I'm leaning the Dutch. Robin, van Persie, and sneijder are so much fun to watch. I know I'll just be disappointed early if I choose England. France and Italy are pretty much impossible for anyone to root for. Germany and Spain are too chalk. I think the choice is between Argentina and the Netherlands. Probably will see how it plays out that first week of the group stage.
My best bet is to find another team to root for along with the US. I think I'm leaning the Dutch. Robin, van Persie, and sneijder are so much fun to watch. I know I'll just be disappointed early if I choose England. France and Italy are pretty much impossible for anyone to root for. Germany and Spain are too chalk. I think the choice is between Argentina and the Netherlands. Probably will see how it plays out that first week of the group stage.
KidA Seven
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Lana Del Rey
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CraigerGamer
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I just started following the EPL and it seems a lot of their players are connected to transfer rumors. I've read through the entire thread and other than learning useful and imaginative ways to use the word cunt, transfer rumors involving Southampton players was a constant topic. Shaw, Lambert, Lallana etc etc.
Sviatoslav
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Netherlands aren't making it out of the group stage either. In fact, since they play earlier they'll actually be eliminated before the US.
His face is going to age strangely, too.
Wouldn't that imply a greater discount on the goods being sold? £30m for Lallana isn't cheap, it's preposterous.
Marc
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FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce saying he would support a revote for Qatar.
The ground is swelling! I hope evidence shows something was up, since everyone knows it was bought. What should happen is the 2018 bid should go for another vote as well since they happened at the same time. Maybe short notice, but who is to say billionaire oil barons of Russia didn't buy votes... as it is as obvious as Qatar but just a more legitimate bid so gets a pass. And they are both being investigated but only Qatar gets a mention. Meeting today about it all, not sure if we will hear anything though.
England wins the world cup in Brazil, then does the double when it wins the bid for 2018. Football is coming home chaps.
The ground is swelling! I hope evidence shows something was up, since everyone knows it was bought. What should happen is the 2018 bid should go for another vote as well since they happened at the same time. Maybe short notice, but who is to say billionaire oil barons of Russia didn't buy votes... as it is as obvious as Qatar but just a more legitimate bid so gets a pass. And they are both being investigated but only Qatar gets a mention. Meeting today about it all, not sure if we will hear anything though.
England wins the world cup in Brazil, then does the double when it wins the bid for 2018. Football is coming home chaps.
:lol
I was just kidding. Yeah, it looks pretty certain that all of their best English players are off. It's for a variety of reasons, but it's mainly because they owe £27m in transfers fees and English players are sought after by the big teams because there are rules that require you to have a certain amount of home grown players. Not to mention that they've all played really well since getting promoted 2 seasons ago.
The players will be getting much higher wages than Southampton could realistically afford, other than Lambert who'll likely be a bench player, but he supports Liverpool and is 32.
Sviatoslav
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Lol, Englishmen still bitter they had the worst bid.
Really? That's your response?
Marc
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Do you honestly believe the best league in the world had the worst bid?
Russian police will shake down the fans and be more drunk than the football crowd whereas ours will just kettle them until they riot. You'll imprison people for saying slightly offensive things and we'll imprison people for saying racist things. Its a fucking disgrace!
Honestly though, clearly money changed hands as FIFA are corrupt as fuck. That is not to say money didn't change hands on our end, but we were probably cheap about it. If there was a vote again with clear barriers to bribes or influence then I would be fine if Russia won again.
Lord forgive me for the jokes I do not make
this is just incredible :lol
The_Hitcher89
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Why the fuck am I looking forward to the Ecuador and Honduras matches? They'll definitely be dreadful.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Because something is better than nothing.
KidA Seven
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That's nothing.
I'm looking forward to the Park Ji Sung charity match in a few hours. I'm desperate. The only players I recognize are Park, El Shaarawy, Zambrotta, and the running man cast.
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