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Football Thread 2013/14 |OT5| Levy to Woodward "You're nobody. Pass me the ball"
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KidA Seven
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Bale is good, but they still have to figure out how they will utilize him and Ronaldo. He won't have the same freedom that Ronaldo had. That plus the money means he's not the best buy.
Signing Ozil makes us very attractive to prospective new players and we can can do deals in Jan seeing as we spent less than half our budget. Hope Nik B is up for it till Jan, why in Gods name did Poldi have to get hurt.
My revised premier league standings
1. Chelsea
2. Arsenal
3. Man United
4. Man City
5. Spurs
6. Liverpool
7. Everton
Ozil alone imo is worth 10 PL points.
My revised premier league standings
1. Chelsea
2. Arsenal
3. Man United
4. Man City
5. Spurs
6. Liverpool
7. Everton
Ozil alone imo is worth 10 PL points.
Do tell? They could use some squad players, sure, but the starting 11 are pretty strong.
Vivalaraza
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Isco.
Willkiller
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Could.....could United drop out of the top 4?
Our negotiations were that bad? No chance of a January swoop?
GHG
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We should have gone for Eto'o really. If nothing else he would have been a quality alternative/backup to Giroud. With Ozil we have alternatives if Giroud gets injured:
-----------------Arteta-----------
-----------Wilshire---------------
Theo-------Ozil-------Cazorla
-----------Podolski----------------
Or even:
-----------------Arteta-----------
-----------Wilshire---------------
Ozil-------Cazorla-----Podolski
--------------Theo----------------
I also hear this guy is back:
He's a Serie A champion. What could possibly go wrong?
Why so serious?
Don't worry, you've got Sturridge. I hear he's flavor of the month these days
KidA Seven
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Vivalaraza
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I think that'd be more of a shambles than the last 3 months if that happened.
Should comfortably finish 3rd IMO.
What is considered a real trophy? You mean new style?
:lol You guys buy your trophies just like the gobbi.
Spurs will take a while to settle, our first team is still better than Arsenal's and Liverpool's. Third for us definitively, I think. It'll just be a hell of a lot closer between all six clubs. Couldn't call fourth right now but if I had to put money, Arsenal. City will be the more impressive team goal wise and performance wise, but Chelsea will stay consistent and win shit
if i have to guess
I'm worried.
We have quality, but play such predictable football. Even though we have players which allow us to play more through the middle, we still, at every opportunity, choose to send the ball out wide. Don't see that changing much, but hopefully we're more effective at making chances out of crosses with Fellani in the team.
lol the caption is perfect
KidA Seven
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Chelsea have Mou, but they really didn't strengthen their first 11. Midfield and strikers are still a weakness. Fat Frank and Ramirez means United now have a better midfield. All they did was add more depth in attacking midfielders.
GHG
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Nah he wanted a guaranteed starting spot. He was never going to risk trying to adapt to a new league like the PL with his recent injury problems and also with the World Cup coming up.
Mm, we're horrifically predictable. Push the ball back to Ferdinand, who plays it to Carrick, who plays it to Evra, who plays it back to Carrick, who plays it to Valencia, who wastes a cross.
Every three minutes.
Vivalaraza
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Really surprised Chelsea loaned out Lukaku again.
Also think whilst Özil to Arsenal really is an incredible deal it's biggest significance will be symbolically and not on the pitch.
Also think whilst Özil to Arsenal really is an incredible deal it's biggest significance will be symbolically and not on the pitch.
He wanted to stay in Spain. Plus Barca wanted to do a deal so they could get Oliver Torres down the line. Not sure if they got that in place but Villa's transfer fee would suggest they did.
That's why I said there are holes in the squad. You've played Sagna at centre back and you're back up striker is Bendtner.
None i would guess, we will likely try to to negotiate again fruitlessly. Its an easy transfer, just a matter of paying up.
lol united sent the dumb fucks that signed Carroll, downing, Charlie Adam, Henderson, Borini, joe cole, joe allen?
no wonder they couldn't do shit. 7th place for moyes
Agree with you there Viva. Ozil citing Wenger as a reason for picking Arsenal. Them spending the money in the first place. Moving from Real Madrid to there. It sends huge signals.
They still needed a striker and a centre back tho
They've got a really really solid back four though and the absolute will to grind out wins, which is what I think they'll do.
They still needed a striker and a centre back tho
They've got a really really solid back four though and the absolute will to grind out wins, which is what I think they'll do.
Vivalaraza
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Pretty sure his release clause rises to 40m now too, or might be next summer. Either way, it's going up sometime within the next year.
We really should have.
I honestly think he will carry over his Spurs form. He'll have a lot more space at madrid considering the other top players teams will have to mark and I expect him to grab 30+ goals this season.
Think he'll start on the right and Ronnie on the left. Madrid look very very strong.
did u watch my compilation
Willkiller
Banned
It's going to be a fantastic season 
Tonight was so much fun hahaha. I haven't even come to my own clubs woes.
Tonight was so much fun hahaha. I haven't even come to my own clubs woes.
I just quite like Rodgers really. And Suarez, Gerrard and Agger aside, there's no one there I dislike. I really like Sturridge, I really like Coutinho, I really like Mig and some of their young players.
I can't say I want them to qualify for CL football per se before Willkiller cries again, because I'd rather have 16/17 other fucking clubs there, but I'd rather they were there instead of Chelsea and City at this point.
Vivalaraza
Member
Nah, I'm guessing it was an Özil one?
Özil is amazing, a genuinely world class player. I just think Arsenal are still short in other areas and until those are addressed, they won't be able to rise up the table.
Vermaelen is our backup centre back and will likely be back after the international break. Our backup strikers are really Walcott and Podolski. Walcott was fairly effective there last year and will be even better with both Ozil and Cazorla providing service.
Bendtner sees Carling Cup action, nothing more.
KidA Seven
Member
I'm just saying that I disagree with people saying Chelsea are a lock for top 2. I think it's a toss up. Chelsea may win the league. They may not. Nothing would surprise me.
If Giroud and one of Per/Kos are out for any extended period of time I think Arsenal are pretty fucked. Walcott can play upfront but then you lose a huge outlet on the right. Sagna can play in the middle but he's hardly excellent at it. They need far more bodies. They'll be absolutely brilliant to watch this season in spells but Spurs and Liverpool have the depth now.
Why so serious?
Don't worry, you've got Sturridge. I hear he's flavor of the month these days
I'm dropping truth bombs my friend. The Ozil signing has scrambled all of your brains, We wont be selling Suarez to Arsenal. Wenger is back to being a genius, Giroud is now enough up top and you never got handled by Villa.
GHG
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And then Suarez dives and bites Ivanovic and the image is ruined. Its all a visage I tell you.
Liverpool fans...
Everytime.
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