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Football Thread 2013/14 |OT5| Levy to Woodward "You're nobody. Pass me the ball"
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and The Warriors.
brokenbeans
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I won't even read or watch one review for it I don't care.
I won't even read what GAF writes it will just be full of bitching about the technical aspects of the game.
It's GTA I've grown up with the franchise Rockstsar know what they doing and I owe it to them to give the game my own look and come to my own conclusions.
LFMartins86
Member
I´m not to worried about it. I doubt someone will pay more than 15M for him in the future. What´s the biggest ever transfer in Turkish football?
They're already starting to circulate. Makes it near impossible to wait for the next gen release.
Steverulez
Member
Its a shame since then they've spent all their time and money chasing oscars instead of games with good gameplay and mechanics.
Chinatown Wars > Vice City > San Andreas.
Mr.Marston
Member
Max Payne 3 has some of the best shooting mechanics of any TPS ever.
Freewheelin'
Member
This is my ideal formation and players for Arsenal this year (if everyone is fit lol)
Sort the Defence/GK out, keep Giroud in this form, you'll have a great chance at top 4 and maybe even the title. But that'll come after a few seasons.This is my ideal formation and players for Arsenal this year (if everyone is fit lol)
;_; He can join his bro next year if Sagna doesn't resign.
Would you prefer this one ?
This is my ideal formation and players for Arsenal this year (if everyone is fit lol)
I would switch Wilshere for Ramsey given his current form, but I'm sure they'll both get plenty of time.
Oh man them jorts.
Mr.Marston
Member
This is my ideal formation and players for Arsenal this year (if everyone is fit lol)
I would rather have the Ox on the left.
Bench Wilshere and put Cazorla on in his place.
http://www.football-italia.net/39067/barzagli-abandons-italy-camp
Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli has left the Italy training camp due to an injury problem.
He had been called up for the two World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.
However, medical staff evaluated his condition today and sent him back home to Turin.
Barzagli had limped off during Saturday’s 4-1 victory over Lazio with an inflamed Achilles tendon.
It is likely Barzagli will be replaced in the Azzurri back three by his Juventus teammate Angelo Ogbonna.
Italy play Bulgaria in Palermo on Friday September 6 and host the Czech Republic at the Juventus Stadium in Turin on Tuesday September 10.
Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli has left the Italy training camp due to an injury problem.
He had been called up for the two World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.
However, medical staff evaluated his condition today and sent him back home to Turin.
Barzagli had limped off during Saturday’s 4-1 victory over Lazio with an inflamed Achilles tendon.
It is likely Barzagli will be replaced in the Azzurri back three by his Juventus teammate Angelo Ogbonna.
Italy play Bulgaria in Palermo on Friday September 6 and host the Czech Republic at the Juventus Stadium in Turin on Tuesday September 10.
The_Hitcher89
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Have fun, phone users
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Juventus F.C.
Positives:
+ Tevez (we finally have a brilliant player up front, it was our top priority; Carlitos is already beasting!)
+ Llorente (we got him for free and have yet to see him play, but I'd say he's definitely an upgrade over Matri, Quagliarella and Giovinco)
+ Ogbonna (with the signing of the 4th best italian defender our CB department is now complete; Angelo is very, very good. Versatile, a fucking totem, has the skill to play as the defensive playmaker, which makes him a great backup / alternative to Bonucci)
+ Berardi (argubly the most exciting new italian talent and we got him (well, half of him) for fucking nothing, since we traded Marrone's half with Sassuolo; he'll join us next season)
+ Giabbiadini, Zaza, Boakye, etc. (Marry managed to sign or otherwise lock down some of the most interesting young prospects; we'll see how they do in minor Serie A/B sides, but I can already tell that Manolo Gabbiadini is destined to join us next season)
+ Matri is gone (nothing against Alessandro, he's a very solid striker, but he's not good enough for Juve and doesn't really fit Conte's tactics; he had to go ... and I still can't believe we got 11M€ for him, lol)
Negatives:
- WE HAVEN'T SIGNED A WINGBACK / WINGER!!! (it was out top priority after signing a top striker; the fact that we'll have to play with Asamoah as wingback is frankly baffling; Asa is awesome, but he's not a winger, he's a CM, and it shows; Lichtsteiner does a solid job on the right flank, but he's not a winger/wingback either, he's a RB ... I'm pretty sure this shortcoming - who the fuck is gonna cross for Llorente??? - is what will ultimately fuck us in Europe, maybe in Serie A too)
- Giaccherini out (we sold him for no fucking reason)
- Marrone out (we should've signed another midfielder to compensate, we didn't; going after Nainggolan on the last day of the transfer window was never going to work, wtf Marry???)
- De Ceglie, Motta, Padoin and Peluso are still with us ... WHYYYY?!?!
Commentary:
The good stuff is self-explanatory, so I won't bother. As for the bad stuff ... I could rage on Marrotta, but that would be frankly stupid, as I think he did an IMMENSE job, given what he and Paratici had to work with in terms of money. We barely spent anything. Like, less than 15M€. Here's what happened, imo. Last year we made a ton of dough, at least compered to previous, post-Farsopoli seasons. Everybody - Conte first and foremost - was expecting this to be the summer of "big" spending. Say a budget of at least 50M€. Thing is, our owners / club management had a different plan. We've dug a pretty big financial hole for ourselves over the past 7 years. Farsopoli, low income, no CL money, a new stadium to pay for, catastrophic player management under Alessio Secco, etc. And so it was decided, with FFP around the corner, that this would be yet another summer of cautious spending. Hopefully the last one, as the next fiscal year should finally see us back in the black, making a decent profit. That's what the meeting between Conte and Marotta & Agnelli was all about back in May. Conte, being the ambitious and badass mofo that he is, was somewhat sceptical, but they ultimately managed to convince him. They'd try to get him the players he asked for, however he'd have to keep his expectations in check.
Well, mission accomplished, if only partly. Knowing Conte, he's not too happy with how our mercato ended. He got Ogbonna and the strikers he wanted, he didn't get the much needed left winger / wingback and lost one of his silent favourites, Giaccherini. Looking forward, this means two things. 1) We better sign a midfielder (most likely Nainggolan) and a winger in January and 2) we better have a budget of 50M€+ ready next summer, or Conte is a goner.
3.5 out of 5 Bacons seems about right.
Positives:
+ Tevez (we finally have a brilliant player up front, it was our top priority; Carlitos is already beasting!)
+ Llorente (we got him for free and have yet to see him play, but I'd say he's definitely an upgrade over Matri, Quagliarella and Giovinco)
+ Ogbonna (with the signing of the 4th best italian defender our CB department is now complete; Angelo is very, very good. Versatile, a fucking totem, has the skill to play as the defensive playmaker, which makes him a great backup / alternative to Bonucci)
+ Berardi (argubly the most exciting new italian talent and we got him (well, half of him) for fucking nothing, since we traded Marrone's half with Sassuolo; he'll join us next season)
+ Giabbiadini, Zaza, Boakye, etc. (Marry managed to sign or otherwise lock down some of the most interesting young prospects; we'll see how they do in minor Serie A/B sides, but I can already tell that Manolo Gabbiadini is destined to join us next season)
+ Matri is gone (nothing against Alessandro, he's a very solid striker, but he's not good enough for Juve and doesn't really fit Conte's tactics; he had to go ... and I still can't believe we got 11M€ for him, lol)
Negatives:
- WE HAVEN'T SIGNED A WINGBACK / WINGER!!! (it was out top priority after signing a top striker; the fact that we'll have to play with Asamoah as wingback is frankly baffling; Asa is awesome, but he's not a winger, he's a CM, and it shows; Lichtsteiner does a solid job on the right flank, but he's not a winger/wingback either, he's a RB ... I'm pretty sure this shortcoming - who the fuck is gonna cross for Llorente??? - is what will ultimately fuck us in Europe, maybe in Serie A too)
- Giaccherini out (we sold him for no fucking reason)
- Marrone out (we should've signed another midfielder to compensate, we didn't; going after Nainggolan on the last day of the transfer window was never going to work, wtf Marry???)
- De Ceglie, Motta, Padoin and Peluso are still with us ... WHYYYY?!?!
Commentary:
The good stuff is self-explanatory, so I won't bother. As for the bad stuff ... I could rage on Marrotta, but that would be frankly stupid, as I think he did an IMMENSE job, given what he and Paratici had to work with in terms of money. We barely spent anything. Like, less than 15M€. Here's what happened, imo. Last year we made a ton of dough, at least compered to previous, post-Farsopoli seasons. Everybody - Conte first and foremost - was expecting this to be the summer of "big" spending. Say a budget of at least 50M€. Thing is, our owners / club management had a different plan. We've dug a pretty big financial hole for ourselves over the past 7 years. Farsopoli, low income, no CL money, a new stadium to pay for, catastrophic player management under Alessio Secco, etc. And so it was decided, with FFP around the corner, that this would be yet another summer of cautious spending. Hopefully the last one, as the next fiscal year should finally see us back in the black, making a decent profit. That's what the meeting between Conte and Marotta & Agnelli was all about back in May. Conte, being the ambitious and badass mofo that he is, was somewhat sceptical, but they ultimately managed to convince him. They'd try to get him the players he asked for, however he'd have to keep his expectations in check.
Well, mission accomplished, if only partly. Knowing Conte, he's not too happy with how our mercato ended. He got Ogbonna and the strikers he wanted, he didn't get the much needed left winger / wingback and lost one of his silent favourites, Giaccherini. Looking forward, this means two things. 1) We better sign a midfielder (most likely Nainggolan) and a winger in January and 2) we better have a budget of 50M€+ ready next summer, or Conte is a goner.
3.5 out of 5 Bacons seems about right.
Steverulez
Member
Did Everton really get £6m for Anichebe? Great bit of business that, never really rated him.
The reason Ozil joined us is because he didn't want to be moved around and wanted to be played behind the striker. Don't think he's going to want to play out wide. If anything, I could see us doing this:
Podolski----Giroud----Walcott
----------Ozil---------Santi---------
----------------Arteta-----------------
I need to find Wilbury an Avatar.
Bacon, you find one for both of us and let him use it for a year
Freewheelin'
Member
@Hitcher, you do realise we can turn the images off, right?
And yeah, Arse-bros, I'd have Ramsey over Wilshere on current form. But that's just when everyone is fit
And yeah, Arse-bros, I'd have Ramsey over Wilshere on current form. But that's just when everyone is fit
The_Hitcher89
Member
He's basically Micah Richards if he was slower and worse at shooting
This is my ideal formation and players for Arsenal this year (if everyone is fit lol)
Arsenal's formation is more like 4-2-2-2, right? Cazorla drifts to the center and Walcott is more of a striker than winger.
who are you and what have you done with justjohn?
Freewheelin'
Member
Kinda, yeah. We give Santi a free role to let him do whatever he wants, and Walcott comes in from the right to cross the ball/have a shot.
Great post on the SSN circus following Arsenal fans waiting for Ozil to be announced.
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-madness-of-the-transfer-window
From excitement
to dread of thinking the transfer has stalled
The spud brought out
The announcement
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-madness-of-the-transfer-window
From excitement
to dread of thinking the transfer has stalled
The spud brought out
The announcement
The_Hitcher89
Member
Tbf, I don't think anyone thought h's be as successful as he has been so far. I didn't want him at all, let alone starting every game on his own up front
Lambda Pie
Banned
so, is every Arsenal supporter a chav?
are you a chav, Salvadora?
are you a chav, Salvadora?
That and he has the ability to actually stay fit and healthy.
Yeah he really started playing for the team more as opposed to his selfishness at Chelesea, which was very reminiscent of Robben.Tbf, I don't think anyone thought h's be as successful as he has been so far. I didn't want him at all, let alone starting every game on his own up front
Tbf, I don't think anyone thought h's be as successful as he has been so far. I didn't want him at all, let alone starting every game on his own up front
And to think that he's now better than Ribery.
Truthfact
Mr.Marston
Member
Great post on the SSN circus following Arsenal fans waiting for Ozil to be announced.
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-madness-of-the-transfer-window
From excitement
to dread of thinking the transfer has stalled
The spud brought out
The announcement
#BigClub
#Massive
#LondonIsRed
Sleeplessnights
Banned
Sold Rooney and Nani, got shit load of players. Announcements incoming.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
I thought this was going to be Arsenals formation?
Bro you forgot O-
Oh wait there he is.
The_Hitcher89
Member
It has me wondering if I was wrong all along, or if he has truly changed his game to the benefit of himself and his team.
I thought he was selfish, arrogant, unintelligent (on the pitch) and a bit of a knobend off of it, tunnel-visioned, poor at finishing and overconfident. Now though, he's basically playing as the lone striker role perfectly. Obviously his frame makes it difficult to make long balls stick, which is a shame if sitting back is to be a semi-regular tactic, and he still sometimes runs 30 yards with the ball when he should just lay it off to a teammate and find himself some space. But overall, couldn't really have hoped for more.
Worth noting that he hasn't even been in full flow this season. He hasn't had many clear goalscoring oppurtunities, and he hasn't been as involved in the buildup as he was last year, but I can't really complain about that with his goals being the difference between 3 points and 9 already
Maybe (and hopefully) he's adapted his game to be one of those strikers who has it in him to do nothing all game, and then pop up with a goal, which is what seperates the top strikers from the likes of Kone and Welbeck
Has to keep it up though, the longer we can go without having to find out how he responds to a poor run of form, the better
LFMartins86
Member
Ouch, Salvio might be out for 6 months. Poor Benfica, what a nightmare of a season start.
Rumour: Andrea Stramaccioni will be Genoa's next coach.
Ah, thank fuck for Ogbonnator.
LOOL I can't believe I (of all people) rated our mercato higher!
Don't worry about the LWB position that much, I'm sure we'll find someone in January. In the meantime, we have Asa (no Ramadan or stupid cup), Ogbonna (!) and Caceres who can cover that position.
Ninja Nainggolan is 200% coming to us in January, I have no doubt in mind we'll pull it off, even Cellino said as much. We lost TWO versatile CMs and Marchisio is in a fucking coma so it's safe to say that Conte is throwing bottles and punching walls right now.
Bonus: Llorente's stats in the past four seasons (starting from 2012):
30 goals / 47 games (60% conversion rate)
24 goals / 41 games
22 goals / 42 games
17 goals / 42 games
Barzagli and his tendon again? C'mon Andrea, don't fucking fall apart on us now.
Ah, thank fuck for Ogbonnator.
Juventus F.C.
*sense*
3.5 out of 5 Bacons seems about right.
LOOL I can't believe I (of all people) rated our mercato higher!
Don't worry about the LWB position that much, I'm sure we'll find someone in January. In the meantime, we have Asa (no Ramadan or stupid cup), Ogbonna (!) and Caceres who can cover that position.
I said 'cover' not 'cross the ball adequately'
Ninja Nainggolan is 200% coming to us in January, I have no doubt in mind we'll pull it off, even Cellino said as much. We lost TWO versatile CMs and Marchisio is in a fucking coma so it's safe to say that Conte is throwing bottles and punching walls right now.
Bonus: Llorente's stats in the past four seasons (starting from 2012):
30 goals / 47 games (60% conversion rate)
24 goals / 41 games
22 goals / 42 games
17 goals / 42 games
What kind of people do you expect to hang outside a football stadium all day just so they can get on television?
WAR recon zero
Banned
I thought this was going to be Arsenals formation?
#dead
Sleeplessnights
Banned
Also just got Alaba
ashecitism
Member
This is my ideal formation and players for Arsenal this year (if everyone is fit lol)
Never thought I'd say this but currently I'd put Ramsey instead of Wilshere.
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