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Football Thread 2014/15 |OT3| Got to be a top 5 worst thread title we've ever had.

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inky

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Vlaar is doubtful for the next match according to FPL. I think it's time to say goodbye to Alexis and overhaul the team a bit. I'm 6th on Footy-GAF so not too worried yet.
 
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cartoon_soldier

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Manager said:
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In euros. Some are a bit high (like Fernandinho and Dzeko) but they seem to be from Transfermarkt. Add Di Maria and United's squad will be most expensive.
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We have spent a lot of money on shit players. Also, a lot of those are there from before Man City bought their current squad.
 
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Meier

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Bold One said:
Mark Goldbridge‏@Markgoldbridge
Liverpool and Man City fans are going to go in to meltdown when Vidal signs. If Hernandez doesn't play tonight it's on.
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Why in the world would you post something from this guy? He's just some sort of troll going by his tweets. Anyone who has a 1:1 ratio of following to followers isn't worth quoting. :p
 
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K1LLER7

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Nice background story on Angel.

Britain’s most expensive player Angel Di Maria will cost Manchester United a staggering £60m – a sum that somewhat dwarfs the first transfer fee the 26-year-old commanded: 35 footballs.

Di Maria, one of three children born to Miguel and Diana, grew up in the city of Perdriel in the Mendoza district of west Argentina. He was obsessed with football and spent every waking hour taking to the streets with friends in his neighbourhood. When scouts from Rosario Central first spotted him there was a minor issue as he was already committed to playing for the local side Torito.

“They drove a hard bargain to release me,” recalled Di Maria. “The transfer fee was 35 footballs. That probably puts into perspective where I was and how much it took to get me. Mind you I was very young, about four so I’m not sure it really counts.”

Mind you, the hyperactive youngster was lucky to make it past his first birthday. The family had moved to a new home which was falling apart and Di Maria fell down a well in the garden. “My mother always recalls the story,” Di Maria added. “I was a year old and had a baby walker and went outside and fell into a well. I was lucky because they saved me in time otherwise I wouldn’t be here to talk about it.”

That was the first of many incidents that prompted Di Maria’s mother to take him to a doctor because she was concerned there might be something wrong with him. However, he believes it was the start of his career in the game.

“My mother got tired of me breaking everything in the house so she took me to see a doctor when I was three. I was running around the examination room breaking everything. The doctor just said ‘Sign him up for a sport’ and that is where my career began.”

Growing up in relative poverty has taught Di Maria to appreciate the finer things in life. “I had a humble upbringing and grew up playing on the streets of Perdriel. We didn’t have much. Our house was small and I shared a room with my sister. But I don’t feel angry. There are people who are a lot worse off. My values come from my upbringing. Humility, to become someone in life. My childhood was about having enough to eat, having the bare necessities.

“My parents worked so they could earn enough to buy me a pair of football boots. It’s something I will always keep inside me. For me to play football and have boots meant my two sisters went without.

“My father worked at a coal yard with my mother. It was a horrible existence and when the weather was bad all they had was a metal roof over their heads. But both me and my sisters worked at the coal yard as well. I started aged 10 and by the time I was 15 I was helping with deliveries. It was hard work.

“I often think how lucky I am to have football. I was a terrible student. If I didn’t have football I would have continued to work in the coal yard. What else would I have done?

“My father worked at that coal yard for 16 years until I made him give up work when I joined Benfica. It was nice to be in a position to be able to do that and say ‘Dad, you don’t have to do this any more’.

“I was heartbroken for my father because he could have played football but got a serious knee injury playing for River Plate reserves. My mother always reminds me how lucky I am and that I am doing what my father wanted to do, I am living his dream.

“None the less he is a very kind and wise man. Family means everything to him and I feel blessed that I am now in a position to repay him and my family and make sure they don’t have to struggle. My father made so many sacrifices for me. I will always remember what he said when Benfica made a bid for me: ‘Son, this train only passes by once in a lifetime so you have to get on and go forward.’”

Di Maria’s mother also made sacrifices for her son. “When I began to play for Rosario Central when I was six it took us 30 minutes to get to the training ground,” he added. “She took me on a bicycle, three of us on that bike. I would sit on the back and my younger sister would sit on a seat on the handlebars and my mother would ride the bike. It was hard during winter. Can you believe we did this for seven years?

“My mother is religious too. She is the one who blesses me and gives me strength before games. She lights candles for me before every game. Religion is important for all of us. My wife, Jorgelina, also lights candles for God to bless me and look over me.”

On the field Di Maria has a reputation for being a relentless runner with extraordinary stamina. “I have frequently left the field when an opponent asks where I get the strength to run so much. But I have always been the same, it’s just the way I am. I never stop running.

“I’m very focused, rarely get emotional. I think I have only ever cried once in my career when I got injured playing for Argentina in the semi-final of the Under-20 World Cup against Chile. I was heartbroken to miss the final and wouldn’t wish that on anyone. Naturally I get goosebumps in big games but in general I don’t let emotion give way to weakness.

“I like to think I have given my family back something by buying them houses and gifts. Hopefully I will be able to continue doing that until my career ends.” With his cut of the transfer fee, he will.
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Gambit

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fuenf said:
we might even see BBBB this season:
Boateng - Benatia - Badstuber - Bernat
---------Alaba---- Alcantara--------------
Robben--- Reus (;)) ----- Ribery
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lol, didn't even think of that!

So what are your thoughts on the new season?

Gotta say, Rode is surprising me. I thought his transfer would be the next Kirchhoff, Schlaudraff etc, but I think he is actually pretty good and offers much needed pace.

Lewa might start slow, but I think he will be a phenomenal upgrade over Mario.

Hopefully Götze will finally arrive.

PS: Still hoping we sell Shaq, although we might need him as a replacement. He's never gonna make it at Bayern.

PPS: I hate Alaba in midfield. I know he wants to play there, but he is not ready (yet).
 
pulga

pulga

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D_prOdigy said:
check out la liga eggs trying to compare their defenders to EPL
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That directed at me? One's a friendly against Peñarol (Uruguay) and the other is against a better centre back
(and team)
than the EPL has ever seen

Derp derp, terrible post, you should feel bad.
 
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omgkitty

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KILL ME NOW

Kike Marin** ‏@Kike_Marin_ 9m

Pese a que Giroud estará 4 meses de baja y Podolski tiene ofertas de Alemania, Wenger NO tiene idea de fichar un 9 para el #Arsenal

arseblog ‏@arseblog 41s

Last RT says that Giroud will be out for 4 months and that Wenger is not thinking of signing a striker.
 
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wedward

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omgkitty said:
KILL ME NOW

Kike Marin** ‏@Kike_Marin_ 9m

Pese a que Giroud estará 4 meses de baja y Podolski tiene ofertas de Alemania, Wenger NO tiene idea de fichar un 9 para el #Arsenal

arseblog ‏@arseblog 41s

Last RT says that Giroud will be out for 4 months and that Wenger is not thinking of signing a striker.
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O baby.

5th place. Love it.
 
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fuenf

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Gambit said:
lol, didn't even think of that!

So what are your thoughts on the new season?

Gotta say, Rode is surprising me. I thought his transfer would be the next Kirchhoff, Schlaudraff etc, but I think he is actually pretty good and offers much needed pace.

Lewa might start slow, but I think he will be a phenomenal upgrade over Mario.

Hopefully Götze will finally arrive.

PS: Still hoping we sell Shaq, although we might need him as a replacement. He's never gonna make it at Bayern.
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Cautiously excited. Javi is obviously a big hit, as we'll miss his intangibles & leadership the most (especially with Schweini down). But I actually like how we played against Wolfsburg. Lewandowski is fitting in really well and opening up tons of new options for our midfield. And Rode has been a real surprise, the guy looks like he has what it takes to be a valuable asset to the team. I'm just not sure yet whether he'll be good enough to be a starter in important games or more like a lockdown / change of pace type of guy. I'm however glad to have him on the team. Against Wolfsburg he looked like vintage Schweinsteiger.

I too expect great things from Götze, but for now I just hope he'll get his games. I think he needs to start 5-6 consecutive games without having to worry about his form to really arrive at the club.

Not sure about Gaudino, tho. He was good, but Rode was better ;) and I hope him playing isnt a sign that Pep desperately wants to outplay the opposition (like LVG) and doesnt value physical play (which Heynckes re-introduced with Javi / Mandzu) enough.

Shaqiri.. don't get me started, he has looked absolutely awful. It's not like he's even playing that bad, but he doesnt look like a part of the team anymore. I'm not sure whether he simply switched off or desperately wants to prove that he should be starter and therefore plays with no regard for his oftentimes better positioned teammates.
 
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phaze

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Niven said:
Please show me the way
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Embrace your inner masochism.

omgkitty said:
KILL ME NOW

Kike Marin** ‏@Kike_Marin_ 9m

Pese a que Giroud estará 4 meses de baja y Podolski tiene ofertas de Alemania, Wenger NO tiene idea de fichar un 9 para el #Arsenal

arseblog ‏@arseblog 41s

Last RT says that Giroud will be out for 4 months and that Wenger is not thinking of signing a striker.
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sasuga Wenger
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It's amazing he can still surprise me with his shit.
 
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wedward

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Kike Marin** ‏@Kike_Marin_ 2m
@Arsenal Yes, I think that Arsenal need a 9, but Wenger think not this. What think you, gunners?

Fuck sake. What are we doing?

We haven't improved the squad at all aside from Sanchez and because of our injury issues Sanchez just basically fills in for whoever is injured.

Needed a DM and Striker for 3 fucking years. It's inexcusable at this point.
 
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wedward

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Salvadora said:
Kike Marin is not an accurate source.

I'd wait until someone more reliable says 4 months before believing it.
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Reliable sources have said 3 months. Ultimately it doesn't matter whether its 2 months, 4 months or forever.

We have needed a striker for 3 years and it has been ignored.
 
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