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Football Thread 2014/15 |OT8| - Sunderland 0
- Thread starter Lana Del Rey
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FootballFan
Member
full time!!
Sorry h8ers.
maybe next time!
Sorry h8ers.
maybe next time!
Kurt Angle
Member
Brendan needs to follow LVG
play Gerrard in defense. better than playing lovren
play Gerrard in defense. better than playing lovren
Heebie Jeebies
Banned
First and last time I have Rooney as my Captain.
I learn quicker than LVG.
I learn quicker than LVG.
Vivalaraza
Member
That was alright I think.
Januzaj and Di Maria were both poor which meant the 4-2-3-1 looked blunt as hell. But the shape of the team was solid and we defended okay. With that defence I'm just happy with the win.
Need more from the attacking players really, not enough quality from the wingers or RVP. I'm really liking these Wilson cameos. He's going to be a good player for us.
Januzaj and Di Maria were both poor which meant the 4-2-3-1 looked blunt as hell. But the shape of the team was solid and we defended okay. With that defence I'm just happy with the win.
Need more from the attacking players really, not enough quality from the wingers or RVP. I'm really liking these Wilson cameos. He's going to be a good player for us.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Positives from the Liverpool match: Skrtel, Moreno, Can. Moreno will be fantastic when we figure out how to get the left wing functioning in a way that lets him attack at will. Very happy with Can as well, stamina aside. Doesn't seem phased by things unlike Lallana, Lovren and Markovic.
Thanks Villa. What a shite situation we've put ourselves in.
Thanks Villa. What a shite situation we've put ourselves in.
Vivalaraza
Member
The_Hitcher89
Member
Have Southampton played a team which finished in the top half last season yet? ¬¬
jealous
He's a machine. Büttner-esque.
Heebie Jeebies
Banned
Clyne is easy points. Every time I look he has a star next to his name.
Kurt Angle
Member
Can did well, especially at the beginning. A lot of energy, some good tackles/interceptions and obviously he scored a goal. As you say, seems quite confident.
snoopeasystreet
Member
Shaw is worth his weight in gold!
The_Hitcher89
Member
Plus he's a brickshit house who moves with surprising grace, which helps
Only 20, which is constantly surprising to me for some reason
City are losing this
Lana Del Rey
Banned
Thats the type of game you win champions do
just saying
just saying
Steverulez
Member
I'd echo that as well, he was good. We should have learnt from his shot in the first minute that we needed to close him down.
Will be interesting to see. 4-2-3-1 is a good step for Pellegrini, but I'm not sure Yaya is mobile enough to be supporting striker. Risk is that he's gonna fall back spreading passes and crosses, essentially meaning Navas, Nasri and Aguero will have to do all the movement by themselves (neither Clichy or Sagna has been good offensively... or defensively). Will be interesting to see if Fernandinho move up high or staying down.
RIP Jovetic. We dodged quite a bullet there, haven't we.
Reasons ?
You mean you're bitter, because both your private situation and being the snitch.
Vivalaraza
Member
Honestly I think he's a very decent player. Quite well rounded and his scoring record isn't terrible.
Fee paid really wasn't all that crazy.
He's playing like a fucking lunatic. Can't even make the simple 3 meter pass, he MUST do some weird flick/Fifa skill pass. It's really annoying, he keep losing the ball. Making Youtube through balls all the time, one has worked but the rest has all meant losing possession. Someone need to slap the message in his head that he must stop trying to impress everyone with this weird stuff, but he keeps doing it. If he just chilled a bit he'd be playing a lot, but he's in constant panic mode like a rabbit.
At least he's been more lucky with injuries this season.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
I don't understand the Herrera situation.
He was our best CM, apart from a half against WBA where he was still injured. And now he's not getting back in the team.
Completely mystifying.
He was our best CM, apart from a half against WBA where he was still injured. And now he's not getting back in the team.
Completely mystifying.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Fucking Costa btw
We had a handle on him pretty much all game, then BOOM, one loose ball in the box and he anticipates it, finishing it with ruthless efficiency. No pissing about trying to curl it into the corner, just twatted into the gap.
That foresight to hang back rather than hitting the far post is the difference between a top striker, and Balotelli.,
We had a handle on him pretty much all game, then BOOM, one loose ball in the box and he anticipates it, finishing it with ruthless efficiency. No pissing about trying to curl it into the corner, just twatted into the gap.
That foresight to hang back rather than hitting the far post is the difference between a top striker, and Balotelli.,
Nov. 30th Southampton v Man City
Dec. 3rd Arsenal v Southampton
Dec. 8th Southampton v Man Utd
Jojo on the bench.
Fucking Sinclair?! What a waste of a kit.
No Nastasic is starting to be really weird. The official Twitter retweeted a fan saying they wanted to see Nastasic on the pitch yesterday. Wonder if it's personal between him and Pellegrini, or if it's Txiki/Ferran who were pissed off when he refused to leave.
Either way, his value is getting totally destroyed, won't get much for him in January...
The_Hitcher89
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSUIQgEVDM4
Seriously though, the Arsenal game is the only one they'll lose from those
lol. nah, im okay. i got 4 new games today.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Fellaini: Brings "balance" to the team, give us much needed height, give us somebody to target, adds a much needed physical presence to the team.
I like Herrera too, but Marwan is needed and is actually playing well at the moment.
Yeah, something is going on there, such a shame. Send him to NYCFC or something :lol
snoopeasystreet
Member
I bet they'll get at least 5 points from those fixtures.
The old Jovetic was an altogether different beast. He never fully recovered from his knee injury, but that's beside the point now. He really does look like a fish outta water at City.
cartoon_soldier
Member
Balance for what? Understand vs. Chelsea/City
Against Palace, Herrera should be playing.
Of course I think he should be playing ahead of Rooney in a midfield position, not Fellani.
Read some (stupid) rumours saying he failed some drug test in the spring, would expect something big as that considering how he's treated. But he played a bit in the US.
He's completely useless with a high line and aggressive defending, he's more suited for Serie A I think.
you got that backwards mate
Did you see him today?
Was v poor. He may add a screening ability but he's pure shite with ball at feet.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
He kills build up. Every time.
He's nowhere near as good as Herrera. Seems like there's a weird unjustified myth going around United fans that Herrera's defensive input was poor compared to Fellaini's. Which is bullshit.
Our problem today was slow build up and Fellaini played a massive part in that.