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Football Thread 2014/2015 |OT12| Old Man Looking For 17 year olds. Contact Arsene

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RiggyRob

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Fucking hell, what happened this weekend in the FA Cup? City losing to Middlesborough, Chelsea losing 4-2 to Bradford after being 2-0 up? Mind-boggling.

Van Gaal won't get a better opportunity to win a trophy than this.
 
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Hixx

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Ever since my dream the other night I can't stop noticing Jennifer Aniston's humongous chin

What is wrong with me
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jts

jts

...hate me...
Can we just agree that football sucks, as well as life in general as a result of it.

Pls close this thread.
 
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Hixx

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Sunderland’s manager moans that the team’s fans are “living in the past” and want to return to “kick and rush” football. He is wrong. What most Sunderland supporters want is to see much more creative, progressive, clever passing inspired by a midfield playmaker. Right now they want to see Emanuele Giaccherini on the field and they would not mind seeing a bit more of Ricardo Álvarez. They do not mind five at the back – designed to allow Jermain Defoe to play in an attacking pair – but they do not want to see a pretty utilitarian midfield trio of Seb Larsson, Liam Bridcutt and Jack Rodwell (although Larsson deserves a place).

They want to see chances being created for Defoe and wonder if a diamond formation – possibly featuring Adam Johnson behind the strikers – might work better. They also know that the Peter Reid team spearheaded by Niall Quinn and Kevin Phillips which twice finished seventh in the Premier League 15 odd years ago was slightly more nuanced than Sunderland’s current manager remembers. And they do not want kick and rush – they consistently gave Roy Keane and Paolo di Canio the benefit of the doubt because, for all their faults, they knew both men really wanted to play good passing football. Keane once got Sunderland out of an awful relegation hole in January 2008 by signing Andy Reid from Charlton and asking him to be bravely inventive in midfield. It worked. Poyet needs to do something similar now – maybe Giaccherini, an Italy international, is the man to step into a breach which desperately needs filling – and preferably by the time Burnley visit the Stadium of Light for Saturday’s relegation six-pointer. Louise Taylor
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She's so right.

Reid wasn't kick and rush. We had fantastic wingers and great overlapping fullbacks. We were exciting as FUCK to watch. We pressed high, we scored all sorts of goals, everyone contributed. We had midfielders who had class like Schwarz and Hutchison. We had it all for a couple of seasons and if we'd had a bigger squad we would have finished in the top 5 instead of 7th twice in a row.

Also Gus' midfield against Fulham was disgusting and defeatist. He played 2 defensive midfielders when we had a back 5 against fucking Fulham. Larsson had to attack for three and he's good enough to hold his own but not enough to carry two others.
 
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Frustrated_me

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Quite possibly the biggest moment in his career, time to step it up with your defensive abilities and win us more silverware Silva. Welcome to Madrid. (Perez loves his navy blue ties lol)

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Frustrated_me

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Cute.

Lucas Silva will never forget this image. It was taken at the first game of football that he attended in Brazil. The midfielder posed alongside his brother and his father, who was wearing the shirt of the club that, as of today, is his new team: "The first time that I went to the football was with my father and with my brother, who are here with me. My father had the Real Madrid shirt. We've even got a photo of that moment, which was an important one for me. I really like footballl and I've liked Real Madrid since I was little."
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Danchi

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Some contrasting write-ups on Gabriel Paulista. One saying his technical ability is his biggest strength: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/arsenal-transfer-news-gabriel-paulista-born-play-gunners-1485194

Paraphrasing Florentino Perez's classic quotation, Gabriel Paulista was born to play for Arsenal. Technically gifted, he is able to pass and dribble like a midfielder, fitting seamlessly into the tiki taka style that led Villarreal into the Europa League in their first year after achieving promotion.

This way of playing demands talent everywhere, even in the back of the team - a style that demands dribblers in the back, someone wrote once. Per Mertesacker's inability to play this way is part of the reason why he has been so heavily criticised this season, and Paulista would be a major improvement.
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And another saying that it's his biggest weakness: http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/9661424/paulista-lacks-arsenal-flair

I guess the real answer is probably somewhere inbetween... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
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CecilRousso

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Hixx said:
She's so right.

Reid wasn't kick and rush. We had fantastic wingers and great overlapping fullbacks. We were exciting as FUCK to watch. We pressed high, we scored all sorts of goals, everyone contributed. We had midfielders who had class like Schwarz and Hutchison. We had it all for a couple of seasons and if we'd had a bigger squad we would have finished in the top 5 instead of 7th twice in a row.

Also Gus' midfield against Fulham was disgusting and defeatist. He played 2 defensive midfielders when we had a back 5 against fucking Fulham. Larsson had to attack for three and he's good enough to hold his own but not enough to carry two others.
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Will Gus survive the season?
 
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Hixx

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CecilRousso said:
I wouldn't cry if he got fired. He's not a very likeable person imho. And as long as you stay below us in the table, I would be happy to see you survive.
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I generally like Gus, I think he is usually fair post-game as well. But once you start attacking the fans... managers very rarely come back from that.
 
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ghst

thanks for the laugh
have you heard about the diamond? learn about the two striker formation that fans just can't stop talking about!

managers hate it!
 
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Scum

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Coldnoodle said:
Scum pls

Where are my rumours to go with my morning tea.
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TRANSFER GOSSIP
Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets, 26, is set for contract talks amid interest from Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United. (Daily Star)
Arsenal are expected to complete the signing of Brazil central defender Gabriel Paulista, 24, from Villarreal on Monday in a deal worth around £13.5m. Gunners striker Joel Campbell is set to head in the opposite direction on loan. (Daily Telegraph)
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is attempting to push through a deal to sign Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher, 30, before the January transfer deadline. (Goal)
West Brom are edging closer to a £4.5m deal for 23-year-old Wigan winger Callum McManaman. (Daily Mirror)
Cardiff City manager Russell Slade says his top scorer Kenwyne Jones, 30, will be staying at the club. (Wales Online)
Chelsea are considering their options after having approaches rejected for Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado, 26, and Shakhtar Donetsk's 24-year-old forward Douglas Costa. (Goal)
Tottenham are considering a £5m bid for 22-year-old Burnley striker Danny Ings with Chelsea and Manchester City also monitoring the situation before the transfer deadline. (Daily Mirror)

OTHER GOSSIP
Winger Nani, 28, believes he could still have a future at Manchester United despite being allowed to spend the entire season on loan at Sporting Lisbon. (Daily Mail)
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho fears his squad's lack of strength in depth may undermine their challenge for the Premier League title. (The Independent)
Alan Shearer says Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has "coached all the flair and imagination out of this team". (The Sun)
But Manchester United play "attacking" football under their new Dutch manager, according to midfielder Juan Mata says. (Manchester Evening News)
Manchester City are preparing to fly midfielder Yaya Toure, 31, and new striker Wilfried Bony, 26, back from Equatorial Guinea in time for Saturday's top-of-the-table match against Chelsea on Saturday should Ivory Coast suffer an early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday. (Daily Star)
While City manager Manuel Pellegrini has been branded "amateur" for deciding to arrive back from Abu Dhabi on Friday - with the squad landing just 20 hours before their FA Cup defeat at home to Middlesbrough. (The Sun)
Striker Daniel Sturridge returns to full training as he prepares for his much-anticipated comeback to the Liverpool first team. (Liverpool Echo)
Cardiff City centre-back Bruno Manga will head back to the Bluebirds after Gabon were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations. (Wales Online)
Former Rangers player Fernando Ricksen has thanked fans for their support as 41,000 turn out for his fundraising tribute match as he battles Motor Neurone Disease. (Herald Scotland)
Midfielder Jordan Henderson has the ability to take over as Liverpool captain and lead the team for years to come, ex-Reds midfielder Jason McAteer believes. (Talksport)
Returning Arsenal midfielders Mesut Ozil and Theo Walcott put a spring in the step of Arsenal in their FA Cup win at Brighton, says writer Paul Doyle. (The Guardian)

BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny praises Tomas Rosicky (left) for his efforts in Arsenal's win in the FA Cup: With Super Tom - well done my friend Hard game today but we won. Now next round
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey: In the hat for the next round... thanks to our away support, loud as always.
West Ham keeper Adrian San Miguel after his side's FA Cup win over Bristol City: Well done boys!! On the way to the next round!
West Ham supporter and comedian Russell Brand: Man of the match is bloke in high vis who lives behind the goal. (referring to Ben Swift aka Eastend Shedman)
Aston Villa centre-back Jores Okore praising his team-mate and match-winner in the FA Cup Carles Gil: Good win today, through to the next round- what a goal by Carles Gil.
Former Aston midfielder Ian Taylor: A good day and 2 great goals!! The best news though is Fabian Delph signing a new deal. Great news. Good lad!!!

AND FINALLY...
Andy Halliday, scorer of Bradford City's third goal in their 3-2 victory against Chelsea on Saturday, nearly didn't play his part in the giantkilling as the 23-year-old winger's transfer from Middlesbrough was only completed with two minutes to spare before Friday's deadline. (Bradford Telegraph & Argus)
Meanwhile, it's been revealed The Bantams squad went for a pre-match walk around Kensington and did Jose Mourinho impressions to ease their nerves ahead of the match at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Mail)
Former Chelsea captain Dennis Wise's appearance as a TV pundit on Ireland's Setanta Sports came to the attention of former team-mate Mario Melchiot - and others on Twitter - for his haircut, rather than his analysis. (Mail Online)
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Blablurn

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Milchmonster said:
Wow

Bla is stil alive?

Aids isn't what it used to be

how was the interview? Did you pull off a Sammer?
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I arrived at 1PM. And the cunt who was like 22 or so told me that the job is gone since the morning. Wat. Fucking drove all the way to Lüdenscheid for this.

Life is not fair. I'm gonna continue to walk into death.
 
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Hixx

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Maaaaaaan, those new Witcher 3 gameplay videos are pretty great. I turned the second one off half way through, what I'd seen has already convinced me to buy it.
 
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