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Football Thread |OT11| Campaign: Save a donkey in Colombia
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I neck a pint of Carlsberg at half time, that's it. I usually get a pint in before the match, but don't really drink after. Luckily I'm a fucking sprout so two pints in a day and I'm like John Terry at a wedding.
You're going to the Rec? Used to go watch Bath all the time when I was younger.
I didn't want Sneijder then and I don't want him now. He'll just ostracise Kagawa even further.
He has to take a paycut no matter what happens. Inter wouldn't play him unless he agreed to a reduced salary.
18 months ago, Sneijder was still seen as worth the huge salary.
Tha Destiny
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Is this for real in all PL matches? Insane, I knew that the Englisch Football Culture is dying slowly. But thats a real shame.
On the other hand, in the Dutch eredivsie you get light beer with 3% alcohol. Doens't taste very well.
pulga
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Did you take me out of Team 2, you cunt?!
you motherfucker
You and Shinji can cuddle up in a blanket on the couch and jerk each other off to Sneijder's passing range.
Freewheelin'
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GUYS DJANGO UNCHAINED IS OUT TOMORROW/TODAY OMGGGGG
Who is going to see it?
Who is going to see it?
Baconsaurus Rex
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Fuck yeah Bram! Eindelijk een andere Feyenoorder hier.
You are the Cunt
You said the same thing about Joe Allen. Shinji has removed his hand from my penis.
Is Cazorla is going back to Malaga too?
kingellesar
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Nah City or Barca
pulga
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Saw it yesterday. It's awesome.
Yes, they sell it before the game, and during half time (unless you're an away fan, at certain grounds), and you aren't allowed to carry it into the stands. You're forced to neck a pint in 15 minutes or so in the bowels of the stadium.
I've never seen so many people fawn over such an underperforming talent before.
I read comments at the weekend that amounted to 'give Kagawa the ball', yet he was United's least effective player. Whatever his problem is, he's certainly got one.
Might go in the evening if I get a lot of work done in the day, although my mates are the sort of people who won't go to the cinema unless it's orange wednesday.
They don't appreciate films like I do, sadly.
But you've still got a vice grip on his?
It really is a sight to see and no doubt will continue all season despite lackluster performances.
Freewheelin'
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Am going to see it on Tuesday! cant wait.
You didn't want RvP either, though.
I shall never remove it. Ever.
And yet you spurt your load every time Cazorla wafts his foot past the ball, despite not having the excuse of return from injury to back up his below par performances.
Kagawa has been underwhelming so far but I attribute that to lack of match fitness and being played out of position.
Cazorla has actually demonstrated his talent unlike Kagawa.
I fairness, most Arsenal fans here have admitted that Cazorla has been underperforming.
It's just Meus that was laying it on thick.
Mangoverboard
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Anyone gonna watch the Lance Armstrong-Oprah interview?
Can't wait to hear what he has to say for himself
Can't wait to hear what he has to say for himself
Different cases though; our only top class striker was Rooney, but we bought Kagawa specifically to play where he plays (or so I thought :lol, but utilised on the wing).
It didnt make sense to me that we would buy RVP when we need a midfielder more than a striker, but that doesn't mean we didn't need a striker. Where Snejider would play, we don't need anybody. Rooney, Young and Kagawa can all play there. Why would we want someone on massive wages who's had one great season in his life, who isn't exactly young and who's not had any game time this season?
It's a bad business decision and from my point of view its a bad footballing decision.
He's stood out maybe twice, three times. Can only remember West Ham.
I'm a very big fan of Cazorla, and was pretty vocal about that during the Euros and when he joined Arsenal. But he's hardly been consistently good all season. Shinji's just come back from injury and unlike Cazorla, is being played out of position.
edit: Arnie, same applies here. I really like Cazorla. He was a bargain. Just hasn't been that great.
Don't think so myself. Cleverly and even Welbeck outclassed him in that game. He had one good defensive moment taking the ball off Wisdom, if I recall correctly and a decent shot on goal that drew a fine save from Reina. Otherwise ineffective. Carrick is streets ahead of Kagawa.
Arsenal have been woeful at times this season, looking barely able to string a couple of passes together. I think Cazorla has not always preformed to his best this season but gets a bit of unfair flak because of just how badly some of the players around him are playing. I'm forever wondering what it would be like if we had someone like RVP up front.
Freewheelin'
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Don't worry, Chamakh will come back after his 6 month dead spell at Death Ham, and win us the league.
Believe.
I thought he was pretty good at times, but he was trying to influence the game where there was no room because Welbeck was in his position. There was passages of play where he'd play a few one two touches with different players and generally linked up quite well with Evra, but he's being asked to play in a position that means he's defending far more than he's used to, has space that he can't use effectively because he isn't a wing player, and constantly has to come into an area where there's not enough space. I don't really blame him. He has to step up his game a little for sure but he's just come back from injury and he's being asked to do something he doesn't usually do.
I thought he looked great against Everton in our first game, our only good outfield player, and I think he looked good against Fulham as well, and both times he played behind the striker. I'm really hoping Fergie realised that all his best moments against Liverpool came when he'd drifted inside.
Other players had better games but that shouldn't take away from what was a decent Kagawa performance.
He hasn't played as well as I'd hoped he would but he's getting more involved in our performances. His best game for us was probably against Spurs but he got injured soon after that.
If he's still struggling in March then I'll start to get concerned. But right now I'm ok with the way he's been playing.
He was crap against West Ham though. Like, seriously awful.
Since your strikers aren't participating in the build up anyway, I'd think Wenger could do well to pick up someone like Jelavic, a true goal poacher. Arsenal make a number of high quality chances in every match they just don't finish them off enough.
Freewheelin'
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Btw, why do people think Welbeck is crap? He's a pretty decent player IMO, obv not up there with Van Persie and Grannyshagger and Sinead O'Connor, but meh.
I think he's a pretty good player for his age, albeit can be quite wasteful. He'll always be overshadowed in a team that has Robin Van Rapist, Shrek and Poacherito, though.
But why is he excused for not being adaptable? It's the manager's or other players' faults for him being ineffective in all but one role? You'd expect top players at a league-leading club to be at the very least good in more than one position, like David Silva or Juan Mata.
My friend's dad, who never even watched football except from the background when we watch games at my friend's parents' house was going mental at Kagawa during the West Ham game. :lol I actually had to defend him in that instance.
Forgot about Spurs, he played behind RVP then as well and was really good. I really fucking hope Fergie puts him in his favoured position. I'd hate to see him flop and it be partially because of SAF's failings.
Welbeck was really good against Liverpool until he got in the box.
Welbeck was really good against Liverpool until he got in the box.
Yeah I've been a fair few times, not for a few years though. Remember going to see Bath at the Millennium stadium once too.
FlutterPuffs
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For a striker he has dreadful finishing.
There really isn't an excuse. We have the money, the problem is clear for everyone to see & if we don't do anything in all probability we'll drop out of the top 4. Which means we could be seriously fucked long term. So spend the fucking money, Arsene.
Freewheelin'
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Yeah but look at Giroud, awful finisher, but he has other qualities in his game that make him a decent player.
He would be Juve's top scorer.
Sviatoslav
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Kagawa is class. He's just getting the Wenger-Arshavin-Special treatment by Frogson and being played out of position.
pulga
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That's not saying much ;_;
Speaking of, we're not going to sign anyone again, are we? Hold me, yogurt.
Welbeck is an incredibly frustrating player to watch.
He doesn't have the lazy Russian excuse though.
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