Football The 2010/2011 Season Thread

[Lethul]

Torres is a disgrace, was now't wrong with him when he went off, just wasn't up for the fight and it shows all over his face.

Makes Lethul a sad panda

 

[Vladamir]

Sky Sports | Football | Premier League | News | Ben Arfa break confirmed

Double break, thats the third so far this season? :/

 

[Vasconcelos]

He seems to be another striker that Liverpool have broken, players that went there top of their game only to be shit a couple of years later.

Nah. Its the same Torres from Atletico's day.

One of the most overrated players in the last decade.

See his Eurocup / Worldcup.

The good Liverpool days were just but an illusion.

Midtable team player or poormans striker for a champions league debutant team 'ala Schalke 04.

 

[Embattle]

The problem with Torres is he never recovers from an injury before getting another one, all players who pick up injuries tend to take some time to get back to form which is a problem if you roll from one injury to another.

 

[cHodAX]

Manchester United stars see funny side after sewage pipe burst before Sunderland clash | Mail Online

 

[Ctuchik]

Sky Sports | Football | Premier League | News | Ben Arfa break confirmed

Double break, thats the third so far this season? :/

and de Jong isnt playing in the next 2 games

well done by van Marwijk, hopefully he kicks him out permanently.

 

[Bahumat]

Sky Sports | Football | Premier League | News | Ben Arfa break confirmed

Double break, thats the third so far this season? :/

Yup I believe it's the 3rd, however I'll say 4th as during the world cup, De Jong broke Stuart Holden's leg/foot (Netherlands vs America). Also De Jong did that kick on Xabi Alonso's chest.

Hatem Ben Arfa
Antonio Valencia
Bobby Zamora

 

[Everz]

England squad to face Montenegro on 12 October:

Ben Foster (Birmingham City), Robert Green (West Ham United), Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City), John Terry (Chelsea), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa)

Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Joe Cole (Liverpool), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspur), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Aston Villa)

Darren Bent (Sunderland), Peter Crouch (Tottenham Hotspur), Kevin Davies (Bolton Wanderers), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

Kevin Davies.. the fuck?

 

[Raven]

There are a few in there I wouldn't bother with based on current form but since when was the England team picked on form?

 

[cHodAX]

The glaringly obvious one is Shaun Wright Phillips, he has had more than enough chances and never really delivered beyond the odd decent game. He should be perma dropped.

 

[Aoami]

Kevin Davies is a brilliant shout. I was saying to megadave just the other day he should get a call up. He's like a good version of Heskey. He doesn't score loads of goals but gets 10 or so a season, and he works so hard up top to put others in, and does it a lot better than Emfail Heskey does.

 

[cHodAX]

Kevin Davies is a brilliant shout. I was saying to megadave just the other day he should get a call up. He's like a good version of Heskey. He doesn't score loads of goals but gets 10 or so a season, and he works so hard up top to put others in, and does it a lot better than Emfail Heskey does.

He works damn hard, definately, he might offer something different and that is never a bad thing. Certainly worth a try.

 

[Ch3tan]

So where does that leave Carrol? Dropped from the under 21's on the assumption he would be chosen for the senior squad.

 

[Vladamir]

Kevin Davies is a brilliant shout. I was saying to megadave just the other day he should get a call up. He's like a good version of Heskey. He doesn't score loads of goals but gets 10 or so a season, and he works so hard up top to put others in, and does it a lot better than Emfail Heskey does.

Where is Aoln these days? Haven't seen him on msn for ages

 

[cHodAX]

Where is Aoln these days? Haven't seen him on msn for ages

Having his back passage remodelled and some anal bleaching done.

 

[Vladamir]

De Jong dropped from Holland's squad for his tackles, good to see someone doing something about it.

Sky Sports | Football | Premier League | News | De Jong gets Dutch axe

 

[Turamber]

Kevin Davies is a good pick. He's not as effective as Heskey but he is capable of some very deft touches around the box, another forward's forward.

 

[Ch3tan]

Kevin Davies is a good pick. He's not as effective as Heskey but he is capable of some very deft touches around the box, another forward's forward.

LOL, still suffering from post op delusion then? What was your excuse before the surgery?

 

[Shagrat]

He's 33 though ffs, how is that building for the future?

I just dont see the point of calling up someone who your going to get, what, 1-2 years of football out of?

 

[Marc]

The problem with Torres is he never recovers from an injury before getting another one, all players who pick up injuries tend to take some time to get back to form which is a problem if you roll from one injury to another.

This

 

[leviathane]

amazing what happens when you get rushed back into the team, cos the team can't score w/o you.

 

[Raven]

Kevin Davies is a good pick. He's not as effective as Heskey but he is capable of some very deft touches around the box, another forward's forward.

I'm curious. This church you belong to, does it make you use mind bending drugs on a regular basis?

Kevin Davies is leagues ahead of Heskey and I am not even sure if Davies deserves an England spot, though with our current options up front its worth a try I suppose.

Emile Heskey though...lol

 

[Raven]

Ferdinand shouldn't be playing, he isn't 100% fit and not shown any real class in months, Joe Cole is another that isn't ready. Shaun Wright Philips is just plain shit. Glen Johnson is also off his game.

 

[Turamber]

LOL, still suffering from post op delusion then? What was your excuse before the surgery?

Heskey is an excellent, highly effective player. Who made England's first goal in the World Cup? How many World Cup finals has Rooney scored in? In any event we don't have many decent forwards and of those we have a number of them are injured or out of form. Kevin Davies deserves his call up, but it is revealing that Capello asked Heskey to come out of retirement first.

 

[Everz]

Capello hasnt got a clue. Terry and Ferdinand will be back in despite Jagielka's quality form, the ignoring of players such as Carroll for a callup over aging players such as Davies highlights this. Joe Cole and SWP also.

 

[cHodAX]

Hodgson lowers the bar for this season...

Roy Hodgson plays down Liverpool's bottom three blow - Barclays Premier League - ESPN Soccernet

 

[cHodAX]

FIFA bottle it with agents and scrap the licensing system.

BBC Sport - Football - Fifa to 'axe licensed agent rule'

 

[Ch3tan]

FIFA bottle it with agents and scrap the licensing system.

BBC Sport - Football - Fifa to 'axe licensed agent rule'

[Hardly, they are changing the system to try and regulate it better. From the article:

"A possible new approach could be to regulate the conduct of clubs and players, and extend the scope of the regulations to include all kinds of intermediaries," said Fifa in a statement.
"In other words, the regulations would stop attempting to regulate access to the activity, and instead control the activity itself.
"This would mean that players and clubs could choose any parties as intermediaries, be they legal entities, lawyers, relatives or spouses, but would have to meet certain criteria and respect certain principles.

 

[Lethul]

Interesting International weekend coming up. Sweden - Holland (without De Jong! ). I like watching Sweden since our new coach came in, always a lot more fun watching a team try to attack than a team that plays with a tactic of not conceding.

Since PL is so boring this season the Internationals are teh way to go! =)

 

[Vladamir]

What are you chatting about, the prem has been great this year, unfortunately most of it has been at Liverpool' expense!