Football The 2011/2012 Season Thread

[cHodAX]

this is the crux of the matter. Maybe Rio shouldn't be automatic first choice any more but ceryainly warrants at the very least a place on the bench. Ch3tan says about not bringing along passengers, but how can you call a centre back who was amongst the top 5 in the world just a couple of years a go a passenger? it was not long ago that Rio was a world class defender, something that lescott and jagielka (despite both being good players, I think lescott in particular had a good year) will never be.

Good points and as I said before, statisically one of the top 4 English defenders this season but more importantly playing football at the very top and challenging for those trophies. Been there and done it is a big asset to have in tournament football.

 

[cHodAX]

Maldini did it in one of the slowest leagues in the world yeah

You really are fucking stupid sometimes. He played CL football almost every season and won it when he was older than Rio. Do yourself a favour and think before you make your next post.

 

[cHodAX]

In my FM game, Pep quit Barca just like he did in real life.... his replacement? Wenger, who stepped down as Arse manager.

Brilliant.

Should have happened IRL too, that job was made for him.

 

[Vladamir]

Tbf Rio was never going to play every game, that's just his overall condition not allowing him to play every 4-5 days or whatever the frequency is. But seriously is Martin Kelly going to be in contention? Is he fuck, it'll be JT with Jagielka, Lescott or whoever.

Roy has made some pretty calamitous moves before a ball's even been kicked.

 

[Ch3tan]

Should have happened IRL too, that job was made for him.

The Arse board just appointed the Tinker Man as their new manager. I LOLLED hard.

 

[Keitanz]

You really are fucking stupid sometimes. He played CL football almost every season and won it when he was older than Rio. Do yourself a favour and think before you make your next post.

Do you think he would have been able to play 20~ games a season for Man Utd from the age of 35 until he was 40 years old? there's no way.. the amount of goals which would have been conceded at his expense would have been absolutely disgraceful.. There is a reason why there are quite a lot more older players playing for the big teams in serie a..

He also retired from international football in 2002 when he was 33/34.. he probably knew he would just hamper the team quite a bit from then on..

I love your aggression tone you need to chill out

 

[cHodAX]

You are asking me a hypothetical question about Rio's career should he have one from 35 to 40.?? Fucking lol, I have heard it all now.

Maldini retired to extend his club career and it paid off as he won a couple of Champions League's following that and also appeared in another final. So he retired in 2002 at international level but played at the VERY highest levels of the game for another 7 years and was mighty successful too I might add. His game was about positional awareness, he lost what little pace he had in his late 20's but was still considered to be the best defender in the world until his mid 30's. Or are you telling me that Champions League isn't a real test?

Ok, Maldini covered. Now Rio.

His stats for this season are excellent, he played in 42 matches and United only lost a handful of those games, fault for two of those losses lay directly with De Gea and two with Evans. Rio was solid all season and rarely put a foot wrong, the same cannot be said for the 6 players now picked ahead of him and the stats back it up. He has easily been in the top 4 English defenders this season, the numbers do not lie.

I am sure you will keep coming back with waffle though, the nonsense is rapidly reaching Dorimor levels.

 

[Vladamir]

"When they won the Champions League I told myself, 'Why not Chelsea?'," said Hazard.
"There was a struggle between Chelsea and [Manchester] United but, for me, Chelsea has the best project. It's a wonderful club."
Chelsea are reportedly paying £32m to sign the talented youngster, who added on French radio station RMC: "The [Chelsea] team is young and I have a better chance to play there.
"If I play well enough at Chelsea, I could win my place in the starting team."

Hazard^ . So what he really means is, Roman made some assurances that the new manager will be forced to play me, and paid me and my agent a lot more money than United were pre-pared to.

In addition to our boy Joey C doing us a favour too

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7795526/Hazard-swayed-by-Cole

 

[Vladamir]

 

[gohan]

Finished Eight? what kind of cunty shit English is that?

also still managed.... surely?? or just manage


fuck me when I'm correcting the English you know it's bad

 

[Vladamir]

Hah - I just copy pasta'd it from the facebook 'soccer memes' group, it's full of fucking awful spelling and grammar at times from United's Asian fanbase

 

[cHodAX]

Anyone know much about Kagawa? Have seen a few vids and he looks decent, very quick feet but how is all-round game?

 

[Vladamir]

Poor man's Hazard?

 

[Everz]

Kagawa is pretty good. Gotze is miles better though.

 

[cHodAX]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/255066/Rio-Ferdinand-I-won-t-walk-away/

Good lad.

 

[cHodAX]

Poor man's Hazard?

1/3rd the of fee too! If we get 80% of what you expect out of Hazard then we have done well.

 

[Aoami]

lamps Rio and Beckham for the olimpics?

 

[cHodAX]

Kagawa is pretty good. Gotze is miles better though.

You might be right but didn't Kagawa step into his spot when Gotze was injured and outscore him? Gotze will cost at least twice as much too, again we might have got someone who is not quite top tier yet but Tony Valencia was in the same bracket and yet he has done an incredible job for us. Fingers crossed that Kagawa is a good fit for our squad and settles in.

 

[cHodAX]

lamps Rio and Beckham for the olimpics?

If they don't pick Giggs I will be disgusted but it is probably going to happen now that Bellamy has now apparantly been named.

 

[gohan]

should have just gone for big names

Giggs, Beckham and Owen tbh

 

[megadave]

Surely it would make sense to pick the team with what's available then see what weaknesses there are and pick the 3 based on that

 

[cHodAX]

should have just gone for big names

Giggs, Beckham and Owen tbh

Owen can't stay fit sad to say, Giggs and Becks have played lots though and I would love to see us play with real depth on the wings.

 

[cHodAX]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18330446

Even the top foreign players are suprised. Motty has pitched in too.

 

[Vladamir]

 

[Cerb]

You know....looking at this:

Is it just me or are Portugal a much stronger team than I thought?

 

[Raven]

1/3rd the of fee too! If we get 80% of what you expect out of Hazard then we have done well.

Not if you finish 3rd

 

[Raven]

"soccer"memes

It's football, you spastics.

 

[cHodAX]

You know....looking at this:

Is it just me or are Portugal a much stronger team than I thought?

If they ever perform to thier maximum at a tournament with that side they will batter everyone bar Spain.

 

[Ormorof]

they rarely do though, couldnt even win their qualifying group!

 

[cHodAX]

they rarely do though, couldnt even win their qualifying group!

Yep, consistency has always been thier biggest issue. One thing though, Ronaldo on form will butcher most defences, Nani blitzing the right wing at pace will butcher most defences. If they can get thier attacking game going I would lay money on them.