Football The 2011/2012 Season Thread

[CorNokZ]

An Arsenal player got injured and it still made it into the news? Wow they'll write about anything these days..

 

[megadave]

They better hope Mertesacker hits the ground running

 

[Aoami]

Lots of loud pissed Norwegians in cph today. One of them dropped their bag whilst walking past a pub and about 50 danes surrounded him to point and laugh. good stuff.

 

[eksdee]

They better hope Mertesacker hits the ground running

Just not too hard.

 

[Vladamir]

He's a giant, he's gonna hit the ground with a fucking thud regardless

 

[Keitanz]

Why do they keep going on about Bale being good in a game which was like.... 10-11 months ago...??

He is good but they are acting as if he is the terminator :|

 

[Vladamir]

Didn't the same apply for Stevie G, except it was a season rather than a game?

Ooooooh

 

[Moriath]

How's the game.. Stuck in romania can't find it on the tv

 

[Shagrat]

god England look pedestrian with Lampard and Barry in midfield, hopefully the goal will inject a bit of belief into the team.

why are we playing with 2 midfielders so deep in our own half, at home, against wales??????

 

[Shagrat]

and itv's internet feed is garbage.

 

[Corran]

and itv's internet feed is garbage.

aye it a joke. tempted to go to an "illegal" feed because they run better then the itv garbage website.

And we look dull from what I watched so far, dont know why bothering to watch it. lol

 

[eksdee]

Gareth Barry, the only holding midfielder in the world who can't actually pass or keep posession for the team. What a joke. Worse than Carrick. Milner and Downing are too shit for words.

 

[Shagrat]

been impressed with Smalling, looks good on the ball, and happy going forward

 

[Sydrik]

Agreed. Smalling is looking more and more like a class act Right Back. He reminds me a bit of Maicon. Can't see Rio getting past Cahill in team now, with Jones etc waiting as well we look good at CB. And FUCK ME are Barry and Lampard boring as fuck to watch, I've never been a fan of Barry anyway and Lampard is really starting to look sluggish.

 

[Shagrat]

out ability to keep the ball and control a game hasnt changed AT ALL under capello.

second half has been dire. we should have sat on the ball, passed it about and waited for wales to get frustrated and chase out for it, but just no ability to do that at all it seems.

as soon as england come up against 2 banks of 4 there just seems to be no guile there to penetrate through, we just try and bludgeon a goal over and over.

painful.

only smalling and cole (again) have looked decent and assured tonight, I'd forgotten Rooney was even on the pitch second half.

 

[JingleBells]

If anyone wants a laugh check out Estonia's third goal tonight (to make it 3-1) - click play where "EESTI - PÕHJA-IIRIMAA: 59. Sergei Zenjov 3:1" is

Unbelievable defending

 

[Aoami]

smalling is not a right back and it showed it tonight. our squad is getting very thin.

also LOL at northern ireland

 

[soze]

BBC Sport - Emmanuel Frimpong to play for Ghana, claims country's FA

I wonder if this will end up being a loss for england. What are the young English DM's like? I have to say past Barry and Carrick i cant think of many english DM's.

 

[CorNokZ]

B52 get right fucking in there!

 

[Vladamir]

Gooooooolazo

Croatia - Israel, Luka Modri

 

[Ormorof]

If anyone wants a laugh check out Estonia's third goal tonight (to make it 3-1) - click play where "EESTI - PÕHJA-IIRIMAA: 59. Sergei Zenjov 3:1" is

Unbelievable defending

wow what the hell was the defender thinking

 

[Calaen]

Proper fucking shit, he makes fundemental changes to the team that won convincingly last match (granted it was only Bulgaria). Lampard is not fucking good enough or mobile enough, absolute pedestrian performance agani by him.

We changed so much to combat Gareth fuckin Bale, I mean really buy a fucking clue, do any other international team change their tactic to play Wales??? The answer is fucking NO!!!!

We need to get get rid of this clown now, and give the new manager a chance to have a few games to get his ideas across going into the championships. No England team with Frank Lampard in the centre of midfield will win those championships. I'm shit scared Gerrard actually gets fit, as we'll end up with the same fucking team that was a shambles at the world cup.

PLAY THE FUCKING YOUTH!!!!! and stop giving me a shit excuse abuot Wembley playing it's part an intimidating/making our own players nervous. They are playing football not russian roulette, what a complete utter fucking bellend.

 

[eksdee]

Milner and Barry were far worse than Lampard. Lampard was pedestrian, and more than certainly looks a shadow of his former self, but at least he completed the majority of his passes, didn't give the ball away in dangerous areas and can actually tackle. Barry and Milner were a fucking embarassment. Downing was a joke as well, has a more one-footed player ever played the game?

 

[Calaen]

Milner and Barry were far worse than Lampard. Lampard was pedestrian, and more than certainly looks a shadow of his former self, but at least he completed the majority of his passes, didn't give the ball away in dangerous areas and can actually tackle. Barry and Milner were a fucking embarassment. Downing was a joke as well, has a more one-footed player ever played the game?

Milner was their to stop Bale rofl, How to stop Bale??? just don't allow him to have the ball and attack their own full back. Honestly the media have created a monster in Bale. He had about 6 good games last year and he's being treated like a god.

Barry/Gerrard Barry/Lampard Gerrard/Lampard = no trophies tbfh.

Wilshere/Hargreaves!!!!!!! Thats where it's at!!!!

 

[eksdee]

Let's hope Cleverley and Mceachran come good. I keep hearing about all this 'promise' for the future of the England team but I fear we'll just create another media-hyped 'golden generation'.

 

[Calaen]

Let's hope Cleverley and Mceachran come good. I keep hearing about all this 'promise' for the future of the England team but I fear we'll just create another media-hyped 'golden generation'.

We need a manager that will allow them to play with freedom.

 

[megadave]

Wilshere/Hargreaves!!!!!!! Thats where it's at!!!!

How do you know Hargreaves is good enough?

 

[Calaen]

How do you know Hargreaves is good enough?

When he's fit he head and shoulders above the rest of the peons. I'm truly keepin gmy fingers crossed that he is over his injuries. The guy was a proper talent, and his work rate was like Parks!!!

 

[megadave]

I just can't imagine not playing for 3 years hasn't taken a huge toll on him, not to mention he's probably the most overhyped English player there is as a result of not being able to be shit.

 

[Calaen]

I just can't imagine not playing for 3 years hasn't taken a huge toll on him, not to mention he's probably the most overhyped English player there is as a result of not being able to be shit.

There is that, but then I'm thinking from the other side, he shouldn't be burnt out!