Football The 2011/2012 Season Thread

[soze]

As a neutral that was a good game of football. And great clearance from Cole. Luiz does not seem interested in throwing himself in front of a shot.

 

[Vladamir]

Defending was non existent tonight from both teams, chelsea just have no real cutting edge anymore, Drogba has zero pace.

This, and I'm perplexed as to why in this situation he then plays Mata behind him.

Tie is still winnable, but it needs Lavezzi to be marked out the game at all costs, and someone to get their shooting boots on. Not optimistic though.

 

[Calaen]

Yes when Torres is the one you need ahead of him.

 

[megadave]

any argument for picking torres has no foundation though

 

[Keitanz]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17115819 .. love it

 

[Vladamir]

any argument for picking torres has no foundation though

Bring back Nico

 

[Turamber]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7536303/Terry-out-for-two-months

Ouch, so that leaves us with 3 competent centre backs? Cometh the hour cometh the Hutch

Does that three include Gary Cahill? :S

 

[Vladamir]

Cahill, Ivanovic, Luiz.

 

[Calaen]

I'd convert lulz into a midfielder tbh, hes a liability in defence, but he's got great feet, and would probably be better used further up the pitch, somewhere losing the ball isn't going to cost you a goal!

 

[Vladamir]

Ramires lost it in midfield yesterday and Lavezzi scored

 

[Vladamir]

Apparently a leaked teamsheet from before yesterdays game at some point

Confused as to why he didn't plump for that bar JT.

 

[eksdee]

Indeed. Looks a lot better than what we ended up with.

 

[Scouse]

Could very easily be a fake and probably is though.

Anyway. On an unrelated side note...

 

[Calaen]

Could very easily be a fake and probably is though.

Anyway. On an unrelated side note...

It makes me sad to the bone when I read shit like that

 

[rynnor]

Jeez Marseille v Inter is like a showcase match for competitive cheating - dives, simulation etc. etc.

People pay to watch these teams and consider it football?

 

[caLLous]

Watched AS Saint-Étienne vs FC Lorient in the bar tonight, ASSE is my French team of choice, they played some lovely football tonight. Came back from 0-1 (a *very* questionable penalty shout) to win it 4-2 with a tasy hatrick for Aubameyang.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Glory hunter.

 

[caLLous]

Lol, says the Arsenal fan. Oh... wait...

And I haven't really showed any interest in French football up until recently, I liked how Saint-Étienne played so there. They're only 4th (or 5th, I forget how the table looked after the game).

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Well, considering I was born and raised in London... you do know there was this period of the 80s and 90s where we were truly awful? How can I be a glory supporter, I'm not 15 ffs

They're only 4th. They're also the team that's won the league more than any other French team. So you basically picked Man Utd.

 

[Aoami]

researching ASSE shows that Max Gradel plays for them now. I'm surprised that no PL club snapped him up, he is quality.

 

[caLLous]

Well, considering I was born and raised in London... you do know there was this period of the 80s and 90s where we were truly awful? How can I be a glory supporter, I'm not 15 ffs

They're only 4th. They're also the team that's won the league more than any other French team. So you basically picked Man Utd.

I could've picked Montpellier who are geographically much closer and 2nd in the league but I didn't. SO THERE.

Also, I was super-impressed with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

So instead of going with plucky overachievers who play good football and compete despite only recently being promoted, you went with ASS. (no e) Sounds like the definition of glory hunting to me!

Where's Turamber when you need him to point the plastic finger...?

 

[caLLous]

I realise I didn't do my argument any favours by rejecting the closer team butr I just really enjoyed watching ASSE (with an e , otherwise it would just be Association Sportive de Saint and no one would know where they were from) play. So they are my casual foreign fling. Even though I live here.

SHUT UP.

edit - and from what I can see 10th was your worst league position in the 80's - you won it twice ffs.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

We may have finished mid table but did you see the "football" we played? We were like Stoke, only with a bit more class. Not much though.

 

[Vladamir]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11679/7539763/Porto-prepare-Hulk-complaint

Lolwat?

 

[Wazzerphuk]

More lolwhat - Frazier Campbell is in the England squad.

In 18 months he's scored ONE league goal and not played 90 minutes since August 2010. Stuart Pearce is fucking mental.

 

[Sydrik]

lolwhats come in 3s

Walter Smith latest manager to turn down wolves job

 

[Scouse]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11679/7539763/Porto-prepare-Hulk-complaint

Lolwat?

Natural consequence of people thinking it's OK to ban what people say. It's a slippery slope towards censoring all sorts of things.

I don't think racist chanting should be banned. I think you should chant "you're a bunch of racist cunts" back at them, but not ban them...

 

[Raven]

That's because you're a Liverpool fan.

 

[caLLous]

I don't think chanting "you're not incredible" at him is very offensive. Christ, if you start banning chants for being "unsporting" where will it end. It's no worse than Stevenage fans chanting about Gareth Bale looking like a chimp.