Football The 2013 / 2014 Season Thread

[ileks]

Brisbane Road was glorious last night. I've never felt so nervous during the last five minutes of a football match. Now on to Wembley. Can't wait.

 

[ileks]

Anyone else think this would be a great line up for the WC?

-----------------Hart-------------------
Johnson--Cahill-Jagielka-Baines
---------Gerrard-Henderson-------
--------------Rooney-----------------
---Lallana-Sturridge-Sterling------

 

[Scouse]

Anyone else think this would be a great line up for the WC?

-----------------Hart--------------------
Johnson--Cahill-Jagielka-Baines
---------------Gerrard------------------
---Sterling-Henderson-Lallana----
----------------------Rooney-----------
--------------Sturridge-----------------

Fixed.

 

[Raven]

That doesn't look like 442 hoofball to me.

 

[ileks]

Fixed.

I think Rooney's better in a deeper position. He'll still make the right runs when needed but should see more of the ball that way.

Edit- I've seen so little of Lallana I'm not sure if he plays on the left or the right! In fact the few times I have seen him play he's been very average but so many people rate him so highly I'm sort of taking their word for it.

 

[Ch3tan]

I think it's going to be the best team we've seen for England whatever way he deploys the squad. Just hope they don't get arse whooped our Roy will return to type.

 

[Raven]

I think we will either fail to get out of the group or get slaughtered by a margin we shouldn't in the next round.

 

[Gwadien]

Is England the only country that's so negative about their football team?

@caLLous, what are le frenchies saying?

 

[miri]

@caLLous is French? Had no idea, no wonder he's such a cunt!

 

[megadave]

I reckon England's defense is going to get exposed pretty badly :/

 

[Gwadien]

@caLLous is French? Had no idea, no wonder he's such a cunt!

I believe he's English, but lives in France.

 

[Raven]

Is England the only country that's so negative about their football team?

@caLLous, what are le frenchies saying?

When the FA and the England management in general give a toss, so will I in the last tournament they were so negative and care free, ambling about the pitch as if it was a training session, I considered supporting my country of birth team (Germany) There has been very little change in the set up since. At least Germany look like they want to win.

I really struggle to care about England these days because the glaring problems in the entire England set up never get fixed. Changes need to come in from the ground up.

 

[Scouse]

I think it's going to be the best team we've seen for England

By some margin tbh. But woy'll fuck it up by not letting them off the leash, Liverpool-style - and our defence will be found wanting because of precicely that.

I think Rooney's better in a deeper position

Second striker/offensive midfielder is where I've put him. I'd have him running in and out of that offensive line with Sterling tbh - but with Sturridge as the pinnacle focus.

country of birth team (Germany)

Knew you were a fucking sausage eater.

Explains your enlightened views on the economic underclass

 

[Raven]

English parents! Well...I am actually quarter Scottish, quarter Irish, half Cornish (English) born in Germany, birth parents born and raised in England and always considered myself English/British.

 

[Embattle]

Liverpool have certainly picked an interesting colour for their away kit - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...uarez-looks-keen-staying-Anfield-wear-it.html

 

[megadave]

All Liverpool's kits since they signed with Warrior have been shit

 

[Raven]

If you chop the bottom off the pics it looks like they are holding hands too.

 

[Scouse]

I like the new home kit, and I quite like the away one too.

You guys got something against yellow? It's miles better than the shit Warrior have come up with for the last two seasons...

 

[soze]

Arsenal are being extra cunty the horrible home shirt is 2 years old and being replace by Puma but it is still fecking £50 this might be the first shirt I do not buy since the late 90s

 

[Embattle]

Seems our U21s have won the PL, just beat MU in the final 2-1.

 

[soze]

lmao

 

[Vladamir]

Don't worry we won't see any of them anywhere near the first team

 

[megadave]

what's a good site for goals and highlights these days? used to use 101goals but it's turned to shit

 

[megadave]

Looks like Vela will be returning to Arsenal. Be crazy not to take him since they have a 4m buyback option.

 

[Cerb]

what's a good site for goals and highlights these days? used to use 101goals but it's turned to shit

I usually find the soccer section of reddit always has great gifs. If you find the match thread for any game gifs of all of the goals will be in there?

 

[megadave]

Reddit certainly has gifs up as fast as anywhere else on the internet but it's no good for actual video highlights.

 

[Ch3tan]

Footytube had gone to shit to. Clearly the rights holders have threatened these sites.

 

[Raven]

That would be fine if they had their own alternatives but they don't.

I don't understand it really, its like when games makers shut down youtube videos for containing game footage, surely its all good for them?

 

[Ch3tan]

They do have alternatives, they are just shit our you have to pay for them. Think the sun has online league goals rights.

 

[Ch3tan]

Van gaal announcement due at midday along with financial reports. Giggs being reported as staying on.