Football The 2013 / 2014 Season Thread

[Embattle]

I utterly agree with DaGaffer, fact is the problem has been there for a long while and I suspect a lot of Arsenal fans see it but ignore it every time things look slightly promising. Another example of changing the system is Jose, I saw this video when it originally came out on BBC sport - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25380991

I would say there is a good chance however if you eject Wanger, I suspect he might walk any way, that you'll have to accept a even larger dip for at least one season.

 

[Raven]

Not if they get the right manager in and give him some money to actually spend. Trouble is there are plenty of clubs that will be looking to buy forwards in the next transfer window, teams that are a lot more attractive to a player than Arsenal, especially if they miss the 4th spot, which with the way things are going I think will happen.

The squad has been whittled down to the bone over the years so its not like they can sell to buy really, whoever they sell they will have to replace like for like so what's the point? Unless transfer requests are handed in I can't see them selling anyone.

 

[soze]

I utterly agree with DaGaffer, fact is the problem has been there for a long while and I suspect a lot of Arsenal fans see it but ignore it every time things look slightly promising. Another example of changing the system is Jose, I saw this video when it originally came out on BBC sport - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25380991

I would say there is a good chance however if you eject Wanger, I suspect he might walk any way, that you'll have to accept a even larger dip for at least one season.

We can't sack Wenger that will be disastrous he has to step down. Seeing as he is facing increased pressure and has not signed a new deal I would not be surprised if it has already been discussed. I think he will go director of football or something.

 

[Himse]

or to PSG

 

[soze]

That would be best. I don't having Sir Alex at every game is helping Moyes at all. Wenger leaving for 5 years before coming back would give the new guy time to make it his own team.

 

[Billargh]

I remember the days when another Cisse would do this

 

[caLLous]

Jay Rodriguez has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament & will miss the World Cup. So many ACL injuries recently.

 

[Ch3tan]

Poor Rodriguez. He deserved to be on Brazil this summer.

 

[Ch3tan]

And ouch Sunderland.

 

[Shagrat]

ahhh Sunderland, the rare bright spot in an otherwise poor season for Newcastle.

thank you mackems, maybe see you in the cups HAH!

 

[caLLous]

I feel bad for Sunderland but they were pretty awful tonight. It's really difficult to see how their going to pick up any points (they're pretty bad at home and they still face 2 of the top teams and also United iirc) and even if they win their two games in hand they're still in the bottom 3.

We conceded a very Spurs goal (that's 18 defensive errors that have directly led to us conceding this season) but we were pretty damn good after that. Eriksen MOTM by a long way.

Also

12 - Christian Eriksen has now been involved in as many PL goals (scored & assisted) as Mesut Ozil this season. Bargain. [via @Phil__Oliver]

 

[Billargh]

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8257914/safc.mp4

I found this way too funny.

 

[Scouse]

Be interesting if he still thinks that if Liverpool miss out on the prem by a point or 2

I'll suck it up - but you guys will laugh your asses off about it.

1 team suffers, everyone else laughs. That's a win in my book.

 

[caLLous]

With an appropriate amount of respect (you're a scouser after all ) if you lose out on 1st place by a point or 2 and it was because of an easily avoidable (with tech) bad refereeing decision, you should've be able to "suck it up", I'd be fucking livid.

 

[Scouse]

I'd be fucking livid.

I guess I'm more philosophical about this sort of thing.

I'd hate the "hand of god" to not have stood, for example...

 

[Embattle]

We need to score goals, in essence that stands to be our problem as well unless Eto is properly fit and has a good game tonight.

 

[Embattle]

Oh noes Hazard!!

 

[caLLous]

Dear ITV,

Your online player is utterly fucking useless.

 

[Embattle]

I don't know if it is the sound pickup or something but the Chelsea fans at the bridge recently always seem rather quiet in most the games I've watched on TV this season.

 

[caLLous]

I thought they were just notoriously crap home fans...

 

[Embattle]

Certainly seem less enthusiastic at times, the player I think we miss most in this years European games is Matic.

 

[Lethul]

Reus, what a player

 

[CorNokZ]

Luiz has been really good tonight. I'm quite impressed

 

[Embattle]

Certainly loving the wood work tonight.

They were talking about the money PSG had spent before the game, it made me think that besides the very questionable sponsorship deal the simple fact is the TV rights to the French League also generate a lot less than the PL. The latest deal done this month provided 726m for the Ligue 1 TV rights compared to the 1.7bn euros for the EPL which makes you wonder if the FFP will ever really be enforced because there really must be some funky accounting going on.

See Dortmund are providing some worry for RM.

 

[caLLous]

Ref is bullshit in this Dortmund game. :\

 

[Embattle]

Willian has really been very impressive the last few games.

 

[Embattle]

YAY

 

[Everz]

Chelsea, got to love the way they always find a way through.

 

[megadave]

Times like this I love José

 

[megadave]

Come on Utd and atleti!