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Ebebebeb Another great result for Everton POW! I honestly see a top 6, maybe even top 5 finish for us and HOPEFULLY (finally) a cup. Pienaars goal was just brilliant. Looking forward to seeing City/Liverpool game today. |
Well Liverpool certainly played better than the last couple of days, but seeing Skrtel make that HORRENDOUS backpass made my day. Surely he must've realised how far he was from Reina?
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I never saw the Liverpool game but listened to it on the radio. To be honest, I think all the main contenders for the top 4 are gonna drop a lot more points this season. I still can't see anyone finishing above Man C, Man U and Chelsea but I think Everton have every chance of challenging Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool and Newcastle for the fourth spot. A lot will depend on whether they can avoid injuries to key players. Their first 11 looks strong but there's not much cover.
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hehe. Shows how much i know doesnt it? |
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He did something unexpected either on the plus side (scored a goal) and negative side as well (allowed this dreadful mistake to happen). Still, he's a great player. Plus, he's become the new captain of Slovak national squad recently, which i'm very happy for, because Hamsik of SSC Napoli isn't really the leader type of guy. |
Just a reminder to anyone who missed the first leg of the Barca Real game, the second leg is tonight in about half an hours time. 9:30 GMT
I doubt this'll get to anyone in time to make a difference, but anyway. |
Well after Everton seemed to lack their magic of the past few games I had horrible visions of Liverpool thrashing Arsenal or something like that. WELL THANK GOD FOR THAT! I'll be interested to see how long the board of Liverpool will let this poor performance happen before slinging Rodgers on the pavement.
And Carroll! Shame about his hamstring injury because he was on FIRE yesterday. Hope he gets back and gets West Ham on form again. Oh and MOTD2 will be a good one tonight. Gonna be an interesting few weeks in futbawl land. |
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you guys saw the 2nd game? i just watched it (on replay obviously). it was great, hundreds and hundreds of yellow cards notwithstanding. |
I watched it. I thought Real were excellent but what really surprised me was how poor Barca's defence was.
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I think it was cuz Dani Alves got injured, so they had to switch Adriano to the right (where he got a red card) and put in Marcelo on the left, plus Puyol was benched too. A bit of a random clusterfuck that left them open to what's a killer offensive lineup anyway.
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A lazy, but nonetheless productive start for Manchester City (7 points out of 9) and some good signings on the last day of the transfer window; Nastasic especially, but Garcia and Maicon cool too. Not convinced about Rodwell, though.
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I didn't know that MC had got Nastasic. A great bit of business. Curious to see who he'll push to the bench, though.
Just a word on Adebayor at Spurs, though. I really don't get how in demand he is. He's always great for half a season then seems to lose interest. It's the same wherever he goes. Interesting to see Spurs fans booing AVB after just three games in charge. Quote:
Yeah, I certainly didn't see it as any sign of a crisis, just one of those days (at least in the first half) against, as you say, a pretty stunning front line. And even then it could've all been very different, had Messi scored at the end when he had the chance. But Real deserved their win as much as Barca deserved theirs in the previous game. |
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It's a good deal for us, especially as we sent Savic the other way as part of the deal. He just hadn't impressed at all. Quote:
I made a joke to a Spurs fan that they had effectively lost Adebayor as a player by signing him permanantly. Shame, really, he could have been seen as a really great player I think. |
wtf, is the prem on hiatus or something? i see replay games up to sept 3 and nothing else coming until sept 15. 2 weeks off for pig roasting or something?
btw iliverpool arsenal was fun to watch, fucking suarez is so talented but so annoying haa haa and mang he missed some good goals. so watchu zink of cazorla? he was on my euros fantasy team but fucker wouldn't let him play |
Yes, the Prem is on leave.
There are national games in Europe for your next favourite tournament, World Cup 2014. No surprises for the first games, Germany, Italy and the rest won; Spain had a friendly and will kick off soon enough. The players who made it without an injury will be back to the Prem next week - I don't think I spotted any casualty, though to be fair, I was mainly focused on the French side (and its frail flanks at the back). Fantasy League : I've just read that Eden Hazard had caught a cold that will last 6 months; drop him; drop everybody but Villa players. |
oh shit yeah i saw the matches listed but i was like-- germany vs. faroe islands? who wanna watch the fucking faroes (no offense).
alright yeah cool. thanks man. |
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Fucking bollocks. It's a scientific fact that a cold lasts for no more than a week; two weeks in extreme circumstances. |
That's what Rock Hudson thought
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Liverpool have fucked themselves by getting rid of almost their entire goal-scoring threat. Suarez misses so many chances and tends not to create that many for anyone else. Apart from that, and the fact he's a cheating little fucker, he's one of my favourite players right now. The big debate is over them loaning Carroll to West Ham. He's only played an hour for us so far but he was a revelation. I've always liked him, even when people were laughing at his rubbish form for Liverpool. I so hope we end up keeping him but there's talk of Liverpool recalling him in January - although I'd be really surprised if they do. right now I just hope his hamstring injury doesn't keep him out of action with us for too long. Cazorla looks excellent for Arsenal and seems to be working really well alongside Podolski. I hope both do well if only to prove Arsenal have a future without Fabregas, Nasri and Van Persie. |
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did you not see Jamaica beat USA in their qualifier? |
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HA HA HA HA NO maybe i'll watch the highlights |
You didn't miss much, unless you're Jamaican. Dempsey scored pretty much from the kick off but USA then sat back and basically invited Jamaica to score, which they did, twice. From what I've seen, USA play much better when they're underdogs. When they're expected to win they seem to switch off.
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i think liverpool will struggle this year
Suarez is a great player but he misses too many good chances. they need a proper striker so why they got rid of Carrol i will never know West Ham have done well getting him. but man utd have done better getting Van Persie. pretty sure they'll win the league this year |
As with Carroll at WH, a lot will depend on RVP staying fit and in form because I don't see too many goals coming from anyone else at MU. I'm still backing MC just because they seem to have better cover and, in Tevez, someone who could easily be challenging RVP as top goalscorer.
Totally agree about Liverpool, though. A complete shambles who so far don't look any better than what I've seen of the teams earmarked for relegation. I doubt it'll stay that bad as the season progresses but it definitely doesn't look like they'll be challenging for anything significant this season, and then the question will be if they can even keep Suarez. |
very much looking forward to real madrid vs. manchester city next week and chelsea vs. juve. who do yall think will come out on top in these two matches?
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I really wouldn't want to call either. On paper neither English team should win but they're both such bastards to beat.
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haaa haaa haaa. fucking true (especially chelsea) |
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yeah, most likely the home teams will win. madrid and chelsea. thats my prediction and i'll most likely not stick to it! |
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has kagawa played yet? |
Yeah, and he seems pretty good. I actually forgot about him.
I really hope Terry plays against QPR tomorrow. It's gonna be the absolute mother of all hate-fests. |
Well THANK GOD the international break is over! There doesn't seem to be any difficult matches for the big teams BUT the fact that Van Persie was taken off limping at his international, Kagawa having back pain and Rooney still injured doesn't bode well for Man U team.
And will Liverpool FINALLY get 3 points? I suspecting a draw. |
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fucking ESPN3 has dropped Bundesliga coverage. so i'm afraid i'll no longer be able to keep up with it unless i add some cable coverage-- still not sure if $40/month will justify now that i have prem + UEFA coverage--- but we'll see (sorry glice) |
Can you not just stream matches illegally?
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i streamed some matches from the south american qualifier games this past week, but 1) they looked like shit, 2) kept getting interrupted, 3) streamers slap commercials over at any moment without concern for gameplay, 4) websites are hard to find and it's a time suck, 5) spam-filled websites looked as sanitary as Kolkatan whorehouses, 6) can't watch at a different time (while europe enjoys the evening i'm usually in the middle of a workday), 7) i'm against piracy, these days (long story). this is no way to live! so i might budget for it or let it drop and just watch more eeengleesh games (i'm getting into it, but have no love for any teams yet). (i pay to watch the eengleesh games btw, 100% legit) |
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Yeah, I feel the same about the international break. I've never been a massive England fan anyway but increasingly find myself giving even less of a shit - except when the tournaments arrive, lol. But yeah, I suppose the game I'm most interested in (besides West Ham's) is Spurs against Reading. Another bad result for AVB and things could really start to get tense at White Hart Lane. There's pressure on Rodgers, too, but I get the feeling they're gonna be a bit more patient at Anfield. I think most Liverpool fans accept they're in a transition phase whereas AVB was clearly brought in to maximise on what Harry achieved. Quote:
So what's the score? You can still watch the Prem but won't be able to watch Bundesliga? |
Dont know if this helps you but ITV4 are showing bundesliga games this year. Its only highlights i think
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John Terry and Anton Ferdinand didnt shake hands
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Everton were robbed tonight. A goal that went over the line then out was dis-allowed, a goal dis-allowed as being offside when it clearly wasn't. So pissed off. A stupid STUPID mistake my Tim Howard didn't make things easier.
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yeah-- caught the man/stoke city & man u /wigan games and they were pretty awesome 2nd halves in both. did you say man u had no attackers? i thought chicharito + welbeck did pretty great and buttner was amazing as... what... wingback? what a great goal he scored. and nani. shit, that team is fucking incredible. unfortunately had to miss this: http://www.zonalmarking.net/2012/09/...s-overlapping/ slightly bummed out but i'll recover Quote:
thanks mang unfortunately i'm in 'merica which means i'm deprived and i've not idea of what ITV4 is. here the bundesliga comes in GolTV (for a price). i'm leaning towards getting it just not today. tomorrow UEFA champions though! w00t! |
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