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The Ultimate Football Thread 2013-2014 Vol. 4 EPL, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A etc
- Thread in 'Sports & Training' Thread starter Started by imasoleman18,
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CR7 > Messi.
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Lol Jada, do you have a key on your keyboard that types that while thing out for you?!?!
Thierry Henry
formerly louislagerfeld
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At what time is the draw tomorrow?
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11:30am EST on ESPN2.
Thierry Henry
formerly louislagerfeld
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^thanks uncle Jada 
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Diego Costa would fit in perfectly with Barca. He is right up their alley of sportsmanship
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He's a bum.
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Got a feeling Brazil and Portugal will be in the same group after the draw.
Beans
formerly beans718
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You really think wenger had that much say? I think it's one of those things players say to be respectful of the manager and club, like how everyone grew up as a fan of their new club. Özil would have been guaranteed starting time at most teams in Europe, he's just one of those players.. What dictated his move was a club willing to pay his transfer fee and his wages and also could provide Cl footy. He was offered to us too don't forget. Had we been interested and could beat arsenals transfer fee, he would be at united. Players joining city, Chelsea and more recently Monaco just prove history and managers have little to do with a player wanting to join anymore... It's all about the money. Blaming moyes for inheriting a team of uncreative players is pointless. He couldn't have solved that in one window , no one could. And in sorry blaming those uncreative players for kagawa's form is a cop out... Rvp and Rooney have both played brilliantly with those same players.
Btw we have always been a team that relies heavily on our wingers and crossing the ball
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Yes Wenger had that much of a say. You can't compare the likes of Arsenal and United to oil rich clubs. Oil rich clubs can match or beat any TF or any wages. The point is, Ozil was offered up, right at the last second. Ozil DID NOT have to leave. He could have stayed, waited and created a bidding war at the next window. Plenty of players have done that. Players in the past have dragged their feet to stall deals. Or, Ozil could have issued a "come get me" to any of the oil rich clubs, and signed for a massive payday. Ozil was only offered up, because if I'm correct he said he wanted to leave. Don't get it twisted, do you really think that if United came to the party with David Moyes at the head, that Ozil would want to play for him?
get real man. These accomplished CL players aren't trying to play under a cross and header defensive minded manager who's won absolutely nothing. If anything all they need to look at is how he's done Kagawa. No top creative player wants to be sitting on the bench while Young, Anderson and Cleverley get game time. RVP and Rooney are different kind of players. Some players can create pretty much something out of nothing. Other players, need to feed. Ozil is one of them, if Ozil has no one to feed, you think he'll look like a superstar? The same goes for Kagawa. They're not number 9 strikers, nor are they Messi's. They're creatives who feed strikers, generally from good supply from one of the other mids.
SAF tried to change United's style of play just a few years ago, when he saw City and other teams using the diamond formation successfully, and realized that the old run down the wing and cross it in style was outdated. Barcelona absolutely demolished his tactics as well and that was a major wake up call. I remember him saying he's never been so comprehensively beaten in his life. But he didn't have the time to overhaul the team and win, within the few short years he had left, so he reverted back to his old ways to get that last win.
You can say SAF left him with a weak mid. But let's keep it all the way 100, there were plenty of names on United's TF that could have been bought. Realistic names. (Thiago, Strootman, Herrara etc) Moyes could have re-built his squad, but he sat on his chair and did nothing saying Ed handles all of that. If United signed any 3 quality midfielders this passed summer, it would have been a different conversation to what we're having now (whether he actually knows what do with all that creativity).
SAF also said, keep his backroom staff for now, to make the transition easier as they know the players, but Moyes didn't listen and those clowns don't know the current United.
Face it, Moyes made a series of bad decisions that has now led him to where he is now.
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Damn, I really didn't mean to write a thesis. 
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Today is the big day!!!!! WC DRAW
Please don't put the US in a group of death....Please let us get out of the group stage...(team number two is Italy...then anyone other then germany...hoping to watch Belgium play though)
Please don't put the US in a group of death....Please let us get out of the group stage...(team number two is Italy...then anyone other then germany...hoping to watch Belgium play though)
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Just for the sake of making a prediction, I'll say the US goes in Group D with Uruguay/Nigeria/Portugal.
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Keeping my fingers crossed that the US gets into a good group. Wish I could watch it but I'll be at work :\
Once again, RIP to this great man
Once again, RIP to this great man
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Don't know why City even signed him. I think he's probably played only about 2-3 times this year and don't remember if it was a EPL game or not either. I thought he would of had more of an impact than Negredo would, but that man is cooking right now.
I also hope Aguero stays it wouldn't feel like City without him.
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Sky sports reports
didn't know injuries played a part just kinda thought Negredo + Aguero were in better form. It would be hard to start anyone over those two right now honestly
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ESPN FC opened their show with the crew talking out Mandela's passing during the first 7 minutes of the show.
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What Roger Bennett says about the draw process is hilarious & 
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In my conversation with abovelegit1 & to everyone in general, I mentioned Cesc not performing well in the false 9 role so far this campaign. In the 15 games Cesc has appeared in, he played 6 in an advanced role scoring only 1 goal. When playing central midfield in 9 games, Cesc has scored 5 goals & 9 assists... 
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Hope I can catch some Ray Hudson commentary during the summer.
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My body is ready!
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At work, I wish I could see this live
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Don't think a big club like city was the right option for Jovetic. I was never overly impressed with him at Fiorentina and thought he needed to go to a mid tier EPL club before a big club to get experience and prove himself. That's why i didn't want Chelsea to sign him when it was rumored
