Discussion The Football/Soccer Thread

[Epul]

I know this is kinda late but I had to say it, Yaaaay!!!! Man Utd finally got their first win of the season. They beat Spurs 1-0. Awesome strike by Nani.

 

[Ichimaru Gin n Tonic]

Nani won Player of The Week, if i'm not mistaken. And his goal was Goal of the week to.
In Palermo vs Roma, Aquilani made a similar goal, and IMO it's better than Nani's. But still, Man Utd won!!!

Oh, AC Milan also won 0-3 away at Genoa thanks to a goal by Ambrosini and two others from Kaka (including a penalty).

 

[Epul]

Let's hope Man Utd will have more wins to come. Tevez is yet to get going in Man utd colours. Hope to see more from him. Man utd have to put someone to support him upfront, hopefully, saha will be fit for the next game...... Oh yeah, Anderson is yet to start, maybe Fergie should try playing him alongside tevez.

 

[Zwivix]

So do you guys think that Beckam is better off in the U.S. or should he have stayed in England.

Is he really gonna get the American peoples attention and start making them like soccer or is this just a lost casue?

Personally I think he should have stayed in England casue the U.S. is a lost casue with soccer, they will never like it, I hope the MLS see's that and send Beckam back!

 

[Imperium]

Well beckham went there solely for the money, and if his game drops that his own fault, and i don't think the la galaxy would ever sell him, the publicity they gained just by him joining is crazy, over here (england) there is a whole show devoted to analyzing mls football - after he joined them.

 

[Ichimaru Gin n Tonic]

@Epul: I hope so too. I can't wait to see Tevez and Rooney up front, and maybe with Anderson they can use three strikers.

@Zwivix: I prefer Beckham to stay in Europe, but i guess his wife's too much of a celebrity. and his moving to LA could help her revamp Spice Girls.

 

[Zwivix]

Curse you beckham...its true that they would never sell him but still i dont want him here!

So have you watched the show?

I've also seen a growing amount of shows devoted to anaylzing the MLS but most people i talk to say they really dont care, since the NFL season is starting up. We have to admit that Americans will always watch Football(American Football) instead of Soccer (Football for the rest of the world).


Ok i got another issue with the U.S. and soccer. Why do they have to call it soccer? they have to be individuals..Everyone else does something one way but the U.S. will do it another way. WTF up wit that?

 

[Ichimaru Gin n Tonic]

IMO, The Galaxy just bought him cause his being there could mean major revenue for the team. Just look at every Galaxy match after Beckham came, a lot of people are wearing a jersey with his name on it.
I saw the show and it's just some publicity stunt to boost his "image".
And i don't think US is the only country to call it Soccer.

 

[Imperium]

Ok to put it simply the show is crap, i tried to watch it but got bored in the opening credits , and as for Americans and this soccer thing, you should probably ask a American *shouts* "Hello!!! Americans where are you "

 

[Epul]

I haven't seen Beckham play for LA Galaxy, but from what I read and heard, he didn't play particularly well..... In fact, I believe his ability as a player might go down a bit since he is not playing with top players anymore, he would be much better playing in England... but what's done is done, Beckham might had spelled his own downfall.....
As for Americans, I agree with Zwivix, they are always gonna watch NFL over football, but then again, I don't think most Americans have watched a good football game before, so most of them couldn't possibly know why the rest of the world call football the most beautiful game in the world. It's a shame really, cause the America national team do play some good football....

 

[Imperium]

Well its probably for certain that his skills will decrease, im not insulting the mls but i dont think he will be able to handle top-flight football if he continues in that league, but then again pele ended his career with a mls team so he might just be taking a leaf out of "The king of football's" book

 

[Lohnt]

Just in case any futbal fans missed the news, recently two very tragic things happened leading to the delayed match between Aek Fc - Sevilla Fc in Athens.

The first was the multitude of fires killing 60+ innocents in Greece, UEFA was completely cold however towards this event, and refused to reschedule the match.

The second however was the death of Puerta, a defensive player of Sevilla FC who has won various titles and plays on the first team. He was only 22, this is a video of the match where his heart fails the first time, *WARNING IT IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART*

I am very sorry for his families loss, but at the same time am bitter at UEFA for playing favoritism towards a Spanish team over a Greek one. 64 Greek deaths do not even equal one of a Spaniard according to their standards. None-the-less, I am very serious about being very saddened by his passing. He was a great player and he will be missed.

 

[Ichimaru Gin n Tonic]

I saw that news too, refii. And never once did they mention it during the drawing of the Champions League group matches.
I saw Puerta's news too and has there been any official news of the cause besides multiple organ failures? Maybe he was overworked, like Marc Vivien Foe while playing for his country.

So many tragedy in football lately. Man Utd just had Ole Gunnar Solksjaer retiring due to his knee injuries. I can still remember Babyface tipping the ball into Olie Kahn's goal. And then when Man Utd was up 2-0 against Boro with Cole scoring both goals. Ole came in as sub and he ended up scoring 4 goals for United. He's one of the best!

 

[Imperium]

The second however was the death of Puerta, a defensive player of Sevilla FC who has won various titles and plays on the first team. He was only 22, this is a video of the match where his heart fails the first time, *WARNING IT IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART*

Yes that really was a tragedy.

i also wanted to say that the premiership this week, seems to have a had goal frenzy most teams were scoring like crazy (ie liverpool), and i also wanted to congratulate arsenal for winning 3:1

 

[Epul]

@ichi- yeah i'm sad that ole is retiring too....definitely a natural goal scorer if i've ever saw one... he even bang in goals coming off the bench! Great player and will be missed by all Man Utd fan.....

Fernando Torres is on a fire at the moment.... and man united have been grinding out 1-0 results as of late but good news that saha is back and Ronaldo suspension has ended.

Just got the news, Chelsea got beaten by Aston villa 2-0.

 

[Imperium]

Just got the news, Chelsea got beaten by Aston villa 2-0.

I am almost crying from happiness we jumped to second place, i missed that match though , if chelsea lost it must have been on hell of match

 

[Epul]

I miss the match too. But from what i read, Chelsea dominated the possession but didn't create much. So, I think it's one of those days for Chelsea....

 

[Imperium]

yes, it happens to all the good teams, but im not gonna feel sorry for them . (I think i hear some aston villa fans coming down the road - the stadium is not that far away - and they sound happy).

 

[Mendes]

Heh lots of premier league fans in here. How would your perfect premier league team be?

Mine:
GK-Sorensen
Center Backs-Carvalho, R.Ferdinand, Terry
Midfielders-Gerrard, Essien, Fabregas
Wingers-Ronaldo, Van Persie
Strikers-Drogba, Rooney

Not even 1988's Holland could stop this :P

 

[Epul]

@mendes- I am surprised you picked Sorensen as your keeper. He is a good keeper though. In terms of goalkeeper, I think Kasper Schemeichel and Craig Gordon is definitely one for the future. Especially Kasper Schemeichel, he is doing exceptionally well at the moment.

My perfect premier league team:
GK- Petr Cech
Defence- Gary Neville, John Terry, Micah Nemanja Vidic, Ashley Cole
Midfield- Cristiano Ronaldo, Steven Gerrard, Michael Essien, Ryan Giggs
Striker- Wayne Rooney, Berbatov