true...i do like watching sports. Not kickball tournaments.
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true...i do like watching sports. Not kickball tournaments.
you seem to like to write in a thread about the best one in the world though. props.
^lol.
i know what tone is saying... i find it hard to watch EPL games when liverpool arent involved. i only really watch other EPL games when an underdog win will be in our favour (man utds recent PL matches)
the world cup and other BIG tournaments are different though.
i mean... my second fav team in the premier is Aston Villa, as they are the top true underdogs and seem to be pulling out all the stops this season... their skill and entertainment value isnt all there... but they have a nearly full english squad(plus friedel who is an ex-liverpool keeper and funny to watch)... but when they are on form, they are a joy to watch.
what do you guys think about o'neil not bringing almost ANY big players to russia with him?
they still have a chance to win, its not like they are in a whole like sporting or anything.
i understand what hes doing, he wants to rest his best players for the PL to try and finish top 4 for the champs league spot.
but at the same time whens the last time villa won anything? 25 years ago? hes basically throwing in the towel on the chance of a trophy. if im a player on that team i dont like it. if im a villa fan i dont like it.
not sure, i didnt really know about that.
i do know, that if Villa dont finish in a champions league spot... Barry isnt going to sign a new contract and will leave the club...
i used to rate barry as a decent player, but for the english national side he hardly seems to do anything apart from be a holding midfield player, and an average one at that.
i donno, i think the players would probably agree - to a certain extent ... villa have a BIG chance to make the champions league qualifier ... and IF they do and IF they progress to the group stage, then they will receive a massive pay cheque ... he's looking at the bigger picture ... he acknowledged after the chel$ki game the squad was roughly burnt out and he has pretty much the smallest squad to pick from
plus, champions league football means your club has an attraction to it ... why didn't kaka sign with citeh? why didn't ronaldinho sign with citeh? why did ribery and toni sign with bayern? champions league ... ronnie and kaka know citeh won't make the champions league, ribery and toni knew bayern would ... if they can make the champions league, even 4th spot, they will be able to attract a higher star of player and probably be able to keep gareth barry
and on villa, i think it's great their board stuck to martin o'neil's plan and gave him time to develop a team ... something very rare in the highest grade of football
agreed on that.
no doubt it is the smart thing to do. make the champs league, get that paper. sign maybe another really good player or two, plus keep the big dogs you already got.
however honestly how long does anyone think villa can honestly continue to qualify for the champs league (assuming they do it this year)...i really cant see them maintaining that sort of play over more than a year or two.
but who knows, if arsenal finish out of the top 4 this year, i think van p and ady and some other guys leave and i doubt they could recover from that anytime soon.
all depends on arsenal really ... wenger won't spend big and with teams like manchester citeh and chel$ki possessing a blank cheque book big names won't come cheap anymore ... the big one is fabregas ... if fabregas goes i think arsenal will struggle to replace him, unless wenger breaks his style and splashes out and he might just do that and maybe finishing outside the top 4 could be a blessing for arsenal ... it worked for bayern, we realised we had to spend money and did ...
but yeah, villa in all likelihood won't be consistant top 4, but it would be great to see if they were consistant top 4 but i think they'll get struck with second year syndrome and won't cope with the pressure because next year they'll be EXPECTED to keep it up, a position they're not used to ... but who knows, they have to get there first and they're no guarantee to do it
aston villa will triumph over arsenal in years to come. like whitey said, if arsenal consistantly fail to gain the champs league status, their stars will move on.... and dennis bergkamp will manage the club. (lol)
o'neil is probably one of the most respectable managers in the epl.
uh oh, you said that name ... dennis bergkamp
Bergkamp was a legend
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Originally Posted by BONERFARM JERKERWRISTS
that goal is fucking awsome, i remember watching that shit live. the announcers make me laugh, but thats really what an amazing goal at a massive time in the world cup does to dudes.
my thoughts on milan crashing out in the eufa cup.
well...thats what happens when you have a weak central defensive pair. maldini is a legend, but at 41, the reality is what it is. bonera is a quality back up. senderos would not have been loaned to milan if he was any good. kaldaze is a really good back up, or a decent no.2 in the back line.
when you go up 2-0 at home, and you already have an away goal it should be game over. but like i said, when you are weak at the back shit like that happens. now galliani just needs to spend. or get the youth system cranking someone out
Milan need to get some fresh youngsters from their youth academy. the defense has been old for a while now, and nothing has been done about. attacking wise Milan are ok. not having Kaka obviously makes a difference. they jus need to inject some new blood into the defense.
but also the Bremen forwards are the type of forwards that will work so well against an old defense. Pizarro, Diego, Almeida and Ozil. that was too much pace for Milan to deal with. Bremen should be seen as one of the favourites to win the UEFA cup.
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Originally Posted by whitey
yeah that game was dope i watched it live too and taped that shit on VHS! 2nd best game behind Netherlands/Brazil
milan crashing out was pretty much expected, i don't think they took this comp too serious and now will just concentrate on serie a ... bremen seem to lift a gear when playing in italy aswell