Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - RIP Diogo Jota

[gho3st]

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[yoyoyo1]

That's what's up

[ame=http://youtu.be/6RxtTonBKgA]Clint Dempsey pwning n00bs. Tottenham 3 Coventry 0 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[StraxStrax]

Physicality doesn't mean much without technique and skill. And technique and skill can overcome physicality as Barcelona have proven time and time again.

This has been said many times but I would love to see Barce play Stoke @ Britannia in january

 

[mastermind]

This has been said many times but I would love to see Barce play Stoke @ Britannia in january

we saw Valencia play in Stoke in a cold February day last year, and they played Stoke off the pitch.

 

[StraxStrax]

I agree, thats why this hype about Neymar should die down, brazilian players end up disappointing, The one that hurt me the most was Adriano, he was when he came to Inter and was on the road to legend status, but I guess he didnt want it bad enough,women and partying derailed him, what a waste, all the money and allocates he could have got

What about Denílson?

 

[StraxStrax]

we saw Valencia play in Stoke in a cold February day last year, and they played Stoke off the pitch.

It's not the same

 

[mastermind]

It's not the same

yeah, Barca are about 100 times better.

 

[yoyoyo1]

100 times softer too. so it evens out.

Stoke 1 Barca 0

 

[gho3st]

I agree, thats why this hype about Neymar should die down, brazilian players end up disappointing, The one that hurt me the most was Adriano, he was when he came to Inter and was on the road to legend status, but I guess he didnt want it bad enough,women and partying derailed him, what a waste, all the money and allocates he could have got

I think Adriano's father died. which is why shyt went downhill for him since.

Robinho should have been great too. He was neymar before neymar..


Its a shame Ronaldinho's prime was so short.



@StraxStrax
Barcelona would play Stoke off the pitch.



God i hate Stoke. They could improve the PL by getting relegated.

 

[Roaden Polynice]

I think many, many, many people would love to see Stoke v. Barca. Would be one of the most anticipated matches in English football history.

Shame that people in Spain would likely be like, "Stoke? "

In fact I wonder if they've picked up on that joke at all.

 

[Roaden Polynice]

God i hate Stoke. They could improve the PL by getting relegated.

Yeah they boo the sick and infirm but Stoke are a very effective team who produce results be damned what aesthetes and self-titled sophisticates of the 'beautiful game' may think.

 

[Roaden Polynice]

Is anyone actually gonna watch ACN?

I've never actually watched it but who has the best chances? As of right now Spain has a cakewalk in the Confederations Cup (those matches against Uruguay lookin tasty though).

 

[gho3st]

Yeah they boo the sick and infirm but Stoke are a very effective team who produce results be damned what aesthetes and self-titled sophisticates of the 'beautiful game' may think.

dont care whether Stoke is effective or not


I mean yea its great and all how they use every single trick in the book to get results but that shyt is so unwatchable at times.

every season i think: this is finally the season where Stoke get relegated. but it never happens

 

[yoyoyo1]

Is it unwatchable? I love watching them play one of the big sides. They get intimidating as fukk, the crowd doubles their volume, an awesome game breaks out, and I laugh at these $200 million dollar teams unable to beat a solid team of hard-workers because they "don't play the game the right way".

It's what football's about, giving anyone a chance to win no matter their constitution, you fukking fakkit.

 

[yoyoyo1]

Chivas USA came real close to securing the star player that their fans have been yearning for during their recent stretch of playoff futility in MLS.

Argentine star midfield Juan Román Riquelme was set to become the face of Chivas USA and follow his compatriot, Carlos Bianchi, who was to take over the coaching reins.

However, Bianchi has since taken over at Boca Juniors in Argentina and Chivas USA proceeded to name Mexico native José Luis Sánchez Solá as manager.

At least that's the story that Riquelme himself revealed to Argentine outlet TyC Sports on Saturday (listen to the Spanish-language radio interview here at the 1:30 mark).

“Ten days before [Bianchi] went to Boca, he invited me to his house to go with him to Los Angeles because he was going to be coach of Chivas in Los Angeles," Riquelme said. "And I told him that I’d be going to Los Angeles with him and that there was no problem [on my end]. And then 10 days later, he came to an agreement with Boca.”

Argentine star Riquelme says he nearly joined Chivas USA | MLSsoccer.com

if this would've happened... fukking hell