oddly before the barca match, I watched this videohttp://www.lequipemag.fr/EquipeMag/Insolite/un-incroyable-24-0-20120307_143015.html. after the match I kind of felt like I rewatched that match. Leverkusen was pretty weak though. Next week will be even more interesting with Bayern playing, even though they will probably win. It'll be interesting to see Podolski play in the PL.
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Mata has said that Torres didn't want to take it. How's that for lack of confidence?
In other news, it seems the Podolski signing is a done deal, worth £10.9m. He just needs to pass a medical and agree personal terms
Talking of shorts and world class players. Here's a picture of some bloke wearing the famous 70's short shorts, clearly to the admiration of 3 Wednesday defenders
Apparently the keeper as well, as it looks like he's the one taking the pic.
Talking of shorts and world class players. Here's a picture of some bloke wearing the famous 70's short shorts, clearly to the admiration of 3 Wednesday defenders
To celebrate the 3 Day Week.
Is that the proper Kop? Looks great in the photo.olup,
37-0:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&v=Tc6Jrs6gPfA&gl=US
Cheers,
OW
Yep, it's the Spion Kop at Hillsborough, presumably at capacity (but you might have squeezed a few more in, hard to tell )
)Probably one for his scrapbook, as seemingly the bloke in white was quite famous. Pele I think his name was
@ow very nice....
this is from the last bundesliga season, after the guy had scored, asked a photographer for his camera and took a pic of his teammate and the crowd, didn't help him much tho, as he got transfered back to Brazil
http://mobile.werder.de/media/images/fussball/profis/saison_2011_12/630/wesleyarnautovic630.jpg
this is from the last bundesliga season, after the guy had scored, asked a photographer for his camera and took a pic of his teammate and the crowd, didn't help him much tho, as he got transfered back to Brazil
http://mobile.werder.de/media/images/fussball/profis/saison_2011_12/630/wesleyarnautovic630.jpg
To celebrate the 3 Day Week.
Great photo, that's simply a mountain of spectators.
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Speaking as a Columbus fan, that goes without saying.
But this is definitely going to make our neighbors to the north look bad.
Here's hoping the Mancunian teams get upended by the Iberians today. Bilbao is a decent team with a mad genius for a coach. Maybe they'll spring a surprise on Ol' Ferg.
Bilbao is a decent team with a mad genius for a coach. Maybe they'll spring a surprise on Ol' Ferg.
I'm not sure I've seen any team play that fearlessly at Old Trafford. An intense match. There's something about Bielsa teams that simply embodies confidence and dynamism. He may not have Mourinho (or Fergie's) record of silverware but he knows his football. Just a one goal difference on aggregate. Still, Bilbao got three away goals, so the tie is finely balanced in their favor. United need to win the second leg pretty convincingly to go through.
Meanwhile, Man City go down with a whimper, though a 0-1 deficit going into a home leg is not insurmountable.
Meanwhile, Man City go down with a whimper, though a 0-1 deficit going into a home leg is not insurmountable.
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Poor defending has been cited often as a culprit. The wild scorelines in matches between the top Premier League teams this season seem to back that up - English defenses are currently porous.
I opened this and thought it was about American football.
You mean that one that doesn't actually use the foot
Beckham is superstitious and will probably want cans thrown at him every corner.
Manchester United:
Poor work rate, midfield outnumbered, sleepy defence, the solar flares disrupted Jones' GPS, Hernandez continues to show he's not the man to keep the ball and relieve pressure, and the third goal; 1 - never trust the opposition, and 2 - defend the ball even when it appears safe. Good show by De Gea and Evans. Looking forward to the second leg - interested to see how they line up and deal with the movement.
Cheers,
OW
Which station. It wasn't on fox or espn from what I saw. :/ maybe espn 3 live only. I hate that.
On my cable system, it was on GolTV, shown on a two hour delay. Given United's poor performance, I didn't bother watching in the end... a midfield of Giggs and Jones is just not going to work against even an average Spanish squad, and Atletico Bilbao is pretty darned good. DeGea's excellent saves prevented a blowout TBH.
Pretty depressing how far United have slipped in European play, but the rest of the big English clubs are in similar dire straits. Feels like the mid-2000s again with the youth having to learn some painful lessons against European competition; just hope there's a 2008-like pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
It's a trite expression, but it seems apt here: De Gea is an a great shot stopper, but his command of the box seems lacking. This could be because he works behind a constantly rotating defense, some of whom are inexperienced. Maybe if he played behind the same back four more often he would make less mistakes and be more commanding of his space.
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