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The 2013-2014 Football Thread
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Some sad news regarding Ecuadorian striker Christian Benitez - 'Chucho' has died at the age of 27.
It seems he went into hospital to have his appendix removed and it developed quickly into peritonitis.
It seems he went into hospital to have his appendix removed and it developed quickly into peritonitis.
Thanks to Norway, extra time wasn't required; 2 missed/saved penalties, offside goal when there was no need to be offside, and the Norway number 3 deciding to join 2 of her teammates in blocking rather than marking the obvious target of the cross during Germany's successful 2 on 3 attack. Head in hands for Norway's coach.
I haven't seen the German goal v Sweden, thanks for the link.
Cheers,
OW
Last night they were calling it a sprain, but the latest from Klinsmann is that it may be a "very serious" injury, though he hastened to add that they don't know yet. We have to wait for the MRI results, but I am very pessimistic about it. Poor Stu, I'm afraid this could be a serious setback for a player who is desperately trying to save a career that might be cut short by injuries. Damn you, Nigel de Jong. Damn you, Johnny Evans.
I recall seeing him play in the Premier League. Terrible news, he was far, far too young.
Awful news. His goals had Ecuador well on their way to qualification for WC 2014, though it's his family and loved ones left behind who are more in my thoughts right now.
Jeez, Eddie Johnson's miss yesterday was truly shameful. Thankfully it didn't end up costing the US. They took care of business without much fuss, that's good.
^ Well played.
It was bad. It was one of those incidents where it was actually harder to miss. Fortunately it didn't cost us, but it did make for a nervous last 10 minutes.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that Reina has been shipped out to Napoli on loan. It's a somewhat ignominous end to his Liverpool career, which is a shame. I know he had hoped for a move to Barca but I would not have grudged him that. I imagine he'll be happy to work with Rafa Benitez again.
Excited to see what Mignolet can do for us. He looked good in the flesh when I saw him in Cleveland earlier this summer.
It was bad. It was one of those incidents where it was actually harder to miss. Fortunately it didn't cost us, but it did make for a nervous last 10 minutes.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that Reina has been shipped out to Napoli on loan. It's a somewhat ignominous end to his Liverpool career, which is a shame. I know he had hoped for a move to Barca but I would not have grudged him that. I imagine he'll be happy to work with Rafa Benitez again.
Excited to see what Mignolet can do for us. He looked good in the flesh when I saw him in Cleveland earlier this summer.
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Don't worry guys I like soccer as well I just thought it was the NFL thread
I found it though
Although i was quite the goalie back in the day
I found it though
Although i was quite the goalie back in the day
Ace, the MacRumors XI is a little lacking in that department.Although i was quite the goalie back in the day
Meanwhile, here's a little story that I found interesting. There's been quite a bit of research into who the first ever scorer of a League goal was - step forward Bolton's Kenny Davenport.
This story had me scratching my head. I'd love to see what Gareth could do abroad.
I know what most fans want to see - a new manager. But that chance of that happening is vanishingly small at this point.
There have been persistent rumors of a stadium naming deal or some additional sponsorship. Could be one of those. I'm not expecting anything earth-shattering.
Right now our season is looking like a wash...we'll struggle to make the playoffs. So the news better be pretty big if they expect it to lift spirits...
Pilkington-esque logic.
They talk different over there and the food's funny too, don't you know?
Granted, Pleat is a Spurs man so his thinking will be influenced by not wanting to see their prize asset leave – but this kind of mentality beggers belief, it really does.
Granted, Pleat is a Spurs man so his thinking will be influenced by not wanting to see their prize asset leave – but this kind of mentality beggers belief, it really does.
Makes sense, I mean it never worked out for Ronaldo who was what, 22-23 when he moved to Real, and that Messi guy, I bet he wish he'd stayed in Argentina as a kid!
Seems to me that Pleat is setting the price and expectations for public opinion. Waging a little campaign thru the media. As a Tottenham fan I'd hate to see Bale go but he's right, at a 100 million, I'd understand, too.
For what Bale's worth you can assemble an entire Premier League-quality team (OK, not a title-winning team, but still...). It would be madness to turn down such an offer, particularly if he truly wants to go.
EDIT: As I feared, the news on Stuart Holden's injury is bad: a torn ACL. The guy just can't get a break. It's terrible to say it but despite his relatively young age I now question whether he'll ever manage to save his career.
EDIT: As I feared, the news on Stuart Holden's injury is bad: a torn ACL. The guy just can't get a break. It's terrible to say it but despite his relatively young age I now question whether he'll ever manage to save his career.
It's not about assembling a PL team for Spurs though, it's about assembling a team that's going to get a CL spot. The question is, is the team good enough with Bale to do that, and reply on Bale to do that, or do you sell Bale and bring in 3-4 25m players to make it such?
In other news, Marlon King is in trouble with the Police again
Maybe I'm wrong, but for the money Real are reportedly offering Spurs for Bale, one could buy any other player in the world, apart from Messi (and Neymar if you count his €190 million release clause). Surely that guarantees an adequate replacement or replacements? Is Bale himself that critical for Spurs when it comes to chasing Champions League football?
I don't blame Spurs for wanting to keep him, but I also think there are alternatives.
You know a guy must be a real jackass if he makes you think "jeez, not even Joey Barton would have done that..."
Meanwhile, somewhere in America...
Columbus Crew held a press conference today announcing that the team's currenty (and so far only) owners, the Hunt Sports Group, have sold the club to Precourt Sports Ventures LLC (who style themselves PSV), a San Francsisco-based investment company.
In short, the club is now owned by absentee money-men with no previous experience in sports team ownership and no experience in football, even as fans. To say that I'm terrified would be an understatement - the new owners have promised to keep the club local, invest in it and win things - just like every other new football club owner I've ever heard of. Words. I'd love to see something positive come out of this, but I'm afraid I'm entirely pessimistic and fear a franchise move down the road. I'd love to be proven wrong...
Competitively, our season has gone down the drain. We just lost to Toronto FC a couple days back. Toronto. I still think the squad looks like a potential playoff squad. We should be winning games.
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Following the English model, then...
Worrying times for America's Hardest Working Team.
You could certainly 'afford' most players, but could you 'buy' them? Most top players are going to want CL football and the chance of a domestic title. Not going to happen with Spurs in the foreseeable future, but as I said, you could bring in a few very good players for that sort of money. The problem is, how valuable (cash aside) is Bale to the team?
Clearly Madrid want him, but where does he fit in? Second half substitute to Ronaldo? I know both can play down the right, but both clearly favour zipping down the left before causing havoc in the box. Certainly it might be a good move for Bale himself, but not if he's going to be warming the bench most of the time...
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