Official European Football 2011/2012 Thread

Req · Post by **Req** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:19 am

Good way to kick it off with the U20 World Cup

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup

i recognize like 2 names in the England U20 squad, and that's just from playing Football Manager

Req · Post by **Req** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:36 am

Klinsmann to USMNT apparently

http://www.nj.com/soccer-news/index.ssf ... ccers.html

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:40 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_McManaman

Only a distant relative tho, that's a blast from the past however.

VideoKilledThe · Post by **VideoKilledThe** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:42 pm

Req wrote:Klinsmann to USMNT apparently

http://www.nj.com/soccer-news/index.ssf ... ccers.html

I would have been excited for this had they actually ponied up the money to pay him 5 years ago, apparently Klinsmann wanted xxx amount and they Sulanti wouldn't do it so they went with the cost efficient home grown guy Bob Bradley. Yet the whole time Bob was manager Jurgen was always in the shadows, always being rumored to replace him. So I can't say it is a surprise, and I can't say I am completely sold on Jurgen as a manager, but a change was definitely needed, and hopefully the roster selections, and style of play reflect that.

Also...his first game is going to be against Mexico on Aug. 10th.

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:58 pm

excited to watch this. this is my new crack

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:13 pm

What the fuck took them so long.

VideoKilledThe · Post by **VideoKilledThe** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:57 pm

money, and control of the developmental program.

Kel - what club do you support?

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:22 pm

VideoKilledThe wrote:money, and control of the developmental program.

It was more of a rhetorical question but yeah...

Reason · Post by **Reason** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:30 pm

for the record

my favorite player is neymar

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:55 pm

VideoKilledThe wrote: Kel - what club do you support?

probably mexico, marquez is my favorite player and it's just because he banged shakira.

i never watched before unless it was the olympics, but when i got a new screen i discovered it's the best sport to watch in HD

VideoKilledThe · Post by **VideoKilledThe** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:05 pm

I take it you know Pique is all up in Shakira???

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:49 pm

VideoKilledThe wrote:I take it you know Pique is all up in Ibra???

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:08 pm

i had no idea how mint the trim football players get

makes the nba players look like idiots

jamrage · Post by **jamrage** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:53 am

Hey mud, you said Liverpool won't finish in the top 4 this season in the other Football thread. Want to put some money on it?

Stoned Starks · Post by **Stoned Starks** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:41 am

Damn.. Pastore to PSG for a ton of money. With Malaga getting Santi Cazorla a few days ago I'm looking forward to seeing how those teams stack up in the next few years.

Also, Dortmund, Napoli, and Villareal should be fun to watch in the CL this year. Both Dortmund and Villareal lost a piece each in Sahin and Cazorla, but should still be strong, while Napoli hasn't lost anyone, and play an open game (for an Italian team) in an interesting formation.

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:20 am

I'm not a huge fan of clubs spending money they didn't make but Paris is a great city and really should have a better team than the one they've had in recent years.

--------------Hoarau
Menez--------------------Gameiro
------Matuidi-Pastore-Sissoko

Looks good.

I still think Tottenham has a better squad than Liverpool. 6th place seems about right.

mud · Post by **mud** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:31 am

jamrage wrote:Hey mud, you said Liverpool won't finish in the top 4 this season in the other Football thread. Want to put some money on it?

Definitely.

How will we go about doing it though?

Markshot · Post by **Markshot** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:41 am

Comedy Quaddafi wrote: --------------Hoarau
Menez--------------------Gameiro
------Matuidi-Pastore-Sissoko
-------------Bisevac------------
Looks good.

fixed

Markshot · Post by **Markshot** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:03 pm

Req · Post by **Req** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:36 pm

capable_keL · Post by **capable_keL** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:41 pm

do any of you get into soccer night in america on FOX?

epic PHI/COL replay game on

VideoKilledThe · Post by **VideoKilledThe** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:22 pm

Gerrard already out until Sept, the groin always the groin.

Also the small thing of WC qualifying...

GROUP A
Croatia
Serbia
Belgium
Scotland
Macedonia
Wales

GROUP B
Italy
Denmark
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
Armenia
Malta

GROUP C
Germany
Sweden
Ireland
Austria
Faroe Islands
Kazakhstan

GROUP D
Netherlands
Turkey
Hungary
Romania
Estonia
Andorra

GROUP E
Norway
Slovenia
Switzerland
Albania
Cyprus
Iceland

GROUP F
Portugal
Russia
Israel
Northern Ireland
Azerbaijan
Luxembourg

GROUP G
Greece
Slovakia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Lithuania
Latvia
Liechtenstein

GROUP H
England
Montenegro
Ukraine
Poland
Moldova
San Marino

GROUP I
Spain
France
Belarus
Georgia
Finland

Req · Post by **Req** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:06 pm

Man Utd just won Europe, sweet.

VideoKilledThe · Post by **VideoKilledThe** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:42 pm

Owen clearly looked offsides, but the ESPN broadcast never gave a replay showing the line. Thiago with another blast to add the others this preseason.

Has to be sweet for United regardless of preseason "friendly" or not.

RacquetballGangsta · Post by **RacquetballGangsta** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:30 pm

Comedy Quaddafi wrote:
I still think Tottenham has a better squad than Liverpool. 6th place seems about right.

dunno about that, especially if modric goes. plus spurs will be distracted by the dreaded europa league.

spitboxer · Post by **spitboxer** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:58 am

I dont think Modric going for big money will be such a loss. He's a great little footballer but his goal & assist record for a supposedly world class player is shocking. Last season in the PL he scored 3 & set up 3 & was voted our player of the year. Aaron Lennons record was the same 3-3 & i voted him as worst player of the year. If Modric stays then thats all good but if Chelsea offer 25 plus sturridge i'd bite thier hand off.

Stoned Starks · Post by **Stoned Starks** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:51 pm

spitboxer wrote:I dont think Modric going for big money will be such a loss. He's a great little footballer but his goal & assist record for a supposedly world class player is shocking. Last season in the PL he scored 3 & set up 3 & was voted our player of the year. Aaron Lennons record was the same 3-3 & i voted him as worst player of the year. If Modric stays then thats all good but if Chelsea offer 25 plus sturridge i'd bite thier hand off.

http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_ ... ichael-cox

On the subject of Modric's possible move to Manchester United or Chelsea, some have pointed out that he has low goalscoring and assist records at Tottenham, recording just three of each last season. However, playing delicate through-balls in the final third is plainly not his main job at Spurs -- that task falls to Rafael van der Vaart, who played as a classic No. 10 between the lines. Modric was instructed to sit deeper, and knock balls out to Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon on the flanks, in addition to playing passes in toward van der Vaart.

Modric's low goals and assists statistics should be used to illustrate the role he plays, not to criticize his contribution, because he is a controlling playmaker, like Xavi. He recorded more passes per game than any other Tottenham player last season, 62.5 -- which, incidentally, is more than any Manchester United player. Its best contender on that measure was Paul Scholes, who played 61.7, demonstrating exactly why United would want Modric to be Scholes' replacement.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:39 pm

Losing luka is inevitable and it's going to hurt.

mud · Post by **mud** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:18 pm

It won't hurt if you use the money to buy a top striker and right winger.

VideoKilledThe · Post by **VideoKilledThe** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:14 pm

Just physically speak Ngoo looked like a man among boys out there in the U20 WC, very leggy for a striker, like Balotelli (not that he has that quality or crazy in him).

As much as I want to shout that I believe Pool will be back in the top 4, on paper, we are not one of the Top 4 most talented clubs. If the plan is to rebuild the core of the squad with try hard englishmen, qualify for CL, then bringing in top quality foreign I can co-sign it, if Kenny and Henry think the current squad of players is going to be enough they have a very rude awakening coming.

Can we stop buying CM's and address the defense already?

Still so much of the transfer window to go for you guys to already be betting results, the real craziness has yet to begin.