June 29, 200915 yr shoulda been 4-2 on account they robbed Kaka of a goal up 2-0 and we coulndt hold on.
June 29, 200915 yr CHOKERS!!!! Actually, that was a pretty good result from the US. I haven't watched the match though.
June 29, 200915 yr Brazil really got out of jail in the second half after two very impressive goals by the USA. That creativity and flair we associate with Brazilian sides just isn't there any more.
June 30, 200915 yr Did anyone actually watch the whole Confederations Cup? I was (and am) really psyched that the upcomming World Cup will be in Africa, but the noise they were making was really nerve damaging. I don't mind african music, might say even I like it, but as I said, it wasn't music, it was just noise. Even players were complaining about it. Anyone else annoyed from it? I didn't follow much news lately. Who else has Real signed? :| I bet a friend on what number will Kaka' wear (he picked #5, I went with #8). Looks like Ronaldo is going to wear #10. I can't wait to hear/read about him, and Fergie taking some cheap shots at each other. Raul/RvN Ribery --------Kaka------- Ronaldo Lass ----- Diarra Marcelo ------------------ Arbeloa Albiol ----- Ramos Casillas :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| :| That'd be their best formation possible (though I'd switch Ribery, and Ronaldo), but I bet they'll use 2 forwards in the frontline, instead of having a more powerful mid-field with Diarra-x2. And when they'll do so, more asskickery will be inevitable.
June 30, 200915 yr It would be interesting to see how fitting all those offensive players will work, likely it won't and there will variations for Liga and CL games. I wonder if Ribery will really join but if not someone else will any way
July 1, 200915 yr Apparently Alonso has called the Liverpool backroom staff to say his goodbyes DAMN YOU MADRID :anger: :persuazn: Also, Garay will be recalled from Santander for the coming season in their backline, no? I don't know why they want Arbeloa. I really rated Miguel Torres a couple of seasons back but he hasn't played much since. Either way, if they want Arby, I'd demand Torres in return And Albiol only signed for Madrid after days of deliberation. When asked how he felt about joining Madrid, he only said 'it was best for both teams'... awww he still loves Valencia Did anyone actually watch the whole Confederations Cup? I was (and am) really psyched that the upcomming World Cup will be in Africa, but the noise they were making was really nerve damaging. I don't mind african music, might say even I like it, but as I said, it wasn't music, it was just noise. Even players were complaining about it. Anyone else annoyed from it?I didn't follow much news lately. Who else has Real signed? :| I bet a friend on what number will Kaka' wear (he picked #5, I went with #8). Looks like Ronaldo is going to wear #10. I can't wait to hear/read about him, and Fergie taking some cheap shots at each other. I watched some matches, but mostly highlights. And even then I had to switch the sound off because of the noise. It was just so annoying :| YOU WIN! Kaka picked 8 I thought he was going to take Torres' number. Wonder where Gago is going though That'd be their best formation possible (though I'd switch Ribery, and Ronaldo), but I bet they'll use 2 forwards in the frontline, instead of having a more powerful mid-field with Diarra-x2. And when they'll do so, more asskickery will be inevitable. Ronaldo can become the second striker in that formation if they use it. Ronaldo was never any good at leading the line, but he was awesome at coming from deep and that 4-5-1 formation allows him to do that...I've probably given this too much thought Don't know why they need Xabi when all the Diarra Bros. need to do is make a short pass to Kaka
July 1, 200915 yr Did anyone actually watch the whole Confederations Cup? I was (and am) really psyched that the upcomming World Cup will be in Africa, but the noise they were making was really nerve damaging. I don't mind african music, might say even I like it, but as I said, it wasn't music, it was just noise. Even players were complaining about it. Anyone else annoyed from it? I watched some matches, but mostly highlights. And even then I had to switch the sound off because of the noise. It was just so annoying :| Same here - I saw the final and a few highlights. But the main memory I'll take from the tournament is of a fan caught on camera with a sign saying "Spain - S = PAIN!"
July 1, 200915 yr Did anyone actually watch the whole Confederations Cup? I was (and am) really psyched that the upcomming World Cup will be in Africa, but the noise they were making was really nerve damaging. I don't mind african music, might say even I like it, but as I said, it wasn't music, it was just noise. Even players were complaining about it. Anyone else annoyed from it? I watched some matches, but mostly highlights. And even then I had to switch the sound off because of the noise. It was just so annoying :| Yeah, me too. Luckily for me, our broadcasters were thoughtful enough to mute the original sound, and make the comments over it. The last 2 games were great though. At least they were fruity in terms of scoring. Especially in the 3rd place game there were some awesome goals. I bet a friend on what number will Kaka' wear (he picked #5, I went with #8). YOU WIN! Kaka picked 8 I thought he was going to take Torres' number. Wonder where Gago is going though Yay, I won. I don't know much about Gago, but he might stay, even though now they have Alonso, Guti, and Diarra-x2 there. If not, he'll probably end up in either Sevilla, or Atl. Madrid. (not that I actually heard anything) That'd be their best formation possible (though I'd switch Ribery, and Ronaldo), but I bet they'll use 2 forwards in the frontline, instead of having a more powerful mid-field with Diarra-x2. And when they'll do so, more asskickery will be inevitable. Ronaldo can become the second striker in that formation if they use it. Ronaldo was never any good at leading the line, but he was awesome at coming from deep and that 4-5-1 formation allows him to do that...I've probably given this too much thought Don't know why they need Xabi when all the Diarra Bros. need to do is make a short pass to Kaka I have little to no doubt, that they'll use Ronaldo like that, but still they have to deal with their legend Raul, La Ligas top scorer from two seasons earlier Nistelrooy, and their best player from the previous season Higuain. Plus they want to add Villa. They'll either have to sell some of them, or else, they'll use the 2 forward system + Ronaldo, in order to keep their egos in check. Though no matter what, I'm pretty sure that at the beginning of the season, they'll try to play really offensive football, and try to steal from Barças thunder. After a couple of dissapointing losses, they might get back to 4-5-1. By the way, not sure if it got mentioned earlier in this thread, but Barça was targetting Forlan, if they can't get Ibrahimoviç. Any news from Barça? I really don't watch much TV lately, and all the papers do are write about the Ronaldo transfer, and reactions to it. The main memory I'll take from the tournament is of a fan caught on camera with a sign saying "Spain - S = PAIN!" Excellent
July 1, 200915 yr Same here - I saw the final and a few highlights. But the main memory I'll take from the tournament is of a fan caught on camera with a sign saying "Spain - S = PAIN!" Are you sure it wasn't the kid that confused ice cream with warpaint?
July 1, 200915 yr @ eNe: reports in Spanish media suggest they are very close to signing Villa , they will almost certainly lose Samuelito to Man City and they're going to try and sign Palmeiras' striker Keirrison as a back-up forward.
July 1, 200915 yr Same here - I saw the final and a few highlights. But the main memory I'll take from the tournament is of a fan caught on camera with a sign saying "Spain - S = PAIN!" Are you sure it wasn't the kid that confused ice cream with warpaint? Yeah, let's take a look at that once again. Though I liked "Spain-S=Pain". It reminded me of an old commercial, where 6 norwegian dudes would go to a Norway game, and all of the are topless, and have one of the letters N-O-R-W-A-Y respectively sprayed on their body. Then the guy that represents letter "R" goes to pee, and loses his way, and the other five keep on watching the game till the end. I don't remeber what product the commercial was about, but it was funny because everytime something was happening, they'd jump, which would look like their reaction is "NO WAY". @ eNe: reports in Spanish media suggest they are very close to signing Villa , they will almost certainly lose Samuelito to Man City and they're going to try and sign Palmeiras' striker Keirrison as a back-up forward. Sorry dude, but even though there is no way I can actually hate Barca with Henry on the squad, I'm really annoyed by how unthankful they were to Eto'o throughout his years in Camp Nou. I have always considered him the perfect fit to their system, and their best/ most productive player, but he has always been in shadow of Ronaldinho, and Messi. He was the man in both Champions League finals, scoring the most important goals. I think Barça definitely should have kept him. Well, at least let's hope that he'll have a nice season with City join Arsenal. Though if they lose him Villa is definitely the best replacement possible. I'm a little sad that he'll leave Mestalla , but since he was going to leave anyway, I'd much rather see him play for Barcelona, than Real, or Chelsea (who I thought were the frontrunners for Villa).
July 2, 200915 yr Apparently Eto'o did some things in the dressing room last year that Pep didn't approve of but kept a lid on. Benzema on the verge of a £30m deal to go to Madrid and Ribery has come out and said he wants to leave for Madrid. I know they want to compete and sign awesome players, but this is just getting downright ridiculous :shock:
July 4, 200915 yr Michael Owen to Manure. WTF. Does he not care at all about the people in Liverpool?
July 4, 200915 yr It was a sad sad day and it was disgusting seeing him wear a Utd jersey :yuckky: Either way, all the best to him as long as he doesn't score against us. We should buy RvN from Madrid just for shits and giggles
July 5, 200915 yr He just threw away whatever little legacy he had left at Anfield. He also had to take a huge pay-cut when compared to his wages at Newcastle, apparently.
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