The Mighty Football Thread - Page 365

Bertrand · 08.10.2015, 09:01 AM

My bets were on Arsenal too for the title this year. I'll stick to it, even though their display was not a fine one to watch. It's as if being ahead of Chelsea too early was something they didn't aspire to.
Mourinho would have been quite happy with the result...

I didn't think Payet would settle in so quickly. He was really really good.
For Swansea, Montero was a treat to watch too (that's his second season, yes).

h8kurdt · 08.13.2015, 12:41 PM

This bullshit with Mourinho and Carneiro is pissing me off big time. The ego of Mourinho has gone to stupid levels and it may come to bite him on he ass soon. The worst thing is Carneiro's predecessor has pipped up and said

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Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro's statement on social media was a "slap in the face" for Jose Mourinho, according to one of her predecessors.
Carneiro posted on Facebook after being criticised by the Chelsea boss for leaving his side with nine men against Swansea by treating Eden Hazard.
But Ralph Rogers, Chelsea's first team doctor under Carlo Ancelotti, said the Facebook comment was not "ethical".
He added it will be "difficult" for the 41-year-old to regain Mourinho's trust.
Carneiro tended to Hazard after he was tripped in the final minutes of Saturday's 2-2 draw with the Welsh club, meaning the Belgium forward had to leave the pitch.
It reduced Chelsea to nine men as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had already been sent off and Mourinho afterwards said his medical staff were "impulsive and naive" and did not "understand the game".
Carneiro responded on Facebook by writing: "I would like to thank the general public for their overwhelming support. Really very much appreciated."
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live, Rogers said: "You are support staff. You're not one of the stars. There's almost a slap in the face to the manager.
"Why would she go to social media? It's something we, as a profession, ethically should not be doing."
Carneiro now looks set to lose her place on the Chelsea bench for Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester City.
And Rogers, who did not question Carneiro's judgement and treatment of Hazard, added: "There has to be a very good relationship between the medical staff, or the physician, and the manager.
"The manager has to be able to trust the medical judgement he's receiving and when that trust is broken, where do you go? It's going to be difficult."
Eamonn Salmon, chief executive of the Football Medical Association - which represents professional medical staff in the sport - has backed Carneiro and physio Jon Fearn while Liverpool's former head of medicine Peter Brukner says Mourinho should apologise to the doctor.

How is she being made into the bad guy in all this when Mourinho was way out of line for what he said?! Absolutely ridiculous.

The best thing would be Wenger deciding to hire her. Tat would just be brilliant.

demonrail666 · 08.13.2015, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by h8kurdt

This bullshit with Mourinho and Carneiro is pissing me off big time. The ego of Mourinho has gone to stupid levels and it may come to bite him on he ass soon. The worst thing is Carneiro's predecessor has pipped up and said

How is she being made into the bad guy in all this when Mourinho was way out of line for what he said?! Absolutely ridiculous.

The best thing would be Wenger deciding to hire her. Tat would just be brilliant.

Would love to see abramovich overrule jose and reinstate her. Assuming that wont happen, I agree, her being signed by a rival team would be great. Sometimes I can see the funny side of mourinhos egomania. Other times I just think hes a nasty cunt with no class. This is definitely an example of the latter.

!@#$%! · 08.14.2015, 03:20 PM

just tuned it to the last few minutes of bayern's crucifixion of sucky hamburg

looks 5-0 at '88. will have to see the replay. good thing i actually can-- sweeeett.

h8kurdt · 08.15.2015, 09:24 AM

Maybe. Just maybe this season will go ok. Barcelona getting dicked last night and Everton thrashing Southampton today. Now all we (by 'we' I mean 'I') need now is to get laid, and Bruce Springsteen to announce a UK tour, then my life will be sorted. For today that is.

!@#$%! · 08.15.2015, 11:29 AM

dortmund-gladbach about to start

big game...

===

reus!!! what a shot!!

aubameyang scores with a beautiful header from a schmelzer cross. that's 2-0. dortmund is back!

YEEEEEEEESSSS.

--

some motherfucker just stepped on reus's left foot. LEAVE REUS ALONE!

--

holy shit 3-0 aubameyang to mkhitarian dortmund ON FIRE. ON FUCKING FIRE. 3-0 up at 33' and gadbach was 3r place last year conceded record low goals but now this dortmund sweeeeeeeeeeettttttttttt.

--

lucien favre (gladbach coach) cannot believe this shit-- caught on camera with his mouth agape. his team just not allowed to play by massive dortmund pressing, possession, and firepower.

---

4-0 in the end. total domination by dortmund. amazing.

weidenfeller has been relegated as starter for the europa league, and it feels right. he was slow, had to stay close to his goalpoast, and burki comes out forward instead.

demonrail666 · 08.20.2015, 01:33 PM

I really hate this thing where the transfer window carries on into the start of the season. Surely it'd make more sense to have it open straight after the CL final and then close at the end of July, or something along those lines. How can managers plan the start of a season with so many question marks in their squad? It makes no sense to me at all.

!@#$%! · 08.20.2015, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

I really hate this thing where the transfer window carries on into the start of the season. Surely it'd make more sense to have it open straight after the CL final and then close at the end of July, or something along those lines. How can managers plan the start of a season with so many question marks in their squad? It makes no sense to me at all.

i agree with that, i don't know why the hell they do it this way-- start with the team you bought in the off season, roll the dice, etc.

if anything, the january transfer window allows for corrections.

oh, bundesliga is down in january though-- you guys aren't.

demonrail666 · 08.20.2015, 05:20 PM

Another reason why the Prem should have a winter break.

demonrail666 · 08.21.2015, 08:00 AM

Great article by Barney Ronay on NBC's new Prem League TV deal.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...ted-states-nbc

h8kurdt · 08.21.2015, 08:35 AM

Breadcrumbs.

!@#$%! · 08.21.2015, 08:50 AM

The nightmare of American food

demonrail666 · 08.21.2015, 12:17 PM

"Baseball on TV is basically bulky, anxious men wandering around spitting and frowning while suddenly every four minutes someone’s shouting about a pizza."

!@#$%! · 08.21.2015, 12:27 PM

just finished watching the replay of last weekend's bayern-hamburg game.

yes, hamburg was the easiest of opponents, but still, it looks like douglas costa is going to be a holy terror this season.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 08.21.2015, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

"Baseball on TV is basically bulky, anxious men wandering around spitting and frowning while suddenly every four minutes someone’s shouting about a pizza."

It really is only ok at the ballpark. There it seems to go by much quicker pace and you can look at what you want to.. on TV it is one of most boring things in human history..

!@#$%! · 08.21.2015, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

ballpark

true

so, back to the fútbol subject, what's on the schedule for Team America World Police in the upcoming international break?

demonrail666 · 08.21.2015, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

It really is only ok at the ballpark. There it seems to go by much quicker pace and you can look at what you want to.. on TV it is one of most boring things in human history..

I've been to a baseball game and loved it, but did think while I was there that it wasn't a game that lends itself well to TV.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 08.21.2015, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

true

so, back to the fútbol subject, what's on the schedule for Team America World Police in the upcoming international break?

Howard is coming back. Guzan was over his head and Nick Ramando is actually younger than Tim yet somehow older..
Two warm up matches against Peru and Brazil in September before that stupid playoff against Mexico because USA got too cocky and Jurgen is increasingly a dumbass

!@#$%! · 08.22.2015, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

Two warm up matches against Peru and Brazil in September

so that's in the aug 31-Sept 8 break? good.

====

bayern-hoffenheim turned out to be a fun crazy little match. bayern conceded a goal on the 9th second, then tied late in the first half, 2nd half boateng got himself thrown out for playing volleyball in the barrier, hoffenheim's polanski shot his penalty kick to neuer's goalpost, then near the end lewandowski from a costa-then-gotze pass managed to pull off the 2-1. great 2nd half.

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also this past week dortmund was getting beaten 3-0 by a norwegian team and came back to win 4-3. insane. see here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ZyLnfpr3s

h8kurdt · 08.22.2015, 10:39 AM

Well at least we know West Ham definitely won't be getting into the Europa Cup on fair play rules. Lol.

08.10.2015, 09:01 AM	#7281
Bertrand expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rennes, France Posts: 1,267	My bets were on Arsenal too for the title this year. I'll stick to it, even though their display was not a fine one to watch. It's as if being ahead of Chelsea too early was something they didn't aspire to. Mourinho would have been quite happy with the result... I didn't think Payet would settle in so quickly. He was really really good. For Swansea, Montero was a treat to watch too (that's his second season, yes).
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08.14.2015, 03:20 PM	#7284
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,546	just tuned it to the last few minutes of bayern's crucifixion of sucky hamburg looks 5-0 at '88. will have to see the replay. good thing i actually can-- sweeeett.
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08.15.2015, 09:24 AM	#7285
h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	Maybe. Just maybe this season will go ok. Barcelona getting dicked last night and Everton thrashing Southampton today. Now all we (by 'we' I mean 'I') need now is to get laid, and Bruce Springsteen to announce a UK tour, then my life will be sorted. For today that is. __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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08.15.2015, 11:29 AM	#7286
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,546	dortmund-gladbach about to start big game... === reus!!! what a shot!! aubameyang scores with a beautiful header from a schmelzer cross. that's 2-0. dortmund is back! YEEEEEEEESSSS. -- some motherfucker just stepped on reus's left foot. LEAVE REUS ALONE! -- holy shit 3-0 aubameyang to mkhitarian dortmund ON FIRE. ON FUCKING FIRE. 3-0 up at 33' and gadbach was 3r place last year conceded record low goals but now this dortmund sweeeeeeeeeeettttttttttt. -- lucien favre (gladbach coach) cannot believe this shit-- caught on camera with his mouth agape. his team just not allowed to play by massive dortmund pressing, possession, and firepower. --- 4-0 in the end. total domination by dortmund. amazing. weidenfeller has been relegated as starter for the europa league, and it feels right. he was slow, had to stay close to his goalpoast, and burki comes out forward instead.
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08.20.2015, 01:33 PM	#7287
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	I really hate this thing where the transfer window carries on into the start of the season. Surely it'd make more sense to have it open straight after the CL final and then close at the end of July, or something along those lines. How can managers plan the start of a season with so many question marks in their squad? It makes no sense to me at all.
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08.20.2015, 05:20 PM	#7289
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Another reason why the Prem should have a winter break.
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08.21.2015, 08:00 AM	#7290
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Great article by Barney Ronay on NBC's new Prem League TV deal. http://www.theguardian.com/football/...ted-states-nbc
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08.21.2015, 08:35 AM	#7291
h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	Breadcrumbs. __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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08.21.2015, 08:50 AM	#7292
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,546	The nightmare of American food
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08.21.2015, 12:17 PM	#7293
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	"Baseball on TV is basically bulky, anxious men wandering around spitting and frowning while suddenly every four minutes someone’s shouting about a pizza."
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08.21.2015, 12:27 PM	#7294
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,546	just finished watching the replay of last weekend's bayern-hamburg game. yes, hamburg was the easiest of opponents, but still, it looks like douglas costa is going to be a holy terror this season.
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08.22.2015, 10:39 AM	#7300
h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	Well at least we know West Ham definitely won't be getting into the Europa Cup on fair play rules. Lol. __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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