but when you have a whole bunch of attackers, it's hard to decide which ones to put together, and as a result the chemistry isn't really there and the team suffers as a whole...but i'm probably just talking out of my ass...

RamenStyle

United States1929 Posts

August 31 2007 18:33 GMT

#162

Riquelme might not sign with Atletico Madrid. Anyways, 3:30 hours until the deadline and no news about it. However, they just signed Thiago Motta from Barcelona. A totally lotto signing. Could live up to the expectations he once created or remain as a mediocre player. Aguirre, Atletico´s coach likes to do a lot of rotations, so ofensive players overbooking its not a problem. However the defense is, cause it sucks.

HorsementalitY

United States1159 Posts

August 31 2007 18:40 GMT

#163

Riquelme might sign for Everton

That will be so sexy, i get to watch a lot of EPL games and it will be awesome to see one of my all time fav players week in and week out. And offcourse a midfield of Riquelme and Arteta is to die for.
Very similar players.

If this move happens...Everton will shurely join Arsenal as my 2 fav teams in the EPL

PLz make it happen God..plz

mAKiTO

Colombia4171 Posts

August 31 2007 18:43 GMT

#164

that wouldnt be good, Riquelmes style deff does not fit the EPL, stay in la liga!

Liquid`Drone

Norway28790 Posts

August 31 2007 20:06 GMT

#165

so guys lets talk about champions league groups

haha rosenborg got chelsea valencia and schalke
they're so fucked

i'd almost be content with 5 points

mAKiTO

Colombia4171 Posts

August 31 2007 20:29 GMT

#166

Here you go Eri http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=58616

:D

Liquid`Drone

Norway28790 Posts

August 31 2007 20:34 GMT

#167

what the fuck i glanced the forum for champions league thread but couldnt see :D

i havent been home enough

mAKiTO

Colombia4171 Posts

August 31 2007 20:45 GMT

#168

Milan vs Sevilla just ended good game.

Kaka is awesome

Kassios

France1424 Posts

August 31 2007 21:22 GMT

#169

gatuso as always, a warrior

PhilGood2DaY

Germany7424 Posts

August 31 2007 22:22 GMT

#170

On September 01 2007 05:06 Liquid`Drone wrote:
so guys lets talk about champions league groups

haha rosenborg got chelsea valencia and schalke
they're so fucked

i'd almost be content with 5 points

how are they supposed to get 5 points ?

maybe 1 , 2 or 3..

but lets see =)

Liquid`Drone

Norway28790 Posts

September 01 2007 04:16 GMT

#171

cuz they'll beat schalke at home and tie 2 of the other 5 games

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 01 2007 05:45 GMT

#172

I kinda thought Sevilla would be really inspired and Milan wouldn't be this good but wow, Milan is tough. Their lineup is almost the exact same from last year's champion's league final but everyone they have works so well together and their midfield with Gattuso, Ambrosini, Pirlo, and then going forward with Kaka, Seedorf, is truly awesome. It was nice how Sevilla prayed for Puerta after their goal and Kaka pointing to Puerta's name on his shirt after his goal. Really touching

mAKiTO

Colombia4171 Posts

September 01 2007 06:56 GMT

#173

yeah Pirlo is really good too.

anyways, I told you that Riquelme wouldn't go to Atletico ^^

kroko

Finland2136 Posts

September 01 2007 09:52 GMT

#174

Any1 saw David Villas red card, very nice ^^
For Rosenborg -->

Liquid`Drone

Norway28790 Posts

September 01 2007 14:01 GMT

#175

ha ha kroko : D

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 01 2007 17:31 GMT

#176

I agree that Riquelme shouldn't go to England, premiership football focuses more on physical ability than technical skill which is the exact opposite of Roman's style. I can just imagine his first game, every defender tackling him below the knees two footed because they can't win the ball fairly, Roman gets injured for the season because of a horrible tackle. His style is best suited for La Liga.

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

September 01 2007 17:47 GMT

#177

Also, anyone who watches the Bundesliga know Shao Jia Yi? The Chinese international on Energy Cottonbus. He is currently the only Chinese player playing in a premier division in Europe right now. I've watched one game of him and he seems pretty promising with decent technical skills although he is usually a subsitute. I wanna get some non biased opinions on him.

Adaptation

Canada427 Posts

September 03 2007 05:21 GMT

#178

Zulu: I guess that would explain why i can catch Energy cottbus games on Chinese sports channel. I saw the game Nurnberg vs Energy, he came on the field(the pitch, if i came from England) at the 70 minute. Didnt see much about him. Perhaps next game.

On the Premiership, we are starting to see the regular pattern we are used to see every year, with Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal on top. However Man U is trailing behind, and we can clearly see the loss of Ronaldo(suspension over now) and Rooney showing. However with Ronaldo's return and the suprising Louis Saha scoring on his first match as a sub, they still have a shot. Aston Villa as usual is the Chelsea killer, but its still to early to count them out. Arsenal/liverpool tied, the entire pressure is on Liverpool, while Arsenal's young team can improve with less pressure. Man city's is having offensive trouble(both teams from manchester have), but they will still be a contender to the top 5. One team to look out for also, is Newcastle, with micheal Owen finally waking up after a long long sleep...

Bundesliga: Bayern. Thats all i gotta say.

Ligue 1: Lyon is climbing, but Nancy is just so dominant(still haven't dropped a game), it is by far the most interesting league so far..

La Liga& Serie A: Still early to call for prediction, but so far no big upset(minus Valencia losing 0-3 first match).