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Time to move on to the next thread http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/sports/460943-2014-2015-football-thread
Micro_Jackson
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany2002 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-04 19:37:29
March 04 2014 19:32 GMT
#13081
On March 05 2014 04:24 Maenander wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2014 03:53 Micro_Jackson wrote:
On March 05 2014 03:26 RvB wrote:
On March 05 2014 02:06 Micro_Jackson wrote:
Its so sad that Puyol´s knees betrayed him. But at 35 and with all trophys you could possible win it is a nice career.

It will most likely not happen but i would love to see him a season again with pep at munich just because he seems to be a very cool dude and together with Dante they would have the best defender duo in terms of haircut.

He's not good enough anymore for that, he's old and too slow sadly.


I dont know first i though of it as a joke but if you think about it its maybe even possible.

He has 3 options, retire, which he said that he doesnt want, going to Quatar, China or something like that or stay in europe. If he wants to stay in Europe Bayern could be an option.
He knows the coach really well (they even played 2 seasons together holy shit), he will not be as expensive and is still good enough for the 4/5th CB behind the young guys. In Bundesliga even i could play there right now. Also a 36 year old veteran that has more energy as the 20 year old guy after winning everything could be a nice thing to have.

Bayern already have van Buyten, I doubt they want another old defender a backup.


Van Buyten will most likely retire after the world cup. Or at least not for Bayern, his contract runs out.
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28797 Posts
March 04 2014 19:36 GMT
#13082
Puyol is a total hero. But I mean cmon, if he's retiring from barcelona because he needs to rest, then certainly he's not gonna join the one team which is actually better than them.
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Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
March 04 2014 20:08 GMT
#13083
Ibrahimovic did a conference for Turkey vs Sweden game.

He says "Brazil is favorite to win World Cup. They'll take advantage of playing at home. I would like to see one of my teammates(Thiago Silva) winning it."

If only Diego Costa choosed Brazil over Spain Unfortunately, they don't have a great striker.

Germany will win as long as they dodge Italy. Maybe Argentina can go further than expected if both Messi and Aguero gets momentum.

oh I also hope that Tiki Spain Taka eliminates early so that we can watch a real football.
If you don't know what the fuck you are doing, how are your enemies supposed to know what the fuck you are doing. - imaqtpie on NA teams at Worlds.
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18636 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-04 20:38:59
March 04 2014 20:38 GMT
#13084
On March 05 2014 05:08 Mensol wrote:
Ibrahimovic did a conference for Turkey vs Sweden game.

He says "Brazil is favorite to win World Cup. They'll take advantage of playing at home. I would like to see one of my teammates(Thiago Silva) winning it."

If only Diego Costa choosed Brazil over Spain Unfortunately, they don't have a great striker.

Germany will win as long as they dodge Italy. Maybe Argentina can go further than expected if both Messi and Aguero gets momentum.

oh I also hope that Tiki Spain Taka eliminates early so that we can watch a real football.


Both Germany and Italy will have problems with their pressing style because it is F* HOT and WET
Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-04 21:27:26
March 04 2014 21:08 GMT
#13085
^ Well then i hope someone stops Spain because they dont waste too much energy with short passes.

[image loading]

What an awesome picture. Materazzi and Zanneti are fighting over Henry's kit.

Let me repeat the names again: Materazzi and Zanetti

Number 14 is the coolest number ever. Johan Cruyff, Henry and Misugi ^_^
If you don't know what the fuck you are doing, how are your enemies supposed to know what the fuck you are doing. - imaqtpie on NA teams at Worlds.
Ysellian
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands9029 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-04 21:24:26
March 04 2014 21:23 GMT
#13086
On March 05 2014 05:38 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2014 05:08 Mensol wrote:
Ibrahimovic did a conference for Turkey vs Sweden game.

He says "Brazil is favorite to win World Cup. They'll take advantage of playing at home. I would like to see one of my teammates(Thiago Silva) winning it."

If only Diego Costa choosed Brazil over Spain Unfortunately, they don't have a great striker.

Germany will win as long as they dodge Italy. Maybe Argentina can go further than expected if both Messi and Aguero gets momentum.

oh I also hope that Tiki Spain Taka eliminates early so that we can watch a real football.


Both Germany and Italy will have problems with their pressing style because it is F* HOT and WET


This has been thrown around a lot but of at least three of the hosting cities aren't that bad to be honest. It's the lower hemisphere, temperatures are lower than the rest of the year and precipitation isn't that high either. Humidity isn't going to be that bad in at least Porto Alegre, Curtiba and São Paolo. The other cities are likely going to be a nightmare though, but the southern Europeans shouldn't struggle too much.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
March 04 2014 21:24 GMT
#13087
On March 05 2014 06:08 Mensol wrote:
^ Well then i hope someone stops Spain because they dont waste too much energy with short passes.

[image loading]

What an awesome picture. Materazzi and Zanneti are fighting over for Henry's kit.

Let me repeat the names again: Materazzi and Zanetti

Number 14 is the coolest number ever. Johan Cruyff, Henry and Misugi ^_^


25 gg :D

[image loading]
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Rookie6
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Brazil583 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-04 21:40:41
March 04 2014 21:38 GMT
#13088
On March 05 2014 06:23 Ysellian wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2014 05:38 sharkie wrote:
On March 05 2014 05:08 Mensol wrote:
Ibrahimovic did a conference for Turkey vs Sweden game.

He says "Brazil is favorite to win World Cup. They'll take advantage of playing at home. I would like to see one of my teammates(Thiago Silva) winning it."

If only Diego Costa choosed Brazil over Spain Unfortunately, they don't have a great striker.

Germany will win as long as they dodge Italy. Maybe Argentina can go further than expected if both Messi and Aguero gets momentum.

oh I also hope that Tiki Spain Taka eliminates early so that we can watch a real football.


Both Germany and Italy will have problems with their pressing style because it is F* HOT and WET


This has been thrown around a lot but of at least three of the hosting cities aren't that bad to be honest. It's the lower hemisphere, temperatures are lower than the rest of the year and precipitation isn't that high either. Humidity isn't going to be that bad in at least Porto Alegre, Curtiba and São Paolo. The other cities are likely going to be a nightmare though, but the southern Europeans shouldn't struggle too much.


Germany got some really hot places for the group stage, but the biggest problem is that Brazil is huge. Players will be playing in one place and only a few days after will play somewhere with a completely different weather. Germany for exemple will play in Recife and (if they get first in their group) 4 days after in Porto Alegre.
Micro_Jackson
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany2002 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-04 21:57:12
March 04 2014 21:56 GMT
#13089
Germanys problem will not be the weather or the traveling, it will be the coach.

A year ago or something like that i really thought Germany has a shot at this but our coach is just bad. He has almost no rotation, does weird roster decisions and basically just copys the tactic from other guys.
2010 he was highly influenced by Van Gaals Bayern, 2012 he played like Jürgen Klopps Dortmund and currently the last few testgames were just copycats of what Guardiola is doing currently which is a fluent 4-1-4-1 with Lahm as a central midfielder which would be horrible in the national team..
clusen
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany8702 Posts
March 04 2014 21:58 GMT
#13090
On March 05 2014 05:38 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2014 05:08 Mensol wrote:
Ibrahimovic did a conference for Turkey vs Sweden game.

He says "Brazil is favorite to win World Cup. They'll take advantage of playing at home. I would like to see one of my teammates(Thiago Silva) winning it."

If only Diego Costa choosed Brazil over Spain Unfortunately, they don't have a great striker.

Germany will win as long as they dodge Italy. Maybe Argentina can go further than expected if both Messi and Aguero gets momentum.

oh I also hope that Tiki Spain Taka eliminates early so that we can watch a real football.


Both Germany and Italy will have problems with their pressing style because it is F* HOT and WET

We've got bigger problems than that, we haven't cloned Lahm yet for example.

Just imagine Lahm as left-back, right-back and as our DM, that would be so good :D
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18636 Posts
March 04 2014 22:27 GMT
#13091
On March 05 2014 06:58 clusen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2014 05:38 sharkie wrote:
On March 05 2014 05:08 Mensol wrote:
Ibrahimovic did a conference for Turkey vs Sweden game.

He says "Brazil is favorite to win World Cup. They'll take advantage of playing at home. I would like to see one of my teammates(Thiago Silva) winning it."

If only Diego Costa choosed Brazil over Spain Unfortunately, they don't have a great striker.

Germany will win as long as they dodge Italy. Maybe Argentina can go further than expected if both Messi and Aguero gets momentum.

oh I also hope that Tiki Spain Taka eliminates early so that we can watch a real football.


Both Germany and Italy will have problems with their pressing style because it is F* HOT and WET

We've got bigger problems than that, we haven't cloned Lahm yet for example.

Just imagine Lahm as left-back, right-back and as our DM, that would be so good :D


Schweinsteiger and Khedira are superior to Lahm in the DM position imo...
Lahm lacks physicality to those two
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
March 05 2014 04:26 GMT
#13092
New Sporting KC secondary kit:

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Ferrose
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States11378 Posts
March 05 2014 04:57 GMT
#13093
On March 05 2014 13:26 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
New Sporting KC secondary kit:

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]


Those are actually really nice. Adidas makes some really nice hooped kits, like this season's Ajax away kit.
@113candlemagic Office lady by day, lonely woman at night. | Official lolicon of thread 94273
Mafe
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany5966 Posts
March 05 2014 10:04 GMT
#13094
On March 05 2014 07:27 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 05 2014 06:58 clusen wrote:
On March 05 2014 05:38 sharkie wrote:
On March 05 2014 05:08 Mensol wrote:
Ibrahimovic did a conference for Turkey vs Sweden game.

He says "Brazil is favorite to win World Cup. They'll take advantage of playing at home. I would like to see one of my teammates(Thiago Silva) winning it."

If only Diego Costa choosed Brazil over Spain Unfortunately, they don't have a great striker.

Germany will win as long as they dodge Italy. Maybe Argentina can go further than expected if both Messi and Aguero gets momentum.

oh I also hope that Tiki Spain Taka eliminates early so that we can watch a real football.


Both Germany and Italy will have problems with their pressing style because it is F* HOT and WET

We've got bigger problems than that, we haven't cloned Lahm yet for example.

Just imagine Lahm as left-back, right-back and as our DM, that would be so good :D


Schweinsteiger and Khedira are superior to Lahm in the DM position imo...
Lahm lacks physicality to those two

At the moment I think the biggest concern will be injured players/players just returning from injury with little competitive games before the world cup.
TBH I'd also prefer to see Lahm as a left/right back; not because I think he's better there, but because we seem to have more good players as alternative in midfield than in left/right back.
ViperPL
Profile Joined March 2011
Poland1775 Posts
March 05 2014 12:15 GMT
#13095
De Rossi got kicked out of Italy for doing that:



I gotta say though, great respect for Icardi. He took a shot in the face and didn't even flinch.
A dota player and lol player walk into a bar. The dota player says: "lol sucks". Lol player couldn't deny. http://i.imgur.com/FpLeTf1.gif
Zhiroo
Profile Joined February 2011
Kosovo2724 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-03-05 13:05:05
March 05 2014 13:01 GMT
#13096
Our first ever football match that is recognized by FIFA starting now! Wee!!!

EDIT: Oh it seems it's in 15:00 not 14:00
LoL EuW: Zhiroo - By starting this squabble you've proven nothing but how vast your stupidity is.
PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
March 05 2014 13:17 GMT
#13097
de rossi is such an asshole

hatred outlives the hateful
Zhiroo
Profile Joined February 2011
Kosovo2724 Posts
March 05 2014 13:19 GMT
#13098
On March 05 2014 22:17 MaGic~PhiL wrote:
de rossi is such an asshole



Well he had a great mentor in the club.
LoL EuW: Zhiroo - By starting this squabble you've proven nothing but how vast your stupidity is.
Ferrose
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States11378 Posts
March 05 2014 13:20 GMT
#13099
@113candlemagic Office lady by day, lonely woman at night. | Official lolicon of thread 94273
MapleLeafSirup
Profile Joined July 2009
Germany950 Posts
March 05 2014 14:30 GMT
#13100
On March 05 2014 06:56 Micro_Jackson wrote:
Germanys problem will not be the weather or the traveling, it will be the coach.

A year ago or something like that i really thought Germany has a shot at this but our coach is just bad. He has almost no rotation, does weird roster decisions and basically just copys the tactic from other guys.
2010 he was highly influenced by Van Gaals Bayern, 2012 he played like Jürgen Klopps Dortmund and currently the last few testgames were just copycats of what Guardiola is doing currently which is a fluent 4-1-4-1 with Lahm as a central midfielder which would be horrible in the national team..


He is not to blame if he copies Guardiola's system because most German national players are from Bayern and therefore are used to it. Especially Lahm, who has been playing DM almost all the time under Pep, would have a hard time re-adjusting to his old position again. Pep tried that against Arsenal and immediately changed it back during halftime. Additionally the offensive Bayern midfield players are well attuned to this system with Lahm playing DM. Please also consider that Khedira and Gündogan will most likely miss the WC.

Besides, I agree that he rotates too little. Or let's put it this way. He likes to stick with his favorite players for far too long.
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