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RDaneelOlivaw
Profile Joined April 2011
Vatican City State733 Posts
August 23 2014 18:56 GMT
#2581
Turned on the Atletico Bilbao Malaga match for the last 5 minutes....poor AB got denied an equalizer for no apparent reason. Then the goalie wrestled down an attacker from in the box and the the AB got called for the foul instead of getting the obvious penalty lol
NuclearJudas
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
6546 Posts
August 23 2014 19:19 GMT
#2582
Was the goalkeeper that would have equalised, lol.

http://gfycat.com/UnfinishedBlondJunebug

What a joke of a referee.
Life is like Tetris. Your errors pile up but your accomplishments disappear. - Robert Ohlén | http://railroaddiary.wordpress.com/ - My words about stuff.
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18750 Posts
August 23 2014 19:23 GMT
#2583
what a wonderful cross too
Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
August 23 2014 19:34 GMT
#2584
Manchester United are set to sign Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria in a deal worth over £48 million.
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.
CeriseCherries
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
6170 Posts
August 23 2014 19:36 GMT
#2585
On August 24 2014 02:17 CeriseCherries wrote:
i had a dream last night that everton-arsenal ends 2-2


brb betting my life savings on my dreams
Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
NuclearJudas
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
6546 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-23 19:44:47
August 23 2014 19:40 GMT
#2586
Watching Valencia play in red is so absurd.

Sevilla 1-0 before the break. Well worked by Bacca and Vidal got lucky with the rebound.
Life is like Tetris. Your errors pile up but your accomplishments disappear. - Robert Ohlén | http://railroaddiary.wordpress.com/ - My words about stuff.
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
August 23 2014 20:07 GMT
#2587
Not sure how every stage of every potential transfer by Utd gets leaked while other clubs can suddenly sign players without any prior fuss. Di Maria is great but we still need defenders.
Ferrose
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States11378 Posts
August 23 2014 20:07 GMT
#2588
On August 24 2014 03:32 Pantagruel wrote:
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On August 24 2014 03:27 Ferrose wrote:
On August 24 2014 03:23 Rebs wrote:
Well take Lukaku off, and all of a sudden Arsenal grows a pair at the back and everything looks more comfortable.

Cazorla played well and Giroud has given them a focal point. I would like to see Giroud start every game and a Sanchez + Walcott to round it out. Ox was poor for me today.


Campbell for Ox was pretty much a like for like switch but I think Cazorla was what really helped. He helped take some of the creative burden off Özil'shoulders. Ramsey and Wilshere are both box to box runners, not creators. It's no coincidence that Arsenal got two goals after Cazorla came on.


Agreed. I actually thought Ox was ok in the first half. Cazorla change is what helped though. Much more dangerous when he is in for Wilshere. I really don't like Wishere much, just an average player to me. Also has a nasty tackle in him which he displayed today. Giroud also made a big difference. You can complain that he isn't clinical enough, which is true, but he does always get into good dangerous positions which leads to scoring chances.

All in all it's a really decent result for Arsenal versus Everton away, especially considering they were down 2-0. I think they still need a bit of time to settle as a team but they should be strong in season if they can avoid those crippling injuries.


Giroud was needed because Arsenal lacked a focal point in the attack. With Alexis it was basically a strikerless formation.

I wonder if Lukaku's role in that game will become more popular with other teams. Playing a small guy in the center with a tall and strong guy out wide lets the big guy boss the full backs around (who are usually shorter than center backs), and can also drag center backs out of position if they try to challenge the wide player themselves.
@113candlemagic Office lady by day, lonely woman at night. | Official lolicon of thread 94273
NuclearJudas
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
6546 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-23 20:54:53
August 23 2014 20:15 GMT
#2589
Valencia's manager looks like a butcher.

Nasty elbow has Rodrigo sent off a minute or two into his debut. What a dunce. And Diego Alves nearly getting sent off as he almost recreates the infamous Schumacher GK rush.

Here's the red card offence.

Young player for Sevilla wearing a Cech-style helmet. I suppose that'll be standard issue in the future.

Orbán playing the role of super-sub and scoring with his shoulder (:D). Valencia on even terms, but with one man less than Sevilla.

Full time: Sevilla 1-1 Valencia.
Life is like Tetris. Your errors pile up but your accomplishments disappear. - Robert Ohlén | http://railroaddiary.wordpress.com/ - My words about stuff.
Deleted User 26513
Profile Joined February 2007
2376 Posts
August 23 2014 20:47 GMT
#2590
On August 24 2014 04:34 Mensol wrote:
Manchester United are set to sign Real Madrid winger Angel di Maria in a deal worth over £48 million.

They better buy center forward with the money. Otherwise the CL title defense is really questionable.
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
August 23 2014 20:56 GMT
#2591
I don't understand why he wanted to leave in the first place? Kroos and James both play in the middle, how is Di Maria's place under threat?
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-23 21:19:47
August 23 2014 21:17 GMT
#2592
So you would play a team with Ronaldo, James, Kroos, Bale, Benzema, Modric, Alonso and Di Maria ? Doesnt quite work.

Also off all the players in that squad the only ones who stick to the middle are Kroos, Modric and Alonso, everyone else has a dominant side but play Free for the most part with lots of interchanges.

On August 24 2014 06:17 Crushinator wrote:
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On August 24 2014 05:56 zulu_nation8 wrote:
I don't understand why he wanted to leave in the first place? Kroos and James both play in the middle, how is Di Maria's place under threat?


Because he plays in the middle at RM. And now there isn't even a spot for him there.


Never seen that so I would doubt the validity of that line of argument
Crushinator
Profile Joined August 2011
Netherlands2138 Posts
August 23 2014 21:17 GMT
#2593
On August 24 2014 05:56 zulu_nation8 wrote:
I don't understand why he wanted to leave in the first place? Kroos and James both play in the middle, how is Di Maria's place under threat?


Because he plays in the middle at RM. And now there isn't even a spot for him there.
Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-23 21:34:12
August 23 2014 21:23 GMT
#2594
So LVG have to change 3-5-2 right? Di Maria has no place in 3-5-2 as Mata playing in the middle.

He is probably going to change 4-2-3-1, Mata and Di Maria on the wings, Rooney in the middle. Now he needs DM next to Herrera.
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.
KobraKay
Profile Joined March 2010
Portugal4386 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-23 21:37:16
August 23 2014 21:33 GMT
#2595
On August 24 2014 06:23 Mensol wrote:
So LVG have to change 3-5-2 right? Di Maria has no place in 3-5-2 as Mata playing in the middle.

He is probably going to change 4-2-3-1, Mata and Di Maria on the wings, Rooney in the middle. Now he needs DM next to Herrera.


That would be a waste on my eyes....but the only way to fit him and not putting Mata on a wing would be to either have him play even more as a CM than he plays in RM or to change to 4-4-2 diamond (with Di Maria CM left, Herrera CM right Mata AMC and Rooney RVP as strikers...but Im not sure that would ever work).

As such, Im not seeing how can Di Maria fit there...maybe you are right but it still seems like a waste for me
CJ Fighting! (--.--)
Crushinator
Profile Joined August 2011
Netherlands2138 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-23 21:37:10
August 23 2014 21:35 GMT
#2596
On August 24 2014 06:23 Mensol wrote:
So LVG have to change 3-5-2 right? Di Maria has no place in 3-5-2 as Mata playing in the middle.

He is probably going to change 4-2-3-1, Mata and Di Maria on the wings, Rooney in the middle. Now he needs DM next to Herrera.


Yeah I don't think he fits in 3-5-2, but for a 4-3-3 variant I think Mata will be first choice in the middle, Januzaj/Di Maria on the wings and Rooney will play in the position where the first choice isn't available/needs rest, which between 4 players should be every game. This is very bad news for valencia and young imo.
Mensol
Profile Joined September 2012
14536 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-23 21:54:08
August 23 2014 21:49 GMT
#2597
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Who is going to play RB at Manu? I dont remember where i read it but LVG planning to sell Rafael because he dislikes his work ethic or something like that.

On August 24 2014 06:35 Crushinator wrote:
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On August 24 2014 06:23 Mensol wrote:
So LVG have to change 3-5-2 right? Di Maria has no place in 3-5-2 as Mata playing in the middle.

He is probably going to change 4-2-3-1, Mata and Di Maria on the wings, Rooney in the middle. Now he needs DM next to Herrera.


Yeah I don't think he fits in 3-5-2, but for a 4-3-3 variant I think Mata will be first choice in the middle, Januzaj/Di Maria on the wings and Rooney will play in the position where the first choice isn't available/needs rest, which between 4 players should be every game. This is very bad news for valencia and young imo.

Rooney is going to be starter no matter what, thats a sure thing.

4-3-3 is only viable when RVP or Rooney injured. Otherwise you have to put either Di Maria or Mata on bench.

On August 24 2014 06:33 KobraKay wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 24 2014 06:23 Mensol wrote:
So LVG have to change 3-5-2 right? Di Maria has no place in 3-5-2 as Mata playing in the middle.

He is probably going to change 4-2-3-1, Mata and Di Maria on the wings, Rooney in the middle. Now he needs DM next to Herrera.


That would be a waste on my eyes....but the only way to fit him and not putting Mata on a wing would be to either have him play even more as a CM than he plays in RM or to change to 4-4-2 diamond (with Di Maria CM left, Herrera CM right Mata AMC and Rooney RVP as strikers...but Im not sure that would ever work).

As such, Im not seeing how can Di Maria fit there...maybe you are right but it still seems like a waste for me

Mata is a good winger, he doesnt help the defence but his crosses are extremely good. You know how good Di Maria on wings as well.
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.
Crushinator
Profile Joined August 2011
Netherlands2138 Posts
August 23 2014 21:55 GMT
#2598
On August 24 2014 06:49 Mensol wrote:
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Who is going to play RB at Manu? I dont remember where i read it but LVG planning to sell Rafael because he dislikes his work ethic or something like that.

Show nested quote +
On August 24 2014 06:35 Crushinator wrote:
On August 24 2014 06:23 Mensol wrote:
So LVG have to change 3-5-2 right? Di Maria has no place in 3-5-2 as Mata playing in the middle.

He is probably going to change 4-2-3-1, Mata and Di Maria on the wings, Rooney in the middle. Now he needs DM next to Herrera.


Yeah I don't think he fits in 3-5-2, but for a 4-3-3 variant I think Mata will be first choice in the middle, Januzaj/Di Maria on the wings and Rooney will play in the position where the first choice isn't available/needs rest, which between 4 players should be every game. This is very bad news for valencia and young imo.

Rooney is going to be starter no matter what, thats a sure thing.

4-3-3 is only viable when RVP or Rooney injured. Otherwise you have to put either Di Maria or Mata on bench.

Show nested quote +
On August 24 2014 06:33 KobraKay wrote:
On August 24 2014 06:23 Mensol wrote:
So LVG have to change 3-5-2 right? Di Maria has no place in 3-5-2 as Mata playing in the middle.

He is probably going to change 4-2-3-1, Mata and Di Maria on the wings, Rooney in the middle. Now he needs DM next to Herrera.


That would be a waste on my eyes....but the only way to fit him and not putting Mata on a wing would be to either have him play even more as a CM than he plays in RM or to change to 4-4-2 diamond (with Di Maria CM left, Herrera CM right Mata AMC and Rooney RVP as strikers...but Im not sure that would ever work).

As such, Im not seeing how can Di Maria fit there...maybe you are right but it still seems like a waste for me

Mata is a good winger man, he doesnt help the defence but his crosses are so sick. You know how good Di Maria on wings as well.


Yeah I think Rooney will be a starter, just not in a fixed position.
Ysellian
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands9029 Posts
August 23 2014 21:58 GMT
#2599
RM need the money to recoup the James transfer, well James you have some pretty big boots to fill.
zeo
Profile Joined October 2009
Serbia6343 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-23 22:22:07
August 23 2014 22:16 GMT
#2600
Chelsea top of the table... just 36 games to go

Edit: Today was a good day.

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