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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
January 17 2018 10:37 GMT
#3381
Lol Zlatan doesn't score the best bicycle kick in history of bicycle kicks!
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Acrofales
Profile Joined August 2010
Spain18292 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-17 10:45:31
January 17 2018 10:42 GMT
#3382
On January 17 2018 19:37 Pandemona wrote:
Lol Zlatan doesn't score the best bicycle kick in history of bicycle kicks!

I hope you're being sarcastic... I really really hope so. But I can never be sure because of your Engerland bias.

Just in case you're not (and because we can never ever get enough of this goal).



Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
January 17 2018 10:46 GMT
#3383
Im never sarcastic. Zlatan has nothing on Carroll right now because Zlatan has been fit for like 2 months and not even played.
He hasn't scored a bicycle kick like that in a competitive league If you say the one for Sweden in that friendly vs England which was just a lobbing one then it isn't the same nor as good.
Carroll caught that bicycle kick pure and perfect due to the insane power he generates from the strike, it is unstoppable.

This is just a lob..

[image loading]
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evilfatsh1t
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia8866 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-17 10:56:56
January 17 2018 10:50 GMT
#3384
i suspected you were crazy for actually wanting carroll and thinking he is a premier league winning player, but now its no longer suspicion. youre definitely crazy if you think carroll is anywhere near as good as zlatan. zlatan at 21 was probably better than carrolls been his whole life.
his bicycle kick was tremendous but that doesnt suddenly make him better than zlatan rofl. its not even fair to call zlatans "just a lob". the accuracy in direction and power executed in that kick is absolutely immense
also if were comparing bicycle kicks (i still think that zlatan one is one of the best), a like for like comparison against carrolls would be rooneys vs city. rooney wins that comparison easily simply because of the quality of opposition and historical significance
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
January 17 2018 11:40 GMT
#3385
He hasn't achieved what Zlatan has of course not, Zlatan got carried by Mourinho god then played in little leagues :D :D

But in seriousness i stand by Carroll bicycle kick is best ever, its outstanding the power, the precision and it was against a great Big Sam palace side :3
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sneirac
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany3464 Posts
January 17 2018 13:11 GMT
#3386
As long as you keep in mind that this is what you're buying into

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possession wins games, kante is washed up and shit - pande
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
January 17 2018 13:32 GMT
#3387
So in short Carroll is the Bulba of English football...?
Sugoi monogatari onii-chan!
Bacillus
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland2052 Posts
January 17 2018 14:16 GMT
#3388
On January 17 2018 22:11 sneirac wrote:
As long as you keep in mind that this is what you're buying into

Maybe Chelsea is planning to emulate the Liverpool's Sturridge role here.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
January 17 2018 15:17 GMT
#3389
Yo Mourinho is the Bulba nayumi xD
GREATEST COACH OF ALL TIME

But Carroll offers us alot in terms of what Conte wants as plan B or maybe even a pairing who knows.

Anyway some bad news came out Jim White who is friends with Brady/Sulivan the West Ham owners spoke to them and they said Chelsea have not been talking to "us" (west ham) about Carroll at all.
My guess would be that the only dialogue the two clubs have had is over taking Batman on loan.
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Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-17 15:29:39
January 17 2018 15:26 GMT
#3390
On January 17 2018 17:24 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 17 2018 15:46 evilfatsh1t wrote:
On January 17 2018 15:37 Dante08 wrote:
On January 17 2018 01:30 Rebs wrote:
On January 16 2018 22:29 sharkie wrote:
that happens to a player who keeps saying he loves arsenal and really means it too
he gets a paycut rofl


no, that happens to a player who has spent a considerable amount of time injured and has shown glimpses of being good enough to be a first team player at best.

Lots of people love Arsenal and mean it. Doesnt mean shit if it doesnt translate on the football pitch. Guess we should just put that Arsenal Fan TV dude on the pitch to replace Sanchez then eh ? Who needs Miki.

#allyouneedislove.

On January 16 2018 23:14 sneirac wrote:
It's just PL in 2018, so 2 games. Still proves that big sam is shit


Bullshit, Big Sam is a proven PL masterclass. Give him 500 million and watch what he does... Guaranteed 4 shots on target!


I'm sure Arsenal can do better man, or at least pick a better time to do it. They just lost Sanchez with no replacement in sight, Ozil plus some other key players are in the last year of their contract, and you offer a paycut to the only player that is performing well and might be the future captain of the team? That's just bad management imo.

i severely doubt the paycut was the only change in his contract. it is probably the only one that got reported because it talks shit about arsenal.
id bet that the contract contains clauses that guarantees bonuses based on number of appearances which, if he manages to stay fit and play for a full season, will result in him actually having gotten a pay rise. its a very reasonable thing for arsenal to cut his pay if he cant be relied on to stay fit yet promise a rise should he recover form


even if that were true it would still put him down below Theo Walcott a lot which is a fucking joke


Yes it is, but thats because Theo Walcotts contract is a joke. Shitting on Walcott getting all that money is fair game, because it was one of the dumbest b but I see nothing wrong with the Contract Wilshere has gotten.

Criticizing a club for smartening up "somewhere" is at best counter productive.

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"YOU GAVE WALCOTT A STUPID INFLATED CONTRACT SO YOU SHOULD GIVE ONE TO WILSHERE TOO COZ HE LOV CLUB FFS XD STUPID ARSENAL"


On January 17 2018 22:11 sneirac wrote:
As long as you keep in mind that this is what you're buying into

[image loading]


Hes at best a pack mule that never leaves the shed, but hes the biggest one you have so hes gotta be useful at some time rightttt??
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
January 17 2018 15:30 GMT
#3391
The two biggest earners in Arsenal are about to leave for free though (in Sanchez case they going to get a player probably instead) so i don't think they have "no money" to offer Wilshire though.

Sanchez & Ozil on 140k a week each
Wallcott was 110k a week

All of that is now gone, making Kolsasanic the highest earner lol then followed by RAMSEY who is injured just as much as Wilshire on 110k a week too. Yet they going to offer Wilshire like 70k a week or something and offer him huge incentives in terms of getting top 4 and winning a cup gets u more money. Seems a bit harsh for a player who wants to stay and loves the club.

Ask any Arsenal fan who their favorite player is right now and im sure 99% of them will reply Wilshire.
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Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28798 Posts
January 17 2018 15:32 GMT
#3392
rooney's vs city is the same style just better, imo. I mean for sure this is a great bicycle kick, no disputing that, I don't actually mind putting it above Zlatan's, that's all personal preference.

But if you were to compile a list over the 25 best goals scored by Carroll+Zlatan, there would be 1 Carroll goal there and 24 Zlatan ones. I know/hope you were only trolling, but those two players just are not comparable.
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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
January 17 2018 16:26 GMT
#3393
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
January 17 2018 17:39 GMT
#3394
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
sneirac
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany3464 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-17 22:00:59
January 17 2018 21:52 GMT
#3395
fuck me this Chelsea form is shit

e: 2nd decision VAR has missed tonight, this testing not going well so far
possession wins games, kante is washed up and shit - pande
DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
January 18 2018 00:37 GMT
#3396
I think Carroll is a quality signing as long as he stays fit. He is technically good. A poor version of zlatan/ lukaku. Definitely an upgrade over bats.

And lol chelsea and Morata...
zev318
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada4306 Posts
January 18 2018 01:55 GMT
#3397
so u guys think that lukaku, at this point, was a better signing?
DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
January 18 2018 02:10 GMT
#3398
On January 18 2018 10:55 zev318 wrote:
so u guys think that lukaku, at this point, was a better signing?


I think both have underperformed, but it's not entirely their fault. Manchester united lack creators for lukaku, especially when pogba is absent. He can't really do much without the supply.

Conte's style doesn't suit Morata. He is not strong/aggressive enough to play a lone striker tasked to chase stray balls. Thing is Costa was a good fit for conte system, but clearly the coach thinks otherwise. Lukaku is probably a better fit too, but he chose man u.

I think Morata would suit arsenal or liverpool more. These teams don't leave their offence so isolated.
Espers
Profile Joined August 2009
United Kingdom606 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-18 03:36:25
January 18 2018 03:33 GMT
#3399
I, for one, would love for Chelsea to play with an injury-prone donkey striker who struggles to score 10 goals a season
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-18 03:48:47
January 18 2018 03:48 GMT
#3400
On January 18 2018 11:10 DucK- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 18 2018 10:55 zev318 wrote:
so u guys think that lukaku, at this point, was a better signing?


I think both have underperformed, but it's not entirely their fault. Manchester united lack creators for lukaku, especially when pogba is absent. He can't really do much without the supply.

Conte's style doesn't suit Morata. He is not strong/aggressive enough to play a lone striker tasked to chase stray balls. Thing is Costa was a good fit for conte system, but clearly the coach thinks otherwise. Lukaku is probably a better fit too, but he chose man u.

I think Morata would suit arsenal or liverpool more. These teams don't leave their offence so isolated.

I think Morata doesn't suit EPL football at all. Liverpool's game is too quick for his liking and at Arsenal he'll just be another Giroud to be completely honest with you. He'd be better off going back to Liga or Serie A. If Real is getting Icardi this summer then Inter might be a good destination.
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