The Soccer Thread

[Archer]

How so they lost two really really good players.

Ferguson has been there and done it all , you don't win 8 titles (may even be 9 now) by accident . They still have a squad that can compete with chelsea so coaching and team chemistry will be important , something in which Ferguson normally excells in . Chelsea also have a new coach , nobody knows how the team will react to him down the stretch , not saying Man Utd will win the league but you have to favor them over the other 3 at the start imo . It all depends on how Berbatov and co perform , if he plays like he did at Spurs they won't miss Tevez (apart from the hard work side) . Ronaldo is a big miss but I think it's something they could get over with a general team effort . I also expect a bigger season from Rooney with Ronaldo now missing . I mean don't get me wrong I hope Man U lose the title , I just refuse to not have them at favorites. Ferguson (for as much as I hate him) has been there and proved me wrong too many times for me to count them out this time

 

[Archer]

Just watched Russia v Argentina

Argentina won 3-2 without Messi in Russia .... easily the best performance I have seen from them since Maradona took over

 

[wr50l]

Referee 2 Scotland 0 at halftime.

 

[Senser81]

I think it would be a major upset if Liverpool finished above Man United. Liverpool's defense is not what it used to be. They got rid of Xabi Alonso, who basically ran the team on the field. They didn't sign anyone of note. Not good.

 

[Archer]

Holland 1 - 0 England - Dirk Kuyt (10minutes)

Horrible fucking defending from Rio

 

[Archer]

Holland 2 - 0 England - Van Der Vaart (38 minutes)

lol @ Gareth Barry ... stops turns and passes it back to his center half without looking ... Robben cuts it out and misses a sitter only for VV to rebound it in

 

[Archer]

Holland 2 - 1 England - Defoe (55minutes)

Great finish

 

[Archer]

Holland 2 - 2 England - Defoe (76 minutes)



No idea why I am updating nobody but I am bored anyways

 

[BigHouseUSA]

Is the US Mexico game not on TV?

mun2. For cable providers without it, there's supposed to be a free preview of it.

 

[davie]

Referee 2 Scotland 0 at halftime.

Referee 4 Scotland 0? Or are you willing to admit at 4-0 Norway were better than Shitland tonight?

 

[davie]

Holland 1 - 0 England - Dirk Kuyt (10minutes)

Horrible fucking defending from Rio

Rio defending badly? Never!

 

[wr50l]

Referee 4 Scotland 0? Or are you willing to admit at 4-0 Norway were better than Shitland tonight?

They weren't better than us, if anything we were in the ascendancy until the referee gave two yellow cards to the same player in the space of thirty seconds, both of which were soft. To add salt to the wounds, the fourth goal came directly from a free kick which shouldn't have been a free kick. The game as a fair contest was finished by an over zealous referee and both you and he can die in a fire as far as I'm concerned.

 

[1ke]

Rio defending badly? Never!

Im beginning to think you dislike Rio...lol

 

[davie]

Im beginning to think you dislike Rio...lol

I dislike him. You should hate him.

They weren't better than us, if anything we were in the ascendancy until the referee gave two yellow cards to the same player in the space of thirty seconds, both of which were soft. To add salt to the wounds, the fourth goal came directly from a free kick which shouldn't have been a free kick. The game as a fair contest was finished by an over zealous referee and both you and he can die in a fire as far as I'm concerned.

So how did the first 3 goals come about? Norway being better than Scotland? Or terrible (typical) Scottish defending/errors?

Playing with 10 men doesn't make that much of a difference anyway if two sides are close in terms of talent. At international level it can make the difference over the course of a game by 1 goal, not 3 or 4. Shouldn't Scotland be known as a hardworking side anyway since every player in the team is a talentless piece of shit?

 

[killgod]

So how did the first 3 goals come about? Norway being better than Scotland? Or terrible (typical) Scottish defending/errors?

Playing with 10 men doesn't make that much of a difference anyway if two sides are close in terms of talent. At international level it can make the difference over the course of a game by 1 goal, not 3 or 4. Shouldn't Scotland be known as a hardworking side anyway since every player in the team is a talentless piece of shit?

In the 20 minutes or so I watched.

The Scottish side were absolute pish. Once the booking happened and the subsequent free kick goal.....they folded like a cheap lawn chair.

 

[wr50l]

I dislike him. You should hate him.



So how did the first 3 goals come about? Norway being better than Scotland? Or terrible (typical) Scottish defending/errors?

Playing with 10 men doesn't make that much of a difference anyway if two sides are close in terms of talent. At international level it can make the difference over the course of a game by 1 goal, not 3 or 4. Shouldn't Scotland be known as a hardworking side anyway since every player in the team is a talentless piece of shit?

First goal, directly from the free kick for the foul which Caldwell was sent off for. From that moment on the game was lost, with morale at a low because of a shit manager and a shit qualifying campaign, the guys just collapsed and the game was over. Shit refereeing changed the balance of a well contested game entirely, now fuck off davie.

 

[davie]

First goal, directly from the free kick for the foul which Caldwell was sent off for. From that moment on the game was lost, with morale at a low because of a shit manager and a shit qualifying campaign, the guys just collapsed and the game was over. Shit refereeing changed the balance of a well contested game entirely, now fuck off davie.

I'll stop. Not because you've told me to, but because to carry on arguing I'd have to judge some evidence for myself. I'm not watching Scotland "play football" if I can help it.

 

[BigHouseUSA]

Hull/Chelsea will be on ESPN2 tomorrow, no word on HD.

 

[calgaryballer]

Hull/Chelsea will be on ESPN2 tomorrow, no word on HD.

And they are drawing 1-1

Not a good start to the Ancellotti campaign for a draw at the Bridge against relegation faves

 

[calgaryballer]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Drogba with a fucking brilliant chip in the 92nd. The announcers think it was a cross, I think the way he put his boot on it, he was thinking shot the whole way