Bigred's Futbol/Soccer Thread

[bigred]

Let's talk soccer (football for the euros).

What do people think of Jurgen Klinsmann coaching for the states?

Why is Arsenal so bad with off season and signing new players? When will Fabregas go to Barcelona? Will Arsenal keep Nasri?

Anyone been watching the U-20 World cup?

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If you're not a manc, you're a wank!

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There's only one Arsene Wenger,
Only one Arsene Wenger,
With a packet of sweets and a cheeky smile,
Wenger is a fucking peadophile.

[philly and the phanatics]

klinsmann is probably the best US is going to do, and i really enjoyed watching him as a jit in europe, idk how proven he is as a coach, but he was definitely one hell of a player.

govinho is good...Barcelona set to make final push for Fabregas for the latest on fabregas (came out an hour ago), i think arsenal will pull the trigger, as its pretty obvious fabregas wants to go to barca imo...but who knows, its entirely possible he stays.

I think nasri will stay with arsenal, over going to man city.

and i havent really been watching the u20's figured id start when it got to the knockouts...i saw england draw north korea which was whack as shit but other than that

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the big question i have is why are all the threads bigred makes lately bigred's thread of whatever.

why is it not just thread of w.e?

[WillburForce]

are we gonna get another fantasy football going?

$10 winner takes all?

Never mind all this Premier League nonsense - West Ham have signed Kevin Nolan and Matty Taylor. I'm sticking £100 on them romping the league.

[rong]

Cesc is as good as gone. Nasri is more of a problem, with 1 yr left on his contract, its 22m now or nothing next yr. But if they sell them both they'll struggle to attract top talent. Horrible dilemma for wenger. This could signal the demise of arsenal if it doesn't get worked out. And the crazy wages offered by city plus a realistic chance of winning something is a hell of an incentive for Nasri.

Just hope utd get sneijder, otherwise we'll struggle this season.

[bigred]

Arsenal reject £35m bid from Barcelona for Cesc Fabregas | Mail Online

[bigred]

I'm sure soccer fans have seen this but for everyone else....

‪Marco Fabian Amazing Bicycle Goal Chivas Vs Barcelona 3/8/11‬‏ - YouTube

[rong]

The 35m figure varies in every site

[bigred]

Men's US Roster posted for Wednesday's game against Mexico.

Klinsmann Calls In 22 Players to Face Mexico on Aug. 10 in Philadelphia - U.S. Soccer

I understand not bringing Dempsey or Altidore across the pond for one friendly. I would have liked to see Charlie Davies in that lineup over Beasely.

I'm also excited Klinnsman invited Brek Shea who's having a breakout season in the MLS this year.

[philly and the phanatics]

i wish klinnsman would have bought up Gomes as well and given him another shot. And i do agree i'd rather have seen davies over beasely, but davies hasnt had the best of years and this is his first real year back since the car accident, so its a high risk situation.

edit- lol "high risk", i guess we are talking about a bench spot during a friendly game lol, put davies on the roster

[bigred]

Exactly, I think Klinnsman has like 5-8 months of friendlies before any real kind of qualifying match. I think we need to get Agudelo playing as many minutes as humanly possible to get him experience. The kid has talent but needs to make better decisions. Same goes for Tim Ream who I'm convinced has at least one seizure a game.

[OngBonga]

Liverpool were forced to sell Fernando Torres to Chelsea, and while he struggles in London, his replacements are doing very well at Liverpool. If Arsenal have to sell their two stars, they need to spend the money well. That's the real test of Arsehole Wanker's managerial skills.

But I couldn't give a flying fuck about the Premier League. My team got relegated, so bollocks to the Prem. Championship is where it's at this season, it's going to be close between West Ham, Birmingham (my team), Leicester, Reading and perhaps Hull, Derby, Blackpool, Cardiff, Leeds and Nottm Forest. That's ten teams capable of getting promoted. We're in a mess at the moment, but we have a great new manager, so hopefully he'll get us playing good football very soon.

As for Jurgen Klinsmann, he was such an awesome player, he commands respect purely for his acheivements. Time will tell if he's a good coach or not, but I would be pleased with his appointment if I were a Yank.

[WillburForce]

I hate football.

[philly and the phanatics]

hopefully this is the year cardiff gets promoted after 2 straight years in the playoffs including a playoff final last year =(

[rong]

Utd looked good today. 2nd goal was class. Good start to the season.

You a hammers fan wilbur? Not a good day for you. Why on earth did you have 1 up front? Made no sense to me.

[bigred]

Utd looked good today. 2nd goal was class. Good start to the season.

You a hammers fan wilbur? Not a good day for you. Why on earth did you have 1 up front? Made no sense to me.

Sad I missed the match. Looked like a good one.

[rong]

Best charity shield (or w/e it's called these days) I've ever seen I think.

[WillburForce]

Yep I'm a Hammer. Same shit diff league.

[celtic123]

In b4 Klinsman governor of new york and acquits nazi war criminals, cos that's what friends are for.

[bigred]

Can't wait for the USA vs Mexico game tomorrow night. Hopefully we play better than last time.

[bigred]

USA vs Mexico on ESPN 2 and ESPN 3 at 9pm EST. Let's do this!

[drmcboy]

thought torres looked good, but overall meh. better in last 20 obv but seemed more like mexico just lost interest.

[bigred]

Torres did look pretty good in first half. Second half was all about the subs of Shea, Agudelo, and Rodgers. I'd say it was a very impressive showing, but as you said, I'm not sure how engaged Mexico was at the end.

[bigred]

Impressive for the subs that is. Rest of the team, besides our skipper and a few lone runs by Torres, looked like shit. I saw Edson Buddle announced in the starting lineup but did he hide in the locker room the whole time?

[philly and the phanatics]

La Liga 2009-2010 - Football - Reports: Cesc signs for Barcelona - Eurosport Australia
so apparently they turned down 35 million pounds (according to BigRed's link) for what is believed to be between 27-30 million pounds!?...

[kevster]

Red:

Klinsmann is perfect. He knows his shit. Fabregas will be a Barcelona player this weekend and Nasri is off to City. Big test for Arsenal but they can still have a good season if Wenger gets Jagielka and Samba or Cahill to shore up the defence.

One thing that always happens with Arsenal and Wenger down the years is that people take the piss and write them off and then they surprise everybody. I'm not saying they're going to win the league (United will) but it's high time people started respecting Arsene.

Championship is where it's at this season, it's going to be close between West Ham, Birmingham (my team), Leicester, Reading and perhaps Hull, Derby, Blackpool, Cardiff, Leeds and Nottm Forest.

As always - I don't know where to start. Birmingham look monumentally fucked. I refuse to believe that it can be "close" between almost half the league. We shat on Leeds last week without trying. And so on.......

[bigred]

We sucked the big one against New Castle but I wasn't able to actually see the match this weekend.

[kevster]

Funny how lots of the big teams had good first-halves, crap second-halves this weekend.

Worrying sign that Arsenal *should have won*. That happened too many times last season and in other seasons. They really shoulda won the league last time out.

Arsenal and Barca now officially in agreement over Fabregas - BBC Sport - Arsenal and Barcelona agree to Cesc Fabregas switch

[bigred]

F fabregas. Little bastard wouldn't even be mentioned in a starting lineup if he was still in the Barca academy. Rooting for Real this year.

[bigred]

So Arsenal get a 1-0 lead over Udinese with a second league to be played in Italy. Was the showing as lackluster as it seemed from the gamecast commentary?

[bigred]

Good win for Arsenal yesterday. Was fun to watch.

Looks like we're trying to get Kaka now.

[rong]

lol no theyre not.

[OngBonga]

Well Birmingham qualified for the group stages of the Europa League, so football is still interesting.

[bigred]

Watched some of the Norwich Chelsea game. Thought Norwich had a good chance until the red card. Stupid Juan Mata not coming to Arsenal and then scoring a goal today.

[rong]

Wow! What a day. I actually feel a bit sorry for Arsenal today. Don't say that often. Can't wait for Arsene's excuses.

[bigred]

Yeah, getting tired of Arsene...

Sigh

[Warpe]

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well seeing as this game was ruined for me before i could watch it.

LOL ARSENAL

[OngBonga]

LOL Costa Rica.

[philly and the phanatics]

are you fucking kidding me costa rica....we dominated the first half too, i couldnt be fucked with the second half....that 21 year old twat from FC dallas was pissing me off all night, fuck that guy

[rong]

Is this the first sport America has been totally shit at?

If so, it fuckin sucks, right?

[bigred]

USA vs Belgium on espn 2 and 3 starting now. Come on USA, none of this costa rica shit

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Jim Jefferies - World Cup - YouTube

[bigred]

Sigh

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wtf did u think would happen without donovan?

[bigred]

That Brek Shea or Torres would step it up and prove they belong in the starting XI

[rong]

Jesus! The two manchester clubs are looking unstopable this season. Some of thed link up play and the goals are simple breathtaking.

[WillburForce]

Looks like the silverware is going to Manchester this season. Fingers crossed it goes to City, then Fergie has a fking meltdown and dies.

[bigred]

Yeah, they're looking very good. Arsenal had an extremely underwhelming win.

[WillburForce]

West Ham (championship meh) had a 4-3 thriller against Pompey. 2 players sent off as well.

C'mon You Irons!

[bigred]

why are they called Pompey? Always wondered this.

[WillburForce]

Pompey | Why is Portsmouth called Pompey ?

Seems no one really knows...

[rong]

What's more interesting is when they're called skates.

[rong]

Nothing in life would make me happier than Roy keane telling Adrian Charles to shut the fuck up and lamping him live on itv.

[rong]

I don't think there is anything better than being a Utd suporter. All those last minute winners and equalisers are awesome to experience as a supporter.

[WillburForce]

I don't think there is anything better than being a Utd suporter. All those last minute winners and equalisers are awesome to experience as a supporter.

Where's the fun in winning all the time....

[bigred]

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