Official Football Thread

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by national acrobat, Dec 22, 2005.

  1. Natalie Ancient Mariner

    Yeah I think the Premier League is very much over-rated. Probably because they have the most raucous fans and the Primera Division is basically just two teams (Real and Barcelona). But it looks like the Italian Serie A is finally starting to get some more recognition.
  2. Forostar There's more to it than meets the eye...

    England - Netherlands @ Wembley: 2-3

    What a match! England didn't bring the strongest team on the pitch (at least 4 big names were missing) but they had some younger guys giving 100%. Holland came 0-1 ahead via Robben and the second goal was a header by Hunterlaar but "The Hunter" got into a head-collision with an English defender (sorry didn't remember the name) and both had to leave the field. I believe Huntelaar missed a tooth and the other had to be carried away, so that looked serious as well. Then England came back. 2-2 in extra time. And then Robben (man of the match) made the winning goal, almost from a stand-still position.

    This was the first Dutch victory vs England on Wembley since 1977.

    And this was the 19th time that Engeland and the Netherlands met each other.
    England: 5 wins / Netherlands: 5 wins / draws: 9
  3. Dr. Eddies Wingman Brighter than thousand_suns

    I caught the last three goals of that match live. Both Young's 2-2 goal and Robben's winner were very fine goals.

    Norway finally got a good result again. Since last summer things haven't been going our way, but a 3-0 win away against Northern Ireland should give some of the young guys in the team confidence. We had some abscentees as well, most notably Brede Hangeland, but the replacements did well.
  4. Albie Keeping an open eye on the Weeping Angels.

    Chris Smalling.

    It was an entertaining game, I'll give you that. First victory at Wembley since '77. Interesting.
  5. Forostar There's more to it than meets the eye...

    Germany - France: 1-2!
    Italy - USA: 0-1
  6. Night Prowler I hate Steven Wilson

    Van Persie rules :notworthy:
  7. Perun Thunder God

    Uncharacteristically for me, I want to ask you guys to hold your thumbs for Hertha BSC - they're currently on relegation yet again, and desperately need a victory today - against Werder Bremen, no less.
  8. Forostar There's more to it than meets the eye...

    Sieg! :) They won.

    Van Persie is a great club player, I am glad we have other guys in the national team when he is not doing that well.
  9. Perun Thunder God

    And about time. They haven't won in eight or nine games, and have lost the last six.
  10. Cornfed Hick Sucks to your avatar Piggy

    Fuck yeah.
  11. Dr. Eddies Wingman Brighter than thousand_suns

    Holy crap. I didn't think Arsenal v Milan was going to be exciting at all, considering Milan won their home match 4-0. But at 3-0 to Arsenal with one half still to be played, it's wide open again. Who would have thought that?
  12. Night Prowler I hate Steven Wilson

    I wonder who's the idiot that brought Mesbah to Milan. What a dumbass player... I hope Milan manages to prevent Arsenal from scoring, just 20 more minutes.
  13. Albie Keeping an open eye on the Weeping Angels.

    I must admit, that was edge of the seat stuff. The problem is that the Arsenal faithful are all spouting on about how passionately they played and played Milan off the park. Well, why was that not there in the first leg?
  14. Murder89 Trooper

    And the tale goes on and on.APOEL made it to the quarter-finals!!!! :clap::nana:
  15. Night Prowler I hate Steven Wilson

  16. Dr. Eddies Wingman Brighter than thousand_suns

    I wonder, does Lionel Messi have something personal against Bayer Leverkusen? What he did yesterday was brutal. 5 goals!
  17. Natalie Ancient Mariner

    Lionel Messi is the best player in the world, no question. I don't even see how there can be a debate between him and Cristiano Ronaldo. He single-footedly dismantled the entire Bayer Leverkusen squad. Incredible, a beauty to watch.
  18. Forostar There's more to it than meets the eye...

    It's not lonely at the top in the Dutch league:

    1. AZ 24 15 4 5 49 51-25
    2. FC Twente 23 14 6 3 48 65-25
    3. PSV 24 14 6 4 48 62-34
    4. Heerenveen 25 13 9 3 48 56-36
    5. Ajax 24 13 7 4 46 63-33
    6. Feyenoord 24 13 5 6 44 48-31
  19. national acrobat Ancient Mariner

    I thought you might like to see this below, an opinion on Vaagen Moen from a QPR website which I read. I can't really comment much on him myself because I think I only ever saw him as a substitute once or twice. Before he signed I saw a video of his goals in Norway, and he looked like a very exciting signing, but maybe the difference in class between those two leagues was just too great. Or maybe he would have adapted given more of a chance.

  20. Rotam Night and day I scan horizon, sea and sky

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