the 370Z.com OFFICIAL football (soccer) thread

[cow]

cow is on board.

I thought Clichy played OK-- he stayed home defensively, which everyone wanted him to do. If he could combine today with his usual offensive contribution, he'd be fine.

[Red370]

Originally Posted by cow

cow is on board.

I thought Clichy played OK-- he stayed home defensively, which everyone wanted him to do. If he could combine today with his usual offensive contribution, he'd be fine.

agreed, we were missing those low, hard crosses from the left all day, I felt he needed to get more into the attack, we were lacking in attack today and I think that may have been one of the pieces that was missing.

[phelan]

1 Chelsea 6 5 0 1 21 2 3 0 0 12 0 2 0 1 9 2 19 15
2 Manchester United 6 3 3 0 16 9 3 0 0 9 2 0 3 0 7 7 7 12
3 Arsenal 6 3 2 1 16 7 2 0 1 12 4 1 2 0 4 3 9 11
4 Manchester City 6 3 2 1 7 2 2 1 0 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 11
5 Aston Villa 6 3 1 2 8 10 2 1 0 5 1 1 0 2 3 9 -2 10
6 West Bromwich Albion 6 3 1 2 8 11 2 1 0 5 2 1 0 2 3 9 -3 10
7 Fulham 6 1 5 0 7 6 1 2 0 4 3 0 3 0 3 3 1 8
8 Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 2 2 6 5 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 8
9 Blackburn Rovers 6 2 2 2 7 7 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 8
10 Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 9 8 1 0 2 7 4 1 1 1 2 4 1 7
11 Sunderland 6 1 4 1 7 7 1 2 0 4 3 0 2 1 3 4 0 7
12 Bolton Wanderers 6 1 4 1 9 10 0 3 0 4 4 1 1 1 5 6 -1 7
13 Birmingham 6 1 4 1 7 8 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 5 7 -1 7
14 Stoke City 6 2 1 3 7 9 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 2 3 5 -2 7
15 Blackpool 6 2 1 3 9 14 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 2 6 10 -5 7
16 Liverpool 6 1 3 2 6 9 1 2 0 4 3 0 1 2 2 6 -3 6
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 1 2 3 7 10 1 1 1 4 4 0 1 2 3 6 -3 5
18 Wigan Athletic 6 1 2 3 2 13 0 1 3 1 13 1 1 0 1 0 -11 5
19 West Ham United 6 1 1 4 4 13 1 0 2 3 6 0 1 2 1 7 -9 4
20 Everton 6 0 3 3 4 7 0 2 1 4 5 0 1 2 0 2 -3 3


what the f*Ck everton!?

[phelan]

Arsene Wenger: I want Fabianski to show how good he is | Arsenal Blog & Arsenal News

mother of god, ARSENE HOW MANY ERRORS WILL YOU GIVE FLAPPYHANDSKI?!

[cow]

He played well today. Hopefully it wasn't a one time abberation.

[cow]

Fabregas could miss Chelsea clash - Barclays Premier League - ESPN Soccernet

Oi vay. I almost wish they'd declare him unfit now & give him a longer chance to recover, rather than rushing out & losing him for six months.

International break next week & we know he won't play a full match for Espana, so he could potentially have almost two extra weeks.

[Jon@AAMComp]

Everybody ready for Derby day this weekend?

If there's one club that can be guilty of splashing huge money this year, it's City. They're lining up to sign Pato from Milan and they're prepared to pay 65 Mil Euro for him:

Milan To Sell Alexandre Pato To Manchester City For ?65Million & Buy Steven Gerrard & Javier Pastore With The Cash - Reports - Goal.com

I can see Pastore signing with Milan, as they need to reinforce their aging midfield, but I can't see Stevie G leaving Anfield any time soon, especially not for the Serie A. There was a rumor a while back that he might end up in the Bundesliga, more specifically trading Liverpool red for Schalke blue, but for some reason, I see him finishing his career at Liverpool.

[phelan]

Originally Posted by cow

Fabregas could miss Chelsea clash - Barclays Premier League - ESPN Soccernet

Oi vay. I almost wish they'd declare him unfit now & give him a longer chance to recover, rather than rushing out & losing him for six months.

International break next week & we know he won't play a full match for Espana, so he could potentially have almost two extra weeks.

I didn't even think he's playing for Spain during the break. I think del Bosque left him off the squad because of his hamstring injury.

And yes I'd rather them not rush Fabregas. I don't want Fab's last game for the Arsenal to end in a crippling injury.

Originally Posted by Jon@AAMComp

Everybody ready for Derby day this weekend?

If there's one club that can be guilty of splashing huge money this year, it's City. They're lining up to sign Pato from Milan and they're prepared to pay 65 Mil Euro for him:

Milan To Sell Alexandre Pato To Manchester City For ?65Million & Buy Steven Gerrard & Javier Pastore With The Cash - Reports - Goal.com

I can see Pastore signing with Milan, as they need to reinforce their aging midfield, but I can't see Stevie G leaving Anfield any time soon, especially not for the Serie A. There was a rumor a while back that he might end up in the Bundesliga, more specifically trading Liverpool red for Schalke blue, but for some reason, I see him finishing his career at Liverpool.

I can see Man City pulling a Leeds United when their oh-so-rich owners suddenly find out they ran out of money. And still have no trophies to show for it

AS I WRITE THIS - Juventus has pulled ahead of Man City, it is now 1-0 to the visitors. HELL YES JUVE!

Gerrard will stay with Liverpool if the club is still somewhat competitive. Problem is...they're not right now. They're absolute garbage. They just pulled a 0-0 draw with FC Utrecht, for crying out loud. There is NOTHING inventive in the midfield without Gerrard, and Torres has been horrible. Based on Liverpool's debt woes, Torres and Gerrard may be sold and the entire 'rebuild' may get kickstarted.

[cow]

Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas to miss Chelsea showdown - Barclays Premier League - ESPN Soccernet

[phelan]

Wilshere will step up, as will Nasri, but Drogba against our backline? 3-1 to the Blues.

[cow]

I wonder how much longer Drogba will kill. He's 32-- most non-goal keepers are starting to decline by then.

[phelan]

I think he's got a new lease on life since he had that groin surgery. He's been playing held back for a while, so now he's basically 100%. I think that'll give him a few more years playing at the highest level.

Amazing the difference between Wayne Rooney and Didier Drogba right now. Thank god I dropped Rooney for Drogba early in fantasy?

[phelan]

Well we went down fighting against Chelsea. Plenty of good chances to win it though, it's a shame we aren't efficient with our chances. It's also mildly amusing that we couldn't manufacture an Arsenal-esque goal. All of our chances really came off of headed shots. Go figure, eh? Chamakh is a BEAST, but could use a bit more of control. Arshavin is hot and cold, as usual. Wilshere played very well but did not make the impact that the big game required from him. Song is...uh...I'm not sure.

And good god, we need TV5 back RIGHT NOW. Squillaci can't cope with the Drogbas and Rooneys in the EPL. For mid-table he's fine, for the top tier games we can't use him.

Seven points back of Chelsea, ManCity and ManUre are ahead of us, but I am reasonably satisfied with Arsenal's performance today. They played their hearts out (except the defense gave a few head scratchers), and it was a brilliant game to watch. Drogba had an impossibly small window to hit, and he did so. Alex's rocket was ridiculous. Well earned win for the Blues.



WITH THAT SAID...at least we aren't Liverpool. God, how the mighty have fallen. 2-1 to Blackpool? It's a good thing this is their theme song, or they'd all be sobbing right now...

[Red370]

I watched the france game on saturday and I must say, Blanc has the team brimming with confidence, and I hate to say it, but the difference maker, Nasri. They didnt score while he was on the pitch, but he was carving the defense up with ease, and his would be assists led to the most dangerous chances of the match. Thank god that idiot Domenech is out. The looked like a completely different team out there, heres hoping they go deep into the Euros.

[cow]