the defense at least got a little better with vidic coming backThis seasons ManUtd team have already let in more goals than when they won some of their championships, they are "just" relying on banging in more goals at the other end. 10-years-ago-RedFace would be rolling in his grave but the current edition obviously believes it's easier to use the current lineup offensively and he's probably (well I guess he knows more than me) right!
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Saw the Kompany tackle video this morning after reading a bunch of pundits defending it on the BBC website including Hansen etc and was surprised at how bad it appears to be from first viewing. I can understand why the ref sent him off, it looks like a two footed challenge from a first look and from the referees viewpoint.
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How crazy is this in that people are actually wondering why Hendo wasn't on the field which is a complete 180 for the last 18 months where only the size of Carroll's transfer fee stopped people from ragging on him even worse. How much of that is just Allen falling off a cliff or Hendo actually finally coming good? At least every pass from Hendo right now isn't square or backwards. Somewhat reminds me of Enriquez from last year where the first 4 months he looked the best LB in the EPL and then after the new year was just total shit.
As Downing said LFC just needs to act and play like they are the best team on the pitch regardless of the points. I think it was pretty telling when Jones was sent on just to hack at Suarez, been quite a while since I've seen such a negative sub out of RedFace.
The other side of the coin being that they have scored more goals at this point of the season than they have in the last 100 years. Obviously this 1-0-9 formation has something going for it!This seasons ManUtd team have already let in more goals than when they won some of their championships, they are "just" relying on banging in more goals at the other end. 10-years-ago-RedFace would be rolling in his grave but the current edition obviously believes it's easier to use the current lineup offensively and he's probably (well I guess he knows more than me) right!
I don't fully buy Hansen's view that "tackling is dead" if these sending offs continues. Before the start of the season the referees were explicitly told to punish two-footed tackles and accentuated dives, so those two offenses are on hold. Either you chill out for a season or go full Gareth Bale and get 5 yellows for diving in one season.
If anything It's a wrong call on the FAs part, referees are just blowing whistles as instructed.
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Well, Kompanys red card got overturned by the FA today. Seen the tackle a few times, and I gotta say, doesn't look like a red to me. Kompany times it perfectly only hitting the ball. Wilshire starts to lose balance before theres any contact between them.
Well, Kompanys red card got overturned by the FA today. Seen the tackle a few times, and I gotta say, doesn't look like a red to me. Kompany times it perfectly only hitting the ball. Wilshire starts to lose balance before theres any contact between them.
Pep signing up for Bayern Munich was a bit out of the blue, especially after his "I want to manage in England" comments yesterday.
Mancini and Benitez will both be sending him thank you texts tonight!
Mancini and Benitez will both be sending him thank you texts tonight!
It has just been confirmed that Pep is going to Bayern. Seems like a good fit for him, much more so than say Chelsea.
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It's probably one of the only clubs that could compete with Barca in the CL, pretty smart move IMO. While the Bundesliga is probably the healthiest of leagues out there he really only has Dortmund to contend with for the title and then the rest of the focus can be on the CL with funds to compete with any other European team for the most part. The team is built for a 4-2-3-1 though so it will be interesting to see if he changes that and also how much gas Robben has left in the tank. With GolTV basically going away I've yet to see any german team that were not CL games.
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It's almost amazing how far M'Vila's stock has fallen if the reported bid by QPR is correct at 6.2m pounds. When he was reportedly going to Arsenal the fee was over 20m. If Rennes accepts that offer I don't see why more teams wouldn't jump on it as he has all the physical tools if he just gets his head right. Would love to see him at LFC playing alongside Lucas.
The dumb cunt took out the Stade Rennais U21 team to go clubbing and got a ban for it. He has also performed badly for a long time and is on the bench for his team.
But besides that, he's only 22 years old, a lot can change.
But besides that, he's only 22 years old, a lot can change.
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It was the French U21 team and he was banned from French team for it until June of 2014. He's started 15 games this season so I'm not sure what you're talking about. His performances haven't been an issue.
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Wilshere with an amazing goal to escape Swansea - Arsenal played great the second half, and should have put it away earlier (would have done too if Walcott was a natural finisher). Glad Wilshere seems content in North London - the team could use 8 more Wilshere's....
Great job Saints! - was watching that on my laptop while watching the Arsenal game... thought the Chavs were going to riot when they yanked off Lampard to put Torres on... lulz. Arsenal/Chels should be fun.
Great job Saints! - was watching that on my laptop while watching the Arsenal game... thought the Chavs were going to riot when they yanked off Lampard to put Torres on... lulz. Arsenal/Chels should be fun.
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Sounds like more ITK bullshit to me, but I would LOVE it if it were for Gotze as rumored... I have gone cold turkey quitting the twitter rumor stuff regarding Arsenal. It only serves to break my heart... haha. But a MF of Santi/Jack/Gotze (Arteta/Diaby cycling in) sounds good to me. Still doesn't address the striker situation, but I actually rate Giroud higher than most people. Think he's been getting better every game.