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Man City seems the odds on favorite to me.
Luckily the game was in LA...but if Red Bull had won the East, they would've been hosting that game. In 30-degree weather. In New Jersey. Ouch.
So what? That's good soccer weather. The English lads would be embarrassed to even wear gloves if it was as warm as 30 degrees.
The same thing happened to Balotelli last week. While it's frustrating to see calls made incorrectly it's a bit difficult to feel bad for these guys who earn the reputation of flopping. When you go diving to the ground at the slightest contact and then the whole world sees a replay on TV that night you've got to expect that the benefit of the doubt is not going to go your way in the future. If this helps get rid of diving, I'm not too bothered.
But they'd be embarrassed, what, with Gary Neville snickering at them and all.
Maybe he should get hair implants on his hands.
Incidentally, Newcastle is currently looking up on two ex-managers of a recent vintage: Hughton in 12th, and Big Sam in 8th
Didn't see last week's, and I agree that this week's wasn't a dive, but the way he went down I can't really fault the ref. It looked like he traveled three yards in the air, you'd have a hard time convincing me he didn't embellish.
If he gets clipped at a full run he's going to go flying. It's physics! The funny thing is that Dempsey is a much worse diver than Bale and never seems to get called on it. Clint is a pro!
More importantly, the Confed Cup draw. It took me a minute to figure out what Italy was doing in the draw.
And what's the word with the MLS rumors? Kaka and Lampard to The Galaxy? The Saudis, Qataris and Abu Dhabi battling it out for the second New York team? I'm guessing Don Garber has erotic dreams about that second scenario.
Yes, but he looked like he embellished. Whether or not he actually did is irrelevant, it's a subjective foul. A diver looks like he dove, he's not getting the benefit of the doubt from the ref or from fans.
Agreed.
U-S-A! U-S-A!
Donovan is a hell of a diver, too. When did we get so good at this?
Oh yeah, and one more question and then I'll shut up---when does Guzan start to become competition for Tim Howard? Because in what I've seen of Villa this season, Guzan looks really good.
This, unfortunately, as I like Bale. On the replay he did get contact but it looked like he had time to put another foot down and then fall. He seemed like he opted to pull the leg back instead and take a hard fall. Not much, but given his rep, he was unlikely to get that call.
When Klinsmann took over.
When Tim Howard stops being Superman for the US. Which doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon. Guzan should be the starter for the Gold Cup, then we'll go from there.
That's awesome, I think she will love it. They'll have a pubic training session the day before, if you have time you should take her. It also seems like the best chance for an autograph if she's in to that, though I don't know how easy that is.
I don't know if the victory tour is losing steam or not (Portland's stadium wasn't full, though it looked cold), but the game in Colorado in September was a lot of fun. I don't think I've ever seen the stadium more electric, including playoff games. For starters, everyone was in their seats well before kickoff, with the proverbial buzz of anticipation. The girls screamed any time Solo, Wambach, Rapinoe or Morgan touched the ball. People came from all over Colorado to get to the came.
edit: Crissakes. I've decided I have to have that t-shirt.
There's been more about LA's interest in Kaka than Lampard. I wonder how that would work for Kaka. He's not out of contract, and while LA could pay a small transfer fee, if Real were willing to let him go that cheaply, wouldn't other clubs, including those from Brazil, get in on the action?
I recall interest in Thierry Henry before the Red Bull move, but Kaka is younger.
BTW, there are rumors that NYRB is somehow foisting Rafa Marquez on Columbus. That's like burying radioactive waste out in the desert, right?
I imagine it only works if Kaka really wants to play in the States the way Henry did. I don't think Lampard moves the needle for MLS so they should just pass.
BTW, there are rumors that NYRB is somehow foisting Rafa Marquez on Columbus. That's like burying radioactive waste out in the desert, right?
Wouldn't Marquez be better off just going to Mexico? Hell, Columbus is the scene of some of his epic International failures!
Yeah, it's quite a crazy rumor. I don't know why Columbus would want to pay him millions, either. I guess I'll believe that one when he suits up in yellow.
Now this I'd go see.
Follow this link at your own risk. I'm not even joking.
He only has 18 months left on his contract so I'd say there's some heat to the rumor, unfortunately. If they don't extend him soon he's probably gone in the summer. There was some talk last summer that he wants a move to England so it may be out of their hands regardless of money.
Speaking of more pressing contract issues, does anyone have any insight into the Raheem Sterling situation? Are they going to lose him? Is Sterling intent on getting back to London to his many multitudes of women and children?
Lewandowski would be a huge upgrade over Welbeck or Hernandez and Van Persie is always on the precipice of being crocked. Fergie, I'm sure, would figure out how to make it work. Or Mourinho, I guess, since he's soon to be unemployed.
Somewhere, Mick McCarthy raises an eyebrow and smirks knowingly.
Hey, Ipswich is somewhere!
I actually have no idea where Ipswich is. I could google it but....naw.
Why is it either/or? This is ####### United we're talking about.
East Anglia. It's about an hour's drive due south of Norwich, hence their long and fulminous rivalry. (In case you were wondering why Connor Wickham was getting viciously booed every time he touched the ball yesterday.)
Yeah, I don't think so either. He's a great, great poacher but that seems to be about it. Welbeck is good, but if you have a chance to get Lewandowski you don't let having Welbeck around stop you from doing it.
edit: Speaking of strikers...I watched the Spurs game last night and is Berbatov in good form or what? He just looked outstanding despite the result.
I don't think the first sentence is necessarily forced by the second. United have the financial resources to keep Chicharito and as long as he's not causing problems off the pitch having an impact sub is not the worst option in the world. There is something to be said for a guy who just comes off the bench and finds the back of the net. There is a skill to being able to be prepared mentally and physically in the 65th minute to step on the field and make something happen.
Reus was just brought in this past summer so I doubt he'll be leaving soon. And folks have been saying Gotze was leaving Dortmund for like 2 years now.
While I love Lewandowski, Reus & Gotze (and to a lesser extant B?aszczykowski, Piszczek, Gündo?an, & Schmelzer) really make this team click. Lewy needs good service in order to be effective. It'd be fun to watch him play with Pirlo.
Newcastle-Wigan! One of the upsides to being unemployed is watching classics like these live!
There seems to be a lot of running around so far, most of it needless except for staying warm. Which is reason enough.
I can see the marketing-types at Old Trafford stepping in and not allowing Chicharito to go. It seems to me that I see more United jerseys on Mexicans then Barca jerseys nowadays.
Can't sign a contract 'til he turns 18, which happens in about a week. Or, at least I think that's the reason why nothing's happened yet. If this is the case, can someone explain how contracts work for U-18s? Sterling is presumably on some type of contract at the moment - did his parents or a guardian have to sign off on it? Also, somewhat related - is Sterling (and players like him who break into first teams before they turn 18) still doing some type of schooling, or is he pretty much a full-time pro from, say, age 16 on?
Dear Headmaster Jones,
Please excuse Raheem from Algebra class on Wednesday, he has to ride the bus to London to play QPR. His sister will collect his homework assignments for him.
Sincerely,
Sterling's Mom
Berbatov was fantastic. I think he may have the best touch of any player in soccer today. Some of his stuff was unbelieveable.
I don't, but I did remind my son that he has a car and I pay for it, so he has time:-)
Thanks for the heads-up. Should be a great weekend for her.
Further, I think that United should be planning for the present more than the future. Is it crazy to think that United are only one or two January moves away from being a plausible competitor for the Champions League? Their attack with Rooney and RVP is just crazy good, and their depth with Young/Nani/Valencia/Kagawa/Chicharrito/Welbeck is fabulous. If they could buy a spine in central midfield, I think they would have a real shot at the double. Right now their best tackler in midfield is Darren Fletcher, and it's hard to count on him to handle a full elite squad schedule. After that you have the merely passable Tom Cleverly, and he's a huge upgrade over human screen doors Scholes and Carrick.
Lewandowski won't cost that much as he'll be in the last year of his deal so they can probably get him for what they paid for Kagawa. Seems a no-brainer to me if Lewandowski wants to play there. Selling Hernandez or Welbeck would cover most of the transfer fee, too.
Supposedly Paul Pogba is ripping things up for Juventus. That's gotta sting Fergie a bit.
I was under the impression that his signing wasn't a sure thing and was greatly annoying Brendan Rodgers but I have no idea what the implications of his not signing are. Does that make him a free agent or would it go to a tribunal if Sterling signs a deal with another club?
They have the opportunity to shore things up in defense but the way they are conceding goals it's hard to see. There isn't just a little work to be done defensively, there is a LOT of work. I just can't imagine them bringing in the necessary talent and integrating it effectively in time to make a meaningful difference.
They are somewhat reminiscent of the mid-00s Yankees where they have a devastating offense but allow the opposition too much. At some point that offense just isn't potent enough to make up for the failings. I like them better over the course of a long season where the occasional hiccup is not too disruptive than I do in a two-legged tie. If they have one game where they just don't finish they're going to be down 2-0 or 3-1 and that's going to sink them.
Oh, don't be such a joyless cynic. You're telling me you didn't weep softly when you first saw that beautiful emerald carpet?
Okay, so that was a bit much. At least it seemed genuine. And his send-up of the footballer's interview cliches was hilarious and eerily accurate.
I'm not too proud to admit I got goosebumps when they faded in the fans singing "When the Spurs Go Marching In" at the end.
My favorite part was how awesome he thought the banquet program was! Alas, I did not weep when I saw the pitch, though it is a brilliant pitch. The tour guide almost crapped himself with rage when one of the Chinese tourists bent down to touch the grass on the tour I was on. On my first trip I did almost weep when Alan Hutton scored as I knew I would never see the like of it again...
I did cry the first I saw the pitch at Upton Park. Of course, that's because it was the coldest weekend in London in something like 25 years and I realized I was now committed to spending 90 more-or-less consecutive minutes sitting outside in it.
I mean, everyone who's paying attention knows BVB are really good, but when you list off all their incredible young players like that...wow.
The pitch really is immaculate. You'll get to see the progress of the new stadium construction, too! They had quite a pile of dirt built up 6 weeks ago. But watch out for those Norf London girls wearing too much makeup. They'll eat you alive.
What's Hummels' situation? Of all their great players, he might be the one I'd want most on my team. He's not going to get poached by a mega bastard club, is he?
A couple of years ago I took my cousin, a diehard Red Sox fan from North Carolina, to Fenway for the first time. I brought her through the tunnel under home plate so when she emerged the first thing she saw was the Monster. She stepped out and her jaw literally dropped. She didn't tear up but I could tell she got emotional, that does happen to people.
Outside of general RAWK-fan hand-wringing over day-to-day minutiae, I've seen nothing that indicates Liverpool are in serious danger of losing Sterling.
I think most likely you are correct, but after Man U losing a couple of youth players because they wouldn't sign new contracts I wonder if agents are seeing this as a chance to play hardball with clubs. Any other club that would sign him isn't going to play his as much as Liverpool, so it's probably in his interest to stick around. Man City, Man U or Chelsea would probably just bury him. Arsenal might seem him as a Walcott replacement, though. Still, applying Occam's Razor to this he most likely stays--I'm just curious about the contractual ins and outs of the hypothetical if he doesn't sign a deal.
I guess we know who ate all the pies...
Yeah. I should have said, "I guess we know who ate all the pies...at one sitting."
It's a good thing a club like Juventus would never engage in such sordidness.
I'm told that the odds on a draw in Italy are prohibitive, and that very little action is being taken.
Perhaps needless to say, this is seen as completely normal by the Great Italian Public.
This is football, nobody ever demands a high-quality game.
I find it comforting that every team in Italy cheats, it levels the playing field.
The winners meet runners-up. Doesn't matter too much when teams like Real, Arsenal and Milan are second in their groups.
I think there is a line between being willing to play for a draw and agreeing to play for a draw. The former is reasonable while the latter is a serious breach of...something. I would compare it to the difference between trying to save Strasburg's arm for long term benefits versus outright throwing a game.
If Juve and Shaktar have an agreement in place, they should be booted out of the knockout stage. I don't know how you'd prove such a thing. I expect a very convenient 1-1 draw. A goal each says "see, we were trying to score."
If they have an agreement and it comes to light, it can't and won't be such a slap on the wrist.
I'm not saying he can't pull it off, but he took over Spurs with more time in the season and that Spurs team was more talented and had a better balance than QPR has now. I do wish him the best of luck, though. I'll always associate him with those huge wins over Man City, Inter and AC Milan. Those games were just unreal and I was grateful for them.
Serious question, what's better, remaining unemployed or managing QPR and probably getting them play better, even if they're relegated, but with the risk of not being able to turn it around in any fashion?
At this point is this better for Man City? I can't imagine there is a big clamoring to win the Europa League by City fans and if dropping out of all European competitions makes them a bit fresher for an EPL run in they might be better off. I can't help but think that last year's strong finish was aided by being bounced out of the FA Cup in January and a relatively short run in the Europa League (though United really didn't play much more, one more FA Cup game was the difference between the two).
Eh, the "now they can be fresh and focus on the table" was said in what, 2009? Back then it made sense but at this point with all the money they've spent not making it past the group stage is unacceptable, group of death or not.
Harry isn't getting any younger, he prefers to work in London so he can commute home, and Tony Fernandes is a super rich guy who pays well and Harry likes him some money. Even if he fails the media will scapegoat Mark Hughes so he should come out with his reputation intact. I'm wondering now what kind of push--if any--he's going to make for Joe Cole and Scott Parker?
Man City's point total is the worst ever for an English club in the group stages. I know it was a killer group, but jeez. It'll be interesting to see which of Mourninho or Guardiola ends up at Man City this summer.
Also, things are not working out in Russia for Hulk.
Whether it does or not, literally nobody associated with the team could possibly care about winning the Europa League. So, if you're going to completely embarrass yourself in the Champions League like they just did, this is the best possible outcome.
Eh. It's funny to think about, but if they win the league for the second straight season, it would be hard to justify firing Mancini (and yes, I realize Mancini was fired by Inter after winning more than two league titles in a row).
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