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2013/2014 Soccer/Football Thread
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Draxler won't come in this window imo cos of World Cup, maybe in the summer, but thoughts on Draxler as a striker? And will I ever be able to stop this drooling?
For the 35m+ quoted, throw it at City for Dzeko or United for Hernandez and see what happens.
Remy or Demba Ba would be much cheaper both proven in the league, spend the rest on a decent third centre back.
Diego Costa wouldn't cost much more either
Remy or Demba Ba would be much cheaper both proven in the league, spend the rest on a decent third centre back.
Diego Costa wouldn't cost much more either
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We don't need Hernandez and Giroud is pretty much a French Dzeko with better holdup and less finishing skill. The only strikers that can improve Arsenal imo is a small tricky type like Suarez, Aguero or Messi if Wenger fancies a bid, cos Giroud, Podolski and Walcott when he's fit pretty much covers all the other bases. Man I wish Giroud could finish...
But yeah Draxler looks like (from youtube at least) that he has the technique, control and intelligence to be turned into a goal scoring machine like Wenger did to Van Persie. Maybe Wenger just doesn't like South Americans...
But yeah Draxler looks like (from youtube at least) that he has the technique, control and intelligence to be turned into a goal scoring machine like Wenger did to Van Persie. Maybe Wenger just doesn't like South Americans...
Dzekos a 25 league goals a season striker if given full games, Giroud's a good at best striker who would barely make the top 10 strikers in the league.
Only downside of Dzeko in my opinion is that he is lazy.
Remy should be in that list
and Hernadez, though he is better then Berba and Lambert.
And KING BENDTNER!!! Is he still going out with that princess? I actually can't wait for him to be king.
In order.
Suarez
Aguero
RVP
Rooney
Negredo
Sturridge
Dzeko
Lukaku
Hernandez
Giroud
Remy
Berbatov
Lambert
Suarez
Aguero
RVP
Rooney
Negredo
Sturridge
Dzeko
Lukaku
Hernandez
Giroud
Remy
Berbatov
Lambert
Worst strikers who somehow actually play for a PL team:
Maiga
Altidore
Papiss Cisse
Maiga
Altidore
Papiss Cisse
Carlton Cole and Eto'o as well.
Ronaldo against Betis:
Must be between him and Ibra for the most powerful shots in football.
Must be between him and Ibra for the most powerful shots in football.
We did not even deserve a point based on what I saw. Suarez dived for the penalty and Mignolet, Skrtel, Gerrard are disasters on the pitch.
But I'm not going to blame those three, I'm going to blame the idiot who's playing them. Rodgers is a fucking idiot I swear.
Wanting to play Gerrard is bad enough, but he wants to play him as a holding midfielder when he's clearly atrocious on the ball.
Skrtel is the reason we are shit defensively. Agger has to be playing at all times though he is injured right now.
After a good first 2 months, Mignolet is costing us dearly.
We are not going to make the top four if things keep going the way they did in the last 2 games where we somehow got 4 points when we should have had none.
Fucking spend money to buy a quality holding midfielder john henry you cunt
and Brendan just stfu about winning the title. with him in charge, i doubt we'll even make the top four. If we don't make top 4, Rodgers should get sacked
But I'm not going to blame those three, I'm going to blame the idiot who's playing them. Rodgers is a fucking idiot I swear.
Wanting to play Gerrard is bad enough, but he wants to play him as a holding midfielder when he's clearly atrocious on the ball.
Skrtel is the reason we are shit defensively. Agger has to be playing at all times though he is injured right now.
After a good first 2 months, Mignolet is costing us dearly.
We are not going to make the top four if things keep going the way they did in the last 2 games where we somehow got 4 points when we should have had none.
Fucking spend money to buy a quality holding midfielder john henry you cunt
and Brendan just stfu about winning the title. with him in charge, i doubt we'll even make the top four. If we don't make top 4, Rodgers should get sacked
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what's going on with the salah deal?
Lolol c'mon now Xhizors Rogers has overachieved so far and Liverpool is the second highest scoring team this year so I think he's done well. I don't think anybody gave Liverpool a sniff in preseason, some maybe had Arsenal or Man Utd dropping out and Tottenham in (haterz), so if he does get top 4 then that will be a massive achievement. The most concerning thing though is that this season is gonna be a crossroads, if Liverpool achieve CL then they can look to strengthen significantly and have a real chance of pushing out one of the established four and cement their place. If they don't then Suarez is gonna leave and it will be back to attracting players like Aspas and Cissokho and an even tougher struggle.
i think we can do better but i'd prefer him over no signings. Deal looks dead because Basel want too much money
the worst striker in the league actually plays for your team bud, although i use the term plays loosely. i'd rate giroud higher than hernandez and lukaku. lukaku can't play back to goal which makes giroud so valuable to arsenal. giroud is probably the 7th best striker for arsenal but not the 7th best overall.
also lol @ gerrard as a DM in 4-4-2. interesting how rodger is adjusting the roles of other players just to fit henderson in, cause surely lucas + gerrard would be the go-to two mids in a 4-4-2. personally i'd rely on suarez and coutinho to create and use henderson + lucas
henderson lucas is the best combination definitely. something like this:
-------------------mignolet
--johnson-----agger--------sakho---enrique
---------------lucas---------hendo
---------------------coutinho
--------sterling------sturridge-----suarez
-------------------mignolet
--johnson-----agger--------sakho---enrique
---------------lucas---------hendo
---------------------coutinho
--------sterling------sturridge-----suarez
Lol Heist give Ju-Young Park a break!
In other news, Noone was absolutely beasting it on motd, dummy and drop of the shoulder and Kompany goes the wrong way, then the early disguised shot and Hart goes the wrong way, great goal to watch!
In other news, Noone was absolutely beasting it on motd, dummy and drop of the shoulder and Kompany goes the wrong way, then the early disguised shot and Hart goes the wrong way, great goal to watch!
Mourinho already said that he isn't going to start. So it will probably be Luiz/Mikel and ramires in front of the defense.
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