the 370Z.com OFFICIAL football (soccer) thread

[cow]

Nasri was on beast mode today.

I can't help but feel that was the least comprehensive 4-2 win I've ever seen, though.

Berba hit five. I hope he's got it put his system for when we go there.

[phelan]

it was scary to watch. 2-0 up at halftime but we continue to be wasteful in the final third of the pitch. nasri was an absolute beast but he really should've put the goal in right after arshavin's goal. 3-0 at halftime, with 4-0 not unreasonable.

MOTM? arshavin / chamakh / nasri? toss-up for me, i actually go with arshavin though, who finally put in a good match's worth of energy.

the defense is atrocious as always. can't wait for TV5 to come back.

[cow]

Someone on TGH made the point that Koscielny might make a good DM because of his tackling skills & lack of CB build. It was an interesting thought.

[Red370]

Originally Posted by cow

Someone on TGH made the point that Koscielny might make a good DM because of his tackling skills & lack of CB build. It was an interesting thought.

but does he have the ball control and distribution ability needed in such a vital position? Havent seen much of that while hes been on defense, so it would be hard to judge. And while a defensive mid's primary job is of course, to distribute the ball ahead and play solid defense, they also need to have some sort of goal scoring ability, should the opportunity arise, and from what i've seen of Kos, hes missed a handful of sitters, not the kind of guy i'd want going forward.

As for the match, as yall have said, Nasri was once again a force to be reckoned with, hes our best player this year and has been since the season began. Its almost as if we play better when Fabregas is out, and while Cesc is a very valuable player for us, I dont think he would be sorely missed, should Inter or Barca snap him up. Jacky and Nasri are combining extremely well, and Songs game has improved dramatically from last year. Watching Cesc lately is reminding me alot of Thierry Henry in his final days for us, lackluster displays, stupid mistakes (yall dont need me to remind you of last week), it just doesnt seem like hes playing with his whole heart anymore. Now could this be due to a niggling injury? sure it can, and im hoping thats the reason, but I hope hes not doing it to secure an easier exit.

That being said, whats gotten into our boy Jacky? Its beyond me to understand how such a young footballer can be so calm and collected on the ball, make such intelligent passes, and runs that stretch defenses all over the place. The kid plays beyond his years, just imagine the guy at 25. I wouldnt doubt that he'll be one of Englands best to ever play the game eventually.

And I dunno what it is, but warming the pine must have jumpstarted the little Russian boys game, he came out blazing yesterday, he was all over the place and his work rate increased ten fold. Guess he wants his old place on the starting lineup back.

[batman_4]

this is great.....about to turn on the tv for the Clasico and Time Warner is telling me GOL TV is not available at the time

[gladeslvrcoq]

Originally Posted by batman_4

this is great.....about to turn on the tv for the Clasico and Time Warner is telling me GOL TV is not available at the time

ESPNdeportes had the rights to it. Amazing display.....

[phelan]

i hope real madrid beats the sh*t out of barca on their own turf. that'd be great.

god DAMN i wish i could be there. the atmosphere must be unreal.

edit: 4-0 to barca? 66% of the possession? wow madrid, way to suck it BIG TIME on the greatest stage.

[cow]

Barca absolutely humiliated Madrid. It was fantastic to watch.

Even already knowing the score, it's worth watching the match. It was probably the most virtuouso team performance against great competition I've ever seen.

[gladeslvrcoq]

Originally Posted by cow

Barca absolutely humiliated Madrid. It was fantastic to watch.

Even already knowing the score, it's worth watching the match. It was probably the most virtuouso team performance against great competition I've ever seen.

Add insult to injury....UEFA banned Mourinho, Alonso, and Ramos for a game in the "second yellow" incident when they played Ajax. They also fined Mourinho 40,000 Euros.

Carling Cup kick offs in just a bit......

[cow]

Originally Posted by blue660r01

Arsenal isnt Barca

Oh word? I got mixed up.

Originally Posted by gladeslvrcoq

Add insult to injury....UEFA banned Mourinho, Alonso, and Ramos for a game in the "second yellow" incident when they played Ajax. They also fined Mourinho 40,000 Euros.

Carling Cup kick offs in just a bit......

The bans are a bit of a farce being the match is to be a dead rubber with Madrid already through to the knockout stage. If UEFA wanted to send a real message, they would have suspended Mourinho for two matches & the players would have received a game beyond their red card missed games.

All in all, I'd say it was the capper to a pretty poor weak for Sergio Ramos.

[phelan]

Originally Posted by gladeslvrcoq

Add insult to injury....UEFA banned Mourinho, Alonso, and Ramos for a game in the "second yellow" incident when they played Ajax. They also fined Mourinho 40,000 Euros.

Carling Cup kick offs in just a bit......

Originally Posted by cow

Oh word? I got mixed up.

The bans are a bit of a farce being the match is to be a dead rubber with Madrid already through to the knockout stage. If UEFA wanted to send a real message, they would have suspended Mourinho for two matches & the players would have received a game beyond their red card missed games.

All in all, I'd say it was the capper to a pretty poor weak for Sergio Ramos.

^ this. Mourinho is probably going "JUST AS PLANNED" while

UEFA should've tossed them the two match ban so Mourinho doesn't ever think it's a good idea ever again.

I'd also be scared to be Auxerre right now. Real Madrid could be in wounded tiger mode for the next few weeks. Scary stuff.

lulz Arsenal 1-0 due to a Wigan OG. Fail.

[cow]

I hope all the Arsenal players watched that match last night & saw that it is possible to dominate possession & be incisive.

It was an absolute master class.

Arsenal isnt Barca

[Red370]

I just wanted to post this for the simple fact that Jacky Wilshere's passes are facking ridiculous... where the hell does he get vision like this?

[phelan]

Today's game has proved to me one thing - Nicklas Bendtner talks waaaay too much. He got lucky he managed to scoot that cross over the goal line. Other than that, he's off target from too close time and again, and his work rate is about 60% of Chamakh's.