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You guys are a little too obsessed with Van Persie...I mean yeah hes good and all but you are making him out to be a god lol.


Side note....Im happy with Bradleys selections. And to who said they would like to see Dempsey up front I dont really agree. I would put Altidore with Gomez and Dempsey in CAM

[Red370]

Originally Posted by blue660r01

You guys are a little too obsessed with Van Persie...I mean yeah hes good and all but you are making him out to be a god lol.


Side note....Im happy with Bradleys selections. And to who said they would like to see Dempsey up front I dont really agree. I would put Altidore with Gomez and Dempsey in CAM

did you see that second goal? world class.

[phelan]

Originally Posted by blue660r01

You guys are a little too obsessed with Van Persie...I mean yeah hes good and all but you are making him out to be a god lol.


Side note....Im happy with Bradleys selections. And to who said they would like to see Dempsey up front I dont really agree. I would put Altidore with Gomez and Dempsey in CAM

when you have a captain stuck in between london and barcelona, and just barely beat the sp*rs to third place in the EPL, we take our victories wherever we can get them.

to arsenal he is a ******* god. look at the difference in the team when he played versus when he was injured. i'm not saying he's cesc, but he's got the innate ability to turn something out of almost nothing. his greatest knock is that he can't manufacturing even 25% of his capability on his right foot, it's weak as hell.

i just got my rvp jersey in too


and for team usa: altidore up from with gomez, buddle in reserve, dempsey CAM and donovan next to him = win

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Originally Posted by phelan

when you have a captain stuck in between london and barcelona, and just barely beat the sp*rs to third place in the EPL, we take our victories wherever we can get them.

to arsenal he is a ******* god. look at the difference in the team when he played versus when he was injured. i'm not saying he's cesc, but he's got the innate ability to turn something out of almost nothing. his greatest knock is that he can't manufacturing even 25% of his capability on his right foot, it's weak as hell.

i just got my rvp jersey in too


and for team usa: altidore up from with gomez, buddle in reserve, dempsey CAM and donovan next to him = win

You're forgetting that coaches golden child will always start in the middle, makes me sick. Dempsey will be stranded on a wing somewhere unfortunately. I wish the US would grow some balls and change their attack formation and run a 4-3-3 with Dempsey as the striker or on the left. Donovan running the middle with some speed on the sides (Torres, DMB), this would be a nasty nasty combination for the US, especially with teams that use more brawn than technique.

Originally Posted by phelan

when you have a captain stuck in between london and barcelona, and just barely beat the sp*rs to third place in the EPL, we take our victories wherever we can get them.

to arsenal he is a ******* god. look at the difference in the team when he played versus when he was injured. i'm not saying he's cesc, but he's got the innate ability to turn something out of almost nothing. his greatest knock is that he can't manufacturing even 25% of his capability on his right foot, it's weak as hell.

Well look at Bayern. Yeah they have improved greatly with Robben and yes he has scored some insane goals to bring them to the CL final. But I dont know....I just see it more as a team effort. Yeah Robben has be absolutely dirty this season for Bayern but how good would they be without TEAM WORK?

The thing is its not just RVP who is Arsenal. Things build up from defense/midfield to bring it to the attackers. For example, how would Bayern be without Schweinsteiger who matured into arguably one of the best midfielders in the world currently?

Ever since I've played sports as a kid I've had "there is no I in team" drilled into my head...and I still stand by that today.

[phelan]

Originally Posted by blue660r01

Ever since I've played sports as a kid I've had "there is no I in team" drilled into my head...and I still stand by that today.

Okay so I'm still pissed off about the news' unending stream of bullsh*t surrounding Cesc, so kind of irritated. But:

(Arsenal rant)
I'm all for "there is no I in team", but like you said, every player is an important link in the overall chain.

Goalkeeping - don't even get me started with how awful we are here...so let's play dumb here and forget our GKs are ****.

The defensive line, for the better part of the season, was pretty good. Sagna, Gallas, and the Verminator, and bringing Campbell back was quite a surprise. Clichy was **** 90% of the season but looked to recover at the end; sad if he leaves for Barca though. Next year we should be decent if Djourou recovers fully, as does Gibbs. That's assuming replacing Gallas with someone good (read: Hangeland) as well.

The midfield was superb by virtue of the skipper, and Nasri, Song, and Ramsey (pre WTFSHAWCROSSYOUFUCKINGCUNT injury) also deserve praise. Even Abou Diaby, dumbass that he is with no vision whatsoever, made his runs well when they were available. Or he just bulldozed them. Which was fun to watch sometimes.

But Arsenal has LONG been regarded as playing beautiful football, providing excellent setups, but poor finish. Arshavin? Out of position. Bendtner? Head too big to figure out how to make a proper header, and can't seem to finish on chippies. Walcott? All speed, nothing more yet. Eduardo? I'm sorry, but he's done, his confidence in making strong attacks on goal is just gone since his injury. Who does that leave? Vela (rofl), and...yeah, Robin van Persie when he's healthy. Arsenal has NO better target man than RvP.

That's why having RvP healthy is so critical. The forwards just haven't stepped up IMO. So no, he does not MAKE the team, if anybody wants to make a conjecture like that, it's FABREGAS who makes the team. But judging from the bench in the forward position, Robin was really the one quality striker we had, and his presence on the pitch makes a monstrous impact on the game. Hopefully with us adding Chamakh we add a little more quality to the front line though.
(/Arsenal rant)

Back to WC2010: World Cup 2010 - On-form Germany score 24 - Yahoo! Eurosport

I cracked up at this. That's kind of a douchebag move to score 24, though hahahaah. But is it just me, or is Germany's midfield getting really thin? First Ballack, now Trasch? I guess I'm not familiar enough with them to make any judgment calls.

Also, it sucks for Ghana losing Essien. That's HUGE for their team.