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do you know what the rules are? I could have sworn to play for the US one had to be a citizen. I still remember the hoops US Soccer jumped through to get David Regis citizenship settled.I thought players like Mwanga and Najar could not yet play for the US...?
Is a friendly enough to cap tie a player to a country? I thought it had to be an official FIFA game?
I watched this whole game today. Jozy started and played 85 minutes. He did some good things, got himself in solid positions to score but his finishing, well, is deplorable. He is never going to get regular playing time if he doesn't improve his finishing.
To be fair, Jones is hardly the "future" of the USMNT. He's already 28 years old, and as a central midfielder, he's on AT LEAST the cusp of the downturn of his career. That doesn't mean he can't be the best player on the USMNT, of course...it just means that we're probably getting a handful of years and 1 World Cup out of him.Najar and Lichaj could be "the future", of course.
It's taken a few days, but I was finally able to find a site with financial information on all Premier League teams. Assuming this site is correct, Man Utd made more money than any other team last year. They have also been very successful since the Glazers took over.As for Liverpool, apparently Fulham and Arsenal have similar debt levels, with less turnover in Fulham's case. However, I seem to be missing news of their supporters burning flags in protest.
I understand a sinkhole is swallowing up the rivalry.
Absolutely terrible decision making on this one.I think that ABC/ESPN/Univision need to start bribing profit sharing the TV revenue with these Caribbean soccer federations.
Arsenal debt is almost entirely due to the building of the Emirates Stadium. Fulham did major renovations to Craven Cottage but that was 5+ years ago. Al Fayed has been pouring money into the club since they were in Division Two. It's hard for supporters to be angry at ownership since his personal investment has taken a small club and made them Premiership perennials.
yeah we were just discussing this yesterday or the day before (look back in the thread a bit for this article link).I find the whole thing very sad.
not the furthest thing from the truth. I doubt anyone at Disney or Univision wants to envision a World Cup with out Mexico and/or the US.
Do the soccer federations get a cut of the TV revenue? If so, this is a huge opportunity for these media companies to lock in viewership.
Awful, just awful.
They've been on the front foot all half, but I just don't see them scoring at this rate. They've got a ton of possession this half, but no creativity in the final 3rd.I've tried to give Chamakh a chance, and he's certainly a serviceable striker, but he's just not an Adebayor-type who can make the plays for himself. As strange as this might sound, I think Arsenal sorely need Nicklas Bendtner. Like, really bad.As I was typing this, Chamakh tried to dipsy-doodle around in the box while Cech was caught out, and just gave the ball away.
He's been in great form of late, arguably Arsenal's most impressive player thus far this season, IMO.
I know they would never have splurged for him, but Zlatan Ibramahvic was there for the taking and wouldve been a sterling addition for the Arsenal attack. Huge missed opportunity there IMO, especially at his discounted pricetag. With Nasri and Andrei flanking him and Van Persie playing alongside him, Arswnal would have been much more decisive in attack.
I mean, seriously.....Arsenal just had a free kick from the edge of the area....a cluster of players in the middle go up for the header, and guess who's hanging at the top of the area, beyond the penalty spot.....Adebayor and, to a lesser extent, Bendtner have that goal-poaching mindset where they'll go and put their bodies on the line to get the crucial goal. I haven't seen that from Chamakh yet. He certainly plays a lot smaller than you'd think a guy his size would....which isn't a good thing, when you don't have exceptional foot skills....which I also haven't seen from him...
Hmmm...think Chamakh and Arshavin are bad and Nasri and Wilshire are brilliant but I've only been half watching as I've been on the phone.
didn't get off the bus for the first half, and by the time they woke up, decided a scoreless draw was good enough for them 
SAF better wake this side the #### up fast.
Arshavin's play always seems like a double-edged sword for me. No question, IMO, that he's the most creative player that Arsenal have in the final 3rd. Some games, he tries to do too much by himself and gets himself into trouble....but today, there's been really no creativity from ANYONE near the Chelsea goal, save for Nasri. Diaby has been quiet and was nicked in the first half, Wilshere has been solid but isn't a big offensive threat, and Song is....well, Song.Chamakh has been largely invisible.
Big missed opportunity there.
Vela on for Arshavin....probably a good move here.Chamakh climbs the ladder and heads hopelessly wide.Jay Emmanuel-Thomas checking in for Arsenal. Excited to see him here....interesting to see him get the call instead of Carlos Vela. Emmanuel-Thomas is more of an out-and-out striker though, from what I know about him, whereas Vela would just clutter up Arshavin and Nasri...
They've been on the front foot all half, but I just don't see them scoring at this rate. They've got a ton of possession this half, but no creativity in the final 3rd.I've tried to give Chamakh a chance, and he's certainly a serviceable striker, but he's just not an Adebayor-type who can make the plays for himself. As strange as this might sound, I think Arsenal sorely need Nicklas Bendtner. Like, really bad.
As I was typing this, Chamakh tried to dipsy-doodle around in the box while Cech was caught out, and just gave the ball away.
, self.Even though the final scoreline sucked, it was still an extremely exciting game - far better than any NFL game will be this week, probably. I saw some things that I liked a lot from Arsenal today, namely the possession in the midfield. Diaby, Wilshere, and Song really controlled play well - Arsenal just needed someone to step up and nick a goal, and no one could. Sagna, Squillaci, and Clichy were each shaky at times, but I thought Koscielny was a beast in the back. Fabianski was quite impressive as well.
I think at least 98% of the people in England would agree with you.
