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I'm stoked this will be in HD. Just need to remember to fire up the DVR when I get home. Arsenal-City should be good too. Plus my Skins are going to take it to ShEli and the Giants. A lot to catch up on after work tomorrow.Gonna need lots of
I think Ivanovic at RB has helped a bit to alleviate Sturridge's unwillingness to track back (that side is a nightmare with Sturridge and Bosingwa).Mata had the same problem, but has been slowly improving. Unfortunately, Sturridge really hasn't.
I agree, but he's still so young/unproven for Chelsea....maybe he'll grow a bit? His ball skills are very impressive, though.
Sturridge complains that he's being used on the wing, but he's probably not going to play in the center at Chelsea any time soon with Drogba, Torres and Lukaku on the roster. He's left-footed, and AVB likes to play him on the right so he can work to the center with his strong foot (same with Mata on the left), and that tactic has been an adjustment for him. It did not go unnoticed among Chelsea fans that his beautiful cross to Mierles on Monday against Man City came off his right foot from the right wing. He also scored yesterday with his right foot, after taking the cross from Cole with his left.
After I posted this, City's looked a lot more lax in defense. Really wish RvP could've made the most of that opportunity.
Post anything you like in here. It is a general discussion thread. People obviously post on things they watch and the EPL is by far the most popular league for people in the thread but many us enjoy reading info on other leagues even if we don't watch them too often.
How long is the break typically and what do teams do during the break?
The break lasts for a little over a month. The 18th spieltag (gameday) is the weekend of January 20-22.There is a winter transfer window and after the holidays teams will play a few friendlies, usually against lower level teams.The third round of the DFB Pokal is this week as well.BL2 is off until the first weekend of February
I recall from the years I lived in Germany that many of the Bundesliga guys formed futsal teams and played in mini-leagues or tournaments over the winter break.
I think, in the end, lack of depth killed Arsenal (as well as a lack of a scoring option outisde of van Persie).City really should have scored in the first 30 minutes, Aresenal were the better side the next 30, and then during the crunch when Arsenal were pushing City went to Milner, De Jong, and Dzeko and Arsenal went to Miquel, Arshavin, and Chamakh. There really is quite the quality gap there and I think it showed as City were able to close out without too much problem.After I posted this, City's looked a lot more lax in defense. Really wish RvP could've made the most of that opportunity.
Yeah, it's poop. As mentioned way earlier in the thread where it was suggested that myself and other Liverpool fans were "coming off bad" by saying that we didn't think Suarez did it, I will be the first to take my medicine. Everything I've read about it still makes me think that he didn't do it, as the word he used has a different meaning in Uruguay than it does in England, but he still should have known better. Liverpool were finally looking like they could break into the Top 4, but will now be without their best player for months. Major poop.
I hear he has some black friends too, soooo there's that.
The Suarez back-and-forth took place in the box before a corner and supposedly numerous people including an official heard it.
"We find it extraordinary that Luis can be found guilty on the word of Patrice Evra alone when no-one else on the field of play —including Evra’s own team-mates and all the match officials —heard the alleged conversation between the two players in a crowded Kop goalmouth while a corner kick was about to be taken"
Might have been, I don't know. He's had a bunch of people tweeting at him with pictures of him posing with the fans in the stands behind the goal and thanking him for spending time with the fans.
How has Arshavin been getting along this year? It seems like he hasn't really lived up to his potential there.
Probably slightly less popular with Gooners than Nasri and syphillis. The difference between Gervinho and Arshavin is pretty stark. Unless you really value dribbling straight at the defense and losing the ball, in which case the little Russian is your man.
Youtube link is dead. If the article is accurate, I don't see how the GK should've gotten a red card...he kicked the guy who was running on the field!Any other video links?
The guy running on the field deserved to get his ### kicked.
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