Wenger: “We have a few players on the edge like Van Persie and Walcott, who had a hamstring alert, and Ramsey. We’ll have to see how they respond to 24 hours rest."
― Number None, Monday, 28 November 2011 19:22 (twelve years ago) link
if rvi breaks, and i genuinely don't think its gonna happen*, then still spurs. because we then move theo upfront and arshavin or benny noon on the wing, whereas spurs will then... play pav, i guess?
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 28 November 2011 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
None of them are playing midweek, so its cool.
I didn't finish that post. Could have mentioned lol Park, who Wenger 'believes' in and we'll see how he does v. City tomorrow. Also the *was to say i've most prob jinxed him now.
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 28 November 2011 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
Chris - did you enjoy big Andy's cameos the last two Sundays?
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 28 November 2011 19:47 (twelve years ago) link
adebayor is somewhat baffling to me. when he had that great season for arsenal i was convinced that he wasn't that good, he was just putting away chances created by others. watching him play every week for spurs, i can see how good he is at holding the ball up and creating chances for others, but his finishing seems poor. he had 9 shots on target against west brom, the most of any player in a single game the last 5 seasons.
― mizzell, Monday, 28 November 2011 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
He has the ability to be the best forward in the world. He can have an astounding first touch, a beasty shot, perfect in the air, knows his positioning, can beat his man with ease, has strength to stay up and intimidate, can spot a pass in a way only top players can...
Unfortunately he'll only be working on half of these, at most, in 95% of matches.
That and he just stops caring to play, you know, football, every couple of months or so. I think we got 3 amazing months out of him post-Eduardogate and that was his longest reign of form.
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 28 November 2011 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
I thought that was an xp until you mentioned Eduardo
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 28 November 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
spurs def need to sell pav and buy a young-ish cf in january to either replace ade or at least strengthen their negotiating position.
― mizzell, Monday, 28 November 2011 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
Wonder how Coulibaly is getting on?
― Number None, Monday, 28 November 2011 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
he's 16 and short, don't think he can lead the line yet
― mizzell, Monday, 28 November 2011 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
Nah i know. Just an idle thought
― Number None, Monday, 28 November 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
xposts. Not watched the Chelsea game again, but was Andy's control as lol-worthy as I think it was? Good save from Hart last night.
― Chris, Monday, 28 November 2011 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
It really was - he had half-a-dozen touches in his three minutes and every one gave the ball away or iirc a risky free-kick. Not ideal when you're trying to see out injury time. He looked like the kid at school who gets picked first 'cos he's big, but can't actually play football. Yet for a moment yesterday he looked the business.
Hart had more than the one great save too - was gutted when I saw the highlights.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 28 November 2011 22:22 (twelve years ago) link
Matty Taylor for England & GOAL of the season
Ah, the sandbox of five years ago, when Pardew had gone to Charlton, Chris Coleman was still somebody, DJ Martian still existed, and there was speculation about Liverpool's chances of overhauling both United and Chelsea to win that elusive league title...
― The Artist Formerly Known As Teh HoBB, Monday, 28 November 2011 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
what happened to DJM?
― big popppa hoy, Monday, 28 November 2011 22:31 (twelve years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Giovanni_Trapattoni.jpg
― ilx bandsox (nakhchivan), Monday, 28 November 2011 23:51 (twelve years ago) link
out
― big popppa hoy, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:02 (twelve years ago) link
u crack me up
― p much resigned to deems, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:15 (twelve years ago) link
i try
is ade playing for togo again? just remembered we gots a anc come jan.
― big popppa hoy, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:22 (twelve years ago) link
Aye, just watched the last few minutes of Chelsea again and that's spot on - so Jekyll and Hyde. Thought we were great v City. Lucas just keeps getting better, and Adam's really impressing me now. The defence is looking very good - great to see Skrtel and Agger getting a run of games together.
― Chris, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:27 (twelve years ago) link
Argh, just remembered Spurs v Villa. What a shame ILX was down for that one.
― Chris, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:29 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i think he's going back to togo. psyched for the pavness
carroll very unlucky vs city imo
― p much resigned to deems, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:29 (twelve years ago) link
yaya p much the only player the league is going to miss, right?
cameroon didn't qualify. thank the fucking lord. going without song would be 3000 times worse than going without rvi.
― big popppa hoy, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:34 (twelve years ago) link
uhm
― ilx bandsox (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:42 (twelve years ago) link
Newcastle might miss Demba Ba
― Number None, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:46 (twelve years ago) link
& tiote
― ilx bandsox (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:47 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, that just occurred to me also. Of course the wheels might come off before that
― Number None, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:49 (twelve years ago) link
coulibaly gonna come into his own late on imo
― p much resigned to deems, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:50 (twelve years ago) link
Chelsea losing Mikel might be a blessing in disguise
― Number None, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:51 (twelve years ago) link
draw at old trafford seems like a high water mark
they've had a run of form so strong ppl have even talked about the championship level ryan taylor as a 'top fullback'
― ilx bandsox (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:52 (twelve years ago) link
oriol romeu played on saturday and got good notices in absentia mikel
― ilx bandsox (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:53 (twelve years ago) link
stephen and ryan taylor will surely start to happen to newcastle very soon
― p much resigned to deems, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 00:54 (twelve years ago) link
lol ok yeah my bad for forgetting newcastle
― big popppa hoy, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 01:03 (twelve years ago) link
they do of course have former new maldini davide santon to blood into lb
never rated stephen taylor, a nonsense of a no-nonsense defender
coloccini was alright at depor but is eminently nonsensical and i doubt this new composure will last
― ilx bandsox (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 01:05 (twelve years ago) link
togo and nigeria didn't qualify
― mizzell, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 04:14 (twelve years ago) link
trap in (extnded through 2014 qualifying)
― eboue II, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 09:39 (twelve years ago) link
unsure what i think of that
ledley king has been booked once in 69 games. phenomenal defender.
― p much resigned to deems, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 12:45 (twelve years ago) link
Going back to 2007! I should pay more attention to that guy, I'm willing to accept that that probably is phenomenal defending rather than just plain being unable to move around the pitch.
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 14:10 (twelve years ago) link
well tbf it'd be going back to 2009 had he a normal injury record, but yeah he's the great lost english talent of his generation, fuck a jokehole or dyer
― daramaracas.jpg (p much resigned to deems), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:13 (twelve years ago) link
Rio had 2 in 71 going back to 2009
― Number None, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
That's fantastic, you get so used to Lucas or Vidic seemingly always taking a yellow for the team that I'd never noticed guys not operating like that. I wonder how it breaks down for DMs in general, actually.
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
up until this weekend rio got exemptions in home games iirc
― daramaracas.jpg (p much resigned to deems), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
That's mainly Vidic in fairness
― Number None, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:33 (twelve years ago) link
Still better than Ledley King though (xp)
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
That stat includes England games by the way
― Number None, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
i'd rate them closely, alright. if both had enjoyed injury/drug free careers there wouldn't be much room for john terry.
― daramaracas.jpg (p much resigned to deems), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
What, are you blind or something?
― Tony Hart land (Deep in the Tony Hart land), Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
Terry can be grateful for ILF being down, he and cohorts were all over the place against Liverpool.
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
Ferdinand would have faced some slightly more challenging opposition over that time of course
― Number None, Tuesday, 29 November 2011 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
Martin Tyler's commentary for that Ji goal was sensational.
― Chris, Sunday, 1 January 2012 23:34 (twelve years ago) link
didn't see this so
http://h10.abload.de/img/roysworlduyptz.gif
― v-whiney (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Monday, 2 January 2012 05:14 (twelve years ago) link
ffs
― v-whiney (Cuauhtemoc Blanco), Monday, 2 January 2012 05:15 (twelve years ago) link
Swansea winning at Villa! Stoke winning at Blackburn! Torres starts for Chelsea! Is Drogba injured? Not even on the bench.
― Chris, Monday, 2 January 2012 15:41 (twelve years ago) link
eh drogba moved to PSG yesterday dude
― u know my homes' methods, plies them (p much resigned to deems), Monday, 2 January 2012 15:44 (twelve years ago) link
Real ilx is back now Chris - some pure gold immigration rules discussion going on on that thread atm.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 2 January 2012 15:47 (twelve years ago) link
Ah sorry, didn't realise.
― Chris, Monday, 2 January 2012 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
'salright, Drogba moving to PSG would've passed me by otherwise
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 2 January 2012 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
Fun fact from Beeb ticker: seven clubs into his career, Wayne Routledge scores his first Premier League goal.
― William Bloody Swygart, Monday, 2 January 2012 16:23 (twelve years ago) link