pastore
alves
neymar
higuain
lahm
suarez
casillas
modric
busquets
vidic
neuer
aguero
sneijder
schweinsteiger
cesc
ozil
van persie
pique
silva
rooney
villa
iniesta
xavi
ronaldo
messi
kpb has been awes this year in a title winning side of dudes so old they are melting
how milan figured out why to buy him and how to make him great is another question
messi ahead of bale? fuck this list.
have u seen boateng lately? he is srsly a very good player
xp sam otm
kpb had a good wc2010 with ghana, tbf
Evra being on there is the real travesty
When you actually see it written down like that then Rooney is 0_o
no nicky barmby? cuuunts
tevez-rooney gap is an unjustifiable mystery
I make it 78/100, and 60 of the top 70, play for those dozen clubs
xp
Barmby-level performance, imo, flatters rooney somewhat
I know goals are only part of the equation obviously, but . . .
Drogba—2004-present (7 seasons)—98 goals—14 goals per season.
It’s ridiculous to say that Rooney’s the 6th best player in the world, and just as ridiculous to say that he should be in the England side instead of Sturridge based on current form, but to say that he’s been top-end-of-mediocre over the last decade seems almost willfully challopsy.
anyone-rooney gap is a etc.
didnt tevez retire or something
drogba games played vs rooney games played in that time, pls?
drogba games played in midfield v rooney games played in midfield?
you can be willfully challopsy & believe it & be right- depending on how prevalent & correct the accepted wisdom is
the beast that can be has-been drogba at chelsea (apps/goals/assists) all comps
316 146 68
& croxteth cromag
339 158 80
]
Can’t we be willfully challopsy & believe it & be right about something else for once?
years tapping in from ronaldo/valencia/scholes vs years watching ffl boot it from anywhere while mikel and kalou do..... not much of anything i guess
Christ, you are predictable
Not replacing Messi at the top with, I dunno Jermaine Jenas or someone is an abdication of duty.
id probably rate rooney at suarez’ level or thereabouts, maybe 30/40ish on that list
now we’re talkin boys
That said, hysterically flapping because he’s higher than some kid with an inflated price tag who’s only performed in the French or Dutch league so far is nagl.
reckon suarez can still improve, wayne is never going to be as good as that goalfest season he had a few years back.
plus suarez is a lot more sporting and seems a genuinely good guy.
plus suarez is a lot more sporting and seems a genuinely good guy
You bring a smile to my face
Would love to be a fly on the wall when Drogba looks at the list and sees himself 10 places below Torres though.
x-post haha...
Throws himself to the floor and rolls about perhaps? (xp)
gif of the year
quality thread imo
If we’re doing Suarez gifs
<3 him what a cheeky rosycheeked lil scamp he is
if and when rooney manages to combine a dangerous foul and simulate injury in a single motion, he might deserve some consideration
nn where’d you put wayne rooney, if at all, on a list of world footballers 2011
Tbf to Suarez, he does take the weight off his studs before Kompany touches the ground, and he clearly hits his head on the Sky logo on the follow-through. And the big #3 doesn’t even look round or appeal, non-issue imo.
I don’t even know any more. P. disillusioned
the join us!
Joooooooiiiooon uuuuuuussssss
disilluminati
Suarez needs a whole “Yakety Sax” themed vid
cahill gets ban rescinded btw, how are we with this?
c hill
should have been a yellow
nah, i’ll just sit it out til the hope giving spike in form after Christmas followed by the inevitable return to mediocrity come summer. It’s almost comforting
we need some proper fan-on-the-street “Rooney is the best!” types onboard to generate some quality content instead of this tired, sad repetition of the obvious we’re all locked into
NB from that liverpool echo article upthread, a reminder that is was that very paper which beget the artist formally known as nult
The no-holds barred yet fairly performed effort against the star player of the team he loves lit the blue touch paper that day and sparked Everton FC into life.
“r u gay what the fukk do u know roobey is the best striker ever YAY WHITE PEELE!!!!!>!!>”
(/that it was that very paper which begot) xp
i am srsly a bit surprised ILF hasn’t attracted a few [x] TIL I DIE types
Rooney’ll still win the goal-of-the-year thing at that ballon d’or awards do (also nommed: Messi v Arsenal, Neymar v somebody)
sandbox tbf
rooney shinned it, neymar 4evs
Only three goals? Guess they changed up the format this year cos they didn’t want any plucky Nordies sullying their glitzy awards
kaypeebs vs barca fav goal of recent times END OF
tru bruv tru
true or false: if clint dempsey played for a top 4 club he’d be on that list
asking because I srsly don’t understand how it is composed
“TILL I DIE END OF”
About 2,790 results (0.38 seconds)
im a little surprised someone better than fulham hasn’t bought dempsey cuz he is certainly a good & consistent player (although not top 100 good)
Depends what you mean by ‘better than Fulham’ but I can’t think of that many clubs that would need him—United could use him arguably, maybe Everton or Villa or someone but they’re kind of on the same level.
players on that list that are ‘not top 100 good’ maybe number 25
there are probably like 50 clubs better than fulham
Arsenal obv
cska moscow
rennes
bunyodkor
huddersfield iirc
dempsey improves everton and villa unquestionably, not spurs, prob not lfc, arsenal v prob, chelsea v prob, united prob, citeh unquestionably
there are probably like 50 clubs better than fulham
Jol out
harryhotspur.blogspot.com/.../tottenham-at-fulham-video-highlights...
1 Sep 2007 – ... fan that can’t actually put an argument together! but as you called people a few names i’m totally with ya “jol til i die”.....moron! ...
Sir Alex Ferguson attempted to deflect such talk away from his players, although he did concede they would have to deal with the shattering disappointment of eviction from the tournament he rates higher than any other. And Evra, while insisting he retained faith in his team-mates, accepted they need to work out whether, personally, they have done enough.
“We have to be honest and say we haven’t been professional from the beginning of this competition,” said the France defender. “I don’t know why. Maybe one or two of us have to look in the mirror and say we can do a lot better than we have done. Everyone. And I am the first.”
dempsey improves everton and villa unquestionably, not spurs, prob not lfc, arsenal v prob, chelsea v prob, united prob, citeh unquestionably
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Thursday, 8 December 2011 16:18 (17 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink
dempsey >>> pienaar and the second string; improves spurs
deuce v lennon??
lennon has been really good this season, so i guess not
was talkin first team, available players tbh. Not sure pienaar and dempsey occupy same pitch space, but i’d have niko on left or behind a striker before dempsey
really? niko is kinda lame tbrr
kinda lame in that he can’t really run, sure, but much more intelligent and technical player. better finisher and better passer than clint.
Don’t really think that leaving the Fulham first team and going and sitting on another team’s bench is what Nakh had in mind.
yeah i guess i could see him at villa or maybe a decent bundesliga side
just looked up info on krancjar cuz i forgot about him completely
Andy September 2, 2011 at 2:52 pm
If Krancjar was given a run in midfield, he would be far more effective than Modric. If he was paired with either Sandro or Huddlestone in the centre, it would be ideal. He scores far more goals than Modric, he provides more assists. He has a better range of passing than Modric and is more attack minded.
Don’t really think that leaving the Fulham first team and going and sitting on another team’s bench is what Nakh had in mind.
AKA doing a Pienaar
see, thing is, niko is actually a lot more effective than modric, ito goals certainly and killer balls in and around the opposition box too i’d imagine.
But luka threads everything together from the fullbacks to parker through the wings and into adebayor, and works so much harder off the ball
Niko should prob be playing to give bale a rest, i dunno is he in any way a player that would replicate modric’s role in the centre.
today is a great day for watching scottish journalists shouting at cameras while trying not to fall over
And it’s usually the booze that causes them to shout (anti-Catholic obscenities) and fall over
Yeah the only time Kranjcar was a straight replacement for Modric was back when we were playing Luka out on the left. He isn’t anywhere near good enough to replace Modric in central midfield and if anyone should be playing there in his place it should be Rafa.
i love niko but wouldn’t mind if spurs sold him actually. would prefer he go abroad, he could probably do well in italy right?
Mercado: Chicago Fire, Al-Sadd y Lekhwiya, pretendientes de Rio Ferdinand
argh argh no no no no do not want
Why not? He’s a good guy. Where’s this story come from anyway? He’s surely going nowhere, especially with Vidic done in.
Yeah, can’t see that happening. He’s more likely to retire at Utd
tbf it’s a stupid rumor, but it’s stuck around for a while. I first read it on someone’s phone in a bar in Seattle after the Fire’s defeat in the US Open Cup final like 2 months ago. the coach was sitting two tables over so we showed it to him and he said he had no idea where it came from. still, I wish it would go away.
“do not want” because big-salary old-timer defenders are huge wastes of time/money in this plucky upstart league of ours
oh i see the Guardian is reporting quotes from Vidic’s agent that he’s done his cruciate and will likely be out for the season. Yay.
id rather vidic was there, kids + shite at cb could render city champions by february
and i like vidic, probably the best cb in the world by average level in the last five years and rather subtler than his rep suggests
vidic out for the season, maybe they’ll give Jones a consistent run there.
dalglish is descending into madness.
id rather vidic was there + shite at cb could render city champions by february
Of course, a player getting injured in Dec. and missing the rest of the season is no good. otm on 2nd point.
For all the conclusions being drawn about the Glazers at the moment (and not wanting to defend them), United spent a fair bit of money in the summer. They’ve just had appalling luck with injuries—Vidic, Hernandez, Cleverly, Anderson all out long term, give or take a goalkeeper that’s an entire first-choice spine gone. If you took Kompany, Dzeko, Silva and De Jong/Toure out of the City team they probably wouldn’t look like a Premiership-winning side either.
Not to say that City aren’t stronger man-for-man and certainly they have better options upfront, but they aren’t that immune to a potential injury crisis as it is.
That said, pretty sure United would have a stronger and deeper squad without the Glazers there, especially through the middle.
stop this united defending, it won’t wash around here.
even city are preferable.
I prefer Utd to any of the other big clubs in England, and that now includes City.