FA Cup weekend and midweek Prem Games up to the 27th **SPOILERS**

How does money get you further? Surely it is the players? How do English teams have access to money other top teams across Europe do not?
 
Our league has been crazy rich recently compared to the others, now they're catching up due to tax etc. money = best players = best teams = wins

I imagine now Real have splashed the money they'll be in the latter stages of the CL (which would prove my point nicely as they haven't reached the latter stages since they last spent money)
 
What? I said the English players have poorer technique and football'ing ability in general, obviously we have quality players like Joe Cole/Ashley Cole/Rooney/Gerrard who all have excellent technique and obviously and rightfully play for the teams who compete in the CL, and can compete with Europeans with good technique. Besides, most of our top teams have many foreigners anyway, but keep the English defenders are there's not much technique in hoofing it away!

I think you'd agree though that the average English players technique could be better (and it's so easy to improve), I swear I have a better first touch than a few prem players :p
 
So you're talking about English players having poorer technique then, rather than the league being poorer overall?
 
Oh, our league has been the best for the past few years, no doubt. That's mostly due to the intensity and influx of quality foreign managers and players though (who are attracted by the ££)

Even our lower divisions are probably the best lower divisions in Europe imo
 
I was suprised to see Cesc playing and not being rested. Bit stupid.

I personally don't care about the FA Cup. Doesn't mean anything. I'd rather put all effort into the next 4 games, Aston Villa, Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool.

I think we will win all of those games. I am very confident. We are playing very well at the moment and our players who struggled with form are slowly getting it back and playing at their best. Hopefully Cesc/Arsh/Denny/Rosicky/Gallas/Verminator/Clichy can all stay fit.

Very gutted about Nasri, he was picking up his top form just before he got injured, hopefully he will be back for Man Utd or Chelsea.

People are relying too much on Bendtner in my opinion, he is not RvP. I'm sure he will help but it will take him a few games to get really Match Fit and back to normal service.

Bring on Villa!
 
jakeke said:
I can't understand English fans. Do you truly believe that when the ball is gone and a Stoke player kicks an Arsenal player to the ground it's because Arsenal aren't 'men'?

If you're anything like the apes I encountered at the ground you probably will (the guy behind me said about 7 or 8 times 'How can it be a foul ref he's gone for the ball' - I felt like turning around and saying 'they're missing it everytime you buffoon' alas, I'm nicer than that). I despair at the teachings of football in this country. No wonder our national team has been so unsuccessful :( we actually encourage this, don't we? (some of us, I believe football should be played with the ball not on people's shins)

There's a difference between a competitive game and one where one team just kicks the other nearly every time they get the ball. You seem to be struggling with that :(
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How many times were Arsenal players "kicked to the ground" off the ball then?

Can't be talking about the same game because the one I watched there was no cards and the only dubious decisions were against us, massively (1 goal conceded and 1 stonewall penalty denied), as per usual.

I think maybe you're influenced a little too much by your senile manager. Pretty sure one of his excuses post-match yesterday was "the pitch". Haha. :D

The 2 best strikers in the league (imo, Drogba & Rooney) score as many as they do because they get stuck in and "bully" players at every opportunity (when they're on form). Wouldn't you agree? I'm sure your viewpoint would change if you signed Drogba or someone from the same mould. :)
 
Meh, I was at the game and I saw what I saw.

Arsenal could sign Kevin Davies and it wouldn't alter my mind, I have my own opinions which aren't controlled by AFC!

I have no doubt that Stoke deserved to win yesterday by the way.

Yes, senile manager, blah blah, zzz

By the way, I assume you've never seen Torres play :/? (should I await for the inevitable abuse that he's not a man or whatever or just put something in myself?)

Edit - I'm not referring to one player like Rooney or Drogba who put their bodies about (rarely see them hack the opposition down) I mean entire midfields/defences who stop the other team by constant fouls
 
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Yep I have, and I personally rate Drogba & Rooney over him. I might change my mind if Torres could play for more than 3 games without limping off. :p
 
Fair enough, I think Torres is the best but he's not the best if he's in the treatment room

Rooney might have been a bit dirty back in the day but even then I think it was frustration, I wouldn't call either of them dirty
 
Spunj99 said:
How many times were Arsenal players "kicked to the ground" off the ball then?
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Twice from what I remember, but both times the ref gave a free kick. He could have booked the player but didn't. It would have been one of those bookings that you could argue both ways (One was Shawcross on Cesc, the other was for a studs on the thigh of Vela just after half time) Not really an issue imo.

I didn't think Stoke were particularly dirty. They closed down quickly which will lead to lots of fouls and played the ball in the air to suit their strengths. The only issue I had was the time wasting from the throw-ins. How the ref can only give 2 minutes in the first half when every thrown in takes 20-30 seconds I'll never know. I didn't have an issue with the throw, at least they weren't foul throws like Micah Richards.

Spunj99 said:
Can't be talking about the same game because the one I watched there was no cards and the only dubious decisions were against us, massively (1 goal conceded and 1 stonewall penalty denied), as per usual.
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I didn't think it was that much of the stonewall penalty as the 3 we had been denied in the last 2 games. Harsh handball for the free kick, but it did hit his arm. That said like all 4 goals, it was poor defending once the free kick was taken.
 
jakeke said:
Edit - I'm not referring to one player like Rooney or Drogba who put their bodies about (rarely see them hack the opposition down)
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You obviously don't watch Rooney very often, if he gives the ball away/gets it taken off him, it is just a matter of time before someone gets clattered.

One of those again where you have to decide whether it would be beneficial to stop him doing that or leave him with the fire in his belly.
 
I don't see him do it anymore, I saw him do it once a few weeks ago but apart from that I thought he'd stopped doing it

I'm probably moaning too much, it's annoyed me recently with both the Bolton games, then it happened to me (and didn't stop till my knee was screwed) when I was playing and then Stoke did it a handfull of times, I'm super alert to fouls at the minute
 
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Jakstaar2007 said:
Yea hopefully.

TBF all they were really doing was hoofing it to Beckford.
When he's gone i can't see them doing that well.
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Read this. Specifically:

On to my second dislike: the ill-fated long ball. The reason I’ve found a passionate dislike for it recently is largely due to Harry Redknapp’s team selection. I think you will all know what I’m talking about. My new found dislike of this obscene way of playing football has much to do with Harry’s obsession with playing Crouch upfront, meaning that every player wearing a white shirt suddenly forgets that they’re quite capable of passing the ball on the floor and decide instead that they would prefer to hopefully hoof the ball up field for Crouch to header aimlessly.
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As written by a Spud :)
 
jakeke said:
I don't see him do it anymore, I saw him do it once a few weeks ago but apart from that I thought he'd stopped doing it

I'm probably moaning too much, it's annoyed me recently with both the Bolton games, then it happened to me (and didn't stop till my knee was screwed) when I was playing and then Stoke did it a handfull of times, I'm super alert to fouls at the minute
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You're super sensitive at the best of times tbh son ;)
 
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