Pre-season Football 2011/2012 Season

Shamikebab · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:14

Well that makes even less sense! Diouf's main strength is winning it in the air, not sure why he'd be on the wing.

drunkenmaster · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:15

Are Chicago Fire supposed to be any good, it occurs to me I don't know a whole heck of a lot about the MLS, see bits of the very occasional game but, I have no idea which teams are good, or rubbish. THey do a similar draft thing to the NFL right, do the top teams change every couple years in the same way, I have no clue, chicago could be the Utd equivilent or the Hull equivilent, or Torquay

SO Smalling/Jones, evra, fabio, carrick, Ober, Welbeck, Diouf, Berbatov and, did I just hear Cleverly and the new keeper?

EDIT:- switched to a stream with English commentary, and less crap picture, much easier like that

syke · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:16

Shamikebab said:
Well that makes even less sense! Diouf's main strength is winning it in the air, not sure why he'd be on the wing.

Doesn't really matter though, in a friendly? He's fast, and can cut in and shoot. Wonder if they're trying Cleverley in the middle after his comments of wanting to try do a Scholes type role?

andi · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:16

Ace bit of skill by Welbeck

Tom84 · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:21

Tonights team is pretty much next seasons Carling Cup side

syke · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:22

1-0 Fire, oops. Jones lost in the air to Gibbs.

Shamikebab · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:22

drunkenmaster said:
Are Chicago Fire supposed to be any good

Chicago are 16th currently, Seattle are 2nd. So theoretically.....this should be a walkover.

Tom84 · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:22

Blatant pen that!!!

Shamikebab · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:23

Tom84 said:
Tonights team is pretty much next seasons Carling Cup side

Well, excluding Carrick, Berbatov, De Gea, Evra and Rafael probably.

Tom84 · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:24

Shamikebab said:
Well, excluding De Gea & Evra probably.

Fixed

Bucket · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:24

Sell him, burn him etc. He's **** worse keeper ever etc. Unproven, why did we buy him.

/Nickg

Shamikebab · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:25

That was a great chance for Welbeck, not sure if that was a cross or a shot though :confused:

Tom84 · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:26

Bucket said:
Sell him, burn him etc. He's **** worse keeper ever etc. Unproven, why did we buy him.

/Nickg

No chance of him seeing that post, he doesn't actually watch any games

drunkenmaster · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:27

Shamikebab said:
Well, excluding Carrick, Berbatov, De Gea, Evra and Rafael probably.

Is it Raf or Fabio playing tonight?

syke said:
1-0 Fire, oops. Jones lost in the air to Gibbs.

Well not just that but why was Smalling behind everyone, both CB's standing next to each other, both wrong side of the defenders, and considering where the ball was from there wasn't really anyone else in there, surely someone taller should have gone to get in their, Carrick or Berbs or someone?

Tom84 · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:27

syke said:
1-0 Fire, oops. Jones lost in the air to Gibbs.

Where you watching the game? Your post was like 30 second before my stream

syke · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:29

drunkenmaster said:
Is it Raf or Fabio playing tonight?

Well not just that but why was Smalling behind everyone, both CB's standing next to each other, both wrong side of the defenders, and considering where the ball was from there wasn't really anyone else in there, surely someone taller should have gone to get in their, Carrick or Berbs or someone?

Fabio, and tbh it was a decent header, Jones just lost out in the air, the rest were beaten by the ball..so kinda not their fault

Tom84 said:
Where you watching the game? Your post was like 30 second before my stream

I pay £6 for 2 months of streaming, gets pretty much all my Fulham away games I can't get to too, which is handy. Trust if interested, not sure on rules here?

Tom84 · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:29

drunkenmaster said:
Is it Raf or Fabio playing tonight?

Fabio

TBF I didn't read the team sheets before the game so bar Fabio, Evra, De Gea and maybe Carrick this is next seasons Carling Cup team

Shamikebab · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:29

Great run by Obertan but again he just looked really indecisive as soon as he reached the final third.

Bucket · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:29

Tom84 said:
No chance of him seeing that post, he doesn't actually watch any games

'I heard that De Gea let in a really easy one the other night in his debut'

Wait for it.

Also we have DM tonight so that's bad enough anyway.

Shamikebab · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:30

Anyone know who is on the bench?