Fucking gutting

Birmingham, this, and the inevitable loss to United in the FA Cup on Saturday is going to be too much for me to take in the span of a few weeks

3/8/2011 4:59:01 PM

another year

no trophies






par for the course

3/8/2011 5:01:26 PM

^^i wouldnt count a loss yet..united are struggling

3/8/2011 5:04:34 PM

Yes it's too bad I can't be supporting a club that has 1 trophy (the Carling Cup) in the last 20 years

3/8/2011 5:05:04 PM

you're still mad Kaboul did you in the Emirites aren't you?

3/8/2011 5:08:28 PM

I'm just sad

3/8/2011 5:15:02 PM

20-0 in shots

76/24 in possession

717-195 in completed passes


there's the joke

3/8/2011 5:15:11 PM

wow watching the higlights of the other game...if you guys were mad at rooney's elbow in play, danielle de rossi just caught a guy deliberately with a right cross that howard webb somehow missed...very curious to see if uefa would do something about it after the game

[Edited on March 8, 2011 at 5:21 PM. Reason : f]

3/8/2011 5:20:30 PM

I always thought of him as the dirtiest player on the Italian national team

and that's saying a lot

[Edited on March 8, 2011 at 5:35 PM. Reason : highlights on footytube? where should I go?]

3/8/2011 5:35:04 PM

i kept watching the stream from the last game and they showed highlights there. itll be on footytube eventually. it got shrugged aside with the english commentators, but thats to be expected since they only care about the english teams

3/8/2011 5:57:20 PM

i hate de rossi so bad. one of my least favorite players ever.

i just saw that van persie red card, what a stupid card to give. that ref was awful and as much as i dislike arsenal, that sucks.

3/8/2011 6:23:08 PM

finally saw the Arsenal-Sunderland highlights

they sure have been getting buttfucked by referees lately

3/8/2011 8:27:52 PM

I've got a serious dilemma. I can't watch the game live tomorrow because of work, so I'm debating what I should do.

A) Rush home and possibly catch some of the 2nd half but spoil the first 60-70 minutes

B) Try and hold on to watch the replay from 8-10 tomorrow with no prior knowledge of the outcome

I don't know if I'll be able to hold out looking up the score for that long though

[Edited on March 8, 2011 at 9:55 PM. Reason : damn you work ]

3/8/2011 9:54:12 PM

C) dont worry cause the italian teams suck

3/8/2011 9:55:03 PM

I wish it was that easy. They're still Milan and they still got some firepower up front.

I'm prepared for it if we get knocked out, but I feel confident that if Spurs come out and bring the game to Milan instead trying to defend that lead, we'll be through to the round of 8.

Lineup I'd like to see tomorrow

Corluka---Gallas---Daws---BAE
-----Palacios------Modric-----
Lennon-------VDV--------Bale
--------Crouch--------------

You could go either way between Palacios or Sandro to sit in that reserved role in front of the CB's and protect them really.

BOLD PREDICTION: Defoe comes on as a super sub and nets the winner, his 100th goal with the club.



[Edited on March 8, 2011 at 10:31 PM. Reason : Also, they're organizing a white out at the Lane tomorrow. Cool.]

3/8/2011 10:11:14 PM

I want to see Lennon and Bale switching sides during the game. That could give the opposing full backs all kinds of trouble. Two very different players who have the ability to beat any player in the world one-on-one switching it up on you. They both have strengths on either side too.

Bale is a great crosser of the ball off his left foot but he's also got a rocket shot that he could rip if he cuts inside ala Robben. He likes to hug the touch line a lot though so it might be difficult to get him into the middle of the field. He could also help defending on the weak right side.

Lennon just has the ability to go past anyone on either side with his agility and quickness but his final ball is always lacking it seems. He puts in decent crosses from the right every once in awhile but his best balls come from the edge of the penalty area on the right side after he's already left the defender in his wake. He's accurate with his shots though so he's a really good player that could cut inside and curl some balls into the far post for goals every once in awhile or lay it off for another player.

Just something I would like to see a little bit of to see if it's effective.

3/8/2011 11:03:08 PM

GAMEDAY

They were beginning to experiment with that right before Bale went down. If you notice, he also played on the right that 25 minutes over the weekend too. A clear ploy to give Milan something to think about imo. Since they've never seen him before, and he could line up down either flank, Milan really has no idea where he'll be now. Excellent strategery on Redknapp's part. It makes the gameplan that much tougher on them.

If we are able to put Bale on the weakest side back each time out it would be a dream. I just don't know if Lennon would be able to provide quality from the left. He looked much less effective over vs Sunderland and Wolves. I think he literally hates his left foot.

3/9/2011 5:50:07 AM

Thinking about pulling for Milan just because Ribs won't shut his boner down up in here

3/9/2011 9:30:35 AM

u mad?

Bale not starting. Poised to come off the bench and fuck Milan up.

3/9/2011 2:44:03 PM

Gallas with a great clearance off the line.

3/9/2011 3:11:06 PM

GALLAS

3/9/2011 3:11:19 PM

Spurs getting dominated in the first half. Game needs more Bale.

3/9/2011 3:31:43 PM

Spurs are lucky to be level.

3/9/2011 3:32:49 PM

Pienaar isn't playing wide enough I don't think. Bale would be hugging the line and pulling Milan apart. Milan is playing well but if you start pulling them out wide their formation falls apart. They want to play the game down the center of the pitch and that's exactly what is happening.

3/9/2011 3:37:23 PM

I agree. Piennar looked lost all together.

3/9/2011 3:38:49 PM

no changes at half time


PUT BALE IN

3/9/2011 3:46:50 PM

so whats goin on in this game, I haven't been able to watch

3/9/2011 4:21:56 PM

nothing. this has been boring.

3/9/2011 4:22:25 PM

Tottenham Hotspur go on to quarter-finals!

3/9/2011 4:35:36 PM

Yeah, pretty boring. Spurs won though so I'm happy.

3/9/2011 4:35:53 PM

AND THE BONER RAGES ON



I rushed home and caught the 2nd half. A clean sheet at home vs Milan is quite an accomplishment for this back 4 and Gomes. I thought Pato was going to give me a heart attack on a couple of different occasions.


[Edited on March 9, 2011 at 4:40 PM. Reason : ^ boring? Anything but imo. Every pass was excruciating for that last 30]

[Edited on March 9, 2011 at 4:53 PM. Reason : fuck gattuso]

3/9/2011 4:39:11 PM

the first half was certainly boring. me and a friend left at halftime to run errands...yeah


lol at tottenham making it farther than arsenal in the CL though

[Edited on March 9, 2011 at 4:46 PM. Reason : f]

3/9/2011 4:43:07 PM

Congrats Ribs.

That game was super boring though.

3/9/2011 4:47:23 PM

omg haha

3/9/2011 4:48:16 PM

I mean, my heart was in my throat for the last 30 minutes but that doesn't necessarily translate to an exciting game for me. The game really needed a goal by either side to raise the excitement level. It was hard watching Tottenham get dominated like they did. It's a good win for the defense though. God knows they need it.

Also, I've never seen Assou-Ekotto have a bad game. He never really amazes but he's always consistently solid and he plays every single game. I think he's a really important part of the team.

3/9/2011 4:48:35 PM

preciate it mizzo

When do they announce the new draws next week after all eight teams are through?

Plz to avoid Barca. They would rape us.

This feels like a Cinderella run in the NCAA tournament or something.

[Edited on March 9, 2011 at 4:50 PM. Reason : I can see it being boring to an outside viewer for sure. I'm just taking up for my squadron.]

[Edited on March 9, 2011 at 4:51 PM. Reason : ^ He's come off my shit list lately. There was a point where he was super shaky though.]

3/9/2011 4:48:36 PM

^^^ahahahahahahaha. even more awesome that it's on the front page of soccernet.

3/9/2011 5:01:39 PM

3/9/2011 5:10:39 PM

Draws for quarter finals are announced March 18.

3/9/2011 5:26:46 PM

^ thanks

Allegri can eat a dick btw

Quote :

"The team put in a fine performance tonight and I think over the two legs we deserved to go through"

do what

Quote :

""Over two legs Tottenham had one shot on goal and scored," he said. "The best team doesn't always win.""

This motherfucker. WOLVES put 3 past us just a couple days ago, yet this team couldn't score a single goal over 2 legs and he is still popping off like they are the better side. What a smug piece of shit.

3/9/2011 6:48:06 PM

Apparently the crowd sang "Are you watching, Arsenal?" as time expired

HAHAHAHAHA love it

3/9/2011 9:52:38 PM

I will be absolutely giddy if Spurs draw Barcelona in the next round

3/9/2011 11:02:20 PM

finally found that freakin de rossi shit

and somehow webb gives srna the yellow...wtf is wrong with the refs? i cant understand why either the extra officials cant use their headset things to tell the main ref "hey bud, youre wrong" or how not one of the 4 or 5 refs now misses something like this



im not even sure what webb couldve given srna a yellow for...diving? certainly not for talking to him, since he is the captain. even the best refs are in a plague of shitty decisions and missed calls lately


hmm, interesting tidbit on darijo srna. didnt know much about his personal life, but i always buy him on my manager games. hes excellent as an attacking wingback, but this is pretty cool:

Quote :

"While playing for Shakhtar Srna occasionally bought many tickets for orphans. Besides buying tickets, he also paid for the transport. One time he paid for 920 children,[10] another time he paid for 760 children.[11] "

[Edited on March 10, 2011 at 12:49 AM. Reason : quote]

3/10/2011 12:30:18 AM

since i cant seem to sleep anymore these days...i just remembered this:

3/10/2011 3:22:53 AM

Quote :

"I will be absolutely giddy if Spurs draw Barcelona in the next round"

Also de Rossi is a disgrace.

3/10/2011 8:38:37 AM

http://www.runofplay.com/s/17571/

this is awesome as hell.

3/10/2011 9:50:40 AM

that guy should do more games in that style.



I'd like to see the Barca - Real Madrid game from this season done that way

3/10/2011 10:06:33 AM

That was really cool, thanks for posting that

3/10/2011 10:16:49 AM

^^^ ummm that is awesome. the music is perfect.

[Edited on March 10, 2011 at 6:36 PM. Reason : just checked the europa scores. this has been a bad week for ]

3/10/2011 6:19:09 PM

Luis Fabiano goes back to Brasil to play for Sao Paulo for 7.8 million Euros after falling down the pecking order at Sevilla.

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2011/03/11/2390519/breaking-news-sao-paulo-sign-sevilla-striker-luis-fabiano-in-66m-



Dude couldn't wait until June? Spurs were practically nutting themselves over him last summer. I also don't understand how he can leave outside the transfer window, but whatever.

3/11/2011 7:33:31 PM