et cetera et cetera.
Like Anderlecht snatching a point in Greece
I hope next match, home against cheaters AC Milan, we will finally show our talent. Boussoufa, Hassan, Biglia, Leiva: keep an eye on them, my friends.
Pred, I must thank you for keeping this thread alive. I just can't seem to find the time to watch the games/follow the results on the internet very well at the moment. But here you are giving me a decent summary of some of the events in a place I visit as often as I can anyway. So thank you.
As for actual Football news, I don't really have any. But I like you list of the Total Assholes, although I think you should put it off till later in the season, when some players might start thinking they are better then the teams they are playing for are.
BTW have any of you ever tried hattrick
Great XI, Pred.
What is it about German goalies and being assholes? Lehman does his country proud on the asshole front, as well. In the ManU v Arsenal game, he shoved John O'Shea and shouted some obscenities at him for no reason at all. The camera was then perfectly positioned to catch O'Shea to turn around and say 'Prick.' right to his face. Priceless.
I know I've brought it up before, but I can't stand Diouf. He's a thug and doesn't deserve to be playing at the highest level. If he wants to play alley-ball, then go back to the alley.
I think you're right about Bramble. I don't think he's actually that mean-spirited. Instead, he's kinda like a teenager - alittle gangly with motor control difficulties.
I'd probably include Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the Assholes. Not for a physical play style, but for just general attitude problems.
Zaque, I have a Hattrick team: VC Dhau, team-id = 191903. We should play a friendly next week!
Pred, RC Genk has risen like a phoenix (the name of their stadium, coincidentally) from the ashes of Waterschei and Winterslag, two neigbouring and rivaling towns in Limburg (eastern Belgian province). Both played in 1st division before their inevitable downfall, after which they were more or less forced into fusion.
They have since then already won the title twice and the cup once, in real life. But FM has always had weird results for the Belgian competition nonetheless. Charleroi and Beveren used to be overpowered, Genk is somewhat more realistic.
Spurs won.
Wasn't pretty, and it serves as a grim reminder that there are clear problems in our midfield, but we won.
Zokora needs to be reminded that this isn't Côte d'Ivoire, and we earn our goals through play, not through play-acting. Hopefully, Jol and the rest of the squad will do that. I still find it interesting that his Wiki has included the controversy, less than 24 hours later.
It has to be a tough balance to try and capitalize on the win, while at the same time putting the right mentality in your players. You don't want them playing like a bunch of South American hooligans, but you want to be able to scrape together every ounce of momentum to get yourself back on track.
I watched the van Persie volley on the highlights on FSC last night, and yes, it was indeed glorious.
Unfortunately dejanzie I gave up my team a year and a half ago because I didn't have the time. And the time difference was killing me. I made the team when I was in Denmark.
I know its early, but it does really look like Reading is doing a great job. They might even not end up in the bottom 5. Has anyone been able to watch Man City, I would like to get an opinion on how Beasley is doing, since it doesn't look like he's starting yet.
And a number of other results from smaller clubs. Take note of Man U's hammering of Bolton, a team who, prior to this, had not conceded a goal at the Reebok this season. Could Man U's title challenge actually have merit? Personally, i'm still not sold.
Yeah especially when you find out they loose to FCK on Wed. in the Champions league. I know they didn't really need to win the game, but still loosing to a team who had never even scored in proper Champions league play doesn't sound good.
And i'd hate to be a snob, but I know the MLS playoffs have started, and I no longer particularly care. I should, I admit, but guh.
Yeah me either, I even saw a bit of two of the games while flipping channels. I didn't even bother staying put and watching them for more than 2 minutes, they just aren't that exciting. Maybe I'll try and watch the final, but probably not.
For the record: PES6 is a great game. PES5 suffered a bit too much from midfield play without any excilaration (it's still a _game_, Konami!), but this has completely gone. Lots of chances and smooth gameplay, but scoring seems to have become even harder. The own keeper AI does some really weird stuff at times, too. Like running out of his goal to defend between the penalty area and the middle. And NO, I wasn't pressing through ball
3.) FIFA 07. Yes, I know i'm a well-known EA Sports hater. Given the piece of poo-poo that is NBA Live 07, I feel entirely justified in being one. However, FIFA 07 is a surprisingly well-made title. I recently copped a used copy from the local Software Etc. and, to my surprise, it wasn't half bad. The ball finally moves realistically, shooting has gotten a much-needed overhaul, things are, for lack of a better phrase, seemingly all good. I haven't put in enough time yet, but in what i've seen, i've been impressed.
Wow. You think you know a guy, then... BAM! Out of left field!
Seriously, that's good to hear. I enjoyed the FIFA World Cup, but I was seriously thinking that I could just let '07 pass me by and maybe pick up in '08. That may not be the case now.
Huge win for Spurs. Lennon's strike was unbelievable, but it was Dawson that put them back in the game. Granted, it would have been a completely different pace if Drogba was onside, but then again, Spurs missed three or four great chances in the first half as well. Fantastic game to watch, and a good result for us. Starting to get some form back.
I'll try and address some of your pain points in PES5, every last one of them made me feel "yeah, say it brother, cheerio, hip hip" and the likes.
- Speed cheat still there. Yesterday they fouled me after breakthrough on the edge of the box, and he got NOTHING while he should have gotten red. Frustrating!
- Through ball AI is muchos improvos. Really plays a lot smoother now. In general, attacking is much more fluent and natural.
- A lot less dumb fouls: ref keeps his whistle in his pocket much more often. In fact, shielding the ball has been the greatest improvement over PES5. You have a feeling of control again. The game is a bit more forgiving, which was very necessary.
- Calling in another defender to your help has not improved, if anything it has gotten worse.
- Defense AI is practically the same, haven't noticed any big changes.
- About the lots of chances and no goals, and 1 shot 1 goal: that's football, baby! The most despised and revered part of our beloved game
I love a good rant!
This all hit home with me, you're absolutely right. PES often has that frustrating feel. The only thing that has changed is that the ref doesn't blow his whistle quite as often. Ten more PES editions and we'll be getting somewhere
Its only a good thing for SWP that he gets out from under Jose's thumb. It was a bad decision moving there in the first place, but hey, with that money, I'd probably have gone too.
There's the issue, I think. I'd want to be playing. That's your job.
I think, starting this weekend, i'm going to start picking games. EPL only, as I just don't get enough stuff from the other leagues. Anyone feel like joining in?
Yeah, I'll have a go. We did this last year in The League, but haven't picked it up this season. We going to keep score?
Just as a short-cut, here are the games for next week:
ARS v TOT
RDG v BOL
POR v AVL
WIG v LIV
BLA v FUL
SU v CHA
MID v MANU
EVE v WHAM
MANC v WAT
TOT v MID
CHA v BLA
WHAM v WIG
NEW v RDG
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