...::[The Footy Desk]::...

[Seddo]

 

What do you think? Who's missing?

David Villa is 26 so why is he in there? .

 

James Milner in a 'the future of football' video? lmao...

 

There's a few players in that video that have been playing for so long already (even though they're still young), i don't think they're are the future of football as they're already here. There's some damn awesome player sin that video though.

 

Liverpool have some promising young talent but they have yet to break into the main team yet, only a matter of time.

 

I'll tell you who are the future of football, Zidane's 3 kids, look on Youtube for a couple of video's, i think one kid is called Enzo, they're quality and what are Beckham's 3 kids doing? f*ck all .

 

Edit: Oh and the lack of English talent in that video is worrying .

Edited July 15, 2008 by Seddo

[Kewfmwpj]

Milan have practically got Ronnie now.

 

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3823828,00.html

[Crokey]

Milan have practically got Ronnie now.

 

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3823828,00.html

Cock

 

lolspam

 

OK so we missed out on him, but to get linked so heavily with a player of his caliber has got to count for something.

[mark-2007]

 

What do you think? Who's missing?

David Villa is 26 so why is he in there? .

 

James Milner in a 'the future of football' video? lmao...

I'm telling you man, he's mint! When/if he moves to Liverpool, I'll be serving your words for your breakfast to eat. You'll see how good he is. He's Newcastle's best player (I know, not the biggest achievement) when he gets a few games together.

 

I might not go as far as Future of Football though, he's not that good. He could make the England squad though, again, not that much of an achievement.

[Stefan.]

That way, Sir Alex can switch to 4-3-3, by putting Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic and Brown across the back, putting Nani, Carrick/Hargreaves and Anderson across the midfield, and putting Berbatov, Rooney and Tevez up front. I think that's a winning combination.

There's so much wrong with that. Nani's not a central midfielder for a start, and Scholes is better than any of the actual central midfielders you've listed. I also see a front 3 of Rooney, Berbatov and Tevez as lacking width. Rooney's not really a winger, and Tevez and Berbatov certainly aren't, I'd expect to see two of them upfront and 1 on the bench, with 2 of Park, Nani and Giggs on either wing.

I didn't really mean having Nani, Anderson and Carrick as central midfielders, I was more leaning towards having Nani and Anderson on the wings, with Carrick in the middle. However, since Rooney is pretty good on the wing (he swapped positions with Ronaldo for a match against Fulham last year, I think, and he set up Ronaldo all over the place), he can go on one wing along with Nani on the other, Tevez and Berbatov can go up front, with Carrick/Scholes/Hargreaves and Anderson supporting them from central midfield. Carrick can be a good goalscorer on his day, and like you said, Scholes used to be one of the worlds best central midfielders. Just look at that goal he scored against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final.

 

@gta phil gta: Lol, Pro Evo sucks. Although I love FIFA.

[Waddy]

 

OK so we missed out on him, but to get linked so heavily with a player of his caliber has got to count for something.[/font][/color]

I dont think Man City were ever going to sign him. He had no intentions of going.

Barca have agreed terms with Milan now, Deal should be done today.

 

[Stefan.]

 

OK so we missed out on him, but to get linked so heavily with a player of his caliber has got to count for something.[/font][/color]

I dont think Man City were ever going to sign him. He had no intentions of going.

Barca have agreed terms with Milan now, Deal should be done today.

Personally, I think he'll end up going downhill at Milan. Ronaldo moved from Real Madrid to Milan, then he encountered injury troubles, and he good is he nowadays?

[Bates_GTA]

Barry has returned back at the Villa training ground erlier, I'd really love to see His and MON's talk. I'm not entirely sure of what to think about it all.

[Stefan.]

Barry has returned back at the Villa training ground erlier, I'd really love to see His and MON's talk. I'm not entirely sure of what to think about it all.

I think he will be quite a bit loss to Villa if he goes. He's played 350 odd times for the club, and he's the main misfield asset you have. Who else have you guys got? Stiliyan Petrov, Ashley Young, Nigel Reo-Coker... you're screwed.

[Der_Don]

David Villa is 26 so why is he in there? .

Is he?? I think you mean David Silva. And he's 22 or 21 years old.

[Stefan.]

David Villa is 26 so why is he in there? .

Is he?? I think you mean David Silva. And he's 22 or 21 years old.

Still, he's been around for a good 3-4 years, it's not like he's still in the reserves or the academy.

[Bates_GTA]

Barry has returned back at the Villa training ground erlier, I'd really love to see His and MON's talk. I'm not entirely sure of what to think about it all.

I think he will be quite a bit loss to Villa if he goes. He's played 350 odd times for the club, and he's the main misfield asset you have. Who else have you guys got? Stiliyan Petrov, Ashley Young, Nigel Reo-Coker... you're screwed.

No, i don't think we are screwed atall!

Bringing in Sidwell, who looks really promising from the last few fixtures. Barry obviously great player hard to lose him, but its for the best of the club & the player, we need to now re-group and look for quality player like himself, and with the money and quality of the side we have, i really think we will find someone, lets not forget Sidwell has played in his place a few times and not been bad. By no means are we screwed.

[mark-2007]

Just bought the latest World Soccer issue which features The World's 50 Greatest Derbies. They've picked them from all over the world, and so have avoided focusing on Europe alone and instead their list features many of the Asian, South American and African clubs (this is reflected more in the whole list, as opposed to the top 10).

 

Here's the top five though:

 

5. Ajax vs. Feyenoord Holland

4. Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahce Turkey

3. Celtic vs. Rangers Scotland

2. Boca Juniors vs. River Plate Argentina

1. Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Spain

[Stefan.]

Just bought the latest World Soccer issue which features The World's 50 Greatest Derbies. They've picked them from all over the world, and so have avoided focusing on Europe alone and instead their list features many of the Asian, South American and African clubs (this is reflected more in the whole list, as opposed to the top 10).

 

Here's the top five though:

 

5. Ajax vs. Feyenoord Holland

4. Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahce Turkey

3. Celtic vs. Rangers Scotland

2. Boca Juniors vs. River Plate Argentina

1. Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Spain

One question, is there 'Red Star Belgrade vs. Partizan Belgrade' on the list, or any other Yugoslav rivalries?

[Hodgey.]

 

OK so we missed out on him, but to get linked so heavily with a player of his caliber has got to count for something.[/font][/color]

I dont think Man City were ever going to sign him. He had no intentions of going.

Barca have agreed terms with Milan now, Deal should be done today.

Personally, I think he'll end up going downhill at Milan.

Too early to tell, you cna never judge someone before theyve even played a game for the team. Itll be intersting to see how he does at Milan but i cant see him going downhill, he can only improve ofrom the last year he had at Barca.

[Bates_GTA]

Just bought the latest World Soccer issue which features The World's 50 Greatest Derbies. They've picked them from all over the world, and so have avoided focusing on Europe alone and instead their list features many of the Asian, South American and African clubs (this is reflected more in the whole list, as opposed to the top 10).

 

Here's the top five though:

 

5. Ajax vs. Feyenoord Holland

4. Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahce Turkey

3. Celtic vs. Rangers Scotland

2. Boca Juniors vs. River Plate Argentina

1. Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Spain

Sorry to be a nuisance, but out of interest could you post us the rest.

[Stefan.]

1. Real Madrid v Barcelona (Spain)

2. Boca Juniors v River Plate (Argentina)

3. Celtic v Rangers (Scotland)

4. Galatasary v Fenerbache (Turkey)

5. Ajax v Feyenoord (Netherlands)

6. Lazio v Roma (Italy)

7. Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

8. Al Ahly v Zamalek (Egypt)

9. Real Betis v Sevilla (Spain)

10. Partizan Belgrade v Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)

11. Marseille v PSG (France)

12. Juventus v Fiorentina (Italy)

13. Flamengo v Vasco Da Gama (Brazil)

14. Olympiakos v Panathinakos (Greece)

15. Inter Milan v AC Milan (Italy)

16. Athletico Bilbao v Real Sociedad (Spain)

17. Benfica v Porto (Porto)

18. Corinthians v Sao Paulo (Brazil)

19. Racing Club v Independiante (Argentina)

20. America v Guadalajara (Mexico)

21. Nacional v Penarol (Uruguay)

22. Pirouzi v Esteghlal (Iran)

23. Spartak Moscow v CSKA Moscow (Russia)

24. Steau Bucharest v Dinamo Bucharest (Romania)

25. Kaizer Chiefs v Orland Pirates (South Africa)

26. Slavia Prague v Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)

27. Corinthians v Santos (Brazil)

28. Liverpool v Manchester United (England)

29. Rosario Central v Newells Old Boys (Argentina)

30. Cerro Porteno v Olimpia (Paraguay)

31. Ferencvaros v Ujpest (Hungary)

32. AIK Stockholm v Djurgardens (Sweden)

33. CSKA Sofia v Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)

34. Genoa v Sampdoria (Italy)

35. America v Deportivo Cali (Columbia)

36. Raja Casablanca v Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)

37. Basle v Zurich (Switzerland)

38. Rapid Wien v Austria Wien (Austria)

39. Barcelona v Emelec (Spain)

40. Hajduk Split v Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

41. Beitar Jerusalem v Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)

42. Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspurs (England)

43. Alianza Lima v Universitario (Peru)

44. FC Copenhagen v Brondby (Denmark)

45. Anderlecht v Club Brugge (Belgium)

46. Asec Abidjan v Africa Sports (Ivory Coast)

47. Sarajevo v Zeljeznicar (Bosnia & Herzegovina)

48. Mohun v East Bengal (India)

49. Tenerife v Las Palmas (Spain)

50. Gremio v Internacional (Argentina)

 

I found them on the Arsenal forums, apparently.

[adamcs]

Real Madrid/Barcelona is a strange one to have at #1. It's a great footballing feast, but the passion/rivalry/history/excitement doesn't come close to matching the three derbies below it..

[Girish]

48. Mohun v East Bengal (India)

However strange this may sound, but I have never even once watched their matches. I'm quite surprised they made it to the top 50!

[Hodgey.]

28. Liverpool v Manchester United (England)

 

Should at least be in the top 20. IMO.

[Seddo]

 

28. Liverpool v Manchester United (England)

 

Should at least be in the top 20. IMO.

Well back in the day maybe bit not now, those matches are pretty sh*t lately, nothing really happens in them like the old days, same goes with the Liverpool-Everton Derby.

 

Aren't Derbies supposed to be from the same city?, some of them are just rivalries not Derbies.

[Der_Don]

Aren't Derbies supposed to be from the same city?

Derbies are supposed to be from the same region i think. I have to agree that many of those matches arent derbies.

[mark-2007]

28. Liverpool v Manchester United (England)

 

Should at least be in the top 20. IMO.

Well back in the day maybe bit not now, those matches are pretty sh*t lately, nothing really happens in them like the old days, same goes with the Liverpool-Everton Derby.

 

Aren't Derbies supposed to be from the same city?, some of them are just rivalries not Derbies.

Nah, that's local derbies.

 

Liverpool - Man Utd isn't that big a game. Maybe it's because I'm not a supporter of either team, but I've never seen it as a big rivalry. The likes of Rangers - Celtic and Madrid - Barca are big.

 

The same goes with Arsenal - Spurs, I never really think of it as a derby since I'm not a supporter of either. I know they don't get along, but I guess it's whatever team you support you believe has a big rivalry. Newcastle vs. Sunderland is a big game in my eyes, but obviously not on the world stage.

 

There's bits written up on each rivalry if anybody wants them typed out. They get progressively longer, with the top two having double-page spreads on them. Some are quite interesting, how a lot of them stem from the old class divides where one team was funded and supported by the wealthy, but the masses chose to follow their rivals. Or political ones, such as Lazio, as I think Mussolini supported them which if why some fans are associated with fascism.

[Der_Don]

 

Or political ones, such as Lazio, as I think Mussolini supported them which if why some fans are associated with fascism.

There was this italian player who had a "duce"-tattoo on his arm. Dont know if he played for Lazio though.

I always associated Lazio with facism because of "SS Lazio Rom"

 

 

EDIT: I know that it doesnt stand for SchutzStaffel like in the third Reich, so dont be pissed.

Edited July 16, 2008 by Der_Don

[mark-2007]

Haha yeah, I'm pretty sure one of their players did the Fascist salute when he scored and I'm pretty sure it was di Canio.

 

EDIT: Yeah it was, Check It!

Edited July 16, 2008 by mark-2007

[spursfan111]

How did I know Spurs and Arsenal would b there, should be higher up though imo.

[Stefan.]

There's bits written up on each rivalry if anybody wants them typed out.

Could you please type out what it says for 'Red Star vs. Partizan', 'Dinamo Zgreb vs. Hajduk Split' and 'Sarajevo vs. Zeljeznicar'?

[Seddo]

Well with Hleb going leaving Arsenal to Barcelona and kissing the Barca badge on his very first interview/photo shoot thing the new players do, it got the Arsenal fans a bit wound up and a few emails from other clubs fans about the subject such has Rooney with his 'once a blue, always a blue' message and then leaving to United the season after.

 

Sky Sports come up with an interesting question. What players deserve to kiss their clubs crest/badge?. I'll add the option to add retired players aswell .

 

Lets see who you come up with.

[Hodgey.]

Sky Sports come up with an interesting question. What players deserve to kiss their clubs crest/badge?. I'll add the option to add retired players aswell .

 

Lets see who you come up with.

Jamie Caragher for sure the effort he has given us is unbelievable.

 

Puyol for Barca.

 

Casillas and Raul for Madrid.

 

Maldini for AC.

 

Del Peiro and Buffon for Juve.

 

Totti for Roma.

 

Geez thinking about it there is a ton of players for diiferent teams, that have been good servants for there clubs.

[spursfan111]

Roy Keane, for sure.(When he was with Man United)

Ryan Giggs

Stevie G

 

Interesting question, Hleb isn't all that great is he?