Soccer Thread 2004 (4 Viewers)

[Benny_]

Despite the fact that Houllier really had to go.. I must say I still feel a bit sorry for him.. just seems like such a nice guy. Ah well.. just hoping we'll get a good new manager.

Meanwhile for tomorrow.........

Allez Monaco!!!!

 

[Benny_]

crap.... monaco got butchered. Well what can I say, Porto were the much better side on the day, except for another couple of dodgy offside decisions that cost Monaco a little, still they definitely deserved it

 

[copious]

deco, what a machine! he should be great to watch at euro.

 

[copious]

hmm why the hell did man utd buy alan smith, he is rubbish! . They should of chased Kluivert, since he's been basicly transfer listed at barca. A van tap in, kluivert and saha strike force wouldnt be too bad.

 

[flyin']

Rotham was disappointing.

And what's the bet Mourinho is heading to a place where he'll earn a bit more money, since he's leaving for sure.

 

[timbk2]

i hope he goes liverpool and snubs chelsea

 

[copious]

he'd probaly goto chelsea considering the array of players he has available to work with. but then again, with all that money liverpool has now, they seem like a good option too if he's looking for a bigger challenge.

 

[flyin']

Liverpool would be a huge challenge! And that money isn't going to last forever. Whereas Chelsea have an oil barren behind them.

It'll be interesting to see what happens to Porto next season without such a talented manager.

 

[RUB!X]

hes come good has mourhino...
last yr - uefa cup
this yr champions league
i mean the mans pure genious as is deco ...

 

[reynaldo]

Originally posted by RUB!X
hes come good has mourhino...
last yr - uefa cup
this yr champions league
i mean the mans pure genious as is deco ... [/B]

what many people dont know (or fail to notice) is that Porto won the treble last season and also the SuperLiga this season.. they have become so good that the only 'competition' in Portugal is between Benfica & Sporting (Lisboa derby) for 2nd place..

ive been raving about Deco for a long time.. after the CL final there should really be no doubts about his 'big game' performance and i expect him to be snapped up by one of the big clubs (Juventus are probably likeliest)..

Mourinho going to Chelsea wont neccessarily get them any trophies.. but its sure better than having a 'tinkerman'

 

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porto won the CL final as expected

but eh..

atm i am more concern about England's squad for Euro

their defence is pretty thin

 

[flyin']

The English aren't reknown for their defense anyway.

 

[IP_freely]

without a doubt my pick is France for euro2004 just look at the team they got

 

[flyin']

Didn't they say the same thing at WC2002 (although half of their squad was so-called "tired" and "injuried")?

 

[reynaldo]

Originally posted by IP_freely
without a doubt my pick is France for euro2004 just look at the team they got

Senegal 1-0 France..

dont be surprised to see the same thing happen in Lisbon

 

[flowin']

But ... they have world class players like Marcel Desailly, Marcel Desailly and Henry. How can they possibly lose?!

 

[RUB!X]

Originally posted by reynaldo
Senegal 1-0 France..

dont be surprised to see the same thing happen in Lisbon

too bad senegal is an african nation

 

[RUB!X]

Originally posted by flowin'
But ... they have world class players like Marcel Desailly, Marcel Desailly and Henry. How can they possibly lose?!

France team for euro ... i think

Goalkeepers: Fabien Barthez (Marseille), Gregory Coupet (Lyon), Mickael Landreau (Nantes)

Defenders: Jean-Alain Boumsong (Auxerre), Marcel Desailly (Chelsea), William Gallas (Chelsea), Bixente Lizarazu (Bayern Munich), Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Lilian Thuram (Juventus), Willy Sagnol (Bayern Munich)

Midfielders: Ludovic Giuly (Monaco), Claude Makelele (Chelsea), Olivier Dacourt (Roma), Patrick Vieira (Arsenal), Robert Pires (Arsenal), Jerome Rothen (Monaco), Sylvain Wiltord (Arsenal), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid), Benoit Pedretti (Sochaux)

Strikers: Thierry Henry (Arsenal), David Trezeguet (Juventus), Louis Saha (Manchester United), Steve Marlet (Marseille).


I really don't see how the heck Marlet gets in there, but he wouldn't be there is Cisse was going to be able to play. Now that would be a strong forward line. Rothen of Monaco is a great player with a sweet left peg and i think he might make a big impression on this tournament ...

 

[eyebrowman]

aust vs nz - 1-0
haha shit cunts, aust cant score more than one goal

and deco to stamford bridge with mourinho? coooool

 

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Originally posted by flowin'
But ... they have world class players like Marcel Desailly, Marcel Desailly and Henry. How can they possibly lose?!

yea, and Spain has raul, baraja, valeron, fernando torres and other mad attacking players while Holland has van nisterooy, van der varrt, seefort, davids, van der meyde and stam yet both teams struggled in qualifiers

Originally posted by RUB!X
too bad senegal is an african nation

but half of their players are eligable to play for france