Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:36 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Jagielka and Distin.

The closest, but not better IMO.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:38 am  

Roddy B wrote:

Let's be honest, we're essentially talking Vidic here because Ferdinand is a donkey. I'd say United would defend no worse with Evans next to Vidic so I don't consider them such a strong partnership. Kompany is that much better than Ferdinand and Vidic at the moment, I'd probably say that he alongside any defender at City is better than United's 'partnership'. IMO there aren't that many established great defenders at the moment, the Italians lack the illustrious names of recent decades, the French have never reached the heights Thuram set and the South Americans don't fill me with confidence, despite Brazil having probably the most expensive set of defenders in the world right now.

Germany have a decent defence but they tend not to leave the Bundesliga. Teams seem to be stronger defensively as a team now, but there aren't players playing at the moment in the calibre of a Nesta.

Agree with that bit, particularly over here. Defensive standards in the premier league are possibly the lowest since it started IMO.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:41 am  

John_D wrote:

Ferdinand looked good last season because he didn't play every game. Now he is doing and he looks vulnerable. He's old and needs his playing time managed better than it is currently being. The problem there is that the alternatives aren't up to the gig.

I agree that that's the problem. I wouldn't write them off just yet because Ferdinand has been flogged so far this season. If they rotate more I think you'll see how good they can still be.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:46 am  

http://www.charlierose.com/schedule Alex Ferguson interview with Breaking Bad star Charlie Rose. Haven't watched it yet but have read that he talks about Abramovich making an approach for him when Roman first bought CFC.

http://www.charlierose.com/schedule Alex Ferguson interview with Breaking Bad star Charlie Rose. Haven't watched it yet but have read that he talks about Abramovich making an approach for him when Roman first bought CFC.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:43 am  

Top of the league and not seen any pictures posted of the league table.

Think my fellow Liverpool fans are actually starting to learn not to be a**ehats.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Mon Oct 07, 2013 2:28 pm  

WireFanatic III wrote:

Top of the league and not seen any pictures posted of the league table.

Think my fellow Liverpool fans are actually starting to learn not to be a**ehats.

Not a f*cking chance! The Liverpool fans I work with are getting giddy already and talking of winning the league. They'll struggle to finish top 4 IMO. As well as Arsenal are going at the moment I can't see past the Berties or Chelsea for the title this year.

United seriously need to sort the midfield out (how long have we been saying that?) and I'd apportion part of the blame for the shoddy defending down to the lack of midfield protection in front of them. That aside we seem to have unearthed a gem in Adnan Januzaj.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:59 pm  

Good to see 'Arry's book serialised in a crucial international week

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:44 am  

Amazed what he said (regarding the fa). He's not wrong it's just there is a chance this time next week the fa will be after another England manager and I'm suprised he's been stupid enough to make his thoughts public and make himself even less friends at the fa.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:32 am  

Didn't take long for the gutter-press to find a non-story to start derailing the England squad.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Fri Oct 18, 2013 9:51 am  

100% Wire wrote:

Didn't take long for the gutter-press to find a non-story to start derailing the England squad.

Don't know about gutter press, more like sewer press. Has a better ring to it.