***Official Football (Soccer) Thread:[R] All leagues and competitions*** part 5

[futbolista89]

[wesbender]

The hilarious thing is that I said Ramsey was garbage last season.

You and wesbender told me how he would be immense, recovering from injury, etc, etc.

Motherfuker is slow, weak, can't shoot, can't dribble, and plays 1 good pass a game that somehow gets people to think he's good.

my point then and my point now is the same, that you can't write off a talented young player like him after the injury he went through.

no doubt he's been mostly crap this season and you may well be right that he'll never fulfill his potential. it's just impossible to make a definitive judgment on him this early.

if he hasn't progressed much after a full season under his belt, then I'll probably have to agree with you.

blatant handball/10



anyway, spurs probably deserved the win, they had the better chances. rather annoyed about the handball though, it was terribly obvious.

Wesbender is probably sh**ting his pants.

nah, I'm not really surprised by any result from this arsenal team anymore.

it obviously sucks to lose, and especially to spurs, but it's not like a small part of me didn't see it coming.

[SparringMinds85]

Falcao should have 8. 3 legitimate goals were called off(not today though).

[.MANoWAR.]

nah, I'm not really surprised by any result from this arsenal team anymore.

it obviously sucks to lose, and especially to spurs, but it's not like a small part of me didn't see it coming.

this. im quickly losing hope that we'll finish in the top 4, and with it, losing hope that RvP will sign a new contract. it's a long season but it's not just that we only have 7 points from 7 matches played, it is that we haven't played really well once. we played decent against Bolton but that is really it. this team looks nothing like the Arsenal i have watched over the years. Sagna will probably be out for a while now too.

it's tough watching the club flounder like this but it was so obvious it was going to happen with the way the summer transfer market went. there is no reason to think things will be different in January either. i think things will only get worse before they get better and if our transfer window activity/policy doesn't improve, it will be this way for a couple seasons to come.

[wesbender]

also, sagna has a broken leg.

so now that's 3 of our 4 best players out with long-term injuries.


arsenal exposed as the unluckiest team in world football. lol at anyone who says otherwise.

this. im quickly losing hope that we'll finish in the top 4, and with it, losing hope that RvP will sign a new contract. it's a long season but it's not just that we only have 7 points from 7 matches played, it is that we haven't played really well once. we played decent against Bolton but that is really it. this team looks nothing like the Arsenal i have watched over the years. Sagna will probably be out for a while now too.

it's tough watching the club flounder like this but it was so obvious it was going to happen with the way the summer transfer market went. there is no reason to think things will be different in January either. i think things will only get worse before they get better and if our transfer window activity/policy doesn't improve, it will be this way for a couple seasons to come.

yeah, I'm trying not to jump to too many conclusions this early in the season, but it's not looking good, especially with the ridiculous injury list.

I still think we have a good chance at a top 4 spot. neither spurs nor liverpool have been all that convincing either. yes, better than us so far, but once we get some players back, we should push on especially in the 2nd half of the season.

[.MANoWAR.]

also, sagna has a broken leg.

nothing even to say at this point

[anegusse]

milan and inter are done goofed, Napoli for the title this year in series A

[SparringMinds85]

Basque derby(goal from beyond the half-way line in this one)

[Judge_Joe_Brown]

Abidal out for a week to 10 days with hamstring problem. WTF, Cesc brought the whole injuries curse over from Arsenal

Also, dat Nickelback:

[footballgenius]

Arsenal fans chanting to Adebayor today:

"It should've been you, It should've been you. Shot in Angola, it should've been you"

Stay classy my friends.

[wesbender]

Arsenal fans chanting to Adebayor today:

"It should've been you, It should've been you. Shot in Angola, it should've been you"

Stay classy my friends.

Spurs fans chanting at Adebayor during his entire arsenal career:

"Adebayor, Adebayor, His dad washes elephants and his mother's a whore"

Stay classy my friends.

[footballgenius]

Spurs fans chanting at Adebayor during his entire arsenal career:

"Adebayor, Adebayor, His dad washes elephants and his mother's a whore"

Stay classy my friends.

Spurs chant to Adebayor = insult to family, something that kids in elementary school do.

Arsenal chant to Adebayor = saying they wished he died, in an event that resulted in the death of his Togo teammates and was ultimately the reason for him quitting international football for good at age 25.

stay classy my *******s.

[wesbender]

Spurs chant to Adebayor = insult to family, something that kids in elementary school do.

Arsenal chant to Adebayor = saying they wished he died, in an event that resulted in the death of his Togo teammates and was ultimately the reason for him quitting international football for good at age 25.

stay classy my *******s.

oh, ok.

so what about this one then:


Sol Sol wherever you may be
not long now till lunacy
and we won't give a fuck
when you're hanging from a tree
judas cunt with HIV

[Dysrhythmia]

WTF, Cesc brought the whole injuries curse over from Arsenal

[psych]

arsena~~y classy my friends.

spurs fans chanting at adebayor during his entire arsenal career:

"ad~~~~~riends.

stop acting like idiots.

[wesbender]

[SIZE=5][B]stop acting like idiots.[/][/IZE]

huh?


and I love when people add a size tag to their post. as if I wasn't going to see it otherwise in this utterly fast-paced thread.

[MiKey4]

also, sagna has a broken leg.

**** sake. This team has no luck.

stay classy my *******s.

You're an idiot.

[Reach_Yeah]

It makes me laugh to think Ramsey and Walcott both chose Arsenal over Utd, presumably because they thought you'd develop better under Arsene, get more 1st team chances and overtake a Utd side that has been in decline since 1993. Both players would have had chances and developed better at Utd, particularly Ramsey. As for Walcott, has he actually improved any since he was 17?

[Vaper]

milan and inter are done goofed, Napoli for the title this year in series A

It aint over till the old lady sings

[wesbender]

It makes me laugh to think Ramsey and Walcott both chose Arsenal over Utd, presumably because they thought you'd develop better under Arsene, get more 1st team chances and overtake a Utd side that has been in decline since 1993. Both players would have had chances and developed better at Utd, particularly Ramsey. As for Walcott, has he actually improved any since he was 17?

great post. 10/10


yes, we all know they would have been much better off at united. in fact, even messi would be a much better player had he gone to united when he was younger.

and no, walcott is exactly how he was at 17. he hasn't improved at all, you're 100% correct.


fantastic analysis by the way. I hope to someday possess your amazingly accurate analytic ability.

[Reach_Yeah]

great post. 10/10


yes, we all know they would have been much better off at united. in fact, even messi would be a much better player had he gone to united when he was younger.

and no, walcott is exactly how he was at 17. he hasn't improved at all, you're 100% correct.


fantastic analysis by the way. I hope to someday possess your amazingly accurate analytic ability.

I wouldn't even have known you were being sarcastic if it wasn't the Messi bit, cos basically everything I said was amazingly accurately analyzed! Ramsey is even a Utd fan so it makes his decision even worse.

[gta95]

In light of recent events.......



Ooo to be a Gooner

[MiKey4]

I wouldn't even have known you were being sarcastic if it wasn't the Messi bit, cos basically everything I said was amazingly accurately analyzed! Ramsey is even a Utd fan so it makes his decision even worse.

BRB listing all the shytty united players that have not stepped up.

Oh wait, your argument is not based on facts.

[Hmzone]

Thank fuk we didn't get Walcott.

[SparringMinds85]

From yesterday's Basque derby.


Looks like Pastore is working out for PSG, 5 goals and top of the table after 9 matches.

[XAU]

great post. 10/10


yes, we all know they would have been much better off at united. in fact, even messi would be a much better player had he gone to united when he was younger.

and no, walcott is exactly how he was at 17. he hasn't improved at all, you're 100% correct.


fantastic analysis by the way. I hope to someday possess your amazingly accurate analytic ability.

[Sydbrah]

poor gunners can't even catch a break and ffs schezny has apparently been injured with a bad back and is unable to fulfill is international duties, thank **** there are no games for 2 weeks.

[romancandle]

57 meter (62 yards) goal...from a header. Happened a week or so ago. Possible guiness world record breaker

[SELVER7]

fifa12 anyone?

psn in my sig

[.MANoWAR.]

has anyone started playing manager mode for FIFA 12? apparently it is vastly improved. the last 2 or 3 years it has been ****. they brought back scouting, youth academy, realistic player growth, and a lot more ****. looks like it's actually worth playing now. i think i'm going to manage Arsenal, ya know, show Wenger how it's done

Visuals: Visually things are pretty similar but the whole front end has been nicely polished. The calendar for advancing matches now embeds in the main screen allowing you to track news and events while the game progresses. You can also halt the advancement at any time if you want to stop and read an article or deal with a transfer deal. There are new colour coded calendar items for league, cup, friendly and European matches too.

Scouting: Yes, scouting is finally back in Career Mode but only for youth players players. You can hire up to three scouts and send them to different regions around for a duration of your choice. The scouts themselves vary in quality with the best scouts demanding the most cash. To get accurate data on the quality of the youth prospects in a region you may need to scout multiple times, however if you wait too long a rival club could step in and sign the player you’re after.

Youth Academy: And once you’ve scouted your young prospects and decided to sign them they get added to your Youth Academy. From here you can track their development and when the time is right either move the players in to your first team squad or realise you made a terrible mistake and send them packing.

Player Stories: Throughout the season players will now approach the manager voicing their concerns or happiness at certain decisions. The topics range from injury worries, lack of game time, unhappy about a new signings, being played out of position, morale, retirement and many, many more. How you deal with these issues is entirely down to the manager.

Transfer Deadline Day: Is now a fully fledged feature of its own in Career Mode and on transfer deadline day the game advances hour by hour to allow you to wheel and deal before the window slams shut. You also have the option to stall transfer deals to allow your self more time to decide between multiple targets.

Form and Morale: Are both back and will need to be delicately managed over the course of the season. These two features plugin to the ‘Player Stories’ system where players will become and unhappy for any number of reasons.

Player Growth: Is allegedly fixed, but we’d need to play for multiple seasons to confirm this. However one very positive example came up when playing a Career Mode as Southampton. Just 3 games in to the season Alex Oxlaide Chamberlain recieved a substantial amount of growth receiving around 10 stats improvements. Most were just +1 but there were a few, +2 and +3 upgrades too. Which when compared to FIFA 11′s +1 growth for an entire season is surely a good sign. Alex is a player who you’d expect to have fairly rapid growth too so the scenario seemed to fit well.

"Just 3 games in to the season Alex Oxlaide Chamberlain recieved a substantial amount of growth receiving around 10 stats improvements"

ahhhh, that's what i was hoping for. the last two years, players would not grow at all until they were like 24 years old. i would use a player with **** buckets of potential, like Miyaichi, and he would not budge from the upper 60s until he hit his mid 20s. absolutely retarted. glad they fixed it.