EPL, FIFA, MLS: News and Discussion Thread
04-19-2010, 09:34 AM
#2121
What Would Don Draper Do?
i guess maicon wants to stay at inter. 
awesome goal.
arsenal's season is soooo predictable.
right when it looks like they're legitimate contenders for the title, they get way too many season ending injuries and implode at the end. they really need a new GK and 2 more central defenders.
awesome goal.
arsenal's season is soooo predictable.
right when it looks like they're legitimate contenders for the title, they get way too many season ending injuries and implode at the end. they really need a new GK and 2 more central defenders.
04-19-2010, 03:49 PM
#2122
Burning Brakes
Brazillians.. what can you say
it reminds me of this:
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So Cafu or Maicon?? I'll take Cafu until Maicon wins two world cups
it reminds me of this:
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So Cafu or Maicon?? I'll take Cafu until Maicon wins two world cups
04-19-2010, 04:32 PM
#2124
Burning Brakes
Roberto Carlos for sure!! Maicon is dominating right now both in attack and defense but Marcelo I believe falls shorts in the defense part.
I'd take Andre Santos over Marcelo from what I saw during the 09 Confederations Cup. Haven't watched him play since then though..
I'd take Andre Santos over Marcelo from what I saw during the 09 Confederations Cup. Haven't watched him play since then though..
04-19-2010, 04:33 PM
#2125
What Would Don Draper Do?
marcelo's barely playing LB anyways.
i don't even know who the first choice LB is anymore for brazil. is andre santos? is it still gilberto (not silva)?!
i don't even know who the first choice LB is anymore for brazil. is andre santos? is it still gilberto (not silva)?!
04-20-2010, 10:13 AM
#2131
What Would Don Draper Do?
i'm gonna go with 1-1 draw.
i really do think inter have the players to press barca enough to give them trouble. guardiola even said that when they don't have the ball, they're a horrible team.
that said, i've been downloading a lot of barcelona matches from this season and last. they're really a well-oiled machine. it's beautiful to see the movements from each of the players. they really do let the ball do all the work.
i really do think inter have the players to press barca enough to give them trouble. guardiola even said that when they don't have the ball, they're a horrible team.
that said, i've been downloading a lot of barcelona matches from this season and last. they're really a well-oiled machine. it's beautiful to see the movements from each of the players. they really do let the ball do all the work.
Last edited by JediMindTricks; 04-20-2010 at 10:16 AM.
04-20-2010, 03:59 PM
#2134
Q('.')=O
iTrader: (1)
Maybe the bus trip did have an affect on them?
Either way, Inter were the much better team, well deserved victory.
HOWEVER, it aint over yet. Barca are certainly capable of winning the second leg and advancing.
Either way, Inter were the much better team, well deserved victory.
HOWEVER, it aint over yet. Barca are certainly capable of winning the second leg and advancing.
04-20-2010, 05:05 PM
#2138
What Would Don Draper Do?
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...league&cc=5901
mourinho's always taking credit for the core players in the chelsea squad. it's kinda awesome.
"I saw the Barcelona players trying to put pressure on the referee. My only comment was that their players have short memories, but 'my' Chelsea players last season were complaining after an historically bad refereeing performance by Ovrebo.
mourinho's always taking credit for the core players in the chelsea squad. it's kinda awesome.
04-20-2010, 05:09 PM
#2139
What Would Don Draper Do?
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...league&cc=5901
balotelli is a nutcase. VERy talented. but immature, cocky, selfish, etc.
that said, materazzi's a nutcase too!
i can totally see matrix going after balotelli.
i would buy a book of mourinho quotes.
Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said after his side's Champions League defeat that Inter defender Marco Materazzi attacked team-mate Mario Balotelli in the players' tunnel.
Ibrahimovic said that he saw what happened after Balotelli had thrown off his jersey in anger and given a middle finger salute to the Inter fans after the final whistle.
"I saw that Materazzi was attacking him in the players' tunnel and I've never seen anything like it," Ibrahimovic told RAI. "If I were him, I'd have left Mario alone, but Materazzi was attacking him and I was stunned. If Materazzi had attacked me like that, I would've decked him in a second!
"Materazzi was causing all sorts of trouble and in the Barcelona locker room we were amazed, all talking about it. A player should be proud after a win, not chase down a 20-year-old to berate him."
Captain Javier Zanetti told Sky Sport Italia: ''Balotelli needs to understand certain things. I am sorry because it kind of ruined this festival with such a gesture. However, we are close to him and we will always support him."
Manager Jose Mourinho also had words for substitute Balotelli after the whistle.
"I have been at Inter since July 2008," he said. "If I try to remember all the times I've tried to educate a great talent, there are thousands and thousands. This is a Champions League semi-final, the second most important tie in club football, and something ugly happened."
Inter CEO Ernesto Paolillo says the club will definitely be taking action against the player over the gesture.
"Balotelli's gesture was terrible. Just terrible," he said. "It is something we are going to have to discuss. Will he be punished? Absolutely, yes."
Ibrahimovic said that he saw what happened after Balotelli had thrown off his jersey in anger and given a middle finger salute to the Inter fans after the final whistle.
"I saw that Materazzi was attacking him in the players' tunnel and I've never seen anything like it," Ibrahimovic told RAI. "If I were him, I'd have left Mario alone, but Materazzi was attacking him and I was stunned. If Materazzi had attacked me like that, I would've decked him in a second!
"Materazzi was causing all sorts of trouble and in the Barcelona locker room we were amazed, all talking about it. A player should be proud after a win, not chase down a 20-year-old to berate him."
Captain Javier Zanetti told Sky Sport Italia: ''Balotelli needs to understand certain things. I am sorry because it kind of ruined this festival with such a gesture. However, we are close to him and we will always support him."
Manager Jose Mourinho also had words for substitute Balotelli after the whistle.
"I have been at Inter since July 2008," he said. "If I try to remember all the times I've tried to educate a great talent, there are thousands and thousands. This is a Champions League semi-final, the second most important tie in club football, and something ugly happened."
Inter CEO Ernesto Paolillo says the club will definitely be taking action against the player over the gesture.
"Balotelli's gesture was terrible. Just terrible," he said. "It is something we are going to have to discuss. Will he be punished? Absolutely, yes."
that said, materazzi's a nutcase too!
i can totally see matrix going after balotelli.i would buy a book of mourinho quotes.
04-20-2010, 07:09 PM
#2140
Burning Brakes
That was the same quote I was talking about. Barca seems to have forgotten how they were favored last year.
Zlatan has a history with Materazzi so I'm not surprised by his comment.
Balotelli needs to goto Manchester and feel the wrath of Ferguson. That should teach him a lesson
Seriously, Moratti is TOO nice. Everyone is saying how unenthusiastic he was on the pitch because he was used as a sub, not a starter.
Balotelli needs to go to a club where he can play regular first team football. I'm sick of hearing about him. He should be benched for the rest of the season, then sold.
Zlatan has a history with Materazzi so I'm not surprised by his comment.
Balotelli needs to goto Manchester and feel the wrath of Ferguson. That should teach him a lesson
Seriously, Moratti is TOO nice. Everyone is saying how unenthusiastic he was on the pitch because he was used as a sub, not a starter.
Balotelli needs to go to a club where he can play regular first team football. I'm sick of hearing about him. He should be benched for the rest of the season, then sold.
ing. If someone doesn't get his priorities straight, no time might want him for his huge ego and immaturity.
04-22-2010, 03:46 PM
#2143
Q('.')=O
iTrader: (1)
Took 7 days off (still have many to spare) during the World Cup. I basically picked out what I thought would be the days with the best games/games I really want to see, including the quarterfinals and semifinals. 
04-23-2010, 09:33 AM
#2144
Senior Moderator
That's dedication.
04-23-2010, 11:31 AM
#2146
What Would Don Draper Do?
applying/interviewing for new jobs right now.
so if i get a new job, i may not be able to take vacations until i accrue them after x days/months.
so if i get a new job, i may not be able to take vacations until i accrue them after x days/months.
04-23-2010, 12:17 PM
#2148
What Would Don Draper Do?
all 3, actually.
same industry: finance.
maybe i'll wait til AFTER the cup.
i already scheduled a few days off. notably the days the US are playing.
same industry: finance.
maybe i'll wait til AFTER the cup.i already scheduled a few days off. notably the days the US are playing.
04-23-2010, 12:27 PM
#2149
Q('.')=O
iTrader: (1)
Lots of opportunities in finance in DFW, well, in Houston as well.
If you are in the area during the cup or interviewing we can go to a pub and to watch the game and grab a couple
. There is a cool pub called the Londoner (owner is a Chelsea fan 
)
If you are in the area during the cup or interviewing we can go to a pub and to watch the game and grab a couple
. There is a cool pub called the Londoner (owner is a Chelsea fan )
04-23-2010, 12:56 PM
#2150
What Would Don Draper Do?
houston, really? not finding too many here.
seems there are more in dallas.
thanks for the offer. i'll definitely let you know if i'm ever in town.
seems there are more in dallas.
thanks for the offer. i'll definitely let you know if i'm ever in town.
04-24-2010, 09:22 PM
#2151
What Would Don Draper Do?
back on top!
(and seems like 90% of the finance jobs in houston are energy and oil related, which is expected. unfortunately, i have no experience in that trade.)
(and seems like 90% of the finance jobs in houston are energy and oil related, which is expected. unfortunately, i have no experience in that trade.)
04-28-2010, 02:14 PM
#2158
What Would Don Draper Do?
inter has chivu starting. but NOT in defense! in place of pandev. and he's practically man marking alves up and down the flank.
mourinho's a fooking genius.
04-28-2010, 02:18 PM
#2160
What Would Don Draper Do?
Motta red card: It's just officially gone mental. Thiago Motta gently sticks his right hand in Sergio Busquets's face and the Barca player goes down like he's been shot. Motta, who has already been booked, is shown a straight red card and is fuming. He goes over to Busquets and grabs him by the neck before being dragged away. Jose Mourinho claps the Barca fans, suggesting they might have had something to do with it. You couldn't make this stuff up.