Chelsea only loaned Pato for one game.
Weird feelings of football
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Manchester United never played a game during the day time in the 2005/2006 season, just evening games, the only exceptions being the loss at Stamford Bridge and win against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
Charlie Austin ceased to exist after his debut goal for Southampton.
Frank Rijkaard played for Chelsea, not Ruud Gullit.
The Thiago Motta who plays for Italy is not the same Thiago Motta who used to play for Barcelona.
Charlie Austin ceased to exist after his debut goal for Southampton.
Frank Rijkaard played for Chelsea, not Ruud Gullit.
The Thiago Motta who plays for Italy is not the same Thiago Motta who used to play for Barcelona.
Yes!
Eric Abidal died.
Every single country in world football is unhappy with its international manager.
Once or twice a year theres a furore about diving and players start getting booked by referees for it. Then it dies down and the rest of the year referees don't book anyone for it. Oh and and when they do, they get it wrong.
ehm ehm
When the ball goes out for a throw high on the pitch the winger will always pick the ball up, and act like he's going to take the throw. But he never will. He'll always wait for the fullback to arrive.
This happens every time.
This happens every time.
Italy will win the Euro and become shit.
Every FA in the world is corrupt.
Neymar, Messi and Ronaldo sign a new contract every year.
Defenders with long, flailling hair look like they're always struggling.
The Schweinsteiger that plays for Germany is 20 pounds leaner than the Schweinsteiger that plays for United.
You can always tell when a player is going to miss a penalty.
When a country is knocked out by another country in dramatic fashion, they usually get revenge in the next tournament.
This one's so convincing that I actually went to Wikipedia to check if Nuno Gomes or Helder Postiga are included in this EURO's squad.
This one's so convincing, that I actually went to Wikipedia to check if Nuno Gomes or Helder Postiga are included in this EURO's squad.
A knockout game at a major tournament is either a convincing win or extra time/penalties. No in-between.
Thomas Muller is 36 and has been for the last 10 years.
The Brazil national team has been continuously flip flopping between Scolari and Dunga as their manager for the last ten years.
And every time they get knocked out of a major tournament, they simply swap them over again.
And every time they get knocked out of a major tournament, they simply swap them over again.
No World Cup or Euro's game that has gone to Extra Time has not ended up in a penalty shootout, since the Golden Goal rule was scrapped after euro 2000
And be called Brad.
Buffon (and Pirlo for that matter) has been in his late 30's for the last 10 years.
so true - like clockwork
Every two years Scotland find themselves chasing 2nd place in their World Cup/Euro qualifying group needing at least a win and a draw from their final two games, which happen to always be against Georgia at home then Holland or Italy away. They always draw against Georgia and take an early lead against Holland or Italy (who have already qualified), before ultimately conceding and finishing 4th in their group.
Every defender that likes to pass it from the back and take shots on goal (Luiz, Ramos, Rojo) is considered a "liability" and a "rubbish defender" by the media. They must be a STRONG traditional English defender like John Terry or else they're not a proper defender.
Fellaini gets ridiculed for getting physical and "stuck in" but Roy Keane gets applauded for it.
English players don't get criticised by the media (Unless they're Sterling). If Rooney makes a bad pass that leads to a goal, the commentators fail to acknowledge it. If Fellaini fails to man mark someone a mile away from him, they show at least 4 replays in super slow motion that shows where Fellaini should have been and how he could have stopped him.
Fellaini gets ridiculed for getting physical and "stuck in" but Roy Keane gets applauded for it.
English players don't get criticised by the media (Unless they're Sterling). If Rooney makes a bad pass that leads to a goal, the commentators fail to acknowledge it. If Fellaini fails to man mark someone a mile away from him, they show at least 4 replays in super slow motion that shows where Fellaini should have been and how he could have stopped him.
That's very specific
That's very specific
And yet, every two years.
Nobody scores from diving headers anymore
So true about Georgia! Think it was for Euro 2008 when Georgia played a bunch of kids and reserves and still beat Scotland to ruin it.
I feel like it's more accurate that we tend to either get easy groups with one big team and some other teams around a similar level that we're capable of beating, but we end up coming 2nd behind someone like Norway/Czech Republic, or we get an incredibly difficult group where we're about the 4th best team, but we show a lot of promise, perform well against the big teams, but then chuck away our chances against a side like Georgia.
Pre-season friendlies/the transfer window are much, much more exciting when on holiday, and you're sitting in a bar following the latest updates. They're tedious at home.
Discovered we had signed Van Persie in an internet cafe. Was more special than watching it at home on SSN or something.
Yeah, I feel like there are some good pre-season memories from sitting in a cafe or bar in Spain or somewhere in Europe and finding out that Marcus Bent had left Everton to go to Sunderland or something, as a Manchester United vs LA Galaxy friendly comes onto the TV and Wayne Rooney tries to disguise his sunburn. Pre-season just feels tedious at home, though.
Was up north in the middle of nowhere with very little internet access when Michael Owen signed - that was interesting.
It feels like SAF retired 10 years ago. And these last three seasons without a PL trophy feel so much longer than the period between 02/03 and 06/07. Hopefully the 16/17 season is gonna be this decade's version of 06/07 which is probably the best PL season I can recall!
Sam Allardyce is going to do a great job with England.
Rooney will still be 1st name on the teamsheet even if we buy Pogba and James to add to Mk and Ibra