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*Official* English Football Season 2014-15
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sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Wenger was never going to sign Balotelli, was obvious from the off.
On an unrelated note, this is pretty funny:
Manchester United fan quits job for Twitter, quits Twitter in five days | Awful Announcing
On an unrelated note, this is pretty funny:
Manchester United fan quits job for Twitter, quits Twitter in five days | Awful Announcing
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Is it controversial to say that Adebayor was the better footballer? Scored just as many goals with a much better all-round game, but I feel like Balo is rated much higher and I'm not sure why.
Ikki
Hall of Fame Member
Because Mario was seen as a bit of a freak whereas Adebayor wasn't and came good. But Mario is only 24 (Adebayor is 30)...he's still got some time on his side.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
I think you've basically already answered this with your above post on "maverick" players tbh. Balotelli's poor games were nearly always put down to him being a loose cannon and unpredictable. Adebayor is just widely considered to be a **** and lazy.
I imagine if Adebayor started shooting fireworks out of his bathroom window or whatever people would come around to him as well.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Haha, mind you, on your point about mental players, Eboue doesn't quite fit that mould. He was widely considered to be, shall we say, eccentric, but it didn't stop him being lambasted by nearly everyone. Ironically though I never really thought the criticism was justified, since I just never thought he was really that bad. Anyway, an exception that proves the rule, perhaps.
Ikki
Hall of Fame Member
Funny, and a bit sad. Not because he/she is a United fan (
) but because of the effect it might have on their life.Tom Halsey
International Coach
Haha, that is just superb.
EDIT: Though having gone on his twitter, judging from some of the tweets I have a hard time believing it isn't just someone having a laugh.
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duffer
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Not at all. Ade when he's on song is Drogbaesque. That performance in the San Siro when we won as incredible as I've seen. Looked like an animal.
Also apparently this is Paul Gascoigne:
Can anyone confirm?
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International Debutant
Is this not the same as Balotelli though? Had a couple of games for Italy where he's looked absolutely unplayable. vs Germany the best example I can remember.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
I don't necessarily disagree, he did make the pass for Aguero at the death.
Doesn't mean that there isn't a veritable pantheon of players who would've done a better job. Maybe they wouldn't have gotten multiple red cards that season and we wouldn't have had to leave it until the last 90 seconds of the season? I loved him as a character but he was awful for 95% of the games he played in at City, people only remember that pass for Aguero and the goals against United in the 6-1. He doesn't put in, he doesn't work, he just stands around and waits for the ball, and then whines when he doesn't get it. He lunges in with horrid two footed challenges, argues with every referee decision ad nauseum, he stomps on peoples chests ffs.
And this bollocks about him changing, does anyone watch ****ing Milan? If anything he's worse. Was the same at the World Cup. He won't change. He's far too arrogant.
Doesn't mean that there isn't a veritable pantheon of players who would've done a better job. Maybe they wouldn't have gotten multiple red cards that season and we wouldn't have had to leave it until the last 90 seconds of the season? I loved him as a character but he was awful for 95% of the games he played in at City, people only remember that pass for Aguero and the goals against United in the 6-1. He doesn't put in, he doesn't work, he just stands around and waits for the ball, and then whines when he doesn't get it. He lunges in with horrid two footed challenges, argues with every referee decision ad nauseum, he stomps on peoples chests ffs.
And this bollocks about him changing, does anyone watch ****ing Milan? If anything he's worse. Was the same at the World Cup. He won't change. He's far too arrogant.
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marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Another reason not to tune in then.Barry Davies returning to MOTD this weekend
Ironic how he left because they wouldn't give him the big games and for his one-off comeback he gets Palace vs West Ham...
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His only assist in his entire time at Citeh apparently.
There were a few other good contributions, winning and scoring the late penalty against Spurs was one. But then I also remember Mancini basically handing us the next season's title in November by starting him instead of Tevez in the derby.
I don't know, if I'm honest I'd find it hard not to get excited if United signed him, despite thinking it was a bad idea. But I'd also be pretty happy to see him going to Liverpool. They have a good thing going on there, every player runs himself into the ground like an animal in every game, and I feel like signing the world's laziest player to lead the line could completely screw that up.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
I actually rather like Barry Davies. Would prefer to listen to him than most of the current BBC crop, and all of the ITV idiots.
