By FlutterPuffs Go To Postwelp
By Freewheelin Go To PostwelpI know that feel mate
By Freewheelin Go To PostwelpCan you recall Chambers?
Lazio's ultras statement :lol lots of Roma digs and lots of respect for Totti!
“It was March 6, 1994 when we met for the first time,” the statement from Gli Irriducibili begins.
“You came on in place of [Giovanni] Piacentini and you got a penalty which [Giuseppe] Giannini missed.
“So young and yet you were already capable of representing the history of your team in such an excellent manner, a history of penalties and missed opportunities.
“Since then, while ringing-up record on record, while stadiums around the world clapped their hands, while you thought about t-shirts and Sanremo adverts, Lazio won a Scudetto, a Cup Winners' Cup, a European Super Cup, four Coppa Italia - one of which you were present for - and three Supercoppe Italiane.
“How much you could have won on the pitch with Real Madrid, no-one will ever know. You are the only champion they couldn’t buy.
“Without you they had to settle for two Intercontinental Cups, two World Club Cups, five Champions Leagues, three European Super Cups, seven La Liga titles, three Copa del Rey and six Spanish Super Cups. Not much, for a player of your talent.
“In any case, and especially in these times, you’ve reached a goal which deserves respect. The respect you didn’t receive from your fans and your club, and for that - we say this sincerely - we’re sorry.
“We would never have allowed a player like you to be treated like this. We would never have silently observed what they have done and what they are doing to you.
“Nobody defends you now, and of course we can’t do it. We bear no grudge for the t-shirts and the jokes you’ve aimed at us. They’re there, and in fact they have to stay - we’re in Rome and that’s how it works.
“In any case, a handshake for an opponent who, after all these years, leaves the pitch as ‘the best of enemies’.”
Great gif usage lads - gave me a good chuckle.
Also, the Hillary Step has collapsed! Genuinely shocked as I don't remember hearing of any damage from the earthquake.
Also, the Hillary Step has collapsed! Genuinely shocked as I don't remember hearing of any damage from the earthquake.
UKSlaent: You have to register to vote by midnight tonight to vote in June. Don't forget.
#stopthetories #wengerout #wengerin #wengershakeitallabout
#stopthetories #wengerout #wengerin #wengershakeitallabout
I hope we stomp Chelsea only for FA to retract our cup win due to Wenger punching Conte in the face.
By Linius Go To PostThat fake Europa League twitter account welcoming Arsenal to the competition
By Laboured Go To Post
I dont want to be disresepectful to him but comments like this just make it harder and harder, you senile cunt.
By FortuneFaded Go To PostUKSlaent: You have to register to vote by midnight tonight to vote in June. Don't forget.my poll card came through the mail a few weeks ago, that means I am registered, right?
#stopthetories #wengerout #wengerin #wengershakeitallabout
This team should have won the league or at least competed with Chelsea. It's obvious who's bringing us down.
By Bold 2 in One Go To Postmy poll card came through the mail a few weeks ago, that means I am registered, right?Yes
By Auto Simeone Go To PostThis team should have won the league or at least competed with Chelsea. It's obvious who's bringing us down.
You see enough quality to compete with Tottenham let alone Chelsea? What leads you to believe such things.
By Auto Simeone Go To PostThis team should have won the league or at least competed with Chelsea. It's obvious who's bringing us down.Ozil?
By Kidjr Go To PostI dont want to be disresepectful to him but comments like this just make it harder and harder, you senile cunt.
here Nigel
it will all be over soon
JAMES HORNCASTLE IS BACK TOO <3
More than full-backs, Dani Alves and Alex Sandro have Juve thinking treble
The FC panel debate the form of the two UCL finalists, citing Juventus as the team more solidified from back to front.
At times with Juventus, it's just like watching Brazil.
Take last night's Coppa Italia final, for example. Juventus beat Lazio 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico and became the first team in history to win this competition three years running. Think of it as one treble in preparation for another.
Dani Alves opened the scoring in Rome, running off the shoulder of the hapless Senad Lulic and volleying his shot into the ground, past the Lazio goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha. The 34-year-old has had a hand in five goals in his last five appearances, and as Italian newspaper La Repubblica puts it, continues to "perpetuate his magic moment."
Both strikes on Wednesday were assisted by Alves' compatriot Alex Sandro, who just so happened to set him up in Juventus' 2-0 win against Porto at the Dragao as well, a game that, in hindsight, could come to represent a turning point in their season. A late sub that night, Alves was considered by some to be a flop at Juve and an oddity up until then.
The pair make quite the full-back tandem and when Juventus play Real Madrid in Cardiff in just over two weeks' time one of the things to watch will be the battle between them and Marcelo and Dani Carvajal. A face-off to decide who is the best double act in the world. That is of course if you can call them full-backs.
Juventus bought Sandro at a time when everybody was expecting them to sign a No.10. Max Allegri had expressed his admiration for players like Oscar and Isco and, for a while, it looked like German international Julian Draxler was Turin-bound. Paulo Dybala, who had already joined from Palermo, was considered a second striker.
In the end, chairman Andrea Agnelli and general manager Beppe Marotta made a left-back the second most expensive purchase of their administration. A few eyebrows were raised at the cost of the operation. Juventus, renowned for the work they do in free agency, paid €26m for a player entering the final year of his contract at Porto.
Why? Well, Juventus knew that if they waited to take him for nothing, they couldn't match what Manchester City were prepared to pay Sandro in wages. What City hadn't reckoned on was Juventus' willingness to swallow the cost of taking him early and, boy oh boy, has Sandro been worth it. The Old Lady didn't choose to sign a defender over a fantasista. No, she acquired both in one fell swoop.
Physically Sandro is built like the Brazilians you see in the UFC Octagon. While his teammates at Atletico Paranaense were at the beach or drinking caipirinhas, he would stay back after training and get another workout in. He clocks up a tremendous amount of running and covers an entire flank by himself, no problem.
At the end of his first season in Turin, which Sandro initially spent learning the differences of the full-back and wing-back roles, he posted the kind of numbers any coach would want from a defender. The 26-year-old made 94 combined tackles and interceptions in 27 total games in Serie A and Europe.
He also created 52 chances and established a reputation as a dead-eyed crosser, laying on some huge goals for his teammates, at home at City then against Milan and, perhaps most significantly of all, Juan Cuadrado's 93rd-minute winner in the Turin derby, which was the turning point in their season and the start of a comeback from the point of no return in the title race.
Draxler who?
Even after watching Marcelo's virtuoso quarterfinal displays against Bayern Munich, there are Juventus fans still in no doubt as to who is the world's best left-back. It's their boy from Brazil, Sandro. They can't understand why Tite doesn't start him for the Selecao. Bafflingly Tite has sometimes overlooked him entirely, not even calling him into the squad.
It's madness when you consider the regard Sandro is held in over in Europe. Just 18 months into his Juventus career, the club extended his contract until 2021 and regularly tell City and Chelsea to forget about signing him. It's the fastest they've moved to reward a player. Only Dybala has been offered a new deal in a similar timeframe.
Alves, meanwhile, follows in the footsteps of Andrea Pirlo, Paul Pogba, Patrice Evra, Kingsley Coman, Fernando Llorente and Sami Khedira as another priceless Juventus free transfer. There's a case to be made, irrespective of the profits made from Pogba, that he's the most important since Pirlo. The former was the difference when it came to turning Juventus into a Scudetto winner again. The latter could do the same for them in the Champions League.
"Teach us how to win the Champions League," a humble Gianluigi Buffon asked Alves upon his arrival in the summer. Until February, though, Alves looked like a bust. "We found it a bit like hard work at first." Giorgio Chiellini explained. "Both us and Dani. He was like a fish out of water. A foreign body almost…a little crazy for our culture."
Alves fractured his leg in the 3-1 defeat to Genoa in November and, even at that early stage, ex-pros like Giancarlo Marocchi were writing him off on Sky Italia. But since returning from injury he has, in Chiellini's words, "got better with every game" and is "like [Lionel] Messi. Technically, he's on another level and it's no coincidence he played for Barcelona for such a long time."
A regista aggiunto or added playmaker, as he's now being called, Alves has created more chances than any other player in the Champions League this season. Playing the role of one of the world's best music producers – let's say Rick Rubin – Allegri has gotten Alves to duet with Paulo Dybala in much the same way he did with Messi for so many years. The effects are devastating and Allegri is now laughing at those who ever doubted Alves.
"Three months ago, some people wanted to strangle Dani," Allegri scoffed. "But when a player is good, he's good in June, September, and the following June…he hasn't turned mediocre. Besides, Alves is not someone we've discovered in the past three months. He's won 29 titles [now 32]."
On Wednesday night, Alves played the 30th cup final of his career. He has been victorious in 27 of them and is now on course for his third treble. We're talking about one of the most successful players of all-time, someone who can come in and affect the culture of a club, even one full of serial winners like Juventus, a player who has come good at the right time, exactly when it matters, rising to the big occasions.
"Juventus bought him for nights like these," Alessandro Del Piero said after Alves' starring role in the semifinal against Monaco, which ended with two (and a half) assists and a goal over both legs. The bossa nova out-wide has only helped Juventus boss their opponents. With two such technically gifted full-backs, the team is able to play out from the back and beat the press with skill and finesse, turning defence into attack with 1v1 dribbling, smart combination-play and vision.
This is where Juventus have come on the furthest in the last two years. Full-backs on paper, in reality Sandro and Alves are so much more. They have grabbed the Old Lady by the hand and are taking her to a place she has never been before as if she were "The Girl From Ipanema".
By Kidjr Go To PostYou see enough quality to compete with Tottenham let alone Chelsea? What leads you to believe such things.Ozil, Sanchez, Giroud, Iwobi, Xhaka, Walcott, Ox, Bellerin, Kos, Mustafi, Cech, Ospina
No Cazorla but I'm positive we have enough quality to compete.
Not sure I will be able to read all these Juvex Totti articles on the toilet. Gonna end up with a stiffy.
Wooah bad banter, bam-ba-lam
Just seen the 2 penalies from dives that Barca got yesterday. Unbelievable cheating, unbelievably corrupt officiating. Pretty disgusting that there's no punishment.
Just seen the 2 penalies from dives that Barca got yesterday. Unbelievable cheating, unbelievably corrupt officiating. Pretty disgusting that there's no punishment.
Morning, lads. Have we lost yet?
By Laboured Go To Post
By Auto Simeone Go To PostOzil, Sanchez, Giroud, Iwobi, Xhaka, Walcott, Ox, Bellerin, Kos, Mustafi, Cech, OspinaPray for Lucas Pérez.
No Cazorla but I'm positive we have enough quality to compete.
By Hitch Go To PostWooah bad banter, bam-ba-lamR. Madrid fans, man.
Just seen the 2 penalies from dives that Barca got yesterday. Unbelievable cheating, unbelievably corrupt officiating. Pretty disgusting that there's no punishment.
That Totti letter had me in tears. The RM part was fantastic.
Was so disappointed yesterday with the Italy game.
Orsolini and Bentancur were non-existent. Mandragora seemed ok.
Was really impressed with our #4.
The best player was Uruguay's #11 just seemed so dangerous every time he picked up the ball.
Note: I just wikipedia'd him and he is called de la cruz and on the books for Liverpool.
fake edit: on a second read just realised it is a fake Liverpool, as if one was bad enough.
Was so disappointed yesterday with the Italy game.
Orsolini and Bentancur were non-existent. Mandragora seemed ok.
Was really impressed with our #4.
The best player was Uruguay's #11 just seemed so dangerous every time he picked up the ball.
Note: I just wikipedia'd him and he is called de la cruz and on the books for Liverpool.
fake edit: on a second read just realised it is a fake Liverpool, as if one was bad enough.
Read that Buffon article and I just love him so much.
One of the things I always hate reading is that a team of winners lacked motivation and that is why a side fell off. What I got from Buffon is the constant desire to compete at the highest level is what makes him a winner. Winners never lack motivation.
I don't know if Juve will the CL in a couple weeks, but what I do know is that if Buffon does lift up the trophy, he won't be satisfied until he lifts it up again in 2018.
One of the things I always hate reading is that a team of winners lacked motivation and that is why a side fell off. What I got from Buffon is the constant desire to compete at the highest level is what makes him a winner. Winners never lack motivation.
I don't know if Juve will the CL in a couple weeks, but what I do know is that if Buffon does lift up the trophy, he won't be satisfied until he lifts it up again in 2018.
By Auto Simeone Go To PostGiroud, Iwobi, Walcott, Ox, Kos, Ospina
Incredible
By Shanks D Zoro Go To PostKid, are there any specific players you would like to see come to the club in the summer?Should have signed Mandem Pjanic ages ago, innit.
Theresa May changing her plans on social care only 4 days after announcing it. Doesn't seem "Strong and Stable" at all.
By Diego! Go To PostTheresa May changing her plans on social care only 4 days after announcing it. Doesn't seem "Strong and Stable" at all.
By Auto Simeone Go To PostJust ordered Nandos for the first time.
That isn't sauce is it.
By n8 dogg Go To Posthttps://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/may/22/premier-league-2016-17-season-review-our-writers-best-and-worstWhat a contrarian knobend
Louise Taylor is so shit
Best goal? Robert Snodgrass against Leicester.
Fuck off.
By Scum Go To PostShould have signed Mandem Pjanic ages ago, innit.
I was thinking that earlier today when I posted about hoping to get Jorginho,
Pjanic a few years back would have been perfect, but I think the last outfield player Wenger bought from Italy was Henry lol
By Scum Go To PostShould have signed Mandem Pjanic ages ago, innit.Mandem is plural, blud
Scott Murray: Here’s a respectful nod to Arsène Wenger, who in addition to yet another high league placing and yet another cup final, somehow maintained super-human levels of dignity despite intense provocation from an entitled minority. An extraordinary feat. His will be much the better look when this story is told 20 years from now.
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By Shanks D Zoro Go To PostI was thinking that earlier today when I posted about hoping to get Jorginho,Wenger's loss then.
Pjanic a few years back would have been perfect, but I think the last outfield player Wenger bought from Italy was Henry lol