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Montasque posted:USMNT fans are often retarded, and write for the bleacher report. ney a truer statement could be said
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Shrapnig posted:I didn't have the heart to tell him. Its gonna sting when he finds out.
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Bea Nanner posted:Not to say that it couldn't be better, but there is no academy churning out superstars constantly. Even Ajax mostly just creates functional players these days. Academies are just a roll of the dice where most of the time you lose, but occasionally something decent comes up. To expect Permier League quality players straight out of any academy is always going to be a rarity. That said, Arsenal's academy fell behind the pack a bit when they started getting real money again and buying the players they needed rather then trying to create them. I think Jonker's overhaul is very welcome, but to expect a constant stream of superstars is a pipe dream. They're probably not superstars, but Southampton probably have the best academy in England. Over the last decade or so they've produced a bunch of solid Premier League players. They must be doing something right.
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EvilHawk posted:They're probably not superstars, but Southampton probably have the best academy in England. Over the last decade or so they've produced a bunch of solid Premier League players. They must be doing something right. They actually have produced at least one legit superstar, too.
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vyelkin posted:They actually have produced at least one legit superstar, too. Bale/Lallana/Walcott is a dench three behind *checks wiki* Alan Shearer??
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EvilHawk posted:They're probably not superstars, but Southampton probably have the best academy in England. Over the last decade or so they've produced a bunch of solid Premier League players. They must be doing something right. They've benefitted from a huge catchment area for the population and dearth of teams around them.
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Adnar posted:A few years ago I went along to the FA youth cup final at the Emirates (Arsenal demolished Liverpool) and that was supposed to be the first team that had been brought through from kids completely under Wenger's system and would be core of the all british team he was building who played football The Arsenal Way He's going to knock West Ham out of the out of the FA Cup this year. Last season Emmanuel Thomas finished the season with 21 goals. His strike partner Sam Baldock, had scored 26 goals, meaning the two were the 3rd best strike partnership in England with 47 goals between them in the 2013/14 season, behind Liverpool's Suarez and Sturridge and Manchester City's Aguero and Negredo. tnx wiki. Anyway, it may be league 1 but 21 in 55 games last season is not bad at all and he's going to help Bristol City back to the Championship this year. If he has a decent season next season he could well end up back in the prem. Stranger things have happened.
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The gently caress is the Ben Arfa thing? It sounds really dumb.
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Players can't play for more than 2 clubs in a season and apparently playing for the Newcastle u-21 team to gain fitness counts for some reason
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tbp posted:if you want a manchester united defender lvg could always give ninpo a call haha 
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The Guardian says that Liverpool are keen on ruining Matthew Ryan of Club Brugge. http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/14/liverpool-australia-goalkeeper-mathew-ryan-club-brugge Sorry, Australia. I have no idea what this guy is like, but he's so young that it makes me wonder how he'll prosper while Reina and Mignolet declined.
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Mat Ryan is Australia's first choice because he's playing every week and he'd be stupid to lose his place in the national team by moving somewhere to be second choice, and I'm not convinced he's ready to play for a 'title challenger' in a top league yet. That said he's always gone on about how he wants to play in England, but he's not a physical keeper and is only 6" so I think he'd struggle. He's very good with his feet though and is best playing high up as a sweeper, so maybe he'd do well in The Rogers System? I've also heard vague rumours that Liverpool are keeping an eye on another Australian star, Matt Spiranovic, who plays in central defense in the A-League. He's no where near good enough though. I'd guess a good Asian Cup run would do a lot of Australian players well in the eyes of clubs too.
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Yep as Bogan said, he's fantastic with his feet and very quick off his line but most views are that his height would limit him from the top top level (especially in England) He's probably the best youth product to come out of the A-League. 22 with 140 first team appearances in Australia and Belgium is a good level experience for a keeper too.
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Jan 15, 2015 01:29
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If he's actually 6' that's not too bad, Casillas is only an inch taller.
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Bogan Krkic posted:Mat Ryan is Australia's first choice because he's playing every week and he'd be stupid to lose his place in the national team by moving somewhere to be second choice, and I'm not convinced he's ready to play for a 'title challenger' in a top league yet. That said he's always gone on about how he wants to play in England, but he's not a physical keeper and is only 6" so I think he'd struggle. He's very good with his feet though and is best playing high up as a sweeper, so maybe he'd do well in The Rogers System? Tbh he'd probably be first choice at Liverpool right now, the only thing stopping Rodgers from playing Brad Jones in goal right now is the fact he got injured.
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vyelkin posted:Tbh he'd probably be first choice at Liverpool right now, the only thing stopping Rodgers from playing Brad Jones in goal right now is the fact he got injured. He's about a million loving times better than Brad Jones but doesn't have cool hair like Big Bradders
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Jan 15, 2015 01:44
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"brad jones" might be the most boring name i've ever heard. what does he look like?
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Your Weird Uncle posted:"brad jones" might be the most boring name i've ever heard. what does he look like? 
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Jan 15, 2015 01:54
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Brad Jones can throw the ball really far.
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Paddyb posted:Brad Jones can throw the ball really far. Pity he can't catch it
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Places are saying Arsenal put in a £6m bid for Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. Pretty awesome name, so I guess I approve. Here is the Mail link. It's elsewhere too, but I couldn't find the original source. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2909844/Arsenal-make-6m-bid-Marcelo-Brozovic-say-Dinamo-Zagreb.html
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Bea Nanner posted:Places are saying Arsenal put in a £6m bid for Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. Pretty awesome name, so I guess I approve. I've been saying arsenal will buy an attacking midfielder this window
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Adnar posted:Yep as Bogan said, he's fantastic with his feet and very quick off his line but most views are that his height would limit him from the top top level (especially in England) No, that was Marco Rojas. Shame he broke his ankle as soon as he signed for Stuttgart Liverpool need to spend proper money on a already good and experienced keeper. We took a risk on Mignolet as he hadn't been in the League long and wasn't used to having the ball at his feet as much as he does now. I would have liked us to throw some serious money at (Betr) Cech as he is quality. Rodgers and Mourinho are close and Chelsea don't see us as challengers...shame they sold Schwartzer otherwise I think he'd have been available.
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Cech could go to almost any club. Can't see him going to a place without CL football.
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http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/14/manchester-united-suspend-european-scout-torben-aakjaer-facebook Man Utd have sacked one of their european scouts lol
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Bogan Krkic posted:Mat Ryan is Australia's first choice because he's playing every week and he'd be stupid to lose his place in the national team by moving somewhere to be second choice, and I'm not convinced he's ready to play for a 'title challenger' in a top league yet. That said he's always gone on about how he wants to play in England, but he's not a physical keeper and is only 6" so I think he'd struggle. He's very good with his feet though and is best playing high up as a sweeper, so maybe he'd do well in The Rogers System? Reina's shorter than that but was agile enough that it didn't matter, is this aussie turd not very agile then Mignolet is big and a "good shot stopper" and still sucks rear end, I'd take a keeper who could come off his line over him. Look at de Gea in December
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Jose posted:http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/14/manchester-united-suspend-european-scout-torben-aakjaer-facebook Squeal Team Six lol
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chuggo is BACK posted:Reina's shorter than that but was agile enough that it didn't matter, is this aussie turd not very agile then The club brugge fans seem to be very excited about his form this season and he gets european football so I think he is decent. As a Socceroos fan I don't want somebody blighting themselves by enetering the rodgers system and getting ruined.
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chuggo is BACK posted:Squeal Team Six lol But enough about your mum haha.
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chuggo is BACK posted:Reina's shorter than that but was agile enough that it didn't matter, is this aussie turd not very agile then Reina claims to be 6'2" but I always remember him as being super short for a keeper so yeah. Maybe this Aussie won't be so bad.
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vyelkin posted:Reina claims to be 6'2" but I always remember him as being super short for a keeper so yeah. Maybe this Aussie won't be so bad. If nothing else he'll only be the second worst Australian keeper Liverpool have signed.
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I remember when Norwich signed an Australian keeper would anyone like to guess what his goals conceded per game advanced stat was?
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quote:Daily Telegraph: Swansea are hoping to reinvest some of the money received for the £28m sale of Wilfried Bony to Manchester City on a £5m bid for Stuttgart midfielder Alexandru Maxim, 24. I've watched him play once and he was bad.
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Leeds have sold Stephen Warnock to Derby in news that makes me want to slam my head against a wall
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Doubt Brugge will let Ryan go that easily. He's been really good for them and their back-ups are kinda worhtless. Also Ryan himself will want to play every game, I dobut if he can be a guaranteed starter in the PL. But who knows, nobody is immune to money.
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Blue Star Error posted:I remember when Norwich signed an Australian keeper would anyone like to guess what his goals conceded per game advanced stat was? 5 in one half and never played again iirc, he is first choice at my a league club now and has found his level.
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Byolante posted:5 in one half and never played again iirc, he is first choice at my a league club now and has found his level. Played 1 conceded 7. Didn't he change his name as well? I like to think it was out of shame.
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Blue Star Error posted:Played 1 conceded 7. Didn't he change his name as well? I like to think it was out of shame. He went from Theoklitos to Theo
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Yeah. We used to chant 'conceded 7 for Norwich' when he came back with his tail between his legs. Pretty successful local career since though.
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