Lush Vlad

Just before he scored, the slight feint where le looked like he was going to shoot then just shifted it before putting it away....you can't put into words the magic in stuff like that. Any football fan outside of wearside must look forward to watching this lad play. That shift is what caused the defender to lose his footing. He was anticipating the shot then had to try and extend further due to the shift, causing the slip. HBA made him slip, there was nothing fortunate for HBA as Redknapp tried to make out. Exactly what I was screaming at the TV, really pissed me off that. When they tracked his run on MOTD, you can clearly see where he jinks at the last second, as the line skews off, hence why Olsson slips. Really crafty that, did it with such pace that you barely notice it until you see the replay. Was anyone else screaming for him to pass it yesterday? Only for him to then skin about 5 players in a row

The Scotswood Road line 3 times Once at the end of the first verse (wrong) some sing it in the middle of the chorus (wrong) and again at the end of the chorus (correct). Absolutely no need to sing it so fast either, it sounds horrendous.

Five in midfield? Throwaway comment? Hoping it's just another one of his silly comments, you know the ones where he tries to come across as clever, but ends up sounding ridiculous :lol:

PM please. Cheers Its on the sun's website. Think the video name is on the Messi thread too in case you never got a pm Cheers Roger.

Didn't see the game, but Real dropping points two games in a row, WOW, did not see that. Ozil and Ramos sent off? Surely the wheels aren't falling off just yet?! Well, hopefully they are, would love them to fuck up a 10 point lead.

Granted only ever seen footage of Maradona and Pele, as I'm not old enough to have seen them live. But going on raw ability, Messi is out of this world. Still stand by what I said ages ago in this thread though, comparing players over generations is difficult and I'm not that keen on doing it. Still, Messi probably is the best ever. Pele pffft

:lol: Sounds like an extra from Black Hawk Down. Did he have an AK as well?

PM please. Cheers

Did it against sunderland as well. Still looks really keen to always work it back onto his left though.

That is superb Nobody would be brave enough to cut them up though!

They are all very good, but I think my favourite is his first. Amazing technique there, and he makes it look so easy. What a player, absolutely unbelievable. Yeah I just don't know, he seems to have gone chip and lob crazy lately, but the second was unreal. Thought he'd took the third too far, tight angle, man back on the line......... Top corner, cheers

Not sure which goal was my favourite last night, they were all ridiculous and class in their own way. Didn't look that bothered when he broke the record! Tello impresses me everytime I see him, that finish was pretty difficult I thought and he made it look easy. Stupidly fast, can finish and is skillful. What is he like 19 or 20? I hope Balague is just being a bitter Espanyol/Liverpool fan. Would hate to see him go there!

:lol: Was just coming on to post that! Really fucking irritated me. To be fair the crowd gave Ben Arfa a lot of stick for that too, but then Williamson did the same thing and it sent them over the edge. Was only watching on the box TBF, but it sounded like cheers when HBA casullay passed it inside and then jeers when Williamson managed to get his legs tangled up and trip over the ball 8 times. Looked like a Giraffe that had just been pinged with a tranqulizer dart. Still, I don't want to see Hatem doing that too often near our box. He's so one footed, he kept cutting onto his left foot and running/passing towards our box

Similar to the Villa game, he had quite a few chances/half chances to score, but only got the one. I think the fact he's getting into these positions is really promising and I don't think he'll ever be ruthless like Ba, more of a 1 every 3 or 4 chances type of player. Think it was Redknapp who was saying he's more of an instinctive finisher and isn't as good when he's got time. He's clearly made an assumption on the spot, but he might actually be right. All 3 of his goals to date have been on the spot, split second decisions. Might be a coincidence mind you. I read somewhere he was offside a lot in Germany, but he timed his runs to perfection yesterday, really impressed by him. Great movement, lively, link up play is slowly getting there and he looks a real goal getter. Not had a striker with his ability to get in behind for a long while and so far he's looking like a great buy. Now if we could just find out how to use him properly and stop punting it and hoping....

Should have started yesterday, that formation and no left winger was awful.

Well I hope he surprises us. 4-3-3 with Barca like football. Perch can be Busquets, Guthrie is Iniesta and Cabaye Xavi. Play some lovely passing football and win 5-0. In reality it's going to be some lopsided 4-4-2, with players out of position all over the shop. Reminds me a bit of Stoke away and Everton home last season. Really strange changes from AP.

Perch for Santon?! Ergh

He always fails to miss the point does Douglas Like I said elsewhere, I no longer pay much attention to him since he said Williamson is better as a replacement for Colo than Taylor, as he was more similar. He was being a right attention seeker after Messi scored 5 the other week and all. Again massively missed the point when he was comparing #thespecialone and Barca. He should stick to talking about Bradford and Basketball.

Ryder and Douglas are clueless mate, who cares? Not sure Anderson is positive about anyone or anything? He's so depressing

You do these days. He's redundant as a force when going forward and his touch, dribbling technique and passing ability are all awful. Full backs should have all those skills listed IMO.

I think he's shit, but I disagree with others. I think he has ability, actually looks good running with the ball and doesn't strike a ball that badly (barring crosses of course). However, my problem with him is that he has a cranium the size of a small planet and a brain the size of a pea. His heart is even smaller, bottles everything and doesn't put a shift in. He literally doesn't know what's going on around him on the pitch, reacts slowly to everything and never knows when to release the ball. If there was a top ten table for 'running the ball into blind alleys' he would win hands down. Cheeky fucker is talking up his chances of playing against Norwich in today's Journal

Oh do FUCK OFF! Not You Wilson

Good quotes. Think the stuff in the article about him being preferred for the big games is bullshit mind. Wasn't Best injured for the City, Man U and Chelsea games and we didn't have many alternatives? Plus there was no way he could have not started on Monday after the second half against sunderland, just coincidence IMO and seems like column filler. If that was the case, I would be massively worried. Not trusting him in winnable games against poor defences and lesser sides. But instead playing him in games where we don't have much of a chance, won't see much of the ball and will be defending/'working hard' for long periods? Mental logic. Not a big fan of Douglas TBH, ever since he said on twitter "Williamson is more similar to Colo than S.Taylor"

Most complaining about the throw. It was the horrendous touch that followed and the ridiculous dive that irked me. Don't buy that he was cramping up or injured either. They rarely attacked his side and he seems a fit lad, sounds like a kop out and AP trying to protect his player. It was a blatant dive and he just laid there. If he was actually injured, then he shouldn't have been that far up the pitch in the first place FFS. Squad player, no more, no less. But if he fucks off, I can't say I'll be arsed.