oldtype Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Fair enough, oh and btw, I asked you in another thread about Son Heung-Min. Dunno if you ever saw it, I forgot where I put it. What are your thoughts on him, seems to be doing well in the Bundesliga and only 18... He's a rarity because he doesn't have exceptional physical/technical attributes but has all the qualities that you would normally expect a young player to lack: first touch, positional sense, vision etc. He's also not being stifled by our admittedly rather unexceptional youth system and is being given European training from an early age. These two factors give me some hope that he could become something truly exceptional. Heck, he's playing first-team football in the Bundesliga at age 18. Barring a career-ending injury that alone probably makes him a lock for 100+ South Korea caps. I should also mention that there's another young Korean striker who plays for Ajax, "Suk" who's also looking very promising. He's huge and fast, Martin Jol (the real one, not the ITK one) used to call him the "next Adebayor." Been mostly stuck in the reserves but until very recently he was getting a lot more press than Son was. Already has an international cap too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Fair enough, oh and btw, I asked you in another thread about Son Heung-Min. Dunno if you ever saw it, I forgot where I put it. What are your thoughts on him, seems to be doing well in the Bundesliga and only 18... He's a rarity because he doesn't have exceptional physical/technical attributes but has all the qualities that you would normally expect a young player to lack: first touch, positional sense, vision etc. He's also not being stifled by our admittedly rather unexceptional youth system and is being given European training from an early age. These two factors give me some hope that he could become something truly exceptional. Heck, he's playing first-team football in the Bundesliga at age 18. Barring a career-ending injury that alone probably makes him a lock for 100+ South Korea caps. I should also mention that there's another young Korean striker who plays for Ajax, "Suk" who's also looking very promising. He's huge and fast, Martin Jol (the real one, not the ITK one) used to call him the "next Adebayor." Been mostly stuck in the reserves but until very recently he was getting a lot more press than Son was. Already has an international cap too. I was at Hamburg-Leverkusen the other week and when he came on he was terrible. Lost the ball five or six times and looked incredibly nervous. Heard good things about him from other HSV-fans though. They're struggling bad atm so maybe not the best of times to force your way into the team. I think Armin Veh is on the brink... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Fair enough, oh and btw, I asked you in another thread about Son Heung-Min. Dunno if you ever saw it, I forgot where I put it. What are your thoughts on him, seems to be doing well in the Bundesliga and only 18... He's a rarity because he doesn't have exceptional physical/technical attributes but has all the qualities that you would normally expect a young player to lack: first touch, positional sense, vision etc. He's also not being stifled by our admittedly rather unexceptional youth system and is being given European training from an early age. These two factors give me some hope that he could become something truly exceptional. Heck, he's playing first-team football in the Bundesliga at age 18. Barring a career-ending injury that alone probably makes him a lock for 100+ South Korea caps. I should also mention that there's another young Korean striker who plays for Ajax, "Suk" who's also looking very promising. He's huge and fast, Martin Jol (the real one, not the ITK one) used to call him the "next Adebayor." Been mostly stuck in the reserves but until very recently he was getting a lot more press than Son was. Already has an international cap too. I was at Hamburg-Leverkusen the other week and when he came on he was terrible. Lost the ball five or six times and looked incredibly nervous. Heard good things about him from other HSV-fans though. They're struggling bad atm so maybe not the best of times to force your way into the team. I think Armin Veh is on the brink... Well you'd expect him to be inconsistent at that age... HSV fans love him to bits apparently. Local press say that there's a post on one of their fan boards that says something like "Messi made his debut at 18 too" or something to that effect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest je85 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Team of the Year: Inter Milan Player of the Year: Messi Young Player of the Year: Mesut Özil (if too old Thomas Müller) Goalkeeper of the Year: Julio Cesar Defender of the Year: Pique Midfielder of the Year: Wesley Snejder Forward of the Year: Messi Most Improved Player of the Year: Bale Year to Forget: Rafa Benitez, continuing his run of fucking things up at the reigning Champions League winners is impressive. Player to look out for in 2011: Lukaku, he's bound to get snapped up at some point next year. Manager of the Year: Mourinhio Best League: I don't catch enough to judge. Worst League: See above Most Improved League: and again ^ Favourite Football Moment of the Year: Watching Ben Arfa vs Everton, the fella next to me turning round and saying ''how the fuck did we sign this kid'' summed it up nicely. Biggest Football Disappointment of the Year: De Jong on Ben Arfa Most Shocking Moment of the Year: De Jong on Ben Arfa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Team of the Year: Any team with Andy Carroll in Player of the Year: Andy Carroll Young Player of the Year: Andy Carroll Goalkeeper of the Year: The goalkeeper that stops Andy Carroll scoring Defender of the Year: Andy Carroll when his team were winning 1-0 Midfielder of the Year: Andy Carroll, setting up his own goals Forward of the Year: Andy Carroll Most Improved Player of the Year: Andy Carroll Year to Forget: Andy Carroll's opponents Player to look out for in 2011: Shola Ameobi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Team of the Year: (Can be a domestic or International Team) – Barca, for continuing to set new standards on how the game can be played. 2nd Blackpool – success against all odds. Player of the Year: Iniesta Young Player of the Year: Wilshere Most Improved Player of the Year: Wilshere Year to Forget: (Can be a team or player) England Player to look out for in 2011: McEacheran, if he gets the chance Manager of the Year: Mourinho (unfortunately) Favourite Football Moment of the Year: Joey Barton’s opening goal against the Villa Biggest Football Disappointment of the Year: England’s performances at the World Cup 2nd – Ben Arfa’s injury when he was looking so promising Most Shocking Moment of the Year: Green’s fumble against the USA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBG Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Similar to FIFA's end of year awards (Performances from Jan-Dec), lets do an N-O one. Nominate for each category. Add your own categories and I'll add them to the first post. Team of the Year: Newcastle United Player of the Year: Wesley Sneijder Young Player of the Year: Gareth Bale Goalkeeper of the Year: Joe Hart Defender of the Year: Jose Enrique Midfielder of the Year: Andreas Iniesta Forward of the Year: David Villa Most Improved Player of the Year: Andy Carroll Year to Forget: France/Rafael Benitez Player to look out for in 2011: Nile Ranger Manager of the Year: Chris Hughton Best League: Premier League Worst League: La Liga Most Improved League: Ligue 1 (Honourable Mentions: Serie A/Bundesliga) Favourite Football Moment of the Year: Newcastle 3-1 Liverpool (Honourable mentions: Newcastle 5-1 Sunderland, Newcastle 6-0 Villa) Biggest Football Disappointment of the Year: Chris Hughton sacked Most Shocking Moment of the Year: Chris Hughton sacked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Team of the Year: Blackpool Player of the Year: Messi Young Player of the Year: Carroll Goalkeeper of the Cassilas: Defender of the Year: Puyol Midfielder of the Year: Xavi Forward of the Year: Villa Most Improved Player of the Year: Carroll Year to Forget: (Can be a team or player) England Manager of the Year: Mourinho Best League: La Liga Worst League: SPL Most Improved League: Championship Favourite Football Moment of the Year: Promotion Biggest Football Disappointment of the Year: Hughton's sacking Most Shocking Moment of the Year: Hughton's sacking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Similar to FIFA's end of year awards (Performances from Jan-Dec), lets do an N-O one. Nominate for each category. Add your own categories and I'll add them to the first post. Team of the Year: Barca Player of the Year: Xavi Hernandez Young Player of the Year: Leo Messi if not Andy Carroll Goalkeeper of the Year: no-one particularly Defender of the Year: Pique Midfielder of the Year: Xavi Hernandez Forward of the Year: Diego Forlan Most Improved Player of the Year: Andy Carroll Year to Forget: Fabio Capello Player to look out for in 2011: Fabio Coentrao Manager of the Year: Mourinho Best League: Campeonato Brasileiro da Série A, second season running there has been 3 (+) teams in for the Championship in the last weekend Worst League: SPL, its predictable but at least La Liga is good to watch. Most Improved League: Ligue 1 Favourite Football Moment of the Year:Luis Suarez v Ghana Biggest Football Disappointment of the Year: Holland in the WC final Most Shocking Moment of the Year: Hughton/Big Sams's sacking Should have an NUFC specific version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR15 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Team of the Year: Tottenham Player of the Year: Gareth Bale Young Player of the Year: Marc Albrighton Goalkeeper of the year: Brad Friedel Defender of the Year: Ryan Nelson Midfielder of the Year: Samir Nasri Forward of the Year: Andy Carrol Most Improved Player of the Year: Joey Barton Year to Forget: (Can be a team or player) Hatem Ben Arfa Manager of the Year: Ian Holloway Best League: La Liga Worst League: SPL Most Improved League: Championship Favourite Football Moment of the Year: Joey Barton grabbing his crotch in Toress' face Biggest Football Disappointment of the Year: Hughton's sacking Most Shocking Moment of the Year: Quatar chosen for World Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 NUFC-centric (mostly) Team of the Year: Spain Player of the Year: Messi Young Player of the Year: Andy Carroll Goalkeeper of the year: Krul Defender of the Year: Jose Enrique Midfielder of the Year: Kevin Nolan Forward of the Year: Andy Carroll Most Improved Player of the Year: Andy Carroll Year to Forget: (Can be a team or player): Boro Manager of the Year: Chris Hughton / Owen Coyle Best (Most competitive) League: Ligue 1 Worst League: SPL Most Improved League: Ligue 1 Favourite Football Moment of the Year: Promotion Biggest Football Disappointment of the Year: Hughton's sacking Most Shocking Moment of the Year: Hughton's sacking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Team of the Year: Barcelona are the greatest team of all time Player of the Year: Messi (Xavi 2nd) Young Player of the Year: Gerard Pique Goalkeeper of the Year: Julio Cesar Defender of the Year: Gerard Pique (Lucio a close 2nd) Midfielder of the Year: Xavi Forward of the Year: Messi Most Improved Player of the Year: Without bias, Andy Carroll Year to Forget: Fernando Torres and the Liverpool squad Player to look out for in 2011: Romelu Lukaku, Jano Ananidze, Alexis Sanchez, Lacina Traore Manager of the Year: Jose "God" Mourinho Best League: Primera Liga Worst League: Mongolian 2nd Division. Awful, awful stuff.... Most Improved League: Bundesliga, although actually its been fantastic for a while Favourite Football Moment of the Year: Newcastle 5-1 Sunderland Biggest Football Disappointment of the Year: Assassination of Chris Hughton (Ben Arfa's injury 2nd) Most Shocking Moment of the Year So many to choose from... 3rd - Luis Suarez handball vs Ghana 2nd - World Cup going to Russia/Qatar 1st - Lampard's 'goal' vs Germany What a year!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Team of the Year: Inter Player of the Year: Milito Young Player of the Year: Carroll Goalkeeper of the Year: Cesar Defender of the Year: Lucio Midfielder of the Year: Sneijder Forward of the Year: Milito Most Improved Player of the Year: Coloccini Year to Forget: Torres Player to look out for in 2011: Manager of the Year: Mourinho Best League: EPL Worst League: La Liga/SPL (tie) Most Improved League: no clue Favourite Football Moment of the Year: Ben Arfa vs Everton Biggest Football Disappointment of the Year: Ben Arfa leg break Most Shocking Moment of the Year: See above Fairly week effort on my part. Feels rather generic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Anyone that rates La Liga as the best league must only watch Barcelona/Real Madrid matches and choose to ignore the feeble opposition, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Anyone that rates La Liga as the best league must only watch Barcelona/Real Madrid matches and choose to ignore the feeble opposition, right? No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 And you're ignoring the technical superiority the vast majority of La Liga has over the PL, no? Team of the Year: Barcelona Player of the Year: Messi Young Player of the Year: Muller Goalkeeper of the Year: Julio Cesar Defender of the Year: Pique Midfielder of the Year: Xavi Forward of the Year: Forlan/Villa Most Improved Player of the Year: Of players I've watched regularly, Carroll Year to Forget: Liverpool and Gareth Barry Player to look out for in 2011: McEachran Manager of the Year: Mourinho Best League: La Liga Worst League: Of the 'main' ones? SPL Most Improved League: I doubt Luxembourg's 3rd tier is up to much Favourite Football Moment of the Year: Man City 0-2 Everton - completely outplaying the super-rich on their own, previously unbeaten patch. Biggest Football Disappointment of the Year: England Most Shocking Moment of the Year Lampard's goal that never was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishmael Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Maybe individual technical superiority, but the standard of the majority of the sides is laughable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Maybe individual technical superiority, but the standard of the majority of the sides is laughable. Same as England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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