The unpopular football opinion thread

[TBG]

[Robbo]

Weeks after signing for f***ing Real Madrid he was in a dive pub in Boro that I wouldn't have been seen dead in on my lowest day, smashing pint glasses over his head and burning £20 notes in front of incontinent old men.

Glassing himself? Jesus

[BrettNUFC]

Players burning 20 pound notes in public stories, not enough of them.

[Ronaldo]

Players burning 20 pound notes in public stories, not enough of them.

 

I saw him do it first-hand. As did NSG I think. Half of Boro saw the idiot do it.

[TaylorJ_01]

Weeks after signing for f***ing Real Madrid he was in a dive pub in Boro that I wouldn't have been seen dead in on my lowest day, smashing pint glasses over his head and burning £20 notes in front of incontinent old men.

 

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[The College Dropout]

Hate the formation talk on the forum. Especially because we have never played a 4-3-3 with Pardew. I like to talk tactics but the constant formations being put up is tiresome

[nobby_solano]

i'd not lose a second of sleep if we were in a cup final and one of our players cheated to win 

[cubaricho]

I like Shola.

[Guest neesy111]

Weeks after signing for f***ing Real Madrid he was in a dive pub in Boro that I wouldn't have been seen dead in on my lowest day, smashing pint glasses over his head and burning £20 notes in front of incontinent old men.

Glassing himself? Jesus

 

He did that when he was at NUFC while on holiday, was in the Daily Star front page.

[Guest neesy111]

Also Woodgate knocked around with some of boro's drug lord's IIRC.

[alexf]

Weeks after signing for fucking Real Madrid he was in a dive pub in Boro that I wouldn't have been seen dead in on my lowest day, smashing pint glasses over his head and burning £20 notes in front of incontinent old men.

 

I don't get it? so you were there or you weren't?

[Darth Crooks]

Carragher epitomised what's wrong with British football. Talentless, "phwoaar get stuck in", slow clogger.

 

Preach brother, preach. Praised far too highly and his England craic was pathetic.

[KDT]

Hate the formation talk on the forum. Especially because we have never played a 4-3-3 with Pardew. I like to talk tactics but the constant formations being put up is tiresome

 

What did we play with Ba, Ben Arfa & Cisse? It was certainly advertised on teamsheets and through the official twitter as a 4-3-3.

[Cronky]

Hate the formation talk on the forum. Especially because we have never played a 4-3-3 with Pardew. I like to talk tactics but the constant formations being put up is tiresome

 

What did we play with Ba, Ben Arfa & Cisse? It was certainly advertised on teamsheets and through the official twitter as a 4-3-3.

 

The problem with the terminology is it implies that the team is operating in straight lines across the pitch. It's only the back four, and to a lesser extent the midfield when defending, that do that.

 

When attacking, a team has to get out of the straitjacket of straight lines.

[The College Dropout]

Hate the formation talk on the forum. Especially because we have never played a 4-3-3 with Pardew. I like to talk tactics but the constant formations being put up is tiresome

 

What did we play with Ba, Ben Arfa & Cisse? It was certainly advertised on teamsheets and through the official twitter as a 4-3-3.

4-2-3-1

 

Cabaye barely had to track back and get goal-side when the other team had the ball.

[KDT]

Hate the formation talk on the forum. Especially because we have never played a 4-3-3 with Pardew. I like to talk tactics but the constant formations being put up is tiresome

 

What did we play with Ba, Ben Arfa & Cisse? It was certainly advertised on teamsheets and through the official twitter as a 4-3-3.

4-2-3-1

 

Cabaye barely had to track back and get goal-side when the other team had the ball.

 

Don't agree with that given that Ben Arfa was told to track back as much as anyone.

 

Also playing a midfield 3 against a 2 you can always sort out which one of the 3 is able to 'cheat' as such and have little to no defensive responsibility.

[Kanj]

Weeks after signing for f***ing Real Madrid he was in a dive pub in Boro that I wouldn't have been seen dead in on my lowest day, smashing pint glasses over his head and burning £20 notes in front of incontinent old men.

Glassing himself? Jesus

 

He did that when he was at NUFC while on holiday, was in the Daily Star front page.

 

Such a shame with Woodgate. Happens all the time in sport - players with so much talent but absolute 0 sense to make something of it or look about themselves to show for the opportunity and skill that people absolutely dream about. Pisses me off.

 

I'll just say Rio > Sol and leave it there. None of the other in the list are fit enough talent wise or played enough to prove that wrong. But will note that Sol at his best wasn't far off Rio in my opinion.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I still wonder how much of Woodgate's problems were caused by furstration at always being injured. Or at least made worse. I don't know, but that amount of serious injuries curtailing your potential must take its toll on the heed.

[Mr. Snrub]

I know someone who was in the same Leeds youth team as Woodgate and some of the stories would definitely question his attitude.

 

Walking into bars and casually taking your nob out while drinking away isn't normal behaviour.

[Cajun]

Woodgate had everything. Probably would have been the best English defender ever if he could have stayed fit.

[The College Dropout]

Carragher put in some fantastic performances for L'pool when they had those 5 or so season when they did very well in that competition.

 

Just as much as he and John Terry are over-rated in the media. They are under-rated in some sectors. For example, John Terry is slow and brutish but he is a good footballer who is comfortable with the ball at his feet.

 

 

I would say that fans that actually go to matches, love those types of defenders. Armchair pundits - not so much.

[Cajun]

Carragher was a utility defender that was given a position (cb) he excelled in maybe a little too late.

 

Terry is a fantastic premier league defender, he just doesn't suit European or international football as well.

 

Rio and Woodgate (and even King tbh) were just class defenders, plonk them in any league/tournament and they would do equally well.

[Incognito]

Terry is a poor man's Tony Adams tbh.

[Cajun]

Terry is a poor man's Tony Adams tbh.

 

Pretty much spot on although I think Adams was a far better international player, that might be an era thing though.

[Guest firetotheworks]

In this very moment I'd prefer to watch Arsenal with Suarez than for Suarez to leave the Premier league.

 

I imagine my stance will change massively after about 20 minutes of his first match at Arsenal.