Worldwide Soccer Thread I

[MikeH]

Doesn't matter either way, the best team on the day won.

And it was the linesman that gave it.

[alva]

Indeed, like you said, he gave it.

[MikeH]

I'm sure everyone's heard the rumours that he said "That's for Stalingrad". Clearly not true but funny.

[alva]

I forgot about that.
It would be if it was though.

It is about time you win something, then again, considering how much you'll go on and on and on and on about it, maybe it's for the better it never happens again.

[MikeH]

Yeah. England football fans often make me wish we didn't win anything.

[alva]

There's a joke in there somewhere.

[MikeH]

He has said he will quit, but listen I said I loved my wife when I left her this morning. Wait until tomorrow morning. Things change
Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd insists Alan Shearer will reverse his decision to retire.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/quotes_of_week/4369575.stm

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by MikeH
Other great teams like Holland haven't even won it once.

Close twice though. They just choked in the final. Cruyff may have been the best player never to win the WC.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Campbell is excellent.

Have to agree here. The Arsenal example is excellent. The team looked totally different with him out of the lineup. No where near as good in the back. Though I wonder if Terry will get a few starts opposite Ferdinand in WC 2006 as well.

England is great up the middle with Campbell, Terry, and Ferdinand to choose from in central defense; Gerrard and Lampard in central midfield; and Owen & Rooney as strikers.

It's just the wing players and full backs which are the question (though not Ashley Cole, who is a fixture at left back) .

[alva]

Choosing Terry over Campbell seems like a no brainer me.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I wouldn't say it was a no brainer. I think they are equally talented, and who plays would depend on who's doing better recently.

[Zopperoni]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Close twice though. They just choked in the final. Cruyff may have been the best player never to win the WC.

Yea, but at least we managed to win the EC once, which is a larger feat

Marco van Basten was our star in that era, and now he's our national trainer; I have faith in him (and John van het Schip)

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Zopperoni
Yea, but at least we managed to win the EC once, which is a larger feat

I expect that strange statement from someone who backs a team that won the EC, but not the World Cup .

[MikeH]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I wouldn't say it was a no brainer. I think they are equally talented, and who plays would depend on who's doing better recently.

Campbell's better/more experienced at the moment and that counts at the top level but Terry's catching up. Either of them are great.

Oh, talk about bad losers!

Man United want to make it easier for them to get into the last 8 of the champions league:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/4373075.stm

Just win your games!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yeah, I saw that. ManU thinks the rest of the football world owes them something. Almost makes me wish that Glazer does complete the takover!