Worldwide Soccer Thread I

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by C0ckney
a european super league would be a terrible idea

It'd get the complainers out at least . Then you may have some competition in the national leagues instead of domination.

[MikeH]

Originally posted by C0ckney
he's got a bit slower, but he's hardly laurent blanc , his footballing brain, his awareness, position etc. has improved a lot, and i think this more than makes up for any loss of pace.

but i suppose neither can claim to be unbiased on this issue

I am.

I think he was a fantastic footballer at Spurs and improved even more at Arsenal. His all round game is much better now.

He runs less, but he is in the right place more often, and doesn't have to run as much. He's still strong, quick and great in the air and defenders tend to get better with age, because the slight loss of speed is less important than being in the right place.

However, this season he's hardly played and Terry's been immense so with that in mind Terry should probably just get the edge... but if Campbell's fit I think he's still the better option at international level, aside from anything else he's one of the few experienced players in a very young squad. Possibly just for the next season though, soon we'll have Terry and Ferdinand and that could be an amazing partnership for a few tournaments.

That's coming from a Chelsea fan.

[Imran Siddiqui]

because the slight loss of speed is less important than being in the right place.

Bingo. It's mostly about positioning rather than speed for defenders. Younger defenders are better at running around, but a lot of that running is due to being out of position.

[reds4ever]

ledley king springs to mind.......

[Az]

It'd get the complainers out at least . Then you may have some competition in the national leagues instead of domination.

European superleague

At first the going will be tough for the teams with the smaller leagues, but slowly, the levels will change dramatically in the weaker countries.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I think eventually it'll have to happen (not anytime soon though). The hardest part is deciding how many teams per national league get promoted up to it.

[MikeH]

Originally posted by reds4ever
ledley king springs to mind.......

When he's spent a couple of seasons at Arsenal he'll be really good.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by MikeH
When he's spent a couple of seasons at Arsenal he'll be really good.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Btw, there are some fun WC qualifying games this weekend! USA at Mexico should be great (even though both will qualify). We are only getting Sweden v. Bulgaria and Netherlands v. whoevertheyareplaying on Fox Soccer Channel.

[Zopperoni]

We're playing Romania on Saturday.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Ah, that's who it was . I knew it was one of those Eastern European squads. Just not sure which one.

[MikeH]

England Northern Ireland on Saturday. NI will be doing their best to make the game boring. We should win comfortably but there you go.

[MikeH]

Chelsea have finally had enough of UEFA.

"Unfortunately some within Uefa have decided to ignore their own organisation's reputation for fairness and correct procedure by playing out this debate in the public arena ahead of any hearing.

"The use of such language, and the nature of the public statements as a whole, give us grave concern about our chances of receiving an impartial and fair hearing.

"Our defence has been dismissed before it has even been considered. Our witnesses have been branded as liars without any opportunity to be heard or defend themselves.

"That offends all principles of justice both in England and across Europe."

Absolutely. Innocent until proven guilty, not assumed guilty before the trial.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4315301.stm

[Footie Mad]

Watch out for striker Markus Rosenberg in the Sweden team, he's a homemade product from here (Malmö).

[Maquiladora]

Originally posted by MikeH
Chelsea have finally had enough of UEFA.



Absolutely. Innocent until proven guilty, not assumed guilty before the trial.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ea/4315301.stm

Dont forget theyre in trouble with the Premier League too

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4355827.stm

Mourinho