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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Houllier once said ''They can have the ball, we'll have the result'' or words to that effect.
Rafa always goes on about controlling games and keeping possession.
They are completely different.
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21st February 2008, 05:37 PM
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Originally Posted by Stu Monty
You talk some shit. He's been regularly playing Babel and Lucas, how many youngsters do you want to see playing? And you're one of the people always banging on about rotation, so make your fucking mind up will you. Have I missed something or have the other big three been throwing in 18 year old academy graduates left, right and centre? If you can buy £30m pairings like Nani and Anderson then I suppose you get a little more chance to play your youngsters.
You haven't got a fucking clue, you don't even know the difference between a wing-back and a full-back so it's hardly a surprise that your level of understanding of different tactical nuances is reduced to "Attacking" and "Defensive".
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Originally Posted by Stu Monty
You talk some shit. He's been regularly playing Babel and Lucas, how many youngsters do you want to see playing? And you're one of the people always banging on about rotation, so make your fucking mind up will you. Have I missed something or have the other big three been throwing in 18 year old academy graduates left, right and centre? If you can buy £30m pairings like Nani and Anderson then I suppose you get a little more chance to play your youngsters.
You haven't got a fucking clue, you don't even know the difference between a wing-back and a full-back so it's hardly a surprise that your level of understanding of different tactical nuances is reduced to "Attacking" and "Defensive".
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Harsh and unfair to be honest and you won't ever see good in me but I will have a try to unravel some of your nonsensical accusations.
Of course I know the difference between a full back and a wing back, what I meant in that discussion is that a wing back doesn't necessarily have to play in a back 5 but can also play in a 4-4-2 given the roles that players in these positions have for teams such as Arsenal.
Football is not about attacking, defending or "controlling" but about results - that much most of us would agree on. However it is also nice to see one's team trying to play it on the floor, passing it, being composed and stretching teams. If you can't see that Rafa overplays on the cautious side especially against teams much worse than us then I don't know what to say to you.
Rafa's whole philosophy is built on not losing, which is fabulous in the CL which you can draw every game in and still win it, but where there is 3 points for a win you come unstuck playing the percentages.
I also don't think it is silly to suggest that we are a defensive side with a cautious manager who has built his reputation on grinding out results, and I don't think it is fair to force people to accept it. Just like it is not fair for me to force you to want great players like Ricardo Quaresma over great human beings like Dirk Kuyt.
I think though you may well be a little confused yourself - if you are saying you would prefer "better human beings" to more talented "wankers" then why can't someone want a better brand of football over pragmatic succes?
Is winning the most important thing or not? Make up your mind.
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21st February 2008, 05:48 PM
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Originally Posted by Rashid
Rafa's whole philosophy is built on not losing, which is fabulous in the CL which you can draw every game in and still win it, but where there is 3 points for a win you come unstuck playing the percentages.
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Chelsea won back to back titles playing the "dinosaur football" you hate so much. Round and round we go. Round a bit more. Then again.
Originally Posted by Rashid
Just like it is not fair for me to force you to want great players like Ricardo Quaresma over great human beings like Dirk Kuyt.
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Originally Posted by TK421
Chelsea won back to back titles playing the "dinosaur football" you hate so much. Round and round we go. Round a bit more. Then again.
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Originally Posted by Dirk
Rafa's teams do not play football like Houllier's do. There's no way under Houllier we'd have played Inter off the park. They didn't get a sniff. Under Houllier, we might have won but it would have been in a completely different fashion.
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in all fairness transfer policy and youth policy are the most important aspects of a modern football club,
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PLEASE post about something else once in a while. PLEASE
Rashid's talking a whole load of spunk on the last few pages.
What was this thread about again?
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queresma is NOT a great player. ridiculous comment
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Originally Posted by Rashid
Which is fine when you have several £25M players in there to ensure you win most of your "percentage" games 1-0.
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Yay the exception to the rule! Must have "several" £25m plus players! George Graham's Arsenal don't count!
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Originally Posted by TK421
Yay the exception to the rule! Must have "several" £25m plus players! George Graham's Arsenal don't count!
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George Graham's Arsenal had very good youth players he got for free at a time when teams spent what they generated and there was no foreign pressure. No English club was expected to do anything in Europe either as we were either shit or not allowed in Europe. |
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Originally Posted by hamstrung
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PLEASE post about something else once in a while. PLEASE
Rashid's talking a whole load of spunk on the last few pages.
What was this thread about again?
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I thought it was a GF thread about wanking.
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Originally Posted by Rashid
George Graham's Arsenal had very good youth players he got for free at a time when teams spent what they generated and there was no foreign pressure. No English club was expected to do anything in Europe either as we were either shit or not allowed in Europe.
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Yay! I guess Howard Wilkinson's Leeds don't count either..
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
Originally Posted by TK421
Yay! I guess Howard Wilkinson's Leeds don't count either..
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
I think a mod needs to change the title of this thread!
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
So can someone PM me when we get info about the takeover...
I don't want to have to come back in here...
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21st February 2008, 06:09 PM
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Re: DIC takeover a done deal?
So, to sum this thread up:
1) DIC would still like to buy the club - no change there;
2) Negotiations are still ongoing but not concluded - no change there;
3) A majority of forumites still say Rashid talks shit - no change there;
Not achieved much, have we.
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