This Weeks Other Games | 3-4 Oct 15

[johnny99]

3-0 what a goal

[mr_nool]

What a week to sub Hazard for Sanches in my Fantasy Football Team!

[Beefymcfc]

Spurs one nil down to Swansea.
Mad weekend

I'm sure I've got Swansea to beat Spurs.

[blues2win]

3-0. No mercy. Cricket score please.

[Beefymcfc]

I think this is the point where we all thought the Rags would be tested.

Oh well, the Arse are showing them how football should be played.

I wonder if the new Messi can save them? Or that World Class goalkeeper in the Donut Thief?

[iwasthere2012]

Hopefully this is the month where United get shown up for what they are.
Look like they will get a spanking here but I bet Arsenal drop off, second half.
I hope we have a fully fit team out against them. I feel a sick swan coming up for them.

[mr_nool]

The art of defending is dead. Two shocking goals from a defensive point of you. Why can't teams defend anymore.

It's so not in fashion at a youth level in the states. I'm sure at the same everywhere. Kids don't want to do the hard work of defending and by the time people realize they're capable they've missed the trick and they're in their mid to late teens and they're behind the curve.

As a student of history of the game tho I may not have watched it then, it seems as if "Defending as an art form" seems to have fallen out of serious fashion after the decline of Serie A about 15 years ago and the kids coming up now feasted on the likes of attacking players with fancy dancy bullshit. Black boots aren't just an anomaly but more like unicorn shit.

Related, my son had to agree to get a pair of Copas next summer in order to buy his fancy adidas yellow and black shoe of the season and they are nice boots but these kids need to see defending as a noble art form that is just as important as scoring a goal. He plays as a fullback and his natural OCD sense of self is that he cannot stand disorganization and it leads him to some staunch defending. He could play literally anywhere in the outfield but his Columbian coach "gets it" and said its just his nature to defend.

Unless youth coaches use that measuring stick and do better then we are going to have another 10-20 years of players just focused on the goal porn FIFA style stuff. I get that. It's a coaching problem in the states. Think it's the same in England?

Even Serie A is less defense-minded as well now.

People want Goals. TV wants goals.

I just want a balanced attacking team. Always looking to exploit. It's hard work being a defender when there is so much emphasis on the attack and speed and power of these players.

Anyway. Rant over.

Thoughts?

Here in Holland - at least in the youth teams I've been involved with - focus is definitely on build-up play and on creating good movement off the ball in an attacking sense. Being an old defender (and for a while an old-school 4-4-2 centre forward) I try to do something about this imbalance and try to have training sessions every now and then when we mainly focus on defending - on keeping a good offside line, on one on one and one on two defending, on the central defender creating cover for his full back, etc..

[Plain Speaking]

I wonder if the rag supporting referee, from Altrincham, Anthony Taylor, will give the rags any dubious decisions to give them a lifeline?

[Beefymcfc]

I wonder if the rag supporting referee, from Altrincham, Anthony Taylor, will give the rags any dubious decisions to give them a lifeline?

I'm thinking the same, when does he start exerting influence?

There we go. Soft FK's and a clear offside not given.

[iwasthere2012]

I wonder if the rag supporting referee, from Altrincham, Anthony Taylor, will give the rags any dubious decisions to give them a lifeline?

Quite possible.
I'm wondering if the second coming of the New Messi can score when United aren't already winning.
He is on the park isn't he.......


Should have been 4-0 just there.

[Dameerto]

How were these inept chumps in with a chance of going a point ahead of us going into this match? Ramsey should have buried that chance to make it 4-0.

[Hutch's Shoulder]

As I said last week, let them enjoy being at the top because it won't last.

Looks like we'll take the number one spot into the international break. Bummer.

[Original Dub]

Swansea 2-1 now beefy !

[Beefymcfc]

Swansea 2-1 now beefy !

A little early, that's my full-time score.

Looking good though as I've got the Arse beating Rags as well ;-)

On the Rags, they're shit, especially Wiggy. How this fucker is still classed as one of the best is beyond me.

Loving hearing RatBoy squeal, music to my ears.

[nottsblue]

Rags at Goodison next up as well. Tough game whilst we have Bournemouth at home. Then when we smash them at the swamp, balance will be restored

[Beefymcfc]

And let's not forget, the Rags are competing for the title.

[nottsblue]

And let's not forget, the Rags are competing for the title.

The Wenger Cup?

[Beefymcfc]

And let's not forget, the Rags are competing for the title.

The Wenger Cup?

Ha ha ha, they're losing that at the moment.

How didn't the Pig Fucker get a card then? Ref was looking straight at it but gave nothing. Looked cagey as fuck.

[iwasthere2012]

Arsenal seem determined to give the ball away in their own box at the moment.
They'll let these in without help from the ref at this rate.
Lucky United are so shite.
Of course they could bring Bogbrush on second half to save them with his silky skills.

[Beefymcfc]

Arsenal seem determined to give the ball away in their own box at the moment.
They'll let these in without help from the ref at this rate.
Lucky United are so shite.
Of course they could bring Bogbrush on second half to save them with his silky skills.

Oh, he'll be on alright. The Rags will now go even more direct and the Bogbrush will be all elbows. Pig Fucker has just shown us which way the game will go and I'm just wondering if the cref has the balls to take action over his boyhood club.