Arena "The Beautiful Game" - The Official JCC Football (Soccer) Thread.

They're being played in the right positions in a way they feel is effective.
Van Gaal tried to fit everyone into the team, killed the attacking instincts & creativity of the players by not giving them freedom & played a slow sideways style.

Mourinho plays defensive football, but he likes fast counter attacks & tries to create formations that enable the attackers to go forward more.

Look at the number of chances created per game last season compared to under LVG.
Finishing was poor, but the attacking play was good.

 

No, they were dire to watch. Mourinho is anti-football, accept it.

 

I wasn't aware there is a specific way to play.

Liverpool's high-pressing style hasn't got them very far either.

Neither has Arsenal's elaborate passing game.

If you win, it doesn't matter what style you use.

 

Except we weren't discussing trophies, we were discussing style of play, specifically the **** on a stick stuff Mourinho serves up.

When you shift the goal posts, remember to move the bus aswell.

 

Don't follow football, but my heart was warmed by the story of the Ghanain(sp?) policeman guarding the national team, whose own skills with a local team, have led him to being called up to the national team, for the next Africa's Cup!

 

I suspect the Chelsea fans here, and generally, would have said the same after the 2014-15 season. A year later, not so much.

 

How can a 23 year old play in the Under-21s tournament?

 

How can a 23 year old play in the Under-21s tournament?

 

Age allowances. I believe that they can take up to 4 players of 24 years or younger to the tournament.


It's an odd one but there you are.

 

Yeah it was the same in the Olympics because I think Giggs played even though teams had to have younger players (under 23s?).

Seem CR7 wants to leave Madrid.
If he buys out his contract I'm sure United would gladly have him back.
Otherwise, is forking out a hefty fee at his age still worth it?

 

I believe that for the under 23 tournaments, 3 pl,ayers can be over 23. At least that's what I remember for the Olympics.

For the under-21 tournament, they have to be 21 or under when qualification began. Still, that does make calling "under-21" a bit stupid.

 

for woody yes its a statement signing so he would be all over it. helps us win more games and trophies as well as the club making more money.

 

All that really matters is that they're England and lose to Germany in penalties. Another generation of English players who know their place.


PS Great job with the new server, now it crashes every time I post here.

 

Yankee with the hatrick.

 

It's no longer sponsored by Barclays. It hasn't been for over a year!

 

Fifty bucks gets me all games and I don't need cable?

 

I wish! It looks like it won't show the games on TV live. I assume they'll on there delayed, but still. I was close to cutting the cord...

 

Yes - I see that.

 

NBC are essentially saying to me, "you know those decent quality streams you can get for a quid a week? Go ahead, we don't want your money!"

 

David Duckenfield and 5 others finally charged in Hillsborough tragedy


Far too late, but better than nothing. Duckenfield is charged with 95 counts of manslaughter.

 

Steve Nicol's commentary on that is well worth watching.

http://www.espnfc.com/liverpool/sto...e-criminal-charges-over-hillsborough-disaster

 

Pretty great start to the weekend for German football last night, winning the U21 last night against heavily favored Spain despite 7 potential starters not being available as their on the senior "B-team" that played Chile tomorrow night in the Confed Cup final. Tremendous amount of talent that's been generated the past 10-15 years.

 

How many of those young Germans have loose ties to the US / fathers who were were in the US armed forces ... damn it, nevermind. We fired Klinsman. One thing he was good for.

 

Unlike the last time they won this (with Fabian Johnson on the bench) none.

And it wasn't just Klinsmann. Go back to the team that did well at home, Tom Dooley was one of the key players.

 

As a gift to all Manchester Untied fans, I have purchased you all a copy of the newest Mourinho Football Manager game.



You're welcome!

 

As a gift to all Manchester Untied fans, I have purchased you all a copy of the newest Mourinho Football Manager game.



You're welcome!

 

Thank you Chelski for ensuring that Antonio Rüdiger is a gift that keeps on giving to VfB (10%).

 

Yes, I'm quite aware that Klinsmann wasn't the inventor of Germericans. He just took it to an unhealthy level, it seemed. Or, at least, that was the in-the-moment reaction I had. Maybe I'm just bitter about him promising a World Cup roster spot to Julian Green and cutting Landon Donovan, who deserved a much better exit.

 

Yeah, his treatment of Donovan was definitely wrong, and really undermined him in the long run.

Also, worth noting that Green struggled to even get playing time at Stuttgart towards the end of the season.

 

Rangers out of Europe. Lost 2-0 (2-1agg) to the fourth best team in Luxembourg.

 

Rangers out of Europe. Lost 2-0 (2-1agg) to the fourth best team in Luxembourg.

 

You should have posted one more time

 

So shocked by the result, you posted it three times.

 

So video review celebrated a less than auspicious start at the Confed Cup. A Chilean player committed about as clear cut a red card for elbowing as you can imagine, ref took three minutes or more to review and only gave a yellow. Really glad we stopped the match for that.

 

Supreme Court rules in favour HMRC (UK's Inland Revenue) over Rangers use of discretionary "bonus loans" paid to players.

"The discretionary bonuses made available to RFC's employees through the same trust mechanisms also fall within the tax charge as these were given in respect of the employee's work"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-40501361

SPFL Statement:
An SPFL spokesman said: "The Board of the SPFL notes today's judgement of the Supreme Court. We will now take time to examine the judgement in detail and to consider any implications for the SPFL."

The non disclosure of these payments for in respect of employee's (players) work to the football authorities, intended to avoid exposure to tax and therefore pay higher wages to attract better players than they could afford, was a breach of the rules. An earlier ruling by the SPFL was made on the basis of an upheld appeal to the original ruling in favour of HMRC. It remains to be seen if retrospective action will be made to match results and competitions won during the period that Rangers were breaking these rules and avoiding tax on player's incomes from the illegal scheme.

This final stage allows the revenue service to pursue other clubs and companies for unpaid taxes on income dispersed using this and similar financial doping schemes.

Rangers FC went into administration and the entered liquidation in 2012. A consortium was sold the liquidated clubs assets and later received special permission to rename themselves from Sevco to The Rangers and then finally Rangers.