tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post115090227454545550..comments2023-10-30T07:49:39.886-04:00Comments on Goonerboy: The ugly, the ugly and the ugliest: England in the group stagesGoonerboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10489244017423718503noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-1151089949697475092006-06-23T15:12:00.000-04:002006-06-23T15:12:00.000-04:00Nice that the Fifa investigation of Arsenal's rela...Nice that the Fifa investigation of Arsenal's relationship with Beveren has - unsurprisingly - found us totally innocent. <BR/><BR/>Disappointing that you haven't commented on this - one of the few Arsenal sites not to do so immediately. Disappointing but perhaps not surprising, seeing as during the witch-hunt you yourself cast aspersions on Arsenal's integrity by describing our dealings as 'shady' - though shady in precisely what way was never explained. <BR/><BR/>No, unconditional loyalty to Arsenal isn't required of its supporters' sites. But the capacity to think independently is. I was depressed at the time by the mental laziness of your uncritical regurgitaton of the tabloid insinuations that Arsenal, in particular Dein, had been acting unethically, without a shred of evidence being produced. I'm even more depressed now at your lack of interest in the fact we've been cleared. How about an apology to Arsenal, Dein and those Arsenal fans who questioned your stance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-1150998298745305952006-06-22T13:44:00.000-04:002006-06-22T13:44:00.000-04:00Oh this interminable England discussion - what abo...Oh this interminable England discussion - what about those of us who don't give a toss?<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen the fixtures list yet but I gather we've got a very tough run-in plus an away game following every champions league tie. Bloody typical. A hard start would have suited us better as we'll be relatively fit and ready given the qualifying champions league round.<BR/><BR/>Anyone (i.e. those not so fixated on England's deficiencies you're still interested in news about Arsenal) know the latest gossip on Saviola? I didn't credit this at first but it does now seem to be gathering pace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-1150963457607374862006-06-22T04:04:00.000-04:002006-06-22T04:04:00.000-04:00The title for this article was wrong...it should h...The title for this article was wrong...it should have been: "the ugly, the ugliest and need a paper bag."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-1150945752911751072006-06-21T23:09:00.000-04:002006-06-21T23:09:00.000-04:00I think you're being a bit harsh on Eriksson. He d...I think you're being a bit harsh on Eriksson. He does an okay job with the talent available. Hiddink or Scolari might shake things up a bit, but most managers would do as Sven does - play his best players in a formation they are familiar with. The problem is that there's a clear gap between England's best players and the rest, so he can't change tactics without compromising the squad. It makes no sense to drop world-class talents like Lampard or Gerrard for a middling player like Carrick or Parker. <BR/>Just compare the talent in England's squad with that of the genuine contenders. Argentine and Brazil can afford to leave Messi, Tevez and Robinho on the bench... <BR/>The only English players who can make a similar impact are Gerrard and Rooney. <BR/>Quarter-finals in the previous two tournments are what you would expect of England's squad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-1150918014864411852006-06-21T15:26:00.000-04:002006-06-21T15:26:00.000-04:00Anonymous (from 6:55pm), I agree that you need the...Anonymous (from 6:55pm), I agree that you need the player - but you say that Bayern has Hargreaves and that England doesn't have a ball winner...<BR/><BR/>I found the England-Sweden game as a game of two halves. In the first half Sweden had too much respect, and in the second they started playing like they should've since the start of the tournament.<BR/><BR/>I was also hoping Sweden would win, since I think we (Sweden) will have a tougher time against the germans than we would've against Ecuador...<BR/><BR/>Good luck, and hopefully Freddie will pass Ashley Cole in the final a few time ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-1150916141350929992006-06-21T14:55:00.000-04:002006-06-21T14:55:00.000-04:00England cannot win the WC cos they don't have a ba...England cannot win the WC cos they don't have a ball winner. Barca have Edmilson, Motta, van Bommel, Brazil have Emerson, Gilberto, Chelsea have Makelele, Bayern have Demechelis and Hargreaves, Juve have Emerson, PSV have Cocu, Liverpool have Sissoko, Spain have Senna, A.C Milan have Gattuso, we have Gilberto. Every succesful team in football history has had this type of player. England are a little like Real Madrid, a team of talented, but seperate entities concerned only with fillating their egos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-1150913910455471722006-06-21T14:18:00.000-04:002006-06-21T14:18:00.000-04:00The Times has been like a taloid for aeons. I used...The Times has been like a taloid for aeons. I used to buy it on Mondays for the football supplement but now even that's like the Sun with unreadable articles by footballers' wives, and almost no European coverage except on the rare occasions the Italian journalist Gabriele Marcotti writes something. Last year they even stopped giving you the results and league tables for countries other than England, having replaced that section with a dismal page on the match of the day in, say, 1950. Little England run riot so I stick to the Guardian. <BR/><BR/>Is anyone else doing the Guardian fantasy comp? You should, it's a daily reminder of Wenger's genius. Goals from Thierry, van Persie, Rosicky. For assists from midfield, Cesc is as good as Riquelme. Even Senderos has been keeping clean sheets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-1150909206500424032006-06-21T13:00:00.000-04:002006-06-21T13:00:00.000-04:00Much as we've all been ragging on sven i think at ...Much as we've all been ragging on sven i think at some point it has to come down to the players. in the first 2 games especially it looked like half of them didn't give a shit and played at about 50% of the quality they display week in week out in the prem. its not even the tactics its simply passing, dribling, tackling and holding on to the ball which so many of them sudeenly seem incapable of doing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-1150905942188398732006-06-21T12:05:00.000-04:002006-06-21T12:05:00.000-04:00Cesc ain't going nowhere…Cesc ain't going nowhere…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-1150905038375866982006-06-21T11:50:00.000-04:002006-06-21T11:50:00.000-04:00ah. Thanks for clearing that up. Nice touch.ah. Thanks for clearing that up. Nice touch.Goonerboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489244017423718503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22806182.post-1150903839520163232006-06-21T11:30:00.000-04:002006-06-21T11:30:00.000-04:00The Ghana player with the flag plays his club foot...The Ghana player with the flag plays his club football in Israel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com