Magic Lamps

does not matter. he scored his pen the exact same way in the cl final.

Dafuq is the price now 50m pounds or euro??? Anyway. fuckin steal. We can fund any player we want with that money.

50m pounds is ridiculous. Most expensive defender ever? This 61,75m €. I would sell anyone except Hazard for that money.

Well he is 24 and already worldclass, 20-25m is a fuckin bargain. The sky is the limit for this guy, the problem is, can he play in the pivot? Mou obviously wants a quick player there and Kroos does not even have half the pace of oscar or even Willian.

This tournament's England team is the most interesting since 2002. In 2006 and 2010, they had a squad that was scary on paper, full of (aging) Superstars - tired and without chemistry. This year I have no idea about the chemistry, but on ecan see what impact youth had in 2010, when Germany included, Müller, Özil, Badstuber, Boateng, who all were in their very early 20ies. Their sharp, reckless style would waltz almost every team down. England this year is more balanced in terms of age than ever. The youth input might not be as technically accomplished as Germany's in 2010, but Sterling, Barkley, Sturridge are physical beasts who can run all day long, which is important. In such a tournament, not running out of steam is more important than class. Even though you need both to win it. IMO Woy is an average coach, just as Joachim Löw. But it does not prevent a team of talented player to play good football. England's success at the WC depends on how coherent the selection of players works together and how they get used to the heat. The ability to reach the quarter final is there. They can beat or at least draw uruguay, cos England - on paper - is more balanced and should be able to play with the ball as well as counter attack. So imo 5 points are possible but 4 will not be enough. In the 2nd round they would get Ivory coast or Columbia if they are clever enough to finish 2nd. Either should be no big deal. In the quarter finals, my country will await, which usually means Auf Wiedersehen for you guys. Anyway, I like the team and i hope it gets far, I'd have ----------------------Hart------------------ This year the goalies for once look eally decent. Fraser Foster can be invincible in big games, might be worth a shot, in case Hart loses form Johnson(meh)-Jagielka-Hart--Baines very solid and mobile, if they get the chemistry right, they can be one of the best defences of the tournament. Terry and Cole should be in the side, though ---------------Gerrard--Wilshere------- Might also play Hendo for wilsh, not a great fan of either Lallana---------------------------Sterling A bit risky, cos both are not the best defenders, but when you got that pace you have to use it. But probably Millner who has the pace of an old fashioned CB will play ------------------Roo---------------------- hope he gets on with his ----------------Studge-------------------- best striker in the country. The great thing aobut his team, when it does not go right, they can still throw in players like Barkley, Ox, Lamps who all offer something different. It will be interesting to see how Woy manages all those assets

as i said, they tend to get one right every one in a while, just because they publish so much bullshit. As they are always sucking BAyern's incest-crippled balls, they get some information earlier than other papers, but only because most german papers are slow as fuck. Over here it does not count if you break a news a day earlier or later (just as our public TV has 4 times as much budget as BBC or CNN but still gets international news days later) but how well it is reported. Anyway some of my mates predicted Pep and Götze months before Bild, I would still not believe everything they say. I might repeat myself, but Bild is a parody of a paper and even more pathetic than the sun. Even the above mentioned boos as well as their owners pictured are low quality. Back to the Mandzukic rumours: Bild reporting means fuck all. How many of us have thought about Mandzukic being an option for us and BAyern's Interest in Luiz. As soon as Mandzukic was leaving, Bild, just like us, put 1 and 1 together. However, Juve might habe better chances of getting him, cos he will be more of a first choice there, playing next to Tevez. Mandzukic is 28, good age for a striker, but could be too late to get used to a league which is a level above and a team which is not exactly suited for a striker like him. Juve on the other side have marauding wing-backs who like to pump in crosses and the lower pace of that league also makes adjustment for players from Germany easier as recent instances have shown. I

Bild is and has ever been about the opposite of reliable. It's like the Dailfail or the Sun. The bild only consists of fear, hatred, boobs and the weather forecast like a German band once put it. It is a paper for the dumb and poor. The bild is not good enough to wipe your ass with it. They publish so many rumours, they have to get one right every once in a while.

AS we don't even have enough home grown players without him, he should better stay, cos without him we sacrifice a squad spot.

If luiz stays, we got enough cover in his positions, if not, I'd rather buy an experienced back-up. From the financial point of view, he could mean good business as he is english and english is overpriced.

IMO it is unfair to turn on forum members when they are expressing their concerns over costa. It is natural we are a bit risk-averse when it comes to big money strikers given the Torres fail, no wonder our alarm bells ring when we hear that a multimillion striker target has a possibly grave injury and is overplayed. If we were more informed about his medical status, most would be more relaxed. Costa is still one of our best options.

But Diego Costa is 3 years younger than the two and appears to be a late bloomer like Drogba. He is faster, stronger and mentally sharper than Negredo and Soldado that is why I think he can acclimatize to the epl better.

Borussia scored a regular goal but due to the lack of goal line technology and referee competence bayern are the ones to win it.

Philipp lahm has to be taken off injured, hope nothing is wrong with him with regard to the WM. We are not exactly spoiled with good fullbacks over here.

ramsey winner. fuck it.

amazing after being hit back three times, they still had the character and strengths of will to do the job

the team that won the fa cup and cl in 2012 had no pace either. exceptions prove the rule

wow alex song really has lost some pounds.

i bet de Bruyne and mata's problem was their creativity. anyway. most of the players listed above are still more creative. and yes pace is important. Most world class attacking players have plenty of pace.

atleti parking the bus now. to an extent Chelsea comparisons might be accurate

all three neither have the pace nor the class like the rest of europe's top players like ronaldo, ribery, robben, hazard, di Maria, Bale, neymar or messi, agüero, suarez have.

But they lack pace and individual class, which is why I can't see them winning the CL.

i always wonder how Barca intend to defend set pieces effectively with only 2 of their players being above 1,80m

there it is. oops my stream is late. great corner

atelti with 2 really good chances. they will mount a challenge even though knocked

I also thought of that. But Torres was almost 2 years older when he joined us and already had played 3 years on a really high level. Costa is just at the beginning of realizing his potential and doing so only for the last 18 months or so.