Barbara

@ Suarez too

pelo menos agora a gente tem seleção! A CBF ficava de coluio com os agentes, levando cara para a seleção para ser valorizado ao invés de ser o melhor que tinha. Fora que eu me recusava a apoiar o que o Ricardo Teixeira liderava - patriotismo é não apoiar gente como ele. O Marin nao é nada melhor. Mas o Felipão tem meu respeito e eu vou torcer pelo time. E eu nao reclamaria de ficar exilada na Espanha Go Brazil!!!!

I've been in love with this Spanish team for so long, but lately they had annoyed the heck out of me. By principle I don't support Brazil in any competition because of the corruption, mess, and everything else CBF (our FA) is. But I trust Scorali. I mean he is one of the most honest and trustful people to work in Brazilian football and it only took one interview from him earlier this week for me to change my mind about Brazil. So now I'll support Brazil, but I only have Spain NT shirts, hehehehe, so I'll support Brazil, while wearing my Spain tee and I guess get killed by my friends. Because I'm a troller

no, dear, you certainly don't understand me. Romário is the one who said Pelé should keep his mouth shut, as when he's wordless he's a poet. It wasn't me... it was Romário himself. You said something about Pelé that I may agree if you meant him as a public persona who speaks from time to time about football. When he speaks, I agree, he's a clown. It's too much nonsense coming from one trap. That's it, chico. Cheers

if you meant Pelé commentating I agree, if you meant him as a player a discussion isn't even worth.

it's great boss it does deserve and

Name is Bárbara Stay active - it's what they said me, I made sure to stay. Stay active too You're going to enjoy the forum, it's really great, the best imo

Welcome mate

As much as you can trust Mirror, I'd say July 8th Jose Mourinho gives over-worked Chelsea squad more time off ahead of pre-season

I've never head any version of it before, so I wouldn't know

I'm with Rapha here... I don't see how such stats could be really useful to a sport like football. But why not try? Just for background information: many other types of stats had been used in the past (by media, FIFA, confederations, etc) and they were dropped because they simply didn't reflect what happened in the game or because the winning tactic changed and some stats became outdated. I'm no expert in baseball so I can't say why it worked or not there, but possession in football has been overrated ever since Spain and Barcelona aced it. The thing is it isn't possession (alone) that makes both great, it's the players they have. I've seen teams - and even Spain more recently against Italy in the 90 minutes (extra time there was a change pro-Spain) - where they keep high possession and if you ask who had better, chances, deserved to win and in some cases even won, they will say the other team... and again with high possession % and completed passes. Spain has a ridiculously low % of uncompleted passes, including against Italy. That never reflected - or rarely reflected - on them dominating the match or being closer to score than Italy. First half especially the match had always been in Italy's hands. Their terrible strikers may be to blame. Possession is all hot and happening (thanks, @Ankit) now, but it's only a matter of time until teams it figure out - like Italy did - on how to make it ineffective. Football is such a dynamic sport. possession is a thing again almost 40 years after Netherlands made it a trend in 1974 WC although they had a different kind of possession (a lot more pressure defending on their attacking field, more objective possession, more fast-paced, but still the annoying excessive passing instead of shooting). Then we go to defensive football like Brazil and Italy in 94 or compact and involving like France 98 or fast paced or dependable on crosses on the box, or slow-paced but controlled, etc, etc, etc. It's like working in cycles, today is possession, and if you ask me the next will be fast-paced/objective again. Next year in Brazil I still think it'll be all about possession, but the next Euro I'm positive possession won't be talked as much as it is now because it won't be as important then. It'll be a more vertical football compared to the horizontal tactic Spain exported to the world since their first Euro.

he's too aloof for that. I already posted so many pics, but I guess that wasn't enough. I officially give up

are you also going to say I have a penis? I give up proving I'm a girl!

thanks, I guess? I'm a girl, talking too much is highly expected But when the season starts I'll talk much more... that's why I came here for, to talk Chelsea, but so far I've talked mainly rubbish. and at this thread being resurrected You guys are amazing to me, I love you all *group hug*

so I'll give this rubbish up, buy last season's black kit (I have a boner for them ) and this seasons' home kit now Thanks for letting me know :hug:

hahahahahahahaha very much

then we agree, as Romario would say, when Pelé doesn't say a word, he's a poet. Now if you're discussing the football players, then... nuff said.

I really don't mind the collar. I want the black kit badly!!!!!! Now it's already available in Toronto(!) and I'm waiting for it to hit kitbag so badly!!!!! (gosh so many exclamation points in this post!)

your point being? Never mind...

welcome mate I hope you'll enjoy here, it's pretty nice. Stay active

well there are some parts of 04 team I love way more than what we have today, but I think we have the best CAM we've ever had since I became a fan in 2002... (can't say before that). I still prefer the 2004 team over the current because if there's one thing I value in a squad is it being solid and unfortunately we haven't been solid with the current squad yet. We had ups and downs that were both very extreme. But I do think Mourinho can make the current team a solid one and for it to compare to 2004 I think we need three more players (not 200M): a world class FB, a solid DLP and a remarkable striker. Mourinho could work with the boys we have and develop that DLP (although I think it'd be a waste as those boys are too good as CAM or wingers). I'm still super excited about next season.

You won't see me complaining

what I mean is in less than a year he played nearly 90 matches... which is insane

actually I think counting the Olympic Games that were less than a year ago, it's more than 80, isn't it?

Classy Mata