SeB 1,281 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 killamanjaro, I hope you are not speaking of Philippe Auclair ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 AVB :"The teams dropping from Champions League to the Europa League shouldn't be the teams that qualify third in the group," said Villas-Boas, who won Europe's second club competition with Porto last season."It should be the teams that go on to the last 16 of the Champions League."Because it looks like you are promoting the unsuccessful teams in the group phase."Most of them, they want to qualify as one of the two top teams."A lot of people agreed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCFC 357 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Post-match interview (slightly sped up!):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA8UqfwC3IA&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 AVB faces chop if we don't win CL - Lampardhttp://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/110670.html?CMP=OTC-RSSGot to love ESPN how they distort the news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 ^ Pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Well dear Lampard, if you want CL start fucking performing!and ESPN...you suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Here is the Skysport one:http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_7169678,00.htmlBig difference from what ESPN puts out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 So harsh on the managers when it's the players who have performed like a team full of retards in the last 2 UCL eliminations. We were piss poor against Inter and the mancs. I do feel that with this freshened up team, we could challenge better this year. Mata is gonna be a star for us, the best signing for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Blues boss wants Euro changehttp://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_7170882,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalBlues 2,817 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Very interesting regarding AVB:Why leaving Torres on the bench could be the making of AVB as a top bossHow do you turn a problem into an afterthought? By doing what Andre Villas-Boas did at Sunderland on Saturday.After his pre-match press conference was dominated by the question of Fernando Torres' form and fitness, Villas-Boas may not have anticipated the headlines that followed his insistence that he would only stick with the Spaniard until the point at which the team's interests were "compromised".But by choosing to omit the striker at the Stadium of Light, with no attendant fanfare, Villas-Boas succeeded in lancing the boil before it grew to a size when that painful compromise might have been reached.Torres did not exactly look thrilled as he sat on the bench at Sunderland, although he is likely to be restored to the starting line up as Chelsea begin their latest quest for the one bauble that Roman Abramovich truly craves against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.he £50million man, however, cannot complain if he is being treated merely as part of the squad rotation and Villas-Boas' move was clever indeed.Had Torres started and not scored once again, the pressure - on him and the manager - would have been cranked up another unwelcome notch.Yet by leaving Torres out for a game in which everybody expected him to start, Villas-Boas proved he will pick his teams on a match by match basis.Torres is not an automatic first team selection - nobody is - which means that not selecting him will not be, in itself, a big deal.In the short-term, Villas-Boas has done some excellent strategic thinking.It buys time for both himself and Torres, although another blank at the Bridge this week, or a flop at Old Trafford next Sunday, will ensure Torres' failure to score remains high up the agenda.More importantly, too, it portrays Villas-Boas as a man of conviction and strength, more than prepared to pick the players he believes should play and omit those who should not.Villas-Boas was at pains to suggest there was nothing significant in the move, although his post-match suggestion that Torres has been "playing magnificently well" so far this season was a step beyond what was truly credible.But the Chelsea manager is right that he cannot allow the Torres factor to "compromise" the team.The Portuguese knows that the performances of Torres, as much as those of the side, will be the barometers by which internal judgement on his first year will be reached.Torres was Abramovich's latest and greatest vanity purchase and the Chelsea owner expects him to justify that astonishing British record outlay.If Torres does not fire and Chelsea fail to reach their targets, scrutiny will fall on Villas-Boas. For all the justifiable suggestions that Chelsea is not run in the manner of a proper club - ask Carlo Ancelotti - there will be plenty queueing up to show they can do better. That is the nature of football.But if Torres scores the goals he was bought to score, even if Chelsea fall short of the club's lofty aspirations, it will reinforce the argument that Villas-Boas has established a springboard for a genuine trophy assault next season, with the Spaniard his spearhead.With the transfer window shut and the relentless grind of the season, with its incessant rhythm of Premier League, Champions League and domestic cup games now starting, Villas-Boas has his own stage.It is about how he directs the Principals. And Torres is supposed to be Hamlet and Henry V in the course of the season.Here's the source:http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/martin-lipton/Chelsea-Why-leaving-Fernando-Torres-on-the-bench-could-be-the-making-of-Andre-Villas-Boas-as-a-top-boss-Martin-Lipton-column-article798002.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRiver 1,512 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francozola 2,040 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 :lol: Love his goal celebrations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldo 868 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas 1,468 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Love his passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace. 4,352 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I love his gestures.By the way, You'll notice, Kalou is hinding in a hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,963 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Just like Avram Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 0:09 was my favourite when I saw it live It's like he's living through what the players are living through... He's heading an airball and then gets angry when he misses. Is there a gif of that or can anybody make a gif of it? I'd appreciate it. Absolutely love that passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I love his gestures.By the way, You'll notice, Kalou is hinding in a hood.You know why he is hiding ? His magical powers have been found out and his black magic does not work anymore ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 You know why he is hiding ? His magical powers have been found out and his black magic does not work anymore !lol, remembers me when Dave Chappelle says this in his episode of Rick James.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUb06iLjTKA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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