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Curbishley Screwed For Talent As Ferdinand Departs

August 25th 2008 18:17

West Ham look pretty awful as it is, so why are they allowing Roy Keane and Sunderland to buy their star defender, and Rio Ferdinand's brother, Anton Ferdinand? The performance against a lackluster Manchester City over the weekend was unforgivable, with only achieving one shot on goal the entire ninety minutes. Also asking the question, why sell a defender to buy another one, if you don't have anyone in mid-field that can get Dean Ashton the ball?

West Ham looks to be a club threatened by relegation at this point, should performances like last Saturday continue, let there be no doubt about that. And the last thing West Ham needs to be doing after giving away three goals, is selling their best defender.

Although speaking of, Sunderland looks to be getting better and better this year. After hanging tough against Liverpool only losing 1-0, then going to White Hart Lane and smashing Tottenham 2-1 in their opening home fixture, Sunderland can only get better. Considering their pickup of Cisse, Diouf, and Chimbonda to name a few, Roy Keane is shaping his squad into challengers for at the least a fifth place spot in the Premiership.

Remeber Keane, don't sweat losing to the big clubs, it's the small ones you need to beat to go the distance.

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That Wacky Capello Blunders Again

August 19th 2008 17:00

England it seems is no longer the England National team, but rather Fabio Capello's England, as the Italian keeps making wacky decisions that will prove to hurt the country in the long run. Like reappointing John Terry for England's captaincy through World Cup qualifying. John Terry can't lead England, and proved that beyond a shadow of a doubt in the dark times we call the McClaren age. A defender will never get it done for today's England, and I know why.

You need a mid-fielder to wear that banner of dignity and hope for England, because only a mid-fielder can inspire through positive attacking play, which is the only force that will help England in the changing International game. Steven Gerrard would have been a great choice, maybe even Frank Lampard, and David Beckham never lets you down when he has the armband. Except for the LA Galaxy, but they were awful to begin with, and MLS has that awful $2.1million salary cap so you can't buy Becks a decent attacker to fetch a pass, and can't buy a decent defender to stop leaking goals.

But this is the greatest example of what a captain can do for a national team, buy taking the game into his hands, and putting his country back into play single-handedly:

John Terry can't do that, because he's a full-back, and is always forced to play so deep his ability to score is only evident from set pieces. And England needs a scorer to succeed, not an old man yelling at them from behind. Especially not one that randomly spits on people from Argentina when he has the chance.

So...good luck John Terry, take us to the World Cup final for once, we need another title so people will say England without a hint of disgust on their tongue.

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Dimitar Berbatov Edging Closer To United

August 18th 2008 20:21

Dimitar Berbatov has officially, essentially, kind of, admitted his interest in moving to Manchester United. The current Tottenham striker has said to his club, that he hopes they will make the right decision in letting Berbatov make his 'dream move'. Although the Bulgarian never mentioned specifically any desire to play in Red, the intention of becoming a Man U man, given the controversy surrounding such events, seems fairly evident.

And United would be lucky to have him, as Sir Alex is down to the bare bones in terms of striking components and overall attacking elements:

Given that so far United will not have available next week, Nani, Anderson, Giggs, Carrick, Campbell, Hargreaves, Ronaldo, Park, and Saha to name a few.

So Sir Alex should be pushing for a Berbatov move, or for Theirry Henry move, as he's hinted at. Because United desperately need something to motivate the club, because Wayne Rooney can't do everything himself.

Although it's worth mentioning that I think Theirry Henry would be better for Man U, as he's more of a dedicated forward striker, which is what United do not have, and won't gain through Berbatov. Rooney is better coming from the middle of the pitch, and Tevez does basically the same thing. Play a 4-4-1 with Rooney behind Henry, and you have one hell of a striking component, as Henry is famous for his ability to get into open space, and feed other players should need be, once he's there.

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Owen Still Newcastle Captain

July 24th 2008 11:32

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Pele Tells Rooney To Refocus

July 21st 2008 14:47

Former superstar, and considered by most to be the greatest footballer to have ever played the game, Pele has told Wayne Rooney to calm down. Although I would dispute the greatest player opinion as even Pele has said the George Best was the greatest, here Pele is also correct. Wayne Rooney hasn't been up to form the last few years, and a large part of that is because of the England International's aggression.
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Real Madrid Players Reject Ronaldo Controversy

July 17th 2008 15:17

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Questionable Transfer Decisions?

July 16th 2008 16:14

Mark Hughes looks to lose out on Ronaldinho to Italian club AC Milan. My question isn't why would Ronaldinho take the bigger club on, instead of City. But rather, why would AC Milan take Ronaldinho on? He's a whiny diva of a player that quits on you if things aren't going just his way. I understand even Hughes was looking to lure a big player to City to start a chain reaction of stars, but still. The days of Ronaldinho being a talking point for his ability is well over.
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Ronaldinho Continues Diva Trip (LINK)

July 14th 2008 18:04

Once again the Brazilian superstar? shows his lack of honor and commitment to his club, but not showing up for his pre-season medical exam. Clearly in the same league as Cristiano Ronaldo and not understanding the concept of honoring one's contract, Ronaldinho looks to make another statement as to why Barcelona should sell him.
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Ronaldo And Blatter Disgust

July 11th 2008 18:02

Have I gone absolutely mad, or do I read correctly that not only Sepp Blatter’s comments comparing footballers to slaves in the transfer market were mental, but now Ronaldo agrees with him? I didn’t realize being paid a huge some of money, to play football for a living, was such an awful thing. Especially when you’re playing at one of the biggest clubs in the world, and winning a whole slew of trophies. How awful for Ronaldo.
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