***The Official World Soccer Thread***

"sports24/7 wrote:

Ok, so at the risk of looking silly, I was wondering if any of the soccer die hards here could help me to pick an EPL team to follow. I've always enjoyed soccer and try to follow it as much as possible, but have lost track the past few years at the professional level. Well, the World Cup has reved up my interest again and I really want to pick an EPL team to follow. With ESPN's coverage of the league, I figure it should be easier to do now.

So what I'm hoping some of you can help me out with is picking a team to follow. I'm looking for a team with some good young talent that isn't one of the favorites, but isn't a bottom level team either. You could say I'm looking for an underdog, but not a team that has no chance. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

This is the PM I sent you:
And how are we the Jets of the EPL?

Hey,

I was in the same situation as you a few months ago.

I ended up choosing the Tottenham Hotspur. They are not one of the "Big 4", but that's the beauty of it. They did finish 4th this year and will play in the Champions League. They beat Arsenal and Chelsea in consecutive weeks. So they fit your format. Not one of the favorites to win the title, but they do well.

They in my opinion have the best fans in the Premier League. A very loud and passonite crowd.

They also have many really good players, like Giovanni Dos Santos, Peter Crouch, Aaron Lennon, Ledley King, Jermaine DeFoe, Palacios and Ekotto All of those played in the World Cup, so they're a really talented team. Most of them were starters in their teams.

I picked them at the end of last season and fell in love with them automatically. They just played Manchester City and tied 0-0. It would've been 10-0 had it not been for City's keeper. That game was on ESPN2 as are many other "Spurs" games.

This tuesday, they play in the Champions League and that game will be on your local FSN affiliate. On regular cable.

They show up on national TV alot and have many supporters around the U.S.

Let me know who you end up picking.

man u have some really plain/boring looking kits this season

"Skull Destroyer wrote:

man u have some really plain/boring looking kits this season

http://www.united-latest.com/1/post/2010/07/new-manchester-united-home-kit-confirmed.html

:yes:

Man U is completely running over Newcastle. Newcastle looks awful. Agree about the kits, but Arsenal's yellow jersey has to be one of the ugliest jerseys in sports

Newcastle can't pass, can't hold the ball, can't mark in their third, their keeper losses track of the opponents forwards, they have zero finishing touch...other than that...they are great.

well...our season is over. We sniff 10th we should party. We still suck.

"dolfan94 wrote:

Man U is completely running over Newcastle. Newcastle looks awful. Agree about the kits, but Arsenal's yellow jersey has to be one of the ugliest jerseys in sports

Says the Tottenham fan.

The yellows are beautiful.

"alen1 wrote:

Says the Tottenham fan.

The yellows are beautiful.

I love every arsenal kit this season. The white sleeve throw backs at home. The classy yellow and blue pinstriped 3rd.

Giggs just used his wheelchair to put a ball in.

This is a joke..we are lucky it is not 6-0

"alen1 wrote:

Says the Tottenham fan.

The yellows are beautiful.

So what if Im a Tottenham fan? I'll admit that our home kit isn't the most beautiful one there is. I actually dislike it. But out sky blue jersey is awesome. And the dark blue one is pretty nice as well

3 - 0 Isn't such a bad result for Newcastle, I fully anticipated that Man Utd would completely annihilate them on the goals front!

"RangersPhin wrote:

3 - 0 Isn't such a bad result for Newcastle, I fully anticipated that Man Utd would completely annihilate them on the goals front!

well, if it wasn't for the ghosts that were protecting the Newcastle Goal..it would have been 6-0.

"alen1 wrote:

Says the Tottenham fan.

The yellows are beautiful.

Yeah those were nice but I really liked this one.

And talking about yellow jerseys, I like the previous Barcelona's yellow jersey instead of the green one for this season.

this is pretty cool to look at http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/chalkboards/7o28l4O0Abqj53I719yt

"dolfan94 wrote:

Man U is completely running over Newcastle. Newcastle looks awful. Agree about the kits, but Arsenal's yellow jersey has to be one of the ugliest jerseys in sports

Sp*rs away kit has typically been all yellow throughout the years. Though this year they have 6 kits! Yep 6, 3 changes and 3 sponsors - one for each competion! EPL FA Cup and Carling Cup - who thought sh*t came in so many colours?!?! :;):

Newcastle's only hope this year is to survive and get some money back in the pot. They haven't really changed a lot from the squad that got relegated.

"Section126 wrote:

Newcastle can't pass, can't hold the ball, can't mark in their third, their keeper losses track of the opponents forwards, they have zero finishing touch...other than that...they are great.

well...our season is over. We sniff 10th we should party. We still suck.

Pretty much summed it up right their Section. Just outclassed by a much pbetter team. But what annoyed me was the we allowed Man U to control possession in our own half. The closing down was shocking at times and good teams will carve you open if you do not get tight. That ultimately comes down to the manager and level of preparation. Ive always worried about Hughton at this level and last night proved it. He played Wayne Routledge for the entire game who, was a liability in defense and offered noting going forward (apart from giving the ball away). Man U totally destroyed us down that left side and that was mainly because of Routledge and Perch. We also resorted to long balls far too often also, meaning we just allowed United to keep coming at us.

I didn't expect us to win last night by any means, but our approach was totally wrong when going up against a team with so much attacking talent. Hopefully Hughton learns for the footballing lesson Newcastle were given last night. If he doesn't then relegation looms once again.

"giovafin wrote:

Yeah those were nice but I really liked this one.

Damn Gio I cant believe you left out this gem :lol:

"baboo72 wrote:

Sp*rs away kit has typically been all yellow throughout the years. Though this year they have 6 kits! Yep 6, 3 changes and 3 sponsors - one for each competion! EPL FA Cup and Carling Cup - who thought sh*t came in so many colours?!?! :;):

Newcastle's only hope this year is to survive and get some money back in the pot. They haven't really changed a lot from the squad that got relegated.

Alot of good players in that squad though Bab. Alot of players there who have played at a good level be it in the Premiership or Internationally. I think we should be able to stay up with the squad we have. Of course its always nice to bring in more players, but we are not going to attract many good caliber players, nor do we have alot of money.

I'm more concerned about the management more than I am about the players if I am being honest.

"emeraldfin wrote:

Alot of good players in that squad though Bab. Alot of players there who have played at a good level be it in the Premiership or Internationally. I think we should be able to stay up with the squad we have. Of course its always nice to bring in more players, but we are not going to attract many good caliber players, nor do we have alot of money.

I'm more concerned about the management more than I am about the players if I am being honest.

Sorry bro that probably came over a bit harsher than intended (probably because i've been up since the crack of a sparows fart this morning thanks to my youngest! :angry: :closedeyes:

They have got a few good players but not a teams worth so I can see you in the 13th to 17th position - certainly not worthy for team of their heritage. I think Houghtons doing as good a job as Mike Ashleys tight purse strings will allow. Thanks to the new squad rule the teams outside of the big * cough * 6 (I mean 4 really! :lol:) may end up sending a few players out on loan and it wouldn't suprise me to see you guys being busy come the 31st

"emeraldfin wrote:

Damn Gio I cant believe you left out this gem :lol:

:lol: could be worse - have you seen the new Everton away kit?!?! lol

"baboo72 wrote:

:lol: could be worse - have you seen the new Everton away kit?!?! lol

Ozil to real madrid for 15 mil
Milner to Citeh for 24 mil + Ireland (pending physical)
Bellamy to Cardiff on loan

I think this will hurt ozils career. He probably should have stayed with Bremen.

Agreed on Ozil. That's disappointing. I'd prefer he'd go elsewhere.

French national team suspensions resulting from world cup fiasco :
Anelka - 18 games
Evra - 5 games
Ribery - 3 games
Toulalalalalalan - 1 game

Tottenham Hotspur vs Young Boys in the Champions League.

2:45 PM on your local FSN affiliate.

Young boys! we're going to **** Young Boys! we're going to **** Young Boys! we're going to **** Young Boys
Young Boys!

"dolfan94 wrote:

Tottenham Hotspur vs Young Boys in the Champions League.

2:45 PM on your local FSN affiliate.

Young boys! we're going to **** Young Boys! we're going to **** Young Boys! we're going to **** Young Boys
Young Boys!

:lol:

come on young boys! come on young boys! :lol::escape: