I always found Toure to be Man City's biggest threat and most fearful player. He's pretty underestimated if you ask me. I rather have him than Biscuits any day.
Maybe I haven't seen City much this season but I always thought Toure was a DM that roamed forward a lot, but on a second thought it would be fearful to see busquets taking defensive responsibilities and therefore letting Toure attack as he pleases D:Toure doesn't really play defensive mid or atleast not this season hes been attacking more. It's obvious that Mancini is trying to get a really good defensive midfielder after he failed getting De Rossi he signed Javi Garcia.Why would they need Busquets when they have Toure? Don't get me wrong, I think he's pretty good but that money could be better used in another position. But whatever it's better for me if city waste their money and don't improve much
Javi Garcia hasn't really played that well he hasn't been particularly bad but he's not contributing as much as he could.
He does but we have played 2 defensive mids behind Toure a lot this season. If he does start at DM then Mancini usually subs on Rodwell to allow Toure to push forward.Maybe I haven't seen City much this season but I always thought Toure was a DM that roamed forward a lot, but on a second thought it would be fearful to see busquets taking defensive responsibilities and therefore letting Toure attack as he pleases D:Toure doesn't really play defensive mid or atleast not this season hes been attacking more. It's obvious that Mancini is trying to get a really good defensive midfielder after he failed getting De Rossi he signed Javi Garcia.Why would they need Busquets when they have Toure? Don't get me wrong, I think he's pretty good but that money could be better used in another position. But whatever it's better for me if city waste their money and don't improve much
Javi Garcia hasn't really played that well he hasn't been particularly bad but he's not contributing as much as he could.
Michael Bradley has improved so much since the 2010 World Cup my god.
He's been injured most of the season for Roma but he's started two games and scored once with one assist and those are all his appearances.
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Spain Euro 2012 style. I like
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@BlueStar Well that was a decent match. I'm really surprised Newcastle was so weak in fact, you guys really have no interest in the EL it seems! But even your B-team had some players (Ameobi on the side, WTFFFFFF) that were vastly superior to our A-team players.
We should have scored though.....
We should have scored though.....
With that bullet header that bounced over the bar? Definitely! I think we're struggling with our small squad size with all the games, so we have to rest a lot of our players in the early stages and hope we can make it through anyway. I didn't make it to the match because I was working, but I saw it on TV. There were loads of Bruge fans in Newcastle when I was walking through to work at 4pm, almost all of them completely plastered! I think they'd been drinking since 9am. There didn't seem to be much trouble though - they got kicked out of one of the rougher pubs over here, there was a firework thrown before the match and a policeman knocked over, but nothing too bad. I've managed to get two away end tickets, but today they've said they're releasing another 900 for us (after previously saying that would be completely impossible!)
Last week Northumbria Police forwarded a letter from Bruge Police that was really hostile - if you've been drinking on the train, you get deported, if you're near the ground without a ticket, you get arrested, if you are found without ID, you will be locked up for 12 hours etc, signed by the police commissioner in Bruge. Then on twitter, using the hashtags they've assigned to our game, they denied sending that letter(?) and said there would be another update soon. The four-page letter of dos and don't I got with my ticket seems much more reasonable and less confrontational!
That bullet header was from our man in form, Bacca. He's been amazing the past 2 months, scored in 10 competition games in a row (!!!), called up for Colombia where he scored a hattrick (but 3rd goal was denied by the referee, bad decision) and stood together with no one less than Falcao in the strikersposition!
It was really bad luck he didn't score that ball, also fatigue and the quick succession of matches. Yesterday (we lost, again) he fumbled again, clearly tired.
To be honest, I've given up the EL anyway. The 4-0 massacre at Bordeaux really fucked everything up, I don't think we can finish in the top 2, especially now since we didn't take any points in Newcastle.
Ameobi and Obertan were just too good, although I must say our defence wasn't in top form either, mainly because 3 of our ideal defence were injured! Now 1 of them is back at least, he's our captain too.
I can imagine they were drunk as fuck, it's a day off and it's not that far away from home. Besides, it's England man, mythical country/competition, there needs to be beer
I've seen a similar newsarticle too, yet I didn't know the police denied it on Twitter! I just searched, and it seems plausible that they denied it. Official channels and all, I don't assume those hostile rules are true.
They are very wary of foreign fans, like I've told you before, but I don't think they would take such drastic measures. That's probably agianst some kind of law too.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the game. It's a shame I have exams the next day, but I wouldn't mind buying you a pint or two. Too bad I still live at home or I'd even let you stay at my place, so you don't have to pay for a hotel.
Really looking forward to it now, especially since they announced the extra tickets - it looks like we should get another two, so if my mate who's a sports photographer can get in on his press pass that means we can all go! I'll see if I can find some wi-fi while I'm out there and let you know where we end up. I know some guys who took some Bruge fans drinking to a club called Digital the night after the match, said they were spewing everywhere
Obertan is usually useless by the way, he was terrible yesterday! Sammy Ameobi is awesome though, seems to have a great attitude. His brother has played for us for over a decade, with, uh, mixed results but he's a bit of a cult hero anyway. Here's Sammy playing FIFA last week
Obertan is usually useless by the way, he was terrible yesterday! Sammy Ameobi is awesome though, seems to have a great attitude. His brother has played for us for over a decade, with, uh, mixed results but he's a bit of a cult hero anyway. Here's Sammy playing FIFA last week
That photo is class! I noticed his brother was also on the pitch, at first I thought Ameobi was just all over the pitchReally looking forward to it now, especially since they announced the extra tickets - it looks like we should get another two, so if my mate who's a sports photographer can get in on his press pass that means we can all go! I'll see if I can find some wi-fi while I'm out there and let you know where we end up. I know some guys who took some Bruge fans drinking to a club called Digital the night after the match, said they were spewing everywhere
Obertan is usually useless by the way, he was terrible yesterday! Sammy Ameobi is awesome though, seems to have a great attitude. His brother has played for us for over a decade, with, uh, mixed results but he's a bit of a cult hero anyway. Here's Sammy playing FIFA last week
I can very much imagine them spewing all over the place, Bruges fans, classy as always
That won't happen if I buy you a pint, like I said I have exams that week so I might even not be able to watch the game 
i feel that Chelsea is a scum of a team, what they doing to Mark Clattenburg is a fucking disgrace.
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It may have been an inferior team, but Swans absolutley destroyed the midfield and their counter attacking was superb.
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I'll be honest I was expecting us to lose until I saw the team sheet which was just really poor. On the Liverpool side what has to be concerning was how value for money the reserve team provides. I know we all like making jokes about Stewart Downing but he is the poster boy of Liverpool's transfer policy or lack of policy, he cost Liverpool more than the entire Swansea starting eleven. Rodgers as a lot of shit to clean up.
EDIT: The reliance on someone like Suarez is amazing as well. He really has been the difference for Liverpool this season.
Well I must say, despite his price tag, I think Rodgers has found a way to make Downing useful. He has been a little bit impressive so far. Can't say the same for Henderson though...
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