Yeah I heard about that, plus England play Italy tomorrow so Football Italia was in the news lately.
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Yeah I heard about that, plus England play Italy tomorrow so Football Italia was in the news lately.
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Blue_London
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Completely different players Henry scored more but in finals or big games you would want drogba over nearly anyone.
Henry. Had the advantage of having hall of fame players mainly because of his existence on the pitch. Started as a winger an converted to a modern day striker.
Drogba was a beast to. No defense liked facing him, especially arsenal.
Henry dipped to Barcelona at the right time of his career.
Blue_London
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You could easily be a Tottenham fan have a lot of the same qualities.
Feel bad for Andre Gomes.
He told Spanish publication Panenka: “I don't feel well on the field, I am not enjoying the thing I like to do.
“The first six months were pretty good but then things changed.
“Maybe it's not the correct word but it turned into a bit of a hell, because I started to feel more pressure. With pressure I feel fine, but with pressure on myself, I don't. The feeling that I have during games is bad.”
Gomes added on pressure following him from the field and into training: “In the sessions, I am calm. I feel comfortable with my teammates.
“Obviously there are days that I feel a little low on confidence, and in training it is noticeable.
“Maybe I played the day before and I still have the image of the game in my head, and that doesn't let me move forward.”
Amid his struggles, Gomes has become the subject of terrace taunts, with jeers from the stands leading to him becoming a recluse.
He added: “On more than one occasion, I didn't want to leave my house. Because people look at you, having the fear of going on the street out of shame.
“My friends tell me I am going with the handbrake on. I close myself off. I don't take the frustration I have out. Then I don't talk to anybody, I don't bother anyone. It is like I feel ashamed.
“Thinking too much has hurt me. I think about the bad things and what I have to do. Although my team-mates help me a lot, the things don't work out the way they want them to work out.”
He told Spanish publication Panenka: “I don't feel well on the field, I am not enjoying the thing I like to do.
“The first six months were pretty good but then things changed.
“Maybe it's not the correct word but it turned into a bit of a hell, because I started to feel more pressure. With pressure I feel fine, but with pressure on myself, I don't. The feeling that I have during games is bad.”
Gomes added on pressure following him from the field and into training: “In the sessions, I am calm. I feel comfortable with my teammates.
“Obviously there are days that I feel a little low on confidence, and in training it is noticeable.
“Maybe I played the day before and I still have the image of the game in my head, and that doesn't let me move forward.”
Amid his struggles, Gomes has become the subject of terrace taunts, with jeers from the stands leading to him becoming a recluse.
He added: “On more than one occasion, I didn't want to leave my house. Because people look at you, having the fear of going on the street out of shame.
“My friends tell me I am going with the handbrake on. I close myself off. I don't take the frustration I have out. Then I don't talk to anybody, I don't bother anyone. It is like I feel ashamed.
“Thinking too much has hurt me. I think about the bad things and what I have to do. Although my team-mates help me a lot, the things don't work out the way they want them to work out.”
Geeeeeez... Shoutout to Duda, but how the fck did officials let Skrtel carry on playing!?!
SOURCE:
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/sk...ed-team-mate-swallowing-tongue-093752991.html
'Skrtel sickener as former Liverpool defender is saved by a team-mate after swallowing his tongue'
'A quick-thinking team-mate had to come to the rescue of Martin Skrtel after the former Liverpool defender swallowed his tongue on the pitch – then incredibly carried on playing.
After taking a blow to the head that knocked him unconscious, the 33-year-old had to be saved by midfielder Ondrej Duda on Sunday night.
Skrtel, who made near 250 Premier League appearances at Anfield, collapsed during Slovakia’s international friendly against Thailand.'
'Duda saw the centre-back was in big trouble and reached into his mouth to save the day.'
'Fenerbahce star Skrtel collapsed midway through the first half – but, after receiving medical attention, the brave veteran continued playing before finally being withdrawn late into the game.'
SOURCE:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/5898689/liverpool-martin-skrtel-unconscious-swallows-tongue/
SOURCE:
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/sk...ed-team-mate-swallowing-tongue-093752991.html
'Skrtel sickener as former Liverpool defender is saved by a team-mate after swallowing his tongue'
'A quick-thinking team-mate had to come to the rescue of Martin Skrtel after the former Liverpool defender swallowed his tongue on the pitch – then incredibly carried on playing.
After taking a blow to the head that knocked him unconscious, the 33-year-old had to be saved by midfielder Ondrej Duda on Sunday night.
Skrtel, who made near 250 Premier League appearances at Anfield, collapsed during Slovakia’s international friendly against Thailand.'
'Duda saw the centre-back was in big trouble and reached into his mouth to save the day.'
'Fenerbahce star Skrtel collapsed midway through the first half – but, after receiving medical attention, the brave veteran continued playing before finally being withdrawn late into the game.'
SOURCE:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/5898689/liverpool-martin-skrtel-unconscious-swallows-tongue/
Hundredeyes
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@toheeb fam, tune into Portugal vs Holland right now. Koeman actually put Memphis as a cf like you called several seasons back lol. Already scored one...
Hundredeyes
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Fuck Holland man.
Seriously wtf are we doing. Got dissed by Bulgaria when it mattered and now we are leading 3-0 against Portugal - our angstgegner, we never scored more than 2 goals against them and only beat them once...in the 80s lol.
Fuck Danny Blind man!
Seriously wtf are we doing. Got dissed by Bulgaria when it mattered and now we are leading 3-0 against Portugal - our angstgegner, we never scored more than 2 goals against them and only beat them once...in the 80s lol.
Fuck Danny Blind man!
toheeb27
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That's nice to see. It isn't rocket science. The kid has little to no Winger instincts, the closer he is to the box, the more effective of a player he becomes.
Northside7
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Champions League 'cup-tied' abolished, UEFA approves fourth sub in extra time
Teams participating in UEFA's club competitions next season will be able to use new signings who have already played in the tournament for their former sides and make a fourth substitute in extra time.
These changes were among several announced by European football's governing body on Tuesday and they follow decisions made by UEFA's executive committee in February and the game's law-making body, the International Football Association Board, earlier this month.
The decision to let clubs register three new players "without any restrictions" after the group stages, however, may be more controversial, as it effectively ends the idea of being cup-tied.
If the rule was in place this year, Philippe Coutinho would be able to play for Barcelona in the Champions League, despite already featuring for Liverpool.
It also would have helped end ambiguity surrounding the eligibility of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who joined Arsenal in January.
Only Mkhitaryan, who joined from Manchester United, has been able to appear in Europa League games while Aubameyang, who moved from Borussia Dortmund, said earlier this month he is "really frustrated" that he cannot.
"This is in line with the existing regulatory situation in the different domestic leagues, which does not impose restrictions on the eligibility for competitions of players registered for a new club during the winter transfer window," UEFA said in a statement explaining its decision to end the "cup tied" rule.
From next season, clubs reaching the Super Cup and the finals of the Champions League and Europa League will be able to have 12 substitutes on the bench -- up from the usual seven.
In the statement, UEFA said this will give "coaches more flexibility regarding substitutes, and facilitate their squad management for the most important fixture of the season."
A fourth substitute in extra time has already been trialled by UEFA in age-group tournaments and is allowed in this season's FA Cup.
The governing body also announced new kickoff times.
Champions League playoffs, group-stage games and knock-out matches will now kick off at 9 p.m. CET, but in the group stages, two of the games on Tuesday and Wednesday will start at 6:55 p.m. CET, apart from on the last matchday, when they will be played simultaneously.
Europa League games will be split between these two kickoff times until the quarterfinals, when they will all start at 9 p.m. CET. The Super Cup will also kick off at 9 p.m. CET.
The split kickoffs may cause headaches for domestic schedules as nobody will want to schedule a game against televised European games. Two years ago, UEFA was annoyed when Manchester United's FA Cup replay at West Ham United was held at the same time as a Champions League quarterfinal, and Barcelona have played a league game in the earlier slot this season.
Another change announced on Tuesday was to allow clubs that have won the Europa League -- or its forerunner, the UEFA Cup -- three times in a row or five times in total to wear a multiple-winner badge on their shirt sleeves.
Teams participating in UEFA's club competitions next season will be able to use new signings who have already played in the tournament for their former sides and make a fourth substitute in extra time.
These changes were among several announced by European football's governing body on Tuesday and they follow decisions made by UEFA's executive committee in February and the game's law-making body, the International Football Association Board, earlier this month.
The decision to let clubs register three new players "without any restrictions" after the group stages, however, may be more controversial, as it effectively ends the idea of being cup-tied.
If the rule was in place this year, Philippe Coutinho would be able to play for Barcelona in the Champions League, despite already featuring for Liverpool.
It also would have helped end ambiguity surrounding the eligibility of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who joined Arsenal in January.
Only Mkhitaryan, who joined from Manchester United, has been able to appear in Europa League games while Aubameyang, who moved from Borussia Dortmund, said earlier this month he is "really frustrated" that he cannot.
"This is in line with the existing regulatory situation in the different domestic leagues, which does not impose restrictions on the eligibility for competitions of players registered for a new club during the winter transfer window," UEFA said in a statement explaining its decision to end the "cup tied" rule.
From next season, clubs reaching the Super Cup and the finals of the Champions League and Europa League will be able to have 12 substitutes on the bench -- up from the usual seven.
In the statement, UEFA said this will give "coaches more flexibility regarding substitutes, and facilitate their squad management for the most important fixture of the season."
A fourth substitute in extra time has already been trialled by UEFA in age-group tournaments and is allowed in this season's FA Cup.
The governing body also announced new kickoff times.
Champions League playoffs, group-stage games and knock-out matches will now kick off at 9 p.m. CET, but in the group stages, two of the games on Tuesday and Wednesday will start at 6:55 p.m. CET, apart from on the last matchday, when they will be played simultaneously.
Europa League games will be split between these two kickoff times until the quarterfinals, when they will all start at 9 p.m. CET. The Super Cup will also kick off at 9 p.m. CET.
The split kickoffs may cause headaches for domestic schedules as nobody will want to schedule a game against televised European games. Two years ago, UEFA was annoyed when Manchester United's FA Cup replay at West Ham United was held at the same time as a Champions League quarterfinal, and Barcelona have played a league game in the earlier slot this season.
Another change announced on Tuesday was to allow clubs that have won the Europa League -- or its forerunner, the UEFA Cup -- three times in a row or five times in total to wear a multiple-winner badge on their shirt sleeves.
Northside7
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Now get rid of the away goal rule.
Wasnt it on Channel 4 back in the day on a Saturday, with the 'GOOOOOOOOOOLAAAAAZZOOOOO'??? haha I used to love Italian football...
Channel 4 yes, but I thought it was on a Sunday......definitely on the weekend though during the day
Man that is brave, I guess alot of footballers go through that... Dude needs some real good advice and encouragement from his team mates... Barca and Real fans are like spoilt brats...
Yeah Sunday makes sense thinking about it...
I dont like the CL games being moved forward to like 5.30, Im still at work most of the time, or just getting in from sorting schitt out...
Northside7
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Wait a minute. You live in the UK?
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