ES Soccer Thread

[AsburySkinsFan]

Arsenal v Newcastle

---------- Post added December-29th-2012 at 12:51 PM ----------

Arsenal strikes first 1-0 20 minutes in.

---------- Post added December-29th-2012 at 12:53 PM ----------

Arsenals' coach is stuck in his jacket, zipper is broken...they keep going back to him fighting with it.

http://youtu.be/os6G4QLqhv8

[Corcaigh]

Different leagues, various counties....nothing. (U6----U12)
I think if there was deliberate time wasting, i.e. pass back + keeper holding the ball for extended time then we'd probably see it.

Prior to the rule change, what often happened was the keeper would pick the ball up and then roll it back to a defender, who under pressure would just turn around and knock it back to the keeper. And so on. Just time wasting.

[AsburySkinsFan]

Prior to the rule change, what often happened was the keeper would pick the all up and then roll it back to a defender, who under pressure would just turn around and knock it back to the keeper. And so on. Just time wasting.

Yeah, we don't see that at all, the kids are too aggressive on offense to get away with it.

---------- Post added December-29th-2012 at 01:16 PM ----------

Newcastle scores the equalizer of a deflection from an IFK.
44 mins. 1-1
This was huge for Newcastle because Arsenal has been in control of this game from the start.

---------- Post added December-29th-2012 at 01:38 PM ----------

Goal! Arsenal puts one in at the 50 minute mark!
2-1

---------- Post added December-29th-2012 at 01:47 PM ----------

Wow tap in equalizer from Newcastle, doesn't get easier than that for a score, four defenders all on one side of the net, passed across easy-peasy tap in.
2-2 60 min

---------- Post added December-29th-2012 at 01:52 PM ----------

Aaaaaaand Arsenal responds quickly, short cross, off the center bar, off the back of the Newcastle captain's head, then a quick tap in for goal.
3-2 65 mins.

---------- Post added December-29th-2012 at 01:56 PM ----------

Wow sloppy defending again by Arsenal....giving up ANOTHER equalizer!
3-3 69 min

---------- Post added December-29th-2012 at 02:00 PM ----------

Geeze I can't keep up!
Arsenal back up again!
4-3 72 minutes.

[AsburySkinsFan]

Wow things have settled down....no one has scored in the past eight minutes.

---------- Post added December-29th-2012 at 02:12 PM ----------

Bang! Nice one touch diving header off the cross for Arsenal!
5-3 @84 minutes

---------- Post added December-29th-2012 at 02:14 PM ----------

Holy crap!
Arsenal scores again quickly!
6-3 @86 minutes.

---------- Post added December-29th-2012 at 02:20 PM ----------

Oh emm geee
arsenal puts in the 7th! Walcott with the hat trick!
7-3 at 92 minutes with 5 minutes stoppage time.....this could get worse for Newcastle.

[bushwack]

Walcott was tremendous with the hat trick and an assist, & Giroud should have had a hat trick in less than 20 mins, but was denied by the crossbar. Newcastle United is in serious trouble right now, after a great season last year.

[AsburySkinsFan]

Walcott was tremendous with the hat trick and an assist, & Giroud should have had a hat trick in less than 20 mins, but was denied by the crossbar. Newcastle United is in serious trouble right now, after a great season last year.

Yeah, that crossbar was pure robbery.
Newcastle's defense just quit though, no excuse.

*edit
A friend put the "low score" thing into perspective for me a couple weeks ago, we were talking about 2-0 wins not feeling like much, but then he said, "Just multiply them by 7 to see what the NFL score would be". That made a lot of sense to me, so Arsenal won 48-21 over Newcastle. I still don't like the tie thing, but the NFL has made that easier now too so I'm getting used to it.

[jobaga]

Walcott was tremendous with the hat trick and an assist

Walcott would look fantastic in a different shade of Red!

[AsburySkinsFan]

Walcott would look fantastic in a different shade of Red!

ManU?

[jobaga]

ManU?

No. Liverpool!

[AsiaticSkinsFan]

Theo going to Liverpool?

Walcott: 104 games, 38 goals and 28 assists
Bale: 103 games, 33 goals and 18 assists

Theo and Bale are the same player, imo.

[jobaga]

Theo going to Liverpool?

Hey, anything's possible and with Arsenal's track record for keeping players....

[AsiaticSkinsFan]

Hey, anything's possible and with Arsenal's track record for keeping players....

players end up going to clubs that are in a better position than Arsenal. You know that isnt Liverpool, lets not kid ourselves here.

The only thing Liverpool can promise Theo is that he will play central striker, they wont be able to pay him or promise the chance at trophies. Its not happening, and I think Sturridge being signed by Liverpool shows they wont make a move for Theo.

[Laces_0ut]

RVP had a nice goal today. i dont think City will catch United this year.

[jobaga]

players end up going to clubs that are in a better position than Arsenal. You know that isnt Liverpool, lets not kid ourselves here.

The only thing Liverpool can promise Theo is that he will play central striker, they wont be able to pay him or promise the chance at trophies. Its not happening, and I think Sturridge being signed by Liverpool shows they wont make a move for Theo.

I guess you missed the part where I said he would look fantastic in a different shade of Red. I never said he was going to Liverpool, only I would like to see him there. You can take that for what it's worth. As far as I know, nothing is official. The window hasn't opened and no one has taken a physical...

[AsiaticSkinsFan]

I guess you missed the part where I said he would look fantastic in a different shade of Red. I never said he was going to Liverpool, only I would like to see him there.

im aware, which is why I laughed at the thought.

I only went further when you replied that "anything is possible," and cited Arsenal not keeping players as a reason in an attempt to escalate the possibility of Theo going to Liverpool. I then stated that players end up in better situations than Arsenal, and Liverpool isnt that.

You can take that for what it's worth. As far as I know, nothing is official. The window hasn't opened and no one has taken a physical...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20828488

Chelsea's interim manager Rafael Benitez said after his side's 8-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday that he believed Sturridge had travelled to Merseyside for a medical.
"The information I had was that he was there, passing the medical, but we don't have any more information," he added.
"Maybe he will come back to say hello, or goodbye. We will see. He's a good player. He has all the talent."