Someone needs to remind him that he can't take players off the dribble

8/18/2013 9:07:07 AM

Soldaldo!

8/18/2013 9:39:24 AM

Gayle is not a handsome man.

8/18/2013 9:43:33 AM

Look out, its Chamakh time...

8/18/2013 9:54:44 AM

LOL, where's the pic of Lennon running with the sausage arms?

8/18/2013 9:57:13 AM

Capoue is GD monster

8/18/2013 10:12:23 AM

Spurs finishing like a team of Rosicky's

8/18/2013 10:17:25 AM

Things getting tight....

8/18/2013 10:18:44 AM

HUGO BOSS

8/18/2013 10:19:26 AM

Solid away win to start the season. Palace was lively.

8/18/2013 10:22:28 AM

Hope Vertonghen isnt hurt too bad.

Shaky first game. Still desperately need Bale to compete at top.

^ good crowd but worst squad in the league this year....

[Edited on August 18, 2013 at 10:24 AM. Reason : by far]

8/18/2013 10:23:04 AM

I thought they wouldn't stop the game if you were in an attacking position.

8/18/2013 10:23:38 AM

I don't think it was that bad. Good win on the road. They can certainly compete for 4th place without Bale.

[Edited on August 18, 2013 at 10:27 AM. Reason : united, city, chelsea, then who??????????????]

8/18/2013 10:25:13 AM

True. I mean the big three (big four no longer exists).

Top six are all but sorted. Even with Arsene's assholeishness they can be top six.

[Edited on August 18, 2013 at 10:27 AM. Reason : X]

8/18/2013 10:27:04 AM

Quote :

"Even with Arsene's assholeishness they can will be top six."

One thing Wenger can do is avoid embarrassing seasons.

8/18/2013 10:30:39 AM

Hmmm, Lukaku on the bench in favor of Torres.

8/18/2013 10:31:50 AM

Glad to get 3 even though the squad didn't put their best foot forward today.

The squad depth definitely made the difference imo

btw anybody else bet on soccer? I usually just stick to football, but I might dip my toe in the water this season.

Took Chelsea -1 1H (+115) and Dortmund -1 1H (-125)

[Edited on August 18, 2013 at 10:48 AM. Reason : COYS]

8/18/2013 10:42:04 AM

lol keeper just punched Torres in the face

ahaha then saved the penalty

[Edited on August 18, 2013 at 11:06 AM. Reason : like a boss]

8/18/2013 11:05:42 AM

Random observation, but I don't really like the graphics on the new Nike ball because you can't get a good feel on how the ball is spinning.

The adidas ball the Bundesliga is using makes it super easy to see.

8/18/2013 11:36:37 AM

^ Agreed. Ball is wack this season.



Also so glad Ollie's back:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2396673/Ian-Holloway-slams-referee-Mark-Clattenburg-Spurs-penalty-decision-defeat.html

[Edited on August 18, 2013 at 4:44 PM. Reason : .]

8/18/2013 4:43:38 PM

Watched The Football League Review Show instead of the two snorefests this morning. I really hope Forest goes up this year.

8/18/2013 5:13:26 PM

I get IH is angling so that this club can get some calls down the road, but that's pen 10 times out of 10.

He probably should have waited until there was an actual questionable call that went against them before pulling that card.

8/18/2013 6:48:30 PM

He should pick his battles if he wants to be taken seriously. Clear a penalty as there will be all season.

Lots of Willian to Spurs talk. That'd be £90m spent if I'm correct. Or £91.4m more than Arsenal.

8/18/2013 7:48:45 PM

I can't wait to see my Arsenal coworker go into full melt down mode tomorrow when I start giving him shit. He takes this shit WAAAAAAY too serious. I'm certain that he'd rather see an Arsenal Champions League title over an NCSU national championship

8/18/2013 8:15:09 PM

^Unless he's from London and didn't go to State that's completely unacceptable.

8/18/2013 8:31:31 PM

Oxlade-Chamberlain reportedly out 6 months.

8/18/2013 8:40:23 PM

Hate that for the guy. He's by far the most likeable player on that team.

When it rains it pours I guess

8/18/2013 9:03:57 PM

3^ I don't get it myself. He's from the U S of A and he's a State grad. I started pulling for Tottenham just to fuck with him.

8/18/2013 10:08:35 PM

^ How is that hard to understand?

I would rather see United win the league and champions league than NC State win anything. Obviously if both win that's great but just because I went to NC State doesn't mean I am as passionate about State as United.

8/18/2013 10:10:39 PM

I love United, but an NC State title in anything gives me the power to hold over smug UNC shitface fans for at least a year, so....


It'd be different if I knew as many uneducated liverpool/arsenal/etc fans as I do UNC ones, but I'm not in the motherland

[Edited on August 18, 2013 at 10:18 PM. Reason : for the most part the EPL fans I know aren't morons like the UNC crowd]

8/18/2013 10:17:24 PM

NC State title takes precedence over Arsenal for me.

8/18/2013 10:31:13 PM

Quote :

"Oxlade-Chamberlain reportedly out 6 months."

Arg. Conundrum for me. On one hand it pleases me that Arsenal won't have him but he's a solid player on the England squad and we have World Cup qualifiers coming up!

8/18/2013 10:59:00 PM

Quote :

"He should pick his battles if he wants to be taken seriously. Clear a penalty as there will be all season. Lots of Willian to Spurs talk. That'd be £90m spent if I'm correct. Or £91.4m more than Arsenal."

Only £50,399,999 if that Suarez transfer goes through.

8/18/2013 10:59:08 PM

Wazza are you from the US

8/18/2013 11:19:28 PM

I'd take one NC State title over 3 Liverpool titles.

8/19/2013 8:02:55 AM

A State title is definitely more important to me than a title from Arsenal.

8/19/2013 8:14:14 AM

I'd take 1 State title over any of my pro sports teams for eternity. I actually have a connection to State. Not just fandom.

8/19/2013 8:39:24 AM

^ Yep. That's how I feel too.

The only thing I'd ever take over a NC State championship is a US world cup.

8/19/2013 8:42:56 AM

Commence the panic buys.

Actually like Cabaye and Kondogbia but we will end up with players below them I'm sure..

8/19/2013 8:57:32 AM

^^ that is exactly what I came to say. In terms of sports, a US World Cup victory in my lifetime would be the ultimate. NC State basketball followed by NC State football would be my next two. Any professional sports come after that.

[Edited on August 19, 2013 at 9:00 AM. Reason : ]

8/19/2013 9:00:12 AM

^^ What's the lineup situation look like for weds? Obviously Ox is out, but will Gibbs play?

8/19/2013 10:32:38 AM

I'd say World Cup would either be on equal footing or slightly less than an NC State football/basketball championship.

The one thing about an NC State championship would be bragging rights. While I know a few Europeans, there wouldn't be much gloating to anyone in person.

8/19/2013 10:55:06 AM

So the only reason you care about your school/team's success is so you can brag to other people who support a rival team about it?

[Edited on August 19, 2013 at 11:05 AM. Reason : sounds annoying as fuck]

8/19/2013 11:03:27 AM

No Cabaye in 18 for Toon.

He's good but not what Arsenal desperately need. Plenty of quality AMs already though I suppose with Ox out he could be used.

8/19/2013 2:19:15 PM

Quote :

"What's the lineup situation look like for weds? Obviously Ox is out, but will Gibbs play"

Ramsey, Rosicky, and Gibbs are supposedly available.

8/19/2013 2:45:46 PM

fucking Wenger

everybody who pays attention to Arsenal knows they need a DM, GK, winger, striker, and CB, yet his senile old ass goes out trying to buy an AM

8/19/2013 2:53:59 PM

comes down to what you are more passionate about. While I went to NC State it doesn't mean I am more passionate about it over United. I just feel a better connection to United than State. So when it came down to it I would rather see United win a title than State.

No I am not from the US, I was just naturalized though and have been cheering for the USNMT. Still pick England over the US if we played against each other though. Goes back to the connections part again.

[Edited on August 19, 2013 at 3:24 PM. Reason : .]

8/19/2013 3:23:15 PM

8/19/2013 3:38:02 PM

That is a serious LOL

8/19/2013 3:56:50 PM

8/19/2013 4:24:19 PM