The best part was when the commentator gave England an 8/10 for beating Hungry 2-1.
What's a 10/10, finally beating the USA?
20/10 for beating Brazil.
The best part was when the commentator gave England an 8/10 for beating Hungry 2-1.
What's a 10/10, finally beating the USA?
20/10 for beating Brazil.
In all honesty, that's about right.
EDIT: As in, that's about the rating he'd give.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
Yeah no, for England, that was an 8/10 performance. They didn't lose or draw! Well done Brave Lions!
And in other news, Man United sign star Portuguese striker Bebe, who nobody has ever heard of before, for 7 million pounds. Apparently we already have 8 strikers on our books before this guy. Might need some help though figuring them all out: Rooney, Berbatov, Diouf, Welbeck, Macheda, Owen, Hernandez...who's number 8?
Good, solid England performance, but strictly speaking this is Hungary and it should have been more than 2-1. Bobby Zamora looking sharp up front, he did a hell of a lot more than Rooney. Keiran Gibbs had a good game too.
But the England defence is a shambles. If Hungary actually bothered to push players further up the pitch, they would have scored a few more. The back line was only truly under pressure twice, and the first time Dawson (nightmare debut) cocked it up and it lead to a goal. The second time, once again Hungary slipped through with the easiest of balls, and Gera should have buried it. Glen Johnson is rubbish (sorry Psy), but unfortunately there isn't anybody else to take his position. I can't help thinking that once Terry and Ferdinand retire, we're going to have serious problems.
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Diouf's out on loan anyway isn't he?Originally Posted by champagne supernova
Get out.
He should really just become a winger already.
He really should. Defensively rubbish. But England's defence in the future will be awesome. Michah Richards on the right, Jagielka and Dawson in the middle & Gibbs on the left. How can the World Cup not be returning to England in 2014Get out.
He should really just become a winger already.
EDIT: They said 8 on the books, so Diouf still counts even if he is on loan. But we're still missing the 8th guy.
EDIT 2: Apparently Obertan is a striker. Lies, but whatever.
Last edited by champagne supernova; 08-11-2010 at 11:32 PM.
Bebe is more of an attacking midfielder than a striker to be honest. He was raised in an orphanage and actually played in the homeless worlfd cup. Its a mad story for him.
Pretty sure that they said Bébé will become the 8th guy.
Can't find anything on this guy, not even match reports. This guy is crazy obscure.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
All I know is that some Portuguese side signed him a few weeks ago and now we've signed him from them. Portuguese side must have made a mad profit.
No, Sky said we already have 8 strikers on our books.
Sky can get things wrong on occasion. Daniel Taylor of The Guardian - a more reliable source for pretty much everything to do with Manchester United - notes he becomes the eighth striker, rather than us already having eight before Bébé.
Manchester United sign £7.4m Portuguese striker Bebe | Football | The Guardian
One could possibly argue the case of Joshua King being a striker on our books, too, who is currently on loan at (and scoring for) Preston North End. He's played off the bench for the senior team on a Carling Cup game, after all.But I think Sky have just got it wrong, as King isn't really a senior team player just yet, more of an academy/reserves player for now.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
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I FOUND THIS
Bébé – or Tiago Manuel Dias Ferreira to give him his full name and letter writers in United’s club shop nightmares – was virtually unknown to an English audience before Manchester United paid an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £7.4m, to sign him.
The 20-year-old forward, who can play on either flank, as a target man or support striker, thus follows a recent trend in young talent Sir Alex Ferguson has mined from Portugal after Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani took the same path.
Raised in an orphanage, Bébé played in matches organised by homeless associations, having spending time on the streets as a youngster. He was spotted by third division Portuguese club Estrela Amadora after impressing for amateur side Loures.
Moving through the youth ranks to the senior side there, the Cacem-born striker attracted the interest of a number of top level clubs in Portugal, as well as a host of European heavyweights including Real Madrid and United.
It was the sharp eye of Ferguson’s former assistant at Old Trafford, Carlos Queiroz, that saw United move for the player, after the Portugal manager tipped off his old friend, but not before Bébé made one final move, which adds an air of mystery to the deal.
Just five weeks ago he signed for Vitoria Guimaraes on a free transfer after Estrela Amadora failed to pay his wages. Though he never made an official appearance for Guimaraes, his form in pre-season only confirmed United’s assessment of the player. So Guimaraes have effectively 'flipped' the player for a quick profit of over £7m.
United's possibly wasteful transfer policy aside, the player does appear to be talented. Bébé scored four goals in his last seven friendly appearances for Guimaraes, with the chronicler of their matches on the club’s website getting more and more animated about the forward's ability with each passing game.
The surprise move sees him become the third signing of the summer at Old Trafford after Chris Smalling from Fulham and Javier Hernández from Chivas de Guadalajara at an outlay of around £25m.
A quick, powerful and technically adroit forward, the 6ft 2in Bébé will bring a physical presence to United’s attack though with Rooney, Hernández, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Owen and Federico Macheda all vying for places it could be that Ferguson has taken a punt, albeit a very expensive one, on a player for the future
Daily Telegraph
Speaking of homeless United players, I am pretty sure Nike promised us this:
I demand it to happen already.
Also, I, for one, hope Liverpool's new signing repeats this on Sunday. To Fabregas, if at all possible, but I'd settle for Van Persie or Arshavin.
Go on Arshavin, be the scourge of Anfield once again!
Oh what the heck, can we just get a draw and run?
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Can't you and I bicker for a good page or so first?
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