2011-2012 English Football Season and STEWART DOWNING WHAT ON EARTH Thread

[Loony BoB]

Best player in the world? Is that a not-so-subtle way of saying "Let's have a Ronaldo v Messi debate"? Or was it just some bizarre Loony BoB joke that nobody will get?

Messi. If nobody gets the joke, I'm stunned.

EDIT: Oh, Suarez. I read it as Aguero. How the hell could Suarez be involved in an unstoppable force?

[Psychotic]

I don't know, maybe you should ask half your team. They seemed to have a bit of a problem with the whole stopping him thing.

[Rocket Edge]

You can't avoid the conversation now Pauly! Messi just about shades it for me. It deserves to be mentioned though that he is playing with the likes of Fabregas, Xavi, & Iniesta, who will assist you about 20 times during a game, where its hard to not look good at playing football. But he's still unique at what he does. I have great time for Ronny though. I will always love him!

[Psychotic]

Messi-in-the-Barca-team is a better player than Ronaldo, but in terms of who is the best unconditionally, I am leaning towards the Portugese winker. He did it in the Prem, he does it at Real, and I think he has been better for Portugal than Messi has been for Argentina.

[Loony BoB]

I don't know, maybe you should ask half your team. They seemed to have a bit of a problem with the whole stopping him thing.

Yeah, it takes the best of the best of Liverpool strikers to get past a back four of Rafael, Evra, Brown and Smalling. Lucky we didn't have our four first choice central defenders that day or we'd have really been in trouble!

In fairness, though, Smalling and Rafael should have done better in that game. Brown... well, Brown.

EDIT: For me, Messi and Ronaldo are about on par with each other and have been for some time, but because Messi plays in the Barca team and has been winning and isn't viewed as an egotistical prick, people have always given him the nod ahead of his Real Madrid counterpart. Ronaldo edges Mess in some areas and vice versa, but overall it's too close to call it one way or another. Different styles due to different strengths which they both are more than happy to make use of.

[Psychotic]

Then how come Raul "is a very good player who liverpool will miss" Mereiles, for example, did not do the same thing to this terrible and awful yet championship-winning back four all day long?

[Loony BoB]

I dunno, but Mereiles has been missed by Liverpool as far as I'm concerned. He's one of the few quality players Chelsea have (well, I say "few", but that's in comparison to how many they used to have ). He's not an amazing game-changer, but he's managed more assists than all but one of Liverpool's midfield this season.

[Bubba]

Ronaldo is a much more devastating player than Messi. You can put Ronaldo in any side and he will have much more of an impact because he doesn't rely on other players to be effective. I still think Messi is 'technically' better though.

Neither of these players can touch Ashley Young for his diving ability though, good effort today, lad!

As a Utd fan though, I was really nervous today... there was a big guy at the bar who I thought was trying to steal my pint as we romped to a 4-0 win.

[Psychotic]

Neither of these players can touch Ashley Young for his diving ability though, good effort today, lad!

Was a real beaut. I was just looking at a gif of it!



I was hoping United would lose though, just to make the Etihad showdown mean something - regardless of which Manchester team eventually wins the title. It'd just be a nice dramatic game to watch. But, y'know, Aston Villa.

Also, welp, bet I am going to end up regretting making fun of Torres and Mereiles now. I swear you're going to get a slightly drunk post from me soon, about how they're like ex-girlfriends who broke my heart and I'm just lashing out because it hurts, and they were great really. Still, Liverpool v Chelsea! That's original! 85 minutes of some of the most dire football ever played, 5 minutes of insane drama. Hurrah.

~REDKNAPP~
~*~4~*~
~ENGLAND~

[charliepanayi]

No idea why Ashley Young was diving today, not like you need to dive to beat this Aston Villa side.

[Old Manus]

Best case scenario is Spurs' recent bad form convinces the FA not to hire him, and so Brendan Rodgers stays at Swansea and all will be well with football.

Also, Ashley Young is Man Utd's new Ronaldo. For all the wrong reasons.

[DK]

I dunno, but Mereiles has been missed by Liverpool as far as I'm concerned. He's one of the few quality players Chelsea have (well, I say "few", but that's in comparison to how many they used to have ). He's not an amazing game-changer, but he's managed more assists than all but one of Liverpool's midfield this season.

not exactly difficult when liverpool's strikers have scored about 10 goals between them all season

[Old Manus]

Also, don't know if anyone else just saw this pearler



SAVED YOUR LIFE JOHN

[Loony BoB]

I dunno, but Mereiles has been missed by Liverpool as far as I'm concerned. He's one of the few quality players Chelsea have (well, I say "few", but that's in comparison to how many they used to have ). He's not an amazing game-changer, but he's managed more assists than all but one of Liverpool's midfield this season.

not exactly difficult when liverpool's strikers have scored about 10 goals between them all season

I did think about this when making that post, but then I remembered that Chelsea are playing with Torres, and I think that speaks for itself.

Re: Ashley Young - hard to feel sorry for Villa when he's been doing such things for them for many a year. But would rather he stopped it. Sounds like SAF will be having a word considering he conceded he makes a meal of such things.

[charliepanayi]

Nominees for PFA Players' Player of the Year award for 2011-12 are: Sergio Aguero (Man City), Joe Hart (Man City), Scott Parker (Tottenham), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Wayne Rooney (Man Utd), David Silva (Man City).

Nominees for Young Player of the Year award are: Sergio Aguero (Man City), Gareth Bale (Tottenham), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea), Kyle Walker (Tottenham), Danny Welbeck (Man Utd).