English Football Thread! 2006-2007 Season

[Psychotic]

The reason why Arsenal can't beat Bolton is because they're a boring side with no flair. Being boring works fine against Liverpool, but you need flair players like Peter Crouch who can pull off an unexpected piece of skill and trickery to win you the game if you're trying to take down Allardyce's army.

Henry has never scored so beautiful a goal.

Maybe Arsenal should invest in someone creative like Paul Dickov or James Beattie, instead of relying on bully-boys like Hleb and Eboue to out-muscle their opponents.

[charliepanayi]

Hahahahahahah

Nice one Psychotic, that post made me laugh

...wait, it was serious?

[Psychotic]

What do you think?

Although I was deadly serious about Crouchie's goal. It truly is mesmerising watching him bicycle kick it.

[charliepanayi]

Well with Arsenal now seemingly doomed in the FA Cup, the crushingly inevitable Man Utd v Chelsea final looks even more likely. Either that, or they'll face each other beforehand and we'll have a 'Man Utd/Chelsea v Some poor team that's likely to be steamrollered' final

Seriously, the best thing for the FA Cup would be for none of the Big Three left in it to win it, or for one of them to be beaten by another team in the final. But it's never likely to happen.

[Psychotic]

But two of the big three, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, are out already. So basically you mean Man United.

[charliepanayi]

Get back in that time machine to 1978

[Psychotic]

Are you trying to suggest Arsenal are a bigger club than Nottingham Forest?!

Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear oh dear!

Next you'll be saying you're a bigger club than Aston Villa!

[Cz]

Are you trying to suggest Arsenal are a bigger club than Nottingham Forest?!

Forest haven't got a patch on Chapman's boys. With our pioneering W-Formation and the likes of Alex James and Cliff Bastin, we're unstoppable!

[Psychotic]

Isn't Alex James the guy who used to do the commentary on ISS Pro?

[DK]

That game was so awesome. I was such a beast with Holland, 4-5-1 formation with De Rijk up front, constant through balls to him to score. I remember how proud I was when I beasted France 11-0.

[Cz]

Isn't Alex James the guy who used to do the commentary on ISS Pro?

Chris James, I think. Which is why when I discovered that the Fulham reserve player Chris James was on PES6, I jumped for joy and made him the captain of my Master League team. His stats aren't great, but when I see his name appear on the screen, it reminds me that life is good and that anything is possible.

[Psychotic]

Did they include Terry Butcher in the legends? The James-Butcher partnership lives on!

[charliepanayi]

Seeing the FA Cup draw I'd like to congratulate Chelsea on getting a third training session in a row in the competition and a bye to the quarter-finals...

[Psychotic]

lol lucas neill

Now, although we have played a game more than all of these clubs, let me have my moment for the time being.

Liverpool are currently closer to Man Utd in 1st (8 point gap) than Bolton in 5th (9 point gap), and closer to Chelsea in 2nd (2 point gap) than Arsenal in 4th (4 point gap). If only the ol' red machine could get fired up in August instead of November.

One thing that won't change with the games in hand is that we've conceded less goals than any other team in the league. Carragher, Agger (Carragger?!) and Reina = very, very underrated. I wouldn't swap them for any of the other members of the big three, oh alright Arsenal, you can join the big four if you really want to, any of the other members of the big four's CBs and GK. Especially Agger. That boy is going to become the greatest CB in the world in 10 or so years if he keeps this up. Let's hope we can hold onto him.

Also, I dig Rafa's newfound love 3-4-3 formation.

[The Captain]

I wonder, will he stick with the 3-4-3, since it essentially answers the Crouch or Bellamy or Kuyt rotation question.

Can't argue with the results so far though.

Take care all.