Other Matches This Weekend + Monday + Tuesday

Henry Norris 1913 · Post by **Henry Norris 1913** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:35 pm

who would you rather have in your team, Bent or Dzeko?

would take bent like, he isn't half a canny player

safcftm · Post by **safcftm** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:39 pm

Henry Norris 1913 wrote:who would you rather have in your team, Bent or Dzeko?

would take bent like, he isn't half a canny player

I'll be brutally honest, I've seen very little of Dzeko so cant really comment. From what I hear he is good in the air, strong, two footed and can hold the ball up as well as score, so I would assume he is better than Bent, but I'll wait and see a bit of him for meself before judging- too many people nowadays seem to go on about players they've seen next to nothing of as if they are some sort of expert, when in reality they've maybe watched the player 2 or 3 times and heard about him on skysports or watched a youtube compilation, i'm happy to admit i knaa very little about the bloke

mcdowell42 · Post by **mcdowell42** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:24 pm

villa beat city

Captain Fabregas · Post by **Captain Fabregas** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:29 pm

21 shots off target for City

LDB · Post by **LDB** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:33 pm

"the most open title race in ages" is becoming a bit of a man yoo procession. I guess its up to us to put up some resistance, which imo hangs on whether Wenger buys a proper centre half.

JMascis666 · Post by **JMascis666** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:34 pm

And the crunts are still unbeaten.

Dan_85 · Post by **Dan_85** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:35 pm

JMascis666 wrote:And the crunts are still unbeaten.

They still have some hard games to come though. I don't think they'll go unbeaten but they'll only lose 1 or 2 i think.

1989 · Post by **1989** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:38 pm

The City RB (Boateng)...how on earth did he make it as a defender? I lost count of the amount of times he chickened out of 50-50's. Plus he wears his socks over his knees and a snood to top it all off! Soft shite.

JMascis666 · Post by **JMascis666** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:40 pm

Dan_85 wrote:
JMascis666 wrote:And the crunts are still unbeaten.
They still have some hard games to come though. I don't think they'll go unbeaten but they'll only lose 1 or 2 i think.

I hope your right mate, I keep telling myself the same thing.

mcdowell42 · Post by **mcdowell42** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:47 pm

Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Manchester United 22 13 9 0 29 48
2 Arsenal 23 14 4 5 26 46
3 Manchester City 24 13 6 5 17 45
4 Chelsea 22 11 5 6 19 38
5 Tottenham Hotspur 23 10 8 5 6 38

IrishGunner · Post by **IrishGunner** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:47 pm

I have a feeling it'll be up to us to stop their run, imagine if we're level on points come april, the sky hype machine will be in overdrive

corkbarry · Post by **corkbarry** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:48 pm

safcftm wrote:
worthing_gooner wrote:I rate Darren Bent actually. I know he played for the scum but he's a bloody good finisher and has scored goals wherever he's been.

Lets face it, anyone who can score 32 goals in 58 games for a shit team like Sunderland must be half decent

Imagine how many he'd score with the amount of chances a decent team like Arsenal would create for him

You wouldnt want him. Benty is a class goalscorer, I'm not going to turn round and pretend he isnt, but he needs to have teams set up to play to his strengths, which means balls over the top for him, constantly. He hasn't ever forged a good partnership with anyone, which is why Spurs tended not to start him and were happy to let him go, and why we needed to try replacing Jones with Gyan in an attempt to find him a partner he could do well with (which didnt work).

When Bent was with us, he ended up getting a ridiculously high percentage of our goals when he was on the pitch because everything was played up to him and he doesnt have the ability to bring other people into the game- if it doesnt drop to him for him to finish, the move breaks down. Today we played much better with Gyan up front by himself- if you watch MotD you will see numerous times where Gyan plays people in, most notably a great pass for Richardson's first goal, Bent simply doesnt do this. Today was one of our better performances of recent times since we were able to maintain possession and the ball was sticking up front, in direct contrast to recent games with Bent in the side where we have struggled to get a grip.

this was up there with the Chelsea away game as our best performance- another game in which Darren Bent didnt feature and again a match which saw the ball stick up front and saw the goals shared around the team (Gyan, Onuoha and Welbeck that day). This inability to bring people into play, added to poor control and first touch, is why Bent doesnt get the chances for England that his goal record would seem to suggest he deserves

Arsenal would be a much worse side with Bent in the team, despite the goals he would get you, which is why Villa were the only side interested when it was obvious he was available- he wouldnt fit your style of play at all and you would end up playing horrible football and wishing for Bendtner to get back in the side

He is great at what he is- a poacher up top who, if you build your team to his strengths and play everything to him, will get you around 20 goals a season. this makes him a valuable player, and it makes him a good player, but try to vary your style and he cant manage it, sign other players and he gets pissed off if he isnt getting the limelight. He is suited to clubs like Charlton, like us when we got him, and like Villa now who dont have another class striker and who will benefit a great deal from the goals he can get. What he isnt is a good footballer, and he isnt capable of playing in different systems, and this is why he is frustrating.

Case in point, look at today- he has scored and fair play to the c**t for it- he is the one up front and he is sniffing around hoping for a keeping mistake or a through ball played where he can get onto it. Other than his goal however, how often has he touched the ball? Very, very rarely and he has contributed nothing but the goal. Good enough for Villa in their predicament, but it wouldnt be good enough for Arsenal, isnt seen as good enough for England, and if an inability to hold the ball up and influence a match is combined with an inability to play effectively with a strike partner, it isn't good enough for any club who really wants to progress.

He is also a two faced, lying, disingenuous, odious, badge tapping, cock sucking, utter, utter c**t of a man- but that is besides the point.[/quote]

You remind me of DB10 but i can't put my finger on it

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:37 pm

safcftm wrote:
Captain Fabregas wrote:
safcftm wrote:c**t- 1-0 Villa, Darren fucking Bent
we want Villa to win
hmm, well how about this for a timeline:

GOAL Villa 1 Man City 0 (Darren Bent)
INJURY Darren Bent (Villa) (Death)
FULL TIME Viila 1 Man City 0

That'd suit us both

Captain Fabregas · Post by **Captain Fabregas** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:55 pm

looks like we are on last on match of the day??

Bring Back Pires · Post by **Bring Back Pires** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:42 pm

Kieran Richardson - what a scumbag. Kicks a Blackpool player in the head and makes him bleed heavily from his nose, and doesn't even go back to the player to apologise or check if he's okay. Just walks off like he couldn't give a shit.

As Paul Merson would say, "If El-Hadji Diouf had done this we'd all be going mad". I'm truly sick and tired with these chavvy English wideboys and their bad attitudes.