Football Club -- Part Deux

@venkatesh561 said:
@TONYMBA Yes Pirlo's a definite shocker but the team that's present is XAVI INIESTA, that's the reson schweinsteiger and pirlo weren't selected i think
its really quite subjective about selection of best 11 for FIFA Team of the year... this week and next week we gonna see some cracking matches.... that makes me much more excited
@maddy0707 said:
Alonso ki jagah to aa sakta tha pirlo
La Liga ke taraf FIFA ka thoda jyada inclination hai..thats the reason IMO
@TONYMBA said:
its really quite subjective about selection of best 11 for FIFA Team of the year... this week and next week we gonna see some cracking matches.... that makes me much more excited
Yeah another classico in line.
@TONYMBA said:
La Liga ke taraf FIFA ka thoda jyada inclination hai..thats the reason IMO
Yep, in reality fifa dosen't choose but instead footballers,coaches and journalists vote for their best XI and most of them do not know players outside Laliga or EPL.
@maddy0707 said:
Yep, in reality fifa dosen't choose but instead footballers,coaches and journalists vote for their best XI and most of them do not know players outside Laliga or EPL.
aisa nahi hai mere dost.....you cant challenge their knowledge.....in fact,diplomacy runs a lot...and Italian Serie A and Bundesliga get huge attentions as well but politics spoil a lot
@TONYMBA said:
aisa nahi hai mere dost.....you cant challenge their knowledge.....in fact,diplomacy runs a lot...and Italian Serie A and Bundesliga get huge attentions as well but politics spoil a lot
l pta nahi josh josh mein likh diya yar
Nah i don't think yar serie a aur bundesliga are not that much popular.
Bas log bhawnao mein beh jate hain sochte hain spain in euro,world cup jeeta hain players bhi ache hain inhi ko vote de do.
P.S. IMO, i may be wrong.
@subhakimi said:
I think we make a mistake when we infer that Arsenal would have been far better placed with RVP. I think we were hit more hard by the departure of Song and not RVP. RVP was no doubt a blow to us but then we are scoring very freely. But what we lack is someone who can shield the back four . Our back four is as poor as any of a lower half team and Song was a bigger blow.You can't win trophies if you can't defend. And we cannot defend.
Nopes Song was flourishing mainly due to RVP. Song's passes were being converted into goals by RVP only. Both of them had a good understanding. So, when van persie left it made sense to let go off Song too.
By the way, song is struggling at Barca.
On second point, Steve bould has introduced zonal marking which worked at the start of season but failed miserably thereafter. We need a drastic change in strategy.
@maddy0707 : well another thing is that UEFA Champions league is the most prestigious league among clubs....and those teams who perform consistently here,their players get more accolades from UEFA , FIFA for Ballon d'or and other prizes..and EPL teams could not perfrom consistently.....e.g. MANU and MANC last season knocked out from Champions league and Europa League as well in group stage...that hit hard to players on a global perspective...also Chelsea's knock out this season

@subhakimi Song was the worst in positional sense. He wasn't a good defensive midfielder. He was a good box-to-box player, but never a defensive midfielder. He sucked ass at that position. It was only illusionary because he used to play deep in the early stages of the game, and had the physicality of a defensive midfielder. Arteta had to cover up loads of times last season, when Song ventured forward!

But the final was bayern vs chelsea and none of their players were selected in world XI.


But it's true Arsenal really lack a kickass cum badass defensive midfielder, in the mould of a Vieira.

As much as I like Arteta, he is not a defensive midfielder, but he has done his job to the best of his abilities. He cannot be relied for the full course of the season.

Diaby is too slow and too prone to injuries. He is a good link between defence and attack, but not an out and out defensive midfielder, as he lacks the robustness and the pace.

Wilshere is the most naturally talented midfielder out there in the side, apart from Cazorla of course, but again he is a great box to box midfielder, and not a defensive minded midfielder. He could however do a job in defensive midfield, but Arsene won't play him there as he recognizes his abilities.

Coquelin is an out and out defensive midfielder, and I really like the look of him at times. Quick, tenacious and hard working. Ready to play anywhere, so versatile. However, he needs to be more consistent.

Frimpong. Well, he is Dench. Not really an Arsenal type player, though you have to love his passion for the club. Can see him do well in an average side like Fulham, but not Arsenal.

Ramsey has played well recently in a deeper role, but again he played as a CM, and not a CDM. Big difference between the two.

@maddy0707 said:
But the final was bayern vs chelsea and none of their players were selected in world XI.
world XI ki baat chodo....that part always remains hyped and controversial
@TONYMBA said:
world XI ki baat chodo....that part always remains hyped and controversial
yeah it's been two months and we are discussing it now.

May be Arsenal should sign Fellaini. Best CDM in the league in my book 😁

@subhakimi If Song was good, we wouldn't have conceded 49 goals last season, even though Koscielny was a beast in defence.
I will give you examples. Check out the highlights of the Norwich 3-3 draw at home. Check Song's positioning sense in each goal that Norwich scored. I am not saying he is not a good tackler, but his positional sense is pathetic. Very rarely in the right place at the right time, in the defensive scheme of things.
@supreetkini Agree ! 😃
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@venkatesh561 Volleyball or Rugby?
@supreetkini Rugby when ball is on ground which mostly will be for 2 mins 39 seconds out of whole 90 mins 😛 volleyball between ryan shawcross and andy carrolll :D