Winter Mercato 2015 (25 Viewers)
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I remember when as late as Fifa 2004 random mediocre Austrian players were black in the game 
In reality they were as white as toast.
In reality they were as white as toast.
I have to share a memory of the Celtic version of the Club Football game series. The series was made by Codemasters and was supposed to focus on one club in particular - one game for each of the 20 (?) clubs and have every single detail of that club properly represented to be make the fans really satisfied. Maybe other people here had the Juve one?
Anyway in the Celtic version our RWB Didier Agathe (who was black as Charlie Murphy and as fast as lightning) was a slow white guy. I'm sure there were other fuck ups in that game other than it being shite but I remember absolutely pissing myself about that one in particular. I think he was white on various LMA Manager games as well but they even made Henrik Larsson white sometimes.
Because it's an international break so journalists have time to get bored and stir up baseless transfer rumours.
My main recollection of him is that he was so fast and had so little ability that he had the amusing habit of simply running the ball out of play before he could get a cross in.
Martin O'Neill is a pretty extreme example of a coach inclined to pick people more on the grounds of physical attributes than technical ability.
My main recollection of him is that he was so fast and had so little ability that he had the amusing habit of simply running the ball out of play before he could get a cross in.
Martin O'Neill is a pretty extreme example of a coach inclined to pick people more on the grounds of physical attributes than technical ability.
I have to share a memory of the Celtic version of the Club Football game series. The series was made by Codemasters and was supposed to focus on one club in particular - one game for each of the 20 (?) clubs and have every single detail of that club properly represented to be make the fans really satisfied. Maybe other people here had the Juve one?
Anyway in the Celtic version our RWB Didier Agathe (who was black as Charlie Murphy and as fast as lightning) was a slow white guy. I'm sure there were other fuck ups in that game other than it being shite but I remember absolutely pissing myself about that one in particular. I think he was white on various LMA Manager games as well but they even made Henrik Larsson white sometimes.
look up if he is small or large.. and voila.. you have a player
no lets random that shit up.. making chimenti a black guy with an afro..
I don't remember so much Agathe running the ball out of play. What I do remember is him getting to the byline before realising that his cross wouldn't reach anybody in the box and dribbling back to the byline. He had a mammoth slide tackle on him, though. Funny thing is he was a striker and the SPL's top scorer when we bought him
Spot on about O'Neill. That team was full of bruisers. Playing with two DMs and two big strikers up front while having Valgaeren, Balde (!) and Mjallby as a back three demonstrate that although Mjallby and Valgaeren, Sutton and Lambert were all great technically and not just physically. I can remember Valgaeren's leg grew 50% extra every time he went to make a tackle. Alan Thompson and Agathe balanced each other out at least in that they were complete opposites. Agathe was all pace with limited technical attributes while Thompson was great technically while lacking in pace.
About Thompson- I remember at the time England were playing a flat 442 but had no real left midfielder while Alan Thompson was a key part of a Celtic team that was beating teams like Barcelona, Liverpool and Blackburn
rofl: remember that whole thing, Red?). After about a year and a half of clamouring for Thompson to get an England call up he finally got a game and had a shocker and didn't get asked back. Poor guy probably cracked under the pressure.
Apologies, reminiscing over. I love and miss that team.
Spot on about O'Neill. That team was full of bruisers. Playing with two DMs and two big strikers up front while having Valgaeren, Balde (!) and Mjallby as a back three demonstrate that although Mjallby and Valgaeren, Sutton and Lambert were all great technically and not just physically. I can remember Valgaeren's leg grew 50% extra every time he went to make a tackle. Alan Thompson and Agathe balanced each other out at least in that they were complete opposites. Agathe was all pace with limited technical attributes while Thompson was great technically while lacking in pace.
About Thompson- I remember at the time England were playing a flat 442 but had no real left midfielder while Alan Thompson was a key part of a Celtic team that was beating teams like Barcelona, Liverpool and Blackburn
rofl: remember that whole thing, Red?). After about a year and a half of clamouring for Thompson to get an England call up he finally got a game and had a shocker and didn't get asked back. Poor guy probably cracked under the pressure.Apologies, reminiscing over. I love and miss that team.
replaced as in "playing the same position"? i think it´s too early to compare them but where is your conclusion coming from?
last year roma conceded 1 goal in their first 6 games, this year they conceded 4 in 6 and he got himself sent off.
of course we can´t pin the goals conceded on manolas (alone) but saying that he "replaced benatia easily" sounds equaly questionable...
last year roma conceded 1 goal in their first 6 games, this year they conceded 4 in 6 and he got himself sent off.
of course we can´t pin the goals conceded on manolas (alone) but saying that he "replaced benatia easily" sounds equaly questionable...
You certainly got a huge feeling of accomplishment when you beat that Celtic team.
Don't get that with the current one, as enjoyable as it is to beat them.
Yup.
Always thought England's whole 'left sided problem' showed just how tactically stupid people in that country were (are).
I also recall the outright hilarity when we fielded what has to be one of the weakest Dons teams ever and ended Celtic's huge unbeaten home run:
Aberdeen Teamsheet: Preece, Morrison, Buckley, Heikkinen, Rutkiewicz, Higgins, Tosh (Prunty), Sheerin, Zdrilic, Foster, Muirhead.
A veritable 'who's that' of Aberdeen players.
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He must be a great player - he replaced Molinaro in the Stuttgart team.
I think he's just a fast, powerful idiot.
Don't get that with the current one, as enjoyable as it is to beat them.
About Thompson- I remember at the time England were playing a flat 442 but had no real left midfielder while Alan Thompson was a key part of a Celtic team that was beating teams like Barcelona, Liverpool and Blackburn rofl: remember that whole thing, Red?). After about a year and a half of clamouring for Thompson to get an England call up he finally got a game and had a shocker and didn't get asked back. Poor guy probably cracked under the pressure
rofl: remember that whole thing, Red?). After about a year and a half of clamouring for Thompson to get an England call up he finally got a game and had a shocker and didn't get asked back. Poor guy probably cracked under the pressure
Always thought England's whole 'left sided problem' showed just how tactically stupid people in that country were (are).
I also recall the outright hilarity when we fielded what has to be one of the weakest Dons teams ever and ended Celtic's huge unbeaten home run:
Aberdeen Teamsheet: Preece, Morrison, Buckley, Heikkinen, Rutkiewicz, Higgins, Tosh (Prunty), Sheerin, Zdrilic, Foster, Muirhead.
A veritable 'who's that' of Aberdeen players.
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Don't know him but checked his profile on whoscored(who are not the bible but...) of this CB:
weakness: passing, holding on to the ball
pros: likes to dribble, commits fouls often
weakness: passing, holding on to the ball
pros: likes to dribble, commits fouls often
I think he's just a fast, powerful idiot.
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