Football Banter

(23-04-2013 15:01 )groundnpound Wrote:  

(23-04-2013 14:45 )dan g 27 Wrote:  I agree. Van Persie's goal was quality no doubt, but Van Basten's goal was so rare and special. To beat the keeper from that kind of angle is fantastic.

Both were superb mate.

While we're on the subject of great volleys...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E3BLrgvgHnE

The fact that Zidane's volley proved to be the winner in a Champions League final makes it even better.

Here's 16 of the best volleys. Look out for Maicon's volley, pure quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQzxTGNVrJc

(23-04-2013 14:59 )dan g 27 Wrote:  Huge transfer news as well today.

Bayern Munich have agreed I think a £30 million transfer with Borussia Dortmund for star player Mario Gotez.

An awful day that for European and German football. Hopefully it doesn't affect Dortmund too much and they can use the money and also from the Lewandowski sale to invest in new recruits like Eriksen or Isco.

Also sorry to bring it up again, but I think the Suarez incident has gone too far now.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footbal...ining.html

i know bayern activated the release clause but gotze in my view should have rejected the move, its not like he hasnt won the bundesliga league before and is he gonna get guarenteed starts in a packed midfield already? even shaquiri cant even get in the team so it would have been better to try another league.

A fair point about Gotze but we don't know yet who Bayern might be selling in the summer. They could make room for him quite easily. I have a feeling it might be quite an interesting close season over the summer with some big money exchanging hands.

(23-04-2013 15:11 )dan g 27 Wrote:  The fact that Zidane's volley proved to be the winner in a Champions League final makes it even better.

Here's 16 of the best volleys. Look out for Maicon's volley, pure quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQzxTGNVrJc

having probs seeing it is ginola's and yeboahs volleys in there?

(23-04-2013 15:27 )Shan_afc_90 Wrote:  i know bayern activated the release clause but gotze in my view should have rejected the move, its not like he hasnt won the bundesliga league before and is he gonna get guarenteed starts in a packed midfield already? even shaquiri cant even get in the team so it would have been better to try another league.

I'm hearing things like Robben and Ribery may leave in the summer or Gotez may be used as a false 9, which in turn would pave the way for Gomez to leave. The reason Gotez said he wanted to leave is because he wanted the opportunity to work with Guardiola. Its not gone down well with Dortmund fans at all either, who feel betrayed by Gotez.

Also with Gotez potentially playing as a false 9 then I guess that would mean Lewandowski won't be going to Bayern Munich. Lewandowski will definitely leave Dortmund and I think he may end up at Chelsea. I think it would be a good move for him especially with Mata, Oscar and Hazard behind him providing the ammunition for him to score goals.

It's just weird though signing for a rival when he still got matches to play for dortmund , it's true what klopp said about the league potentially turning the same like Scotland, bayern are set comfortably for the next decade or so

(23-04-2013 17:57 )Shan_afc_90 Wrote:  It's just weird though signing for a rival when the season ain't even finished yet, it's true what klopp said about the league potentially turning the same like Scotland, bayern are set comfortably for the next decade or so

That's what I fear for the Bundesliga's future. In the Guardian there was column about worries that Bayern and Dortmund could drift further away from the chasing pack forming a duopoly like in Spain. But now the reality seems worse with Bayern sucking the talent out of their nearest rival thus consolidating them at the top of Bundesliga with no hope for any team to dismantle them unless Bayern take their foot off the gas occasionally.

Its funny because I read somewhere that mentioned that one of the people in charge of Bayern Munich was worried about the competiveness of Bundesliga and now they are responsible for making it even weaker. I just hope for the sake of German and European football that Dortmund respond well to this and are able to replace the talent in Gotez and Lewandowski and can keep in touch with Bayern. Bundesliga prides itself on being one of the most competitive leagues in Europe and if that is lost then the Bundesliga faces some serious challenges in the future.

Funny enough, I'm sort of glad that Man City and Chelsea have all the cash they have at their disposal. Because if they didn't then perhaps Man United would have won more than 13 league titles under Fergie.

(23-04-2013 06:06 )babelover48 Wrote:  Suarez is lucky that he's not being pursued for questioning by Merseyside police for a common assault or worse since Asanovic isn't taking the matter further.

Who's Asanovic? A Chelsea player? If it was me I wouldn't have bothered biting any Chelsea player, I'd have saved myself for Dimitar Burgertov or Bacary Lasagne.

If Guardiola doesn't get Munich to a champions league final next year, he should be sacked. Lol