Association Football Picture/GIF/Video Thread

[moomba]

Fair enough, my point was that if you can shut down a teams best player you have a better chance to beat them, us stopping Messi scoring played a pretty big part in winning the CL. I'm happy to be proud of that. No ones saying Messi's shit or it makes him a worse player.

But moving on.

So you celebrate a good result. That pic is celebrating keeping Messi scoreless, even in games you lost. Seems weird to me.

 

[chef]

This just grinds my gears. It's score a goal. You dont kick a goal. That's AFL.

True.

 

[chef]

So you celebrate a good result. That pic is celebrating keeping Messi scoreless, even in games you lost. Seems weird to me.

Fair enough, I've said everything already and moved on.

 

[Cooldude]

For someone of Messi's ability to not score against a team for so long is quite noteworthy though

Although Arbeloa did keep him in his pocket against us too, that was when he still played on the right hand side though

Zidane and Bergkamp, the two most technically gifted players I've seen, two footballers I'd kill to play like

 

[Magma]

This just grinds my gears. It's score a goal. You dont kick a goal. That's AFL.

i love it when the keeper comes out and takes a mark.

 

[charcoalchicken]

dat hair though...

should of just kept it shaved.

 

[Cruyff14]

dat hair though...

should of just kept it shaved.

That's what is so iconic about him.

 

[Magma]

sir joseph needs to read some books about irony.

 

[Cooldude]

Joey is short for Joseph? What a twat

 

[Magma]

Joey is short for Joseph? What a twat

you mean sir joseph of twattage

 

[mcuzzy]

ironic, yes, but true.

 

[jod23]

Barton is a twat, but he is right. Terry and Giggs are both shit blokes.

 

[CotchNCo]

These are all the tweets. He is pretty spot on.

I do find it odd when the people defending JT say stuff like "it was Bridge's ex, he wasn't even with her anymore." What they seem to forget is that he still cheated on his wife.

 

[Shoei]

Cant fault that logic.

And i ****ing hate Barton.

French campaigner.

 

[A Bit High]

Giggs the footballer is a LEGEND.

Cities loss was Uniteds gain



0 Red cards in his club career. He was sent off in a 2001 World Cup qualifier for Wales against Norway.
1 Goal of the season, his match-winner in the FA Cup semifinal against Arsenal in 1999.
1 PFA Player of the year award, for the 2008-09 season.
1 OBE for services to football, awarded in 2007.
1 Honorary degree, a master of arts from Salford university for contributions to football and charity work in developing countries.
2 Champions League winner's medals, in 1999 and 2008.
2 PFA young player of the year awards.
3 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, including two from BBC Wales.
4 FA Cups: 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2004.
4 League Cups: 1992, 2006, 2009 and 2010.
6 Times included in the PFA team of the year.
10 Goals against Tottenham and Middlesbrough, the opposition he has scored most frequently against.
12 Goals for Wales.
13 English league titles, a record.
21 The only player to have appeared and scored in all 21 Premier League campaigns so far.
22 The 22nd person to receive the freedom of the City of Salford in January 2010.
35 Trophies won. He is the most decorated player in English football history.
37 Oldest player to score in the Champions League at 37 years, 289 days – against Benfica in September 2011.
50 Games against Arsenal, the opposition he has faced most frequently.
64 Caps for Wales.
148 Champions League games played.
168 Goals for Manchester United.
666 League appearances, a Manchester United record.
952 Manchester United appearances, the most in the club's history.
1,021 Total senior games.

 

[A Bit High]

And who can forget this goal.

United down to 10 men, Schmeichel had saved Bergkamp's penalty in injury time, United's Treble Dream slipping away....then Vierra passes to, well to this day nobody really knows........or cares




United power on to an Unprecedented English TREBLE

 

[SM]

Giggs the footballer is a LEGEND.

Cities loss was Uniteds gain



0 Red cards in his club career. He was sent off in a 2001 World Cup qualifier for Wales against Norway.
1 Goal of the season, his match-winner in the FA Cup semifinal against Arsenal in 1999.
1 PFA Player of the year award, for the 2008-09 season.
1 OBE for services to football, awarded in 2007.
1 Honorary degree, a master of arts from Salford university for contributions to football and charity work in developing countries.
2 Champions League winner's medals, in 1999 and 2008.
2 PFA young player of the year awards.
3 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, including two from BBC Wales.
4 FA Cups: 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2004.
4 League Cups: 1992, 2006, 2009 and 2010.
6 Times included in the PFA team of the year.
10 Goals against Tottenham and Middlesbrough, the opposition he has scored most frequently against.
12 Goals for Wales.
13 English league titles, a record.
21 The only player to have appeared and scored in all 21 Premier League campaigns so far.
22 The 22nd person to receive the freedom of the City of Salford in January 2010.
35 Trophies won. He is the most decorated player in English football history.
37 Oldest player to score in the Champions League at 37 years, 289 days – against Benfica in September 2011.
50 Games against Arsenal, the opposition he has faced most frequently.
64 Caps for Wales.
148 Champions League games played.
168 Goals for Manchester United.
666 League appearances, a Manchester United record.
952 Manchester United appearances, the most in the club's history.
1,021 Total senior games.

Has he scored this season?

 

[moomba]

Wasnt City's loss, we were never going to sign him on a pro contract and he wouldnt be a hundredth of the player he ended up being even if he did carry on at City.

As it is, while I respect his achievements in the team environment he is vastly over rated as a player.

I first came to Manchester in 1993, Giggs was being kept out of the side by Kanchelskis. For a long time he was what I'd call an underperformer, never really fulfilling the expectarions of him when he first broke through.

In the late 90's and early 00's he had a reputation if only performing when his contract was up for renewal. Was booed on many occasions by United supporters.

For me his best era at United came in his mid 30's whwn he moved away from being an inconsistent, occasionally anonymous, occasionally brilliant winger.

And as a man, lets face it when Joey Barton calls you out and no-one can really argue with what he says, you've got some skeletons in the cupboard.

Respect his longetivity, respect his ability but would struggle to make my Man United team if the premier league era.

 

[glenferry23]

Fair points raised by Barton. Never thought I'd see the day when I agree with that idiot, but he's spot on. Giggs the bloke is a campaigner.

 

[A Bit High]

Has he scored this season?

Is the season over so soon? Shit I thought it ended in May.....My bad

Wasnt City's loss, we were never going to sign him on a pro contract and he wouldnt be a hundredth of the player he ended up being even if he did carry on at City.

As it is, while I respect his achievements in the team environment he is vastly over rated as a player.

I first came to Manchester in 1993, Giggs was being kept out of the side by Kanchelskis. For a long time he was what I'd call an underperformer, never really fulfilling the expectarions of him when he first broke through.

In the late 90's and early 00's he had a reputation if only performing when his contract was up for renewal. Was booed on many occasions by United supporters.

For me his best era at United came in his mid 30's whwn he moved away from being an inconsistent, occasionally anonymous, occasionally brilliant winger.

And as a man, lets face it when Joey Barton calls you out and no-one can really argue with what he says, you've got some skeletons in the cupboard.

Respect his longetivity, respect his ability but would struggle to make my Man United team if the premier league era.

You would have had him in a heartbeat if you could

 

[Cruyff14]

Has he scored this season?

Is the season over so soon? Shit I thought it ended in May.....My bad

The answer to your question SM is clearly not after that response.

 

[moomba]

Is the season over so soon? Shit I thought it ended in May.....My bad



You would have had him in a heartbeat if you could

No, as I said he wouldnt have been anywhere near the player he ended up being if he stayed at City. And I just don't rate him anywhere near other rag players I would have loved to have seen at City.

 

[A Bit High]

No, as I said he wouldnt have been anywhere near the player he ended up being if he stayed at City. And I just don't rate him anywhere near other rag players I would have loved to have seen at City.

Fair enough, we have been blessed. I would be interested in your Ultimate United EPL side then moomba and I will put mine down also

 

[Cruyff14]

------Schmeichel-----​

Neville----Stam-----Vidic----Irwin​

----Keane---​

Ronaldo----------------------Giggs​

----------Scholes---------​

----van Nistelrooy----Cantona------​

 

[A Bit High]

Schmeichel
G.Neville - Vidic - Stam - Irwin
Ronaldo - Scholes - Keane - Giggs
Cantona - Van Nistelrooy

Van der Saar, Beckham, Kanchelskis, Ferdinand, Evra, Rooney, Solskjear