Football Rants
Friday, June 17, 2011
Liverpool's fixtures for the 2011-12 (Premier League)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Fernando Torres First Training Session With Chelsea FC
Monday, January 31, 2011
Betrayal!!
"One should rather die than be betrayed. There is no deceit in death. It delivers precisely what it has promised. Betrayal, though ... betrayal is the willful slaughter of hope"
That's what all Liverpool fans all around the world are saying when it was confirmed that Fernando Torres has signed for Chelsea. When it was first rumored that Chelsea came in with 35m Pounds for him, I thought to myself no way he will ever join Chelsea because of the rivalry between the two sides, but reality came and bit me right in the ass. It is now confirmed that he has joined Chelsea for 50m pounds and has now also confirmed his status at Liverpool as a traitor. "I will never join any other English club, Athletico Madrid was my club in Spain and Liverpool is my club in England", those we his exact words in his autobiography and well guess what Torres? you lied!
We all could accept that you will leave Liverpool someday but to leave for Chelsea is not acceptable in any shape or form. You could of ask Liverpool to let you go to any other big club outside England and we would of thanked you for your great service to the club, we would have put you down as a forever Liverpool legend and would have sang songs of your past glories until we die.But that's all gone now. You have (in our hearts) sank lower then Micheal Owen did, he left Liverpool hanging for Real Madrid and after that his career just went down hill.
Yes I understand that you wanted to win trophies and for any footballer, he wants to be judged by the amount of trophies he has won in his career and not for the money he earns. Again I say this Torres, you could have gone anywhere across Europe but you chose Chelsea, big mistake mate! We would have done anything for you to make sure that you are happy and comfortable but you still couldn't see it and couldn't have waited. You say that Chelsea has great fans, think again! this was the same shite fans that wanted Carlo Ancelotti out after some bad results and this was a proven manager with a magnificent CV that won two trophies for them last season. Lets see how they treat you Fernando, they are all smiles to your face when your scoring goals but wait until one or two bad performances and see them stab you in the back. Feels like Deja vu doesn't it Torres?
We all should have seen this coming, I personally felt something fishy was going on in your head, everybody else said that wait until you gain full fitness and we will start to see the goals flowing again but like everybody else,I was not fooled, I've been studying your body language for a few months. You were not working as hard when you first arrived, you we much more selfish, you were not the the same person that arrived 3 years ago. You sulk when nothing is going your way. You never appreciate your team mates efforts.
Some Liverpool fans would argue that how could Liverpool let him leave for Chelsea? well lets get something straight, the Liverpool hierarchy would have never allowed Torres to leave for a rival club, but because there was a clause in his contract that said that if a bid of 50m pounds is offered, then he would be aloud to speak to the bidding club but to our bad luck, Chelsea actually came in and offered that audacious amount of money.
Oh yeah! and one more thing my dear Fernando, I hope you choke and die at Chelsea because you will never get the same treatment you got from us at Liverpool.You were never the biggest thing at Liverpool and you will never be. You claimed that you would never play for any other club in England besides Liverpool.Everybody is replaceable, even you.You thought that You were a big fish in a little pond, no way man! You were a small fish surrounded by smaller fish in a big pond my friend. Because no one not even Fernando Torres is bigger then Liverpool. You are replaceable like everybody else. Good luck with life at Chelsea mate, hope you crash and burn.......
Love,
LIVERPOOL FC FAN
YNWA
That's what all Liverpool fans all around the world are saying when it was confirmed that Fernando Torres has signed for Chelsea. When it was first rumored that Chelsea came in with 35m Pounds for him, I thought to myself no way he will ever join Chelsea because of the rivalry between the two sides, but reality came and bit me right in the ass. It is now confirmed that he has joined Chelsea for 50m pounds and has now also confirmed his status at Liverpool as a traitor. "I will never join any other English club, Athletico Madrid was my club in Spain and Liverpool is my club in England", those we his exact words in his autobiography and well guess what Torres? you lied!
We all could accept that you will leave Liverpool someday but to leave for Chelsea is not acceptable in any shape or form. You could of ask Liverpool to let you go to any other big club outside England and we would of thanked you for your great service to the club, we would have put you down as a forever Liverpool legend and would have sang songs of your past glories until we die.But that's all gone now. You have (in our hearts) sank lower then Micheal Owen did, he left Liverpool hanging for Real Madrid and after that his career just went down hill.
Yes I understand that you wanted to win trophies and for any footballer, he wants to be judged by the amount of trophies he has won in his career and not for the money he earns. Again I say this Torres, you could have gone anywhere across Europe but you chose Chelsea, big mistake mate! We would have done anything for you to make sure that you are happy and comfortable but you still couldn't see it and couldn't have waited. You say that Chelsea has great fans, think again! this was the same shite fans that wanted Carlo Ancelotti out after some bad results and this was a proven manager with a magnificent CV that won two trophies for them last season. Lets see how they treat you Fernando, they are all smiles to your face when your scoring goals but wait until one or two bad performances and see them stab you in the back. Feels like Deja vu doesn't it Torres?
We all should have seen this coming, I personally felt something fishy was going on in your head, everybody else said that wait until you gain full fitness and we will start to see the goals flowing again but like everybody else,I was not fooled, I've been studying your body language for a few months. You were not working as hard when you first arrived, you we much more selfish, you were not the the same person that arrived 3 years ago. You sulk when nothing is going your way. You never appreciate your team mates efforts.
Some Liverpool fans would argue that how could Liverpool let him leave for Chelsea? well lets get something straight, the Liverpool hierarchy would have never allowed Torres to leave for a rival club, but because there was a clause in his contract that said that if a bid of 50m pounds is offered, then he would be aloud to speak to the bidding club but to our bad luck, Chelsea actually came in and offered that audacious amount of money.
Oh yeah! and one more thing my dear Fernando, I hope you choke and die at Chelsea because you will never get the same treatment you got from us at Liverpool.You were never the biggest thing at Liverpool and you will never be. You claimed that you would never play for any other club in England besides Liverpool.Everybody is replaceable, even you.You thought that You were a big fish in a little pond, no way man! You were a small fish surrounded by smaller fish in a big pond my friend. Because no one not even Fernando Torres is bigger then Liverpool. You are replaceable like everybody else. Good luck with life at Chelsea mate, hope you crash and burn.......
Love,
LIVERPOOL FC FAN
YNWA
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Man United vs Liverpool FA Cup 3rd Round (The Verdict)
Well, this is the verdict in my view from last night's match, first of all I would like to congratulate Man United for winning the match and progressing into the 4th Round of the FA Cup. Now lets get down to business, did Man United deserve to win that match? certainly not. Based on the performance as a whole they did not threaten Liverpool much after they were reduced to ten men and dare I say that if Steven Gerrard was still on the pitch we could have won it, that was how poor man United were last night. Did Liverpool deserved to lose the match? well perhaps, after Steven Gerrard was sent off for a reckless tackle and he did deserve it to. That was not called for, I know that you are 1-0 down and creating little chances in the match, but as captain of your team, you of all must keep a cool head. If there is aggression building up inside you, you must control it but he didn't and he was sent off and effectively lost the game for us and I applaude the referee for making the right decision, that was the right call. For the 2nd minute penalty decision, that was the most bullshit decisions I have ever seen, it was clear to everyone watching that he went down far to easily. The dive was so perfect that I was already holding my score card to give him a perfect ten. The Bulgarian Olympic team scouts were surely watching the match and saying that they have a talented individual that they could add to their diving team come next year. If the referee's sight was blocked off, why didn't the linemen see the dive that SHITE made? Agger barely touched him and he went down 5 seconds later like someone in the crowd shot him right in the head and then again I wish there was.
Credit must go to WoopaTV for producing this brilliant clip & John Paul Francis for finding it on You Tube.
Anyway, what's done is done and Liverpool have to keep their chin up and take the positive from the match. The first positive that they can take is that the team finally worked their socks off, they closed down the United players when they were high up the pitch and limiting their play. The second is that I now know that in Kenny Daglish, the players have a manager that knows how to man manage. Which is very important in football and he will get the player playing for him which was evident last night. Believe me, if Roy Hodgson was still in charge for last night's match, it would have been much worse. I would like to thank Roy Hodgson for his contribution to the team (which was little or nothing) but if you're not performing then it's just time to go.
Yes there were positives to take from the match but there also were negatives. The first negative was that we lost the match and are now out of the FA Cup and the second negative is that Steven Gerrard is now banned for three matches and will miss crucial games for us and the third negative is the attitude of Fernando Torres, when everyone else was working their socks of to try and help the team, he just didn't fancy it at all. He played over 70 minutes and and contributed nothing, this type of attitude is not called for. This is where Kenny needs to stamp his authority onto the team, if you're not performing then you are dropped or even shown the door if your attitude is still the same, because no one is bigger then the club. Either shape up or be shifted out.
There is no need to dwell on what might have been, we just need to look to up and look to the coming games and try to win as many as possible because surely Liverpool have to make it into Europe.That's the minimum target and if they don't,then they will lose out in terms of money generated into the club.
Now is the time Liverpool, pull your socks up and start producing. There are no more excuses, you have a proven manager who has done it in the past and you have passionate fans behind you, cheering you on. Please don't disappoint us.
YNWA
Credit must go to WoopaTV for producing this brilliant clip & John Paul Francis for finding it on You Tube.
Anyway, what's done is done and Liverpool have to keep their chin up and take the positive from the match. The first positive that they can take is that the team finally worked their socks off, they closed down the United players when they were high up the pitch and limiting their play. The second is that I now know that in Kenny Daglish, the players have a manager that knows how to man manage. Which is very important in football and he will get the player playing for him which was evident last night. Believe me, if Roy Hodgson was still in charge for last night's match, it would have been much worse. I would like to thank Roy Hodgson for his contribution to the team (which was little or nothing) but if you're not performing then it's just time to go.
Yes there were positives to take from the match but there also were negatives. The first negative was that we lost the match and are now out of the FA Cup and the second negative is that Steven Gerrard is now banned for three matches and will miss crucial games for us and the third negative is the attitude of Fernando Torres, when everyone else was working their socks of to try and help the team, he just didn't fancy it at all. He played over 70 minutes and and contributed nothing, this type of attitude is not called for. This is where Kenny needs to stamp his authority onto the team, if you're not performing then you are dropped or even shown the door if your attitude is still the same, because no one is bigger then the club. Either shape up or be shifted out.
There is no need to dwell on what might have been, we just need to look to up and look to the coming games and try to win as many as possible because surely Liverpool have to make it into Europe.That's the minimum target and if they don't,then they will lose out in terms of money generated into the club.
Now is the time Liverpool, pull your socks up and start producing. There are no more excuses, you have a proven manager who has done it in the past and you have passionate fans behind you, cheering you on. Please don't disappoint us.
YNWA
Monday, January 3, 2011
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima
Better known as RONALDO, was one of the most prolific strikers the world has ever witnessed. In a time when the world idolized the no.10 jersey made famous by Pele, Marodona, Bobby Charlton and many more, he was the guy that dared to dream and make his own mark on the World of football when he made the no. 9 jersey his own. Known as the true no.9 he was the type of player that's only produced ones in a life time.
Born 18th September 1976, He currently ply his trade in Brazil with a football club called Corinthians but lets take a journey back to when it all started, He first became a professional football at the age of 17 when he started to play for Cruzeiro in Brazil where he scored 12 goals in 14 appearances. This was an astonishing feet considering that he was initially rejected by his boyhood team(Flamengo). After the 1994 World Cup he choose to move to Europe with PSV being his preferred destination from the advice of Brazilian legend Romario. In his first season there he scored an astonishing 30 goals in the league but his second season was marred by his first of many serious knee injuries, even then he still managed to score nearly a goal per game for PSV and he finished with 12 goals in 13 appearances. It was here that people were starting to take notice of his abilities and the most noticeable of this was Inter Milan and Barcelona but it was the Catalan club who managed to persuade him and after his two seasons with PSV, he followed his manager who at the time was Sir Bobby Robson to Barcelona for a fee of USD17 million. Even though he only had a brief spell with the Catalans, he still managed to win three trophies with the team and also became the youngest ever player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year and in the same season he finish runner up for the European Player of the year award.
In that season alone, he scored a remarkable 47 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions and was the top scorer in the Spanish league with 34 goals in 37 appearances. From that year till the 2009 season, no one has scored more then 30 goals in the league in one season. A magnificent feat for a then 20 year old.
After contract negotiations broke down between Ronaldo and Barcelona, Inter Milan came and snapped him up for a fee of 19 million Pounds. He adjusted to life in Italy really well, this is where he started to develop into the complete forward we all know now by not just scoring goals but assisting in them as well. In his first season with Inter he won his second FIFA World Player of The Year in a row and also sweeping the European Player of the year award. His second season for Inter was marred by another serious knee injury and only managed a couple of games for the club. In his third season, he only managed to play 7 minutes when his knee buckled under him once again and that required surgery and intensive rehabilitation which would put him out for the rest of the season. Considering that the World Cup was close, many people has lost all hope that he would play. But behind the scenes and behind closed doors, he was secretly undergoing an intense fitness regime to get back to full fitness so that he could make the Brazilian squad for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. With hard work, dedication and determination, he did make the squad and not only that, he managed to end the competition as the top scorer with 8 goals and also help Brazil win their 5th World Cup title.
After the 2002 World Cup, Real Madrid who be building a super team went in to sign Ronaldo from Inter Milan for a fee of 38 million Pounds and his jersey sales broke all records on the first day alone. His debut for the team was postponed because he had a minor injury. But when he did he did it with swagger, he scored two goals on his debut for Real Madrid and went on to score 23 goals for the club and he also helped the team win the Spanish League and Champions League titles hence confirming his status in the club's history. His form continue for another two season until injuries and weight issues forced then manager at the club Fabio Capello to show him the door.
He later joined AC Milan for an undisclosed fee. But with more injuries and more weight problems reoccurring, this was the main reason for his fall from grace. He only managed to score a hand full of goals and is behind the pecking order at the club in his two seasons there and there was only but one option for him and that was to leave the club.
A not so glorious end to tremendous football genius that on his hey-day, this guy could score against any team. And he won't just score any goal,he will do it with style. He would beat four defenders with his pace and skill, play a little one two with Zidane and after all that is set and done, all is left to do is just to take the ball around the goal keeper for him to put it in the back of the net. It was just that simple for him but it was so freekin' brilliant for us.
Thank You Ronaldo for the excellent football memories...
WE SALUTE & HONOR YOU.
Born 18th September 1976, He currently ply his trade in Brazil with a football club called Corinthians but lets take a journey back to when it all started, He first became a professional football at the age of 17 when he started to play for Cruzeiro in Brazil where he scored 12 goals in 14 appearances. This was an astonishing feet considering that he was initially rejected by his boyhood team(Flamengo). After the 1994 World Cup he choose to move to Europe with PSV being his preferred destination from the advice of Brazilian legend Romario. In his first season there he scored an astonishing 30 goals in the league but his second season was marred by his first of many serious knee injuries, even then he still managed to score nearly a goal per game for PSV and he finished with 12 goals in 13 appearances. It was here that people were starting to take notice of his abilities and the most noticeable of this was Inter Milan and Barcelona but it was the Catalan club who managed to persuade him and after his two seasons with PSV, he followed his manager who at the time was Sir Bobby Robson to Barcelona for a fee of USD17 million. Even though he only had a brief spell with the Catalans, he still managed to win three trophies with the team and also became the youngest ever player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year and in the same season he finish runner up for the European Player of the year award.
In that season alone, he scored a remarkable 47 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions and was the top scorer in the Spanish league with 34 goals in 37 appearances. From that year till the 2009 season, no one has scored more then 30 goals in the league in one season. A magnificent feat for a then 20 year old.
After contract negotiations broke down between Ronaldo and Barcelona, Inter Milan came and snapped him up for a fee of 19 million Pounds. He adjusted to life in Italy really well, this is where he started to develop into the complete forward we all know now by not just scoring goals but assisting in them as well. In his first season with Inter he won his second FIFA World Player of The Year in a row and also sweeping the European Player of the year award. His second season for Inter was marred by another serious knee injury and only managed a couple of games for the club. In his third season, he only managed to play 7 minutes when his knee buckled under him once again and that required surgery and intensive rehabilitation which would put him out for the rest of the season. Considering that the World Cup was close, many people has lost all hope that he would play. But behind the scenes and behind closed doors, he was secretly undergoing an intense fitness regime to get back to full fitness so that he could make the Brazilian squad for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. With hard work, dedication and determination, he did make the squad and not only that, he managed to end the competition as the top scorer with 8 goals and also help Brazil win their 5th World Cup title.
After the 2002 World Cup, Real Madrid who be building a super team went in to sign Ronaldo from Inter Milan for a fee of 38 million Pounds and his jersey sales broke all records on the first day alone. His debut for the team was postponed because he had a minor injury. But when he did he did it with swagger, he scored two goals on his debut for Real Madrid and went on to score 23 goals for the club and he also helped the team win the Spanish League and Champions League titles hence confirming his status in the club's history. His form continue for another two season until injuries and weight issues forced then manager at the club Fabio Capello to show him the door.
He later joined AC Milan for an undisclosed fee. But with more injuries and more weight problems reoccurring, this was the main reason for his fall from grace. He only managed to score a hand full of goals and is behind the pecking order at the club in his two seasons there and there was only but one option for him and that was to leave the club.
A not so glorious end to tremendous football genius that on his hey-day, this guy could score against any team. And he won't just score any goal,he will do it with style. He would beat four defenders with his pace and skill, play a little one two with Zidane and after all that is set and done, all is left to do is just to take the ball around the goal keeper for him to put it in the back of the net. It was just that simple for him but it was so freekin' brilliant for us.
Thank You Ronaldo for the excellent football memories...
WE SALUTE & HONOR YOU.
What is wrong with Chelsea FC?
Well, at the start of the season this team was flying high, they were unbeatable and scoring goals for fun.Now they lay 5th in the table, six points adrift off Man United who lay first with a game in hand mind you. So what went wrong with this team? Their slump started when the board of directors of Chelsea announced the shock sacking of Carlo Ancelotti's assistant. Ray Wilkins was sacked from Chelsea for no apparent reason and it certainly came as a shock to me. He was Chelsea thru and thru. The players looked up to him as a mentor and as a person who could guide them thru thick and thin, but now he is know longer at the club. This could be one reason for Chelsea's fall from grace.In my opinion, the manager at Chelsea football club is merely there to make up the numbers. When Roman Abramovich took over, yes the clubs enjoyed success for more then 50 years but it all comes with consequences. Basically what he wants is to control all aspect of the club. From it's transfer dealings right thru to the pre and post match team talks. For him, money will never be an object because the can afford to buy any damn thing that he wants so when he bought the football club he wanted to run it like a football manager's game. Hiring and firing people is just a part of his fantasy world. Since his take over in 2003, no less then six managers have been booted. A person who is not in the same wave length with him will surely feel his wrath.Well, going back to Chelsea's situation, it's clear that the players are protesting to the handling of Ray Wilkins harsh sacking. They feel that the decision to sack him without any warning is hard done by and this is the best way they feel that they can get back at the people responsible for it. By not performing well on the pitch they are sending a clear message to all involved that they just can go sacking people here and there, they are not just a piece of meat that the owner can just throw around.
But things are going to be OK. It seems that they are slowly coming out of the recent slump in form and they can only look forward to a bright future.
ps: Make some new signing cuz your current squad just needs some
fresh faces to give the team strengths in debt.
But things are going to be OK. It seems that they are slowly coming out of the recent slump in form and they can only look forward to a bright future.
ps: Make some new signing cuz your current squad just needs some
fresh faces to give the team strengths in debt.
Monday, December 27, 2010
What now for Malaysian Football?
Last Sunday, the Malaysian national team won a match against Indonesia in the Suzuki Cup Final 1st leg. It's a massive feat considering that the Indonesians are considered superior to us. To win itself is a massive achievement but to win 3-0 is impressive. But, one advice to all Malaysian, lets not get carried away. Yes, to be in a cup final and to have 1 hand already on the trophy is a proud feeling for any Malaysian, but lets get back to reality and face it people, this Competition is nothing more then a mickey mouse competition compared to others and why does a cup final needs to be a two legged affair is beyond my thinking. Anyway, back to the main topic, by analyzing the performances of the team in this competition it shows that our football has progressed and our future looks bright. If we do eventually win the competition and I hope we do, we can use it as a steeping stone to further develop our football. What impresses me the most not the fact that Malaysia are in the final of a competition nor that they are close to winning it but actually that the team that has Malaysians talking is that the team itself is made out of youngsters. The average age of the team is 23 to 24 years of age. Praises must go out to the manager Raja Gobal and his coaches for developing a young team that is well disciplined mentally, physically, tactically and also for changing their character from a lazy bunch of buggers to individuals who works hard for the team. That means that something is going right somewhere and please don't let politics get involved in this. It will only make thing worse for ourselves. One thing that I am worried about is that these youngsters might get big headed and think that they are already superstars regardless of what happens. If they do then we will be right back where we started, it has always been that way in Malaysian football, we take one step forward and then two steps back.All the hard work done will go down the drain. As for the Suzuki Cup, one advise to the players, It's not over yet! you still have to go to Indonesia and perform. You guys still have 90 minutes to play and I do hope you give it all the best and make us proud by bringing back the Cup.If you do win, congratulations! Enjoy it while you can but there's a lot more work to be done.
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