Comments on: Barca 6, Valladolid 0, a.k.a. “Mercy please, Mr. Eto’o, sir.”

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:29:47 +0000

http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=958622

even though the sources cited are not credible… it would suck having Arshavin go to the E.E.!!!

its part of the territory of having such a great club, you just cant fit all of the great players that are also fans into the squad. I’ve been a fan of Van Der Vaart’s for a longtime, and when i heard he was a Barca fan i thought he would make a great addition. Although, to be quite honest… NO ONE can displace Xavi or Iniesta (i’d rather start Iniesta with crutches than hleb…)

… but still, it sucks seeing barca fans have to settle for playing for the E.E.

tragic…

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:50:39 +0000

guys (especially kxevin) , why is it that everytime Ronnie gets a compliment on this thread it is quickly followed by a “yeah, he’s playing decent in a crappy league, but i’m sure glad he’s not with us anymore!”… (im sure its baby kevin talking… not uncle kevin)

By: tomatutomate

tomatutomate — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:11:55 +0000

Thanks Kxevin. When I wrote the Deco translation I specificlly interended to convey that feeling from what I originally felt after reading it in the source language.

By: Kxevin

Kxevin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:28:35 +0000

But they don’t, Ciaran. I’m sure it will be more of the same. He’s threatened to not play for them if they don’t sell him. We’ll see how that goes.

8 race horses? Yow!

I’d replace Henry with a striker, since we’re also going to lose Eto’o, probably this summer. Hopefully Krkic will be ready by then, and that classic “9″ will enter the picture again.

By: Ciaran

Ciaran — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:59:55 +0000

The ‘horses for courses’ thing is basically about the way different horses react to different racing conditions. Horses have every bit as much personality as us homo sapiens do. Horses, even with the same breeding, have preferences for different ‘going’. Some like hard ground, some soft ground and others like left handed courses, some right handed. Other horses get familiar with local courses and perform better on them.
For the record, I have 8 race horses.

Playing Iniesta in the flood last week was a terrible example of horses for courses. It didn’t suit our little magician’s slick passing and dribbling.

By the by, if we do lose Henry in the winter or summer, do we replace with a striker or out-an-out winger?
I’m still all excited about his Uefa Cup and Euro 08 performances. If Zenit had a soul then it may be possible to get Arshavin.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:55:21 +0000

Ahh I must have missed the Dos Santos talk in the previous thread. My bad.

By: Kxevin

Kxevin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:52:53 +0000

Uncle Kxevin is the benevolent one. Baby Kxevin is the petulant, “What do you mean Iniesta won’t be there when I’m in the Camp Nou??!! And no Abidal??!! Waaaah!”

By: Isaiah

Isaiah — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:22:06 +0000

What’s the difference between Baby Kxevin and Uncle Kxevin, anyway?

Currently, you just have multiple personality disorder, but they’re all semi-lovable, so it’s not a problem.

Note I said semi-lovable…Not so lovable when you disagree with me on player ratings — Baby Zaya doesn’t like that. Crap, now I’m catching it. It’s contagious everyone!

By: Kxevin

Kxevin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:01:48 +0000

Uncle Kxevin was on the Dos Santos case in a previous thread, Charlie. He is definitely having exploratory surgery. Bad timing, given the Spurs sudden resurgence. Guess it was just a coaching thing?

Krish, I have nothing but love for anyone who has helped the club achieve excellence. But I’m speaking truth. He does sound just as I characterized him. He’s landed on his feet at Chelsea, and I wish him all the best, except when/if they play us.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:39:24 +0000

Totally random, and I’m not sure if someone has posted this yet:

Gio Dos Santos is getting very little playing time at Spurs and now might have to go in for ankle surgery.

Not that I am wishing an ankle injury on him or anything, but you have to smile at the karma involved here. He left us to go to Spurs because of playing time and now he’s not even playing!