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Austeenx: `[color=orange]Yeah, players like Rafinha. [/color]

Yap..

AjanleKoko: Good to hear that Xavi is staying one more year. We don't have enough depth in the middle, and the B Team guys aren't coming through as well as we had expected. We're embarassingly rich in attack, strengthening in defence, but the midfield is a bit suspect.

Left to me,Xavi should be long gone..What's the use in still keeping him again? To start benching Rakitic and start playing politics with their LA Masia stuff again?
We already got enough mid fielders who are young and vibrant to deal with...Having Xavi is really gonna stunt many Players progress in our ranks......Game time!!

honeric01: When in the office and idle, i play FIFA 14, do you know that i ditched Hummels for Subotic? my Defenders are "Abate/Montoya, Pique/Bartra, Subotic and Alba/Alaba

lol...I have watched two of them play countless times together,and Subotic was always better..
Hope Germany is not taking over from England in the "Hyping Department"......
Luke Shaw for £35m!! What tha phuck!!!

dmcdad: Your opinion is spot on. It would have been a disaster if we had brought in Hummels. You know why? The answer is Piqué! Although Hummels is a better version of Piqué, that doesn't hide the fact that they are both slow players.

Don't get me wrong people! Hummels is a decent defender with a wealth of experience and good positional play. And one would wanna argue that for one who was great for Germany throughout the World Cup, it would have been a great signing. But honestly, the reverse would have been the case here as Germany play a different kinda football compared to Barca. In a team like Madrid, he would thrive greatly because they play counter-attacking football and as such doesn't keep the backline exposed as opposed to us. We maintain a highline at the back to combine well with the midfield and join in the play. The downside of this is that it exposes us to counter-attacks. And so, we need rather fast players. If we have not got Piqué, then Hummels wouldn't have been a bad idea with his good positional play and experience. But we can't have two snails as CBs or it would be suicidal.

Ever wonder why Piqué and Bartra played very limited matches together last season? It was mostly either Piqué - Mascherano or Mascherano-Bartra.

Yea..I just realised that..
If we can add that Bilbao guy to our ranks,I will be happy....

ddippset: your score! 4/4. very correct.

tnx..

Chanchit: Don't worry, going by ur username, you will definately get someone else on ur wish list.

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lol....

In my opinion,Mathieu is a better signing to Hummels..
1)He wanted to come..That's the desire of someone who wants to give his all..He even went as far as pushing through the transfer..That is courage and dedication..But the reverse is the case with Hummels..
2)Experience..Mathieu will bring experience to the back line..Pique is 27yrs whereas Hummels is 25yrs and Mathieu is 30yrs..Pique can't possibly be pleased to be receiving instructions from his junior both football-wise and otherwise..But he will listen to Mathieu...
3)Mathieu knows the league..no need for any adaptation and acclimatization again...
4) Hummels is over hyped..Subotic is actually Dortmunds defence Lynch pin!!!!
My humble opinion

cisse7575: ... just hoping Suarez would've finished serving his ban before the first el-classico

Lol...had the same thought too..Hope those fellas from the capital don't do any funny shit!!

What Eminem can teach you about marketing
Eminem is a terrific writer, but if he wasn’t
also a natural marketer, he might very well be
still living on the wrong side of 8 Mile.
1) Put yourself out there
Be tireless and undaunted. Marshall paid his
dues in underground clubs as the only white
boy to step up and take the mic.
“ I was playing in the beginning, the
mood all changed. I been chewed up and
spit out and booed off stage. But I kept
rhyming and stepwritin the next cypher,
best believe somebody’s paying the pied
piper . . .
Em knew that no one was about to hand him
anything. If he wanted his voice heard, it was
his job to spread it.
2) Be extreme
Try speaking to everyone and you end up
speaking to no one.
As Sonia recently pointed out, Jenny Lawson
and Naomi Dunford aren’t for everyone, but
those who love them, really, really LOVE them.
“ See I’m a poet to some, a regular
modern day Shakespeare, Jesus Christ
the King of these Latter Day Saints here.
To shatter the picture in which of that as
they paint me, as a monger of hate and
Satan — a scatter-brained atheist. But
that ain’t the case, see it’s a matter of
taste. We as a people decide if Shady’s
as bad as they say he is. Or is he the
latter — a gateway to escape? Media
scapegoat, who they can be mad at
today . . .
3) Tell a story
Build a backstory that is unique to you and
you’ll develop a following that can belong to
no one else.
Marshall’s storytelling was evident in his first
LP, but he cemented his place as a teller of
unforgettable tales in the second album, most
notably with the song Stan, which tells the
story of a crazed fan who does double duty in
the song as a doppleganger for Marshall.
Eminem used this narrative as both a means
of self reflection and as a response to the
many critics questioning the cultural impact of
his music.
4) Experiment
Eminem’s music is crammed with
experimentation. From the simple lo-fi beats
of his earliest work to the wicked carnival
rhythms which characterized his partnership
with Dr. Dre, and all the loopy meters in
between, it’s easy to imagine that Marshall
isn’t happy unless he’s trying something new.
Not every experiment works, but at least he’s
willing to play in the lab.
5) Address objections
A big rule of marketing is to address audience
objections before the audience does.
Eminem has a history, going all the way back
to his first major release, of addressing critics
head on without flinching.
“ How many retards’ll listen to me
and run up in the school shooting when
they’re pissed at a teach-er, her, him, is
it you is it them? ‘Wasn’t me, Slim Shady
said to do it again!’ Damn! How much
damage can you do with a pen? Man, I’m
just as %#&@#! up as you woulda been
if you woulda been, in my shoes, who
woulda thought, Slim Shady would be
something that you woulda bought?
Marshall Mathers is complicated and
undeniably controversial, and though his
critics would correctly point out that his music
is filled with hate and vitriol, few of them seem
to acknowledge that he is also manipulating
his own material, taking his arguments to
such ridiculous extremes that he turns them
into farce.
Love him or hate him, the man known as
Eminem has proven that he’s an important
force in both modern music and culture. You
don’t have to like his lyrics or his message to
learn something from him. I’m grateful for the
day my wife wondered out loud if I really knew
what I was talking about.
http://www.copyblogger.com/eminem/

Ten years back, my soon-to-be wife, Cindy,
and I first noticed the bombarding beat for
Marshall Mather’s “My Name Is.”
“What an ass,” I said as the two of us sat to
watch the Grammies a year later. “It’s sad he
can sell so many records just by being vile.
Really, how much talent can that possibly
take?”
“Have you heard the record?” Cindy asked.
“No,” I admitted. “But I’ve heard enough to
know he’s an ass.”
She pursed her lips in silence as I stuttered
through a series of half-articulated examples
— the criticisms of others slipping through the
filter of my voice. Unlike me, she was
withholding judgment of the music until she’d
heard more of it.
“You know if you listen to the album you’ll be
a lot more entitled to an opinion, right?”
My wife has taught me, and continues to
teach me, more than anyone else.
The next day I bought the Slim Shady LP
along with the newly minted Marshall Mathers
album. I then spent the next few months in a
new sort of aural awe.
I’m not sure what my expectations were, but
they certainly weren’t to meet a man who
would murder my preconceptions of the
alphabet.
Though I’ve always been drawn to great
lyricists and songwriters, I’d never heard
anyone able to effectively indulge satire, rage,
sorrow, shame, guilt, regret, power, passion,
loneliness, bravado, stupidity, genius,
leadership, idiocy, misogyny, sympathy and,
believe it or not, tender compassion. And
Eminem was doing it in a stream of
pentameter that would, I’m certain, cause
William Shakespeare to shudder.
Plus, the dude is a brilliant storyteller.
Marshall Mathers is a lyrical sniper with a
shotgun, and vents more in a few hundred
words than many are able to effectively
communicate in pages of copy. When I listen
to an Eminem record, I’m hearing a man who
cares about every single syllable and the exact
tone of its delivery.
This isn’t to say all his songs are good. In
fact, each album has a handful of songs I find
both repugnant and unendurable. Yet they are
always peppered against gems of absolute
genius.
Eminem is a complicated artist, and could
easily provoke pages of arguments on his
positives, negatives and overall impact on our
culture for better or worse. But as a writer and
marketer, few can touch what he’s managed to
accomplish.
Meaning that if we pay attention, there’s
plenty to learn.
What Eminem can teach you about writing
1) Write and read all you can
Marshall started writing while just a child,
constantly sanding the rough edges of his
craft, knowing without doubt that the only
thing that would get him out of the trailer
park and into a better life was furious effort
and endless practice .
Marshall familiarized himself with the greats
until storytelling was as natural as drawing
breath. He may have started by imitating the
pioneers who came before him, but Eminem
soon blended their legacy into his own brew
that was like nothing else.
2) Edit ruthlessly
Eminem’s best tracks harbor some of the
tightest writing I’ve seen in any medium. One
has to wonder just how long he spends on
each song, considering how securely each
syllable is cemented in place.
Not only can Em craft a compelling argument
in prose, he can also structure it in a way that
would dazzle Dr. Seuss, not only by rhyming
words that shouldn’t rhyme, but by packing
more poetry into a verse than should be
technically possible. Only fastidious editing
can pull the written word so taut.
3) Write what you know
One of the things that makes Eminem so
polarizing is that his message flies from mind
to mic with only the thinnest filter in between.
Listening to his music is like tuning into a live
therapy session that would make Tony
Soprano seem stable by comparison. It’s easy
to believe that Marshall is speaking directly
from his heart and unique set of experiences.
4) Start strong and finish stronger
The best of Em’s songs achieve something
rare in commercially produced music — they
realize a powerful climax prior to their
conclusion. Many of Marshall’s songs are
written as arguments, and it’s usually in his
third verse when he drives his point home,
often with a lyrical sledgehammer.
5) Be concise and use powerful sentences
Marshall pares his arguments down to the
marrow. His intuitive sense of flow allows him
to seamlessly drift from the measured cadence
of ordinary speech to an unrivaled intensity of
verse, but it is always the power of his writing
which enables him to drive his point home
with such precision.

They said The former Thor made a Colossal mistake and so is now unworthy to wield the Mjolnir,...
You can't be Thor if u can't wield what makes you Thor!!

by Jacob Hall July 15, 2014 12:00 PM....




In news that will probably baffle comic book
fans and normal people alike, it was revealed
that Thor (yes, the Avenger) is no longer
worthy of his title and will be replaced by a
woman in an upcoming comic storyline.
Yes, you are allowed to unleash a collective
“What?!” right about now.
The announcement came, of all places, on ‘The
View’ and as you’d expect, the hosts seemed
to do everything in their power to not dwell on
the subject (they apparently quickly changed
the subject to Airbus tickets ). So before we go
any further, we can all agree that Marvel
shouldn’t let ‘The View’ announce major
comic book news, right?
“
.@Marvel announces that Thor is no
longer worthy of Mjolnir, and now a
woman will be wielding the mighty Uru
Hammer! #TheView
— The View (@theviewtv) July 15, 2014
Although specific details are scarce at the
moment, here’s what we do know (and what
we can assume):
The new series will apparently be called
‘Thor’ (contrary to early reports that it would
be called ‘Lady Thor’). The series will be
written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Russell
Dauterman. What we don’t know is how (or if)
this will affect Aaron’s current (and truly
exceptional) ‘Thor: God of Thunder’ series.
The series will supposedly come about
because Thor makes some kind of colossal
error and finds himself unworthy of wielding
Mjolnir. As ‘The View’ co-host Whoopi
Goldberg puts it:
“
It’s a huge day in the Marvel Universe.
Thor, the God of Thunder, he messed up,
and he’s no longer worthy to hold that
damn hammer of his. For the first time in
history, that hammer is being held by a
woman. That’s right. Thor is a woman!
So who, exactly, is this new Thor? One
educated guess is that she’s Angela, a former
‘Spawn’ character who recently arrived in the
Marvel universe thanks to a legal battle over
who owned the rights to use her (the only
thing weirder than comic book storylines is
the stories behind them). Fans have wondered
how she would be integrated into the
complicated Marvel mythos, especially since
she was recently retconned into being Thor
and Loki’s long-lost sister. Once you cut
through all of the nonsense, it makes perfect
sense that she’d be the star of a ‘Lady Thor’
series.
However, Goldberg mentions that Lady Thor
models herself after the hero after being saved
by him and Angela is not a character who
needs saving. Not to mention the fact that
Marvel has found plenty of recent success in
creating truly human and down-to-earth
characters stuck in extraordinary situations. A
new character picking up the hammer is right
up their alley.
In any case, this is no impostor. As Marvel
editor Will Moss puts it :
“
The inscription on Thor’s hammer reads
‘Whosoever holds this hammer, if HE be
worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.’
The new Thor continues Marvel’s proud
tradition of strong female characters like
Captain Marvel, Storm, Black Widow and
more. And this new Thor isn’t a
temporary female substitute – she’s now
the one and only Thor, and she is worthy!
There are plenty of other female Asgardian
warriors in the pages of Marvel comics,
including Sif, Frigga, Valkyrie and Thor’s three
warrior daughters who were introduced in
flashforwards to thousands of years in the
future (comic books!), a full-on female Thor is
completely new. We’ll update this post as we
learn more, but it looks like a major
cornerstone of the Marvel universe is in for a
pretty massive shake-up...
http://screencrush.com/marvel-thor-woman/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_218221

Luis Enrique on individual players
WWW.FCBARCELONA.CAT 07/17/2014 08:00
The new manager discussed the potential
roles of different players in his new-look team
Messi, Mascherano, the three goalskeepers,
the B team, Adriano, Alves and Luis Suárez
were all mentioned this Wednesday

Luis Enrique has discussed various matters on
his third day as first team manager, and
mentioned several specific players, including
those that were competing at the World Cup,
those in the reserves that are hoping to play
first team football some day very soon, the
status of the three goalkeepers, and the
different options in attack. He’s clearly going
to have plenty to think about over the next
few weeks
Here is what Luis Enrique had to say about
certain players:
Leo Messi: “For me, and for so many other
people, he is still the best player in the world.
There are all kinds of opinions going round,
but after seeing what he did last season and
at the World Cup in Brazil, I have no doubt
that he’s still the best. We came to think that
scoring 60 goals a season was perfectly
normal, but it was anything but normal”.
Javier Mascherano: “He gives us options in so
many different ways. I like having players that
can offer so much. The fact that he can play at
centre back or in midfield and do both jobs so
well is a wonderful resource. Where will he
play? We’ll see. It depends what the team
needs”.
Three goalkeepers: “Right now, if I had to
name my first line-up, I’d pick Masip because
he’s the only one I know in depth and he’s a
great keeper. I have seen Ter Stegen and
Bravo in competition, but I don’t know them
very well on a personal level. But I’m sure
they’ll be good for us. I’ll need to see all three
before I make my decision, but there’s no
rush. We’re just happy to have three such top
quality goalkeepers”.
Bravo and Ter Stegen: “There is no questioning
that Bravo is a great keeper. He’s good in the
air, good with his feet and he reads the game
to perfection. But then I could say the same
things about Ter Stegen. Playing in goal for
Barça isn’t easy, so we’re very pleased with
the three we’ve got”.
Dani Alves: “He has a club contract and we
always want to have the best players in every
position. He has done so much for Barça over
the years that he has won the right to speak
about the best options for his future. He has a
decision to make. But for the time being we’re
counting on him because he a member of the
squad”.
Adriano: “He has a contact and he’s part of
the squad. You never know what offers might
come, but we consider him a member of the
squad and that’s what we’ve told him”.
Luis Suárez: “Ideally, we’d have all of the
players from the very first day, but we knew
what the situation was when we signed him.
We’re still hoping the suspension can be
changed, but it would be no tragedy is it
wasn’t. You must remember that we’ve got
plenty of other players. There’s a long season
ahead and there will be chances for everyone.
So it’s no excuse that he’s suspended”.
The forward trio (Messi, Neymar and Luis
Suárez): Coaches always want the best
footballers, and we have them. I’m delighted,
but it won’t just be those three playing. There
are lots of players who can form part of the
attack, and to be a good team you need
everyone to chip in”.
The reserve team: “I don’t just hope to use
them. I hope they make it impossible for me
not to want to use them. The doors to the first
team are always open to anybody who
deserves it. I don’t just have 22 or 23 players
in my squad. There’s a whole reserve team
behind them”.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/luis-enrique-on-individual-players

Tval: Are you kidding me? Madrid kor parca ni



Man utd is currently topping the list for your information.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2014/07/16/forbes-announces-the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams/
Manchester United tops no Sh*t bro...Never had!!!

dmcdad: Wickid! Blame it on 1960, Nairabet and the likes...

You don see am Na...
Every football opinion these days us subjective... no longer objective!!

Tval: We don't have one and you lots kept breaking the bank over the signatures of these stars.

Market logistics bro...That is the reason why Real Madrid and FcBarcelona are always numbers 1&2 on the richest sports Franchise in the world every year on Forbes Magazine!!
Plus the trophies too...

dmcdad: Ohh okay. No be new model Chelsea fans. Hehehehehe.

Exactly....Most people these days think that by watching randomly selected football matches and wearing a club Jersey makes them a football fan..

dmcdad: **lipsealed**

Your combo no be here oooooo. Chelsea fans supporting Messi. Na wa oooooo. Hope say you know say nothing do Ronaldo sha. I mean, them no ban am ooooo. No mind the fact say nobody dey talk about am again. Na Messi make people forget am.

Back to business... Strange to know a Chelsea fan actually likes Messi. Especially when nothing do Ronaldo. Na wa oooooo. The world don dey better ooooo.

I know many Chelsea fans who love Messi...And this were the Chelsea fans from 2006/2007 shaa...

Nnaa eeehh!! Enough of this Messi shit Na...
He wins,problem..He doesn't win,problem..You guys should carry gun and go murder him and rest!!! make person hear word!!

lol...people are really funny!! What will Fifa lose if Nigeria does not participate in its event? Nothing...
Another country will take Nigeria's stead in any Fifa related competition...That's all!!

Mcleo007: Food for thought: Would Germany have won the WC without Muller? Possibility is of the lowest rank, afterall they lost Marco Reus early on. Would Argentina have played at the finals? The answer is a resounding probable NO!

Four man of the match awards, a record highest ever at the WC. NINE dribbling occasions in a single match, smashhing Maradonna's record of seven in 1986. Created the highest goal scoring chances the entire tournament... and many more personal records.

Big question many Penaldo fans fail to point out is how or not he deserves the current WPOTY he won. The entire calendar year, he played second fiddle to Messi in every area but enjoyed 2 phenomenal months on the tail of Messi's injuries, guiding his country through the play offs and everyone thought he deserved it, failing to acknowledge that Messi had qualified his country for the tournament two months prior.

And finally, those holding Messi to impossible standards just missing out on enjoying a talent they'll likely not experience again. Their loss entirely.

Truth is,By his extraordinary performances over the years,Messi has unknowingly put himself at such a level that anything below that level,all hell will break loose for his haters..He just happened to be a Victim of his own Greatness..
He lost the last Balon d'or cuz people believe he has won it too much.....Such is his lot!!

bykebyke: Sabella was supposed to have subbed Higuain for Aguero..then allow Lavezzi to play for 90minutes at least!!

Lavezzi was injured....

sebod: Higuain cost Argentina the world cup! Sad!!!

No.....
Sabella and the whole squad cost the Argentines the World cup..Sabella especially..
He can now resign in peace..

coded01: You mean no Iniesta in your 1st formation...

yap..

homesteady: helllo!!! Nobody has included Rafina in his/her lineup! una don forget am?

He will play,but not every match as u and I know..He will come as a substitute mostly..Remember that Sergei Roberto is still in the team too....

coded01: Let's see your formation please...

My feasible Formation:
Ter Stegen
Montoya. Bartra Pique. Alba

Mascherano

Rakitic. Messi

Deulofoe. Suarez. Neymar...


This is with the current squad we have now and not based on some transfers that are yet to happen...
But since Suarez is still on ban,Messi will take the role...If Neymar doesn't probably recover fully before the season starts,then Pedro will take his stead and Iniesta will replace Messi in midfield.....
.....
The formation will then be:
Ter Stegen
Montoya. Bartra. Pique. Alba
Rakitic Mascherano. Iniesta
Deulofoe Messi. Pedro.
...My formation is subject to any further transfer inward and the fact that Mascherano may be preferred to Bartra in defence and as such Busquets will retain his defensive midfield position...

Krasid: Messi must not win this world cup.I repeat, messi must not win this world cup.

Lol! This Real Madrid fan...C.Ronaldo must be doing serious praying and fasting cuz of this!!

bykebyke: Maturana (ex-coach Columbia): "If Barça has defensive problems with Alves, they'll have twice as much with Cuadrado. He's not a defender."

That's no Problem..He will play the Right wing position, while Montoya plays the Right Full back..We sure as hell will be needing plenty of those crosses right now!!!

anitank: 23:00 my own time

Bless you bro

You are welcome

anitank: Please what is the GMT for the match. I need to know what time it would be played here.

20:00 GMT