Football 2010-2011

[pink_triangle]

Agreed. It's firmly Wengers fault that we didn't sign someone and it's probably going to cost us our chance. That said your mob won't win anything with that defense as it stands. You're conceding goals for fun at the moment.

[eFestivals]

Have spurs moved bale back to left back? Seems a mistake seeing as he was so good on the wing at the end of last and beginnng of this season.

they move him backwards and forwards (and were all thru last season), depending which other players are on the pitch.

I'd guess he might be playing more as a back at the moment tho, cos most of the Spurs defenders are currently crocked.

[TheGayTent]

Ekotto didn't even make the squad so I assume he is on the injury list along with all the centre halves they have out. That was why bale played left back.

if Ekotto is fit, Bale usually plays on the left of midfield. On Saturday, Modric was the one asked to play there - though of course he often popped up in the centre. Probably because Huddlestone and Jenas (unsurprisingly) were so poor.

When you consider Lennon was up against Gabbidon, he was strangely quiet too.

[eFestivals]

if Ekotto is fit, Bale usually plays on the left of midfield. On Saturday, Modric was the one asked to play there - though of course he often popped up in the centre.

Yep, but it's also been a fairly regular thing for Ekotto to not be playing (either from the start or taken off during the game), with Bale at left back and Modric in front of him - it's not purely an injuries thing, it's one of the formations 'Arry likes to use.

[TheGayTent]

Yep, but it's also been a fairly regular thing for Ekotto to not be playing (either from the start or taken off during the game), with Bale at left back and Modric in front of him - it's not purely an injuries thing, it's one of the formations 'Arry likes to use.

[eFestivals]

Last season I would have agreed with you (but then last season old saggy chops was actively trying to sell Bale).

However, this season, it's not true. Of Bale's 9 appearances this season, 8 have been playing in front of Ekotto.

Not trying to argue with you, but surely some of those 8 have included instances where Ekotto has gone off and Bale has dropped back?

(I've not actually seen much footie this season yet - festies and kids have got in the way).

[pink_triangle]

Whatever the reasons for playing him there, he wont get the most out of him at left back. He isnt very good at defending, then again that never stopped glen johnson!

[eFestivals]

Whatever the reasons for playing him there, he wont get the most out of him at left back. He isnt very good at defending, then again that never stopped glen johnson!

Oh, there's been worse. Tony Dorigo anyone?

[Colonel Mustard]

Anyone having a bet this week? Gonna have a look at tuesday's football now...

[minute5072]

Anyone having a bet this week? Gonna have a look at tuesday's football now...

[Colonel Mustard]

I have gone for a fourfold of Bayern Munich, Reading, Peterborough and Rotherham that pays 12/1.

[Cardboard Box City]

Anyone having a bet this week? Gonna have a look at tuesday's football now...

[Colonel Mustard]

Fog in September. This country!

[Cardboard Box City]

Fog in September. This country!

[Wooderson]

The Grauniad's take today on Sam's straight-talk last week is highly amusing.

[deschwah]

Oh, there's been worse. Tony Dorigo anyone?

[eFestivals]

now that wasnt funny.. a great player and won the league when it was a proper league

he might have been a decent player overall, but he makes Glen Johnson look like a world class full back. As a defender he was far far worse than Johnson.

[ste4_20]

Anyone having a bet this week? Gonna have a look at tuesday's football now...

[eFestivals]

Chelsea, Bayern, Real, Cardiff, Leeds, QPR, Crewe, Torquay. About 80/1.

What bet have you got on Torquay? To lose by five goals I hope.

Am pissed off I'm going to miss that, there's not the time to get to the ground before kick off.

[Colonel Mustard]

Also done another bet this afternoon; Roma, Braga, Leeds, Burnley and Coventry. 20/1.

[minute5072]

BOYDY GOAL

[ampersand]

BOYDY GOAL

[Colonel Mustard]

Some game going on at Elland Road !

[ampersand]

Some game going on at Elland Road !

[Colonel Mustard]

joel off of jk and joel said that leeds to win by more than 2 goals at 3/1 was bet of the week! lol!

good to see boro getting bummed