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Try watching it in slow motion and see when he actually turns in relation to the ball position. Quite enlightening.
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Try watching it in slow motion and see when he actually turns in relation to the ball position. Quite enlightening.
You really need to get your facts right before posting utter rubbish, no doubt just to have a dig at Cahill and Chelsea!
Cahill never turned away until AFTER the ball had passed him because the ball was curled to the side of his body/head, he stayed full frontal until the ball had passed him.
Facing the ball
Still facing the ball
Still facing the ball
Still facing the ball which is now feet away
Still facing forward and the ball has passed him
The movement of Cahill is AFTER the ball has passed him, his movement prior is minimal and would have made no difference to a well struck curled shot and goal!
USER1999
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I think he was never going to fit into the team, and remains a part of Arsenals flawed transfer policy. If a complete shambles can be called a policy?
Strong rumours, and there only that, that he's staying, more so if they don't make top 4 as he doesn't want to leave under those circumstances. So the Wenger Out crews need to hope for a top 4 spot to change his decision.
If he was to stay, what do you think will be the impact on season ticket sales and match day tickets in general, Arsenal's gate receipts is a fundamental part of their revenue in comparison to other revenue streams?
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I dont think the ticket sales will dip much, there are plenty of rich tourists waiting to buy.
Its more can he fix the issues, to stop the atmosphere going a bit toxic. They already need a left back, a new keeper, and a proper dm. If they lose Sanchez, Ozil, and Ox, thats a lot of replacements. Esp given Arsenal wont be box office, and losing your best players sends out the wrong message.
To me, if he signs a new contract, he could be sacked by Christmas. That would be a sad ending.
The end of this season is going to be a car crash though. Tough run in, and the players dont look like they are bothered.
Its more can he fix the issues, to stop the atmosphere going a bit toxic. They already need a left back, a new keeper, and a proper dm. If they lose Sanchez, Ozil, and Ox, thats a lot of replacements. Esp given Arsenal wont be box office, and losing your best players sends out the wrong message.
To me, if he signs a new contract, he could be sacked by Christmas. That would be a sad ending.
The end of this season is going to be a car crash though. Tough run in, and the players dont look like they are bothered.
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Ha ha this is hilarious , it has nothing to do with Chelsea.I would have said the same no matter who the player was.
Fact is Cahill would have prevented a goal if he closed down instead of bottling it. Not alone though a lot of people do it, it's this generation and the way things are going.
With that said I saw some pretty heroic defending by Lincoln players the other week. Real men throwing bodies in front of the ball not frightened of having a stinger or getting a ball in the kisser.
Say what you like but Cahill was more concerned with self preservation than defending as well as he could.
The sad thing is he would have done the same if it was the world cup final.
Courage. You can't really train that in a person, they either have it or they don't.
First announcement made. The deal has been done. Further details including, hopefully, a design and timescale at 5pm. I hope it is a proper football stadium with character and atmosphere.
Right, so now you change your mind from turning his back because that has proved to be incorrect to not closing the player down to suit your, so-called, non-biased opinion that it was solely Cahills fault, hmm, ok, if you say so...
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I see the pond life were out "supporting" England last night
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39370763
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39370763
HomerJSimpson
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Cahill and the others do it as natural. Very few want to put their face or body on the line. See it week in and week out but when did it change. The likes of Terry, Adams etc were perhaps the last to really throw themselves in front of anything
Old Skier
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Have I missed something, this is still a football thread I presume.
The Evertonian
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An absolute peach of a deal by the sounds of it mate.
£14.4M p/a repayments over 40 years by the club. With the City Council receiving £4.4M p/a for being guarantor on the loan.
With stadium naming rights and shirt sponsor (reportedly USM) as of next season, we wont even notice the outlay.
When you think only 12 months ago the club was paying around £7M p/a to service its debts (which we no longer have), it feels like we are getting a shiney new stadium 'buck-shee'.
Still lots of hurdles to overcome but with the right backers it seems likely this stadium move is gonna get to the finish line, just the Evertonian in me will have doubts until I'm actually sitting in it watching our 1st game on the dock!
sawtooth
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It's something that changed over the years.
Like diving, conning the referee, rolling over several times, wearing gloves, etc these things didn't happen or were at least very rare 30 years ago.
The modern game has gone soft and is littered with cheats and prima Donnas. Not good.
When you think of the money coming in from Sky each year, £14.4m is nothing. If that buys a new stadium it is a steal. It should have no impact on player buys at all which is amazing.
I'm disappointed that there were no stadium designs yesterday. They missed a trick in not putting something out there to give everyone something to lust over.
I'd like to think that if they have the council on their side then planning should sail through and most issues will have been looked at and plans ready for all problems. From all accounts it is about access so I hope that plans are already in place to resolve those problems. They can't say they are not aware of them.
All good news and the setting / backdrop should make it a real feature in the city.
HomerJSimpson
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Trying to watch the Ireland v Wales game but want to stick that trumpet being played somewhere he'll not get a tune from it. Hard to watch with that noise. Why to they allow instruments into grounds
Sky reporting Seamus Coleman has broken his leg following a horror tackle. Terrible news for any sportsman.
HomerJSimpson
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Does look bad. Hopefully it'll be a simple break and he'll get treated and back to full fitness soon
clubchamp98
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Bale should have seen red 30 seconds before this tackle.
Taylors tackle was not good but Bales was just a bad.
I am sick of hearing it's a strikers challenge he's a footballer and if he can't tackle properly then don't do it.
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Bales was just as bad!!! Coleman may of suffered a career ending break, not even sure why you brought Bales tackle in to the thread, you were replying to someone being decent about Coleman and don't even mention him or that tackle.
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That tackle last night was a disgrace. There's no dressing it up any other way. He WENT for the leg.
All this 'he's not that type of player' nonsense from every Welsh pundit with a voice box is wrong. Taylor 'done' Seamus Coleman with that tackle. He had no intention of winning the football. So he actually is 'that type of player'.
Seamus Coleman is loved dearly at Everton and I wish him all the best in his recovery and hope we see him playing in an Everton shirt again one day soon.
All this 'he's not that type of player' nonsense from every Welsh pundit with a voice box is wrong. Taylor 'done' Seamus Coleman with that tackle. He had no intention of winning the football. So he actually is 'that type of player'.
Seamus Coleman is loved dearly at Everton and I wish him all the best in his recovery and hope we see him playing in an Everton shirt again one day soon.
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