Damien Duff made the UEFA team of the year!
Just rewards in my opinion.
The full team is
Rostu
Nesta, Puyol, Chivu, R. Carlos
Seedorf, Ballack, Zidane, Duff
Henry, Ronaldo
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Damien Duff made the UEFA team of the year!
Just rewards in my opinion.
The full team is
Rostu
Nesta, Puyol, Chivu, R. Carlos
Seedorf, Ballack, Zidane, Duff
Henry, Ronaldo
Named in the UEFA team of the year.
Goalkeeper: Rüstu Reçber (Fenerbahçe SK and Turkey)
Defenders: Carlos Puyol (FC Barcelona and Spain), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan and Italy), Cristian Chivu (AFC Ajax and Romania), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF and Brazil)
Midfielders: Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan and the Netherlands), Michael Ballack (FC Bayern München and Germany), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid CF and France), Damien Duff (Blackburn Rovers FC and Republic of Ireland)
Forwards: Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC and France), Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF and Brazil)
Coach: Senol Günes (Turkey)
Great minds think alike!!!!
mind thought 1st :D
ah no, good to see him there, especially after his world cup show
Hear, Hear to that. Well done Duffer.
Is that the one that was another e-mail campaign about?
Yes, although I don't think it gathered much momentum.
nice one. thoroughly deserved. looks like a great team too.
Don't think it needed the campaign and shouldn't be considered in the Ronnie O Brien campaign mould.
Thoroughly deserved.
Fair play.
Spot on!!!!Quote:
Originally posted by Badweather Fan
Don't think it needed the campaign and shouldn't be considered in the Ronnie O Brien campaign mould.
Thoroughly deserved.
Fair play.
Dont think it was a UEFA poll. More of a "UEFA.com users" poll, which probably isn't quite so prestigious.
Jesus, will you stop being so bloody Irish and give a little credit to one of our own? Even if what you say was true, that would mean that footie fans all over Europe voted for Duff.Quote:
Originally posted by The Sheliban
Dont think it was a UEFA poll. More of a "UEFA.com users" poll, which probably isn't quite so prestigious.
GO ON THE DUFFER
Lets just say I don't think Damo himself will get big-headed over this. The poll is restricted to people who have the use of a pc, so far from being Europe-wide, it will preclude a lot of Eastern Europe.
And, as stated above, there was an orchestrated campaign to get Duff in. Its like voting for Eurovision. If you're allowed to vote for your own country, not only is it unfair, but it renders the whole thing meaningless.
Except as already stated, the campaign didn't exactly gather Earth-shattering momentum. It isn't the least bit meaningless when it's true. Duff was MOST CERTAINLY one of the top players of 2002, and more than deserving of a place in the XI.Quote:
Originally posted by The Sheliban
And, as stated above, there was an orchestrated campaign to get Duff in. Its like voting for Eurovision. If you're allowed to vote for your own country, not only is it unfair, but it renders the whole thing meaningless.
Don't agree John. Duff has a lot of potential, but best in his position in Europe??? Come on.
Besides, he spent most of 2002 injured.
But, he had an absolutely sensational World Cup.Quote:
Originally posted by The Sheliban
Don't agree John. Duff has a lot of potential, but best in his position in Europe??? Come on.
Besides, he spent most of 2002 injured.
Btw, name me ONE better left-winger than him in the World, never mind Europe.
id say robert pires is better than duff at this moment in time, nothing against duffer he is only young yet but pires is pure class.
Pires was injured for the majority of the year.Quote:
Originally posted by gustavo
id say robert pires is better than duff at this moment in time, nothing against duffer he is only young yet but pires is pure class.
Well done duffer.
Doesn't really have to be a strict left-winger. It can be a midfielder who plays on the left hand side.
Figo, to name one. Overmars? Wes Houlihan?
WES Who?:rolleyes:
Ah, ye'll hear about him soon enough.
How about Kevin Kilbane?
Sorry.
Who does he play for @ the moment?:confused:
Shels.
Rumours abounding that a host of Premiership clubs are interested, but no firm offers. Was called up for the senior squad with Glenn Crowe, but didn't get his game against Greece.
Yes, I remember his name being mentioned during the build up to the game
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Originally posted by Shed End John
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Btw, name me ONE better left-winger than him in the World, never mind Europe.
i was replying to that quote
On the UEFA website, they gave a list of five nominees and of those mentioned Duff was easily the best (and he was the only natural left winger)
Begrudging basterds!
The problem for duff will be the amount of new players at chelsea all trying to blend in.
chelsea had a good season last year when they only brought in one player during the summer im afraid there gone back to there big spending with no way of knowing the team will gel.
only joking!!!
Saw the first half of Man City and Blackburn last night with Reid on the left, didn't look too hot to be honest and his delivery in to the box was poor.
Duff has been played wide right for Chelsea, looked very average against Liverpool a few weeks ago, don't know how he got on at the weekend.
Is it me or are these club managers taking the mickey?
I thought Reid played well really, the only complaint I had were his corners were fairly poor aside from his first one really, still better on the right. I've no idea what Ranieri is thinking with Duff on the right though.
And there was me thinking you were on about ANDY Reid:eek:
Since Duff went to Chelsea he has moved onto a different level.
He is now scoring goals regularly. And not scrappy ones at that.
Last night's goal was no fluke, no aberation, he's done it 4 times in the last few months
2 for Chelsea against Newcastle and Lazio and 2 for Ireland against Canada and Russia.
I think this is evidence that he has added that killer instinct in front of goal that has been missing. I think he's added a bit of belief in himself that he is capable of playing against and embarassing the best defenders in the world.
With this in mind I reckon that as an attacking player Duff is now the best player Ireland has ever produced (bar Best) and is fast approaching the best player of any sort that Ireland has ever produced.
The other thing that has struck me is the type of player that Ireland is now producing.
We no longer have a conveyor belt of Centre Halfs but now seem to be producing players who are comfortable on the ball like Duff, Keane, Reid, Thornton, Miller, Healy etc.
I agree that Duffer has moved up a gear since he moved to Chelsea which must partly at least be attributed to the incomprehensible Rainieri. However, let's hold back a while on the best ever plaudits. He hasn't reached his full potential yet although he can even enliven a very dull friendly like last night.
We are not producing any of them. The english youth system is producing those players.Quote:
Originally posted by colster
We no longer have a conveyor belt of Centre Halfs but now seem to be producing players who are comfortable on the ball like Duff, Keane, Reid, Thornton, Miller, Healy etc.
Well in my time watching Ireland games he is the most exciting Irish player I have ever seen. This bloke does what every fan wants to see when he pays in to see a game.Quote:
Originally posted by opplock
I agree that Duffer has moved up a gear since he moved to Chelsea which must partly at least be attributed to the incomprehensible Rainieri. However, let's hold back a while on the best ever plaudits. He hasn't reached his full potential yet although he can even enliven a very dull friendly like last night.
He has the talent that everyone who has touched a football wants to have.
When you look at Giles, Brady, Keane, MacGrath etc. you can mention moments of their brilliance but you have to set a scene. You have to explain who it was against. There aren't any of those universal moments of pure magic that Duff has shown.
You know in years to come your kids and grand kids will ask you about Duff just like we all asked about Best.
You can't be serious that the skill that Keane and Duff have has been coached into them.Quote:
Originally posted by pete
We are not producing any of them. The english youth system is producing those players.
You know these guys were in Ireland until they were 15 or 16.
If anything they are products of the DDSL and not some English Youth System.
Duffer is brilliant no doubt about,just wish liverpool had bought him, but still glad man ure didnt take him when they had a chance this summer,he makes that Ronaldo muppit at the theatre of sh*te look like a sunday league player.
If that muppet Houllier had gotten his hands on him, he's not be scoring goals right now. He might be struggling to get into the team ahead of Smicer or some other such "superstar", and Ronaldo looks pretty good for an 18 year old. Remember Duff at 18?Quote:
Originally posted by DolansWaistcoat
Duffer is brilliant no doubt about,just wish liverpool had bought him, but still glad man ure didnt take him when they had a chance this summer,he makes that Ronaldo muppit at the theatre of sh*te look like a sunday league player.
The move to Chelsea has done wonders for Duff - a good degree of credit has to go to Ranieri. If he continues in this form he's in with a shout of winning a player of the year award by the end of the season.
Best of all for Ireland (and Chelsea fans) - he's going to get even better!
He probably won't after some of the brutal selections that they've made in the last few seasons. Someone like Lampard will probably get it.Quote:
Originally posted by fergalr
The move to Chelsea has done wonders for Duff - a good degree of credit has to go to Ranieri. If he continues in this form he's in with a shout of winning a player of the year award by the end of the season.
Best of all for Ireland (and Chelsea fans) - he's going to get even better!
Ranieri has to be given credit alright but I think that just being surrounded by, training with and playing with the calibre of player at Chelsea is probably more important.
He now knows that he's as good if not better than some of the world class players there.
Having said that I think Ranieri is the most under-rated manager in the Premiership.
Frank Lampard, in my opinion is one of the best midfield players in Britain if not Europe.Quote:
Originally posted by colster
He probably won't after some of the brutal selections that they've made in the last few seasons. Someone like Lampard will probably get it.
He's got a great attitude and surely ranks up there as one of the best buys.
Ferguson and Ranieri now have plenty money to spend and I think they've both wasted it on players in the past.
Duffer though is worth every penny.