Quotegot a late equaliser for blackburn looked a cracker first time i was it
got a late equaliser for blackburn looked a cracker first time i was it
It was a lovely finish, came into the box with pace and he just guided it into the corner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhVyNQLUrgM
looks different from different angles but about 0.51 looks best, more of a flying volley which is as I first saw, other angles
may not look so impressive but it was a quality finish, not easy to put away from that angle.
Think we should Curb our Enthusiasm in terms of Best and Ireland....
If memory serves right, didn't he dirty his bib in Trap's eyes a few years back....
Combination of dodgy pullouts from squads and then one occasion we he turned up it was suggested in papers that he wasn't "at it" in training....
Like Stokes, Gibson, Doyle etc...think it'll be post Trap before Best is called up again (if ever)
Do you really think he is good enough for Int'l football?
No Somos muchos pero estamos locos.
Has had a wretched 18 months with injuries.... he went through a stage at Newcastle where he was playing with some pomp and scoring regularly in EPL..... he's an option.... in terms of finishing he certainly isn't far behind Long who isn't a natural finisher that's for sure....Originally Posted by Crosby87
At his Best he is one of our Best.
If he keeps scoring he is one to consider I guess. Key word is if.
......and that should just about do it Leon, nice knowing ya!
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-29472602.html
I get that he's frustrated, but why do players effectively kill of their international career in the short term at least by spouting stuff like that? No manager likes to be publicly blasted by a player, so it could even possibly count against him when other managers are taking a look. Scout report would read something like, "Looks a decent player, but will go to the press when things aren't going his way".
Because they're morons.
Yeah but this is a guy who, after working his way back up from Coventry to Newcastle via QPR / Wednesday / Bournemouth & Yeovil, just as he was proving he could score goals up top and make people sit up, decided to join the publicly imploding Blackburn Rovers and drop a level again. Baffling.
I think he was basically told he wouldn't be playing at Newcastle last season.
Or because they do not want to be called up.
Yeah, that's obviously the case with some players. There are so many potential reasons though. It could be a maturity thing in that rather than just call Trap and say, "I'm no longer available for international selection", he engineers a disagreement with the coach and rules himself out of selection. That approach sits easier with fans of club and country in that we can fool ourselves into thinking that he's not being called up for now because Trap doesn't like him and the player can then go back and play for his country if things aren't working out at club level and he needs to put himself in the shop window.
I think this whole idea of playing for your country being the greatest honour possible and, "I'd give my left arm to pull on the green just that one time", is all complete bull**** when it comes to actually being good enough to be called up for your country. My belief is that the majority of players don't like to miss the tournaments because that's when people are watching. When it comes to the month to month slog, for most players it's OK. A select few are super passionate about playing for their country and a select few hate every minute of it.
I think the number one factor that devalues the experience is the amount of travelling that's required to participate. I have seen it in my own job where, on paper, it sounds great getting to spend 6 weeks in San Francisco, but the reality is it's a pain in the dick having to work in a city where you barely know anyone, live out of a hotel room, hang around with the same bunch of lads who you're not mates with, but you can't ignore either because you have to collaborate on a long term basis. It's probably worse still for footballers as they can't go out and are most likely on extremely strict diets (apart from Andy Reid and Richard Dunne who just eat what they want).
Richard Dunne has always been bulky, sure, but it's muscular bulk. I've never thought of him as being out of shape in the way Reid has often allowed himself to balloon. Dunne's physique suits his position much better too, whereas I can't really fathom what sort of nutritional head Reid has on him for a midfielder. I have heard Reid has slimmed down again for the start of this season, mind.
This is so ridiculous. He had one decent game vs Derby. There will come a time when no one talks about him for months......
No Somos muchos pero estamos locos.
Richard Dunne is on a strict diet of Russian attackers
Reid looks in great shape and his creativity was the difference between Forest securing a win against Huddersfield on the opening day rather than getting a draw.
2 goals in 5 starts this season, including this cracker against Derby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL3ntjtUlg4, but he hasn't played since October http://www.soccerbase.com/players/pl...layer_id=38733.
He's struggled with injuries but if he gets a move in this transfer window, he could become a serious option for the EC Qualifiers in 2016. He's arguably a better option than Cox, Walters, Keogh and maybe Doyle and Stokes anyway.
The bust up with the manager at Blackburn and his use of Twitter probably won't do him any favours though.
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