im very bored
heres my funny fact: richard dunne has a better international strike rate than england international striker emile heskey
Five-one ...even Heskey scored
Five-one ...even Heskey scored
Five-one ...even Heskey scored
...however much some might dislike the three lions and elements in it's support base -you gotta love that chant.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
A banana is a herb, not a fruit.
I was only a kid when Maradona was playing, and only followed the national team, so I barely remember him playing. I've always assumed he must have been playing deeper - more involved in build-up play, that he had a few prolific team-mates he spread the goal tally with, that he just didn't really give a damn outside of major tournaments, or that drugs and psychological factors made him sublimely inconsistent. Oh, and I know he regularly got the **** kicked out of him by man markers told to do just that. His reputation isn't really reflected in his goal tally, which is merely very good. Perhaps one of the white haired chaps on here can shed some light on it.
Yeah, he was a midfielder. Decent too...
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Odd. Every clip I've ever seen of him has had him up front. Granted, most of said clips are goals - but I mean he's often the furthest forward long before he gets the ball. I also understood that he played lone striker at Napoli. I'd pretty much assumed he'd played as a secundo punta (English needs a better word for this. I refuse to credit it to Teddy Sheringham).
Described as an attacking midfielder/second striker in wikipedia.
The goal he is remembered for against England was picked up inside his own half.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rW-l...eature=related
The banana kind of resembles one Stephen Ireland...
The french call the position "le numero dix" which I think is great. Careca played as the out'n'out striker for Napoli during the majority of Maradona's time
I was being a little flippant though. He played in a very similar role to the role Zidane played for France. Deeper than say, Bergkamp's role, but further than the classic midfield role. Obviously though he was given license to roam and find space wherever he could.
In later years, he dropped deeper.
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so what you're saying here Dodge.............
is that you've got grey hair?
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
Pretty much, yeah
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By the way, Dodge, the Italians call that position the trequartista (the three-quarterist), which I rather like.
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Stutts, I think you are being a little harsh... I always had a soft spot for the "In the Hole" role
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
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