The new footy thread

[jstewismybastardson]

Jesus Christ Graziano.

17 million euros and you're taking your girl on holiday to Niagara Falls? Cheap fuck.

saw the pics last week ... is he still there? has he visited Woodbridge yet? lol

 

[jstewismybastardson]

non descript backdrop ... i saw hes at a holiday inn express

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

saw the pics last week ... is he still there? has he visited Woodbridge yet? lol

I actually think Gio lives in Woodbridge. If he was staying with him he had a couple of good veal sandwiches last week lol

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Porto. The team isn't even there.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Defenders rarely get the credit, and he's probably top three easiest people in sport to dislike, but Pepe deserves a Ballon d'Or nomination. In eleven knockout round games (4 of which went to extras) between Real Madrid and Portugal, his teams allowed only 4 goals and he was almost flawless in each of those.

If the nominations came in today, it would be him, Ronaldo and Griezmann as finalists were I in charge.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

good effort good effort

Graziano Pelle's first words in Chinese: CHA CHING $$

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Defenders rarely get the credit, and he's probably top three easiest people in sport to dislike, but Pepe deserves a Ballon d'Or nomination. In eleven knockout round games (4 of which went to extras) between Real Madrid and Portugal, his teams allowed only 4 goals and he was almost flawless in each of those.

If the nominations came in today, it would be him, Ronaldo and Griezmann as finalists were I in charge.

u drunk still ? lol

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

u drunk still ? lol

What's the argument against him?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

What's the argument against him?

He's Pepe

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I guess I can accuse you of getting overly enchanted by / nostalgic of a player on your winning team (but then youd say something about Cannavaro in 2006 lol) ... i guess ... sure he could be a candidate for Ballon D'Or since they usually just give it to the guy who amasses all the trophies ... but you are just only naming him as a candidate ... no chance he would beat Ronaldo out

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I guess I can accuse you of getting overly enchanted by / nostalgic of a player on your winning team (but then youd say something about Cannavaro in 2006 lol) ... i guess ... sure he could be a candidate for Ballon D'Or since they usually just give it to the guy who amasses all the trophies ... but you are just only naming him as a candidate ... no chance he would beat Ronaldo out

No chance in hell he beats Ronaldo out, and I'm not even much of a Pepe fan but filtered for minimum appearances to the QF in both tournaments he was among the leaders in blocks, interceptions and clearances per game. Throw in that he anchored the backlines of the champions of both competitions (and you know voters love a champion) and I think he should be in the conversation.

But his reputation might prevent it anyway.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Sounds plausible.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Me thinks its a lost in translation thing and what he meant to say was he grew up watching japanese animated show sailor moon

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Graziano polo: world traveller lol

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Well, at least one Frenchman thinks Pepe should've gotten more recognition:

Antoine Griezmann not deserving of player of the tournament award at Euro 2016 says Frank Leboeuf

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

TSN attracts record-breaking audiences for Wimbledon, EURO, UFC

2.4 million people watched the Euro Final in Canada.

For comparison, game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final had 2.62 million viewers here. That's crazy.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

coulda just sworn Pratt said "special thanks for joining us to Marcel Dionne" to Marcel De Jong lol

 

[jstewismybastardson]

coulda just sworn Pratt said "special thanks for joining us to Marcel Dionne" to Marcel De Jong lol

Greg Buttons likes this

 

[jstewismybastardson]

lol

 

[esls79]

lol

The second leg has degenerate special written all over it.