News roundup.

[the4thjuliek.livejournal.com]

News:

Because having Dobby and Falcao and Wazza isn't enough, Thumbsy wants to bring a creative midfielder to Manchester United in the summer.

Tim Sherwood vows to get Christian Benteke firing again to save Aston Villa.

Safe standing trials move closer with Welsh Assembly backing. Apparently 96% of football fans want safe standing at matches.

Arsène Wenger hails Olivier Giroud as a wholly ‘different player’.

Paris Saint-Germain lose four players to injury ahead of Chelsea clash. Time for Super Zlatan to do his thing.

Toni Kroos: No divas at Real Madrid. A little hard to believe, but whatever you say, Potatoni. Also says that Real shouldn't underestimate Schalke because he knows that Benni and Floptelaar and the guys will be out for blood.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting: Schalke can beat Madrid with di Matteo in charge. Now you don't get too cocky, CM. Remember that penalty against Bayern?

BvB chairman Aki Watzke: Bayern wanted more BvB players!

Hobbit Prince Messi equals La Liga hat-trick record in his 300th league appearance. This is a match report.

Photos (really random ones):

Messi after scoring a hat-trick:



Chicken at training:





Look who's back!



Silly Troll playing butt-ball.



Some Real Madrid stuff:





Arsenal against Boro yesterday. Dumb Baguette killed.




Captain Mats posted this:





And that's it!

Comments

[koyuki]

lol someone called him the anti-Theo. Contributes to all around play, but can't put the goals in (as opposed to Theo, who is the Upgrade on Poldi [sorry Poldi, I do like you :(] and doesn't contribute much to play other than poking in the goals).

[the4thjuliek.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't call Theo an Upgrade on Poldi though. I find their styles of play different, tbh. Theo has pace which Poldi had too but Poldi has more power, imo.

[koyuki]

hmmmm this is true. Upgrade is ambiguous. How about upgrade in attitude? hahaha. Nah, but Poldi seems unhappy at Inter and I do feel bad for him. I think he's probably going to go in the summer which sucks.

Koln might escape relegation this (though everyone below 9 is basically still in the danger zone :( ) i wonder if they're interested in taking him back? They gave away the #10 shirt.

[the4thjuliek.livejournal.com]

Hmm, it would be a third spell with Koln if he went back. Anyway, from what I've read, he's coming back to us in the summer. His contract expires next year IIRC, so he'll go only if other clubs want him.

[koyuki]

yeah. I think plenty of clubs would be happy to take him on a free, but he might just serve out the last year of the contract with us. Serve out sounds really dire O_o

[the4thjuliek.livejournal.com]

Some people do it out of loyalty though, Khedira. I think he's in a worse predicament than Poldi. Real Madrid don't even wanna loan him and keep buying younger, shiny players in his position.

[koyuki]

Miro, too, I think after what happened Werder. I think he's injured now but he was languishing on Lazio's bench the first half of this season, ugh. :C

[the4thjuliek.livejournal.com]

I think, with Miro, it's alright. He's 36 years old so the bench is the right option for him. Plus, he and his family like living in Rome and he extended his contract with Lazio last year, I think. Or was it two years ago?