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euh Kompany, Silvestre, Giovani et Nasri dans le top 5, c'est quoi la source ?

oui on aurait critiqué (mais sans manquer de respect comme ça a été fait), mais APRES le transfert à City, pas avant, ce qui est facile c'est de critiquer et cracher sur Fergie et Gill avant que le mercato soit fini, surtout qu'en plus le joueur signe après (donc c'est encore moins justifié et on a l'air encore plus con). ça c'est facile et indigne. donc assume au lieu de traiter les autres de démago après c'est vrai que ça va ole.gunnar.solskjaer, ça fait 2 jours, on peut passer à autre chose maintenant

et puis c'est le n°3 depuis des années

il est beau ton chien Chenzen, par contre le ballon de basket il a souvent du jouer avec, je croyais que c'était un vieux tapis

roh c'est pas un branleur, c'est juste qu'il aime bien s'allonger sur la terrasse. il est marrant ton chat, on dirait un brave toutou, il te suit partout. il est mignon quand il se promène dans les champs

« Henry est un boulet » 02/09/2008 22:05 Le moins que l'on puisse dire, c'est que la défaite du FC Barcelone, dimanche, sur la pelouse du promu Numancia (1-0), a laissé des traces. A tel point que les Blaugrana n'ont pas été épargnés par la presse espagnole du lendemain. Principale cible des médias ibériques : Thierry Henry (photo Presse-Sports). Sous le feu des critiques depuis qu'il a rejoint la Catalogne la saison dernière, l'ancien attaquant d'Arsenal peine à convaincre les observateurs. Sa prestation de ce week-end lui a même valu un cinglant 2/10 dans Sport. « Thierry Henry est un boulet », a même écrit le journal catalan. Même son de cloche dans les colonnes du quotidien madrilène As : « Le football d'Henry baisse avec autant de force que monte celui de Bojan Krkic, qui rassemble de plus en plus d'adeptes : Tous deux semblent assis deux sur une balancelle. » De son côté, El Mundo Deportivo a carrément réclamé le départ du meilleur buteur de l'histoire des Bleus. « Sir Alex Ferguson insinuait ces jours-ci qu'Henry pourrait être intéressant pour Manchester United. Qu'est-ce qu'on attend ? Titi serait plus près de sa fille. Dépêchez-vous ! » Depuis, les Red Devils ont engagé le Bulgare Dimitar Berbatov. Et pour l'instant, Pep Guardiola, l'entraîneur du Barça, maintient sa confiance à Henry. Mais pour combien de temps ? francefootball.fr

trop mignon ton petit chien Serbian ®

interview de Gill sur MUTV : Campbell reviendra, donc pas d'option d'achat, Fergie compte sur lui pour le futur

Ilunga prêté à West Ham 02/09/2008 18:59 Le Téfécé a officialisé, mardi après-midi sur son site Internet, le prêt d'une saison de son défenseur congolais, Hérita Ilunga, au club anglais de West ham. francefootball.fr

The Football365 Transfer Window Awards Posted 02/09/08 10:12 Best Buy Deco - £8million to Chelsea from Barcelona He's 30, he's got a shocking reputation and looks a bit slight for the Premier League, but already Deco looks like the missing piece in Chelsea's quest for attractive football. Whether he'll be that consistent over the season remains to be seen, but the early evidence is very promising indeed. Worst Buy Johan Elmander - £8.2m to Bolton from Toulouse Yes, that's more than Chelsea paid for Deco and Bolton stumped up for a striker who has only been a qualified success in Denmark and France. He might have scored on his debut but that was against a poor Stoke side suffering from stagefright. He's hardly the seat-filler that Bolton need, is he? Bargain Of The Summer Brad Friedel - £2.5million to Aston Villa from Blackburn On the creaky side of 35, Friedel isn't exactly a long-term investment. However, for a club with Villa's resources £2.5million is pocket change (I mean, they paid that for Wayne sodding Routledge). They will probably get three good years out of the American, and they will be three very good years indeed. Rip-Off Of The Summer Andy Johnson - £13.8million to Fulham from Everton Two seasons ago Johnson cost £8million from Crystal Palace, in which time his stock has arguably gone down. So hats off therefore to David Moyes for somehow turning a close to £6million profit on the man more noted for his diving than goal-scoring. Special mention too for the £8million Anton Ferdinand - at least £4million too much by our reckoning. Most Predictable Move Of The Summer Dimitar Berbatov - £30.75m to ManYoo from Tottenham So sodding predictable so why on earth did it take until 12.30am on Tuesday morning to be confirmed? We knew it was going to happen in May. Questions remain about United's conduct while Spurs fans will wonder whether an extra couple of million is worth ending the transfer window with a striker shortage? Best Bit Of Business Shaun Wright-Phillips - £8.5million to Manchester City from Chelsea Having trousered £21million for the wee man, if City had gone back to a normal club and offered a shade more than a third of that price three seasons later then they would have been laughed out of the room. But as we all know Chelsea are very, very far from a normal club. Worst Bit Of Business Andriy Shevchenko - Chelsea to AC Milan, terms unknown/nominal Oh who else could it have been? Most Baffling Transfer George McCartney - £6m to Sunderland from West Ham Not baffling from Sunderland's point of view - he's a fine left-back - but what formation are the Hammers thinking of playing where they don't actually field a left-back? They're now stuck with a right-back playing on the left until at least January. It's not been a great window for Hammers' fans. The Transfer Nobody Saw Coming Robinho - £32.5m to Manchester City from Real Madrid This was Mikael Silvestre until about 10pm on Monday evening when it became clear that the new cash-rich City really were about to break a British transfer record for the Brazilian. How many heart attack victims were admitted to Manchester hospitals on Monday night and Tuesday morning? Crazy, just sodding crazy. Most Desperate Marouane Fellaini - £15m to Everton from Standard Liege We would guess that if Everton fans were told that they were about to break their club transfer record, they would venture that the incoming player's name would be at least vaguely familiar. But £15m on a 20-year-old unknown Belgian? And we thought signing Louis Saha was a desperate bid to add numbers to a paper-thin squad... The One Nobody Had Heard Of But Will Turn Out To Be Genius Amr Zaki - Loan to Wigan from Zamalek How we scoffed when Steve Bruce signed the 'best striker in the world', according to some nonsense FIFA points system. However, going on the first couple of games Zaki looks like the find of the summer, and if he carries on like this then bigger fish than Wigan will be sniffing around this time next year. NM and SW The Deadline Day Winners And Losers Posted 02/09/08 09:21 Winners Manchester City Mark Hughes wasn't exaggerating when he described September 1 as "one hell of a day". He was, though, in error when he greeted the capture of Robinho as a "statement of intent". The club's audacious attempt to sign Dimitar Berbatov was a statement of intent; the purchase of Robinho for a British record transfer fee of £32.5m was a message of deliverance. In one swoop, and on day one of their ownership of City, ADUG proved that money will be no object in their ambition to transform the club and English football in the process. Whether by design or accident, City's pursuit of first Berbatov and then Robinho meant their new regime announced their arrival with a direct challenge to the dominance of the two superpowers of the British game. Time, coupled with the determination of the player to move to Old Trafford, prevented them from signing Berbatov but the capture of Robinho is adequate compensation, representing a stunning coup and the first defeat of Roman Abramovich in the transfer market. Never before had the Chelsea owner been outmoneyed; never before have Manchester City possessed the financial muscle to bid, let alone buy, a player recognised as one of the best in the world. For all the promises and pledges emanating from Eastlands yesterday, it was the forlorn statement from Stamford Bridge, announcing their refusal to "pay the 40million euro asking price" for Robinho, that spoke loudest. A transformation of the Premier League's landscape is already underway. Manchester City Fans Nobody is laughing at them anymore. The City Of Manchester Indisputably now the capital of English football. Premier League Bosses Had the league not decided, just a few weeks ago, to extend the transfer window by 24 hours so that it did not slam shut on a Sunday then the takeover of Manchester City would have occurred too late for their new financers to signal that the era of the Big Four is no more and football in general would have been denied arguably the most exciting day of the year to date. The Premier League In headline, Football365 has already asked of September 1 2008: 'Was This The Day The Big Four Died?'. Yet weighed against the celebration that the demise of their financial dominance will spark will be considerable disquiet about the nature of a revolution funded purely by unconnected money from a distant corner of the globe. In a single day, the history of Manchester City was wiped out as irrelevant to its present status as a football club. To depict yesterday as 'the day that football died' - the title of this morning's phone-in programme on BBC Five Live - is belated. While this was the day that Manchester City died and was reborn, football was first put up for sale long ago. Manchester United and Liverpool are bankrolled by borrowed dollars, Chelsea by Siberian roubles; the arrival of City's Arabs is just a sign of the times. Robinho But does he consider himself a winner? When the Brazilian agitated for a move out of Real Madrid the destination in mind was Chelsea and certainly not a club that can only offer UEFA Cup football and the vague promise of things to come. Even with their newly-acquired riches, City are likely to find the January window a frustrating period - leading players are not prone to mid-season moves and the 'superstars' players being sought by the club's new owners are bound to be otherwise engaged by the pursuit of titles, both domestic and European - and so the wait will be prolonged before revolution equals results. Roman Abramovich's impact was so instant because he bought Chelsea in early summer, providing Claudio Ranieri with plenty of time to spend his riches. One question that needs to be asked of the new City hierarchy is why their takeover was only finalised a matter of hours before the transfer window slammed shut. Mark Hughes' reaction must have been a mixture of excitement, relief and frustration. Robinho's response to learning that he had been sold by Real Madrid to a club that remains, in global terms, relatively unknown, must have been altogether different. No, lad, City, not United. As yet, the Brazilian has neglected to comment on the transfer, which is telling itself. Rumour has it that he has never ever been in Manchester before. Tasked for the rest of the season with transforming a mid-table side into immediate title contenders and watching on while his previous employers seek La Liga and Champions League glory, he may soon reach the conclusion that he joined City a year too early. Manchester United United have their man and an extra dimension to their attack but at what cost? Had they met Tottenham's valuation of Berbatov a month ago then they would have an extra £3m in the bank. It's arguable that they would also boast an additional two Premiership points and perhaps a European Super Cup in the trophy cabinet. And it's not just in money terms that United were made to paid yesterday for their bewildering intransigence. News of Manchester City's bid for Berbatov apparently sparked such alarm at Old Trafford that Sir Alex Ferguson broke with protocol by personally intervening at Manchester Airport to prevent Berbatov from meeting a delegation of Eastlands officials. The details of that particular Deadline Day story are yet to be told but, given Spurs remained adamant throughout the day that they had not given United permission to speak to the Bulgarian, suspicion is rife that their subsequent silence was bought with hush money in the form an exorbitant fee. The Daily Telegraph's Henry Winter will not be lonely in viewing ManYoo's conduct - literally visible as Berbatov sauntered around Old Trafford - with disdain. What some United fans will defend as muscle-flexing, others are bound to regard with distaste as bullying. Everton On any other day, signing a Belgian midfielder for £15m would seem outlandish. Sky Sports News It's reasonable to assume that the station enjoyed record figures yesterday. Losers Chelsea The signing of Robinho was supposed to be a landmark in English football - when before has it possessed the clout to force a prized asset out of Real Madrid's clutches? - and a seminal moment in the advance of one of its clubs. That expectation proved prescient - but, unfortunately from Chelsea's perspective, just not in the manner envisaged. Listening to Peter Kenyon speaking about the proposed capture of Robinho last week, it wasn't the chief executive's confidence that the deal would be completed that stood out but the significance he attached to the deal. "We are gaining respect every year and the rest of Europe see us as a real club," he proclaimed. "A lot of that has been behind-the-scenes work, we're very influential in European football." Snatching a recognised superstar, not yet at his peak at the age of 23, out of Real Madrid's clutches would have been an axis-tilting event. That Manchester City have trumped both Chelsea and Real Madrid - the first club considered to be the richest in the world, the second as the biggest - is a shockwave of epic proportions. Stamford Bridge will not crumble in the aftermath but the arrival of a bigger, richer benefactor on the scene trumps their ace card. From a purely sporting perspective, Deadline Day also constituted a disaster for Chelsea. Robinho should have been the missing link in their squad, the superstar capable of filling the void that saw Chelsea just fall short in the Premier and Champions League last season. Now he is in Manchester, while Manchester United are celebrating the arrival of their own perceived final piece. It's distinctly feasible that May's retrospecters will conclude that Chelsea's loss yesterday was the pivotal moment in the season. Tottenham Hotspur Spurs began the year with a strikeforce quartet of Dimi Berbatov, Robbie Keane, Jermain Defoe and Darren Bent. So it's difficult to regard the current line-up of Bent, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Frazier Campbell and Dos Sontos as anything other than a regression. They, like United, have cause to regret their inability to reach a deal over Berbatov several weeks ago. It's believed that Tottenham spent the last few minutes before the window closed desperately - and vainly - seeking reinforcements. Player power meant the club had no choice but to reluctantly sell Berbatov but another issue to be examined is that of manager power at White Hart Lane. Juande Ramos' call two weeks ago for the Berbatov sale to be hurried through went unheeded and last night's failure was the predictable result. Ramos deserves sympathy, yet his peripheral role in negotiations was agreed upon when he joined the club last autumn. Arsenal While the rest of the league spent last night frantically waving their cash like thirsty pubgoers confronted with a call for last orders last night, Arsene Wenger spent his evening watching Arsenal's new wave of youngsters in action against Chelsea's reserves. Apparently steadfast in his exclusive view that Alex Song, Denilson and Abou Diaby can provide Cesc Fabregas with the platform he requires, Wenger's isolation from the frantic developments elsewhere was a microshot of how out of sync the Frenchman remains from the cash-obsessed (and cash-run?) Premier League. Newcastle United Said Kevin Keegan as he asked for Newcastle to trust his judgement in selling James Milner: "I've have got to get three or four players in and I am confident we will do that. But I'll be judged on Monday at 12 o'clock." With September 1 producing only 'Nacho' Gonzalez on loan and the moderately-priced £5m Xisco, it's no surprise that Keegan is now the new favourite to be the first Premier League manager to leave his post this season. Pete Gill

il y a deux topics pour parler des maillots et celui là n'en fait pas partie Ten things you didn't know about Berbatov 1) Berbatov's father also played professional football for Cska Sofia. 2) Berbatov played in the same Cska Sofia side as Aston Villa's Stiliyan Petrov and Machester City's Martin Petrov 3) Berbatov is the Captain of Bulgaria 4) As a youngster Berbatov supported AC Milan and modelled himself on Marco Van Basten. 5) Berbatov's first taste of English Football was in '99 when Newcastle defeated Cska Sofia in the UEFA cup. 6) Berbatov has won Bulgarian player of the year 3 times, '02,'04,'05. 7) Berbatov is the second highest Bulgarian goalscorer of all time, and has even surpassed the great Hristo Stoichkov. 8) t's been said that Berbatov learnt English by watching the Godfather movies. 9) In 16 UEFA Cup matches for Spurs Berbatov has scored 12 goals. 10) In last years Premier league season Berbatov had a total of 82 shots scoring 15 times, assisting 9 goals, whilst hitting the woodwork 4 times. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...n.html?ITO=1490

oui je trouve ça prématuré, cette saison je vois plus Villa pour finir dans le top 4, mais Shity pourra le faire l'an prochain s'ils progressent sur le terrain cette saison et qu'ils recrutent encore de bons joueurs l'été prochain

et maintenant on aura un autre derby dans l'effectif entre le Serbe Vidic et le Bulgare Berbatov, même si je ne sais pas si la rivalité entre les deux pays est forte (j'imagine que c'est pire entre Bulgarie et Roumanie)

selon Fergie après le Zénith, oui

moi aussi je pense que Tottenham a fait ça pour nous emmerder (à moins qu'on le leur ait proposé de nous mêmes), mais là ils ont leur 3ème attaquant, il sera remplaçant derrière Bent et Pavlyuchenko, donc il pourra jouer pas mal de matchs. moi j'espère juste que c'est pas un prêt avec option d'achat, et que Campbell voudra bien revenir à United. mais je n'en doute pas, il est d'ici, il a été formé au club, il sait qu'il peut avoir un brillant avenir dans son club s'il est un peu patient. il n'a que 20 ans, ne l'oublions pas.

tout à fait, en l'absence de Ronaldo et Giggs, et vu le niveau de Nani, je pense qu'on va jouer en 4-3-3 avec 3 récupérateurs (on est à l'extérieur, chez un gros) Scholes-Carrick-Anderson ou Fletcher et Rooney-Berbatov-Tevez devant

ne t'inquiète pas, on va se charger de ces personnes, moi aussi ça m'a ébahi et dégoûté

pareil, c'est vraiment une bonne chose, en espérant qu'ils vont y faire des progrès et que surtout on ne va pas s'en séparer après

peut être une blessure diplomatique, Fergie en a marre de lâcher ses joueurs

tu les avais dans la news d'il y a 2 jours

à froid, faut quand même dire qu'on se fait bien arnaquer, encore une fois. 38M et Campbell en prêt, Berba ne les vaut pas. mais bon, quand Fergie fait une fixette sur un joueur (pareil pour Hargo) et n'en veut aucun autre, les clubs vendeurs en profitent. par contre maintenant faudra pas trop en attendre et lui mettre la pression, c'est pas le sauveur et le messie hein, ne lui tombez pas dessus s'il a du mal à cause de son prix ou de l'attente

ah tu parle des infos contradictoires, oui c'était marrant (le gars dont la mère travaille à l'aéroport et a vu Benzema ou Huntelaar, les trucs comme ça il y en a toujours et c'est marrant), non moi je parle des réactions défaitistes de certains

j'ai vraiment pas trouvé ça drôle moi

sauf que justement je me suis pris la tête toute la journée à essayer de calmer tout le monde, mais avec certains c'était impossible et quoi qu'il arrive ils ne peuvent pas s'empêcher d'avoir un comportement inacceptable. et maintenant que Berbatov a vraiment signé, ce que j'ai lu aujourd'hui me fait encore plus gerber

c'est bon c'est fini, tout le monde peut se calmer, c'est plus la peine de s'énerver (déjà que c'était pas la peine)