boubabi 4,725 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Nah, he is more like a Henry, which gave 2 or 3 good seasons Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jRuutu 2,464 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) He's 37... This would have been a major deal ten years ago. Maybe still huge news four years ago. Now, though? He's just a name. He is still pretty good in the air.. Not so fast or agile anymore.. Or at least was not last season when i watched him quite few times. I think he is still a useful player. No idea how much they are paying him though but if they got him for quite cheap, even better signing. Edited July 28, 2015 by jRuutu Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,741 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Nah, he is more like a Henry, which gave 2 or 3 good seasons Except Henry's numbers were still quite high. Drogba has dropped off. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) when he left barcelona, he had 4 goals in 32 apps which is comparable to the 7 goals in 40 games with chelsea (Drogba). He will probably look like the 14 goals in 34 with the Galatasaray Edited July 29, 2015 by boubabi Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,741 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Totally different style of player though. Drogba's style causes him to worsen a lot quicker than Henry's with age. Henry ran like a gazelle, Drogba is an aerial threat. Similar to what Mario Gomez is like, a big powerful guy but not the fastest guy in the world. They tend to fizzle out faster than the guys who have their legs with them still. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Yeah sure, that's why I think he will do just fine Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooks. 58 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 There's no reason to be playing someone who is nearly 40 when you could be playing a 19 y/o in the same position. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,741 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Yeah sure, that's why I think he will do just fine But what I just said makes your "thinking" somewhat reversed. You think he'll be fine but his body type and style make him more common to fizzle out. Henry had legs, meaning he could run and make plays happen if he wasn't scoring. Drogba is not all about that style. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,947 Posted July 29, 2015 Author Admin Share Posted July 29, 2015 I thought the general feeling was that aerial guys are less affected by age because they remain big. For a counter-example, see Luca Toni vs Fernando Torres. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,741 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I thought the general feeling was that aerial guys are less affected by age because they remain big. For a counter-example, see Luca Toni vs Fernando Torres. There are exceptions, but usually big guys have the game go too fast for them. Having your legs and being in shape are far more important as that age thing slaps you in the face. Otherwise they become way too one-dimensional. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyinAmerica 2,891 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I figure there are people here that would appreciate this: Got last minute box seats to see Man U/PSG at Soldier Field tonight. I'm slowly growing into becoming more of a soccer fan, so wasn't a transformative experience or anything, but it was a lot of fun. I like Zlatan even more after seeing him in person. jRuutu and diamond_ace 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,758 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Nice! Glad you got the opportunity. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-250752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 jRuutu and Sixersfan594 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-251066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagger 2,722 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) Know there's some Football Manager fans in here so figured I'd share this that I found: http://www.reddit.com/r/footballmanagergames/comments/3fioa1/the_millenial_sim_is_here_1000_years_of_simming/ A guy simmed 1000 seasons of Premier League football, and basically the main things we can learn from this are that Burnley and Sheffield United are going to fuck shit up and Chelsea absolutely won't. And also teams are going to have stadiums that can seat 500,000 people. Edited August 3, 2015 by YEAH! Sixersfan594 and BOOM 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-252213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,947 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Admin Share Posted August 3, 2015 hahaha that is amazing Pretty weird though, I mean all professional sports more or less started their current iterations of leagues/tournaments in the late 19th/early 20th centuries at the earliest. Meaning we haven't missed tooo much. Even in 100 years that would be so much information to take in. It would lose meaning imo. Lol'd at Netherlands' first World Cup win though. Imagine they lost another 51 finals. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-252237 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagger 2,722 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I'm actually downloading the save now because I'm really curious as to the financial state of these teams. It doesn't look like (if my math of Dollars is correct) the Bale and Ronaldo transfers have been overtaken so I think it'd be interesting to see if that's cause the game just can't program the inflation (which is fair tbh, don't think they plan for regular 1000 season sims) or if the economy has just gotten absolutely fucked. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-252274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooks. 58 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Stealing from the top comment of the Reddit thread to highlight that Principat had a 257 game losing streak in the Europa league. That's so mind-blowingly impressive. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-252280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagger 2,722 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Stealing from the top comment of the Reddit thread to highlight that Principat had a 257 game losing streak in the Europa league. That's so mind-blowingly impressive. Yeah, that's San Marino levels of craptacular. That along with the Lincoln (Gibralter) side that haven't won a Europa League game in 740 games, or 996 years. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-252310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,758 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) Well done Andreas Johansson...well done. Edited August 5, 2015 by boom Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-253068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorlab 4,321 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Any of you fackers want to make an EPL Fantasy League??? I'll honestly prob go inactive mid-way through the ssn, but I will set it up if 2-3 people are interested... Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-253631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorlab 4,321 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ Code to join this league: 2014229-456274 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-253632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorlab 4,321 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 ^^^ MUST DO THIS BEFORE SATURDAY (aka in 2 days) ^^^ winner gets a sig made by boubabi Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-253633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,947 Posted August 11, 2015 Author Admin Share Posted August 11, 2015 Barcelona doing what Barcelona do. Sevilla not too bad actually, great game this. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-255853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas 48 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ Code to join this league: 2014229-456274 I missed out? Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-255861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas 48 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I don't think Benitez is gonna do shit for Madrid this year. Isco definetly needs to start. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/1969-general-football-discussion/page/27/#findComment-255862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.png.ed69a7260a477fcf4feead7a0e4b7506.png)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now