The Ultimate Soccer Thread 2011-2012. VOL 2 (EPL,LFP, SERIE A, BUND, ETC.)

Anyone know of any good soccer blogs? My main sources for news/highlights right now are goal.com and footytube 
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I've also become really interested in the formations/strategies coaches employ these days. Any good reads on that? And any books about soccer that people can recommend? Got some free time on my hands and I've been trying to read some books 
 
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Manchester City has confirmed its emergence on the international football stage with a six-year kit deal with Nike, which provides strips for Manchester United, Arsenal, Barcelona and Inter Milan.

The premier league leaders will switch from Umbro to its parent company after the 2012/13 season. Nike would not confirm reports of a £26m a year figure, which would top Liverpool FC’s £25m a year deal with Warrior Sports.
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Damn, say goodbye to any decent looking kits that you have. Next year's Barca kit is a @#$@%@ joke, Arsenal's looks like a $20 ebay knockoff, and United's looks like it has some tacky all over print pattern. The discrepancy between new club kits and NT kits by Nike is ridiculous these days. How do you make the nice @#$ Portugal and Netherlands shirts and then make these? And as much as I hate to admit it, no recent kit from Nike can match this year's Madrid black/gold away
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^^ theres bigsoccer.com, but it also depends on what languages you speak and who you support.

As far as books published with tactics you won't find more of the impressive tactics that are used in the CL explained to you anywhere. You should single out individual coaches styles of play that fascinate you and find individual publications of breakdowns of thier strategies. I usually read up on Italian coaches or others in the Serie A, so if you speak Italian I could help you out.

I enjoy the tactical side of the game the most which leads me to ask this to NT's Soccer Thread faithful: Which formations and styles of play do you enjoy the most? Examples?
 
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Manchester City has confirmed its emergence on the international football stage with a six-year kit deal with Nike, which provides strips for Manchester United, Arsenal, Barcelona and Inter Milan.

The premier league leaders will switch from Umbro to its parent company after the 2012/13 season. Nike would not confirm reports of a £26m a year figure, which would top Liverpool FC’s £25m a year deal with Warrior Sports.
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Use to love Adidas but since 1998 when nike came in its been no contest.Nike Soccer > Adidas, Umbro, Puma, Reebok, Etc...Nike unis are unique, sleek, and clean.Adidas uses one design each season and just changes the color...wack
 
http://www.zonalmarking.net/ for tactics, love reading it.

I'm a fan of the 4-3-3.

I personally don't like Goal.com.. they're the middle man with transfer rumors. Things get lost in translation. They're not very selective when it comes to reporting said rumor. For example, they'll report Real Madrid rumors/news and then use pro-Barcelona/Anti-Madrid Catalan papers like Sport.es or El Mundo Deportivo as the source.. (and vice versa.)

As far as Madrid.. I think Javi Martinez would be incredible. He's versatile so he can help cover CB/DM. If not him, a defensive minded player that can push forward in midfield would be nice ala Yaya Toure, Arturo Vidal, Kevin Prince Boateng, etc.

We need a RB and player to compete for the right side with Di Maria. Someone like Lucas Moura would be nice. The drawback is those transfers (Martinez/Lucas) seem difficult but if anyone can pull them off, it's Florentino Perez.

Higuain is a quality player and fan favorite. I'm certain Mourinho and the club want to keep him. The thing is, a starting place is just not guaranteed. If he were to influence a sale, it would be for a large sum (hello PSG) and a "crack" would have to be signed to appease the fans/fill the void. I'm not sure Aguero is possible but a player of that calibre would be targeted.. Cavani, Neymar, etc.


Edit: If you're interested in La Liga and Spain.. I recommend Morbo by Phil Ball. I'm going to pick up: Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson soon.

Ball wrote a book along with Guillem Balague called White Storm but that's not as good.
 
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The premier league leaders will switch from Umbro to its parent company after the 2012/13 season. Nike would not confirm reports of a £26m a year figure, which would top Liverpool FC’s £25m a year deal with Warrior Sports.
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Use to love Adidas but since 1998 when nike came in its been no contest.Nike Soccer > Adidas, Umbro, Puma, Reebok, Etc...Nike unis are unique, sleek, and clean.Adidas uses one design each season and just changes the color...wack
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I have to disagree.Nike makes the most hideous kits in the world.Werder Bremen, Arenal and ManUtd away
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adidas is sometimes boring but overall they produce the nicest looking kits.
 
Originally Posted by IMASOLEMAN18

RUMORED price for manchester united to sign Shinji Kagawa is 7m if thats true that is a STEAL
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Great player and he was verry valuable for Dortmunds championship.
But far as I know it's not even sure that he leaves Dortmund.
At the moment he doesn't want extend his contract and Dortmunds manager said
the actually doesn't want him selling but would do it, if the price is right.
 
Come on Norwich !! 
I can't believe we're back in this. I'd love it if Newcastle and us both got those champions league places 
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Thanks IronChef and xBlaze. That zonal marking site is 
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Went and picked up The World is a Ball by John Doyle, so far so good. Will be looking into Morbo afterwards. 
 
That guy's such a beast at Wembley... Scoring in 4 different FA Cup finals is just ridiculous.
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EDIT ~ Lol... game-on. 
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This dude CECH 
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Isn't the rule- if any part of the ball crosses the goal line, it's a goal? First side replay showed a piece of the ball behind the goal post...goal? Tough to call either way. 
 
Originally Posted by Weaponry Expert

Bosingwa trying his hardest to help Liverpool win.
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Then he tried his hardest to be in every picture with the cup SMH what a clown.....I'm kinda disappointed Ramires didn't get man of the match though
 
Chelsea's backline looked a damn mess. They better re-discover the sharpness they had against Barca if they want to play with Bayern.

Props to RDM and crew.
 
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