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I'm sorry i've been a bit lax on the old diary but with the international fixtures goiing on i've been having a short break. Old Gauston, Rudi Vollborn and a few buds went off to Spain for the weekend to relax.
Anyway i'm sure all you fans are dying to hear my take on todays result against Basle in the Champions League.
We were going into the game after the 1-0 defeat at home to Juve hoping for a positive outcome in this game. Kirky Whitelock gave old gauston a report saying that there defence was slow and not so good at dealing with whipped crosses and high balls. We decided that we would go with pace and power and with a attacking attitude.
The team line up was:
------------------Robinson
Stalteri ----- King - Hofland - Gardener
------------------Prutton
S.W-Phillips - Hitzelsperger - Bierkofa
-----------Keane --------- Stead
We started off well and scored after 3 mins with a good run and shot from Bierkofa. The pattern seemed to be set and we pretty much bombarded there penalty box with crosses and high balls in the hope old Steady would win the headers. After 19 mins Stead controlled a cross from Hitzelsperger and hit a low shot past Basle's goalkeeper to make it 2-0.
After that period of good footie we seemed to switch off and we conceded a crap goal to a boy called Schwegler or something like that. That left us 2-1 up at half time.
H/T i gave the boys a promise that i'd get the first round in if we won this game by 2 clear goals. I was rather disappointed to find out that old Steady had picked up a knock so Aga Adu was sent on to replace him.
2nd Half was a bit of a boring number until Pat knocked in a 16 yard strike for Basle to make it 2-2. The bleepin bleeep bleep bleep scored and it looked like a bad state of affairs until the ever willing Robbie Keane beat 2 men and slid the ball under the goalie to give us back the lead. I love that laddie. Then 3mins into injury time, Kallon who came on for Wright-Phillips got round the back to latch onto another well flighted pass from Hitzelsperger to nod home the 4th.
4-2 and yet another round of beers i owe the boys.
Gauston was a bit annoyed with the sloppyness of the defence at times bit hey ho a wins a win in my book.
On the other news of this week i've decided that it's time for those scout boys to earn some of there wages for a change and look at players that can come in to make my round at the bar more expensive in january they've come up with a list of 3 players who look worth some of the 57mil i've got to spend.
DaMarcus Beasley(Everton) good winger on either side.
Christian-Schultz Peterson(Aab) Scored 10 in 10 and is a bright prospect at 22yrs old according to Gauston.
David Foster(Middlesbrough) Central midfielder who has shown maturity beyond his years at the age of 21 and looks like a possible long term replacement for Hitzlesperger.
I'll chat with Gauston as he is good at picking guys who'll fit in to the setup and we'll see what happens.
Anyway goodnight from and from Bunny who i met a hot honeys bar in Malaga.
Hugo
02-23-2005, 01:28 PM
2009 or 5 days and 20 hours and a lager tops plz Post #12
Just a quick addition to mi old diary boyz n girlsh....
I'm in a sports bar in Edinburgh having a few beershhh wi a few buds.
I've just beannn called by Charlotte Cowie, ha ha her name is COWie. I thought she wash phonin to tell me she's beenz in luv wi me for yearshhh.
She boned to say tha wright-phillllips is out for 4 weeks wi broken ribs. Ummm ribs barbeque ribs YUMMY, and D'Alessandro is out for a week so he mishes the game against arsenol.
Must go it's Chucks round.
02-23-2005, 01:47 PM
2009 or 5 days and 20 hours and a lager tops plz Post #13
Hi,
Hugo the hungover here. Oh my noggin hurts like hell. I spent a few days at home with some mates and oh i drunk some.
Anyway down to business. Today we played Arsenal at the Emirates stadium.
I chatted or shopuld i say listened to Old Gaustons views on how to approach the game because he watches Arsenal a lot. He felt that we should adopt a counter attacking approach like we have done in previous seasons with good affect. We decided that a 4-5-1 with fast wingers was the way to go.
The team lined up as
Robinson
Mabizela-King-Upson-Kleber
Kallon-Geremi-Prutton-Hitzelsperger-Richardson
Ewerthon
The game started well for us and we had a good control over the midfield and created numerous openings but we just couldn't find the onion bag. Arsenal didn't really get at us at all but Gauston always says if you don't take your chances while there coming you are in deep doo doo. The 1st half ended 0-0.
The 2nd half was a bit of a mare we seemed to struggle to gain the same control as we had in trhe 1st half and we eventually suffered. Thierry Henry done something he rarely does apparently, score with his noggin. It was a good whipped ball from the corner and Henry sliiped Upson and nodded home.
Then it got worse, Richardson who was playing well was tackled rather brutally by Lauth and had to be carried off.
That was it for us we fell apart, King gave away possesion on the half way line and Gilberto gave the ball to Viera who hit a belter from 30 yards which beat Robbo all ends up.
The only consolation was that Robbie Keane came on and got a consolation goal with 2mins to go.
The main worry after the game was that Richardson had been taken to hospital and i've since found out the lads got a broken leg and will be out for the best part of a year.
Hopefully me and the boys can nip to the hospital to see how many burdz he's chatted up on thursday after the League Cup game against Ipswich.
Til next time take care of yourselfs and each other.
Hugo
02-23-2005, 01:54 PM
2009 or 5 days and 20 hours and a lager tops plz Post #14
Hugo here again with another brief update. If you seen todays game you'll know why. It was crap.
Before i get to that i have news on teh cup draw and Kieron Richardson.
The cup draw gave us Blackburn away.
Kieron looks like he'll miss 8/9 months of footie but on the bright side he has scored about 8 dates with some young hotties at the Hospital. I taught that lad well.
The game today at home to Villa was a boring affair if i didn't have my heated chair and a few beers i would have fallen asleep.
We tried hard but just couldn't get the ball past Sorenson who seemed to be in the right place all the time and for that he got MOTM. I think Ewethon would have pulled his hair out if he had any after trying everything to get past Sorenson.
The team was again much changed from the cup game.
It just happen today at all, anyway must dash. I'm taking Dolly to the airprt and packing her back off to Spain. Clingy women is the last thing i need when there appears to be loads of hotties at the hospital.
Cheerio and bye di bye for just now
Hugo
02-23-2005, 05:01 PM
2009 or 5 days and 20 hours and a lager tops plz Post #16
That line never seems to work these day. The nurses just laughed and said it was so 9 years ago.
Any suggestions for new pick up lines, send them my way.
Anyway down to the point and yet again it's not good. I'm out here in Switzerland and it's freezin. Now you'll already have read that we were gubbed 3-0 by Basle and that we appear to be hitting a bit of a sticky patch of late but don't you worry i have a plan.
The game was a nightmare from start to finish. We were late in getting to the stadium because of the rain which was chuckin it down and our driver was doing his "driving ms daisy" impression.
Anyway into the game.
Line up:
Robinson
Stalteri-Alex-Hoflnd-Gardener
Geremi-Prutton-Hitzelsperger
Adu
Aruna-Stead
The game was a nightmare and the pitch didn't help at all. Although in fairness we were absolutely hopeless and a poor excuse for a football team.
The first goal was from Weber who beat Hofland to a long ball over the top before slotting past Robbo.
The second was from Carignano who somehow got past Gardener and chipped Robbo who was left brutally exposed and the third was a free kick from the same man. The wall seemed to break and again Robbo was left helpless.
I think i'll be meeting with Gauston over the weekend to discuss what we can do to halt the slide and hold on to our league title hopes and the chance to go through to the next phase of the champions league.
Anyway i'm signing off for the evening and i'm off to see what the local talent is like.
PS. Mum phone me if you want anything from duty free.
02-23-2005, 05:04 PM
2009 or 5 days and 20 hours and a lager tops plz Post #17
The swiss burdz like the "how you doin?" chat up line. Wooooo Hoooo
Oh and we've just signed Gary Anderson a young central midfielder from Southampton for 1.7mil.
He is a talented lad according to old Gauston and should become a regular in the first xi next season with a bit of luck.
See ya
02-23-2005, 05:31 PM
2009 or 5 days and 20 hours and a lager tops plz Post #18
We were down at Fulham this avo and we came away with a good performance and best of all a 3-0 victory.
Before the game we all had a chat about what we wanted from this season. I've explained to the boys that i'd like this season to be the best we've had because i've decided i'm going to go when my contract expires in the summer.
The players seemed a bit shocked but they understand my reasons.
Anyway we started the game brilliantly and were in fromt after 2mins. The goal was one of the best we've scored this season.
After some nice build up play from King, Guarin and Kleber they shifted the ball to Hitzelsperger who delivered a luuuvely cross and Ewerthon controlled the ball on his chest before smashing home a lovely volley from 11 yards. Beautiful stuff.
It then got even better because in the 6th minute Bierkofa collected a kick out from Robbo and beat his man and cut the ball back to Ewerthon who knocked home his second of the game.
The team then just played keep ball for the majority of the game but in the 39th min Robbie Keane was rather cruelly hacked down 22 yards from goal and had to be subbed for Love. The free kick on a happier note was blated home by Hitzelsperger to make it 3-0.
Fulham seemed happy just to keep the score down and the game was more like an exhibition match for us, with Ewerthon, Kallon and Bierkofa showing some delightful skills as the game went on.
3-0 against a Fulham team who were on a decent run of late was a good result and hopefully we are back on track.
The only downside is Robbie Keane is out for 2 weeks with a groin problem.
Anyway i'm off out on the lash to celebrate a victory with Gauston.
Be safe.
Hugo
02-23-2005, 05:37 PM
2009 or 5 days and 20 hours and a lager tops plz Post #19
It's awesome.
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