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End of a decade, What was your favorite ....
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1) Game of the decade
Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan; Istanbul, 2005.
i don't need to explain why.
2) Team of the decade
Arsenal's Invincibles were probably my favourite even though last year's Barca is better.
it's because i saw them week in week out maybe, but to be fair, Henry, Pires and Bergkamp in their pomp are 3 of my favourite players ever.
3) Player of the decade
No i'm not an Arsenal fan, but Thierry Henry.
although the sight of him making Carragher fall on his arse in Highbury should p*ss me off, i actually laugh looking at it now.
4) Goal of the decade
Rivaldo's overhead to get Barca into the Champions League.
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Hmmm...well without too much though so subject to change!
Goal - Henry flick and volley against united/ Keane against Germany in WC 2002.
Game - Arsenal v...? So many. Pool 4-2 in the unbeaten season, Coming from 2-0 down against Chelsea, Real Madrid over two legs in the Champions League. On an international level..Ireland/Spain WC 2002. And I'll never forget being in Paris for the second leg of the french tie.
Favourite Team - Arsenal. Unbeaten season.. Although it turned out that many of the players playing were facing the end of their arsenal career there so many great players, a great team spirit and Henry's best season. I fell in love with him that season.
Player of the Decade - Player of the century more like..
Thierry Henry. I was blessed to witness him in his prime. I shall tell my grandchildren. 0 -
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1) Game of the decade
Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan; Istanbul, 2005.
i don't need to explain why.
2) Team of the decade
Arsenal's Invincibles were probably my favourite even though last year's Barca is better.
it's because i saw them week in week out maybe, but to be fair, Henry, Pires and Bergkamp in their pomp are 3 of my favourite players ever.
3) Player of the decade
No i'm not an Arsenal fan, but Thierry Henry.
although the sight of him making Carragher fall on his arse in Highbury should p*ss me off, i actually laugh looking at it now.
4) Goal of the decade
Rivaldo's overhead to get Barca into the Champions League.
your right, who can argue with that, maybe player of decade could be different,henry past his best for 2 seasons now, still great player though,
ronaldo could replace him as best player,i,m liverpool man ,so i,m not been biased,0 -
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Game:
Real Madrid 1-2 Barcelona
Rijkaard's Barcelona were on a great run after being pummelled 5-0/5-1 at Malaga. This was their arrival with some of the old guard like Cocu, Kluivert De Boer...they were battered in the first 59 minutes. It was actually funny..clearances off the line, Real thumping the ball at Puyol's face on the line, great saves. Then Real scored. Ten minutes later, a departing Kluivert tapped in and Figo was sent off later. 5 minutes to go, Ronaldinho over the top, Xavi over Casillas. First win at the Bernabeu for 7 years or something
Edit: :cool:
Team:
Barcelona 2008-2009
Player:
Casillas
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1) Game of the decade
Man United vs Chelsea, Champions League Final 2008
This match was important in the sense it showed how far the Premiership had come with two teams from England contesting the final. Plenty of dramatic moments in this game for United fans. The joy of the first goal, the agony of the equaliser, a sending off and then a penalty shoot-out. Thinking it was all over and then watching Terry miss the penalty and Van Der Sar save Anelka's kick. Watching Ronaldo drop to the ground crying in relief, Rooney skipping away like a giddy child, Sir Bobby going up forty years after Busby and '68. It was epic.
2) Team of the decade
I would have to say the Barca team of this year. Their accomplishments have been ridiculously good.
3) Player of the decade
John O'Shea.
Or if not him Henry or Messi. I'll hand it to Messi. :cool:
4) Goal of the decade
Messi vs Getafe
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1) Game of the decade
Wednesday 2 May 2007
A.C. Milan 3 - 0 Manchester United
I have never seen a team dominate united like Milan did that night and I have never seen Ferguson after a match come out and say that his team just wasn't good enough, no excuses, no "we should have played better" he just said Milan were that good United could do nothing about it.
It pissed rain but jesus the football was amazing.
I know a guy, a total UTD freak, and he reckons it was the only time watching a match that he thought the united players were intimidated by the atmosphere in a stadium.
Milan played perfect football and the man below was at the heart of everything.
2) Team of the decade
Milan from 2001 - 2008
Won 2 CL's, 3 Finals, the best club defence of all time (Cafu Costacurta Nesta Maldini) for the majority of it, with amazing players like Rui Costa, Leonardo, Stam, Ronaldo, Crespo and a few more playing cameos and players like Serginho, Kaka, Shevchenko, Seedorf, Gattauso, Ambrosini, Inzaghi, Kaladze, Jankulovski and Pirlo being integral parts of the team over the years.
In my opinion, the stand out squad of the last ten years and a large portion of it still going strong.
3) Player of the decade
3 way split, can't pick between the 3
Zidane
Maldini
Káká
4) Goal of the decade
Bergkamp vs Newcastle.
He ment it, simple as.0 -
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Archimedes wrote: »Thread title read fail. My bad. Too many bloody "Best / Greatest / Favourite" threads popping up lately. I do apologise.
I do say it was the stand out team of the decade and im sticking to that, because it is the only squad that lasted that long!0 -
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What was your favorite
1) Game of the decade
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2) Team of the decade
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3) Player of the decade
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4) Goal of the decade
So many to choose from but this is perfect, as you'll see from the last angle -
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What was your favorite
1) Game of the decade
Friday 9th March 2007, Shelbourne -vs- Kildare County
The sense of apprehension as I caught the bus from town to Drumcondra, getting off at Fagan's and then crossing the bridge and looking right down the River Tolka and seeing the floodlights on in Tolka Park.
After one of the darkest winters any fans of a football club have experienced, thinking back to the league win the previous November, and my own muted celebrations. We were finished, our club fell apart.
Scratching together a management team, and a football team just weeks before the season started.
Going down to a penalty early on, but then Brian Gartland scoring to level, in front of the new stand. It ended up 2-2.
2) Team of the decade
Barcelona, no question. The current team.
3) Player of the decade
Zidane
4) Goal of the decade
This made me damn nearly hyperventilate.
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I'll go with what I believe were the best of the decade so I'll try to stay unbiased.
Game of the decade
Czech Republic vs Holland Euro 2004
Honourable mentions: United vs Chelsea CL Final 2008, Liverpool v MIlan 2005, United vs Madrid 2003,
Team of the decade
I was tempted to say United from 06-09 but I don't think any sane person can possibly say anything other than the current Barcelona team, who won every competition they were in this year. An absolutely stunning side.
Honourable mentions: Madrid 2003, United 2006-2009, Arsenals unbeaten league team.
Player of the decade
Zidane. No doubt about it. Performed well in every major final he played in and single handedly dragged a (frankly) rubbish French team to a WC Final.
Honourable mentions: Xavi, Ronaldinho (sad how far he's fallen), Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi.
Goal of the decade
Zidane vs Deportivo - stunning teamwork and build up and tasty footwork to set up the finish.
Honourable mentions:
Messi:
Robinho:
Ronaldo:
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1) Game of the decade
Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan; Istanbul, 2005.
i don't need to explain why.
2) Team of the decade
Arsenal's Invincibles were probably my favourite even though last year's Barca is better.
it's because i saw them week in week out maybe, but to be fair, Henry, Pires and Bergkamp in their pomp are 3 of my favourite players ever.
3) Player of the decade
No i'm not an Arsenal fan, but Thierry Henry.
although the sight of him making Carragher fall on his arse in Highbury should p*ss me off, i actually laugh looking at it now.
4) Goal of the decade
Rivaldo's overhead to get Barca into the Champions League.
This, except I may change Henry for Ronaldinho, when he was on form I've never seen a player better than him.0 -
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1) Game of the decade
2005 Champions League Final: Liverpool 3 AC Milan 3 (Liverpool win on penalties).
I remember sitting in the local boozer surrounded by friends and family at half time. We all looked and felt like we had just lost a loved one. It was a horrific feeling, to get that far and to achieve that much with a limited team, only to potentially end up on the receiving end of an absolute drubbing in the CL Final. A final that should have two quality teams fighting until the end, but it looked like that we were going to get hammered 6-0.
I said to everyone, without believing a word of it myself, "C'mon lads one early goal and we're back in it." Wishful thinking on my part, but the wish came true.
2) Team of the decade
Barca 08-09: I think what Pep achieved was something special because before he took over all you could hear coming out of the camp was doom and gloom, and about how the team was divided into little cliques out for themselves.
Sure it helped to have the likes of Messi, Iniesta, Xavi and Eto'o. However the best of managers has failed to get superstars working together as a unit. A managerial novice achieved it though, and what that team produced for him was absolutely sensational.
3) Player of the decade
Cristiano Ronaldo: The amount of times this guy produced the goods for Man U in games where they looked to be on the ropes is astounding. People frequently credit Macheda for the 3pts against Villa last season, but it was Ronaldo's salvo that made Macheda's goal worth anything. That game was just typical of the amount of times Ronaldo produced moments of magic to save his team's skin.
He strikes fear into the best of players. He has a scary accuracy when it comes to free kicks. He has a knack for popping up with late match winning or saving goals. He has an unbreakable spirit in the face of such hostile environments in regards to fans and opposition players, just look at how the English media attempted to run him out of the country in 2006 only for him to sensationally become the best player in the world over the following 3 seasons. He has a quite frankly astounding goals tally for an RM. The guy had, and still has it all.
Hands down the best player of the decade when you take all this into account. He's had the kitchen sink thrown at him in regards to hostility and has still produced the goods. It's difficult to say the same for Messi and Henry because they haven't had to play at the top of their game in the face of such media, fan, and player scrutiny/hostility (well not until recently for the latter anyway).
4) Goal of the decade
Andreas Iniesta -v- Chelsea 08/09: Seriously, to score a goal of that much importance against such difficult opposition, in the game that it was and with only two minutes to go, was immense. Not only was it a testament to the quality Iniesta possesses, but it's also a testament to his mental strength and composure.
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1) Game of the decade
As a Barca fan it's obviously going to be the 6-2 demolition of Real Madrid in their own back yard, especially considering 12 months earlier they destroyed Barca 4-1 after getting a guard of honour. It was lovely revenge, a game where Henry showed he still had what it takes! Comprehensively pummeling Man United in the final was also a nice game for me. :P
Trying to be unbiased, this is a strange game that springs to mind, but it was absolutely bloody fantastic. It was the 2006/2007 season, and it was a 4-3 win for Spurs against West Ham. I can't even remember what grounds it was at (fairly sure it was at Upton Park), the game started off beautifully for West Ham, and Carlos Tevez scored a wonderful free kick. The pendulum kept swinging, but in essentially the final play of the game Spurs scored to win 4-3. I remember after the game Alan Curbishley even admitting that the loss would probably mean they'd be relegated. What a game though, perfect advert for the premier league. (looked on youtube for highlights of the game, nowhere to be found, perhaps I dreamt it all and I'm actually going insane...)
Special mention to Turkey vs Czech Republic at Euro 2008, what a bloody final 15 minutes. Turkey 2-0 down at the 75th minute, drawing one goal back. Seemed still that the Czech's could play the game out. 86th minute, Cech makes a massive massive howler from an inswinging cross, Nihat luckily gets a jammy touch that puts it in the back of the net. Then not two minutes later Nihat latches onto a lovely pass from midfield, turns beautifully and finishes with such composure. That goal won't be celebrated that much, but one of my favourite goals of all time, and one I'll remember my whole life. What an emphatic finish, just pure adrenaline!! Love the bend and crossbar smack on it too.
2) Team of the decade
F.C Barcelona team of the past 18 months tbh. Unbelievable quality all over the pitch. Don't think Arsenal's invincibles are nearly as impressive, infact I think Chelsea's team under Mourinho were better, they were an absolute beast, that Arsenal team drew so many games that they ended up with less than Mourinho's first team too.
Honourable mention to that United team of 2006/2007, they may have 'only' won the PL, but the football they played was absolutely spell bounding, C. Ronaldo was also a better player that season than his 42 goal season too (imo of course). They had everything.
3) Player of the decade
Over the entire decade I doubt anyone could truly argue against the consistency of Thierry Henry, fantastic player over the past 10 years. But if we're talking the best over a season or two, my vote definitely goes to Ronaldinho, what he did from 04-06 I don't think any player in the history of football could do. He made football entertaining for my nan, he was spellboundingly good, quick, powerful, strong on the ball, passing as good as Scholes/ Xavi, a mesmeric dribbler, amazing long shots. He also seemed to able to put the likes of Makalele/ Gatusso on their asses as easily as he would a Titus Bramble. He was a special special player, and I've never seen anything like that (and doubt I ever will in my lifetime).
4) Goal of the decade
There's a few that spring to mind - I'm going to be biased here, as most of them will be Barca goals.
The best dribble - Messi Getafe.
The most natural - Ronaldinho vs Chelsea 04/05.
The most wtf - Bergkamp vs Newcastle.
The biggest wow factor - Ronaldinho for PSG (cant remember who he is playing, but he flicks the ball over a defender, does a few step overs, beats a man in the penalty area and chips over the keeper, it's such a good combination of everything)
The best volley - Zidane CL final vs Bayer Lev.
The best bicycle kick - Rivaldo vs Valencia CF.
The best team goal - Barcelona vs Liverpool at Anfield. 27 passes and Xavi dinks the ball up to Overmars who cooly slots it in the back of the net.
The best counter attack - Van Nistelrooy vs Valencia CF 2006/2007.
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