FromBelgium Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hi lads! Haven't turned up for a while, but still checking on the Toffees' and big Mo's situation. We gave the Arse a lovely ride for their money yesterday night, but it's not my point. After all, a defeat, however brilliant you may have been, leaves you with fuck all. Just wanted to tell you I joined an Arse forum and dropped a line and got absolutely no effin' reply. Nothing to compare with the warm welcome you gave me a year ago. I wish you an excellent season, however wobbly the start may have been. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adpom Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hi lads! Haven't turned up for a while, but still checking on the Toffees' and big Mo's situation. We gave the Arse a lovely ride for their money yesterday night, but it's not my point. After all, a defeat, however brilliant you may have been, leaves you with fuck all. Just wanted to tell you I joined an Arse forum and dropped a line and got absolutely no effin' reply. Nothing to compare with the warm welcome you gave me a year ago. I wish you an excellent season, however wobbly the start may have been. Regards. you played well. but scored to early. When you went 2-0 did oyu players start to think they won already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churinga2 Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 you played well. but scored to early. When you went 2-0 did oyu players start to think they won already? i don't think so. standard played well until minute 60, then they started to get tired ( my impression) and fall to far back in defense. Arsenal wasn't playing very well, and were lucky with the set piece goals, one of them involved a handball btw. If standard play this well against az and olympiakos i think they got a chance on the second place in the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromBelgium Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 (edited) Obviously the better side won. 70 % possession finally pays. But it was just fitness won it in the last 10 mins. You can raise up your game up to a certain point, then lack of top, top level fitness makes you lose your concentration. It finally told. Here's the difference between a good team and a big team. Standard played above their usual level (a bit like when they scared the crap out of LFC) against the Arse who were appaling at times, hence making it an interesting contest. Two players stood out and are great promises: Carcela and Mananga. Both teens and absolutely fantastic on the night. We'd probably be decent contenders for UEFA Cup (or whatever they call it these days) if there wasn't any reprieve from the Champions' League. quarter final and above with a bit of luck type of thing. Edited September 17, 2009 by FromBelgium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hi FromBelgium - shame about the result.. I'm starting to quite like Standard now. How come your youth academy is so good? You've had many players come through recently who could make the grade in some of the biggest clubs in the world. What's your secret? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromBelgium Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 i don't think so. standard played well until minute 60, then they started to get tired ( my impression) and fall to far back in defense. Arsenal wasn't playing very well, and were lucky with the set piece goals, one of them involved a handball btw. If standard play this well against az and olympiakos i think they got a chance on the second place in the group. exactly my feeling. the thing is we can create some sort of hostile atmosphere at home, but can we handle a hostile atmosphere away from home? A packed house here is about 15,000. The trip to Athens will be a major test, methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adpom Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 i don't think so. standard played well until minute 60, then they started to get tired ( my impression) and fall to far back in defense. Arsenal wasn't playing very well, and were lucky with the set piece goals, one of them involved a handball btw. If standard play this well against az and olympiakos i think they got a chance on the second place in the group. Song was offside an he handballed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churinga2 Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 exactly my feeling. the thing is we can create some sort of hostile atmosphere at home, but can we handle a hostile atmosphere away from home? A packed house here is about 15,000. The trip to Athens will be a major test, methinks. 15000? you mean sclessin? I pretty sure it's about 28 000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromBelgium Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hi FromBelgium - shame about the result.. I'm starting to quite like Standard now. How come your youth academy is so good? You've had many players come through recently who could make the grade in some of the biggest clubs in the world. What's your secret? Ajax- French type of academy. All kids are taught to play 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 from the age of 8 so anyone who makes the grade can rather easily fit in. Plus excellent regional (well, national, considering the size of the country) scouting. I think that the academy was set up in earnest after we lost several very promising youngsters to neighbouring France / Holland. So we copied them. The kids go to school every day until they're 18, they are encouraged to further their curriculum because in football you never know but they are all cultured footballers. In the end, talent speaks and gets you in the 1st team but there are many former Standard youth players who play semi-pro footie in the lower leagues. There are even late developers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churinga2 Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hi FromBelgium - shame about the result.. I'm starting to quite like Standard now. How come your youth academy is so good? You've had many players come through recently who could make the grade in some of the biggest clubs in the world. What's your secret? excellent scouting imo. there aren't that many fully 'homegrown' players in liège. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromBelgium Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 15000? you mean sclessin? I pretty sure it's about 28 000. only 4 or 5 stadiums in belgium can host more than 15,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKing Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 i watched that game, and were disappointed, when it turned around like that. My sportsbet, with 8,5 odds for home win has nothing to do with that.... thought hometeam were playing awesome first half, arsenal were totally toasted. Didnt watch second half as sharply, so dunno what really happened there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromBelgium Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 lack of top level fitness imo. it was like an FA Cup game where the prem side emerges in the last 10 mins against lower opposition however valiant they may have been. gallant effort, deserve credit, but left empty-handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churinga2 Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 only 4 or 5 stadiums in belgium can host more than 15,000 that's true, i thought you meant the standard stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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