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There's the second

I'm confident we'll make it to the playoffs, but I'm worried that we'll end up in last place again - and we already saw what happened this year, with such an early start to our next year. Of course if we *somehow* win the Cup, it won't really matter what happens with the playoffs.

That's the second excellently played dive by Chatziisaias just now.

Absolutely right. That was entirely his fault.

Yellows piling up on both sides...

Well, at least we're playing better than we did against Olympiakos...

The bianconero stream looks to have switched to our game now: http://live.shwidget.com/static/freepopups/3541992087393780.html

Looks like Blackhawk was right on the lineup

There's a reason he went to Turkey, didn't play much, and then ended up in China. From what I recall, he was never really the same after he tore his ACL, although I'm sure one of our fishy friends will be in shortly to let us know.

Arnesen reportedly tried to get rid of Costa (and his wage bill) early on, and you can't tell me that anyone would have been able to keep Lucas.

I think only Olsen, Sabo, and Berbatov were garbage transfers. The others all have potential. Charisis looks especially good, if he can just stay healthy.

Correct.

Is Hatziisaias the key to the 3-CB defense? Is he what Tudor has been waiting for?? ;)

It sounds like Tudor's going to have to pile on the defenders for this one. Three CBs, Leovac/Kitsiou as wingbacks, and maybe just Mak up front. Going to be tough.

Arnesen's not good enough for us, but good enough for Arsenal? Par for the course.

Well, at least someone is.

Tha tragoudisw

Meaning you have to be willing to burn your own house down. Them's the rules.

All things considered, that's not a bad lineup. One or two more injuries, and we can just forfeit the entire rest of the season.

That's a good question. I think you'll get a ton of different answers here. I'd say depending on the player, one of: lack of work ethic the move abroad is made too soon, developmentally players are infantilized (a young prospect until they're in their mid-20s), and never develop as much as they should poor initial development, to start related to the above - a disorganized, corrupt, and disingenuous system behind the promotion of the players, the league, and the teams the leagues they move to are just at too high of a level culture shock There's probably a bunch I'm missing, but it's a start.

Welcome, glad to have you. You chose a good team to follow; have you noticed yourself getting handsomer these past two years? NOT a coincidence.

Not if he poisons the locker room. That said, if he keeps playing like he has been, I can deal with him.

And we don't know how to score at all.

Jeez teke, way to build us up

Jeez blackhawk, way to sell us short