Man Pooo's De Jong; Liverpooo in the Toilet; Trollvez Misses His Mum

What's De Wrong with my playing style?

Nigel De Jong, full-time pit bull for Man Poooo, part-time hack for Holland.  If you don't believe me then look at his tackle on Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa (on loan from Ligue 1 Marseilles).  And then look at his ankle breaker against the USA's Stuart Holden in March (no foul given).  And few can forget his karate kick on Xabi Alonso in the World Cup final. 
Ben Arfa left the pitch with a broken tib/fib.  Referee Martin Atkinson didn't even give De Jong a card, and told Ben Arfa to "get up" after the foul.  Of course he couldn't "get up" as his leg was broken.
Many have called for De Jong to be banned for a long period of time, and the fact that he hasn't apologized to Ben Arfa yet shows he has no character at all.  Man Poooo sent a lame "sorry," along with some cheap gift to his hospital room. 
Marseilles, who loaned Ben Arfa to Newcastle, have now said they will seek legal action against De Jong.  Marseilles president Jean-Claude Dassier had strong words for the Man Poooo/Dutch hack:

''We will file a claim against De Jong. It's about getting rid of this type of individual from European grounds.''

Holland manager Bert van Marwijk dropped De Jong from this week's Euro clashes as punishment for the tackle (although it could theoretically be for the Holden, and Alonso hijinx as well).
Mark van Bommel, the Dutch captain, sprang to the defense of De Jong:

''Nigel is and remains one of us,'' he told AD Sportwereld. ''We find this all very frustrating. It's very unfortunate that he has broken the leg of an opponent twice in six months.  But I know Nigel as a sweet guy. He doesn't want to injure anyone but wants to win every match. That is his strength. Thanks to Nigel we reached the final of the World Cup. And now I hear people calling him a criminal. What a nonsense.''

Sweet guy?
Dutch legend Johann Cruyff was embarrassed by the physical play of his side in the World Cup final, fingering van Bommel and De Jong as two of the worst culprits.
My take?  How many players does he have to injure before someone does something about it?  They all can't be accidents.  Anyone looking at his tackles can say that he is reckless abandon personified.

ANFIELD IN ARREARS
This is a big mess, so I'll try to straighten it out for you.  Liverpoooo is in dire financial straits, and American owners Gillette and Hicks, don't want to sell the club unless they can take home more than they invested in the sinking club.
The Merseysiders are in the drop zone for the EPL, and they should be even lower if their first-half shenanigans against Sunderland had been overturned.  They didn't deserve a point from that match.
So...it goes without saying that the Liverpoooo board has been searching for a buyer.  First came an offer from a Chinese businessman, who couldn't seem to get the funds together (enough to satisfy Gillette and Hicks).  Then it seems a coup d'etat occurred in the boardroom, with Martin Broughton (assigned to the board by G and H to get the financial mess in order) finding another buyer and informing G and H that their services would no longer be needed.  Broughton brought in (haha) more Americans (gasps from the Liverpooo faithful could be heard on the Space Station), John W. Henry and NESV (New England Sports Ventures), owners of the Boston Red Sox.
G and H threatened to take this to court (which they did), claiming that they had the right to change the board's makeup, thus mooting the takeover bid.
Enter the bank.  The Royal Bank of Scotland will take over the club this week if the 230million GBP debt is not paid.  NESV assured that they would be willing to purchase the club from the bank if that were to happen.
Broughton mentioned to the media that "administration," which is a VERY BAD WORD in the EPL was not far off if the deal didn't go through.  Administration means that the EPL takes over the running of the club and then docks the team 9 points.  If that were to happen then Liverpooo would be at the bottom of the table with no hopes of staying away from relegation, unless a miracle happened and the Reds learned how to play footy.
Now Henry and NESV have informed the club that if G and H's wrangling is successful and the club falls into administration, that their deal will be off the table.
And what about the players and manager?  New-hire Roy Hodgson, who is probably wishing that he had stayed put at little ol' Fulham, was informed this week that a clause in his contract said that the new owners could replace him if they so wished.  Broughton assured him that the new owners wanted him, but Broughton is also the person that G and H inserted into the board, only for him to start a coup.  Given their current position in the table, I wouldn't hold my breath if I were Hodgson.
The players have been pretty silent.  Probably because they don't want to talk about their current form.  Pepe Reina spoke up today saying that the players needed to focus on playing and not involve themselves in the financial aspects of the club.  Well, Pepe, given that you had difficulty last year seeing the difference between a soccer ball and a beach ball, that comment is laughable.
No matter what happens...Liverpoooo is in the toilet, and somewhere Gary Neville is dancing.

I MISS ME MUM
I'm not sure when this Troll will ever close his mouth, but his latest quote is priceless:

"I have been playing many games this season, and my body is feeling it. I am tired," he said. "I started to play when I was really young and I have always fought so much but now I'm feeling the effort," he said. I'm an old guy now, and I started to think about some stuff.  For example, I am less tolerant as a person today than I was a few years ago. Then I think - what happens if I quit football as long as I am okay in my life? When I talk about quitting, I mean quitting football, not just the national team.  But at the moment I still don't know if this is going to be in one month, one year, three or five years. I have the idea of quitting in my mind. Maybe one of these days, I will just wake up and say no more football.  My family but also my body are starting to feel the effort. I have worked and fought so hard, and I would love to enjoy my football. I have been playing in England for five years, and I have not spent a single Christmas nor New Year with my family.
Let me tell you I am not enjoying the life of a footballer."

Dramatic pause.
Well let me tell you, we don't like seeing you, hearing you, or watching you play.  So retire already.  Go back to your Mum, and good luck trying to find a club in Argentina who will pay the overpriced wages you receive at Man Pooooo.  There are no Saudi Arabian sugar-daddies in Buenos Aires.
Old guy?  Ummmm...you're 26.  What about Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand, Edwin Van der Sar and any of the C-Scum starters...they're all over 30 (VDS will be 40 this year).  Wah wah wah wah.  One commenter from soccernet had great advice for you..."Tired?  Then stop running around the pitch like a chicken with your head cut off."  Haha...that person is obviously reading this blog!
I'm making an announcement...I am thinking about retirement.  I'm not sure if it will be in 15 years, 20 years, or 30 years.  But just in case you all care, I'm going to retire in the future. :)