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red & wite army
22 Dec 2006, 06:11 PM
^^^Was that supposed to be sarcastic?:confused:
Oh, y'know the other day i was complaining about my shooting...well yesterday i figured out that unlike my free kicks, I mustn't focus on the spot on the ball i want to hit but actually rather the top of the ball. Now I've been doing that and I've been hitting rockets that have stayed down nice and low, yes!:D
appleCORR7
23 Dec 2006, 10:08 AM
The one mistake people make when shooting is when they take there eye off the ball and lean back.
Its all eyes on the ball, keep your knee over the ball and follow through!
I wanted to play today but the weather is CRAP and the pitches are like bogs. Ohh i did manage to pull one of the Nike Tiempo balls out of the river last weekend though. Its the expensive one with the crowns on too!
But why do sunday league players have to blow the ball up like a rock?! I would not want to head that ball. I loosed some air out of it.
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Case
23 Dec 2006, 10:13 AM
Yea really we have this adidas ball with the CL stars on thats like a rock and only gets worse the colder it gets. I often sneak air outta the balls b4 KO! Luckily this season we got a couple of more expensive balls that are still playable in this temp....
That reminds me of my 3 favourite balls I've ever "owned", all found in the ditch by my childhood pitch, including the super-retro adidas tango sz 4 I found last summer when we went there for a kick about!
Oh and never look at the ball, always look at the keeper when shooting. Sure, u'll swing and miss a whole bunch, but it's all worth it for the one time u pull it off!!!
appleCORR7
23 Dec 2006, 10:41 AM
I've found loads in the river the past few weeks i think they need shooting practice! haha! :D
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kaitster
23 Dec 2006, 12:54 PM
Oh and never look at the ball, always look at the keeper when shooting. Sure, u'll swing and miss a whole bunch, but it's all worth it for the one time u pull it off!!!
LMAO
Devil500
23 Dec 2006, 02:23 PM
Case or you'll make it right into his hands a few memories I wish I'd have forgetten :o
thebigman
23 Dec 2006, 05:26 PM
when i was a kid i was the only one whod head the ball in the winter
even those platic shite balls that hurt when u kick them anyway
i think it may have messed my head up
red & wite army
23 Dec 2006, 05:31 PM
Haha, thinking of heading the ball always brings back odd memories for me. I remember the one match when I went sprinting in for a header and got the ball straight on the ear...it felt so bad and I kept on checking if it was bleeding. I mean honestly, when last did you see a person's ear from heading the ball with it!:p
cjump
24 Dec 2006, 12:18 AM
does anyone know of a US based mobile brocasting service like espn's soccernet mobile that is available in just europe. i got a new smartphone (motorola Q) and i can't find anything for the states.
cjump
24 Dec 2006, 12:22 AM
Haha, thinking of heading the ball always brings back odd memories for me. I remember the one match when I went sprinting in for a header and got the ball straight on the ear...it felt so bad and I kept on checking if it was bleeding. I mean honestly, when last did you see a person's ear from heading the ball with it!:p
i had a buddy get wrecked from a header. he and a MASSIVE defender went up for it and they both flung their heads forward and collided nose to nose. it was a bloody mess. from then on i kind of back down from headers unless i know im clear.
red & wite army
24 Dec 2006, 04:31 AM
Hold on a moment, this isn't fair! Alot of you people get to celebrate Christmas before me because of the timezones...thats not fair!:D
thebigman
24 Dec 2006, 06:01 AM
xmas is over rated
buying gifts for people i dont like eg the family
red & wite army
24 Dec 2006, 06:30 AM
I prefer buying stuff for people then getting stuff...sadly I think I just enjoy the idea of buying. Unfortunately I haven't been doing much shopping for my family this year...every time a family member has bought something for themselves I have taken the packet and wrapped it up:p
Well, here I am with my Christmas present (Arsenal shirt) in the year 2003...wow I'm small!
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8272/inarsenal5yearsagocopyhk6.th.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=inarsenal5yearsagocopyhk6.jpg)
Devil500
24 Dec 2006, 10:22 AM
Small alright ;)
Btw that shirt had some plastic on it or is it just plain color it always looked strange.
thebigman
24 Dec 2006, 10:39 AM
how tall are u littleun?
red & wite army
24 Dec 2006, 10:42 AM
Nowadays I am 170,5cm but am still steadily growing but back then I was probably 125cm which is damn short!
Hahahttp://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8272/inarsenal5yearsagocopyhk6.th.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=inarsenal5yearsagocopyhk6.jpg)
Btw that shirt had some plastic on it or is it just plain color it always looked strange.
Haha, I have no idea what you are saying!
Case
24 Dec 2006, 10:46 AM
and are u sure u ain't fabregas! I was going on about how the new goon kit makes every1 look odd, using fabs new lankiness as my example, completely forgetting that the kid is sooo young he literally has grown 4 inches since we first saw him play!
I near enough lost my eye stooping for a header when the defender tried to hoof it clear, a bit like Heskey the other day but I didn't even dip that low. Such an accurate kick on my eye that my nose (which im often told is big) didn't even get touched. 2 large gashes and a day in A&E trying to find out why my pupil wouldn't un-dilate, my vision never recovered properly and the upshot is it's changed the functionality of the eye without there being an physical sign of longterm injury, meaning either I got very specific brain damage or the eye was always poo from a previous injury.....
but I digress, go on the Scholesy!
red & wite army
24 Dec 2006, 11:08 AM
trying to find out why my pupil wouldn't un-dilate
Hmm, dilated pupils can only mean one thing! Or do I have it the wrong way around?:D
completely forgetting that the kid is sooo young he literally has grown 4 inches since we first saw him play!
Well I was reading an interview with him in the Arsenal magazine and it said that he is now something like 180cm and grew during the offseason by quite a few cm's.
He also said that he was very cheeky in school, which people may not have expected. I don't think so...I think I could soon make a long compilation of Cesc being cheeky.
On that topic, do you guys find that your personality changes on the field? I'm normally quite a quiet and respectful person around strangers but I turn into such a little b!tch on the field, violently shouting 'advice' at my teammates and constantly shaking my head. I shout and swear at the opposition and on an occation flipped the bird at the ref. I'm very respectful to my coach but one match he was shouting advice to me on the sidelines so I looked away, blocked my ears and ignored him. I think its because of all the stress...I get really uptight. Its quite embarrasing but it seems right at the time. Why do you think I don't let my parents watch me play!:o
Devil500
24 Dec 2006, 12:50 PM
The change in colors it looks like its made of some strange material and your short :D
Already 10cm bigger than you :o
red & wite army
25 Dec 2006, 05:38 PM
Here are pics of my Christmas Day!!!
IN MY GARDEN
http://a908.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/5/l_81435fc8df60940b09f9953027d5eb43.jpg
http://a800.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/21/l_842935e761154acd576ce87a2858f99f.jpg