FOOTBALL MEME - DAYS 27 AND 28

[jenni_blog]

Day 27 – Which football shirts do you own?

Too many, but also not enough of the ones I want. National Teams: Uruguay 2010, Mexico 2010 and also 2006, Paraguay 2006, Portugal, Argentina (the dark away shirt), There are others I want but I am limited to what is available in the shops unless I order online.

Club Teams: Toronto FC, River Plate, Arsenal FC (as a Spurs fan I can't believe I have Arsenal's jersey and not a Tottenham shirt!), Bayern Munich with Schweinsteiger on the back, Augsburg FC's 2007 jersey, Real Betis with Sergio Garcia on the back (from 2009), Benfica from 2007, several shirts of Sevilla FC (again, I can't believe I have shirts from both Sevilla and Betis, rival teams). I need more! I am missing those teams I love the best! :( I can't believe I didn't buy an Athletic shirt when I was in Bilbao. :(

Day 28 – Most overrated player and most underrated player?

Most overrated: Lionel Messi (I'll change my opinion when he does something for the national team.)

Most underrated: Duh. Radamel Falcao of FC Porto. Although perhaps now some people are beginning to take notice. :)

Comments

[serpent-849.livejournal.com]

you'll be surprised but i don't have a single football shirt at all... only a fiorentina scarf&hearts
agree about messi, but i think roma is far more underrated than falcao:P i think neither of them would score as many as roma if they had so little playing time.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I think the reason I haven't bought more shirts is because when I visit a place I tend to buy one from there, hence the Munich and Augsburg shirts, as well as Sevilla and Betis. But in the case of Arsenal, I liked that particular jersey and I found it in a local shop. Some others I wanted they didn't have, so....I'll have to order some!

True, Roma is also very underrated! But I chose Falcao because of the tremendous achievement he made in the Europa League. (I always knew he was a great player...I've been a big fan for the past 5 years.) :)

[thinking-lotus.livejournal.com]

Most overrated: Lionel Messi (I'll change my opinion when he does something for the national team.)


I would have said Wayne Rooney with the same caveat but my husband says I'm being unfair.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I suppose all answers to this question would be unfair...I do hate to say or write anything negative about someone. :(

But in Wayne Rooney's defense, he has NEVER won 'World's Best Player'. Therefore I feel that if you have won such a prestigious award as this, you should be able to deliver. ;)

[sunshinelucy.livejournal.com]

Falcaaaaaaao!

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Yes, indeed, Falcaaaaaaao!!!!♥

[aglaiya.livejournal.com]

I can agree with both but you will read my choice soon ;)

edit: forgot about the shirts! Nice ones and not nice ones....

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

I hope to read your choices! :)

I usually buy shirts when I go to a place! But I hesitated buying a Hertha shirt when I was there! I should have got one! :/

[aglaiya.livejournal.com]

*LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ* @ Hertha shirt! What a shit! I will not go with you to a shit second league team shop!!!

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

LOL @ Hertha! When we were IN THEIR SHOP I was looking, but I didn't buy! Maybe I thought the shirts too expensive...I don't know. When I was in Munich and Augsburg the shirts were much cheaper! The Augsburg one was only 15 euros! Also for Real Betis and Sevilla, the shirts were cheaper! But in Lisbon the Benfica shirts were more expensive...Lisbon is my favourite city, but it is expensive there! :(

Anyway, Hertha are now in the first division again! So I wish I had a shirt. :(

[aglaiya.livejournal.com]

*blushes* @ being in a Hertha shop! They are really in the first league again? I didn't know *lol* You can see my interests in german football!
In Berlin all shirts are expensive!
*lol* @ Augsburg - hey have a football team there???
Maybe in Spain shirt are generally cheaper???

Maybe you will buy the next time a Hertha shirt???

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

You didn't know Hertha made it back to the first division? They DID!!! I am happy! And YES, Augsburg has a football team! They have ALSO made it to the first division for this coming season! That will be very interesting! (I THINK Eintracht Frankfurt and St. Pauli went down.)

The shirts WERE cheaper in Spain! NOT CHEAP in Lisbon!!!

YES, I will buy a Hertha shirt when I come next year! (I wish Arne was still playing for them. I would buy an 'Arne' Hertha shirt for sure!) :(

[aglaiya.livejournal.com]

Hahhaahahah I'm really not interested in german football. The only thing I hope is Hertha will play in some cup so I can watch a good team from Europe!

The next european cups will be like shit without Liverpool!

I didn't know Lisbon is expensive :(

Let's hope Hertha will be on a top place!!!

[txorakeriak.livejournal.com]

Once I have the pretty new second shirt of Athletic, I'm going to do a photo post of all the football shirts I own. It's going to be fun!! :D

And I can't believe you didn't buy an Athletic shirt either! O___O Well, one more reason for you to come back to Bilbao! :D And at least you got the Augsburg shirt! :D You can't imagine how happy I am that they got promoted and will play against the likes of Bayern and Dortmund and Schalke the upcoming season! :D

I agree with what you said about Messi's performances for the national team. The media and lots of people have already elevated Messi to the football olymp and compare him to players like Pelé and Maradona but they completely forget that all the truly "great" players in football history have had great successes with both their clubs AND their national teams. As long as Messi doesn't deliver for Argentina, he won't be amongst the greatest for me.

I suppose Falcao's disadvantage is that he plays for Colombia and doesn't really get to shine in international tournaments like the World Cup. Imagine him playing for Argentina or Uruguay, for instance! People would have noticed him a lot earlier!

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Me too! I cannot BELIEVE I didn't buy an Athletic shirt! They even had the one I LOVE - the retro one with the laces! But I did buy a hat, scarf and glove set, which was very useful in Berlin in December (! XDDD), as well as a little football (which Llorente and Xabi Castillo signed for me), a stuffed lion wearing an Athletic shirt (which the man in the bar hugged, petted, and danced with before he wrapped it up for me), an Athletic coffee mug and keychain (which I use ALL the time), so at least I didn't ignore them altogether! I guess I could order a shirt online. :(

I think it's awesome that Augsburg got promoted. I remember how gutted I was last year when they didn't quite make it. I can't wait for the new season to start!!! And getting to 'know' the Augsburg players! And now you will be able to see Bayern play in your own city, instead of having to travel to the Allianz Arena! LOL...I know! It's so FAR! LMAO.

Yeah...I feel kind of bad for saying that about Messi, but it's just that I am annoyed by all the praise he gets in the press. I do believe that without Barcelona, he would not be anywhere near as good. And even though I HATE to admit it, I think CR7 is better. He didn't need the support of an entire team in order to accomplish what he has. He is fearless and it doesn't matter what team he plays for...he can still be the best player on it. (But that is not saying that I like him! He is still far too selfish, something Messi is not.) :(

Yeah...Falcao, like Messi, went directly to another club, River Plate in Argentina, without playing in Colombia. I think they took him when he was 15 years old! And then FC Porto is the only other club he has played for, so again, that is like Messi, going to Europe and staying with the same team.

Of course, the transfer window probably has some surprises in store for us, but I really wouldn't be shocked if Falcao stays with Porto, just because he is not the type to change clubs like changing gloves.