Sa-weet! 5-1
By: jen | May 18th, 2008
That was a very satisfying win over FC Dallas, wasn’t it? It had a little of everything in it: good scoring chances, good scoring, good ball movement, controversial fouls, a few yellow cards, some pushy-shovey, and a red card.
*A hat trick for Buddle. Nice dribbling and possession on the first goal, with a diagonal run by Donovan drawing the defense away long enough to get a well placed shot into the left side of the goal. For the second goal Buddle converted a tip back from Pires in front of the goal. And the third was a timely header off a perfectly weighted pass from Beckham.
Here’s the third goal:
*Um, defense? By no means perfect, but here ya go:
I’m liking how the team is coming together under Ruud. You know all those mid-salary players we’ve been needing? Well, it looks like they are going to be home-grown by Gullit. It’s much better that way, in my opinion, because they already know the system so well.
So, I’m having some fun with this post, but you guys go ahead and share your comments on the game. I’m looking forward to the discussion.
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Becks is fine, it was a stupid tackle and then “the player” got up and said “welcome baby, welcome” what a dumb ass. lol what Becks did though was funny stuff the waving, the kiss, and then the shhh to the crowd. It was great!
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thanks Justin. i hope there’s a video about those incident..especially Becks’ reaction, coz i think i’ve never seen Becks blowing kisses to anybody except the fans! hahaha..i’m sure it’s funny.
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People,who is this guy near Becks? Is he a player?
http://photos.davidbeckhamvn.com/albums/db/2008/0517/normal_DBVN-170508-015.jpgPosted from
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That was awesome! Texas Chainsaw Massacre by the Galaxy! We ran through them like a buzz saw!
I love it when our guys show attitude – Becks waiving bye-bye and then shushing the crowd (I love how the crowd booed him every time he got near the ball – hello, crowd, it was YOUR player that took the cheap shot and fortunately he paid for it) Whoever said it earlier – the only thing missing was Donovan’s throat slash.
The key to the game was our midfield dominated. I don’t think Dallas had a midfield.
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Mag, on that picture, that’s Josh Wicks, the backup goalkeeper. I guess were you at the airport? good pic.
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I’m going to post more soon, but for more highlights go here and click on “watch” under the highlights column.
http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/mls/sights/index.jsp?club=t106
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Traveling and only have minute but just saw highlights on TV, of what, Becks’ spat. But what fun, loved the bye-bye wave and kisses.
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Justin, that was an interesting line up. It sure worked. MacDonald was able to help create more offense. Klein had the option to run upfield while still having good coverage in the back. Really, there are only 4 offense-minded players in that lineup. And it worked just fine. I hope we’ll see that again this coming week.
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Nicole,thanks. Good to know all our players,lol. I heard about Wicks a lot,know I’ve seen him. Yep this pic from airport.
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i watched the highlights but still didn’t see the kisses. just the wave. ;( so sad..lol! ;p
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I think both Ruud and Beckham are making a difference with their teaching/mentoring. Ruud clearly has a presence about him that immediately forces the team to listen to what he’s offering. DB brings that on field leadership that only a former England captain could bring. They are young, but I believe this squad will do good things with these two guiding them.
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i am season ticket holder for FC Dallas and love em to death. The red card was more than warranted and Becks’ reaction was actually refreshing! What if that ruiz, or rocha, or c. ronaldo? would they have gotten right up and in Serioux’s face? NO! they would have rolled around on the ground like their leg was cut off and take up 5 minutes to milk it. Instead, Becks did what we applaud in our american sports (football, hockey, baseball, basketball). He said in actions, “you can take a cheap shot on me and im going to bounce right up and not back down!” In other sports, players that take a hard knock go out of their way to show they are ok and cant be hurt. in soccer, and it pains me to say bc its my love, players do whatever they can to show how weak and fragile they are. makes me sad.
I applaud it and wish OUR team would show that much resilience.
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Box, NO KISS BLOWING? What kind of highlights are these!?! Apart from being nice and cheeky, that view is fun for old ManU fans (at least non-homophobic fans) who remember it as Becks’ response to those in the stands who questioned his preferences. Didn’t even see what channel the highlights I caught were on as I was rushing — possibly an ESPN wrap-up, it was short.
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Hmmm, was that clear enough? If not: homophobic epithets hurled from stands, player hurls back kiss, rabble roused to further fury (that could have been my Mirror headline!). One more item added to list of what polarizes UK on all things Becks. Gay and decent fans everywhere (and cameraman who caught shot) happy.
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Justin – In the 53rd minute, Gullit took Pires off and put in Roberts. I think when he did that he shifted Klein up to midfield on the left side and made Franklin or Roberts right back. It really freed up Klein to bring some added pressure. I guess it’s a formation change they are experimenting with.
Looking at the recap, I also noted that Ruiz was on the bench. Though they didn’t use him, he must be getting close now.
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yes Diane..i still couldn’t find the kiss blowing highlights anywhere..not even a PICTURE! i thought there were so many photographers there..right? yet, no single pic of Becks’ blowing kisses! i’m going to look for it in youtube..meybe there are some fans who captured and taped the scene. ;D
oh..and yes..as a long time ManU and Beckham fan..i have to admit that i’ve never seen him react the way he did against Serioux (the kisses and the waves). for all this time, Becks has been such a NICE guy on and off the pitch. and i found his reaction a bit “naughty”. hehehe. it must be a little bit personal for Becks – the tackle n the “welcoming” words. cheers!
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Keep us posted Box! A little more theatre did develop in Spain where the first usage of fluent Spanish drew a red card — blame best friend Roberto Carlos who believed that creative swearing was the first key to language development
, will always miss those two playing together… cute as it gets as well as brilliant. OK LAURIE — of course Zidane too!Posted from
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Diane, I believe that goes without saying.
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Phew, all this talk about kisses and no Zizous, didn’t want you to come home all mad. BTW, now that England is out of Euro, I am available to be courted by other countries.
Spain has so many of my boys from both LFC and Barcelona and even a few from those years when we had no choice but to watch Real Madrid as well. France has a good argument for my attention, though, if just to see if Henry becomes himself again when playing his actual position. My fandom hasn’t swayed result, but I’ve had my day and can probably be bought pretty cheap on this one.
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HAVE to return to proofreading before posting…meant to say that my support hasn’t swayed EVERY result…
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This one’s for Box http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xr1CfN0E8k&eurl=http://www.deuceofdavenport.com/2008/05/you-do-not-know-who-you-are-fking-with.html
probably about the last second. Saw it with the sound off so apologies if the audio contains anything beyond offside (is that possible here?).Posted from
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thanks Diane! found it too! it’s the English version with similar title as the Spanish one. but this one is better coz they actually focus on Serioux’s mouthing words to Becks. but yeah..although i’m still amaze..i looove the bye-bye n the blowing kiss! and the booing fans..they just add some lives to this growing league, and that’s good!
and yep..it reminds me of Zidane too. hehe..;)
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Diane, what’s funny is that I’m not a Liverpool fan because my French boys tend not to do well there. But I heard recently that they were thinking about buying somebody who might have the ability to change my mind. But now I can’t remember who it was. A France NT player. Jog my memory.
And I’m crossing my fingers for Henry. He had a miserable season, then suddenly scored five goals in four games at the end. So maybe he’s coming back into form at the right time? Crossing fingers.
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Ulrich Rame. It seemed like a strange idea because of his age, but its hard for young keepers to be second choice, especially after someone like Reina. We can’t say that Itandje didn’t do well because he only had one(?) game — sounds like he would be part of the trade. Rame sounds great (scouting report welcome), and has already made his name so going out at LFC might not be as frustrating even if he doesn’t get much time.
Don’t know if we can say the same for Wicks. Making that change must be one of the toughest coaching choices.
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I’ll always hope for Henry to do well also, wherever he is, as long as he’s not facing my team! (Or being better than Fernando Torres against Spain
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