Juande Ramos; good or bad for Tottenham?

I've been listening to 606 and a lot of Tottenham fans don't seem to be to happy with Juande Ramos being chosen as Martin Jol's replacement.

My question is this is he a good choice for Tottenham?

I think he is a great choice for Tottenham.

A lot of Spurs fans are disappointed that Jurgen Klinsman was not chosen as manager, but i think Junade Ramos is a better manager than Klinsman.

I'm not taking anything away from Klinsman, he is a good manager, but you can also argue that he didn't have to qualify Germany for The 2006 World Cup and that squad was just filled with talent, but Klinsman is not proven at club level and managing a club team and a national team is not the same its much harder to manage a club team, it takes more time and effort.

Juande Ramos is the type of manager that motivates players, he gets the best out of them, he can mold young talent, he is the type of manager that players respect, i know this because he did it with my spanish team Sevilla.

Give him two weeks in charge of Spurs and you will see a difference, don't expect them to win the title or finish 5th but do expect an improvement.

So in my opinion Ramos is a great choice for Tottenham and i am still devastated that he has left Sevilla.

So c'mon Spurs fans, give him a chance he is quality.

Football News In South America

Sao Paulo beat America 3-0 to win their second straight and fith Brazilian national championship.
Hernanes, Miranda and Dagoberto scored.

Congratulations to Sao Paulo!

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Brazil won their bid for the 2014 World Cup, I'm very excited about this, Brazil is a Country that eats/breathes football and the atmosphere during the World Cup is amazing.

They have 18 grounds with more than 40,000 capacity, but four have to be built from scratch and the other 14 have to have some renovations.

The FA says that the Brazilian football federation have 1.1 billion US dollars (£550million ) for the project. I don't think that's enough, its 4 new stadiums and 14 that have to be renovated, its going to be a lot of work and a lot more money.

FIFA has also decided to change their continent rotation policy, meaning that any country can bid for the World Cup, and England have already submitted their bid for 2018.

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Yesterday it was announced that the semifinal games of the Copa Sudamericana will be played in the next two weeks, an exact date and time will soon be confirmed.

Millonarios (Colombia) and America (Mexico) will play their first game in Colombia and the second game in Mexico. They will play Wednesday Nov 7th in Bogota and Tuesday Nov 13 en Mexico City.

The Arsenal- River game is still to be confirmed the when and the time.

I know the Copa Sudamericana is somewhat ignored, but its a good competition, i got the chance to go to a game this summer and it was great, their was great atmosphere and the quality of the football was fantastic, there were fans screaming and chanting, it was great.

If you enjoy South American football, i recommend you watch the Sudamericana, the games are very exciting and their is always goal scoring.

I will try to post the video of the fans in the Sudamericana game.

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I'm sorry that the blog was down for a while, but i was very busy, i know that i missed some good stories and i apologize, i will be back later to post some more, if you want to e-mail me my e-mail is aatbgblog@hotmail.com

Football Depression

Almost every year i go through a footballing depression, this year it started a lot earlier.
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Juande Ramos has left Sevilla, and has signed a four-year contract with Tottenham. Kill me now.

I don't know if you all know this but I'm a Sevilla fan. Don't get me wrong, Liverpool is my number 1 team, i bleed Liverpool red and no matter who they play i always support them, but my second team is Sevilla.

I have nothing but respect for Juande Ramos, i think he is one of the better managers out there, i think he has character and i think give him two weeks and you will see the change in Spurs. I am devastated that he has left Sevilla.Juande Ramos is now at Spurs, Liverpool lost in the Champions League and don't look like the will qualify, Liverpool drew with Arsenal in a game the deserved to win, and i think our season is over.

I think our season is over (Liverpool) because, Manchester United are just killing it in the premiership, Arsenal have a very good team with a great start to the season, Chelsea are starting to get back on track with a 5-0 win over Manchester City who i thought would get a win or even a draw against Chelsea.

And i have the feeling that something big is going on behind closed doors at Anfield, i think that Benitez is the wrong manager for us, i don't think that a lot of the players are very fond of him and that's because he has very little contact with the players, Pako Ayesteran (assistant manager) was the one who had contact with the players and i think a lot of the players are very upset that he is gone.

When I listen to Steven Gerrard talk about Rafa Benitez i can just tell that he is not too fond of him, i think that at the end of the season Rafa will go because it will come down to Benitez or Gerrard and the fans would never forgive Gillette and Hicks if Gerrard goes.

I'm depressed because after we lost the Champions League, we went out and fixed what caused us to lose the Champions League. We have a good team, we had a good start to the season and then the fucking rotation system began again and Pako Ayesteran left and its been down hill from there.

I don't understand why the job is not being done, i love Liverpool, i will always love Liverpool but they are breaking my heart.

Sevilla were also not doing too well, but i understand it, Antonio Puerta died, a good player for the team, a home grown player and a Sevilla boy at heart, the team started to struggle because of an emotional breakdown and, i understand their slump. There was also the whole Daniel Alves thing, him wanting to leave Sevilla in the summer and not being able to and not playing in the Champions League with Sevilla.

Sevilla are starting to do better, but i don't know what will happen now that Juande Ramos has left.
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I will post later to eview this weekends games.

The LA Galaxy not going to the playoffs!! and UEFA's lack of balls

The La Galaxy played the Chicago Fire yesterday and lost 1-0, this means that the Galaxy did not obtain a playoff spot, and i could not be more happy.

I hate the LA Galaxy, i hate them because the create and believe their own hype, i support NY, Alexi Lalas is crazy, they have the most overrated player in US history and they insulted real football fans by the way they did the Beckham thing.

I have no problem with David Beckham, he is the ultimate professional, and its not his faul that he was injured.

A lot of people have asked me if i think Beckham came here for the football, if he came here to really better the game in this country. My answer is no, Beckham didn't come here for the football, if he came here for the football he would have not gone to the Galaxy, now that he is here he probably does want to better the game but the reason why he really came is because posh wants fame here (I'm not going to go into a bashing of posh, even though i did think it was very funny that on wikipedia they have her under celebrity supporters for the Galaxy and they label her as a singer).

When i look at Beckham on that bench i see a man that looks at the mess the LA Galaxy team is and regrets coming over so soon, i look at him and i think he is just depressed and i think he knows that he came too soon and that this takes a little credit away from his career.

How could the Galaxy not win? They have Landon Donovan! the best US player!

This proves my point on Landy Dandy. he never shows up when he has to and is the most overrated player in US history, he is a joke.

The more interesting thing is what happens at the start of next season? The Galaxy can't have two designated players on the team, so its obvious that unless the rules change Landy Dandy leaves he will most likely go to the new San Jose earthquakes, and this makes it very interesting but knowing MLS they will probably change the rules for Landycakes.

I'm glad that the Galaxy lost, because maybe now new football fans in the US that have been brainwashed into supporting the Galaxy will realize the joke that the Galaxy are.

Its not all about winning, but what i ask of fans is to take the time to pick a team that is more deserving than the Galaxy, and even though MLS is a Micky mouse league there is some pretty good teams in the league.

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UEFA have no fucking balls.

The two game ban Dida got for his amazing performance against Celtic in the Champions League got reduced to a one game ban.

Its ridiculous, UEFA always do this, every time you think they are on the right track, they do this, they take it back. Last season AC Milan were kicked out of the Champions League, which they deserved because of match fixing, and then of course UEFA were UEFA and took it back and they won.

Premiership Preview 10/20 and 10/21

The Premiership is back! and oh how I've missed it!
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I'm still looking for a contributor so if you are interested e-mail me about it.

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Everton vs Liverpool- The good old Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, Liverpool will be lucky to get a draw, both teams have injuries and its a derby, Torres, Kuyt, Alonso, and Aurelio are very doubtful for Liverpool and Everton have Johnson, Gravesen and Cahill are also doubtful for saturday's game, both teams have good goalkeepers so I'm going with a 1-1 draw.

Blackburn Rovers vs Reading-at Ewood Park. It breaks my heart, but Reading will lose, they don't have it this season and it breaks my heart. Santa Cruz is injured for Blackburn but they will be fine there is a lot of talent on that team I'm going with a 3-1 win for Blackburn.

Arsenal vs Bolton Wanders- at Emirate Stadium. zzzzzzzzzz we all know Arsenal will dominate this game, they will probably play their B team because a lot of players are coming back from international duty, Bolton have a new manager, its at home for Arsenal (still at home! they finally leave London next week) this game is an easy 3 points for Arsenal. 3-0 to the Arsenal!

Fulham vs Derby County- at Craven Cottage, There is talent on the Fulham squad and they have to stop with the draws! Derby is probably the worst team to ever play in the premiership, I hope to see Feilhaber play and i hope for a couple of Dempsey goals, 3-1 to Fulham.

Middlesbrough vs Chelsea- at The Riverside Stadium. Chelsea have a couple of injuries, Essien, Cole, Terry and Ballack but they have a deep squad, Middlesbrough, you know i like Gareth Southgate, he seems like a nice guy but i don't think he has the experience to manage a Premiership club, he should go to another club and learn from a bigger manager and then come back. Middlesbrough should take advantage of the fact that Chelsea have a couple of players coming back from international duty, they can get a draw if they want to, but this game will be a bore with a 1-0 win for Chelsea.

Manchester City vs Birmingham City- at The City of Manchester Stadium. The ONLY team in Manchester (lol) are playing fantastic football, a couple of their players are coming back from international duty but it wont matter they will win this game. a 3-1 win to the ONLY team in Manchester.

Aston Villa vs Manchester United- at Villa Park. This seems like a good game Villa are a good team when they are up for it, Man U have a lot of players coming back from international duty and they are the team with the most injuries, i can see this going either way. 2-1 to Villa or 1-1 draw.

West Ham United vs Sunderland- at Upton Park. I thought that Sunderland would be doing better than they are, i still think Roy Keane is a good manager, give him some money and you will see some improvement, West Ham have a crazy squad with some talent on there so i do expect them to score. 2-2 draw.

Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur- at St. James' Park. I am so excited about this game! Paul Robinson is injured so this is great news for Spurs (i am not being sarcastic), Newcaslte have talent on that team but they don't seem to get their act together, Tottenham have a shitload of good players and before this season what i considered to be a pretty good manager, i cannot explain whats going on at Tottenham. 2-2 draw or 3-2 win for Tottenham

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Enjoy the Premiership, and good luck to the England team in the Rugby World Cup final! i can't wait to see the game!

Even more problems for Chelsea

The premiership is back this weekend! its seems like its been forever, I'm very excited for this weekend, the Rugby World Cup final is also this weekend and I'm very excited!

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_____________________________________________You know I'm kinda starting to feel bad for Chelsea, i felt that they were just getting over Jose Mourinho leaving and then shit starts again, this team is slowly falling apart and with rumors that Jose wants to and might take over the England NT job what will players like Drogba, Lampard, A.Cole, and Essien do now that they can't go were Jose is going? by the way i do think Jose would be a great manager for England, but more on that later.

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There have been reports allover the place that Drogba told a French Magazine that he wants to leave Chelsea... If this is true I've lost a lot of respect for Drogba.

If he wants to leave Chelsea, fine then leave, but he should shut up and tell the people at Chelsea, not go out there to the press and let everyone know that, there are severe problems at Chelsea here is what he said:

"I want to leave Chelsea, nothing can stop me from leaving now. Something is broken with Chelsea, the damage in the dressing room is big because we know now what happened and who caused Mourinho's departure,I've been so angry with what happened to Mourinho that I truly thought of leaving in this winter market, but I will do everything to defend my shirt loyally until the end of the season."

--Loyally? you are saying that you want to leave! and you are bashing people at the club secretly!

To read more go here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=488444&in_page_id=1779

--I hate when players do things like this, i understand if they want a new challenge but the way he has come out and said this shows lack of professionalism, Drogba your shirt says Chelsea Football Club, not Jose Mourinho Football Club, you signed a contract for Chelsea and if you are unhappy there you shut your mouth and wait until you can leave.

--In an article with the Daily Mail he says he will win the title before leaving... give me a break.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=488480&in_page_id=1779&ct=5

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7347562

--And of course Chelsea have already downplayed this. If he wants to go let him go why have a player who doesn't want to be there and will not play with his heart?

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7348578

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-John Terry and Ashley Cole have suffered injuries while on England duty.

Oh oh more trouble for Chelsea! they always struggle when Terry is out, this can be proven by what happened to them last season.

Terry will undergo knee surgery and will be out for 3 weeks.

Cole will be out for at least a month with ankle ligament damage, but i think it will be more.

Can Scotland qualify?

I went through every possible emotion watching the Scotland/Georgia game, i was excited at the beginning, mad in the middle (I almost broke my hand when Georgia scored the second goal), and then at the end i was heart broken.

Georgia were the better team on the pitch and Scotland weren't playing the way they have been playing, they should have gotten the 3-points they've just made qualifying for Euro 2008 harder for themselves.

They can still qualify, but i don't think it will happen, they play Italy at home, which is an advantage, they will have the home crowd, they know the pitch and they are use to the weather, but its a must win game and they can crumble under pressure.

France play Ukraine which can be tricky, if they lose and Scotland win, Scotland qualifies, Ukraine is unstable they can sometimes pull out wins, but they have nothing to play for so they probably wont care.
Italy have a game in hand against Faroe Islands so that's a guaranteed 3-points.

I still have a little faith that they will qualify but only a little, but i will say it for old times sake SCOTLAND FOR THE CUP! ... i can only dream.

GROUP B
France: P-11, W-8, D-1, L-2, Pts-25
Scotland: P-11, W-8, D-0, L-3, Pts-24
Italy: P-10, W-7, D-2, L1-, Pts-23
Ukraine: P-10, W-5, D-1, L-4, Pts-16
Lithuania: P-10, W-3, D-1, L-6, Pts-10
Georgia: P-11, W-3, D-1, L-7, Pts-10
Faroes Islands: P-11, W-0, D-0, L-11, Pts-0