ACON 2012 Thread

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bamba has it saved, needs to be retaken.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bamba blasts it in this time. 3-2.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Surprised Yaya hasn't taken one yet.

Didn't he go off in the second half?

[mkkreuk]

3-2 to IC - very lucky there, but follow up penalty was smashing.

Guaranteed that drogba will step up if/when IC have a chance to win it.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Zambia score 3-3

[Cripps_orig]

3-3

6 great penalties

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-3, Isaac Chancer. :bow:

[mkkreuk]

I will be surprised if more than 50% of attempts are converted.

Quelle surprise!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Awesome pelanties. Gradel makes it 4-3.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

4-3 IC

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Match point? STFU Drury.

[mkkreuk]

These are some stunning pens. 4-4

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-4. :scarf:

[Cripps_orig]

4-4

Great shoot out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Here's Drogba. :lol:

[GP]

:popcorn:

[mkkreuk]

please miss........

nope drogba scores a brilliant peno.

[Cripps_orig]

Drogba steps up

:popcorn:

And he scores

Zambia have to score

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He puts it away. 5-4. He's not Big Man, Drury.

[Syn]

He doesn't look confident!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zambia's keeper!

[Cripps_orig]

The keeper is taking it :lol:

Brilliant

5-5

[mkkreuk]

The goalkeeper scores the BEST penalty yet!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Awesome. :haha:

5-5.

[Syn]

Ffs, I've had a holocaust.

Come on gerv!

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Gev to balls it up

[Cripps_orig]

Still no sign of the Toures or Gervinho

[GP]

Syn :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

6-5. :o

[mkkreuk]

my god thats another sexy penalty.

[Cripps_orig]

6-5

Brilliant penalties

Not quite as good as Swiss v Ukraine in 06 but close

England :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sin Cara up now.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Sin Cara :bow:

[mkkreuk]

Still no sign of the Toures or Gervinho

yaya has been subbed, only Kolo and gervinho available.

Sinkala scores the best penalty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's in. 6-6. Roofed it. :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

6-6

Thats the best of the lot

I thought that was over

[McNamara That Ghost...]

7-6. Stunning again.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:blink:

[Cripps_orig]

7-6

FFS i have to go for a piss

[mkkreuk]

you just know that it's gonna be gervinho who loses it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

7-7, Chisamba. :wacko:

[mkkreuk]

these africans have balls of steel.

[GP]

John Cena scores, apparently :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

7-7

Gervinho has to be up soon?

[Syn]

Man up gerv!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kolo up!

[Cripps_orig]

Kolo taking one

Come on Kolo

Hes going to blast it

[GP]

Kolo will miss.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bit of a run up...

And it is saved!

:haha:

[mkkreuk]

toure misses - what the hell was the run up?

[Cripps_orig]

He didnt blast it and its saved

FFS

[GP]

Zambia have match point, hope they can serve an ace.



:doh:

[mkkreuk]

awful penalty.

[Cripps_orig]

The one player i didnt want to miss misses

[GP]

Oh sweet jesus :doh:

[mkkreuk]

WHAT?!!!

7-7 zambia miss

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It is blazed over. :haha:

[mkkreuk]

gervinho has no balls.

[Cripps_orig]

Miles over

Kolo lives on

Still feel for him

Gervinho next?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zambia have match point, hope they can serve an ace.



:doh:

:haha:

Unforced error from Zambia there.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Deuce

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh god it's Gervinho time. :(

[Cripps_orig]

Gervinho mans up finally

Take it with your forehead

[mkkreuk]

please dont miss Gerv.... this could have a mammoth impact on his season...

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

My good god.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gervinho misses it. :rolleyes:

[Syn]

Classic gerv :haha:

[mkkreuk]

that was so obvious. i called it. gerv misses, zambia to win.

[Cripps_orig]

Gervinho :haha:

Oh dear god, he is awful

He has to go

[GP]

HE Gervinho'd that one

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Gev to balls it up

:bow: Me

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zambia win!!!!

Gervinho. :haha:

It was an open goal basically.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

The Arsenal curse is strong.

[mkkreuk]

Zambia are champions of africa

[Cripps_orig]

Zambia win it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Kings of all Africa!

:lol:

[GP]

The fuck? :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Whos the Zambian manager?

Get him in asap

[Olivier's xmas twist]

DrogbA to blame tbh

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Kings of all Africa!

:lol:

He's cringe that Dury

[Syn]

Well done Zambia!

Unlucky Gerv - FA cup and the CL to play for yet, bruv.

[Marc Overmars]

What a surprise, the Arsenal associated players bottle it.

Gervais. :haha:

Kolo. :haha:

Zambia. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Zambia!

Unlucky Gerv - FA cup and the CL to play for yet, bruv.

We need to make sure he is subbed before the tiebreak begins in those competitions.

[Özim]

Well played Zambia.

Gervinho missing the penalty, predictable really, 95% of the Arsenal team can't shoot, it's the way ******* likes it :lol:

[Özim]

What a surprise, the Arsenal associated players bottle it.

Gervais. :haha:

Kolo. :haha:

Zambia. :bow:
I thought they showed great spirit and togetherness though, it's just that they lacked a little bit of sharpness.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere on Twitter: "Congratulations to Zambia! Bet it is crazy over there now! Let the party begin....feel sorry for Gervinho though!"

Let the party begin? Must've bet against Gervinho. :ninja:

[Fats]

Well played Zambia.

Gervinho missing the penalty, predictable really, 95% of the Arsenal team can't shoot, it's the way ******* likes it :lol:Lmfao, as soon as it went to pens it was so predictable that a gooner would let the team down. So mentally weak it's a joke.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The quality of the pelanty shootout was brilliant, until Arsenal got involved. :scarf:

[Marc Overmars]

Gervais showed no bottle there. He should have been one of the original 5.

Drogba had to tell him to man up.

Gervais. :wave:

[Syn]

Lmfao, as soon as it went to pens it was so predictable that a gooner would let the team down. So mentally weak it's a joke.

Our recent record in pens has been quite strong. But yeah, Eisfeld and Mertesacker have to be in our top 5 takers. Then have the other Europeans (bar Rosicky): Van Persie, Vermaelen, Szczesny etc. Englishmen, Welshmen and Africans last.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Eisfeld. :lol:

I had forgotten we actually signed someone.

[Marc Overmars]

Mertesacker taking a pen. :haha:

Now that I want to see.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Thats all we need another fragile weak meantality player, GEV won't be played for a while now.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Gervais' lack of balls costs him again. You don't let the defenders go ahead of you. It's like a no.3 coming in at 11 in a Test match. Even fellow bottler Walcott took one early against Roma. We'll have to put up with depression now.

Anyway, hard luck.

[Cripps_orig]

The good thing is with Oxs rise and Theo just being better, Gervinho wont play much

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Should have let gev go in the top 3 and should not have taken of yaya and kalou tbh, they'd have won it.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

The good thing is with Oxs rise and Theo just being better, Gervinho wont play much

Wenger will have other ideas

[Marc Overmars]

Bet Gervais comes back with a little calf™ and won't play against Sunderland.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Shame zambia only get to hold the trophy for a year, All in all a poor tornament this one, having it in two places runied it so much the atmosphere sucked big time.

[Syn]

Should have let gev go in the top 3 and should not have taken of yaya and kalou tbh, they'd have won it.

It wasn't a case of letting him go in the top 3...he simply didn't want to take one. It was clear. Even Drogba was telling him to man up before he walked over.

I'll tell you what would've won it - Drogba fucking converting his penalty in normal time. Gervinho did well to win that penalty and generally caused a lot of problems as usual by running at defenders.

[Marc Overmars]

Ivory Coast didn't concede a goal in the tournament.

That must hurt. :wacko:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Whos the Zambian manager?

Get him in asap

Quite a stylish geezer. Wenger should take tips. The ridiculous tent jacket has to go.

[GP]

It wasn't a case of letting him go in the top 3...he simply didn't want to take one. It was clear. Even Drogba was telling him to man up before he walked over.

I'll tell you what would've won it - Drogba fucking converting his penalty in normal time. Gervinho did well to win that penalty and generally caused a lot of problems as usual by running at defenders.

Exactly. Drogba cost them this trophy.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

It wasn't a case of letting him go in the top 3...he simply didn't want to take one. It was clear. Even Drogba was telling him to man up before he walked over.

I'll tell you what would've won it - Drogba fucking converting his penalty in normal time. Gervinho did well to win that penalty and generally caused a lot of problems as usual by running at defenders.

True, lets hope he mans up now.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Whos the Zambian manager?

Get him in asap

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herv%C3%A9_Renard

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Quite a stylish geezer. Wenger should take tips. The ridiculous tent jacket has to go.

He's a Frenchie. :bow:

Also, apparently managed Cambridge United, along with a previous stint coaching Zambia. :wacko:

[Cripps_orig]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herv%C3%A9_RenardGet him in.

Won more in one day than Wenger has in 6 years :haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Get him in.

Won more in one day than Wenger has in 6 years :haha:

International management and club mangement are 2 diffrent things, They never won the cup because He led them to it they won it becaus drogba bottled it

[Master Splinter]

Drogba :haha:.

Kolo :doh:.

Gervinho :doh:.

Ivory Coast are probably the biggest bottlers ever. They've also become too defensive, like Brazil, and the big names went missing.

Zambia :bow: :bow:.

The Keeper :bow: A Must Get.

[Master Splinter]

@WayneRooney


Wow just seen drogbas pen. Awful. He is a great player though. I think he will score winner.


zzzzzzzzzzz pga golf is on. Come on boys. Funny that 2 toures was there all the way and lost. Haha.

Future England Captain Wazza :bow:.

[Cripps_orig]

International management and club mangement are 2 diffrent things, They never won the cup because He led them to it they won it becaus drogba bottled itTwas Gervinho

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Twas Gervinho

Not really, Had drogba scored in normal time they'd have won the game. its harsh to play someone for missing in a pen shoot out it can happen to anyone, ala big man.