Aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 4, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 2453 times:
Beefer From United States of America, joined Jun 2003, 390 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2433 times:
I did a search on Google and apparently he is a soccer player for a European team. Could be a famous one.
Q330 From Australia, joined Dec 2003, 1460 posts, RR: 24 Reply 9, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 2412 times:
For all those who don't know: Patrick Viera is the captain of Arsenal FC, a soccer team from London. Arsenal is one of the best teams in England and one of the major powers of european soccer.
Back to the question: I've wondered about that stuff too. I always thought it was just water, and that the shirt is made of a fabric that turns dark when wet. But if it is something else, I have no idea what it is.
Ryanb741 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2002, 3219 posts, RR: 17 Reply 10, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2407 times:
I found out the answer to this a while back. It is good 'ol water - he drinks from the bottle and squeezes some on his neck as a kind of superstitious 'good luck' thing. I've seen other Arsenal players do the same thing too. Maybe a bib is in order!
I used to think the brain is the most fascinating part of my body. But, hey, who is telling me that?
Q330 From Australia, joined Dec 2003, 1460 posts, RR: 24 Reply 11, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2397 times:
I guess I was right then. Ryanb741 is also right that Viera is not the only player to do that. I just watched the highlights of Arsenal vs. Middlesborough and noticed that Ljungberg had it too, and I've seen it on other players at other times.
Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 12, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2390 times:
It's water in a small "patch" attached to the shirt on the chest, it can't be anything else as other liquids are probably banned, it's an Arsenal thing.
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 13, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2386 times:
I think that's fairly typical of a girlie English football team. Much better to watch the German sides who don't bother with any of that kind of nonsense.
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
ups, sorry, I just changed roles with Banco and have to defend English football...ok...ahem *cough* yes, Arsenal is one of the major players in European girlie, err, professional football, really great, and so... sometimes they win, sometimes they lose, aw, goddammit, that is hard, really!
Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 15, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2384 times:
Do you dispute the Gunners aren't one of the best teams in Europe?
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 16, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2377 times:
Ah, but Bayern Munich (you'll find it easier to attack them Andreas) have always played the stylish football for which Germany is renowned. It reminds me of the oft-heard cry from Brazilian football fans when watching their national team: "It's just like watching Bayern Munich" as they dazzle with interchangeable total-football.
Of course, total football was copied by the Dutch from the German example of the 1960's and early seventies, when you would often find the German players swapping their positions. I remember that glorious time when Gerd Muller popped up in goal, saving four penalties in a three minute spell when Germany were under pressure from that most useless of teams, England. Naturally, Germany went on to score 10 goals at the other end, mainly due to the 12 year old Harald Schumacher coming on as a late substitute.
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
Andreas From Germany, joined Oct 2001, 6104 posts, RR: 34 Reply 18, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2373 times:
Arsenal@LHR:
oh nonono...*COUGHCOUGHCOUGH*, one of the best, certainly, or as you put it: NOT one of the best?? No I'll never dispute that!
Come on Banco, not slapstick fantasies, stick to facts, there's more than enough to praise German football.
I'll gladly remind you of 5-1, every red-blooded English male still remembers that one as one of England's most glorious days in history!!!!!!!! YESSSSS, my preciousssssss...ups sorry, that was from another movie...
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 19, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2369 times:
Well I thought it was funny.
Come on, Arsenal@LHR, if you're going to join in this discussion, you've got to be on the side of Germany.
Besides, Arsenal have always struggled in Europe, unlike the Germans. Look at Bayer Leverkusen, a side that came from nowhere and reached the Champions League final. You couldn't imagine Charlton Athletic doing that, could you?
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
Andreas From Germany, joined Oct 2001, 6104 posts, RR: 34 Reply 22, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 2363 times:
No, not funny, much too close to reality to be really funny Now let's talk about this shining event 5-1, I mean, I can't remember anything else , oh yeah right, that ManU win over BayMu, scoring twice in the last minutes...and it was the Bayern, that made it even more fun!
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 23, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 2362 times:
A poor effort, Andreas - you've got to do much better than that.
Think about England's long history, inventors of the game and so on. Two World Wars and One World Cup and all of that (now if you get that in I will be impressed), unbeaten by anyone outside of the British Isles for 70 years, better than Germany at the moment.
Must do better old boy.
After all, I can go on and on about the mighty Germany.
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
Andreas From Germany, joined Oct 2001, 6104 posts, RR: 34 Reply 24, posted (9 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 2361 times:
Yep and that's the problem, YOU got tons of facts to go for you, even without going too deep into history, now I need to get out my history books, and even then.....I mean, winning ONE world cup using the help of countries like Switzerland and Russia just 21 years after the terrible losses of WW2, with people sitting in the audience who had actually witnessed WW1, that is a real achievement for the inventors of the game, don't you think so? Germany could have never done this (and it didn't, fortunately). Was that good? All in one sentence?
I know it's only VfB but I like it!
25 Banco: Then try the modern era. Germany have some terrific players, there's Ballack and um....er....ah, not so easy really. Diesel, I mean Diesler, he's a ta
26 Andreas: Modern times...hmmm...can't remember that England won some titles, BUT WE WERE CLOSE!!!! EVERYTIME!!!!! Now the players, hmmm, there was once a good g
28 Andreas: No, somehow we don't manage to bring in some street credibility, but we gave it a try, look at the others, Arsenal just didn't even try, obviously spe
29 Arsenal@LHR: Arsenal a major football team in Europe? When was the last time they won anything? I'm happy to answer that. More to come this season.
30 GKirk: Nayims goal was legendary Bayern Munich are no where near as good as they used to be, the team in Germany now is Werder Bremen The best doon sooth is
31 Banco: Indeed Kirkie, but none of the English teams can hold a candle to the might of Scottish football. Obviously Celtic and Rangers would both walk the Eng
32 GKirk: Yes, Berwick have been doing very well. And even Gretna, who came back to Scottish football from the Northern Unibond League have been doing well, the
33 Andreas: Ah I see, now it's the Scots, well I'll keep out of this, but will read it with pleasure
34 GKirk: No no, you can stay in if you want Andreas
35 Banco: To be fair, Graham, no-one would enjoy having to go to Dundee... Andreas - an even greater challenge for you: talk up the Scots!
36 Andreas: Ahem...*gulp*...talking up the Scots. Are you sure you want to hear this? I only know the name of your national coach, Berti McVogts...oh wait, his na
37 GKirk: Gie it time, he's playing some of the youngsters now, maybe in 2 or 3 years time we'll win the World Cup Banco, your correct. Dundee is a dump
38 Banco: The thing is, Kirkie, that you're now cut off from the Great British love-in in World Cup qualification. That limits your chances somewhat, because yo
39 Arsenal@LHR: maybe in 2 or 3 years time we'll win the World Cup ROFLMAO......... FAROE ISLANDS!
40 CPH-R: Well all that the Faroes have got to do is bring their old goalkeeper who had the most interesting hat on when playing - then watch the opposing team'
41 Banco: It was clearly the Scotland defence that couldn't play through laughing. They were 2-0 down within ten minutes.
42 Vulindlela: It can't be water. It is too thick and you can see that it is oozing out of the front, not just being absorbed into the fabric.
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