Soccer fact or fiction

[Ong_dynasty]

Fiction: I would love Owen to do it and everybody knows he has the talent to do it. But I think that is the absolute max he can score (give or take a few goals) with the concept of him being healthy.

F/F: The Bundesliga will perform better than the Serie A teams next year in the Champions League

[Point forward]

Fiction. Wolfsburg has extremely overachieved last season, Bremen has lost Diego, and Stuttgart has lost goal machine Mario Gomez, even if his replacement Pogrebnjak is not that bad. There is a general sense of catharsis atm.

F/F: English are genetically hard-coded to lose penalty series

[Munchlaxatives]

eh...Fiction. See: John Terry

F/F: Klaas Jan Huntelaar will score more goals than Kaka.

[Slava]

Fiction: Not possible if he stays at Madrid. He might not get many games over Benzema, Higauin, Raul and Horseface. If he moves to Arsenal, a different argument altogether.

F/F: Liverpool will lose both Mascherano and Xabi Alonso by January.

[Munchlaxatives]

False, Alonso's gone, but not Mascherano

F/F: Kun Aguero will outscore Fernando Torres in the Champions League.

[Slava]

Fiction. Torres has a better instinct for goals and Liverpool always make a deep run in the CL.

F/F: Messi for Ballon d' Or

[magik9113]

fiction..Ibra will probably take some goals/attention away from him.

F/F: Aquilani (when he's healthy in a month) will make an impact at Liverpool

[Slava]

Fiction. Wasn't impressed by him at Roma and he might find going a lot tougher in the premier league. De Rossi is the real deal though.

F/F: Tevez will be "frustrated" by January time.

[Munchlaxatives]

Fact. Should be frustrated with Argentina alone.

F/F: Everton will qualify for Europe.

[GDS20]

Fiction. They allowed 6 goals from a Injury plagued Arsenal, I see them playing like crap the whole season and without Joleon Lescott it can only get worse.


F/F: Aston Villa finish top six

[snitch55]

Fact. I have them at 6th place, 5th- Man City, you know the other four.

F/F Van Gaal will be fired as Bayern's coach before the end of the season.

[Point forward]

Fiction, it is more probable that some underperforming players (Tymoshuk, Toni, Altintop, Schweinsteiger) go rather than van Gaal.

F/F: Samuel Etoo is actually better than Zlatan Ibrahimovic

[Slava]

Fact. Eto is the best finisher in world football right now but Inter's midfield is still suspect.

F/F: The lead up to the end of transfer window would be as hectic as it was last season.

[GDS20]

Fiction: All the big transfer's are already done.

F/F: ManU will not make it past the QF of the Champion League

[Point forward]

Fact, I am calling it

F/F: More than 25% of all soccer fans worldwide are female

[treiz]

Fact, there are women football teams out there so I won't be surprised

F/F: Bayern Munich will at least reach the semis of the Champions League

[Slava]

Iffy on that. Too inconsistent but early to rule out the improvement with Robben.

F/F: Chelsea to win Champions League.