Dyer or De Guzman? Who was selfish?

Hat trick for what? For who? Nha son!

The funniest thing I watched this past weekend was De Guzman's selfishness and how the media made it look like Dyer was completely wrong to be angry at De Guzman.

Now before we get into why I think Dyer had every reason to be angry, lets go back to a somewhat similar incident that happened earlier this year....

In Demba Ba's debut game for Chelsea he netted 2 goals against Southampton. He could have gone on to get 3 had Lampard decided to let him take the penalty. Now Ba didn't argue with Lampard even though he knew how great it would be to get 3 on his debut. Good team player? Yes. Lampard could have easily let Ba take the penalty because I am sure he knows how great it would have been for Ba to get 3 on his debut. Lampard is the same player that almost denied Drogba the chance to win the EPL's golden boot by refusing to let drogba take a penalty. Good team player? Nha. Lampard is just keen on breaking records.

Now let's get back to Dyer and De Guzman's case...

Dyer scored 2 of the 1st 3 goal in Sunday's Capital One Cup Final at Wembley and could have easily gotten his 3rd had De Guzman not been selfish. This is a very different case from the one above. Dyer was on his way to being the 1st player to score a hat-trick in a League Cup final EVER!!!! Show me a player that wouldn't want to be the 1st to do that and I'll bring back Torres from the dead.

This was Dyer's 1st ever crack at a stage that big. He has never been called up for the English national team and has spent much of the season warming the bench. De Guzman had no business taking the penalty because he isn't Swansea's regular spot kick taker. In fact, they don't have a regular penalty taker. So now isn't De guzman the selfish one for denying Dyer a chance to be a League Cup great? Surely letting Dyer take the penalty would have been better for the team. 

A league cup hat-trick would have surely gotten Dyer a call up to the English squad. Now all of that doesn't look like it will happen all because De Guzman just wouldn't let him be great. I highly doubt that Dyer will ever get another crack at playing a final in Wembley. Oh well...

Pep to take Bayern to new heights?

I'm coming for you.

AH! This is something I haven't done in a while. Everyone that knows me knows that I love football and everything (well except the racism) that comes with it. One of the things I love the most is the transfer window as this builds expectations for a new season.




Players I think will leave Bayern.

Mail Online reported that Pep Guardiola wants Bale at bayern next season. Bale is also linked with Real  Madrid but Real is a mess right now and I don't see Bale choosing Mou (or whoever succeeds him) over Pep. Yes I know that Real and Spurs have that deal they made but the player has to agree to any deal made. They also wrote that Pep will be handed a 100 million pounds to build the team he wants. Anyone that has taken note of the window in recent years will know that a lot can be done with that amount. Europe can be conquared with that amount. Should he get Bale and Suarez, the likes of Gomez and Ribery (both great players) would have to make way. Gomez found the back of the net 80 times in the last 2 seasons for Bayern but Pep has is the same coach the let Deco, Ronaldinho, Ibrahimovic & Eto'd go. For that alone I'm sure that only a few players are safe from getting sacked come the next transfer window. I'm expecting Pep to let go of at least 3 players that are currently in the team and go for 3 Barcelona players. Robben is also likely to be let go.


Safe? I think so.

Now should Pep get Suarez, Gomez would be Ibrahimovic no.2. Now these are obviously my opinions on what I think will happen but anyone that has watched Pep will know that Bayern will not have a quiet summer (winter for us folks in the Southern hemisphere) and more than one top player will leave Bayern. Also Pep's reputation in the football world will surely attract some of the best players to the Bundesliga. I just hope that Dortmund builds a team that can compete with Pep's Bayern. Klopp vs Pep should be one interesting fixture. The transfer window and I have missed Pep.I'm looking forward to what i think will be one of the most exciting transfer windows of the century.