It will be an interesting game. I don't remember the last time Liverpool scored against us but Suarez is in excellent form, I don't really think our defense will be able to stop him scoring this time around. No King, no Kaboul, no BAE, Walker in rubbish form.
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It will be an interesting game. I don't remember the last time Liverpool scored against us but Suarez is in excellent form, I don't really think our defense will be able to stop him scoring this time around. No King, no Kaboul, no BAE, Walker in rubbish form.
Juventus better win tonight, I have the flu 
and to watch the match I have to miss my weekly dose of Modern Family. Beeeeeeellllllliiiieeeeeeevvvvvvvvveeeeee!!!!
lol, true, but you missed one about Matri, this tells me how much consideration people have right now about him.
and to watch the match I have to miss my weekly dose of Modern Family. Beeeeeeellllllliiiieeeeeeevvvvvvvvveeeeee!!!!I've watched the whole interview, it was really interesting.Capello: "Championship? In Italy there is no competition. Juventus will win easily."
I have to agree with him. It's ours to lose.
Inter looked vulnerable against smaller sides. Losing to Siena, Atalanta, Roma and ALMOST to Cagliari, not good enough. Napoli still just as inconsistent as last season. And Lazio wasting time in Turin summed up their ambitions. Fiorentina are mighty impressive though!
He also compared Giovinco to Zola. Leave him alone Capello.
lol, true, but you missed one about Matri, this tells me how much consideration people have right now about him.
But back to Benzema. His goal was a beauty, but you might argue that Messi scores those every week. Indeed he does, but there's a sense in which Benzema does things for Madrid that Messi doesn't quite do for Barcelona. Tito Vilanova seemed slightly piqued at the suggestion, after the 3-1 win against Zaragoza, that it was all Messi's doing, and that there was an increasing dependency on the Argentine. Well, Madrid apologists have been saying that for several seasons now, but although it would be wrong to underestimate the power of the Barcelona system to help Messi do what he does, he remains an individualist supreme, almost passing the ball at times as if he just couldn't be bothered to do it all himself again. And of course it's more pertinent to look at Cristiano Ronaldo, and the way in which he seems to pass to a team-mate as a last resort. His involvement in Real Madrid's best moves is usually to finish them off, not to initiate or develop them. Benzema, on the other hand, brings everyone into the game.
It's an unusual skill, but his subtle changes of direction and the unpredictable angles of his passes encourage fellow forwards and midfielders to make runs into spaces that would not normally constitute the delivery areas of a centre-forward. He can receive quite high up the pitch, but then drop back into advanced midfield positions carrying the ball and waiting for players to make runs either side of him. He can drift out wide, allowing others to fill the normal striker zones, and then supply them like a winger, but most of all he is extremely difficult to read, with almost imperceptible changes of pace and the vision of pass that reminds me of Michael Laudrup. He's generous, and less obsessed with scoring than Ronaldo and Higuain. When he's good, Madrid can beat anyone. In truth, he's the player that Barcelona most fear. Although Ronaldo is making a habit of scoring against them, they still feel that he's easier to shackle, easier to frustrate. Benzema's stealth worries them. He's a Barcelona-type player.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/1231834/ball:-hunting-cats-and-sausages?cc=5901
benz > higuain
It's an unusual skill, but his subtle changes of direction and the unpredictable angles of his passes encourage fellow forwards and midfielders to make runs into spaces that would not normally constitute the delivery areas of a centre-forward. He can receive quite high up the pitch, but then drop back into advanced midfield positions carrying the ball and waiting for players to make runs either side of him. He can drift out wide, allowing others to fill the normal striker zones, and then supply them like a winger, but most of all he is extremely difficult to read, with almost imperceptible changes of pace and the vision of pass that reminds me of Michael Laudrup. He's generous, and less obsessed with scoring than Ronaldo and Higuain. When he's good, Madrid can beat anyone. In truth, he's the player that Barcelona most fear. Although Ronaldo is making a habit of scoring against them, they still feel that he's easier to shackle, easier to frustrate. Benzema's stealth worries them. He's a Barcelona-type player.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/1231834/ball:-hunting-cats-and-sausages?cc=5901
benz > higuain
Awesome Animals
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BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRNN
Gomez is back!
I'll rent it to play Mario, ZombiU and CoD.
Gomez is back!
Well, cannot be clearer, I guess :x
I'll rent it to play Mario, ZombiU and CoD.
Awesome Animals
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It may make people sympathetic towards United.
Antonio Cassano gets a two-match ban for insulting the referee after the game with Cagliari, Andrea Stramaccioni one match.
Our sacrifices shall be rewarded my friend.
And to top it off, Fade actually rates him.
Juventus better win tonight, I have the flu
Our sacrifices shall be rewarded my friend.
Cuddler too said:
And to top it off, Fade actually rates him.
Shakhtar are rooting for Juve apparently.
Interesting stats:
Juventus are 2nd in chances created in the Champions League behind Real Madrid. They're 2nd in chances wasted too… behind Real Madrid.
Chelsea: Have the best shooting accuracy in the Champions League this season, hitting the target with 56.9% of their attempts on goal.
Last season Vidal made more tackles (133) than Pirlo (57) & Marchisio (59) put together. Holy shit at Pirlo, I never knew he made that many tackles!!
Interesting stats:
Juventus are 2nd in chances created in the Champions League behind Real Madrid. They're 2nd in chances wasted too… behind Real Madrid.
Chelsea: Have the best shooting accuracy in the Champions League this season, hitting the target with 56.9% of their attempts on goal.
Last season Vidal made more tackles (133) than Pirlo (57) & Marchisio (59) put together. Holy shit at Pirlo, I never knew he made that many tackles!!
Everyone is reporting this lineup:
Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal, Asamoah; Quagliarella, Vucinic.
Except for La Stampa, who replaced Vucinic with Giovinco.
I'm also hearing RDM dropped Torres from the XI and is going to use Eden Hazard upfront. Sounds... dangerous. Edit: Beaten by Feorax.
Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal, Asamoah; Quagliarella, Vucinic.
Except for La Stampa, who replaced Vucinic with Giovinco.
I'm also hearing RDM dropped Torres from the XI and is going to use Eden Hazard upfront. Sounds... dangerous. Edit: Beaten by Feorax.
Win or lose, it's win-win. Go further in Europe ($$) or focus on our only realistic Trophy this season.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK BABY
Steverulez
Member
Very concerned about the team that RDM will put out tonight.
This is my preference:
Cech
Azpili Cahill Ivanovic Cole
Ramires Mikel
Hazard Oscar Mata
Sturridge
But... read rumours he might drop Hazard? (which would be fucking insane).
I think we should go back to 4-3-3.
Drop Oscar between Ramires and Mikel and have Mata/Hazard either side of a striker (Torres or Sturridge I have such little faith in either at this point it doesn't matter) they can still link up with Oscar and we'd be better defensively.
I bet he starts fucking Luiz though.
Edit: Seen Yurt/Feorax posts... I'd rather Mata up front but doesn't matter. Does this mean Moses plays as well? Or... Marin? Good grief, we shouldn't have these issues ffs. Should have brought another striker in close season.
This is my preference:
Cech
Azpili Cahill Ivanovic Cole
Ramires Mikel
Hazard Oscar Mata
Sturridge
But... read rumours he might drop Hazard? (which would be fucking insane).
I think we should go back to 4-3-3.
Drop Oscar between Ramires and Mikel and have Mata/Hazard either side of a striker (Torres or Sturridge I have such little faith in either at this point it doesn't matter) they can still link up with Oscar and we'd be better defensively.
I bet he starts fucking Luiz though.
Edit: Seen Yurt/Feorax posts... I'd rather Mata up front but doesn't matter. Does this mean Moses plays as well? Or... Marin? Good grief, we shouldn't have these issues ffs. Should have brought another striker in close season.
I can not believe my stupidity at times. On Sky Bet app I was just messing about seeing how much I'd get if I bet my balance (£19) on a random bet. Instead of pressing the big X to cancel it I end up pressing Place Bet.
.... :/
I think I'm done if this comes off. I'll withdraw my £35 and call it a day and go buy Hitman.
.... :/
I think I'm done if this comes off. I'll withdraw my £35 and call it a day and go buy Hitman.
Steverulez
Member
You're probably right but I think starting Sturridge on the right would be an odd move. I wonder if we're actually likely to play Bertrand on the left like we did in CL final/earlier in the season.
City to win.
That's actually pretty damn good. If you put Torres (reference point) upfront, Chiellini would snuff him out.
Case in point: Ibra, Cavani, Klose, Di Natale etc. All of them never managed to score against us (with Conte), mobile false strikers like El Shaarawy and Pandev bagged in a few.
Edit: And Oscar.
Shaktar and Preston North End to both get over 1.5 goals.
Shaktar, no problem. PNE - one week they can smash 4 past Stevenage away from home and the next they concede in the 90th minute to draw.
Freewheelin'
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An ogre.
KidA Seven
Member
Phil Jones(?)
You win!
it will be glorious
Edit: damnit, doesn't work
Double Edit: Works now sons
Just look at this fat ogre.
"Fergie,sign him up. Fergie, Fergie, sign him up."
I remember when that used to be sung by 70,000 united fans.
That's before he turned into a raging cunt.
Shirt sales! Lets face it, if Beckham rolled up at your club you'd want a shirt with his name on it. Well I would.
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Actually, nahhhh, got plenty of English midfielders at City.
Haven't they also been saying this for like the last 2 years?
You do? Why?
:lol so would they be allowed back in the SPL or what?
AndresON777
shooting blanks
I'm ok with Juve winning just to drink some Chelski tears
The old Rangers don't exist any more.
I agree. If Juve qualifies, Portugal will not pass them in the UEFA rankings. But of course, Milan will fail to pass the group stage, making the fight interesting till the end.I'm ok with Juve winning just to drink some Chelski tears
By the way, am I the only one who thinks that Hummels and Lewa are perfect fits for Juve?
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adriano999
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Why i'm not surprised? Was any AC Milan's player/staffAntonio Cassano gets a two-match ban for insulting the referee after the game with Cagliari, Andrea Stramaccioni one match.
/Galliani
btw the ref said "I couldnt see for a second, some players got in my way.", those useless goal refs(and the linesman) didn't see anything too?
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