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Football Thread 13/14 |OT15| smoking Top of the League cigars may cause Liver failure
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bone_and_sinew
breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
Demichelis is fucking putrid and we've known this forever but I'm not going to kill City for getting him. City should be killed for still playing him. They bought him when Kompany was injured, Nastasić was injured, they tried Javi Garcia at CB and it was a disaster too. Lescott is shit and when they played Richards at center then he was shit too.
The_Hitcher89
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Lescott is competent imo
This can't be real :lol
The_Hitcher89
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Christ
wakajawaka
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DeMichelis was very good in Málaga, mostly. His last year he was too slow though, he wasn't a player for a 1st class team (maybe not that bad for a more defensive team like Atleti) but it's not like the other defenders seem much better save Kompany. Pellegrini went for "malo conocido" and it backfired.
Sviatoslav
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Strongly considering an avatar change.
Pfft. Gimme Studginho any day
Is Hulk gonna be in the Brazil squad at the WC?
Almost guaranteed. He's a regular. Likely starter.
The_Hitcher89
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Gareth Bale
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Filippo Ricci ‏@filippomricci
Pellegrini on Spanish tv: "The ref decided the game: he gave a penalty that was outside the box. Barcelona didn't create a single chance"
Pellegrini on Spanish tv: "The ref decided the game: he gave a penalty that was outside the box. Barcelona didn't create a single chance"
The_Hitcher89
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I'm starting to dislike Pellegrini a little
So who are you rooting for to win it?
Mumei and Wes can't save us.
FootballFan
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That's not very kind, or accurate.
Well, prior to his fuck up, Demichelis had played pretty well. At one point when Alexis looked possibly in on goal he completely dominated him and pushed him towards the touchline and drew a throw even. He did have that one moment early where his stupid pass interrupted a counter opportunity but that was the only major mistake he'd made up until the dumb tackle. I thought he'd played well.
I thought Alves was okay but he didn't play particularly well until the goal. He committed quite a few fouls and hadn't offered much plus he missed a decent chance.
That Cesc offside call was pretty tight but definitely wrong. He is beyond Kompany but Nasri played him on -- could be the lino on the other side of the field as Nasri made the call? Maybe that is who the Twitter guy was looking at as well.
Ingeniero
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Prior to the penalty, it's not particularly far off though. Twitter is constantly posting quotes out of context so I wouldn't be surprised if he was referencing that. Barca had what, 1 SOG prior to the penalty and that was a prayer from distance by Xavi.
I can only recall the one specifically but I wouldn't doubt you being correct about him giving it away more than once. They pressed us quite a bit -- I was impressed by their performance. I can't really agree that he made a number of mistakes though. I thought he'd played well on the whole. Kolarov was really the only player I was unhappy with in the 1st Half. He looked a little better before the red card but I would have made the Nasri switch I suggested at HT.
Lambda Pie
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sad that Barcelona won, happy that City lost.
Sviatoslav
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Sviatoslav
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Lambda, Garay not in the squad against PAOK? transfer or injury?
The question about quality lies deep beneath the sea. Was it Demichelis fault? The answer to this question is not as obvious you might think it is.
To understand the paradoxum of Pelligrini and Demichelis you have to go back. Back in a time where Barcelona was the frontcover of the international football world. It was back then when Mascherano fell on the ground, hoping that this momentum will never go away.
On the same day Demichelis dropped a plate in the kitchen. From there on nothing would be like it used to be. Pelligrini knew it too. It was a rainy day Villareal. He went through the streets of the city, thinking about drinking a cup of tea, when it striked him. He needed to finish his job. He needed to grab a bite of the cake.
He never would. He never will.
To understand the paradoxum of Pelligrini and Demichelis you have to go back. Back in a time where Barcelona was the frontcover of the international football world. It was back then when Mascherano fell on the ground, hoping that this momentum will never go away.
On the same day Demichelis dropped a plate in the kitchen. From there on nothing would be like it used to be. Pelligrini knew it too. It was a rainy day Villareal. He went through the streets of the city, thinking about drinking a cup of tea, when it striked him. He needed to finish his job. He needed to grab a bite of the cake.
He never would. He never will.
Lambda Pie
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injury. keep your pants on.
Steverulez
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Was the ref that bad? I didn't think so?
Seems like he's blaming others for his mistakes or he's learning from the master and deflecting. Its ok Manuel, we know you love Jose really
il Diavolo
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FootballFan
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Nothing is decided in the tie. Still another 90min to go, and anything could happen.
City played well today.
Sviatoslav
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Vivalaraza
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Pellegrini is a bit of a bitch.
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