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[Bo-Locks]

GK is now our strongest position

 

[The Friendly Monster]

So ManU need two (if 0-2) to progress, right?

Very debatable pen. Hand was on the line.

No debate about it, it was on the line, therefore penalty.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

We have Stoke playing in our league. That should settle the La Liga v EPL debate

 

[Error]

Muniain is like a real life version of Bart Simpson.

 

[WJD]

Carrick too, we looked better when he came on.

Jones' loss of form has been shocking.

Yeah fair enough. Anderson was tidy enough when he came on too but obviously lacking a bit of match fitness.

De Gea brilliant though. The potential he has is pretty exciting.

 

[Regulus Tera]

The line is part of the area it encompasses.

I couldn't watch the match. How did my Chicharito play?

 

[Saiyar]

Agreed but how the fucking shite was the shoe free kick given?

Playing like shit

You are not allowed to play the ball if you are missing a boot. The rules are pretty clear on that, it is the Man U players fault for not knowing them.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Agreed but how the fucking shite was the shoe free kick given?

Playing like shit

Rightfully so apparently

 

[avaya]

Telling it like it is with half the team missing is talking bullshit lol?

The premier league isn't shit, this is the first year that the premier league hasn't dominated the champions league in over 5 years for f*cks sake. And the reason why the premier league has done poorly this year is that the top 4 have either been crippled by injuries (Manchester United/Arsenal) or they're going through a transitional phase (Chelsea/Man city)

You're projecting. The Premiership has not been a force in the CL since 2009. Barca and Real are light years ahead and the Italians are better too. No premiership team has stood a realistic chance of winning the CL since 2009 and in 2009 it was Chelsea who looked close to (and should have) beaten Barca.

The fact that this god awful United side, reliant on pensioners is possibly favourite to win the league this year is testament to the level we've fallen to in this country. Chelsea are packed full of players past their best, Citeh are managed by an idiot and the current Arsenal side is the worst in 16yrs. Let's not even talk about Liverpool and the dross they have on their books.

 

[Madridy]

Muniain is fucking amazing, world class potential.

Also:

At. Madrid 3 - 1 Besiktas

Manchester U. 2 - 3 Athletic Bilbao

Valencia 4 - 2 PSV Eindhoven

Fuck yeah La Liga!

 

[Fur_Q]

Good, glad you proved me wrong with facts there, for a minute i was worried you were going to say something silly.

Sorry I was injured, wat did u ascii again i iz confuzed.

 

[Phantast2k]

That's what you get for laughing at Bundesliga yesterday, Brits
Barca would've probably rape and pillage Utd. just as they did with Neverkusen.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

Agreed with Collymore, that was the best display of football all season

 

[mocolostrocolos]

I dont want to open the can of worms, but De Gea is great.

 

[Nevasleep]

Offside!!

 

[Yen]

You're projecting. The Premiership has not been a force in the CL since 2009. Barca and Real are light years ahead and the Italians are better too. No premiership team has stood a realistic chance of winning the CL since 2009 and in 2009 it was Chelsea who looked close to (and should have) beaten Barca.

The fact that this god awful United side, reliant on pensioners is possibly favourite to win the league this year is testament to the level we've fallen to in this country. Chelsea are packed full of players past their best, Citeh are managed by an idiot and the current Arsenal side is the worst in 16yrs. Let's not even talk about Liverpool and the dross they have on their books.

I take offence at an Arsenal fan calling Liverpool "dross"

 

[avaya]

I guess if you have to play Real and Barca 4x a year you aren't scared of anyone else, no one could be as good.

 

[Regulus Tera]

MexicoGAF: Pre-olympic squad defined:

No. Nombre Equipo
1. Liborio Sánchez Querétaro
2. Antonio Rodríguez Veracruz
3. Hugo González América
4. Israel Jiménez Tigres
5. Hiram Mier Monterrey
6. Néstor Araujo Cruz Azul
7. Hugo Rodríguez Atlas
8. Diego Reyes América
9. Darvin Chávez Monterrey
10. Miguel Ponce Guadalajara
11. Jorge Enríquez Guadalajara
12. David Cabrera UNAM
13. Héctor Herrera Pachuca
14. Javier Cortés UNAM
15. Javier Aquino Cruz Azul
16. Néstor Calderón Toluca
17. Marco Fabián Guadalajara
18. Jerónimo Amione Atlante
19. Alan Pulido Tigres
20. Erick Torres Guadalajara

lol wtf cubo?

 

[Fur_Q]

That's what you get for laughing at Bundesliga yesterday, Brits
Barca would've probably rape and pillage Utd. just as they did with Neverkusen.

You mean Leatheredkusen am i rite - bundesliga pffthahahahahahaha

 

[The Friendly Monster]

I dont want to open the can of worms, but De Gea is great.

Not sure there's a can of worms any more, everyone can see he's a very talented keeper. Still not the complete package of course.

 

[Error]

Copa del Rey final is gonna be AMAZING.

 

[Rad-]

I dont want to open the can of worms, but De Gea is great.

Has been United's best player for 4-5 weeks now.

 

[Salazar]

Lol Rafael wtf ?

I was worried about him when he chased hard up the line for a ball he was never going to get. He was winded jogging back, and you can't make bad decisions like that against a pacy team late in the game.

Should have been

De Gea
Raf Evans Rio Evra
Nani Cleverley Carrick Young
Rooney Welbeck

And even then, I've bolded the players who did play and looked poor.

 

[elseanio]

Offside!!

Uniteds first choice linesman was injured though

 

[Brinbe]

Last post for the night. I'm sick of this fucking complacency. Absolutely sick of it, De Gea kept us in that single handedly and knowing us we'll go through after luckily winning next week and everyone will forget there was a problem. I'm out guys, have a good night.

Totally agreed... definitely a disappointing night and that's what we get for overlooking them. Gonna be tough in the 2nd-leg, but you never know with this inconsistent squad of players, they could pull it off.

Chicha needs to handle those chances better, just not a good night for him. Glad to see Ando back, and thought he did quite well for being out for months, and can't say enough about De Gea. Said a month ago that he's better than people have been saying and he's proven that.

 

[Clegg]

Bilbao players that would easily make it into Uniteds team:

Llorente
Martinez
Muniain. (More on potential though. He was brilliant tonight)

 

[The Friendly Monster]

Bilbao players that would easily make it into Uniteds team:

Llorente
Martinez
Muniain

Keep going.

 

[Vivalaraza]

I dont want to open the can of worms, but De Gea is great.

Yep, been absolutely brilliant over the last few weeks.

Well done Bilbao, fully deserved. In fact, they deserved better. Should have won the game comfortably and by some margin.

United were poor all over. I sensed we would lose the tie before anyway because I just don't think the players are motivated for this tournament, plus Bilbao are a good in form side. Tonight was just so disappointing though, really nothing to be proud of apart from De Gea's performance. The team selection was silly also.

I was almost urging Bilbao to go on and score more by the end. Already a fan of theirs before tonight but warmed to them further after that stunning performance.

 

[Phantast2k]

You mean Leatheredkusen am i rite - bundesliga pffthahahahahahaha

You can laugh when all the EPL team are booted from the mainland while we still have 2 (possibly 3) teams in the competitions.

 

[doicare]

If Manchester United actually field anywhere near the first choice team (barring long term injuries) in the second leg then United will win. Second leg team:

--------------------De Gea--------------------

Smalling-----Ferdinand-----Evans-----Evra

Valencia-----Carrick-----Cleverley-----nani

-------------Rooney-----Welbeck-------------

 

[Gareth Bale]

Didn't watch the game. Why was De Gea off balance/back-pedaling for that one?

 

[rodvik]

Bilbao players that would easily make it into Uniteds team:

Llorente
Martinez
Muniain

United Players who could make it into Bilbaos team

DeGea
....Rooney?

Spoiler

just funnin ya

 

[tolkir]

Muniain is like a real life version of Bart Simpson.

 

[NinjaFridge]

WTF at the free? And SAF will go ballistic at Rafael, woeful defending all round. De Gea was the only one who put in a decent performance.

Deserved win for Bilbao.

"Old Trafford no longer a European fortress...it has become a gift shop" - commentator after the goal.

Channel 5 commentators are crap.

 

[Salazar]

Didn't watch the game. Why was De Gea off balance/back-pedaling for that one?

He was probably standing high on his box (or even further out) when the free kick got unexpectedly hammered downfield. Would have surprised him how quickly it happened.

 

[pappe]

This ManU wouldn't make top 5 in La Liga nowadays.

I absolutely agree.

 

[Error]

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Rafael deserves a bollocking for that he was about 30 yards ahead of the Bilbao guy

 

[doicare]

Sorry I was injured, wat did u ascii again i iz confuzed.

Great facts and logic, got anymore?

 

[Regulus Tera]

Real talk: Marcelo Bielsa > Mourinho

 

[Karakand]

.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Rafael deserves a bollocking for that he was about 30 yards ahead of the Bilbao guy

Yep.

I think thats symptomatic of United's complaceny. I might be wrong but I don't see Rafael walking there if it's a CL tie.

 

[Fur_Q]

You can laugh when all the EPL team are booted from the mainland while we still have 2 (possibly 3) teams in the competitions.

 

[Bo-Locks]

Fergie cut for Steven Segal

 

[Meus Renaissance]

Lmao, Channel 5 is so shit - they had to cut the interview with SAF

 

[avaya]

Real talk: Marcelo Bielsa > Mourinho

Lol no.

 

[offshore]

LOL, Fergie getting the Adele treatment.

 

[elsk]

Lol no.

Bielsa is the only true master. Mou has to buy like 100m in players in each team he joins... Bielsa does this kind of magic in every team he joins and without having to buy expensive players.

Just wondering who is average at Barca? Pretty sure each player in the first 11 is top-notch lol. You could have a case for Pique.
But incase I misunderstood and you meant how the team still plays great when the bench players are on(like Tello, Cuenca, Adriano etc) then yeah you are right.

ManU's team work has always been admirable, they can pull off wins from nowhere. And you don't know who will score. Don't know what it is, but im guessing its because of SAF.

I'm talking about the likes of Pedro, Cuenca, Tello, etc, yes. They would be average players in another club, but in Barcelona they look just like all other players of the team.

I just noticed that they're all Spaniards :O
Are all of them Basks too? (except Amorebieta, obviously)

I'm not 100% sure but I understand that they can only sign players from their region, or players from another region that were in A.Bilbao youth teams. But in the end all of them need to be Spaniards.

 

[Clegg]

The thing that really annoyed me was Uniteds lack of movement.

Bilbao were passing and moving all night. They closed us down we we had the ball and ran rings around us when they had it.

When United had the ball in the final third everyone was just static. United had no players looking to make runs into or across the box.

So lethargic.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Lol no.

lol yes, especially when you consider the type of players Bielsa has coached in the past.