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Football Thread 2011/12 |OT9| Dedicated to Morosini & others who didn't make it. RIP.
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What match have you been watching?
Relaxed Muscle
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If I was Mou I would change Pepe for Varane, if that was yellow card on his first foul, the next one is gonna be the second one.
-bakalhau-
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Goal chances 3 to 1 for Madrid
Ball Possession 74 to 26 for Barça
Ball Possession 74 to 26 for Barça
The match where Barça has onlyhad 1 clear chance?
The_Hitcher89
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Adriano and Puyol are clear weak links, Iniesta giving the ball away for fun. Valdes is still pretty shaky as well
from that to saying that Madrid have them in their pocket is a little far fetched imo..
We'll need 2nd half drama for that to happen. Pepe the cunt, red cards, diving, arguing and the whole lot needs to show up! :lol
mocolostrocolos
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Di Maria out, please. Bring Higuaín or Callejón.
huh? Barca are playing like shit, sloppy passes everywhere.
Sandro was good today and showed more bottle and energy than Parker. I don't give a shit about the 4231 formation, we beat Swansea and got a good draw at Chelsea playing that way. Only in those games the keeper didn't let a free kick waft past him from 30 yards away.
Oh I agree, and I understand people don't like what Madrid's doing. But on this particular match I don't think Barça was good at all.
It all can change on the 2nd half of course.
Relaxed Muscle
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Oh noy, it's not over yet. Barca can still score 2 or even 3.
Sahin for Di Maria, do it.
:lol
gollumsluvslave
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Great 1st 20 minutes from Madrid, but work-rate really dropped in the last 15 minutes, and Barca started to get their passing going.
Di Maria needs to come off, I can't stand him at the best of times, but for two consecutive matches he has been rancid.
Kaka on for Di Marai, there were a few times where Dive-boy got the ball and if Kaka had it there would have been a pass instead of shite.
On the whole though Madrid have kept their shape well, and have the better bench.
Betting favourite for Red Card between Busquets and Pepe?
Di Maria needs to come off, I can't stand him at the best of times, but for two consecutive matches he has been rancid.
Kaka on for Di Marai, there were a few times where Dive-boy got the ball and if Kaka had it there would have been a pass instead of shite.
On the whole though Madrid have kept their shape well, and have the better bench.
Betting favourite for Red Card between Busquets and Pepe?
They already parked the bus...
This is fucking retarded, seriously. Yes Madrid players never pressure the refs, nope.
Relaxed Muscle
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Sahin is not even there lol
SunhiLegend
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no , barca will whine at the ref till they get the cards they want
I never understand why people say this in a classico match, Madrid are as bad as Barca surrounding the ref.
Well said, mate.
Maybe we should have just kept Jol. At least he was consistent with his league positions.
What an original comment!no , barca will whine at the ref till they get the cards they want
In terms of chances, very little at either end. Offsides, misplaced final passes and two good saves (Alves through intercept and Xavi's shot) from Iker.
Well... Puyol is 34 years old.
Yeah I know
Honestly, I'm surprised if Di Maria is still there after the break.
gollumsluvslave
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I'd be happy with that, but Mou won't play Sahin and Alonso together.
Callejon would be a good alternative to Kaka.
I'd go with Albiol for Pepe as opposed to Varane, just not enough experience at this level - if he made a mistake that cost the result it could destroy him.
Well said, mate.
Maybe we should have just kept Jol. At least he was consistent with his league positions.
Jol finished 5th with Zokora, Jenas and Chimbonda in the starting XI. He would get more out of this current squad, I honestly believe that.
Harry:
"I couldn't fault the way we played. We created lots of chances, we just couldn't get a break. Our keeper hasn't had shot to save," he said.
Not the one that Taraabt farted past him from 30 yards? You stupid twat. We don't want to hear this, we want you to say we were shit and that you are trying to fix it.
The same as you. We are in front, we can even do with a draw and we have been composed and broken up some of Barca's plays. Khedira is tremendous and Arbeloa and Coentrao are doing really well. Xabi Alonso isn't having a bad game either.
What I mean by having them "in our pocket" is, that we have pretty good control over this and we are pretty composed defensively. They surely have a hard time combining through the whole of our defense. They have been successful a few times but we haven't been a nerve wreck either.
Freewheelin'
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Madrid doing well, but Xavi should have really scored that chance
Well Barcelona can get use to it because on Tuesday Chelsea will be doing the same thing....
What's going on at Spurs? This implosion is way worse than last seasons one. You guys have 5 losses and 3 draws from your last 9 games... what the fuck? You can add another loss to that as well if you want to include the hammering you received from Chelsea in the FA cup semi...
Except that Coentrao almost made a fatal flaw. He didn't know what to do and lost possession and Barca almost scored. He needs to step up his game.
mocolostrocolos
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I didn't see that one, I must have been posting on GAF lol.
Generally he isn't letting Alves getting through.
ya also Barca playing like shit but god every pass is like goal incoming , this is how bad Madrid is.
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