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Football Thread 2011/12 |OT9| Dedicated to Morosini & others who didn't make it. RIP.
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Jeff Albertson
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Reading 9 minutes for promotion
West Ham could miss out on the second automatic spot
West Ham could miss out on the second automatic spot
Except if Barca win they're still a point behind
Ronaldo is usually a shadow when he plays Barca.
He has never had a great game against them.
No fracking way...Carrol almost seems reasonable at 35 million pounds. Almost.
Baconsaurus Rex
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BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRNN
I fucking hate Real Madrid.
I fucking hate Real Madrid.
gollumsluvslave
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Can't blame Ronaldo or Benzema much, Mourinho had both Khedira and Alonso, and there was not connection between those 2 and Ozil or Di Maria.
I hate Mourinho's insistence on playing 2 defensive midfielder's on every away game, he has a squad that should be dominating, controlling the game, not relinquishing posession and territory, especially when the defense is so ropey.
L0st Id3ntity
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Sami Khediera is like Xabi Alonso
in slow motion
This. Now expect mou or his muppet whinning as always in the press conference
El Clasico is still a must win game for Real though.
Lose that and Madrid are in serious trouble in the league.
Broder Salsa
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BAYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERN BRINGING HOME THE BACON. Fuck yeah, been so unlucky with betting recently.
I think that everyone here knows the way Madrid plays under pressure. I'm confident that if Madrid don't win this weekend Barça will win La Liga.
I agree but Ronaldo was really silent. How many times did he touch the ball, I bet not that many.
Mou made some crappy decisions today that backfired. Taking Özil off and putting Marcelo on... yeah no.
It doesn't decide anything..
Both teams can choke in the remaining 5 matches. Yea, we got Athletic Bilbao away but I honestly think we can get all the three points there.
But you would still keep the 2 man midfield right? Just swapping one of the defending midfielders for a central midfielder correct?
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I wouldn't change much for the return leg against Bayern. I would just tell Özil to stick to the middle and swap Coentrao for Marcelo.
I agree but it's not a final. They're capable of winning every other game, I've got a feeling they'll surprise people by winning at San Mames
Broder Salsa
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By the way : Ramos is useless and Marcelo is just a god awful cunt.
mocolostrocolos
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Mou's classical tactic for first legs.
fadetoblack
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In today's shocking news, Juventus's out of favour winger and Dutch international Eljero Elia was seen at practice, actually working hard rather than updating his twitter status.
*checks his twitter*
Oh wait... nevermind.....
Fucking guy. On the plus side, he'll probably stick around after we ditch Krasic.
*checks his twitter*
Oh wait... nevermind.....
Fucking guy. On the plus side, he'll probably stick around after we ditch Krasic.
Carroll is nowhere near 35 million.
That's the joke....
None of the Madrid players have a great game against Barca. It's just Ronaldo that always gets the blame because in other matches he carries the team.
Gareth Bale
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You're looking at it wrong. Coentrao would have been more exposed if Marcelo was not on. Marcelo was doing his job when Coentrao got done. If that hadn't have happened then the game finishes 1-1 and it's a good result, considering how well Bayern Munich played. Individual error let the team down.
FootballFan
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:lol nice one, almost thought you were serious.
Entertaining game(sloppy though), was fun to see Ozil and Ronaldo falling to the ground asking for the ball to be kicked out as soon as the match got to 1-1.
Marcelo challenge could have easily been a red, not going for the ball AT ALL. And right when Bayern is about to counter-attack.
2nd leg should be an entertaining spectacle, but first, bring on Chelsea.
I agree, that was a bad substitution.
I blame Mourinho for the loss really.
Legit point indeed.
They're up? Sweet, was rooting for them. Hopefully Southampton come up as well. Both young talented managers in charge.
None of the Madrid players have a great game against Barca. It's just Ronaldo that always gets the blame because in other matches he carries the team.
Marcelo and Pepe have had good games against Barca.
The problem is that they usually get sent off too.
gollumsluvslave
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Big difference in the way Mourinho will set out the team, he can't get away with the negative approach he did tonight, Madrid will come out to win, and I'm comfortable they will.
Tonight is easily the worst performance I've seen from them this season with the exception of Levante, although I have to give Munich credit for that, but nearly every Madrid player bar Pepe was well off-form tonight - Alonso's distribution wasn't it's usual self, Khedira was mogodon and preditcable, Di Maria was terrible - a passenger, Ronaldo pretty anonymous.
In fact the more I think of how bad they've been I expect a massive improvement on Saturday, it will be demanded.
Could be a blow to their morale. 2 losses in a row will put pressure on them.
we all know how well they cope with pressure.
they've been playing bad for weeks now, that win 1-4 scoreline against Atletico was Ronaldo beasting and Courtois being a shitty gk. They've tied against teams like Malaga, Villarreal and Valencia had to come from behing from a team like Sporting. They are not in-form.
mocolostrocolos
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Well, time to go to bed and try to not think about the match.
Will read Feast Of Crows or Ultimate Spiderman.
Will read Feast Of Crows or Ultimate Spiderman.
I think the whole "1-1 is enough, now lets defend" thinking was wrong. Mou shouldn't have went that way. Even then he should've put Granero for Khedira. The decision to take Özil off killed the whole midfield/creative thinking Real had.
Yeah got to say Alonso was fucking awful. Absolutely awful.
Pepe though, brilliant.
Winning 1-0 with minutes to go. Pretty much up.
Wait until the imminent bad refereeing decisions in tomorrow's game.
(that GIF goes for Webb too. Show a fucking red card for once, ffs.)
Willkiller
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Congrats to Reading! Congrats to Bayern.
Wait until the imminent bad refereeing decisions in tomorrow's game.
(that GIF goes for Webb too. Show a fucking red card for once, ffs.)
A yellow was fine there. I mean it could have easily been a red but as far as "bad refereeing" is concerned, that is hardly a good example.
Gareth Bale
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To be fair he only went from leaving 3 up to leaving 2 up. It wasn't that negative. They didn't shut up shop completely. Considering they went a goal down and that Bayern Munich were proving hard to break down at the back, it was the right decision I think.
Willkiller
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