Broder Salsa
Banned
Bilbao in the CL will be delish
Shame they won't make it to the finale and Costa and Courtois will go to Chelsea.
Bilbao in the CL will be delish
Bilbao in the CL will be delish
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Shame they won't make it to the finale and Costa and Courtois will go to Chelsea.
If Liverpool don't win this season I think they'll be absolutely devastated.
I dont understand people wanting Atletico to win and still think that the teams name is Athletico
If Liverpool don't win this season I think they'll be absolutely devastated.
epl plebs don't have a clue
pulga incoming
please hold
I dont understand people wanting Atletico to win and still think that the teams name is Athletico
People dont care, as long as the winners name isn't spelledbarcelona or real madrid,Man City, Chelsea or Man United then it's good.
People dont care, as long as the winners name isn't spelled barcelona or real madrid, then it's good.
Every time something like what happened today happens, I think of how Inter fans must've felt on that fatal 5th of May 2002. And I smile.
You can't fault the fans for wanting to go and support their team.but the emirates still fills up every week and there is a waiting list for season tickets. there are enough deluded fans out there for me to hate on the club as a whole
Chelsea would lose against Reel Madrid.I don't really understand why anyone would want Athletico to go through. Mourinho is destined to win the champions league with Chelsea. The final will be Chelsea vs Real Madrid and Ronaldo will shed tears when his shots just keep bouncing off the bus
im sorry but italy in 06 were a fukin disgrace. they created nothing from open play and then worst of all a defender win ballondor. a year to forget 06
You can't fault the fans for wanting to go and support their team.
Any interesting matches tonight that makes me forget the earlier matches?
Any interesting matches tonight that makes me forget the earlier matches?
Any interesting matches tonight that makes me forget the earlier matches?
South Africa was a disaster but I can never hate Lippi. His tactics in 2006 were fucking flawless.
Well, um, maybe Porto-Benfica, also known as the greatest classic in football.Any interesting matches tonight that makes me forget the earlier matches?
No it isn't.This is like saying you should give a 5yr old McDonald's every day cause you don't want to deprive them.
The Managers’ Graveyard by David Moyes
“The graveyard I’m talking about isn’t a place. It’s a state of mind. It’s not a very pleasant one, either.
After a defeat, I don’t want company. I don’t want to be around other people. I don’t want to chit-chat and pretend everything’s all right. When we’ve lost, it’s not all right.
It does vary a wee bit. There are some defeats when you come off the pitch and you feel almost like a winner. For example, if you’ve played really well against a massive team and lost to an unlucky late goal. Again, there are times when you play really well and concede a late equaliser and it really hurts. We played Arsenal at Goodison in spring 2009. We dominated, but had the win snatched from us by a fantastic Van Persie strike just before the final whistle. In conversation with Arsène Wenger afterwards, he was generous to admit that we were unlucky not to win. But to me, it felt like a defeat.
Losing’s part of the game, I do understand that. You have to accept it and give credit to the opposition, even if you’ve not played well yourself. Then you have to pick yourself up and get on with it. You move on to the next game. That’s what happens. Every time.
But it’s much easier to talk about than it is to do. Knowing you have to recover isn’t the same as recovering. I have to show the players that there’s a way forward. The players have to see that I’m bullet-proof. I have to give them the lead and move them on. But before I can do that, I have to go through a whole process myself. I do that in what I call The Managers’ Graveyard.
The Managers’ Graveyard is a place that is difficult to describe if you’re not a manager yourself. There’s a place where elephants go to die. Football managers go to such a place. You brood there. You gnaw on your disappointment and your anger and this horrible feeling that something’s been taken away.
There are a lot of managers in that dark place, the Managers’ Graveyard, every Saturday night. Some will blame it on the referee. Some will blame their selection. Some will say that the team wasn’t good enough. But they’ll all be there for a while. Some can get out quite quickly. Others will stay for longer.
Most managers will tell you that the lows are more intense than the highs. When you win you feel good. When you lose, it’s terrible.
When things aren’t going well, I try not to listen to the radio too much or read too many newspapers, except for news. I certainly don’t read what goes on the internet.
To this day, I can remember driving in my car as a young Celtic player and hearing myself get absolutely slaughtered on the local radio phone-in programme. I was a young boy of maybe 18 or 19, and the criticism from the fans really hurt. So I limit my exposure to it, and try to keep a level head about it.
In 2008, many years later, I met prime minister Gordon Brown after he’d come up to Liverpool for a Cabinet meeting. We talked about football. He’s a mad Raith Rovers fan, and said he had watched me when I played for Dunfermline.
I wanted to ask him how he handles criticism. Just about everything a prime minister does is subject to unbelievable criticism. I’m often asked how I react to some of the stuff regarding my own performance. The answer’s simple: I don’t read it, good or bad. If you’re not going to pay too much heed when you’re losing, you shouldn’t when you’re winning. It’s a way of keeping my life in balance.
The only way I’ve discovered is dealing with the pain of defeat full-on. However hard it is, however long the process. Losing is a great big bruise, and you have to let it hurt. You try to learn from it, and to move forward when you’ve the strength. Sometimes that takes a long time. There are no short-cuts.”
What do people make of Athletics Madrids chances against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge?
Yep.
And it won't stop stinging until we do win it, just like 08/09 still hurts. When you get that close, close isn't good enough. Especially going into the last 3 games on the front foot, with 2 home games to come.
Scored more than anyone (except Germany) BABY.
the Golden Ball was Pirlo's or Buffon's. Fabio was a fucking GOAT captain though.
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Scored more than anyone (except Germany) BABY.
the Golden Ball was Pirlo's or Buffon's. Fabio was a fucking GOAT captain though.
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BALLON D'OR SUL CAMPO
0 goals for Suarez against the other sides in the top 4 this season.
No chance for them to go through.
very good. i hope simione doesnt get cocky and sticks to what he knows, ie. 10 in the 18 yard box. chelsea are in for a rough evening. atletico will win
What do people make of Athletics Madrids chances against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge?
£40m + BendtnerWould have been perfect for Arsenal. Wenger going cocks out and bidding 40mil and 5 pounds in the summer.
The long period of injury-proness after the WC win will always be a black mark against his career unfortunatelyOnly positive thing today is seeing that Toulon is through to the final. I hope there will be glory for Wilkinson. A fitting way to end an outstanding career.
He basically didn't have a career between the 2003 and 2007 World Cups.The long period of injury-proness after the WC win will always be a black mark against his career unfortunately