You could tell, too. He was playing completely unlike himself for the vast majority of the game.
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You could tell, too. He was playing completely unlike himself for the vast majority of the game.
I don't know what he's talking about. Man Utd fans were only singing when they were winning. Shit atmosphere.
Baconsaurus Rex
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Relaxed Muscle
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Shhhhh.
Barça have been good just until 3 weeks ago! Is beacuse of Roura and until Tito left they were playing like gods!
AndresON777
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Suárez. Liverpool doesn't care about garbage teams
Yeah. We'll come closer next year with one or two smart buys. RVP should have scored twice in the first leg, Welbeck should have scored one or two.
Eh. I'm satisfied immensely with how we played over the two legs.
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Baconsaurus Rex
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I'm expecting a Juve masterclass. Getting the lube ready in anticipation.
The_Hitcher89
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Yeah. I think after the sending off we panicked, lost our heads and that's why both the goals went in so quickly after it. Think we were playing well and we would have held onto the lead.
Raging Spaniard
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Bad referee aside, Real played better and deserved the win ... but this could have gone either way though.
Only team Im scared of moving forward is Bayern.
Only team Im scared of moving forward is Bayern.
Can Crusher
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It's more of a personal thing I'm sure, the standing ovation before the game started threw him off, he felt loved man.
Sviatoslav
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Zenit were really poor and I was very relieved we were able to make it through. Liverpool were pushing on strongly after their first goal. On the other hand though, Suarez' first goal went right through the wall( curse you Danny) and Allen's goal was directly caused by Suarez fouling and injuring Lombaerts that wasn't called. Besides that Liverpool actually didn't create anything in the first half. Second half though, we were fucking scrambling.
I think we were unlucky with the Welbeck rebound after Vidic hit the post.
Welbeck isn't a great finisher and missed a couple of decent chances. RVP had a great chance in the first leg and so did Giggs.
I agree that this is a performance we can build on. But we also need to be careful with the squad. Rio and Vidic are getting on and Giggs is almost 40. If we get maybe 1 quality addition in defence and midfield then we have a chance of pushing further in the CL. The rest of the squad is pretty strong.
José Mourinho
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Mou to Chelsea or United? Cast your votes.
Would have gone to extra time after RM scored 1. Then after that I dunno, tactics would have been totally different on both sides.
I bet it did. I couldnt imagine how weird it'd be to play in your old stadium, against a lot of your old friends.
and to see them get screwed over and then be the one to finish it.
Madrid played the champions of Germany, England and the Netherlands.
United played the champions of Romania, Turkey and the 3rd place team from Portugal. A bit silly to bring that up. Not to mention Basel was the year before anyway.
Celtic have had a great UCL run but that loss by Barca remains shocking.
Yeah, they got screwed over by his compatriot no less.
Vivalaraza
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It's impossible to know but we would have had a much better chance.
Irrelevant now anyway.
I think he'd rather go to United. The question is, can he wait?
They're great at poker though.You're right.
Is there more of this? What's the context?
OnettHansen
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I loved Tito managing Barcelona, which is odd because I hate Barca with a passion.
but any team with a squad like that who manages to lose to Celtic deserves to be ridiculed and laughed at.
Chelsea if anyone. Fergus isn't leaving.
Personally I think he'll stay for three more years, and Pep will leave Bayern for us. Not because we're better than them, but just because I don't see Pep staying there for years. He'll want to move around and get more experience in other countries and stuff.
Not seeing it tbh. Many XI players missing, comfortable away lead. We're more likely to lose 0-1 or 1-2. Dat italian DNA.
Vivalaraza
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I think the Welbeck rebound was offside anyway.
We do need to continue supplementing the squad but there are alot of good players and alot of young ones getting better. We know we have some clear weaknesses, hopefully we address them.
The squad has the fight though. It was great to see. Last season was sobering because of how we wilted out of every competition.
I think he wants United.
Don't know if it will happen.
AndresON777
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I hope Colombia play Russia we'll fucking crush you
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I could see Mou being one more year with us and wait until Fergie leaves.
Fine. I'll settle for watching Barzagli strut his stuff.
What do you think has changed within the squad? We have have pretty much the same team as we did last year. RVP is a boost but he can't be the sole reason for our improvement.
Fergie lighting a fire under the squad after how we lost the league last season?
Both I think. Older, wiser. Less inclined to get nervous. More mentally stable. The whole squad's improved.
Barca's weakness is playing against buses. They can't beat British teams who park a bus or two and counter. Heck even Real Madrid have success playing like that.
José Mourinho
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Sounds plausible.
Didn't he say he was off to England this summer? Or did I dream that up?
Vivalaraza
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Hard to know really.
I think signing RVP has made a difference in terms of the confidence you have. Anybody who plays a team sport at any level with have the one player in their team who feels gives them an edge. It can make a difference.
Also I think alot of the younger players learnt a valuable lesson last season that they needed to grow up and bounce back.
And of course, after the way we slipped up in the title race and that we got dumped out of Europe everybody must feel they have a point to prove.
Willkiller
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Apparently Blackburn fans sang 'Fabrice Muamba should be dead' at tonights game against Bolton.
Sorry Jeff but Blackburn should go down.
Sorry Jeff but Blackburn should go down.
What Wilbury/Viva said
Vidic and Rio were immense at CB, as was Varne for Madrid.
Varne and Nastasic, both will be amazing CB's in the future. both still prone to a mistake (Todays goal, didn't clear properly) but they'll improve. Want Smalling and Jones to reach that level.
OnettHansen
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It's funny though, because a team with as much quality as Barcelona should still be able to rip holes into Celtic, even if they are parking the bus.
Baconsaurus Rex
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Such a passionate kiss
KidA Seven
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Less injuries, Chicha, Rafa, Evra, and Giggs playing better. Hell, Anderson and Cleverley are playing better this year.
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