Baconsaurus Rex
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It just so happened that Arsenal scored twice against a woeful Bayern. Both teams deserved to be kicked out of the CL based on this match alone. Terrible performance
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It just so happened that Arsenal scored twice against a woeful Bayern. Both teams deserved to be kicked out of the CL based on this match alone. Terrible performance
Gareth Bale
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He's now claiming United will lead the opposition to the Dream Football League.
Baconsaurus Rex
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It's fucking cold in Europe that's why.
I wonder why Aguero has linked up with Argentina's doctors to aid his recovery?!
Vivalaraza
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Red Issue editor said he spoke to Oliver Kay today and is pretty sure he's been stitched up.
LabouredSubterfuge
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I wonder why Aguero has linked up with Argentina's doctors to aid his recovery?!
To escape the curse of Rodlol.
I wonder why Aguero has linked up with Argentina's doctors to aid his recovery?!
The Sheikh is slowly starting to withdraw his funds, first it's the doctors, then it's the playing staff and before you know it you're bottom of League One.
I love the diversity in the answers you get here.
Oh and Rodlol, aiming to be back by end of March.
They've actually done well this season and this is despite selling key players. Second team I'd cheer for after Real Madrid in La Liga
Broder Salsa
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LabouredSubterfuge
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I can't help but giggle every time Wooden breaks out the Chelsea CL gifs. Brutal riposte every time.
Never have Van Persie ahead of him. Not when your list is missing Falcao.
Beheads? Yikes.
In class just pm me that dumb shit avatar.Where's Timurid at?
I owe him a new Avatar
^ Yaya Toure would definitely be in that list of top players. He was City's main man last season.
Broder Salsa
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When they won CL.
Them against Copenhagen was the first match I remember seeing live when I was really small. When I was a bit older and the worlds best winger ever (Grønkjær, not Robben) played for them I started really liking them.
and how many of these other games that "proves otherwise" can't be written down to luck too? Arsenal - Bayern can't, but just look a week back at United - Real. Then we can also go back and say Barca winning CL proved nothing when Chelsea should have had 3 penalties and so on.
Arsenal are so hilarious that they beat Bayern 2-0 on their own turf. So funny.
I see same way I became a Bayern fan.
Vivalaraza
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Was more or less the same situation as Nani.
Bet hardly anybody genuinely thinks it's a red lol
Vivalaraza
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It's funny that you guys have to resort to this as the crowning moment of your season though.
Acidote
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Santi Cazorla would've made it further in the CL had he stayed at Málaga. He must feel quite conflicted right now.
UTD were well beaten in the end. Did the card make a difference, probably, but we'll never know. Over the two legs Real provided the real attacking threat. UTD were well organized though.
Chelsea played on the edge of losing in so many games. This is not to say they were a bad team. But they could so easily have been defeated on many occasions. The best teams rise to the top, fair play to Chelsea.
So essentially I'm saying Chelsea were not lucky at all?
Either way I call it Drogba's cup.
He's got a better shot at CL football next season (I know, I know...) now than he would at Malaga though.
Vivalaraza
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We had better chances than Madrid did though. Probably 3/4 clear cut chances which were all better than any of the ones they created.
Sorry man. We gave it a good go.
At least he's getting paid on time at Arsenal.
my point exactly.
In the first leg? I don't fully remember. The second - well after the card especially. They had a mountain of chances.
But perhaps it looked that way.
Vivalaraza
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We had the best chance of the first leg when RVP missed a simple one-on-one. Giggs also had a good chance. RVP hit the post. Welbeck missed a near post flick which should have probably been a goal too.
Had plenty in the 2nd leg too.
Matters little now, but if we took our chances we would have probably gone through even with the red card.
Who the fuck is celebrating? Dumb fuck
Yep that's what happens when the best English Premier League team gets cheated out of progressing to the next round and most of the other English teams get drawn against the hardest teams possible.
Jeff Albertson
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Disgusted tonight
Shit fans
Shit tactics
Zero effort
Danny fucking Shittu
Shit fans
Shit tactics
Zero effort
Danny fucking Shittu
Vivalaraza
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Who said anything about celebrating. Dumber fuck.
Real fans could say the same. They had 28 shots in the first leg. If they had been better could it not have been 4-1?
Wellbeck missed some sitters though. So I half agree.
Just got in. Wow at the Arsenal result. Were Bayern coasting through the game? Or was it more a case of a good Arsenal performance?
Shame about Porto in the other game. They should have killed the tie off in the first leg. On the other hand I'm not too displeased that Malaga went through. They've been involved in some really enjoyably CL games this year.
Shame about Porto in the other game. They should have killed the tie off in the first leg. On the other hand I'm not too displeased that Malaga went through. They've been involved in some really enjoyably CL games this year.
if Malaga win the CL, will they still be banned from the competition next year? :lol
honestly the biggest problem is the system. It doesn't matter who you stick up front in this lone striker system; Giroud, Podolski, Theo, Gervinho. They'll all be shit. I have no fucking clue why Wenger refuses to play 4-4-2. The players can't play like Barcelona, so at least we can use the pace on the flanks to do something because unless Wenger plans on spending some fucking money, these current players aren't going to cut it.
honestly the biggest problem is the system. It doesn't matter who you stick up front in this lone striker system; Giroud, Podolski, Theo, Gervinho. They'll all be shit. I have no fucking clue why Wenger refuses to play 4-4-2. The players can't play like Barcelona, so at least we can use the pace on the flanks to do something because unless Wenger plans on spending some fucking money, these current players aren't going to cut it.
Ignore it man. We could have lost 4-0 and the same users would be shitting on us. Forget them.
Vivalaraza
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They did have alot of shots but very few of those were clear chances. At the red card, we had more or as many clear chances as them.
They deserved to go through in the end - but the tie did change on the red card, quite significantly.
So in terms of "luck" defining the tie, I think it did help Real quite alot. Esp when you consider that by the letter of the law Varane could have probably seen red in the first leg.
Every team needs luck to win the CL. We had loads in '99 and we got lucky on numerous occasions in 08 too. I don't think Chelsea were the best team in Europe last year by any means but when the luck came their way they took it...fair one.
Bitter would be me coming in listing chances from a game a week ago. Oh wait that's what United fans are doing right now.
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