Guest neesy111 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 The Quality of Football can only go down after that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Haha. Thoroughly enjoyed that raping, Mourinho, I can hate you now you're gone. I'm utterly bemused how you can hate someone that won you everything he possibly could. Well, I don't hate him. But like I said earlier in the thread, the man cares for no club, just himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Swift Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Yep. They're completely dominant in possession and their pressing to retrieve possession hasn't been seen in football for a long, long time. 684 - 331 passes in favour of Barca tonight. 67% possession, overall. When Barca hit 8 last week, I think Ronaldo made a comment saying Barca should try to hit them for 8. Well, they were a few goals off but I'm pretty sure the message was sent. I continue to think that the past three years of football played by this Barca team is the best ever pure/total football, bar none. I mean, at one point tonight they reeled off almost 15 consecutive first time passes in Madrid's half, and this is against a fucking 500 million team, man! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Haha. Thoroughly enjoyed that raping, Mourinho, I can hate you now you're gone. I'm utterly bemused how you can hate someone that won you everything he possibly could. Well, I don't hate him. But like I said earlier in the thread, the man cares for no club, just himself. Why exactly do you support an Italian club out of interest? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 That was absolutely incredible. Easily one of the best performances I've ever seen. The cunts almost broke Messi's legs at the end too! There would of been riots if that had happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Haha. Thoroughly enjoyed that raping, Mourinho, I can hate you now you're gone. I'm utterly bemused how you can hate someone that won you everything he possibly could. Well, I don't hate him. But like I said earlier in the thread, the man cares for no club, just himself. I'd happily take that. It's evident that it's that that makes him so good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Haha. Thoroughly enjoyed that raping, Mourinho, I can hate you now you're gone. I'm utterly bemused how you can hate someone that won you everything he possibly could. Well, I don't hate him. But like I said earlier in the thread, the man cares for no club, just himself. Why exactly do you support an Italian club out of interest? Family live there. It's not the same as Newcastle, never will be. I just follow Italian football and they've always been the team I've followed since I bought a shirt there when I was younger. Cool beans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Haha. Thoroughly enjoyed that raping, Mourinho, I can hate you now you're gone. I'm utterly bemused how you can hate someone that won you everything he possibly could. Well, I don't hate him. But like I said earlier in the thread, the man cares for no club, just himself. I'd happily take that. It's evident that it's that that makes him so good. Oh aye, imagine him here? Think I'd jizz solidly for his entire tenure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I actually got given a Viola shirt with Batistuta on the back by a local, but since it was fake I wanted to buy a real shirt. The sports store we went to didn't sell Fiorentina shirts (just a few miles from Firenze, go figure) so I went with Inter instead cuz I liked the colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Fiorentina are infinitely more likeable than Inter like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Yuk, just seen Marlon King scored at the weekend. The guy should never be allowed to kick a ball again with his past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Fiorentina are infinitely more likeable than Inter like. I really liked Vieri and Recoba, though. At the time Inter weren't annoyingly all-conquering, either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
polpolpol Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Very, very disappointing, Mourinho apparently thinks he knows how to beat Barca, I think he looked clueless. As soon as the Real players lost the ball they would look around and check where they were in relation to the position Mourinho had obviously told them to be in, and this meant the first three seconds in transition were wasted thinking, while the Barca player were running past them. The combination of a high back line and an emphasis on positional rigidity seems like a foolish approach, if they want to push up they should be looking to go man for man at the back, and to get into position quickly. If they wanted to remain in shape they should have been willing to drop deep and force Barca to play through both midfield and defensive lines. The back 4 were exposed in the first phase far too often. They let Barcelona play though way too easily. The gamble on having Ronaldo let Alves go failed as well. It seemed like the Real attacking plan was to overload certain areas of the pitch and play the ball into them - they did that in the right full back area on a number occasions when they had three men around Alves - but most of the time the Real defenders didn't have the time to pick a pass due to the 5-5 style of defence Barca play. The overload situation was too far down the pitch for that kind of approach, it should have been played up 'blind', or they should have tried to overload some point in the pitch not so far away. Another terrible compromise between two conflicting strategies. I'd have rather seen Madrid switch the ball quickly across the pitch. The way Barca defend cannot be sustained for 90 minutes, they rely on getting ahead and being able to control possession for a large period of the game otherwise they tire. I remember the game against Arsenal in the CL, Arsenal were not even that ruthless about switching the ball around, and Barca looked absolutely punch drunk for the last fifteen minutes. Real should have been looking to get around Barca's intense pressure when the ball is lost by popping the ball 40-50 yards away into the space those players chasing it have vacated, rather than being caught in possession by them so frequently. That happened often, along with punting it down the pitch towards the Barca back 5, 4 of whom generally stay flat when defending. (I should have put a picture in here: that is an awfully concise description of a complex process, and an insult to clarity to boot, but I can't be done with it.) I wish referees would start to penalise the cynical Barcelona tackling as well, that move they all do when they lose possession where they just press themselves against the opposition player and start shin kicking, well, it should be a yellow card, it is so pre-meditated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Fiorentina are infinitely more likeable than Inter like. I really liked Vieri and Recoba, though. At the time Inter weren't annoyingly all-concuring, either. I think everyone agrees with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Already changed Dave, you t***. Edit: You've probably spent a good few minutes thinking of a pun for that one, haven't you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 polpolpol, good analysis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Fiorentina are infinitely more likeable than Inter like. I really liked Vieri and Recoba, though. At the time Inter weren't annoyingly all-concuring, either. I think everyone agrees with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 polpolpol, good analysis Yep, spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Oh, and Ronaldo, do you live in Newcastle or New York? the poster i might add What? I had my bet on either Newcastle, or New York from the picture with Vito So it is Manchester? I spend a lot of time in New York for business and non-homosexual pleasure, yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I'm a season-ticket holder, yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Good analysis. Bitter as fuck iyam.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Can you guys get a room? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I moved here in July, only been to 3 since then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
polpolpol Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Good analysis. Bitter as fuck iyam.. Well, yes, I had a bet on Real. So there is a lot of post-mortem justification needed. Stil, I'd love to see a decent team go 1 for 1* with Barcelona, just to see how good they are. I always get the feeling they out-think the opposition more than out-play them. *Well, not literally 1 to 1, but to have a Tevez-like striker or two pressuring the back line, freeing up a spare player to be a sweeper / libero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Who would a decent team be, if not Real? No team can go toe to toe with Barcelona because they'll just get taken apart and picked off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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