KaKa Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Blackpool's 4-3-3 is fantastic. They really do get forward in that formation, they play it with the right attitude. Awesome to watch. Superb attacking play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 League is tighter than an otter's snatch. My first thought too (actually I went with gnat's chuff). Five points separating the bottom 9, 8 points separating 8th from bottom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 We better f***ing beat that rabble on Sunday. They're utter s***. If we keep with 2 up front then we should win comfortably imo. Which means you won't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Near enough full strength Barca team this bar a couple, isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Near enough full strength Barca team this bar a couple, isn't it? aye but be fair, 8 barce players plus me,you and alan smith would still be enough to see off most. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Near enough full strength Barca team this bar a couple, isn't it? aye but be fair, 8 barce players plus me,you and alan smith would still be enough to see off most. At least we wouldn't be the weak link in that side. In fact, yeah, Valdes aside, seems to be full-strength. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 It's funny because it's true. Smith is shit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Near enough full strength Barca team this bar a couple, isn't it? aye but be fair, 8 barce players plus me,you and alan smith would still be enough to see off most. At least we wouldn't be the weak link in that side. In fact, yeah, Valdes aside, seems to be full-strength. Near enough full strength Barca team this bar a couple, isn't it? aye but be fair, 8 barce players plus me,you and alan smith would still be enough to see off most. At least we wouldn't be the weak link in that side. In fact, yeah, Valdes aside, seems to be full-strength. yes think it is, Valdes missing and apart from maybe Abidal at right back the rest is the normal team. Didn't think they'd play Xavi, Messi and Villa in the cup games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Messi again! 2-0! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Messi with a one-two off the goalie. Genius. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 A couple for VI, or indeed anyone else: Is there anything behind the seemingly deeper deployment of Messi recently? I don't know if it's just me or but I've noticed he's playing from a lot deeper in recent games. Also, I've noticed he doesn't get subbed off much, if at all. Barca, so often, have the game wrapped up at the 60-70 minute mark and I would've thought Pep would want to, more often, keep Messi in cotton wool. Is he just particularly fit? Is it frowned upon to sub off players early in Spain? On a side note, Betis have actually been pretty decent here. Looks likely we'll see more of Betis-Sevilla next year. Also just noticed the Ruiz de Lopera holds over 50,000 - never knew it was that big. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hatrick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 lol hows he not scored not 4?? i'd have put my house on him scoring there, clean through with keeper to beat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 4-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdawson Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Adam wouldn't be half the player in 4-4-2 I reckon. Yeah, I bet you've seen loads of Blackpool this season. Alongside Tiote he'd piss all over the shop. Irrelevant but they've played 4-3-3 every time I've watched them this season. Gives him a bit of freedom to do what he fancies which suits him. Exactly. It's like VDV. Top player but i doubt he'd be half as effective playing as a cm in a 4-4-2 (and i don't care if he's playing alongside Tiote or anyone else for that matter). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGupter Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Life without FC Barcelona wouldn't be worth living. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 In addition to neil questions to VI, how come theres generally very few away fans at Spanish games? Is it purely to do with the distance involved? In england its a massive part of the whole football experience for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Oh fuck off, that's ridiculous from Iniesta. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 That assist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Iniesta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 What a goal that is! Iniesta's pass Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
binnsy Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 only Iniesta or Xavi would pull off a pass/cross like that. genius. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 only Iniesta or Xavi would pull off a pass/cross like that. genius. Not quite. I could, albeit I'd need no player near me, I'd need to be standing still, and admittedly the ball wouldn't go anywhere near my teammate. Apart from that though, yeah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 In addition to neil questions to VI, how come theres generally very few away fans at Spanish games? Is it purely to do with the distance involved? In england its a massive part of the whole football experience for me Probably because there's absolutely no competition involved in games like this. I'm by no means saying Barcelona don't play great football etc or that it's their fault but it's been fucking boring for some time now IMO how they just hammer everyone. A big part of what makes sport great is the competition, the feeling that an opponent is worthy, provides a genuine test and the outcome is unpredictable. Just doesn't happen with this team. Again, I'm not saying they're not brilliant at what they do - they clearly are - I just find it a bit boring to watch. Tin hat on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcQuillan Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 The more I see of Holloway and Blackpool, the more I want to see them stay up. Holloway's just a decent bloke who speaks sense (sometimes), and Blackpool are a team of very average players who work their socks off. Exactly what the Premier League needs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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