Disco Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Does Toquero ever score? Has the mannerisms of a mad simpleton n all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Seem to remember he has a pretty awful scoring record, more of a grafter. May be wrong. Really like the new San Mames. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Does Toquero ever score? Has the mannerisms of a mad simpleton n all. Number 2 as well, says it all really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Nothing more than they deserve. Been dogshit Barca. Are we watching the same game? Deserved? Sure Barcelona haven't been good by their standards, but they've been controlling the midfield and had the best chances. Bilbao should've had a defender sent off as well. Give over was it a sending off! Barca have been sloppy, Neymar has been awful, they were caught on the break regularly in first half. Was matter if time before they got punished. Best chance of the game was Bilbao's sitter from 5 yards which he fluffed. Barca just look a different side without Messi, hardly seen Fabregas in the game or Sanchez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 This ref is absolute wank. Dowd would be proud. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Nothing more than they deserve. Been dogshit Barca. Are we watching the same game? Deserved? Sure Barcelona haven't been good by their standards, but they've been controlling the midfield and had the best chances. Bilbao should've had a defender sent off as well. Possession isn't everything. Bilbao have been the ones creating the chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Knew it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Seem to remember he has a pretty awful scoring record, more of a grafter. May be wrong. Really like the new San Mames. He's a grafter indeed. Goal caught me in the bathroom, did he do the John Cena celebration? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Nothing more than they deserve. Been dogshit Barca. Are we watching the same game? Deserved? Sure Barcelona haven't been good by their standards, but they've been controlling the midfield and had the best chances. Bilbao should've had a defender sent off as well. Give over was it a sending off! Barca have been sloppy, Neymar has been awful, they were caught on the break regularly in first half. Was matter if time before they got punished. Best chance of the game was Bilbao's sitter from 5 yards which he fluffed. Barca just look a different side without Messi, hardly seen Fabregas in the game or Sanchez. Wait a second, bringing someone down when he's through against the goalie isn't a sending off? Also the five yards fluffed chance came after goal so it's irrelevant to your point about them having deserved the goal especially as Barcelona has controlled that midfield and Neymar missed two or three alone with goalkeeper. Have you watched Barcelona with Messi this season? Been pretty much the same side tbf, not too dominant but still creating plenty of chances, difference is Messi puts them in and Neymar isn't. To say they look a different side is pretty ridiculous, only difference is efficiency. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Seem to remember he has a pretty awful scoring record, more of a grafter. May be wrong. Really like the new San Mames. He's a grafter indeed. Goal caught me in the bathroom. Did he do the John Cena celebration? Muniain got it. No Cena, thankfully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Toquero has 29 goals is 204 career appearances. Dear me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Toquero has 29 goals is 204 career appearances. Dear me. Just waiting for him to do a Gravesinha, would do my day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Ibra 4-0, penalty! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Also these games where we look shit made me realize how badly we miss... Xavi, not Messi. Our midfield isn't the same since his legs started to give, and Fàbregas isn't patient enough to play the same role (think he's great in the hole though). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Ibra 4-0, penalty! How's the game been? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Also these games where we look s*** made me realize how badly we miss... Xavi, not Messi. Our midfield isn't the same since his legs started to give, and Fàbregas isn't patient enough to play the same role (think he's great in the hole though). Xavi hasn't been himself this season, thought Barcelona has looked better with Iniesta - Fabregas. I'd play Neymar centrally and Pedro and Sanchez either side when Messi's out. Selling Thiago was seriously a terrible decision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 And VI, do you agree with me that this team has looked the same pretty much this whole season, even with Messi in, only thing changing is efficiency in front of goal? They haven't really dominated possession in all games this season and been playing a bit more direct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Barca still look like Barca just tweaked of late when I've seen them, I guess sticking to their guns is part of their thing and has worked very well, but they still look like they'd get rolled over by bayern munich if that match was replayed, was their all that much alarm in the barca camp at that result? Or is it written off as a bad night and Neymar adds enough? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Nothing more than they deserve. Been dogshit Barca. Are we watching the same game? Deserved? Sure Barcelona haven't been good by their standards, but they've been controlling the midfield and had the best chances. Bilbao should've had a defender sent off as well. Give over was it a sending off! Barca have been sloppy, Neymar has been awful, they were caught on the break regularly in first half. Was matter if time before they got punished. Best chance of the game was Bilbao's sitter from 5 yards which he fluffed. Barca just look a different side without Messi, hardly seen Fabregas in the game or Sanchez. Wait a second, bringing someone down when he's through against the goalie isn't a sending off? Also the five yards fluffed chance came after goal so it's irrelevant to your point about them having deserved the goal especially as Barcelona has controlled that midfield and Neymar missed two or three alone with goalkeeper. Have you watched Barcelona with Messi this season? Been pretty much the same side tbf, not too dominant but still creating plenty of chances, difference is Messi puts them in and Neymar isn't. To say they look a different side is pretty ridiculous, only difference is efficiency. Wasn't even on about that fluffed chance. Meant the sitter in the first half when he somehow bundled the ball into keepers arms. Barca deserve nothing and I don't know why you think they do. Bilbao have executed their gameplan to perfection so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 'Bad news #SaintsFC: Artur Boruc has fractured his hand & will miss the next six weeks.' Decent news for us, we've got them at home in two weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Nervous about today's game. San Mamés (the old one at least) was always one of the toughest stadiums for us - just two wins in the last 5 seasons. And with our current injury crisis that back 5 looks pretty shaky. Neymar to grab a hattrick. So close. They're really missing Messi by the look of things. Neymar is a good player, but he's not on that level, nowhere near. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Ibra 4-0, penalty! How's the game been? Lyon started the first 5-10 quite well, hit the bar once. Apart from that it has been PSG all the way, should have had at least another penalty. The difference in class is huge, as expected. The tempo has been quite low for the last 25 minutes with both teams sort of waiting for the final whistle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Nothing more than they deserve. Been dogshit Barca. Are we watching the same game? Deserved? Sure Barcelona haven't been good by their standards, but they've been controlling the midfield and had the best chances. Bilbao should've had a defender sent off as well. Give over was it a sending off! Barca have been sloppy, Neymar has been awful, they were caught on the break regularly in first half. Was matter if time before they got punished. Best chance of the game was Bilbao's sitter from 5 yards which he fluffed. Barca just look a different side without Messi, hardly seen Fabregas in the game or Sanchez. Wait a second, bringing someone down when he's through against the goalie isn't a sending off? Also the five yards fluffed chance came after goal so it's irrelevant to your point about them having deserved the goal especially as Barcelona has controlled that midfield and Neymar missed two or three alone with goalkeeper. Have you watched Barcelona with Messi this season? Been pretty much the same side tbf, not too dominant but still creating plenty of chances, difference is Messi puts them in and Neymar isn't. To say they look a different side is pretty ridiculous, only difference is efficiency. Wasn't even on about that fluffed chance. Meant the sitter in the first half when he somehow bundled the ball into keepers arms. Barca deserve nothing and I don't know why you think they do. Bilbao have executed their gameplan to perfection so far. I think a draw would've been fair. None of the teams have really deserved three points, both have had their fair share of chances. Still I'd love to hear why you think they look a different side to when Messi is on. Barca still look like Barca just tweaked of late when I've seen them, I guess sticking to their guns is part of their thing and has worked very well, but they still look like they'd get rolled over by bayern munich if that match was replayed, was their all that much alarm in the barca camp at that result? Or is it written off as a bad night and Neymar adds enough? Barcelona has improved considering they haven't really had Messi for big parts and have been strolling in the league until tonight. Problem is Bayern has improved even more Bayern look unstoppable at the moment. I like watching this Barcelona side under Martino, a bit more direct, not that stuck to the tiki-taka, but like last season, that defense needs some reinforcement. Adriano and Montoya had terrible games tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Also these games where we look s*** made me realize how badly we miss... Xavi, not Messi. Our midfield isn't the same since his legs started to give, and Fàbregas isn't patient enough to play the same role (think he's great in the hole though). Xavi hasn't been himself this season, thought Barcelona has looked better with Iniesta - Fabregas. I'd play Neymar centrally and Pedro and Sanchez either side when Messi's out. Selling Thiago was seriously a terrible decision. It wasn't our decision, just a botch from our DoF for allowing that release clause in his contract. Regarding our playstyle this season, Martino has encouraged the players to take more risks and play more direct, which results on losing the ball more and less control of the games; thing is that we don't look particularly more threatening in possession, and we are more fragile as a result. The Fàbregas as striker madness has to stop, though. Why so many managers (Del Bosque, Vilanova, Martino...) use him in that role I just don't understand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 The backline hasn't looked intimidating to anyone at Barca for a while, still an amazing team going forward often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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