cp40 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 was Mclaren drawing am picture of cisse getting knocked over? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Bit harsh to blame Cisse for getting in the way of the De Jong shot like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 How the fuck did Skrtel not get sent off for that challenge ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 That injury for Lovren looked awful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 What on earth is Klopp doing with not shaking hands and leading the weird player line? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Fuck off Pulis. Hate people like that just grabbing onto something he can moan about. It was the correct decision, there's nothing to complain about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Showed himself up there I thought. WBA have a plan, they should have won, man up. If you're not good enough to beat them at football then boohoo. Criticise your own team not WBA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Draw with west brom at home, celebrate like you win a trophy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I love how Olsson explained the dissallowed goal magnanimously and clearly then his manager comes in and angrily argued it made no sense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I love how Olsson explained the dissallowed goal magnanimously and clearly then his manager comes in and angrily argued it made no sense Yes, exactly As much as I like seeing Liverpool getting fucked over, it was actually very good of the refs to dissect what happened to make sure they got it right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Dread to think what I'd done with my life's weekends had it not been for teams like West Brom. Pulis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 That's a helluva big banner to use once a year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Well, once again Rafa bails us out. Pity that Simeone isn't obliging too. You must be loving that appointment I just hope he sort of hangs in there, if he does too badly he might get sacked before it's too late. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Bit harsh to blame Cisse for getting in the way of the De Jong shot like It's one of the few good bits of play he made today Good lay off and a good run after as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Well, once again Rafa bails us out. Pity that Simeone isn't obliging too. You must be loving that appointment I just hope he sort of hangs in there, if he does too badly he might get sacked before it's too late. Bar getting Ancelotti back there's nowt they can do either really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Well, once again Rafa bails us out. Pity that Simeone isn't obliging too. You must be loving that appointment I just hope he sort of hangs in there, if he does too badly he might get sacked before it's too late. Bar getting Ancelotti back there's nowt they can do either really. I'm sure Pards would be up for it if they can lure him away from Palace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 As if the manager is the problem with Real, they have long standing issues for years which still haven't been rectified. Firstly their front 3 don't play together as a unit like Barca's do they play as individuals, which is why it all falls flat on it's face against the better teams more often not. As talented as some of their midfielders are, for the most part they all want to do similar things and it doesn't fit into the fabric of the team. All this combined results in a fractured team which is split up into parts instead of linking together like Barca's and Bayern's do and hell PSG for that matter, not to mention their fullbacks can't defend and their defenders are all extremely aggressive leading them to make errors in judgement which are not necessary and a personal pet hate of mine in defending. Ancelotti got around it by having at least one fullback who could defend and in Di Maria he had a player who was a one man counter attack and a ridiculous amount of energy to cover ground. What are you are going to do with this though? no one is making a team consist of Ronaldo, James Rodriguez, Bale, Benzema, Isco, Modric and Kroos balanced. The real problem here is Florentino Perez and has been for years and ultimately his decision making has been a huge factor in Barca's dominance since the Ronaldinho signing who he unforgivably turned down for Beckham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Isn't it the managers job to get the front 3 playing as a team? That's not the problem with Benitez at Real Madrid anyway. First of all, he's not a top class manager, which is what they should always have. Second, he is not a Real Madrid type of manager, he's way too defensive for them. It worked for Mourinho for a while because he is that good, but Benitez isn't on the same level as him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 92 points last year. 118 goals. No Di Maria. The best team in La Liga, everyone playing well until the Xmas break. Perez is the problem because he sacked Ancelotti and replaced him with fucking Rafa, a move that everyone knew was a terrible, terrible idea. This same team, 12 months ago with less depth where fantastic. The team isn't as good as Barcelona but if they could've replicated last seasons points tally, I reckon that would be enough to win the league this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I have no idea why anyone would ever think Rafa would fit in at Real. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 92 points last year. 118 goals. No Di Maria. The best team in La Liga, everyone playing well until the Xmas break. Perez is the problem because he sacked Ancelotti and replaced him with fucking Rafa, a move that everyone knew was a terrible, terrible idea. This same team, 12 months ago with less depth where fantastic. The team isn't as good as Barcelona but if they could've replicated last seasons points tally, I reckon that would be enough to win the league this year. Were. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Those 3 months were Real Madrid looked great were bookended by 12 months were they looked unassuming except the occasional game (let's not forget that they had given up on the league when they won La Décima the year prior). At some point you have to accept that Real Madrid's level is not the one displayed during those 3 months, but probably closer to the other 12. They have a collection of great players that can carry them, but there's no team in there. For example our midfield looks poorer on paper, but we have players with the different profiles and skillsets required to build a balanced midfield. Meanwhile they have Kross, James and Modric - great players but not a balanced midfield. People yell at Rafa playing Casemiro, but at the end of the day he's their only midfielder with any kind of defensive nous. Pérez has mangled the team like he mangled the Galácticos during his first stint. Long may it continue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Did Pulls play Jonny Evans in centre midfield? Christ. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Paulinho scored 2-1 in the 90th minute to take Scolaris Guangzhou Evergrande to the semi-final of the Club World Cup. Hiroshima are beating Mzembe right now. This tournament is very small in Europe right? In South America it's the biggest thing you can win basically as a club. Yeah, over here it's the EL of tinpot cups. Most people here are arguing whether it will hurt our league chances like Real Madrid seemed to crash and burn right after winning it last season. It would be a bit of an embarrassment if we lost, mind. Meanwhile Neymar is crazy about playing it, even if that means doing it while nursing an injury. It used to be big though didn't it? like 20-30 years ago? Supposed to be about 15,000 River fans going over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hope the Tinkerman gets one over Abramovich tonight. Fully expecting a bore draw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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