The Mighty Football Thread - Page 295

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 10.23.2014, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by h8kurdt

Filthy casual.

hahaha.. sadly its true!! I only follow International Futbol with any sense of passion, partly because I've bought more into it and now the narratives, history, and teams better. Honestly I get completely lost in league futbol

demonrail666 · 10.24.2014, 07:45 AM

Real-Barcelona tomorrow, and a possible post-ban debut for the man himself.

demonrail666 · 10.24.2014, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

yes ha ha ha. told you it would induce altered states. roma are 2nd in serie a, only having been beaten (closely) by juventus. so that shit was totally unprecedented. i have never seen bayern play like this. i couldn't figure what was going on. i wish zonal marking was still functioning so i could read an explanation. when gervinho's goal came i could see it coming. but a lot of bayern goals i was like "huh?? was that a goal??". maybe i should go check those 442 stats & see if they can help me decipher.

https://twitter.com/Zonal_Marking/st...39090835484673

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eta: the pass diagrams for bayern are hilarious:

http://www.fourfourtwo.com/statszone...wrapper-anchor

The twitter feed is hilarious.

Here's Michael Cox's formation pic but they definitely weren't sticking to it

h8kurdt · 10.25.2014, 06:48 AM

TONIGHT!!!!! I'ma wondering whether they're gonna start with Suarez or have him come on later in the game. And is Ramos definitely playing tonight? Cos Pepe is gonna need that calming influence tonight.

Oh and side note, I didn't realise Di Matteo has gone to manage Schalke now.

h8kurdt · 10.25.2014, 08:59 AM

WEST HAM!

!@#$%! · 10.25.2014, 10:30 AM

dortmund just dropped to #15 on the bundesliga table after losing 1-0 to hannover.

don't ask…

!@#$%! · 10.25.2014, 11:04 AM

hot damn what a way to start a clásico!

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[95 minutes later] aside from that first goal, barcelona looked like shit, stiff & slow. terrible tactics vs a stronger, faster, more skilled real madrid. e.g.: countless crosses from dani alves? pointless. pedro in for suárez? lol (not that suarez had the legs, but pedro was worse!). why was mascherano a centerback? marcelo immense. benzema great. what a spanking, could have been 6-1.

h8kurdt · 10.25.2014, 01:13 PM

Marcelo is one of them players for me who is great going forward, but defence? Nah. Suarez (Messi too tbh) was definitely off tonight and needed to be subbed earlier if anything. He'll be back on form soon enough though.

Isco though, now there's a player who's gonna get better and better.

It's wasn't a classic by any stretch of the imagination, but a result all the same.

h8kurdt · 10.25.2014, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

dortmund just dropped to #15 on the bundesliga table after losing 1-0 to hannover.

don't ask…

MOYES OUT! Another loss? What's happened with them?

!@#$%! · 10.25.2014, 01:25 PM

w/ dortmund it's a long story but here is a fair summary:

http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2014/...l-score-result

will have to add to that, they've been missing *a lot* of chances the last few weeks. so it's not like they are without danger-- they just have failed to convert over & over & over until they run out of chances.

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marcelo maybe doesn't defend but the way he motored ahead today was a holy terror against barcelona.

i think part of the problem was suarez positioning on the wing w/ messi as striker whereas messi plays better behind the striker and suarez more in the center-- just before he was subbed out he was getting dangerous in the middle. his problem was he didn't track back. but pedro a zero.

ps- and barca's midfield old and weak.

demonrail666 · 10.25.2014, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by h8kurdt

WEST HAM!

Oh fucking hell yes!

!@#$%! · 10.25.2014, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

Oh fucking hell yes!

i just read… congrats!

demonrail666 · 10.25.2014, 07:27 PM

Great result. Annoying that the pundits are only interested in talking about what's gone wrong at MC, ignoring that WH played excellently today, and have been for a couple of months now. Whether it lasts is another matter and Sam will have a big problem when Carroll's fit, given how well we're doing without him.

Fair play to City though, early contender for goal of the season?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17nm3AmEgxk

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 10.25.2014, 10:53 PM

Fuck suarez

demonrail666 · 10.26.2014, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i think part of the problem was suarez positioning on the wing w/ messi as striker whereas messi plays better behind the striker and suarez more in the center

Agreed. Neither are pure strikers. Messi does most damage from further back which is how it was for Suarez at Liverpool, whose main striker was Sturridge. Messi suits coming in from the left, Suarez from the right, but Suarez's best position is the one best suited to Neymar, too.

h8kurdt · 10.26.2014, 10:36 AM

I <3 Eto'o. Still a class player.

demonrail666 · 10.26.2014, 03:38 PM

And I hate Danny Ings for robbing Jagielka of a clean sheet bonus

!@#$%! · 10.26.2014, 05:47 PM

today bayern was a lot more static vs. monchengladbach than it was vs. roma.

weird 3-4-3 that failed to score. lewandowski out in the woods. ribery was subbed in for muller on the right. ribery on the right is like 1/2 of a regular ribery. rafinha as a wingback.

result was 0-0 and gladbach i think had more & clearer chances-- chances that someone like cronaldo wouldn't let go to waste (i'm looking @ CL prospects here). benatia even was spared a penalty at the last few minutes--gladbach could have won. guardiolo was begging for the time to end and even grabbed the 4th ref (a woman) while arguing. lucky he didn't get carded, the fucking bastard-- he think he can lay hands on the ref cuz she's a woman (she's a cop though, she'd kick his ass).

WHAT A DIFFERENCE ROBBEN MAKES.

also, fucking rafinha, he gets on my last nut. he's like an emergency spare tire of last resort, not a starter for bayern.

demonrail666 · 10.26.2014, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

today bayern was a lot more static vs. monchengladbach than it was vs. roma.

weird 3-4-3 that failed to score. lewandowski out in the woods. ribery was subbed in for muller on the right. ribery on the right is like 1/2 of a regular ribery. rafinha as a wingback.

result was 0-0 and gladbach i think had more & clearer chances-- chances that someone like cronaldo wouldn't let go to waste (i'm looking @ CL prospects here). benatia even was spared a penalty at the last few minutes--gladbach could have won. guardiolo was begging for the time to end and even grabbed the 4th ref (a woman) while arguing. lucky he didn't get carded, the fucking bastard-- he think he can lay hands on the ref cuz she's a woman (she's a cop though, she'd kick his ass).

WHAT A DIFFERENCE ROBBEN MAKES.

also, fucking rafinha, he gets on my last nut. he's like an emergency spare tire of last resort, not a starter for bayern.

Didn't see the game but it looks like Bayern are gonna be so dominant in the Bundesliga they could end up treating league games almost like training sessions, so we might only see the real thing in CL games.

!@#$%! · 10.27.2014, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

looks like Bayern are gonna be so dominant in the Bundesliga they could end up treating league games almost like training sessions, so we might only see the real thing in CL games.

yes. monchengladbach is in 2nd place though (4 points behind) so this was no toy team to fuck with--a lesser goalkeeper might have very well lost the match. guardiola looked really desperate at the end. but as it goes, neuer is 658 minutes without getting scored on, the freak.

10.24.2014, 07:45 AM	#5882
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Real-Barcelona tomorrow, and a possible post-ban debut for the man himself.
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10.25.2014, 06:48 AM	#5884
h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	TONIGHT!!!!! I'ma wondering whether they're gonna start with Suarez or have him come on later in the game. And is Ramos definitely playing tonight? Cos Pepe is gonna need that calming influence tonight. Oh and side note, I didn't realise Di Matteo has gone to manage Schalke now. __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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10.25.2014, 08:59 AM	#5885
h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	WEST HAM! __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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10.25.2014, 10:30 AM	#5886
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,573	dortmund just dropped to #15 on the bundesliga table after losing 1-0 to hannover. don't ask…
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10.25.2014, 11:04 AM	#5887
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,573	hot damn what a way to start a clásico! == [95 minutes later] aside from that first goal, barcelona looked like shit, stiff & slow. terrible tactics vs a stronger, faster, more skilled real madrid. e.g.: countless crosses from dani alves? pointless. pedro in for suárez? lol (not that suarez had the legs, but pedro was worse!). why was mascherano a centerback? marcelo immense. benzema great. what a spanking, could have been 6-1.
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10.25.2014, 01:13 PM	#5888
h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	Marcelo is one of them players for me who is great going forward, but defence? Nah. Suarez (Messi too tbh) was definitely off tonight and needed to be subbed earlier if anything. He'll be back on form soon enough though. Isco though, now there's a player who's gonna get better and better. It's wasn't a classic by any stretch of the imagination, but a result all the same. __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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10.25.2014, 01:25 PM	#5890
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,573	w/ dortmund it's a long story but here is a fair summary: http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2014/...l-score-result will have to add to that, they've been missing a lot of chances the last few weeks. so it's not like they are without danger-- they just have failed to convert over & over & over until they run out of chances. -- marcelo maybe doesn't defend but the way he motored ahead today was a holy terror against barcelona. i think part of the problem was suarez positioning on the wing w/ messi as striker whereas messi plays better behind the striker and suarez more in the center-- just before he was subbed out he was getting dangerous in the middle. his problem was he didn't track back. but pedro a zero. ps- and barca's midfield old and weak.
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10.25.2014, 07:27 PM	#5893
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Great result. Annoying that the pundits are only interested in talking about what's gone wrong at MC, ignoring that WH played excellently today, and have been for a couple of months now. Whether it lasts is another matter and Sam will have a big problem when Carroll's fit, given how well we're doing without him. Fair play to City though, early contender for goal of the season? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17nm3AmEgxk
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10.25.2014, 10:53 PM	#5894
SuchFriendsAreDangerous invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fucking Los Angeles Posts: 14,801	Fuck suarez __________________ Today Rap music is the Lakers
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10.26.2014, 10:36 AM	#5896
h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	I <3 Eto'o. Still a class player. __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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10.26.2014, 03:38 PM	#5897
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	And I hate Danny Ings for robbing Jagielka of a clean sheet bonus
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10.26.2014, 05:47 PM	#5898
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,573	today bayern was a lot more static vs. monchengladbach than it was vs. roma. weird 3-4-3 that failed to score. lewandowski out in the woods. ribery was subbed in for muller on the right. ribery on the right is like 1/2 of a regular ribery. rafinha as a wingback. result was 0-0 and gladbach i think had more & clearer chances-- chances that someone like cronaldo wouldn't let go to waste (i'm looking @ CL prospects here). benatia even was spared a penalty at the last few minutes--gladbach could have won. guardiolo was begging for the time to end and even grabbed the 4th ref (a woman) while arguing. lucky he didn't get carded, the fucking bastard-- he think he can lay hands on the ref cuz she's a woman (she's a cop though, she'd kick his ass). WHAT A DIFFERENCE ROBBEN MAKES. also, fucking rafinha, he gets on my last nut. he's like an emergency spare tire of last resort, not a starter for bayern.
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