Yeah, I don't think you can criticise individuals for sticking to the system. The failure was allowing United's best headerer of the ball yards of space in the box for a free header.
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Yeah, I don't think you can criticise individuals for sticking to the system. The failure was allowing United's best headerer of the ball yards of space in the box for a free header.
Does Geysir not know that Basel beat Valencia 3-0 last night?
I was surprised how cautious Lyon were. It's not that long since they were one of the top teams in Europe, season after season and here they were at home playing with 3 covering midfielders.
juve made hard work of it, though that Giovinco who came on as a sub is one lively midget added the bit of zest that made the difference.
What about that miss by Vucinic? Could we say he shaned it?
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Originally Posted by DeLorean
Of course I had a look at that for a while, but it was over as a contest after 20 minutes and that with Basel missing about 5 or 6 players.
There's nothing remarkable about Basel winning an EL 1/4 first leg 3-0, it's not even a case of punching above their weight.
Suppose Swansea did win 3-0 away to them as well. Three of the four ties look fairly settled barring a big enough surprise. Seville v Porto definitely the stand out second leg.
In front of an empty stadium, press here are wondering if they can play more games like this:DQuote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Basel have done enough in Europe now and last season to be guaranteed a CL group stage place next season. Good stuff:cool:
Valencia were the nr 1 seeds, top of the pile at the time of the group stage draw and finished 5 points ahead of Swansea.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Swansea 3 nil result against them was a freak, a one off, a never to be repeated performance, whereas Basel just keep getting results like that year after year and it's just par for their course :).
The funny bit was when the camera picked out the big screen announcing the official attendance of 358.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
I wondered how did they suss out there was 358? That's Switzerland for you, no matter if you were the boot cleaner, the sponge squeezer, a member of the B team squad or a cousin twice removed from Murat, entry was by official invitation only and there would be a record kept of you.
Swansea won 3-0 because Valencia had a man sent off after eight minutes and had started the season so badly the fans had taken to blocking the players' exit so they could threaten them. Order was soon restored.
On the flip side Swansea p!ssed away four points on injury time equalisers which would have made the group a lot tighter. This wasn't Valancia's fault of course, no more than them having a man (rightly) sent off was Swansea's. Swansea won that game comfortably and deservedly so.
I'm not taking away from Basel's result by the way. It's incredible the amount of really excellent results they get against top sides. Don't think I've seen a team punch about their weight so frequently since Rosenborg.
The action is in Dortmund so far. Penalty save and now a goal scored for Dortmund.
Klopp goes from ranting and raging, foaming at the mouth, to pumping high fives with machine gun repetition the next moment.
Mkthytarian, how did he miss?! Two open goals he's missed tonight. Dortmund have played all the football tonight. Real don't look in the same class.
It's an exciting game, I think RM are playing well, they are hanging on, but they are hanging on with class.
They're finishing better, but the way they've played throughout hasn't been good enough for a team of their calibre. Bale has been awful.
RM weren't the better team tonight but I think how they managed the game after going down 2 nil was commendable.
There was certainly a hint of genius in the way they sat back and asked Casillas to keep everything out.
Obviously that was a Mourinho inspired performance for Chelsea, seeing as they happened to win.
It was Di Matteoesque in its Hiddinkness.
RM saved the game by their approach in the 3rd 1/4. By the end of the game, the stats were 50/50 re possession/passes/shots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
He just couldn't let the winning goal celebrations go without making it all about him again.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
They closed it out very well but I think they rode their luck far more than a team of their quality should. Some of their defending was atrocious.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
I want to hate him but he makes it too difficult sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
I am not sure. I think he just used it as an opportunity to give instructions to his players as to how to close out the last few minutes as for a team which has "no forwards", he had 3 on the pitch at the end. Mind you they almost conceded on a couple of occasions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Is he being censured for leaving the coaching area? I saw the linesman watching him talking away in to the ears of one of the players and doing nothing about it.
You mean he forgot to tell Torres when he was coming on as a sub, what to do when Chelsea scored a second? or that he ran half the length of the pitch to remind Torres of something that he could just shout out or use the wolf whistle?Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Now we are supposed to think that this victory was as a result of his substitutions and special whispered advice to players who are too dumb to remember what they were told to do 5 minutes before, that the whole victory was masterminded by the puppet master himself and when they féck up in a game. that's because they are useless.
8/1 Man U to win the match tonight isn't so bad.
Atletico 1-0 up within five minutes. Barca are all over the shop.
And within 60 seconds it's gone from 0-0 to 0-1 United and then 1-1 again!
United seemed to be unable to follow their game plan once they took the lead. Rooney had that amazing chance at 1-1. How different it could have been.
Funny how after Bayern equalised Guardiola stood still, whistled a player over to the dug out, issued instructions and just, well, stayed there. :)
I think I missed two really good games by flicking between the two and not really getting the best of either. I missed United's goal, only saw the replay of Mandukic's and missed all of Atletico's near misses and penalty claim. In short, I made a right balls of watching what was probably a great night's football.
The crowd action at both grounds was great though, and I was impressed by the Barcelona players' magnanimous reaction to defeat.
I watched the Madrid game and kept the Munich game on pause.
It was a superb game in Madrid with some brilliant defensive set up by the home team who held on in relative comfort for a thoroughly deserved win.
It was uncanny to see Ath M. defensive set up out do the the most attack minded team on the planet today with anticipation and sheer football skill.
Here's hoping the the 2 Spanish teams are kept separate in the semi final draw.
That was an amazing chance. ITV commentary blamed it on a heavy pass. Not in my book. Gilt edged chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
Rooney was fairly worthless all night. That was one of his worst ever ****-ups though. RTE blamed it on the pass too, but he had time to take a touch if he wanted.
They were very eager to make excuses for him, RTE came to the same conclusion. It was just a poor effort.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
I was shocked to hear Moyes accept they won't be in the champions league next season after the game. They are six behind Everton and have to play them Easter Sunday. Man U have three home games left against Sunderland, Norwich and Hull with Southampton away on the last day. Not impossible considering Everton have one or tricky ones like City at home and Souhthampton away. Sunderland away on Saturday could be tricky also.
So if Atletico draw Chelsea Thibault Courtois will only be allowed to play by Chelsea if Atletico stump up £5mm. The club says it can't afford it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26972498
So, that's nearly £125 per fan assuming 40,000 fans. Atletico should hold a fundraising event. I'm sure half of Madrid and half of London (England) would stump up! Not to mention the player himself and his teammates!
But getting ahead of Everton doesn't get United Champions League Football.Quote:
Originally Posted by KK77
geysir won't be happy with the result in Valencia.
His keeper did alright for him though, without him they could have been 5 or 6 down in normal time. Bundesliga bound next year... I wonder if geysir's love for Basel will still be strong after the boy called Sommer is gone.
Valencia were on fire from the get go, what a great attacking performance, does anyone know the name of the right winger who was whipping balls into the box all evening?
It might tomorrow evening!Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
Feghouli?Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt