The Barcelona v Real Madrid thread

[Frenchie]

Heres the second, dunno how long it will stay online for tho

http://www.metatube.com/en/videos/57...Barcelona-0-2/

thanks

[Buzzo]

And the first...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoB3f0XC0Zo"]YouTube - Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona Messi goal 27-4-2011[/ame]

[Rudo]

I thought Villa was **** again tonight.

Wonder if Pep has the balls to drop him for the final.

[CJ]

on the now v then debate, those who say they were average in the old days because todays players are fitter sort of ignores the fact that if those players played now they would be fitter too. anyway a couple of other things.

glad barca won. Didnt think it was a red card but its the price you pay when you ramp it up like maureen does. He absolutely loved it when it was working but the pressure on the ref can always lead to it backfiring. Thats what i really hate about him. Remember Frisk anyone? thats why maureen isnt a nice person.

on the tactics i agree he can do what ever he wants or believes will win the game. However Real Madrid shouldnt be reduced to things like growing the grass to stop the opposition passing or the dubious fouling pressure on refs. The defend defend and hope to nick a goal.

I could try to get a team that good to defend defend and hope to nick one (obviously they would lose) but the point is that from a talented manager (maureen obviously is) you should be trying for something well more.

if he cant well then he isnt that special is he? Yes people can say take them on and he loses but then he likes to tell people how good he is. If he didnt then maybe people wouldnt expect him to be able to beat barca by football on the pitch.

also rudo that tippy tappy thing is called passing (its something our football club became rather famous for)

[Frenchie]

And the first...

YouTube - Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona Messi goal 27-4-2011

cheers

anyone know Cobh Ramblers? I asked in general footie thread earlier...

the second goal will be up there with the greats all right because of the magnitude of the game not because of the ****eness of the defence or tactics..

[Rudo]

cheers

anyone know Cobh Ramblers? I asked in general footie thread earlier...

the second goal will be up there with the greats all right because of the magnitude of the game not because of the ****eness of the defence or tactics..

yeh

[Buzzo]

I thought Villa was **** again tonight.

Wonder if Pep has the balls to drop him for the final.

[Rudo]

[ronanm]

Anyone who supports Real knows nothing about football. Nout. Good to see Mourinho's "kick them to death because they are better than us at football" team lose. He's a good translator though.

[Rudo]

The actions of some of them Barca player does leave a bad taste in the mouth though.

It's just a pity such talented individuals have to resort to that kind of behaviour.

[ronanm]

Rudo - I think you're a good guy who gets way too much grief on here. Keep it up

[Rudo]

Rudo - I think you're a good guy who gets way too much grief on here. Keep it up

Fair to say i get pelters from time to time isn't it

Perhaps it boils down to me not putting my point across well, being misunderstood, having poor people skills or whatever

Thanks for the support pal.

[kris90210]

I think it's incredibly harsh to blame the ref for that red card. You've got both teams doing their utmost to con the ref. Play acting after every challenge, aggressive protestations from all and sundry. ****, even the keepers were involved. Talk about high pressure. He called the incident the way he saw it in the heat of the moment, with the ****ing disgraceful Alves (actually glad we didn't sign the cheating cunt now) rolling around as though he'd been shot.

What a terrible, terrible advert for football. Both sides were as bad as one another when it came to cheating, but only one team tried to play football.

And as for Mourinho. The guy is clearly a ****ing hypocrit of the highest order. 29% possession at home. ****ing embarrassing whatever way you look at it. And as someone else pointed out, you'd think that the best form of defence was attack against a Barcelona with Mascherano in central defence. Instead, Mascherano was barely tested. Probably one of the easiest games he's ever played in I would have though.

Messi. Just an incredible player. Love him! And I love the fact that he actually seems an honest player. None of the histrionics that the rest of them showed. He tries to stay on his feet. Never seems to dive. Don't often see him being aggressive towards a ref. He's a credit to the game. Him and Zidane are the best players I've ever seen. Put Zidane in that Barca team... imagine how good that would be.

[Craig_H]

I think the red was the right decision personally. He may not have made strong contact, but his foot was up, his studs were showing and he went over the top of the ball - dangerous play.

[Buzzo]

All it was is I thought your Villa comment was laid as bait! He has been quite recently for sure, but I fancy him to run the Mancs ragged in the final