The Barcelona v Real Madrid thread

[Frenchie]

until someone comes along and can win consistantly by playing wonderful football in the tippy tappy style and dominate and destroy teams who park the bus every time, there will always be the debate...however such a man exists and will evolve with an excellent team around him....King Kenny. Clarke brings him up to date, but he hasnt forgotton any of the man management/motivation he learnt at Anfield under 2 great managers, plus he was the superstar of his era and he turned out alright..

There is even greater iconic legendry bubbling under the surface and I hope that FSG see it and manage it well....

It all smells rosy for once.....

[CJ]

for me the debate isnt that its wrong to park the bus

its that such a great manager with such an expensive squad should really do better than asking for long grass to stop the opposition passing and parking the bus himself.

[Fredo]

for me the debate isnt that its wrong to park the bus

its that such a great manager with such an expensive squad should really do better than asking for long grass to stop the opposition passing and parking the bus himself.

There's the crux of this.

+ he always gets a load of money, can pick and choose whoever he wants to buy and he produces '**** on a stick' like this?

Mourihno = overrated cunt, sorry for being rude.

[Fernandinho]

This expensive squad stuff doesn't mean anything in my point of view.

Madrid have put together a bunch of superstars, some not willing to work as hard as others.

They don't work as a team in comparison to Barca who have also had years and years of turning this football side into what it is.

Mourinho didn't pick the players he has and is trying to employ a system with an unbalanced side.

[Fredo]

This expensive squad stuff doesn't mean anything in my point of view.

Madrid have put together a bunch of superstars, some not willing to work as hard as others.

They don't work as a team in comparison to Barca who have also had years and years of turning this football side into what it is.

Mourinho didn't pick the players he has and is trying to employ a system with an unbalanced side.

He's never really built a squad though has he?

I don't think it's a problem with some not willing to work and some not, I think that was a problem at the time but not under Mourihno. They are more a team now, than at any time before that bar the Del Bosque years when they were winning the league and the Champions League.

Mourihno's track record as a defensive minded and not so sophisticated coach is second to none. Yes, he's won a lot of trophies but **** me, he's cheated his way there for some of them and some he's won them by playing anti football.

I agree with you about Madrid being a team of egocentric supertarts.

[red g]

He's never really built a squad though has he?

I don't think it's a problem with some not willing to work and some not, I think that was a problem at the time but not under Mourihno. They are more a team now, than at any time before that bar the Del Bosque years when they were winning the league and the Champions League.

Mourihno's track record as a defensive minded and not so sophisticated coach is second to none. Yes, he's won a lot of trophies but **** me, he's cheated his way there for some of them and some he's won them by playing anti football.

I agree with you about Madrid being a team of egocentric supertarts.

I think he has built squads everywhere he goes ? He did at Porto and Chelsea and was hugely succesful......and also bought well at Inter, the Eto'o deal scoffed by most turned out a great move.

I think he doesnt look to the future though and concentrates on the here and now as he never stays anywhere long enough to care!!

[red g]

He's never really built a squad though has he?

I don't think it's a problem with some not willing to work and some not, I think that was a problem at the time but not under Mourihno. They are more a team now, than at any time before that bar the Del Bosque years when they were winning the league and the Champions League.

Mourihno's track record as a defensive minded and not so sophisticated coach is second to none. Yes, he's won a lot of trophies but **** me, he's cheated his way there for some of them and some he's won them by playing anti football.

I agree with you about Madrid being a team of egocentric supertarts.

in the mould of there manager

[BobTheCharmer]

until someone comes along and can win consistantly by playing wonderful football in the tippy tappy style and dominate and destroy teams who park the bus every time, there will always be the debate...however such a man exists and will evolve with an excellent team around him....King Kenny. Clarke brings him up to date, but he hasnt forgotton any of the man management/motivation he learnt at Anfield under 2 great managers, plus he was the superstar of his era and he turned out alright..

There is even greater iconic legendry bubbling under the surface and I hope that FSG see it and manage it well....

It all smells rosy for once.....

Amen to that.

[Frenchie]

Amen to that.

s'funny that I'm in Mexico given your previous name and current avatar

[BobTheCharmer]

s'funny that I'm in Mexico given your previous name and current avatar

who had the last laugh?

Ironic that a little cunt is banging them in at Utd with the same name.

[Frenchie]

who had the last laugh?

Ironic that a little cunt is banging them in at Utd with the same name.

Let's call it a draw and focus our energies on hating 'little peas' or better still supporting Kenny's mixed bag of over performing squad players who deserve every plaudit they are getting..

Mexico is just sooooo much fun..

[Shaggy]

Real won 6-3 at Valencia

Villa has broken his barren streak for Barca too.

[Shaggy]

Messi scores his 50th of the season.

[Rudo]

Messi scores his 50th of the season.

He's on a different level that man. ****in unbelievable talent.

if there's one Barca player i do like, it's Messi....gets lumps kicks out of him but just dusts himself down and gets on with it every time. fair play.

[red g]

He's on a different level that man. ****in unbelievable talent.

if there's one Barca player i do like, it's Messi....gets lumps kicks out of him but just dusts himself down and gets on with it every time. fair play.

How can you not like Xavi, Iniesta etc?