Champions League Final thread

[little dave hedgehog]

where did rafa say that? i was thinking of dead poet society

[McDermotX]

If Owen comes on to score the winner I think I'm probably going to top myself.

http://www.samaritans.org/

[Craig_H]

It's Rafa's analogy.

Cheers for telling me that, Arn II

[Shaggy]

playing barca is like trying to sleep with a blanket that's just not big enough. you can pull it around to cover the place where you happen to be coldest at whatever given moment, but you'll never be able to cover everything, and you'll never get to sleep.

Poor form not crediting Rafa for that.

[Shaggy]

Brilliant analogy

It's Rafa's analogy.

[Craig_H]

Roy Keane's been boring so far

[McDermotX]

playing barca is like trying to sleep with a blanket that's just not big enough. you can pull it around to cover the place where you happen to be coldest at whatever given moment, but you'll never be able to cover everything, and you'll never get to sleep.

Not bad

[Craig_H]

playing barca is like trying to sleep with a blanket that's just not big enough. you can pull it around to cover the place where you happen to be coldest at whatever given moment, but you'll never be able to cover everything, and you'll never get to sleep.

Brilliant analogy

[Shaggy]

If Owen comes on to score the winner I think I'm probably going to top myself.

[little dave hedgehog]

playing barca is like trying to sleep with a blanket that's just not big enough. you can pull it around to cover the place where you happen to be coldest at whatever given moment, but you'll never be able to cover everything, and you'll never get to sleep.

[wiw]

Fair chance of that, yeah. Negates him going forward a bit though? Perhaps Hernandez left a little isolated?

You would expect so, they're v.good at counter-attacking though. Clever players who pick their moments really well

[Craig_H]

It will be 5 though. Rooney man-marked Essien when they played, and was v.effective. I'm expecting him to do the same to Busquets/Mascherano tonight, stopping/delaying their attacks early

Fair chance of that, yeah. Negates him going forward a bit though? Perhaps Hernandez left a little isolated?

[little dave hedgehog]

ecclestone's teeth look like kernels of sweet corn.

[McDermotX]

No Puyol is worrying me, Mancs will fancy themselves at set pieces. Pique's Barca's only real aerial powerhouse.

The cunts will get Vidic on Mascherano at set pieces.

Sneaky 1-0


Let's hope a nice early Barca goal sets up a massacre.

[wiw]

On the other side of the coin, the mancs decision to play 4 in midfield is pleasing. Giggs and Carrick played at anfield i think, and we ripped them.

Barca's CM trio should be able to make mugs of old man Giggs and useless Carrick.

It will be 5 though. Rooney man-marked Essien when they played, and was v.effective. I'm expecting him to do the same to Busquets/Mascherano tonight, stopping/delaying their attacks early