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Subject: "It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "

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benny
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Tue Feb-12-13 01:49 PM

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"It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "

finally corporate VIPs' fave event is back today, with a slate light enough to take it all in.

Tue Feb 12
Celtic-Juve:
Celtic have been waiting for this one for so long... Here's hoping they play with the same plucky spirit they did to get to this point. Juve don't look as indomitable as they might have earlier this season but they're still tops in the Serie A. Chiellini should be back for the return leg which would be a nice boost to la Vecchia Signora

Valencia-PSG:
Finally a PSG game on Fox Sports... Beckham won't play in the 1st leg and Motta/Silva are absent as well but PSG will play their usual counter style to try to grab a result. Valencia has done well to climb back to 5th in La Liga after a relatively awful domestic start, and they could be considered to be somewhat favorites in this one (by me at least, and I am clearly 100% impartial in this judgment)

Wed Feb 13
Real-ManU
Probably THE confrontation of this round. United are close to running away with the title and winning in their usual ruthless yet puzzling ways, while Real have seemingly patched up their locker-room conflicts since Casillas has gone down

Shaktar-Dortmund
The hipster's matchup, this could be a v. entertaining one. Donetsk are in the midst of their winter break though so who knows how rusty they'll be to resume their CL campaign

I guess we'll do a new thread new week?

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For the record, my teams:
MLB: Mets / Soccer: PSG
NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan
NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets

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Subject	Author	Message Date	ID
Wed Feb 13 aka Gus Johnson Day	hardware	Feb 12th 2013	1
ISWYDT	Sleepy	Feb 12th 2013	4
Gus Johnson talkin bout it [LINK]	hardware	Feb 13th 2013	13
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Feb 12th 2013	2
Dammit Valencia	Hitokiri	Feb 12th 2013	3
i usually get nervous for CL games vs big teams	BrooklynWHAT	Feb 12th 2013	5
perfect half for Paris	benny	Feb 12th 2013	6
first time seeing PSG this season, they look fuckin ill.	BrooklynWHAT	Feb 12th 2013	7
recently, yeah	benny	Feb 12th 2013	9
blushes	Rick Fox Jr	Feb 12th 2013	8
welp... Good result but what a silly way to end the game	benny	Feb 12th 2013	10
Slightly off topic, but he was one of the great 19 yods in history	calminvasion	Feb 12th 2013	11
Grandma Fergie is leaving in piss soaked knickers today	Rick Fox Jr	Feb 13th 2013	12
RM 2 MU 1...Shaktar 1 Dortmund 1	Buck	Feb 13th 2013	14
despite my contempt for madrid,	98.6	Feb 13th 2013	15
what rock do you live under? that's already happened.	BrooklynWHAT	Feb 13th 2013	16
uhh..	98.6	Feb 13th 2013	63
And yet a German club hasn't won it in over a decade	B9	Feb 13th 2013	19
i'm not debating	98.6	Feb 13th 2013	64
Soon to go on internet blackout, but thoughts on the United lineup	B9	Feb 13th 2013	17
that lineup can be anything though.	BrooklynWHAT	Feb 13th 2013	21
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/537156_484203638309300_19317...	hardware	Feb 13th 2013	18
I'm sore that i've gotta miss the first half of realmad/man u	Hitokiri	Feb 13th 2013	20
real madrid vs man utd is one of the biggest fixtures there could be.	BrooklynWHAT	Feb 13th 2013	22
holy shit were about to get worked.	BrooklynWHAT	Feb 13th 2013	23
england international danny welbeck. (gus johnson aint half bad)	BrooklynWHAT	Feb 13th 2013	24
hangtime like a coat hanger nm	vik	Feb 13th 2013	25
That Ronaldo dude is pretty good in the air.	Buck	Feb 13th 2013	26
reminded me of the goal in the 08 final	BrooklynWHAT	Feb 13th 2013	27
Damned if Madrid ain't speedy on the break.	Buck	Feb 13th 2013	28
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	29
This first half has taught me that my dislike of Manchester United....	Buck	Feb 13th 2013	30
Likes	Hitokiri	Feb 13th 2013	58
LOL. Gus gettin lose now	hardware	Feb 13th 2013	31
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	32
wow @ de gea	BrooklynWHAT	Feb 13th 2013	33
MOTM nm	vik	Feb 13th 2013	38
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	34
i didn't expect this game to be this good	hardware	Feb 13th 2013	35
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	36
lol @ this	vik	Feb 13th 2013	37
RE: lol @ this	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	41
big LOL. like MU shouldn't have put up 2-3 goals?	PROMO	Feb 13th 2013	42
RE: big LOL. like MU shouldn't have put up 2-3 goals?	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	46
they play more aggressive in the EPL because they can bully...	PROMO	Feb 13th 2013	50
RE: they play more aggressive in the EPL because they can bully...	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	51
Gus Johnson Match Rating - 6.8	hardware	Feb 13th 2013	39
Shakhtar 2-2 Dortmund- anybody see it?	vik	Feb 13th 2013	40
saw the 1st half	soundsop	Feb 13th 2013	48
professional european away.	BrooklynWHAT	Feb 13th 2013	43
Perfectly.	Buck	Feb 13th 2013	44
which is being played in what, mid April?	B9	Feb 13th 2013	45
March 6	PROMO	Feb 13th 2013	52
Benzema needs a fresh start somewhere else	Rick Fox Jr	Feb 13th 2013	47
RE: Benzema needs a fresh start somewhere else	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	53
I would think playing with Ronaldo is a blessing for a striker.	Buck	Feb 13th 2013	56
RE: I would think playing with Ronaldo is a blessing for a striker.	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	57
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	49
MU was on the road against an incredible counter attacking team	LA2Philly	Feb 14th 2013	65
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	54
Ferg played RM like Mourinho plays Barca	vik	Feb 13th 2013	55
it's hilarious to read.	thejerseytornado	Feb 13th 2013	60
RE: it's hilarious to read.	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	61
So in the first leg, at the Bernebeu, you would have gone full attack?	Buck	Feb 13th 2013	62
^	98.6	Feb 14th 2013	66
He's so blinded by hate that he can't see the hypocrisy	vik	Feb 14th 2013	67
RE: So in the first leg, at the Bernebeu, you would have gone full attac...	all stah	Feb 14th 2013
this guy was on the field and so aggro'ed he had to post twice	vik	Feb 14th 2013	72
Now, for something like the last nine Football Weeklies...	Buck	Feb 14th 2013	73
RE: Now, for something like the last nine Football Weeklies...	all stah	Feb 14th 2013	74
Good. Just wanted to get you on record here.	Buck	Feb 14th 2013	75
RE: Good. Just wanted to get you on record here.	all stah	Feb 14th 2013	76
Hundred bucks?	Buck	Feb 14th 2013	77
RE: Hundred bucks?	all stah	Feb 14th 2013	78
Just lemme know.	Buck	Feb 14th 2013	79
Lol pretty much. All of Madrid wishes All Stah was managing ManU	LA2Philly	Feb 14th 2013	81
RE: So in the first leg, at the Bernebeu, you would have gone full attac...	all stah	Feb 14th 2013	71
Mourinho: "They played their game and played it well"	LA2Philly	Feb 14th 2013	69
RE: Mourinho: &amp;quot;They played their game and played it well&am...	all stah	Feb 14th 2013	70
There's not one general strategy for away teams, c'mon lol	LA2Philly	Feb 14th 2013	80
RE: There's not one general strategy for away teams, c'mon lol	all stah	Feb 14th 2013	82
except united tends to play conservative on the road and go...	PROMO	Feb 14th 2013	83
RE: except united tends to play conservative on the road and go...	all stah	Feb 14th 2013	84
obviously i throw all my loyalty to RM if they go thru...	PROMO	Feb 14th 2013	85
O so style suddenly matters to you now? Lmao	LA2Philly	Feb 14th 2013	68
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Feb 13th 2013	59
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Feb 14th 2013	86
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Feb 14th 2013	87
^	vik	Mar 05th 2013	88
huuuuuuge game today. I'm officially hyped	benny	Mar 05th 2013	89
rumor is Rooney's on the bench tonight hmmmm	benny	Mar 05th 2013	90
anyone want to hip me to SAFs thinking on this one?	Drizzit	Mar 05th 2013	91
Rooneys on his way out ... rumor has it PSG money	vik	Mar 05th 2013	92
Real Madrid aren't Norwich	B9	Mar 05th 2013	93
well then there's that, tactics and whatnot lol	vik	Mar 05th 2013	94
SAF is no respecter of egos. He'll always pick the side for the job	kwez	Mar 05th 2013	95
25min in and United are still playing behind the ball	vik	Mar 05th 2013	96
Ramos GOAT	vik	Mar 05th 2013	97
morry krisma	thejerseytornado	Mar 05th 2013	99
did real use all its energy to beat Barca?	thejerseytornado	Mar 05th 2013	98
nonono CdR is important now, didn't you get the memo?	vik	Mar 05th 2013	101
HELL YEAH!	Hitokiri	Mar 05th 2013	100
UEFA Madrid	vik	Mar 05th 2013	102
hey look, another absurd decision by a ref that helps real madrid!	thejerseytornado	Mar 05th 2013	103
And the fix is in.	Hitokiri	Mar 05th 2013	104
Perez has lonnnnng reach	vik	Mar 05th 2013	106
fuckin gay ass ref. Complete horseshit.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	105
^^^ thinks Alonso deserved it in SA	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	108
You are stupid or blind if you think they are the same sort of challenge	B9	Mar 05th 2013	110
i dunno	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	114
don't be a fucking idiot.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	115
no intent whatsoever	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	111
closer to not a card at all than to a red	thejerseytornado	Mar 05th 2013	112
Nani knew he messed up	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	155
yeah. he knew he might get a yellow	thejerseytornado	Mar 05th 2013	162
Lol. I know you tryin to make em mad but that's a laughable comparison	LA2Philly	Mar 05th 2013	179
http://i48.tinypic.com/1672lhj.jpg	vik	Mar 05th 2013	109
Lulz @ Nani	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	107
LUKA MODRIC!!!	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	113
CR7!!!! Who owns OLD TRAFFORD	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	116
ROONEY TO PSG	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	117
i hope that ref dies a slow, painful death.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	118
^^^ said by away fans at Old Trafford circa FOREVER	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	119
RE: ^^^ said by away fans at Old Trafford circa FOREVER	the_main_ingredient	Mar 05th 2013	132
here comes Rooney!	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	120
Aren't you an Arsenal fan? WIN SOMETHING, BITCH!	B9	Mar 05th 2013	125
I applaud your blatant madmaking	nighttripper	Mar 05th 2013	127
United fans have yet to learn	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	135
hope you'll be joining us in the CL next season...	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	145
i can't believe i'm missing this game	hardware	Mar 05th 2013	121
welp....this fuckboi ref stole the CL from us.	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	122
you wouldn't have beaten Munich	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	123
i mean the opportunity not the title u troll ass faggot	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	129
RE: i mean the opportunity not the title u troll ass faggot	vik	Mar 05th 2013	130
do they give out ribbons for reading comprehension?	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	138
Lol	LA2Philly	Mar 05th 2013	180
gotdamn, my man DK got you all mad as shit in here	nighttripper	Mar 05th 2013	133
yes im mad. let me save u the gif.	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	140
Madrid has money. Why you're not used to it, I cannot explain.	vik	Mar 05th 2013	124
fuck the CL, he stole this match from us.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	137
Madrid plays with 15 men on the field.	vik	Mar 06th 2013	230
kinda want Utd to get one back so we can have a fast n furious ending	benny	Mar 05th 2013	126
Looking forward to RM inevitable 4th goal	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	128
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	131
Go back to the Europa League	vik	Mar 05th 2013	134
and just for fun a missed handball in the box.	thejerseytornado	Mar 05th 2013	136
lost by the absurdly terrible ref, diego lopez is balling out	thejerseytornado	Mar 05th 2013	139
he is saving RMs bacon	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	142
Diego Lopez putting in work	benny	Mar 05th 2013	141
so the only club that gets more calls than united is madrid	vik	Mar 05th 2013	143
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	144
Cbelsea are deinitely European Champs	vik	Mar 05th 2013	148
Diego Lopez on them roids or nah?	hardware	Mar 05th 2013	146
lol. another missed call. #fixed	thejerseytornado	Mar 05th 2013	147
c'mon now, this one's a stretch	nighttripper	Mar 05th 2013	149
it was the least obvious	thejerseytornado	Mar 05th 2013	152
they better walk the ref out with the british secret service	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	150
I don't think he's afraid of rich tourists	Rick Fox Jr	Mar 05th 2013	161
those two Japanese guys with matching Kagawa scarves	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	165
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	151
brilliant insight from a side that doesn't look alike from one season to...	vik	Mar 05th 2013	153
Clattenberg?	B9	Mar 05th 2013	154
RE: Clattenberg?	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	159
Clattenburg sent off Torres and Ivanovic	B9	Mar 05th 2013	167
RE: Clattenburg sent off Torres and Ivanovic	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	176
"The best team lost" - Mourinho	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013	156
What will Arsenal console themselves with? A balance sheet?	B9	Mar 05th 2013	158
the moral high ground.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	163
Right, the ones who threw bananas on Sunday...moral high ground..	B9	Mar 05th 2013	169
oh...well they have nothing then	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	172
well	DonKnutts	Mar 05th 2013
i'm very surprised roy keane would say that.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	174
a moment of fucking humility from Mourinho.	Hitokiri	Mar 05th 2013	157
classy.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	160
no he shouldn't	benny	Mar 05th 2013	177
he really does want SAF's job, doesn't he?	thejerseytornado	Mar 05th 2013	164
lol right!?	sfMatt	Mar 05th 2013	168
RE: he really does want SAF's job, doesn't he?	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	170
YOU WEREN'T EVEN WATCHING THIS SPORT 5 YEARS AGO	sfMatt	Mar 06th 2013	227
yerp.	vik	Mar 05th 2013	210
huge props to diego lopez...	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	166
of course.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	171
i only say that because i've heard...	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	173
RE: of course.	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	181
Someone give Warren Barton an ice cold dick!	Rick Fox Jr	Mar 05th 2013	175
I detest ManU but that's an absolute pile of shit call and job by the re...	LA2Philly	Mar 05th 2013	178
RE: I detest ManU but that's an absolute pile of shit call and job by th...	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	182
It wasn't a red card offense, terrible terrible call	LA2Philly	Mar 05th 2013	184
RE: It wasn't a red card offense, terrible terrible call	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	187
that's my thing	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	192
RE: that's my thing	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	196
see below.	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	197
son, even you can see he had no idea he was there	hardware	Mar 05th 2013	203
RE: son, even you can see he had no idea he was there	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	209
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	183
lost in the controversy...another very good game by Varane	benny	Mar 05th 2013	185
If Varane wants to come to a real club and not have to the manager	Hitokiri	Mar 05th 2013	186
RE: If Varane wants to come to a real club and not have to the manager	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	188
nah mourinho gave him his shot	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	190
lol! dat boy good but he's been poisoned by porquinho	vik	Mar 05th 2013	211
man, he's ready, fuck that	nighttripper	Mar 05th 2013	189
varane is special.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 05th 2013	191
yeah he's REALLY good. super aware at all times...	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	193
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	194
smh.	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	195
RE: smh.	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	198
okay, we're just gonna have to disagree then.	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	199
RE: okay, we're just gonna have to disagree then.	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	200
since you read my post above you'd know that's NOT why...	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	201
RE: since you read my post above you'd know that's NOT why...	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	202
it's all RM now tho...they have to win...	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	205
err, hello.	vik	Mar 05th 2013	212
i'm from seattle. pete's my coach. fuck the lakers.	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	219
it was a yellow, nowhere near a red, all stah's trolling, period.	nighttripper	Mar 05th 2013	204
Pretty much and all the non-troll posts agree with that lol	LA2Philly	Mar 05th 2013	206
RE: it was a yellow, nowhere near a red, all stah's trolling, period.	all stah	Mar 05th 2013	207
I don't know, but it ain't the travesty the reds are making it thats	calminvasion	Mar 05th 2013	215
the fact that you're superimposing numbers for grammar should	vik	Mar 05th 2013	216
Yeh, it was man. That shit was absolute garbage	LA2Philly	Mar 05th 2013	221
we were all watching and mourinho getting preferential ref	thejerseytornado	Mar 06th 2013	224
wow	98.6	Mar 05th 2013	208
they're definitely peaking. if they lift the big ears i will be MADDDD	vik	Mar 05th 2013	213
mann.. should kaka find	98.6	Mar 05th 2013	214
well worth the 70m they've had riding the bench	vik	Mar 05th 2013	217
(almost equal to the amount for David Villa and Alexis)	B9	Mar 06th 2013	223
Alexis was and continues to be a flop.	vik	Mar 06th 2013	228
btw...Gus was good	nighttripper	Mar 05th 2013	218
he's getting steady gigs doing it...	PROMO	Mar 05th 2013	220
that another knob though	DonKnutts	Mar 06th 2013	222
Dortmund looked real good yesterday	cyrus	Mar 06th 2013	225
LMAO @ UEFA going after us for not doing the press conferences.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 06th 2013	226
SAF thought he was dealing with hand-sitting EPL folks	vik	Mar 06th 2013	229
if UEFA actually wanted to something right for once...	PROMO	Mar 06th 2013	232
Real Madrid paid too much for that to happen, though.	vik	Mar 06th 2013	233
i laughed at the part of the ESPN article where it mentions...	PROMO	Mar 06th 2013	235
Juve doing it. Welcome to the elite 8.	vik	Mar 06th 2013	231
PSG's tactics so far: that's the shit I don't like	benny	Mar 06th 2013	234
2-2	vik	Mar 06th 2013	236
well, there's that.	vik	Mar 06th 2013	237
that's how you know how crucial a playmaker Zlatan is	nighttripper	Mar 07th 2013	247
^ ^ ^	98.6	Mar 07th 2013	248
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Mar 06th 2013	238
enjoying chelsea's run in the CL this year?	thejerseytornado	Mar 06th 2013	239
RE: enjoying chelsea's run in the CL this year?	all stah	Mar 06th 2013	240
RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16	all stah	Mar 06th 2013	241
oh god chelsea play in the same league as manchester united.	vik	Mar 06th 2013	242
RE: oh god chelsea play in the same league as manchester united.	all stah	Mar 06th 2013	243
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Abramovich	vik	Mar 06th 2013	244
RE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Abramovich	all stah	Mar 06th 2013	245
you had time to hold a ruler while it was down your throat?	vik	Mar 06th 2013	246
can the blaugrana erase this deficit??	98.6	Mar 12th 2013	249
i am ridiculously worried	Hitokiri	Mar 12th 2013	250
i am very not confident.	thejerseytornado	Mar 12th 2013	251
i think our best chance might be at 2-0 and then snagging one in extra t...	Hitokiri	Mar 12th 2013	253
don't know, but I'm going to be rooting for Mbaye Niang	nighttripper	Mar 12th 2013	252
Bang! What incredible incredible feet	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	254
GOAT	B9	Mar 12th 2013	255
the lesson: never doubt him.	thejerseytornado	Mar 12th 2013	257
El Sharaawy really made a mess of what should have been a goal	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	256
Simply incredible goal	theothursdays	Mar 12th 2013	258
damn, that really was a penalty. hope it doesn't bite us	thejerseytornado	Mar 12th 2013	259
i LOVE the effort	thejerseytornado	Mar 12th 2013	260
can't keep dominating like this	thejerseytornado	Mar 12th 2013	261
Pedro is doing a great job making incisive runs between the rb and cb	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	262
i just don't understand why they don't use the MVP line more often	thejerseytornado	Mar 12th 2013	267
The MVP line is clearly the most effective vs the parking tactics imo	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	268
the current talk is Villa as the new Larsson style supersub	thejerseytornado	Mar 12th 2013	269
Yeh, I don't quite understand that thinking either	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	270
Oh my, just really poor service by Alves. He had Pedro wide open	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	263
Messi just GOAT'ed all over Milan	thejerseytornado	Mar 12th 2013	264
Damn. He good.	Buck	Mar 12th 2013	265
Holy shit. What a turn of events	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	266
Such a critical, tired mistake by Constant	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	271
Pique's on ball defending ability has driven off a cliff	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	272
I agree. He's not the class defender he once was.	DunDaDa	Mar 12th 2013	281
lolMADridlol	j.	Mar 12th 2013	273
wanna get eaten alive by Barca? park the bus.	PROMO	Mar 12th 2013	274
Milan parked the bus in the first leg and did ok	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	276
that didn't help. Barca's back line (esp. Pique) is a liability...	PROMO	Mar 12th 2013	277
Look at the teams who have beaten Barcelona	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	280
No Pazzini hurt a lot	MadDagoNH	Mar 13th 2013	289
yeah, I was astounded to see Flamini is still getting tick at Milan	nighttripper	Mar 13th 2013	290
Muntari should've started	MadDagoNH	Mar 13th 2013	291
Niang had the quarterfinals at his feet and couldn't put it away	LA2Philly	Mar 12th 2013	275
fuck DST.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 12th 2013	278
What a fucking game!	Hitokiri	Mar 12th 2013	279
visca barca!!	98.6	Mar 13th 2013	282
So... does anyone care about Today's games?	Hitokiri	Mar 13th 2013	283
Yeah. This Bayern/Arsenal is pretty good.	Buck	Mar 13th 2013	284
Watching. Got the start we needed but the hole is just too deep	LA2Philly	Mar 13th 2013	285
exactly what i suspect would happen	DonKnutts	Mar 13th 2013	286
exactly what i suspect would happen	DonKnutts	Mar 13th 2013	287
Commendable effort but not enough...aka same ole shit, just a diff CL	LA2Philly	Mar 13th 2013	288
This	theothursdays	Mar 13th 2013	292
Wenger: Arsenal lose, England's fault.	Buck	Mar 13th 2013	293
LOL wenger is a dipshit.	BrooklynWHAT	Mar 13th 2013	294
you mean	DonKnutts	Mar 13th 2013	295
O please. Cut this manufactured headline bs	LA2Philly	Mar 14th 2013	296

hardware
Member since May 22nd 2007
42304 posts

Tue Feb-12-13 01:54 PM

1. "Wed Feb 13 aka Gus Johnson Day"
In response to Reply # 0
Tue Feb-12-13 01:55 PM by hardware

aka Nit-Pick a Nigga Day

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Sleepy
Charter member
6947 posts

Tue Feb-12-13 03:44 PM

4. "ISWYDT"
In response to Reply # 1

You're such pests...now, what is it you want? In your depths of your ignorance, what is it you want? Well, whatever it is you want, I can't deliver because I just don't see it. - Orson Welles

Never Tired, Always Sleepy

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hardware
Member since May 22nd 2007
42304 posts

Wed Feb-13-13 10:32 AM

13. "Gus Johnson talkin bout it [LINK]"
In response to Reply # 4

skip to 29min
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=8942248

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all stah
Member since Sep 03rd 2005
23470 posts

Tue Feb-12-13 02:31 PM

2. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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I'm kind of rooting for Celtic....

def going for Real Madrid to wipe the FLOOR with MU....

I will be watching Skysport's coverage..that is for god damn sure

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3. "Dammit Valencia"
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Cmon now.

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BrooklynWHAT
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Tue Feb-12-13 03:48 PM

5. "i usually get nervous for CL games vs big teams"
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but i'm fucking excited for these Madrid games. been wanting to play them for a long time now.
hopefully the games live up to it and we win.

<--- Big Baller World Order

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benny
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Tue Feb-12-13 03:50 PM

6. "perfect half for Paris"
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well, except for that stupid yellow card Verrati talked himself into

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MLB: Mets / Soccer: PSG
NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan
NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets

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BrooklynWHAT
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Tue Feb-12-13 04:16 PM

7. "first time seeing PSG this season, they look fuckin ill."
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Tue Feb-12-13 04:17 PM by BrooklynWHAT

and this is at the Mestalla too???

do they always play like this?

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benny
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Tue Feb-12-13 04:28 PM

9. "recently, yeah"
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they've been a lot less dependent on Ibra these past few games, which is great news for the title-chase IMO. Pastore and Lavezzi have picked up the slack, and with that strong midfield (Matuidi-Verrati is probably one of the best young combos in Europe) plus guys like Menez or Gameiro coming off the bench, not to mention Nene out of the picture, there are lots of signs this team might finally be coming together. Of course it's still PSG, aka land of the infinite drama, so caution is the name of the game

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MLB: Mets / Soccer: PSG
NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan
NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets

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Tue Feb-12-13 04:20 PM

8. "*blushes*"
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http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2012/7/2/1341267139273/Ezequiel-Lavezzi-008.jpg

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benny
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Tue Feb-12-13 04:39 PM

10. "welp... Good result but what a silly way to end the game"
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Meanwhile I just turned on the Celtic-Juve game...ouch. You know it's bad when Anelka is on the pitch

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NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan
NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets

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Tue Feb-12-13 08:16 PM

11. "Slightly off topic, but he was one of the great 19 yods in history"
In response to Reply # 10

>Meanwhile I just turned on the Celtic-Juve game...ouch. You
>know it's bad when Anelka is on the pitch

At that point I really was expecting top 10 all time status, but it all just kinda fizzled

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Rick Fox Jr
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Wed Feb-13-13 08:59 AM

12. "Grandma Fergie is leaving in piss soaked knickers today"
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Buck
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Wed Feb-13-13 10:41 AM

14. "RM 2 MU 1...Shaktar 1 Dortmund 1"
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98.6
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Wed Feb-13-13 11:27 AM

15. "despite my contempt for madrid,"
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I hope they stomp MU today.. the football world refuses to acknowledge the atrophy of the epl and the present trend towards european parity -- serie A, bundesliga and most definitively la liga all have arguable claims towards being within the top two domestic leagues in europe. If the UCL quarters and/or semi's are comprised of all non-British teams (which they very well may be), any/all suggestions of epl hegemony are sullied.

we are simply the Best

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BrooklynWHAT
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Wed Feb-13-13 02:10 PM

16. "what rock do you live under? that's already happened."
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<--- Big Baller World Order

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98.6
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Wed Feb-13-13 10:56 PM

63. "uhh.."
In response to Reply # 16

you're tripping. pundits and casual american fans, alike, pay infinitely more heed to the epl than any combination of two other european leagues. yes, at last leo & cr have garnered regular coverage on sportscenter & its ilk for their respective individual triumphs; but if you think that the world, at large (especially stateside observers) considers them as anything more than afterthoughts to the premiership, you, sir, are the misguided one

we are simply the Best

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Wed Feb-13-13 02:28 PM

19. "And yet a German club hasn't won it in over a decade"
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Most of Spain's top flight clubs are insolvent and Italy's best hope is just biding time until ANOTHER match fixing drama slaps her in the head.

It's not that England is unjustly called the best league, it's that they are the most organized and do the best collective business. Meanwhile, Spain and Italy are heading in the opposite direction by fracturing tv deals. Germany finally got it right, but it will still take them years to catch up to the behemoth that is English league football. There isn't a single Bundesliga2 team that could beat any Championship team in a two legged tie.

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Wed Feb-13-13 11:01 PM

64. "i'm not debating"
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how financially endowed the epl and fa are. but said wealth is what affords them the fringe benefits of relevancy to fans and mouthpieces that otherwise wouldn't give a damn about football. could be my own affinities to different styles of play, but I don't see how one could feasibly argue that there is better play on the aggregate in the epl than many top-tier domestic leagues in europe

we are simply the Best

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Wed Feb-13-13 02:15 PM

17. "Soon to go on internet blackout, but thoughts on the United lineup"
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He's banking it 4-2-2-1-1 with Kagawa, Wellbeck and Rooney switching who takes the 1, looking to confuse Varane. Jones and Carrick to sit in front of the defense, protect Evans, neutralize Ozil/Di Maria and play damn near the same tactical game that Madrid have lined up to play.

Very interesting. Going to be a game of breaks.

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BrooklynWHAT
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Wed Feb-13-13 02:38 PM

21. "that lineup can be anything though."
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<--- Big Baller World Order

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hardware
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Wed Feb-13-13 02:21 PM

18. "https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/537156_484203638309300_19317..."
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https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/537156_484203638309300_1931747336_n.jpg

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Hitokiri
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Wed Feb-13-13 02:37 PM

20. "I'm sore that i've gotta miss the first half of realmad/man u"
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But for maybe the first time ever... Let's go Red Devils!
Hopefully, I'll be home in time for the second half

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"You can't beat white people. You can only knock them out."

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BrooklynWHAT
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Wed Feb-13-13 02:42 PM

22. "real madrid vs man utd is one of the biggest fixtures there could be."
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Wed Feb-13-13 02:42 PM by BrooklynWHAT

real vs milan/barca are the only ones that compare.

plus it's been 10 years since they've played. this is rare.

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Wed Feb-13-13 02:50 PM

23. "holy shit were about to get worked."
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<--- Big Baller World Order

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BrooklynWHAT
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Wed Feb-13-13 03:05 PM

24. "england international danny welbeck. (gus johnson aint half bad)"
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Wed Feb-13-13 03:07 PM by BrooklynWHAT

<--- Big Baller World Order

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vik
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Wed Feb-13-13 03:16 PM

25. "hangtime like a coat hanger nm"
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But hell, what do I know?

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Buck
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Wed Feb-13-13 03:16 PM

26. "That Ronaldo dude is pretty good in the air."
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BrooklynWHAT
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Wed Feb-13-13 03:17 PM

27. "reminded me of the goal in the 08 final"
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except from the other side.

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Buck
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Wed Feb-13-13 03:24 PM

28. "Damned if Madrid ain't speedy on the break."
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all stah
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Wed Feb-13-13 03:27 PM

29. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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checked in on the FOX broadcast

shite.

seriously, gus needs to stop calling out names like each player is dribbling to the basket....sounds like a ncaa game

and his jargon usage is terrible...get this man a soccer thesaurus

back to skysports...tyler/neville

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Buck
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Wed Feb-13-13 03:35 PM

30. "This first half has taught me that my dislike of Manchester United...."
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...is far less powerful than my hatred of Jose Mourinho.

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Hitokiri
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Wed Feb-13-13 05:54 PM

58. "*Likes*"
In response to Reply # 30

You and me both brother.

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hardware
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Wed Feb-13-13 03:49 PM

31. "LOL. Gus gettin lose now"
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Wed Feb-13-13 03:49 PM by hardware

Ronaldo playing like Rudy Gay will on Feb 20

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all stah
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Wed Feb-13-13 03:57 PM

32. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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no howard webb to save you MU !!

these refs are not paid by fergie

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BrooklynWHAT
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:03 PM

33. "wow @ de gea"
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<--- Big Baller World Order

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vik
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:37 PM

38. "MOTM nm"
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But hell, what do I know?

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all stah
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:05 PM

34. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:05 PM by all stah

Verane caved that nigga!

fine tackle on welbeck

man...shitt

too much class out there, fam ...too much class out there!

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hardware
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:16 PM

35. "i didn't expect this game to be this good"
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:33 PM

36. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:37 PM by all stah

MU parking..lol

no attacking whatsoever....RVP was shook throughout the match. ..

and fergie still without a win against the special one on the road!

d'gea stepped up...I'll give him credit ....RM Should have put up 2-3 goals.

you bitches are still going down.

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Wed Feb-13-13 04:35 PM

37. "lol @ this"
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>MU parking..lol
>
>no attacking whatsoever....RVP was shook throughout the match.
>
>
>
>
>

smh

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all stah
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:40 PM

41. "RE: lol @ this"
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:42 PM by all stah

those 8 mins before the 1 min or so...MU went for defensive....didn't really go forward.

and besides that set piece goal bay danny.....MU's attack was pretty much put in check .....

MU was parking a little down the stretch to preserve that tie..compared to how they are always in attacking mode in the EPL...especially when they are down or tied....You usually see RVP and the rest of the attack take it up a notch...not here!...

they were scared of that break speed by madrid...so they sat back more.

MOM goes to ronaldo and d'gea....

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PROMO
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:40 PM

42. "big LOL. like MU shouldn't have put up 2-3 goals?"
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smh.

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all stah
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:45 PM

46. "RE: big LOL. like MU shouldn't have put up 2-3 goals?"
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:46 PM by all stah

you off all people should know that MU plays WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY more aggressive than that in the EPL....

mourinho is talking about now: that they didn't put one foot forward in the second half and that they were waiting for set pieces..and played a more contracted game...

MU played for the result...not to win

MU changed their way of playing....RM didn't

foh

stay true to your form

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Wed Feb-13-13 04:53 PM

50. "they play more aggressive in the EPL because they can bully..."
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all the teams in the EPL.

play over-aggressive vs. RM and you will get countered w/ the quickness.

smh. MU played pretty conservative and still coulda had more goals.

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all stah
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:58 PM

51. "RE: they play more aggressive in the EPL because they can bully..."
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you careful little bitches..lol

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hardware
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:39 PM

39. "Gus Johnson Match Rating - 6.8"
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nowhere to go but up

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vik
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:39 PM

40. "Shakhtar 2-2 Dortmund- anybody see it?"
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I imagine we were all watching the other one. Gonna look for some highlights in a bit

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Wed Feb-13-13 04:45 PM

48. "saw the 1st half"
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shaktar scored first on a cracking free kick by srna over the wall that the keeper looked slow to see

then bvb struck back when lewondowski (sp?) whiffed on a shot in the box, causing both defenders to fall down in an effort to block the would-be shot. It was then just him and the keeper, and he planted it calmly in the lower-right corner of the goal

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BrooklynWHAT
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:43 PM

43. "professional european away."
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sets is up for the home match.

<--- Big Baller World Order

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Buck
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:44 PM

44. "Perfectly."
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>sets is up for the home match.

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B9
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:45 PM

45. "which is being played in what, mid April?"
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Stupid UEFA...

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52. "March 6"
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Rick Fox Jr
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:45 PM

47. "Benzema needs a fresh start somewhere else"
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all stah
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Wed Feb-13-13 05:06 PM

53. "RE: Benzema needs a fresh start somewhere else"
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It's tough for him. A striker is supposed to be the man focus of a team when it comes to scoring, but ronaldo is the focal point, same thing goes for barca with messi.

I wouldn't want to be a striker for either one of those squads, and considering that he also has to share time with Gonzo at times ...it's really hard to remain solid and focused.

So, yeah, he might need to go somewhere else....

Look at kaka, his game has gone to shit at RM...

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Buck
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Wed Feb-13-13 05:22 PM

56. "I would think playing with Ronaldo is a blessing for a striker."
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all stah
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Wed Feb-13-13 05:32 PM

57. "RE: I would think playing with Ronaldo is a blessing for a striker."
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Wed Feb-13-13 05:33 PM by all stah

I don't know about that, and it is more than just what goes on on the field....The attention is always centered on ronaldo...ronaldo..ronaldo this, ronaldo that....One can feel overshadowed at times.

and then he has to deal with playing under mourinho, which isn't easy at all, and he has to deal with sharing time.

and the overall pressure that comes with playing for RM plays a role as well....

I wouldn't want to be a striker at either club....MF,defender..yes!..striker, no

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all stah
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Wed Feb-13-13 04:51 PM

49. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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wasn't impressed by MU at all. they changed their entire way of playing, and pretty much played for corners and set pieces...no aggressiveness to their attacking whatsoever...

RM wasn't clinical in front of goal, and dgea was brilliant....but other than that RM controlled the possession and the match.

blow those red bitches out at trafford ...even if they hold on tight to their little panties.

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Thu Feb-14-13 12:32 AM

65. "MU was on the road against an incredible counter attacking team"
In response to Reply # 49

Why would SAF play right into the strength of Real Madrid and give them counter chances?

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<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
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L D E A

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all stah
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Wed Feb-13-13 05:12 PM

54. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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RM: shots-28(8)

MU: shots- 13(6)

possession: RM-61%, MU- 39%

come on, man!

the real number: MU: 7 saves!.....dgea grew some nuts

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Wed Feb-13-13 05:16 PM

55. "Ferg played RM like Mourinho plays Barca"
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now that the shoe's on the other foot you want to get all indignant?

*shrugs*

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Wed Feb-13-13 07:03 PM

60. "it's hilarious to read."
In response to Reply # 55

aside from the idea that they parked but should have scored 3 or 4 goals (huh?), all stah putting up possession stats + shots stats. you see it. i see it. only all stah doesn't see it.

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Wed Feb-13-13 07:57 PM

61. "RE: it's hilarious to read."
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Wed Feb-13-13 08:07 PM by all stah

I guess mourinho didn't see it either..because in his post game press conference he said that MU played for the result and didn't come forward in the second half. They played further back than usual, and were looking to get set pieces....

so, yeah, there's that. ...just because they had a FEW chances here and there does not mean that they were an attacking side.

"They came here to defend well," Mourinho said. "They came here not to CONCEDE spaces and goals, and they did not play to WIN. But they know they have in attack very important players with great potential that out of nothing can create chances and score goals."

I watch Mu maybe every other weak, just to see what chelsea is up against....and the way they played today was straight up parking during certain parts of the game. In close situations, MU with RVP always moves forward ...always ...not today.

So I don't ever want hear any fucking MU fan ever talking about chelsea parking shit

damn you niggas stay losing..seriously. ..but you will try to reply anyway

d'gea saved Mu's ass..because rooney/rvp both underperformed, and had RM been clinical the scoreboard would have blown the fuck up....MU didn't really want any part of RM's speed or attack.

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Buck
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Wed Feb-13-13 08:37 PM

62. "So in the first leg, at the Bernebeu, you would have gone full attack?"
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Asking for your tactical opinion here.

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Thu Feb-14-13 12:38 AM

66. "^ "
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we are simply the Best

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Thu Feb-14-13 12:50 AM

67. "He's so blinded by hate that he can't see the hypocrisy"
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His love for Chelsea and Madrid and his hate for United have rendered him senseless.

Nevermind the fact that he's failed to make sense most of the time. I'm talking about this moment in time (ballplayers and actors be knowing my rhymes)

but this post has been golden even without the 7-10 back-and-forths that he usually guarantees. this is the exact opposite.

it's a zen moment.

Earth truly is Earth.

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But hell, what do I know?

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Thu Feb-14-13 11:41 AM

"RE: So in the first leg, at the Bernebeu, you would have gone full attac..."
Thu Feb-14-13 11:44 AM by all stah

yes, I would have been on full attack mode, because RM are prone to giving up goals. Just look at their record this year in la liga

Again,on aggregate, the away goals are worth more points!...so the idea would be to attack on the road regardless of what RM does....and maybe go conservative at home to protect the away goals

but, yeah, MU was shook ...I so their eyes...they didn't want to fuck with that speed. ...and RM still broke down that weak defense...dgea was just superman out their, and RM wasn't clinical.

RM was playing an open ass game, and MU should have taken advantage of that to get multiple away goals.....but again they were too scared..

Now they are going to have to park the bus even more to protect the away goals....because RM is going to be full blast mode ...full blast mode ..and don't count on dgea being superman again

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Thu Feb-14-13 11:46 AM

72. "this guy was on the field and so aggro'ed he had to post twice"
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also, you need a first grade homonym workbook

>yes, I would have been on full attack mode, because RM are
>prone to giving up goals. Just look at their record this year
>in la liga
>
>
>Again,on aggregate, the away goals are worth more points!...so
>the idea would be to attack on the road regardless of what RM
>does....and maybe go conservative at home to protect the away
>goals
>
>but, yeah, MU was shook ...I so their eyes...they didn't want
>to fuck with that speed. ...and RM still broke down that weak
>defense...dgea was just superman out their, and RM wasn't
>clinical.
>
>RM was playing an open ass game, and MU should have taken
>advantage of that to get multiple away goals.....but again
>they were too scared..
>
>
>Now they are going to have to park the bus even more to
>protect the away goals....because RM is going to be full blast
>mode ...full blast mode ..and don't count on dgea being
>superman again

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Thu Feb-14-13 11:53 AM

73. "Now, for something like the last nine Football Weeklies..."
In response to Reply # 0

...Sid Lowe has come on and explained that teams in La Liga have figured out that the best way to get a result from RM is to not attack at all, but sit back, be patient, then look for the break when you can.

And that dovetails with conventional wisdom that one of the best ways to beat a counter-attacking squad is to also counter-attack, thereby nullifying the strategy: if both teams are sitting back and countering, then effectively nobody is countering.

But you think otherwise: that in the first leg of a two-leg tie, away, in a foreign country, in a stadium full of 86,000 crazed Spaniards, against a squad featuring Ronaldo, Ozil, Benzema, Higuain, and Di Maria, a squad whose primary tactic is lightning-quick countering, that the best strategy SAF could have employed was to get everybody forward as much as possible and assume that Jonny Evans and 95-year-old Rio Ferdinand will handle whatever Madrid throws at them.

Just making sure you understand all the implications of what you're saying.

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all stah
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Thu Feb-14-13 12:03 PM

74. "RE: Now, for something like the last nine Football Weeklies..."
In response to Reply # 73
Thu Feb-14-13 12:19 PM by all stah

>...Sid Lowe has come on and explained that teams in La Liga
>have figured out that the best way to get a result from RM is
>to not attack at all, but sit back, be patient, then look for
>the break when you can.
>
>And that dovetails with conventional wisdom that one of the
>best ways to beat a counter-attacking squad is to also
>counter-attack, thereby nullifying the strategy: if both teams
>are sitting back and countering, then effectively nobody is
>countering.
>
>But you think otherwise: that in the first leg of a two-leg
>tie, away, in a foreign country, in a stadium full of 86,000
>crazed Spaniards, against a squad featuring Ronaldo, Ozil,
>Benzema, Higuain, and Di Maria, a squad whose primary tactic
>is lightning-quick countering, that the best strategy SAF
>could have employed was to get everybody forward as much as
>possible and assume that Jonny Evans and 95-year-old Rio
>Ferdinand will handle whatever Madrid throws at them.
>
>Just making sure you understand all the implications of what
>you're saying.

Those are single games in la liga, not aggregates. You do realize that ?

A team does not necessarily concern themselves with how many goals the home team puts up on aggregate if the chances are there for the away team to score because of the value of each away goal...And that is what Mourinho was talking about.

Also, the game plan didn't work, because RM not only dominated the game, but stayed in MU's box. Dgea's play and RM not being clinical is what saved MU, not fergie's tactics.

Now, all the pressure is on MU( big time!) to protect the away goals...they can't give up one single goal at home due to the fact that RM put up a goal, and they didn't play for more goals away

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Buck
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Thu Feb-14-13 12:05 PM

75. "Good. Just wanted to get you on record here."
In response to Reply # 74

>Also, the game plan didn't work,

It finished 1-1.

>because RM not only dominated

It finished 1-1.

>the game, but stayed in MU's box.

It finished 1-1.

>Dgea's play and RM not being
>clinical is what saved MU, not fergie's tactics.

It finished 1-1.

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all stah
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Thu Feb-14-13 12:11 PM

76. "RE: Good. Just wanted to get you on record here."
In response to Reply # 75
Thu Feb-14-13 12:12 PM by all stah

Fergie's tactics didn't work. Dgea saved them. period.

Fergie didn't slow RM's attack down, and RVP and Rooney were invisible.
MU has one of the best front attacks in the world....come on.

Like Mo said, Fergie didn't play for the goals or win....and that is going to come back to haunt them, because RM is going to drill the shit out of them.

if RM scores 2 goals it will be overrrrr..shit even 1 goal will do the trick if MU does not score.

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Thu Feb-14-13 12:14 PM

77. "Hundred bucks?"
In response to Reply # 76

>Like Mo said, Fergie didn't play for the goals or win....and
>that is going to come back to haunt them, because RM is going
>to drill the shit out of them.

I say United advance, you say Madrid. $100 via cash, check, money order, or Paypal.

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all stah
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Thu Feb-14-13 12:16 PM

78. "RE: Hundred bucks?"
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I'm tempted.

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Thu Feb-14-13 12:32 PM

79. "Just lemme know."
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LA2Philly
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Thu Feb-14-13 12:43 PM

81. "Lol pretty much. All of Madrid wishes All Stah was managing ManU"
In response to Reply # 73

Would have been like 7-2. All Stah's post-game "yeh, we now have to make up 5 goals on the return leg but at least we got some away goals!"

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Thu Feb-14-13 11:41 AM

71. "RE: So in the first leg, at the Bernebeu, you would have gone full attac..."
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Thu Feb-14-13 03:40 AM

69. "Mourinho: "They played their game and played it well""
In response to Reply # 61

Man U came into the Bernabeau with a defensive gameplan and it worked for them. De Gea was great but on the other side of the coin, Man U also had some seriously gilt-edged chances that they missed (RVP's scuffed shot that was cleared off the line comes to mind) so cut the 'if RM is clinical' bs because that goes both ways. RM completely faded in the 2nd half as Man U went deeper defensively and instead of consistently attacking down the wings against Man U's pinching sidebacks, they played right into Man U's game by keeping it way too narrow.

Adjusting your game to take advantage of strengths and mitigate weaknesse is strategy 101. Trying to argue against utilizing different tactics for different circumstances is a complete joke.

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all stah
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Thu Feb-14-13 11:28 AM

70. "RE: Mourinho: &amp;quot;They played their game and played it well&am..."
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Thu Feb-14-13 11:35 AM by all stah

"They came here not to CONCEDE spaces and goals, and they did not play to WIN.

evidently, you forgot that when posting the quote, and I guess that does not matter

RM played to win. MU did not. And mourinho stated that as well( taking shit out of context is your style).It's just that simple, and does not need explanation

And, actually, the game plan didn't work, because RM had chances up the ass....Dgea was just on some spectacular shit. MU couldn't keep them out of the box. RM dominated every stat on the field.

So later for everything that you are talking about.

When a team is on the road in an aggregate the goal is to put up as many away goals as possible...so you attack more, and probably go conservative at home.....RM was at home, and they kept their foot on the gas pedal, and it will be on the gas pedal at OLD FARTFORD

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Thu Feb-14-13 12:39 PM

80. "There's not one general strategy for away teams, c'mon lol"
In response to Reply # 70

Obviously away goals are important but you have to balance out that urge with not giving up 3-4 against arguably the best countering team in the world. You keep wanting to talk about RM's chances but Man U could have scored 2-3 as well...and that was with primarily a defensive focus. RVP had numerous chances, including the best of the game on his chest and volley that was cleared off the line.

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all stah
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Thu Feb-14-13 12:47 PM

82. "RE: There's not one general strategy for away teams, c'mon lol"
In response to Reply # 80

If RM scores 2 goals at trafford, MU will have to score 3 to send it to extra time, and 4 to win it.

you do realize that right?

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Thu Feb-14-13 12:56 PM

83. "except united tends to play conservative on the road and go..."
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HAM at the Stretford End.

so later for that noise.

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all stah
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Thu Feb-14-13 01:03 PM

84. "RE: except united tends to play conservative on the road and go..."
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we shall see..homie...we shall see

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Thu Feb-14-13 02:24 PM

85. "obviously i throw all my loyalty to RM if they go thru..."
In response to Reply # 84

since they are my second favorite team, but until then, there can only be one.

i actually think United will win 3-1 at OT.

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Thu Feb-14-13 01:15 AM

68. "O so style suddenly matters to you now? Lmao"
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Wed Feb-13-13 06:03 PM

59. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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Wed Feb-13-13 06:05 PM by all stah

"the smell is MANURE, and the dripping is MANURE...now turn to chapter one of math safari!" - groundskeeper willy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fp-jVwBGUsI#t=73s

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all stah
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Thu Feb-14-13 02:34 PM

86. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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Thu Feb-14-13 02:35 PM by all stah

are we that bad that we cant beat sparta?

our MF is a joke right now

cant wait to get mikel back...and have moses back out on the wing

legend my ass, send frankie packing

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Thu Feb-14-13 02:45 PM

87. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
In response to Reply # 86

oscar!

we got the away goal..cool

im out

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88. "^"
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Tue Mar-05-13 09:10 AM

89. "huuuuuuge game today. I'm officially hyped"
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MLB: Mets / Soccer: PSG
NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan
NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets

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90. "rumor is Rooney's on the bench tonight hmmmm"
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MLB: Mets / Soccer: PSG
NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan
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Drizzit
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Tue Mar-05-13 02:06 PM

91. "anyone want to hip me to SAFs thinking on this one? "
In response to Reply # 90

would have thought keeping kagawa and rooney on the pitch after the romp last weekend makes sense. tired legs? tactics from the first leg?

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Tue Mar-05-13 02:21 PM

92. "Rooneys on his way out ... rumor has it PSG money"
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now why he wouldn't play this game?

RVP doesn't like second strikers.

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Tue Mar-05-13 02:40 PM

93. "Real Madrid aren't Norwich"
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First match, Rooney's desire to make something happen lead to him getting out of position and United losing the makeup to connect with RVP , thus nullifying both players. From a defensive perspective, you want positional aware players who will have the patience and confidence to trust their positioning (Carrick, Cleverly, Giggs, Wellbeck) and force Madrid to slow the game down a bit to pick through. On offense, you have the option of all those players except Carrick slipping into one another's position and Cleverly, assuming, acting as the link between RVP/Nani and the attack. Ferguson is conceding, in a way, that they aren't going to see much of the ball and what they do see of it needs to be quick, accurate and effective.

If RVP is again isolated and ineffective, boom, you pull him for Rooney and Giggs for Kagawa and you are left with a bag of snakes for the Madrid defense to try and keep track of.

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Tue Mar-05-13 02:45 PM

94. "well then there's that, tactics and whatnot lol"
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kwez
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Tue Mar-05-13 03:06 PM

95. "SAF is no respecter of egos. He'll always pick the side for the job"
In response to Reply # 90

Pretty clear this team has been picked to play deep and counter. Rooney would only slow up the play I think. Plus he's terrible defensively. That's my theory.

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vik
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Tue Mar-05-13 03:11 PM

96. "25min in and United are still playing behind the ball"
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Neutralizing any chance at a counter from RM.

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Tue Mar-05-13 03:50 PM

97. "Ramos GOAT"
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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-05-13 03:51 PM

99. "morry krisma"
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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-05-13 03:51 PM

98. "did real use all its energy to beat Barca?"
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for no good reason? that goal kinda doesn't matter in the scheme of things, but man u has looked far more dangerous all game.

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Tue Mar-05-13 03:54 PM

101. "nonono CdR is important now, didn't you get the memo?"
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Tue Mar-05-13 03:52 PM

100. "HELL YEAH!"
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Get another Reds!

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vik
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Tue Mar-05-13 03:58 PM

102. "UEFA Madrid"
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la decimaaaaaa

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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-05-13 03:58 PM

103. "hey look, another absurd decision by a ref that helps real madrid!"
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Tue Mar-05-13 03:59 PM

104. "And the fix is in."
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Bullshit call. Holy shit.

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:00 PM

106. "Perez has lonnnnng reach"
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BrooklynWHAT
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:00 PM

105. "fuckin gay ass ref. Complete horseshit. "
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:00 PM by BrooklynWHAT

thats not even a yellow. i hope SAF doesnt dump on nani for that.

<--- Big Baller World Order

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DonKnutts
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:01 PM

108. "^^^ thinks Alonso deserved it in SA"
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"not even a yellow"?

C'mon son

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B9
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:03 PM

110. "You are stupid or blind if you think they are the same sort of challenge"
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which is it?

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DonKnutts
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:09 PM

114. "i dunno"
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ask that question to the spike marks on Arbeola's chest

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BrooklynWHAT
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:09 PM

115. "don't be a fucking idiot."
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BrooklynWHAT
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:04 PM

111. "no intent whatsoever"
In response to Reply # 108

he's not even looking at the guy, he's trying to control the ball. there's nothing malicious there at all.

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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:04 PM

112. "closer to not a card at all than to a red"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:42 PM

155. "Nani knew he messed up"
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that's why he tried to feign an injury himself.

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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:49 PM

162. "yeah. he knew he might get a yellow"
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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-05-13 05:08 PM

179. "Lol. I know you tryin to make em mad but that's a laughable comparison"
In response to Reply # 108

Completely different challenges

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:03 PM

109. "http://i48.tinypic.com/1672lhj.jpg"
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http://i48.tinypic.com/1672lhj.jpg

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:01 PM

107. "Lulz @ Nani"
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What type a dumbass De Jong type of challenge was that?

Bet Madrid still doesn't score tho

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:08 PM

113. "LUKA MODRIC!!!"
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Have one son, HAVE ONE. What a strike!

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:10 PM

116. "CR7!!!! Who owns OLD TRAFFORD"
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Get Giggs a walker out there. Why is he still out there

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:11 PM

117. "ROONEY TO PSG"
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BrooklynWHAT
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:11 PM

118. "i hope that ref dies a slow, painful death."
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<--- Big Baller World Order

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:12 PM

119. "^^^ said by away fans at Old Trafford circa FOREVER"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:21 PM

132. "RE: ^^^ said by away fans at Old Trafford circa FOREVER"
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>

watching this game and reading this post got me feeling like http://bit.ly/W39AAZ

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:14 PM

120. "here comes Rooney!"
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Awesome tactics by Sir Alex

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:17 PM

125. "Aren't you an Arsenal fan? WIN SOMETHING, BITCH!"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:17 PM

127. "I applaud your blatant madmaking"
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but you know they got robbed; and they weren't even playing conservatively before the red, no Rooney and all...they dominated.

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:22 PM

135. "United fans have yet to learn"
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You can't count on RvP in Europe

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BrooklynWHAT
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:33 PM

145. "hope you'll be joining us in the CL next season..."
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<--- Big Baller World Order

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:15 PM

121. "i can't believe i'm missing this game"
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i'm refreshing twitter like shit

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:15 PM

122. "welp....this fuckboi ref stole the CL from us."
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:15 PM

123. "you wouldn't have beaten Munich"
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or prolly Dortmund for that matter

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:18 PM

129. "i mean the opportunity not the title u troll ass faggot"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:19 PM

130. "RE: i mean the opportunity not the title u troll ass faggot"
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this man cheers for both Manchester United and Real Madrid, let the record reflect.

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:23 PM

138. "do they give out ribbons for reading comprehension?"
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If so, pin one on this guys chest.

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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-05-13 05:09 PM

180. "Lol"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:22 PM

133. "gotdamn, my man DK got you all mad as shit in here"
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misogynistic and homophobic slur galore

MU definitely got robbed, but I must give him props, he got you seething. And it's hilarious.

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:25 PM

140. "yes im mad. let me save u the gif."
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:17 PM

124. "Madrid has money. Why you're not used to it, I cannot explain."
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BrooklynWHAT
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:23 PM

137. "fuck the CL, he stole this match from us."
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i've been wanting us to play madrid for years and the fucking fool ruined the goddamn game.

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Wed Mar-06-13 03:25 PM

230. "Madrid plays with 15 men on the field."
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This is news?

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benny
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:17 PM

126. "kinda want Utd to get one back so we can have a fast n furious ending"
In response to Reply # 0

not the most aesthetically pleasing game so far but drama-wise it's been stellar stuff

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:17 PM

128. "Looking forward to RM inevitable 4th goal"
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on counter-attack. But who... Kaka maybe?

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:21 PM

131. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:23 PM by all stah

That was a terrible challenge by Nani You cannot go high like that, no matter what advantage you think you may have.

SAF has to change tactics here, but I don't think they have the speed to do so.To play open and track back is asking too much of man u

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:22 PM

134. "Go back to the Europa League"
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Everybody knows that's where your petrillionaire side belongs.

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:22 PM

136. "and just for fun a missed handball in the box."
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lol.

what a fucking disgrace
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:25 PM

139. "lost by the absurdly terrible ref, diego lopez is balling out"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:27 PM

142. "he is saving RMs bacon"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:27 PM

141. "Diego Lopez putting in work"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:31 PM

143. "so the only club that gets more calls than united is madrid"
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makes sense, considering the history i guess

http://master303.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Jenderal-Franco-dan-Real-Madrid.png

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:31 PM

144. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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Kinda feel bad for MU... Same thing happened to us last season with terry, but our spacing was much tighter and we kept barca out

Gotta give saf credit he gets sooooo much out of avg players....they have a lot of discipline, but MU needs more talent in that MF

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:35 PM

148. "Cbelsea are deinitely European Champs"
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They definitely took the opportunity to defend their title by the scruff of the neck

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:33 PM

146. "Diego Lopez on them roids or nah?"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:34 PM

147. "lol. another missed call. #fixed"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:36 PM

149. "c'mon now, this one's a stretch"
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if it's 0-0 and they're calling a soft PK like this for Madrid, you'd be in here screaming the fix is in

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:38 PM

152. "it was the least obvious"
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but contact on a player in the box and he missed the ball? technically a penalty.

of all the missed calls, that one was not bad. but considering he had made so many other bad calls that went real's way...well...
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:36 PM

150. "they better walk the ref out with the british secret service"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:49 PM

161. "I don't think he's afraid of rich tourists"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:50 PM

165. "those two Japanese guys with matching Kagawa scarves"
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They're a real threat to that guy, believe me

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:37 PM

151. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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Also I don't think MU fans have the right to complain in this moment...Clattenberg and Webb have fixed matches for you guys on so many occasions.....nice to see you guys on the other end of the stick for once

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:39 PM

153. "brilliant insight from a side that doesn't look alike from one season to..."
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:40 PM by vik

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:41 PM

154. "Clattenberg? "
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:49 PM

159. "RE: Clattenberg? "
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Oh you forgot the 9-man nutter job he pulled by sending mikel and Torres off in the same game....against MU

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:55 PM

167. "Clattenburg sent off Torres and Ivanovic "
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and only the Torres dive was controversial.

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all stah
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Tue Mar-05-13 05:02 PM

176. "RE: Clattenburg sent off Torres and Ivanovic "
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Yeah, my bad I meant Ivan.
I was just thinking anout he racial conflict that took place between mikel and clatt while I was typing

The Ivan send off was bogus, because Ivan was tracking back on the player and accidentally clipped the player while he was trying to move to the other side... Yellow at the most.

And the Torres send off was bogus because it was off of a double yellow ...on soft calls

The entire match was bullshit...

Like I said I'm glad to see MU on the opposite end of the stick

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:43 PM

156. ""The best team lost" - Mourinho"
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Well you have that to console yourselves with

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:48 PM

158. "What will Arsenal console themselves with? A balance sheet?"
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Finishing 6th?

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:50 PM

163. "the moral high ground."
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<--- Big Baller World Order

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:56 PM

169. "Right, the ones who threw bananas on Sunday...moral high ground.."
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:57 PM

172. "oh...well they have nothing then"
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their trophy cabinet is very clean though!

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:59 PM

"well"

Roy Keane: "I think the referee made the right call. It's dangerous play ... whether or not he meant it is irrelevant. No doubt about it, it's a red card. It was the right decision."

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Tue Mar-05-13 05:01 PM

174. "i'm very surprised roy keane would say that."
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:47 PM

157. "a moment of fucking humility from Mourinho."
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"The best team lost" from the self proclaimed "special one."
That's how egregious this shit was.

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:49 PM

160. "classy."
In response to Reply # 157

the ref should publicly apologize for that one.

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Tue Mar-05-13 05:03 PM

177. "no he shouldn't"
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Do I agree with the red? Nope, but to act like the ref has nothing to stand on to back up his decision is mildly comical to say the least.

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:50 PM

164. "he really does want SAF's job, doesn't he?"
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:55 PM

168. "lol right!?"
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all stah
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:56 PM

170. "RE: he really does want SAF's job, doesn't he?"
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His attitude wouldn't fit the culture.He is too controversial, and he likes to have a bit of hostility in the air to keep players motivated...

I see moyes taking over

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Wed Mar-06-13 02:39 PM

227. "YOU WEREN'T EVEN WATCHING THIS SPORT 5 YEARS AGO"
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Tue Mar-05-13 10:16 PM

210. "yerp."
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Tue Mar-05-13 04:53 PM

166. "huge props to diego lopez..."
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too bad ref stole his MOTM recognition.

seriously tho, he saved RM's ass. wonder how this plays out for Casillas...he's still clearly #1, right?

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:56 PM

171. "of course."
In response to Reply # 166

> wonder how this plays out
>for Casillas...he's still clearly #1, right?

the aberration of this season aside, it's casillas' job until he doesnt want it. anything else would be wrong.

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Tue Mar-05-13 04:59 PM

173. "i only say that because i've heard..."
In response to Reply # 171

about non-health related issues he's been having w/ the staff.

that said, i know half of what's reported as reality is tabloid drivel plus i'm not in spain to really get a fair and balanced opinion on the matter.

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all stah
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Tue Mar-05-13 05:10 PM

181. "RE: of course."
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Not really
Especially if mou stays

Rumor has it that Casillas is a mole for management and the media....leaking everything that Mou says in the dressing room.

If RM wins the CL with Lopez, and since they have being playing with a lot more might with Lopez in as the goal keeper, Casillas could go to number 2 or even used to bring some great players in.

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Tue Mar-05-13 05:01 PM

175. "Someone give Warren Barton an ice cold dick!"
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BURRRRRNS doesn't it? (C) Chappelle

Modric was unleashed like a rat in a Michelin-starred restaurant.

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Tue Mar-05-13 05:05 PM

178. "I detest ManU but that's an absolute pile of shit call and job by the re..."
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Such fucking nonsense. Nani had his eyes on the ball the entire damn time, how the fuck is that a RED card? Yellow definitely, but sending him off when he didn't even see Arbeloa? What an utter lack of understanding by this ref, absolutely fucking inexcusable man.

ManU was playing so well and those players put in so much cotdamn work to have this dummy flash straight red on THAT....what a fucking shame man. I don't care who it's against, that's fucking inexcusable man. Completely unfair, has me heated man. Absolute fucking nonsense. BS.

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Tue Mar-05-13 05:17 PM

182. "RE: I detest ManU but that's an absolute pile of shit call and job by th..."
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An unintentional act can still be given a red card, especially if it is an aerial act. It was the result of his act that lead to a red card.... The call was iffy, but not a complete nut job.

MU still shouldn't have fallen apart like that....he should have pulled the goal keeper after the second goal.

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Tue Mar-05-13 05:25 PM

184. "It wasn't a red card offense, terrible terrible call"
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That's a yellow card...eyes on the ball, no vision of the approaching player. Straight red? No way man, no way.

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all stah
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Tue Mar-05-13 05:42 PM

187. "RE: It wasn't a red card offense, terrible terrible call"
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>That's a yellow card...eyes on the ball, no vision of the
>approaching player. Straight red? No way man, no way.

Again the result of his act drew RED.....an accidental action can still draw red. Does not matter that he didnt see the approaching player.

This is not the epl.. It's the CL, where the referring is a lot more sensitive... You should know that by now

As a Chelsea fan, believe me I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT

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Tue Mar-05-13 06:26 PM

192. "that's my thing"
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Tue Mar-05-13 06:26 PM by PROMO

and i know i sound like whiny, tree hugging bitch...but...there's only one thing i care about in sports above all else, including team loyalty, and that is fairness. it shouldn't be so hard, in all of sports, to get competent decision making from the people who are in charge of the game on the field/court.

anyone even mildly co-signing that call is full of shit. call a foul, give a yellow...fine. but sending off the guy who's clearly going for the ball, can't see the man coming is not intentional nor is it reckless.

i'm aware it doesn't have to be intentional but then it needs to fall under recklessness, and it wasn't. the crazy thing was arbeloa didn't even play it up too much to act like it was a bad challenge. if he had done that i could see the ref getting tricked. instead, the ref whiffed all by himself.

that said, nothing will even happen to the guy. does FIFA even do something like hand out a bad review?

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all stah
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Tue Mar-05-13 06:47 PM

196. "RE: that's my thing"
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dude. you guys need to know the rules when it comes to high kicks while challenging ...the rule is there to save lives

it was a stupid challenge by nani, because he didn't have to play it like ...and since people are saying he didn't see the other player why go aerial on the ball?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q5ta-JTAuQ

look at how high his leg is and the result of his attempt

red was a fair call

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Tue Mar-05-13 06:50 PM

197. "see below."
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Tue Mar-05-13 07:42 PM

203. "son, even you can see he had no idea he was there"
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you telling me in different circumstances, if a man is in the field, completely and unequivocally wide open, and alone, and the pass comes in a little too high, he shouldn't try and bring it down? just hypothetically.

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Tue Mar-05-13 09:46 PM

209. "RE: son, even you can see he had no idea he was there"
In response to Reply # 203

You are viewing it incorrectly...High kick challenges are always dangerous regardless of
another player being in the vicinity or not.

It's the ACT that is dangerous, not the intent.

In football, even if a defensive player pushes another defensive player into the offensive player, and there is helmet to helmet contact ...fine and penalty will still be charged.

I have no problem with that red card being called on nani

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Tue Mar-05-13 05:24 PM

183. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
In response to Reply # 0

RVP is just a regular season striker...love the dude

But on big stages like the WC and CL, he brings nothing on the pitch.

so I have to take back the white drogba I gave him. The drogs dominated all.

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Tue Mar-05-13 05:33 PM

185. "lost in the controversy...another very good game by Varane"
In response to Reply # 0

clean challenges galore (like the one on Wellbeck in the 1st half, oooh-weeee), tremendous pace and always looking like he belonged.

nighttripper do you know when the squad gets announced for the qualis? I'm not saying he's ready, but I'm saying... In any event I fully expect multiple articles by L'Equipe about his inclusion on the team

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Tue Mar-05-13 05:38 PM

186. "If Varane wants to come to a real club and not have to the manager"
In response to Reply # 185

dancing all in the videos.
He knows where to find us.
Blaugrana.

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all stah
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Tue Mar-05-13 05:44 PM

188. "RE: If Varane wants to come to a real club and not have to the manager"
In response to Reply # 186

>dancing all in the videos.
>He knows where to find us.
>Blaugrana.

Lolll

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Tue Mar-05-13 05:59 PM

190. "nah mourinho gave him his shot"
In response to Reply # 186

he clearly likes mourinho tho.

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Tue Mar-05-13 10:18 PM

211. "lol! dat boy good but he's been poisoned by porquinho"
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Tue Mar-05-13 10:19 PM by vik

won't solve the CB issue.

he'd score an own goal vs realmad and run to daddy for a petting

edit-

of course, the only one will be coaching at PSG with ronaldo

their shared agent doesnt mind spending, all it is is paper!

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Tue Mar-05-13 05:48 PM

189. "man, he's ready, fuck that"
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play him with Momo in center, and move M'Biwa to the left and there you go, you got your version 2.0 of the 98/00 defensive juggernaut

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Tue Mar-05-13 06:02 PM

191. "varane is special. "
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Tue Mar-05-13 06:34 PM

193. "yeah he's REALLY good. super aware at all times..."
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making the right decisions.

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Tue Mar-05-13 06:39 PM

194. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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Tue Mar-05-13 06:39 PM by all stah

now that I look at it again....that is a red card

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q5ta-JTAuQ

high kick is getting called red, and the impact of the kick....unintentional or not

his feet was way to high...

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Tue Mar-05-13 06:46 PM

195. "smh."
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a high foot is not by definition reckless. you do know that, right?

so he's being fairly punished for making a movement to bring down a ball that hundreds of players make all the time because, unfortunately, arbeloa ran into his foot? and he couldn't see arbeloa nor made an attempt to stab at him w/ his boot?

okay.

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Tue Mar-05-13 06:57 PM

198. "RE: smh."
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Tue Mar-05-13 07:02 PM by all stah

If it makes contact with another player it is.

It's like the helmet to helmet rule in the NFL. It does not matter if it was unintentional or not. The player is getting fined and a penalty will be incurred. ..and it does not matter how vicious it was

if a player makes a high kick challenge and makes hard contact with another player...that is a straight red.

players know not to make high challenges because of it ...nani should have known better.

straight red in my book.

can't do that type shit on the pitch...

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Tue Mar-05-13 07:03 PM

199. "okay, we're just gonna have to disagree then."
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i've only seem players sent off for that when they could see the challege coming, knew they were gonna kick the player and did it anyway.

seems like you're in the very small minority of people who think it was the right call. that includes people who know way more about the sport than you and i combined.

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Tue Mar-05-13 07:11 PM

200. "RE: okay, we're just gonna have to disagree then."
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of course you disagree ..it was against your team and player

lol

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Tue Mar-05-13 07:14 PM

201. "since you read my post above you'd know that's NOT why..."
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i disagree.

i disagree because it's the wrong call.

i'd say so even for Barca, who i hate more than Duke basketball...and that's saying a lot.

see, that's the thing about being fair - you have to be that way even when it's not in the interest of those you support.

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Tue Mar-05-13 07:27 PM

202. "RE: since you read my post above you'd know that's NOT why..."
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Tue Mar-05-13 07:28 PM by all stah

i was joking with you..i understand your point

relax, bro

cant stand duke or barca either

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Tue Mar-05-13 08:04 PM

205. "it's all RM now tho...they have to win..."
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MU is my #1, RM is my #2 (hi vik!)

if RM pulls off the CL title, it will just put extra crow into Barca supporter's mouths after Milan finishes knocking them out. plus it will only add ammo to the "CR7 Better" agenda.

and think how mad it will make the Mou haters!

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Tue Mar-05-13 10:25 PM

212. "err, hello."
In response to Reply # 205

>MU is my #1, RM is my #2 (hi vik!)
>

AND youve got hollywood pete in your avi

yoooo could you get any more douche status

tell me you're a lakers fan

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Tue Mar-05-13 11:54 PM

219. "i'm from seattle. pete's my coach. fuck the lakers."
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Tue Mar-05-13 08:03 PM

204. "it was a yellow, nowhere near a red, all stah's trolling, period."
In response to Reply # 199

I would even venture to say Arbeloa went in looking for a foul (if he didn't, it was a really awkward way of attacking the ball)

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Tue Mar-05-13 09:03 PM

206. "Pretty much and all the non-troll posts agree with that lol"
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all stah
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Tue Mar-05-13 09:09 PM

207. "RE: it was a yellow, nowhere near a red, all stah's trolling, period."
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Tue Mar-05-13 09:10 PM by all stah

no - no one is trolling

no- it wasn't a yellow. it was clearly a red, which is why he got a red

and, basically, that is all that there is to it.

now, if you will excuse me, i got snow to haul

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calminvasion
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Tue Mar-05-13 11:43 PM

215. "I don't know, but it ain't the travesty the reds are making it thats"
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Tue Mar-05-13 11:44 PM by calminvasion

4 sure, and the fact that the Barcas are this invested should give anyone pause

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vik
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Tue Mar-05-13 11:45 PM

216. "the fact that you're superimposing numbers for grammar should"
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>4 sure, and the fact that the Barcas are this invested should
>give anyone pause

wtf does that have to do w anything outside of the fact that you might be simple?

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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-05-13 11:59 PM

221. "Yeh, it was man. That shit was absolute garbage "
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thejerseytornado
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Wed Mar-06-13 09:32 AM

224. "we were all watching and mourinho getting preferential ref"
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treatment is tiring. Man U was winning that game. the ref took it from them. shit's maddening for a neutral, and for an observer who has a beef re: mourinho and refs? sheeeeeeit.

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98.6
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Tue Mar-05-13 09:36 PM

208. "wow"
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Tue Mar-05-13 09:36 PM by 98.6

i am THE mou-hater, but good lord he's got los blancos peaking @ the perfect time.. a month ago I would have put money on an fcb treble. hell of a watch, all controversy aside

we are simply the Best

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vik
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Tue Mar-05-13 10:32 PM

213. "they're definitely peaking. if they lift the big ears i will be MADDDD"
In response to Reply # 208

they won't though because BVB.

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98.6
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Tue Mar-05-13 11:08 PM

214. "mann.. should kaka find "
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an appropriate niche, watch out =/

we are simply the Best

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vik
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Tue Mar-05-13 11:49 PM

217. "well worth the 70m they've had riding the bench"
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typical

save for the fact that they might actually find use for it

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B9
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Wed Mar-06-13 09:23 AM

223. "(almost equal to the amount for David Villa and Alexis)"
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vik
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Wed Mar-06-13 03:18 PM

228. "Alexis was and continues to be a flop."
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He opens up space but he cannot hit an open net.

Villa, well worth it. He had a ghastly injury and the club has been too conservative in bringing him back, in my own opinion.

Neither of these two players have won a Balon d'Or.

Realize you're comparing two players to one. Reflect.

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nighttripper
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Tue Mar-05-13 11:51 PM

218. "btw...Gus was good"
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my first time listening to him broadcast futbol, I thought he was a tremendous upgrade.

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PROMO
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Tue Mar-05-13 11:57 PM

220. "he's getting steady gigs doing it..."
In response to Reply # 218

and it seems like he's better now than last time.

so maybe the fuss will be over nothing and he will be good by the time the WC is here.

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DonKnutts
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Wed Mar-06-13 03:19 AM

222. "that another knob though"
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unbearable. Luckily i watched a clean feed with no announcers

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cyrus
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Wed Mar-06-13 12:02 PM

225. "Dortmund looked real good yesterday"
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Was I the only person that watched it? I'm so impressed every time I see Goetze and Reuss play.

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BrooklynWHAT
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Wed Mar-06-13 12:36 PM

226. "LMAO @ UEFA going after us for not doing the press conferences."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21691929

i dont think they really want to hear what our team had to say. i really dont.

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vik
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Wed Mar-06-13 03:19 PM

229. "SAF thought he was dealing with hand-sitting EPL folks"
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his bad.

Rio is apparently under consideration, too.

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PROMO
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Wed Mar-06-13 03:47 PM

232. "if UEFA actually wanted to something right for once..."
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they'd give the referee a match ban.

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vik
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Wed Mar-06-13 03:53 PM

233. "Real Madrid paid too much for that to happen, though."
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Honestly, it's easier for an organization to punish those they oversee than it is for them to punish themselves.

Also, while the Spanish economy erupts, apparently the Spanish government can still make it rain.

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PROMO
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Wed Mar-06-13 04:08 PM

235. "i laughed at the part of the ESPN article where it mentions..."
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that on twitter, the ref follows 38 accounts, including the accounts of RM, Barca & CR7.

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Wed Mar-06-13 03:45 PM

231. "Juve doing it. Welcome to the elite 8."
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benny
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Wed Mar-06-13 03:56 PM

234. "PSG's tactics so far: that's the shit I don't like"
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I know we're up on aggregate but playing like that at home looks real bad, Zlatan or no Zlatan

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vik
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Wed Mar-06-13 04:08 PM

236. "2-2"
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vik
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Wed Mar-06-13 04:12 PM

237. "well, there's that."
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nighttripper
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Thu Mar-07-13 12:36 AM

247. "that's how you know how crucial a playmaker Zlatan is"
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he scores often, so that's what the headlines are going to be about, but he does a lot to facilitate the offense too, which goes more under the radar. Pastore looked average without him (he did a few nice things, I'm not going to hate, but he was nowhere near the level he showed at Mestalla).

that's also the exact reason why people ended up thinking Pato was an elite striker

I really didn't like Motta. Verratti needs to stop fucking around with the yellow cards and stay on the pitch. Also, I miss Menez' dumb ass (didn't think I'd ever say that, but while he's still infuriating some times, the energy level is down 2 notches when he doesn't play).

Oh, and bring back Momo.

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98.6
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Thu Mar-07-13 01:53 AM

248. "^ ^ ^"
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very much on point, though I'm not sure if ibra had that great of an effect on pato as did the latter footballer's form simply atrophy... I am SURE, though, that zlatan was uber-underappreciated - strangely enough even pseudo-indicted - for his work and 'attitude' with fcb

we are simply the Best

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all stah
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Wed Mar-06-13 05:40 PM

238. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/144_10152646497825377_1706566880_n.jpg

hahahaha......

reduced to ten and chelsea dominated

manure?......couldnt even park the bus properly

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thejerseytornado
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Wed Mar-06-13 05:44 PM

239. "enjoying chelsea's run in the CL this year?"
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all stah
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Wed Mar-06-13 05:47 PM

240. "RE: enjoying chelsea's run in the CL this year?"
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Wed Mar-06-13 05:47 PM by all stah

and the state of camp nou right now?...worry about your own burnt porridge

and who did we defeat last year? ...the barcelona diving team!

im tired of dicking barca...it's too easy now.

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all stah
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Wed Mar-06-13 06:06 PM

241. "RE: It's baaaack - Champions League Rd of 16 "
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Wed Mar-06-13 06:07 PM by all stah

chelsea is used to having calls go against them, and used to being on the bad end of the stick, so they know how to regroup and deal with it.

MU is not used to that, so they were shell shocked when nani got sent off, and they collapsed. Fergie's weakness was exposed, and it is proof that if you take MU's legs away, they have no HEART to see through the battle.....

went out like bitches

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vik
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Wed Mar-06-13 06:11 PM

242. "oh god chelsea play in the same league as manchester united."
In response to Reply # 241

granted, they're not entrenched in the government, but everybody knows that united and madrid get calls and make calls.

what we learned was that UEFA doesn't take pounds!

they must be onto something about a fiscal crisis.

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all stah
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Wed Mar-06-13 06:16 PM

243. "RE: oh god chelsea play in the same league as manchester united."
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Wed Mar-06-13 06:19 PM by all stah

exactly

chelsea plays in the same league, where united gets all the calls. Everything favors united, and I mean everything, so they are able to excel

nothing favors chelsea, but they still fight

Especially in the CL, where chelsea is always put in the doghouse, but they don't cry ...they just fight ...continued to fight against all the bullshit against barca in 2009, and almost came away with the win....they fought last year and got the win after being down a man in CAMP NOU!

MU gave up 2 goals in 3 mins.that is a god damn shame...they just fell apart, and fergie waited too long to make any kind of adjustments...

I have no sympathy for Manure whatsoever

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vik
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Wed Mar-06-13 06:32 PM

244. "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Abramovich"
In response to Reply # 243

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Abramovich

yes so difficult

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all stah
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Wed Mar-06-13 06:46 PM

245. "RE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Abramovich"
In response to Reply # 244

you just worry about that 12 inches of ac milan dick .....and what kind of medical treatment your batcave is going to need afterwards

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vik
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Wed Mar-06-13 06:52 PM

246. "you had time to hold a ruler while it was down your throat?"
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that's the kind of industry that allowed roman to buy a team for his playground which you so blindly cheer for.

yo if the oil market had tanked ...

>you just worry about that 12 inches of ac milan dick .....and
>what kind of medical treatment your batcave is going to need
>afterwards

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98.6
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Tue Mar-12-13 09:45 AM

249. "can the blaugrana erase this deficit??"
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should be a hell of a game to watch this afternoon

we are simply the Best

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Hitokiri
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Tue Mar-12-13 11:08 AM

250. "i am ridiculously worried"
In response to Reply # 249

Like I almost don't even want to watch.

2-O we go to extra time
3-0 we're through
4-1 we're through

Pretty much anything else and we're out

(excluding the unlikely higher goal results obv)

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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-12-13 12:35 PM

251. "i am very not confident."
In response to Reply # 250

i expect 2-1 or 3-1.

are they really going 3 defenders?

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Hitokiri
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Tue Mar-12-13 01:43 PM

253. "i think our best chance might be at 2-0 and then snagging one in extra t..."
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Tue Mar-12-13 01:44 PM by Hitokiri

I'm seeing 2-1 though.
Hoping for 3-0.
Fuck.

You saw the line-ups? Is Xavi playing? I know he made the shortlist without medical approval. Which 3 at the back?

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nighttripper
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Tue Mar-12-13 01:01 PM

252. "don't know, but I'm going to be rooting for Mbaye Niang"
In response to Reply # 249

to score one or two

yet another Parisian kid PSG missed on. Pogba, now him, making names for themselves in Italy...

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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-12-13 02:54 PM

254. "Bang! What incredible incredible feet "
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One slight touch off his left and curled into the next, no chance.

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Tue Mar-12-13 02:54 PM

255. "GOAT"
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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-12-13 02:56 PM

257. "the lesson: never doubt him."
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our defense, on the other hand....
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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-12-13 02:55 PM

256. "El Sharaawy really made a mess of what should have been a goal"
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Great ball as he made a run behind Alves...first touch let him down competely, otherwise he's in on net with acres of space.

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Tue Mar-12-13 02:56 PM

258. "Simply incredible goal "
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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-12-13 02:57 PM

259. "damn, that really was a penalty. hope it doesn't bite us"
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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-12-13 02:58 PM

260. "i LOVE the effort"
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damn, iniesta drilled that.
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Tue Mar-12-13 03:04 PM

261. "can't keep dominating like this"
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need to score that second goal ASAP.
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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-12-13 03:21 PM

262. "Pedro is doing a great job making incisive runs between the rb and cb"
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Tue Mar-12-13 03:33 PM by LA2Philly

He's really pulling them inwards and opening up space for Iniesta when the ball is on the left and then opening up space for Villa and giving Alves another option when he pushes up the right side.

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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-12-13 03:26 PM

267. "i just don't understand why they don't use the MVP line more often"
In response to Reply # 262

they know how to work together. Alexis and Tello as an alternative forward line that is based on speed and work rate. They should rotate as lines.

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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-12-13 03:31 PM

268. "The MVP line is clearly the most effective vs the parking tactics imo"
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Tue Mar-12-13 03:35 PM by LA2Philly

Vs those packed in defenses, you have to pull the backline away from the midfield with decisive runs off the ball to create some space. Pedro is really really good at it because of his tactical understanding and combined with Villa's dynamicism, it gives Messi and your midfield a lot more room to work with.

Like you said...I think you have to start with those 3 and then bring in Tello/Sanchez for their work rate/pace. If either of those dudes could develop a better tactical awareness, cotdamn, they'd be dangerous.

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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-12-13 03:36 PM

269. "the current talk is Villa as the new Larsson style supersub"
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it seems so obvious to me that Tello and ALexis are the ideal super-subs instead. Bring the fast guy on in the second half to wreak havoc, not vice versa.

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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-12-13 03:41 PM

270. "Yeh, I don't quite understand that thinking either "
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It's pretty evident that Pedro and Villa's overall understanding and ability opens up the most space, for themselves but perhaps most importantly, everyone behind them.

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Tue Mar-12-13 03:24 PM

263. "Oh my, just really poor service by Alves. He had Pedro wide open"
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thejerseytornado
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Tue Mar-12-13 03:24 PM

264. "Messi just GOAT'ed all over Milan"
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2-0!!!! HOLY CRAP!

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Tue Mar-12-13 03:25 PM

265. "Damn. He good."
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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-12-13 03:25 PM

266. "Holy shit. What a turn of events"
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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-12-13 04:03 PM

271. "Such a critical, tired mistake by Constant "
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Misjudged the distance, slides to break up that ball...completely misses and Villa could have had tea before slotting that ball home. Beautiful, composed finish.

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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-12-13 04:28 PM

272. "Pique's on ball defending ability has driven off a cliff"
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Mediocre at best with an attacker coming at him. Looks like he has lost at least 2-3 steps which forces him to take so many more risks.

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Tue Mar-12-13 09:47 PM

281. "I agree. He's not the class defender he once was."
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j.
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Tue Mar-12-13 04:39 PM

273. "lolMADridlol"
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it was all good just a week ago...
yup, time to get RealMad

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PROMO
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Tue Mar-12-13 04:42 PM

274. "wanna get eaten alive by Barca? park the bus."
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is that not obvious?

when teams take the game to Barca, only then do you see some success.

still, Milan have to be happy about turning around their year for the most part. especially considering the pieces on that squad.

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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-12-13 04:47 PM

276. "Milan parked the bus in the first leg and did ok"
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They didn't have any quality in the final 1/3 today on their counters.

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PROMO
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Tue Mar-12-13 04:57 PM

277. "that didn't help. Barca's back line (esp. Pique) is a liability..."
In response to Reply # 276

that can be exploited.

the more teams can try to attack, the more successful they will be.

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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-12-13 07:22 PM

280. "Look at the teams who have beaten Barcelona"
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Tue Mar-12-13 07:23 PM by LA2Philly

All counter-attacking teams who have been disciplined defensively and clinical with their finishing. You aren't going to control possession against them but you have to have a concerted defensive effort from EVERYONE (el Sharaawy and KPB were noticeably less active today compared to the first leg. There was a play in the first leg where El Sharaawy got dispossessed but then sprinted back the entire length of the field to intercept a pass to the overlapping Alves. I barely saw Sharaawy track back today) and then take advantage of their defensive issues. Milan had three golden chances today and couldn't convert either of them (Niang, El Sharaawy and Abbiate).

You open yourself up and you aren't going to win because fact is Barcelona will control the possesion, get more chances, and be more clinical in an open-ended game.

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MadDagoNH
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Wed Mar-13-13 07:00 PM

289. "No Pazzini hurt a lot"
In response to Reply # 277

No true striker with SES, KPB and Niang up front, and pushes KPB out of midfield and fucking Flamini into the lineup. No you have only one true possession guy in midfield with Montolivo, no poacher up front.

But honestly, we don't have the squad to take it home, so I'm okay with it overall. This team needs to focus on Serie A and catching Napoli. There's been huge strides taken and if this isn't the finished product going into next year, and a couple more pieces are added, I see multiple Scudetti and hopefully another UCL in our future. There's such good young talent in the side, that they need to intelligently add complimentary pieces, like they did when they built that incredible 2000s side, backboned by Pirlo and Gattuso.

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nighttripper
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Wed Mar-13-13 07:22 PM

290. "yeah, I was astounded to see Flamini is still getting tick at Milan"
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I know he's not a starter, but I'm surprised he even manages to remain part of a club like this

cause he's always been a C- player at best

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MadDagoNH
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Wed Mar-13-13 07:37 PM

291. "Muntari should've started"
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But like I said, I feel like the Pazzini injury necessitated a lineup that just doesn't work against a team like Barca. We have a lot of strength, but depth is a major weakness and since we can't afford to take a week off in Serie A right now, I feel like that really showed.

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LA2Philly
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Tue Mar-12-13 04:45 PM

275. "Niang had the quarterfinals at his feet and couldn't put it away"
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Props to Barcelona for their finishing display today....defensively, they held on by the skin of their teeth. Came close to being opened up numerous times (Abbiate was given a gift when Barca had a complete mixup on their left but he was too eager to open it) and twice were completely opened up (El Sharaawy and Niang) but Milan couldn't find the final touch. Those breaks are obviously part of the game and credit to Barcelona, they took advantage.

Barcelona pressed a lot more today, reminded me of their teams from the past couple years with the amount of effort they were putting in to close down the ball quickly.

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BrooklynWHAT
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Tue Mar-12-13 05:02 PM

278. "fuck DST."
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i thought there werent any games today b/c of it.

not surprised Barca turned it around. for some reason i had it in my head that Milan had 3 instead of 2.

and well Schalke/Gala... no one cares.

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Hitokiri
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Tue Mar-12-13 05:58 PM

279. "What a fucking game!"
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I don't know if I've even been so happy on a Tuesday!
Goddamn I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow so that I could keep the damn party going!
I'm not doing too bad though!
Great time for a happy hour!

Like everyone else has been saying MVP needs to be the starting forward line. Period. I think this also showed it's probably time to leave Puyol on the bench. We got caught out a few times, but (luckly) they weren't able to convert, and the backline did fairly well. I don't know the last time I say Barca play with so many men defending so resolutely! They were like 8-9-10 behind the ball at times!

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98.6
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Wed Mar-13-13 12:23 AM

282. "visca barca!!"
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what a truly awesome result.. can't wait to watch the replay

we are simply the Best

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Hitokiri
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Wed Mar-13-13 01:51 PM

283. "So... does anyone care about Today's games?"
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No?
We all blew our loads yesterday.

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Buck
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Wed Mar-13-13 03:25 PM

284. "Yeah. This Bayern/Arsenal is pretty good."
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Arsenal's at least trying.

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LA2Philly
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Wed Mar-13-13 03:39 PM

285. "Watching. Got the start we needed but the hole is just too deep"
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If we could have somehow pulled one more out of the hat in the first half, I would actually have some hope. Asking for 2 more in 45 mins while not conceeding against this Bayern team is almost asking for a miracle.

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DonKnutts
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Wed Mar-13-13 04:48 PM

286. "exactly what i suspect would happen"
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Just enough... to lose

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DonKnutts
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Wed Mar-13-13 04:48 PM

287. "exactly what i suspect would happen"
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Just enough... to lose

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LA2Philly
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Wed Mar-13-13 06:13 PM

288. "Commendable effort but not enough...aka same ole shit, just a diff CL"
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theothursdays
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Wed Mar-13-13 07:49 PM

292. "This"
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Buck
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Wed Mar-13-13 08:08 PM

293. "Wenger: Arsenal lose, England's fault."
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/mar/13/arsenal-champions-league-arsene-wenger

Ars�ne Wenger lamented a "massive wake-up call" for English football as Arsenal became the nation's final team to exit the Champions League on a night of drama and gallant failure at Bayern Munich.

Arsenal won 2-0 here only to come up short on the away goals rule and suffer a third consecutive elimination at the last-16 stage of the competition. The regrets were not located here, rather in the first leg at Emirates Stadium and, in the particular, the concession of the late third goal to Mario Mandzukic which proved decisive.

"It's a massive disappointment for English football because for many years, we have not been used to this," Wenger said, as he reflected upon a Champions quarter-final phase without English representation for the first time since 1996, Arsenal having followed Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City in going out.

"It's a massive wake-up call for us and it means that the rest of European football has caught up with us. We have to take that into consideration when we talk about the Premier League in the future."
Arsenal took an early lead here through Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny scored their second on 87 minutes to hint at a historic triumph. There was valour in the exit but it did not dilute the irritation at the manner in which Arsenal had left themselves with too much to do.

"To qualify is 180 minutes," said Wenger, who will definitely now go an eighth straight season without a trophy. "It's a bit similar to last year's situation against Milan, when we missed the first leg .

"The regret we have is not this game against Bayern but the first game at the Emirates. You could see tonight the weight of that third goal that we gave away with four minutes to go. It's massive.
"We went close and I am very proud of the performance of the team but, as well, I am very disappointed for everyone who follows Arsenal. When you look at our game tonight, we have many regrets about the first game.

"I felt it was very feasible to knock Bayern out. We had a plan that we respected tonight. It went a bit for us on some occasions but overall, we played well.

"The second goal came too late but we did have a few opportunities in the second half. Bayern defended very well. They were a very defensive team tonight and they stopped us from playing. We were under pressure because a bad performance would have been terrible for the morale and the pride of the team. The regret I have is that there is potential in the team and we are, of course, out of the competition."

Wenger had been expected to rotate his personnel ahead of the Swansea game but he picked Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla, and the surprise was the omission of the captain Thomas Vermaelen. Wenger, who offered honourable mentions to each of his starting back five, was snappy about the reasons for Vermaelen's presence among the substitutes.

"I don't want to explain too much," he said. "I don't know if he will play at Swansea. We have to see tomorrow or Friday. It's possible yes. I want to see how everybody recovers. We will rotate a bit at the back and in midfield. It's a massive game on Saturday."

The Bayern manager, Jupp Heynckes, admitted that his team had "got away with a black eye". He added: "These are the most difficult games and you have to finish them. We fought hard but we didn't play well, although I have to say we had great chances. We should have taken advantage of them. Arsenal came here wounded and they had a good game."

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BrooklynWHAT
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Wed Mar-13-13 09:15 PM

294. "LOL wenger is a dipshit."
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DonKnutts
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Wed Mar-13-13 11:51 PM

295. "you mean"
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Question asked by press, question responded to by manager.

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LA2Philly
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Thu Mar-14-13 01:14 AM

296. "O please. Cut this manufactured headline bs"
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Thu Mar-14-13 01:15 AM by LA2Philly

He responded to a question about an English team not making the quarters since '96 and then the other 4/5 of the article was about the game.

Criticize him for shit that is actually valid.

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