[quote=âIl Bomber Destro, post: 743460, member: 1052â]Barcelona and referees have cheated in order to make Barcelona successful, you seem to think referees cheating is acceptable - thankfully I come from a country where we look to tackle corruption and bring those responsible to account for their actions. I didnât make up the incidences that have taken place, they happened.
You also shouldnât be posting when youâre going through your period, your moodiness is intolerable.[/quote]
Yawn, posts like this are way I keep out of soccer threads for the most part.
This Italian âshtickâ has gotten tiresome.
I hope you are a wum as if not you are just repetitive and banal.
Heâs the real deal but donât know if his style suits Barcaâs possession game. Heâd play as one of the wider attackers presumably but the likes of Sanchez and Villa have found it a struggle to play in the system where the need to retain possession is paramount. Heâd be more suited to Real.
How many of Barcelonaâs signings since Guardiola took over could be deemed successful? Alba, Pique and Alves would be the obvious ones. Keita maybe at a push. I donât think Mascherano should be considered a success either. Talented players should not go to Barcelona as they will be stifled. If Neymar had any intelligence he would note the mistakes of other and not make the same one.
Barca were 2-1 down at half time tonight but Messi came on and scored a double and they won. Weird that he came off the bench and scored last weekend and this but wasnât risked for the Champions League game in between.
I think thatâs a fair criticism. It probably applies to Real Madrid in part too but theyâve brought in more players so their 50% strike rate doesnât look too bad.
Iâve a real sneaking fancy that Atletico will send Mourinho out in ignominy tonight - 5/1 to win in 90 minutes, 3/1 to win the Cup. They have a perfect record of P3 W3 in finals at the Bernabeu and have plenty of experience of winning Cup finals having won the Europa League twice in the last four seasons.
Cristiano Ronaldo should be off. Deliberate handball and then a cynical kick across the back of the leg of Juanfran which should have been a red by itself.
I have been very impressed with him in his 18 or so months at Atletico although they have been poor for the most part in the games against Real and Barca where he has been too pragmatic. But he is a very good young manager and his side play quality counter attacking football for the most part