Aye, it's always been there, but seems to have been even more out there in the last few weeks. Times Podcast had someone talking about 4-4-2: positive, 4-5-1: negative with regard to LFC v Man City. Phil Thompson on Soccer Saturday advising clubs near the bottom to stick two up top at home and 'ave a go. Pointless moaning about it, obviously, but it makes me feel better.
― Lucas: loved by chris, lots and lots (Chris), Sunday, 18 December 2011 00:07 (twelve years ago) link
ruiz chippy chip chip
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Saturday, December 17, 2011 9:41 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Permalink
Otm. That was a beauty, mostly because he was so close to failing miserably. That slight touch of the shin...
― lebateauivre, Sunday, 18 December 2011 00:25 (twelve years ago) link
What are your thoughts on the Ivanovic penalty? I can see it's true that (a) he had his arms in front of him; (b) he couldn't've put them anywhere else, sort of; and (c) Cech would've got it anyway (maybe). But I'm not sure how any of that is relevant, clear penalty imo.
Chelsea were even worse on the highlights.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 18 December 2011 07:54 (twelve years ago) link
"I'm not sure what Cech's doing there"
I bloody hate this Shearerism - everyone says it now, for every mistake. Cech was trying to pick it up, you prick, don't make like he was off on some crazed frolic.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 18 December 2011 07:58 (twelve years ago) link
I'm not sure what IK's talking about there.
― The Artist Formerly Known As Teh HoBB, Sunday, 18 December 2011 08:59 (twelve years ago) link
Ngh. I suspect my hatred of that way of putting things comes from a work function where I was cornered with an eminent old academic who kept telling me he didn't understand what I was saying, my response to which was to keep repeating my points in ever-simpler language while wondering why on earth I was unable to make myself clear to this guy - not comprehending that this was his way of telling me I was wrong. Not a great mingler, me.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 18 December 2011 09:31 (twelve years ago) link
up early for the world club cup. let's do this ganso
― cccccc, Sunday, 18 December 2011 09:53 (twelve years ago) link
Damn, I forgot about this - I've arranged to go out for a bit now. Hoping for some tight 0-0 catenaccio 'til I get back late doors.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 18 December 2011 10:18 (twelve years ago) link
ivanovic ball to hand, hand not even out. Never a pen.
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Sunday, 18 December 2011 10:25 (twelve years ago) link
agreed
― Number None, Sunday, 18 December 2011 10:36 (twelve years ago) link
Barca have given up on pretending that Alves is a RB. Playing a sort of 3-1-3-3 from what I can make out.
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 10:38 (twelve years ago) link
They've done that a bit against lesser opposition this season i think. Take that Santos
― Number None, Sunday, 18 December 2011 10:40 (twelve years ago) link
Fuck what a Goal! Messi you magnificent bastard. Xavi you magnificent bastard.
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 10:50 (twelve years ago) link
pointless watching barcelona, the results always obvious. no tension
― cccccc, Sunday, 18 December 2011 10:52 (twelve years ago) link
Being a Barcelona fan is like b eing a Beatles fan at this stage. Yeh alright, you're the best, and what? It's like watching a super-computer beat the world champion at chess every match. Barcelona have broken football.
― You failed, you didn’t eat the whole pizza (NotEnough), Sunday, 18 December 2011 10:54 (twelve years ago) link
Xavi 2-0. ho-hum.
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 10:56 (twelve years ago) link
so good
don't get me wrong I'm not a hater it's a magnificent monotony
― cccccc, Sunday, 18 December 2011 10:57 (twelve years ago) link
fabregas off the post (thought he was offside mind)Barca not even playing at top speed, their passing quite slow for them. Probably shading possession 75/25 so far mind.
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:04 (twelve years ago) link
commentators musing on whether fabregas could play as a 'false 9' at the Euros now that Villa is injured. Poor old Torres completely forgotten.
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:06 (twelve years ago) link
neymar Vs. messi lol
has neymar had over 5 touches yet?
― cccccc, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:06 (twelve years ago) link
poor old soldadoxp
― cccccc, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:07 (twelve years ago) link
lol the russian commentator just referred to 'Elano Ralph Rubinstein Blumer' which is some wikipedia vandalism
'There is no Ralph,' Elano explained a few days ago. 'I don't know where that has come from, I never heard it before. My name is Elano Blumer, but because I learned they use your surname only in England I didn't want to become known as Blumer. So I said Elano. And I think my goal against Newcastle last week was the most beautiful I have ever scored, but I don't mind if I score a few ugly ones as well.'
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:08 (twelve years ago) link
Hernandez is back. Nice surprise
― Number None, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:13 (twelve years ago) link
3-0 Cesc. 4 of them queuing up tbf.
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:18 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/?v=zKWaVDxpTYk&
― Number None, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:21 (twelve years ago) link
Try againhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKWaVDxpTYk
― Number None, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:24 (twelve years ago) link
Ow poor Santos, they threw half their season to prepare for this one game. I hope they get a goal at least, they can't do worse than United.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:34 (twelve years ago) link
Uncalled for
― Number None, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:36 (twelve years ago) link
Cesc misses a good chance. Barca not clinical enough. It's like watching LFC (hollow laugh)
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:37 (twelve years ago) link
Ganso just did something good, which is the first time I've thought that in the half dozen times I've seen him play.
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:38 (twelve years ago) link
tis the time of year for cooking the goose
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:40 (twelve years ago) link
I've come to the conclusion that having iniesta/xavi/messi on the same team isn't fair. UEFA should step in.
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:40 (twelve years ago) link
i dont think ive ever watched the club world cup final before
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:43 (twelve years ago) link
even by messi standards his touch is insane today
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:45 (twelve years ago) link
First non Liverpool one that I've watched.
I wonder what Masch really thinks about being a CB now.
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:45 (twelve years ago) link
tbf on a heat map he is probably only playing 5-10 yards further back than he did at liverpool
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:46 (twelve years ago) link
that's true actually.neymar fluffs his chance.
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:47 (twelve years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Neymar_visiting_Red_Bull_Arena_%28cropped%29.jpg/450px-Neymar_visiting_Red_Bull_Arena_%28cropped%29.jpg
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:50 (twelve years ago) link
It's a fair point, should Barca's formation properly begin with a zero?
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:50 (twelve years ago) link
lol that shanked shot by neymar turned out to be a dangerous pass
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:53 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/hkifW.jpg
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:54 (twelve years ago) link
I watched the Corinthians-Vasco one, most lolworthy primetime entertainment the BBC ever bounced themselves into showing live
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:54 (twelve years ago) link
every single game about a dozen times I think the opposition has xavi trapped, and every single time he wiggles out. Every fucking time!
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 11:55 (twelve years ago) link
alves also proving his worth today imo
― sonderangerbot, Sunday, 18 December 2011 12:01 (twelve years ago) link
he did that about six years ago
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 18 December 2011 12:02 (twelve years ago) link
rooney helps my fantasy team out. Yes Fergie, he's a CF (when not playing RB obvs)
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 12:05 (twelve years ago) link
this xavi fella is quite something
looking forward to seeing what he does next
― cccccc, Sunday, 18 December 2011 12:05 (twelve years ago) link
sometimes it's even possible to imagining him gracing a stage like the emirates, or the etihad
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 18 December 2011 12:07 (twelve years ago) link
steady
― pandemic, Sunday, 18 December 2011 12:08 (twelve years ago) link
Keane told the Sunday Times newspaper: “If you want to question my managerial record; listen, you could question every pundit’s managerial skill in relation to (Ferguson’s) and we’re all going to come up short.
“But I would also say that without players like myself, maybe he wouldn’t have such a good managerial record because players who go down the punditry road, it’s soon forgotten that we put bodies on the line for him.”
Keane also accused Ferguson of failing to stand by him following his abrupt exit from the club in 2005. “People say he stood by me in difficult times. But he didn’t when I was 34, not when I was towards the end and had a few differences with (former United assistant boss) Carlos Queiroz. All of a sudden then, (it was|) ‘off you go, Roy, and here’s the statement we’ve done.”’
― nakhchivan, Sunday, 18 December 2011 12:10 (twelve years ago) link