Barca suffer, will Liverpool and Fulham ?
21 April 2010, 12:23 AM
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Barca suffer, will Liverpool and Fulham ?
I always thought Barca woukld lose last night purely because of the travelling and I expect both Fulham and Liverpool to come unstuck.
Ok it's the way the cookie crumbles but it does give the home teams an advantage imo
Ok it's the way the cookie crumbles but it does give the home teams an advantage imo
21 April 2010, 07:24 AM
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600 miles via coach was not exactly a hardship for last nights match. Like Andy Gray said if it was a trip to Moscow via coach then fair enough.
Sets up an interesting 2nd leg at the Nou Camp where I can see Barcelona scoring two but I dont seem them keeping a clean sheet. Inters 3rd was blatantly offside but you win some and lose some of those decisions.
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Sets up an interesting 2nd leg at the Nou Camp where I can see Barcelona scoring two but I dont seem them keeping a clean sheet. Inters 3rd was blatantly offside but you win some and lose some of those decisions.
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21 April 2010, 08:24 AM
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6 miles on a coach for these pampered star of today would be a hardship.
Andy who ?
I'd now like to see a Bayern Inter final I think that would be very enjoyable.
I thought Mourinho showed his class again yesterday with his tactics.
Andy who ?
I'd now like to see a Bayern Inter final I think that would be very enjoyable.
I thought Mourinho showed his class again yesterday with his tactics.
21 April 2010, 11:01 AM
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Im doubting they were on a National Express type coach either. Reclining chairs, personal masseuse, pasta and power drinks to hand. Ah the hardships of a professional footballer 
That said Barca were looking very jaded and void of any ideas really. Hopefully theres plenty of goals in the 2nd leg. I dont really want Barca winning two on the trot especially when they beat us last year. But I would like to see more of Messi (the world cup is only around the corner though). Andy Gray does annoy me when he starts adding letters to peoples names like Sneijders.
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That said Barca were looking very jaded and void of any ideas really. Hopefully theres plenty of goals in the 2nd leg. I dont really want Barca winning two on the trot especially when they beat us last year. But I would like to see more of Messi (the world cup is only around the corner though
). Andy Gray does annoy me when he starts adding letters to peoples names like Sneijders.Simon
21 April 2010, 11:57 AM
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Milan played far better than I thought and Barca were well below par. I'm rooting for Barca to win but the 2 goal defecit may just be too much even at the Nou Camp. Very disappointed that either Bayern or the frogs (no chance of beating Bayern) will be in the final as don't think either deserve it and the style of football will suffer for it. With the English clubs out Milan vs Barca would have been the ideal final.
21 April 2010, 12:27 PM
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Jose is brilliant at closing down opposition. He neutralised Chelsea and has done the same with Barca which is some feat!
He is looking like he has one hand on the cup in my eyes. His old boss must be squirming.
He is looking like he has one hand on the cup in my eyes. His old boss must be squirming.
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Good results all round for the Dippers and Fulham, I cant tell if Liverpool suffered or if it was just their usual, I didnt see the game so cant comment.
28 April 2010, 10:53 PM
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I love Jose (no homo). Tonight showed though why football is becoming a farce. Tat sending off was pathetic. A ref from a small nation much like why Chelsea lost out last year. Hope Inter win it.
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Also Barca's 2nd goal should not have been ruled out as it was ball to hand on Toure at that close range, the whole reason for such a rule.
I found it very disappointing that Inter spent the whole game defending and did not make a great game that I was hoping for. However Maureen has always been one to win a game however needed so his tactics were spot on even if it was horrible football to watch.
I found it very disappointing that Inter spent the whole game defending and did not make a great game that I was hoping for. However Maureen has always been one to win a game however needed so his tactics were spot on even if it was horrible football to watch.
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Not many teams could hold Barca off for the majority of the game the way Inter did last night. I thought it was an impressive performance and hope they go on to win
Very harsh decision on the handball to stop them winning, Toure could do nothing about it and his arm was against his body not flapping about. Big call for the ref to make and could have changed history!
Very harsh decision on the handball to stop them winning, Toure could do nothing about it and his arm was against his body not flapping about. Big call for the ref to make and could have changed history!
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Not many teams could hold Barca off for the majority of the game the way Inter did last night. I thought it was an impressive performance and hope they go on to win
Very harsh decision on the handball to stop them winning, Toure could do nothing about it and his arm was against his body not flapping about. Big call for the ref to make and could have changed history!
Very harsh decision on the handball to stop them winning, Toure could do nothing about it and his arm was against his body not flapping about. Big call for the ref to make and could have changed history!
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Fecking class goal from Barca though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zijQdTrqPyo
What spoiled it for me was the ammount of bloody diving that was going on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zijQdTrqPyo
What spoiled it for me was the ammount of bloody diving that was going on
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yup, then there was the blatant time wasting on top of that as well, then the reffs dodgy decisions (sending off, goal disallowed), ruined what could have and should have been a cracking match.
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I think Inter went through on merit last night. It was never a red card, but even with 10 men they reduced Barca to just a couple of efforts on goal (Messi's 1st half shot & Bojan's 2nd half header). In fact the much vaunted Barca attack was utterly clueless until their 84th minute goal. As for the disallowed goal, the opportunity to score wouldn't have arisen if Toure hadn't played it with his arm in the first place, so it was definitely the right call from the ref (also the Inter goalie didn't bother trying to save it because the whistle had gone).
Barcelona were at home, needing to score at least twice to get to the European Cup final in Madrid and played an hour of the match against 10 men. I can't imagine any current English club holding out so comfortably under those circumstances, as Mourinho's foreign legion did last night. I'm not saying that we wouldn't have managed it, but I am sure it would have been a backs-to-the-wall panic-fest with shots raining in all night from everywhere, goal-line clearances, hitting the woodwork, man-of-the-match goalkeeping, penalty appeals, silly free-kicks on the edge of the area etc.
The first 83 minutes last night were just not like that, so you have to give Jose and his team credit. They didn't need to score: they'd already done that 3 times last week. I sure hope Inter beat the Jairmans in the final.
Barcelona were at home, needing to score at least twice to get to the European Cup final in Madrid and played an hour of the match against 10 men. I can't imagine any current English club holding out so comfortably under those circumstances, as Mourinho's foreign legion did last night. I'm not saying that we wouldn't have managed it, but I am sure it would have been a backs-to-the-wall panic-fest with shots raining in all night from everywhere, goal-line clearances, hitting the woodwork, man-of-the-match goalkeeping, penalty appeals, silly free-kicks on the edge of the area etc.
The first 83 minutes last night were just not like that, so you have to give Jose and his team credit. They didn't need to score: they'd already done that 3 times last week. I sure hope Inter beat the Jairmans in the final.
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Also to add just how **** is Ibrahimovic, I always thought he was the most over rated striker in Italy and could never understand why Barca swapped him with Eto who is truly one of the best ever. Another strange one is why Maureen was playing Eto in midfield when he is a World class striker 
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Jose played him there as in the first leg because of how Barca play. their full backs push on and the centre backs play far apart. he knew the gaps therefore were down the side behind the full backs and he wanted to use Eto'os pace there. It also gives the FB something to think about rather than going forward. also the other striker (name eludes me) has a greater work ethic without the ball which suits the counter attack style better.
that's my take on it anyway.
that's my take on it anyway.
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Milito is the striker but i'd still rather play Eto as the one up front. Eto just didn't get used properly in my view and for that reason didn't get a chance at goal. Perhaps as you say Maureen was happy to use him as a decoy to keep that wing pegged back knowing he wasn't going to get a look in at goal.
I think Henry's time at Barca is up as not used at all over the 2 legs even when they were desperate. They are going to have to offload Ibrahimovic and replace with someone far more reliable. Send him back to Italy as that seems the only place he can score goals.
Perhaps David Villa will end up at Barca this summer as he only wants to play in Spain.
I think Henry's time at Barca is up as not used at all over the 2 legs even when they were desperate. They are going to have to offload Ibrahimovic and replace with someone far more reliable. Send him back to Italy as that seems the only place he can score goals.
Perhaps David Villa will end up at Barca this summer as he only wants to play in Spain.
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