i disagree. in fact, i dont remember anyone who played high pressure vs them and got a good result, mainly because Xavi + Iniesta + Fabregas + Busquets can and DEFINITELY will control the midfield, no matter what. the only way to beat such teams, as chelsea/real madrid have proved, is playing heavy defensive football
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Obviously I'm talking about teams that have the ability to go against Spain. The 2 wall strategy only works if you are totally outclassed. If you have a decent midfield, get after the ball, or they slice you in half. You can in no way give them as much time as they want on the ball. You have to get after their one weakness as they aren't as athletic as some other players. And we all know that the Chelsea win was fluky. Real have the quality to play against Barca. It's not always going to work, but it's the best way to play them. Force them into punting it forward, and with the lack of strikers, watch them suffer as one isolated midfielder is going to be unable to do anything and will lose the ball.
hahahahahahahahahaha how did i miss this :justin:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20012421
what? Dirty Leeds :D
what? Dirty Leeds :D
Something that might have slipped under the radar (maybe not) but Cardiff are top of the Championship! I've probably jinxed them now but it's fun while it's lasts.
errr, why?
Cos I used to live in Cardiff! And I have family living there. Never been to a game though, god knows what league they were in back then. Change of shirt colour later, they're on top of the league. That was clearly all that was wrong!
The thing with star players is... Well ever since Van Persie signed for Utd I have wanted to see him and Rooney play together... If only Utd would sort out their midfield, that would be jizzalicious.
Back to sanity: I hate Utd and not sure why I am watching them.
edit: also not sure why I used the word jizzalicious there... RVP and Rooney together is some strike force, in a totally football related and non-homosexual sense.
Back to sanity: I hate Utd and not sure why I am watching them.
edit: also not sure why I used the word jizzalicious there... RVP and Rooney together is some strike force, in a totally football related and non-homosexual sense.
YEAH A WIN AT LAST!! I FREAKING LOVE GRANT HOLT!!
More importantly our defence was amazing and really restricted Arsenal.
More importantly our defence was amazing and really restricted Arsenal.
Noob ass Arsenal useless fuck tard nigglet
We really missed Gibbs today, he has been giving us all the pace and width down the left hand side and Santos couldn't deliver the same. Defending is still non-existant, I've lost count how many times we let Norwich run at us with no pressure or how many crosses that were completely unmarked and undefended. 1-0 flattered Arsenal really, I think we had 2 chances the whole game. Giroud and Podolski were anonymous, Gervinho is still legit useless and I'm going to put Ramsey into the same bracket here. Arteta was the only player of any note, and possibly Jenkinson... Yeah that was a desperate waste of 2 hours...
We really missed Gibbs today, he has been giving us all the pace and width down the left hand side and Santos couldn't deliver the same. Defending is still non-existant, I've lost count how many times we let Norwich run at us with no pressure or how many crosses that were completely unmarked and undefended. 1-0 flattered Arsenal really, I think we had 2 chances the whole game. Giroud and Podolski were anonymous, Gervinho is still legit useless and I'm going to put Ramsey into the same bracket here. Arteta was the only player of any note, and possibly Jenkinson... Yeah that was a desperate waste of 2 hours...
What a good win against spurs today.
Good win for LFC.
Barcelona game was the best though
Barcelona game was the best though
Anyone but Reading puts something in the back of the net against Liverpool. Liverpool change managers and lose defensive integrity, but can't be any better in front of net...
epl: in chelsea, the coolest thing about having the doom triumvirate of hazard/mata/bosscar is that even if 2 of them dont shine, the other one still rapes, as mata showed today (even tho hazards assist was great).
man utd fluked away another win vs stoke but it doesnt matter, because, as i said a couple of months ago, chelsea is IMO the strongest team in the league i back them to win the league.
not surprised by arsenal losing to norwich, holt is a freaking boss too.
bundesliga: borussia lost 1-2 to schalke, but i already expected it; gundogan, schmelzer, götze, and kuba were all out of combat, theyre too important for the core.
and bayern munchen's current team is fucking rapist, imo they are going to win UCL this year (you read it here first); last year they didnt win it because gomez, ribery, robben, etc were all tired, and the signings of mandzukic / shaqiri (keep an eye out for this fella, hes a beast) solve that matter, not to mention javi martinez whos currently a top 5 CDM imo.
la liga: real madrid won against celta but even my dog predicted it and i dont even have a dog. btw, highlights for higuains fluk... i mean spetacular goal.
barca had a tough time but the beat deportivo la coruña. i figured out that barca's main defensive tribulation is not the quality of their defenders (mascherano, song, pique, etc are all good tacklers). the issue is that, without puyol, their defensive line is clueless, making them extremely vulnerable.
man utd fluked away another win vs stoke but it doesnt matter, because, as i said a couple of months ago, chelsea is IMO the strongest team in the league i back them to win the league.
not surprised by arsenal losing to norwich, holt is a freaking boss too.
bundesliga: borussia lost 1-2 to schalke, but i already expected it; gundogan, schmelzer, götze, and kuba were all out of combat, theyre too important for the core.
and bayern munchen's current team is fucking rapist, imo they are going to win UCL this year (you read it here first); last year they didnt win it because gomez, ribery, robben, etc were all tired, and the signings of mandzukic / shaqiri (keep an eye out for this fella, hes a beast) solve that matter, not to mention javi martinez whos currently a top 5 CDM imo.
la liga: real madrid won against celta but even my dog predicted it and i dont even have a dog. btw, highlights for higuains fluk... i mean spetacular goal.
barca had a tough time but the beat deportivo la coruña. i figured out that barca's main defensive tribulation is not the quality of their defenders (mascherano, song, pique, etc are all good tacklers). the issue is that, without puyol, their defensive line is clueless, making them extremely vulnerable.
How low us Liverpool fan standards have fallen.
seriously i've tried to avoid mentioning it thus far but what is with your obsession/constant overuse of the word rape? HE TOTALLY RAPES HIM THEN HE RAPED HIM AND THEY RAPE THAT TEAM SO HARD
expand your fucking vocabulary already
He clearly said rakes.
HBK
Subtlety is my middle name
Word.I was really disappointed with Torres' performance though,could've easily had a hatrrick or a double.Apart from finishing all the other aspects of his play were delightful and I'd like to see more of it.And FYI I already predicted us to be top even before the season began.
As much as I'd like to agree with you,United's win was not a fluke;Stoke made defensive errors and they took advantage of them.Although ROFL Fergie thinks he can win the CL if his defense stays fit.
They are so screwed come next week.