The Ultimate Soccer Thread 2012-2013 Vol. 3 Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga etc

[dlo13]

Guardado. Axdsjakfksk...

That game was rather meh. Valencia had the ball, but barely looked like doing anything until the end.

Was pleasantly surprised that Celtic came out and attacked. Finishing was :x, tho. Two terrible errors by that CB. Bad day at the office.

 

[ajiiiplatinum]

United vs Real Madrid...should be good.

Madrid by 2 goals

3-1 or 2-0

 

[mastamind89]

Did anyone see the U21 game between United and Arsenal the other day?

 

[cs02132]

Just want to leave this here for tomorrow

 

[AZwildcats]

I hate both of these teams, but I especially dislike barca and Madrid. I hope Utd beats them 4-0

 

[cs02132]

also hoping for a BVB win tomorrow

 

[MetalMario]

^that my friends is how the game was meant to be appreciated, loved and cherished

just looking at that makes me want to be a fan of their fans and not the team. Respect

 

[keepie uppie]

'Stop Alonso to stop Real,' Ferguson told

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has said the key to beating Real Madrid is not stopping goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo but taking playmaker Xabi Alonso out of the game.

Dortmund beat Madrid 2-1 at home and drew 2-2 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu during this season's Champions League group stages,when an 89th-minute Mesut Ozil free-kick was needed to get just a point for Jose Mourinho's side.

Speaking to El Pais in the run-up to Madrid's last-16 first leg against Manchester United at the Bernabeu on Wednesday evening,the Borussia boss said his tactics for the games against Madrid had revolved around making sure Alonso did not have the time and space to launch his more attacking team-mates,including Ronaldo,into space with long accurate passes.

"We knew where they would send their passes,how they look for Cristiano,"Klopp said."Our plan was to take Xabi (Alonso) out of the game.Because if Alonso can play as he wants it is impossible to defend against Madrid.And (Mario) Gotze covered him.We knew that if our full-backs,(Lukasz) Piszczek and (Marcel) Schmelzer,moved around a lot,the advantage would be on our side against Cristiano.If you block Xabi,you make it so Pepe always has the ball.That is a big difference."

 

[rook]

The day we have all been waiting for folks

 

[JJ Goon]

Apparently French authorities are investigating Yann M'Vila for involvement in child prostitution. Reports state the girl is 15/16

Along his phone number, french police found explicit pictures and text messages involving Yann M'Vila

 

[rook]

Apparently French authorities are investigating Yann M'Vila for involvement in child prostitution. Reports state the girl is 15/16

Along his phone number, french police found explicit pictures and text messages involving Yann M'Vila

I always had a feeling that Idris Elba twin was a odd fella

 

[i lax bro]

cant wait, Man u wins 2-1 or 2-0 I believe. Madrid hasn't surprised me too much in CL and la liga this year. Will be super entertaining though for sure

 

[Kimchi Papi]

I think today's Man U vs RM will come down to the midfielders for both teams. They will need to dictate which team wins. Also dying to see how Rafael handles his assignment of keeping Ronaldo in check (especially since he's been on fire as of late). As for predication, I have no idea how this is going to go... Still can't believe the Celts lost like that yesterday...

 

[eiddyfouw]

I hope to see Kagawa out there tonight.

 

[JJ Goon]

 

[rook]

Honest prediction?

Real Madrid 3-1

Ronaldo brace.

 

[jada2001retro]

I was thinking 3-1 as well to Madrid, I think they're just too strong.

 

[eiddyfouw]

Arsenal fans going to be predicting 6-1's to Madrid today

Brief tactics....

 

[mastamind89]

Eriksen [refusing] to sign a new contract with Ajax

 

[dlo13]

Kris Commons and how to make things really awkward in the locker room in one easy step...

"Look, the manager picked him. The manager pulled him to one side and asked him if he was feeling okay. He said he was feeling brilliant.

"If he wasn't feeling okay, then he should have said so. If he felt good then he should have put in a better performance.

"It was just very sloppy individual mistakes – something you'd probably get away with on a playground, not in the last 16 of the Champions League."

Commons continued:

"There are certain individuals who let the team down. Hopefully this is just a one-off.

"The back four have made errors which have probably cost us the tie. But it's partly down to them why we're here in the first place.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

What he said was true (Kris Commons) but he shouldn't have said that publicly IMO...

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Eriksen [refusing] to sign a new contract with Ajax

Will Man City come courting again this summer?

 

[jada2001retro]

Utd team :

De Gea, Rafael, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra, Jones, Kagawa, Carrick, Welbeck, Rooney, Van Persie

No Vidic = bye bye.

 

[jada2001retro]

Madrid team :

Diego Lopez - Verane, Ramos, Fabio Coentrao, Arbeloa, Khedira, Ozil, Xabi Alonso, Di Maria, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema

Strong line-up.

 

[dlo13]

@ that United lineup.

Looks like a pending disaster, but I reserve the right to come back to this thread and admire SAF's huevos later.