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La Liga17/18

Bold Tone

arsedoc md wrote:
... and the refs

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1-1-1

E: for future reference
https://imgtc.com/w/jqntYGo

arsedocmd

umtiti hamstring, vermaelen in. Means madrid are back in too.

MistaT

Not sure about that, Madrid are 8 points off and not in great form.

arsedocmd

Madrid have scored 5 against sevilla. By the 42min mark. In the first half.
Ronaldo starting moves for the last two goals from deep.

jones

Barcelona have hit the post 24 times this season (there was one more after this tweet), 14 out of those by Messi. I remember how some kept saying Pogba was unlucky last season for hitting the post 7 times over the full season - Messi is going at literally over four times the rate currently

arsedocmd

Hattrick of post hitting yesterday.

Bold Tone

What is this game?

jones

Must've watched that about a dozen times. So ridiculously effortless

Bold Tone

I was struck by the players executing their roles in the build-up after Suarez' donkey touch.
I took note of the way the full back read the play so took up that wide role as it developed so was in position to execute the bellerin kryptonite pass for the Suarez finish.

Rohit

So much space can open up when you have technically brilliant players who can play their way out of tight spaces.

flobaba

Bold Tone wrote:
What is this game?

I am jealous.

jones

Villarreal actually somehow managed to get relegated that season

BWoolley

Was this under Marcelino, Jones?

jones

Marcelino only joined in 2013 when they were in Segunda. That was probably under Garrido or his caretaker successor

QuincyAbeyie

Real Madrid absolutely imploded after 0-1. Messi had a quiet game, but should probably have had two more assists.

arsedocmd

Messi had a great second half. Created about half a dozen one on ones for Barca. First half was drab, felt like a epl game with so many misplaced passes.
Kovacic man marking him messi in retrospect was a spectacular failure for me as it left space behind for the first goal and he wasn't focused on tracking back. Then messi through ball led to the red card and penalty. Then an assist for the third after casually beating a guy on the wing.
Stupid time change.

arsedocmd

That's the laliga settled for this season.

QuincyAbeyie

arsedoc md wrote:
Kovacic man marking him messi in retrospect was a spectacular failure for me

It's ridiculous that Zidane thought that would work. I remember Girona tried the same thing, apparently told one player to just stay on Messi no matter what. Messi didn't get any goals or assists, but just constantly dragged him away, creating space for everyone else. Barcelona won that game 3-0 as well.

arsedocmd

Apparently it worked in the supercopa. Didn't see that.

Claudius

Zidane should watch out. Even with the intercontinental cup, this form could cost him his job

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