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Champions League 11/12

Rex

Boring as fuck. Makes our first half against Sunderland look like a good half of football.
Leverkusen has hardly been in Barcelona´s half, but they have generally defended well. Vulnerable to that ball over the top though all evening. What led to the goal too.

Timbob

We've already seen the zenith of this Barca team. They're still good enough to pick up some major silverware on their way down though.

Claudius

Gooooooooooooooooooool! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol!
1-1

Timbob

The Leverkusen manager looks like a podgier, older version of Xavi.

Sirius

Lulz! Na endlich.

Sirius

Sanchez again. Boo!

Rex

Super assist from Cesc. sigh

Timbob

10 years ago Sanchez would have been an out and out number 9 goal scorer type.

Sirius

Messi with some magic there. Maybe this is why I'm still watching...

Claudius

That was special from Messi.
But that's the formula. This is how Barca play
Option 1: pass the ball around until the other team loses concentration, and get a through ball or lob that Messi, Sanchez, Fabregas or Iniesta can run onto and score. If that fails,
Option 2: give the ball to Messi and clear out like the Lakers do for Kobe and let him take on 4 defenders before chipping the goalie.

Sirius

Oh my word. Busquets ya scumbag. Castro (who hit the post earlier for Leverkusen) takes the ball along the touchline, that lanky twat fouls him, goes down himself and pretends to be hurt. Castro gets booked. The fook?

Timbob

Barcelona aren't boring. This is just their version of a solid away performance in the later rounds of the CL. Rather than stick 10 or 11 behind the ball and play on the break as most teams do, they try and keep possession for 90 minutes. Different ways of skinning a cat.

Go watch the second leg of the cup game against Valencia and tell me that was boring.

Mirth

Caligula wrote:
That was special from Messi.
But that's the formula. This is how Barca play
Option 1: pass the ball around until the other team loses concentration, and get a through ball or lob that Messi, Sanchez, Fabregas or Iniesta can run onto and score. If that fails,
Option 2: give the ball to Messi and clear out like the Lakers do for Kobe and let him take on 4 defenders before chipping the goalie.

In fairness they've missed a striker like Villa to find the space in the box, it's relatively better than what most teams serve up.

Barcelona team with Henry-Eto'o-Messi was the high point, all gone down hill from there.

Coombs

Maureen is right. There is a conspiracy, and I hate conspiracy theories. Barca are not only favored by the powers that be, but official proceedings are pre-engineered to offer them the best possible chance. I'm certain this is absolutely true, and it needs to stop because its disgusting to watch them play despite their obvious brilliance as individuals and as a team.

Mirth

Neat cross from Alves.

Timbob

General Mirth wrote:
Barcelona team with Henry-Eto'o-Messi was the high point, all gone down hill from there.

😆 Satire?

I agree with the statement though. Just an infinitesimally small incremental decline.

Mirth

Tim wrote:
General Mirth wrote:
Barcelona team with Henry-Eto'o-Messi was the high point, all gone down hill from there.

😆 Satire?

I agree with the statement though. Just an infinitesimally small incremental decline.

No lies, this is facth! They won six trophies with that team, by definition every thing since has been down hill! :glee:

I quite liked Barcelona that season, before they turned into cunts and before the whole world jumped on the bandwagon.

RonBurgundy

General Mirth wrote:
Barcelona team with Henry-Eto'o-Messi was the high point, all gone down hill from there.

Three of the greatest forwards I've ever seen.

Claudius

i would not miss a game when the Barca offense centered around Eto'o and Ronaldinho. Since it became tippy-tappy, I'd rather spend my time getting prostate exams.

Rohit

The kind of football that Barcelona play may seem boring but it is extremely difficult to execute and should be appreciated.

To compress the play into one half of the pitch and yet find time and space with the passing and movement requires immaculate technique and control.

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