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Post by worthington on Apr 26, 2016 20:39:05 GMT 1
Alan Green (sitting next to Robbie Savage) has just said the football in the first half of the Champions League semi-final was 'awful'. That's funny Alan because I saw it on TV and it seemed to me to be a compelling contest between two top quality teams. Does this guy have any idea of how skillful these players are?
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Apr 26, 2016 20:43:00 GMT 1
I remember when semi finals of the European cup were exciting sporting events
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 20:43:15 GMT 1
To be honest, I was pretty disappointed with that first half. Somewhat unsurprisingly Ronaldo is missed. I suppose first legs can often be cagey affairs.
0-0 wouldn't be the worst score for Man City to go to Madrid with.
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Post by terrierinyork on Apr 26, 2016 20:44:37 GMT 1
It's been a very dull game to watch as a spectacle so far. No denying the skill and tactical ability on show though. Madrid have obviously come to sit deep and use the pace on the break and are doing a very good job of it so far.
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Post by detox on Apr 26, 2016 20:46:01 GMT 1
has either goalie had to make a save yet...?
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Post by Frankiesleftpeg on Apr 26, 2016 20:48:34 GMT 1
A lot of tippy tappy stuff but no end product.
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Post by Lard Buttie on Apr 26, 2016 21:36:23 GMT 1
To be honest, I was pretty disappointed with that first half. Somewhat unsurprisingly Ronaldo is missed. I suppose first legs can often be cagey affairs. 0-0 wouldn't be the worst score for Man City to go to Madrid with. 0 0 is a great result at home in the 1st game of a 2 legged semi final. No away goal for the opposition and a chance to get an away goal in the secong leg. Mind you wasn't that good for us v Millwall in play off semi under LC?  |
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Apr 26, 2016 21:37:17 GMT 1
To be honest, I was pretty disappointed with that first half. Somewhat unsurprisingly Ronaldo is missed. I suppose first legs can often be cagey affairs. 0-0 wouldn't be the worst score for Man City to go to Madrid with. Do you really think there's any prospect of city not losing in Madrid..I'll be honest I don't |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 21:38:00 GMT 1
To be honest, I was pretty disappointed with that first half. Somewhat unsurprisingly Ronaldo is missed. I suppose first legs can often be cagey affairs. 0-0 wouldn't be the worst score for Man City to go to Madrid with. 0 0 is a great result at home in the 1st game of a 2 legged semi final. No away goal for the opposition and a chance to get an away goal in the secong leg. Mind you wasn't that good for us v Millwall in play off semi under LC? away goals don't count in the play-offs. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 21:39:26 GMT 1
To be honest, I was pretty disappointed with that first half. Somewhat unsurprisingly Ronaldo is missed. I suppose first legs can often be cagey affairs. 0-0 wouldn't be the worst score for Man City to go to Madrid with. Do you really think there's any prospect of city not losing in Madrid..I'll be honest I don't Probably about as much chance as Huddersfield winning at Middlesbrough this season  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 21:40:24 GMT 1
To be honest, I was pretty disappointed with that first half. Somewhat unsurprisingly Ronaldo is missed. I suppose first legs can often be cagey affairs. 0-0 wouldn't be the worst score for Man City to go to Madrid with. Do you really think there's any prospect of city not losing in Madrid..I'll be honest I don't I don't think they've anything to fear based on that, especially if Ronaldo is still out. Means a score draw is good enough for them. I won't be putting any more on them, though. |
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Post by Lard Buttie on Apr 26, 2016 21:41:38 GMT 1
0 0 is a great result at home in the 1st game of a 2 legged semi final. No away goal for the opposition and a chance to get an away goal in the secong leg. Mind you wasn't that good for us v Millwall in play off semi under LC? away goals don't count in the play-offs. CL or League 1? |
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Post by keithAM11532 on Apr 26, 2016 21:48:31 GMT 1
Alan Green (sitting next to Robbie Savage) has just said the football in the first half of the Champions League semi-final was 'awful'. That's funny Alan because I saw it on TV and it seemed to me to be a compelling contest between two top quality teams. Does this guy have any idea of how skillful these players are? Alan Green is a miserable XXXX. I remember him describing Ronaldo as a show pony who needed to grow up and learn how to play football when he first appeared on the scene at Man Utd. |
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Post by HK Chalari on Apr 26, 2016 22:19:47 GMT 1
Anyone who thought that was a good game of football is either very deluded or drunk.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 22:20:07 GMT 1
They might as well fuck the competition off,hardly anyone gets to see it now it's not on itv
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Post by space hardware on Apr 26, 2016 22:52:37 GMT 1
I forgot they were playing until I saw this thread.
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Post by workshyfop on Apr 26, 2016 23:13:46 GMT 1
0 0 is a great result at home in the 1st game of a 2 legged semi final. No away goal for the opposition and a chance to get an away goal in the secong leg. Mind you wasn't that good for us v Millwall in play off semi under LC? away goals don't count in the play-offs. Losing doesn't count in the play-offs when you're on an unbeaten run! |
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Post by worthington on Apr 27, 2016 5:34:38 GMT 1
Anyone who thought that was a good game of football is either very deluded or drunk. Anyone who thought it was no good because it was not 'entertaining' enough probably grew up in England, in a football culture where goalmouth incident is all that matters. There were many misplaced passes but that was because of the need each team had to move the ball as quickly as possible in order to get anywhere, and because of the fact that everyone was so tightly marked. |
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Post by philincalifornia on Apr 27, 2016 6:47:41 GMT 1
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Apr 27, 2016 7:42:48 GMT 1
Anyone who thought that was a good game of football is either very deluded or drunk. Anyone who thought it was no good because it was not 'entertaining' enough probably grew up in England, in a football culture where goalmouth incident is all that matters. There were many misplaced passes but that was because of the need each team had to move the ball as quickly as possible in order to get anywhere, and because of the fact that everyone was so tightly marked. Are you a kind of bearded football hipster who gets irritated by people getting excited ? You can dress it up all you like but as a spectacle for the average Joe it was poor fayre.. they had billed it as their biggest game ever and they were tepid . I bet it had the city diehards pining for the days when they were whooping us |
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Post by mids on Apr 27, 2016 7:59:55 GMT 1
Anyone who thought that was a good game of football is either very deluded or drunk. Anyone who thought it was no good because it was not 'entertaining' enough probably grew up in England, in a football culture where goalmouth incident is all that matters. There were many misplaced passes but that was because of the need each team had to move the ball as quickly as possible in order to get anywhere, and because of the fact that everyone was so tightly marked. Goal mouth action, and shots, do make a game of football more entertaining though. Always has. Always will. Continually passing it around in midfield and going nowhere leads to folk being bored. It's football not chess. |
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Post by detox on Apr 27, 2016 9:15:15 GMT 1
I tried my best to see the artistic content in this game, 22 artisans at the peak of their clubs ambitions displaying their wares... that smooth rolled ball to your fellow CB stood 10 yards away..how the ball rolled so perfectly - and then how the CB slipped in a cunning pass to the RB..straight to him,perfect 15 yard pass, I was gobsmacked, then the devious return ball back to CB from the RB...I could see the opposition looking on in awe.... but the creme de la creme was the ball then played back 25 yards..with stunning accuracy..to the goalkeeper...well I was out of my chair at that, but there was more , as the goalie swiftly rolled the ball out to the LB stood by the touchline..this was just getting too much for me, I could feel my heart racing..but the pièce de résistance for me was the deft way the LB played the ball back to the CB...completing a pure circuit of ball movement ..pure artistry..this was art in it's truest form surely, poetry even ....sadly I missed the rest because I think I nodded off ..
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Post by space hardware on Apr 27, 2016 9:17:14 GMT 1
I tried my best to see the artistic content in this game, 22 artisans at the peak of their clubs ambitions displaying their wares... that smooth rolled ball to your fellow CB stood 10 yards away..how the ball rolled so perfectly - and then how the CB slipped in a cunning pass to the RB..straight to him,perfect 15 yard pass, I was gobsmacked, then the devious return ball back to CB from the RB...I could see the opposition looking on in awe.... but the creme de la creme was the ball then played back 25 yards..with stunning accuracy..to the goalkeeper...well I was out of my chair at that, but there was more , as the goalie swiftly rolled the ball out to the LB stood by the touchline..this was just getting too much for me, I could feel my heart racing..but the pièce de résistance for me was the deft way the LB played the ball back to the CB...completing a pure circuit of ball movement ..pure artistry..this was art in it's truest form surely, poetry even ....sadly I missed the rest because I think I nodded off .. Sounds like the game was "one for the purists". How I dislike that condescending phrase. |
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Apr 27, 2016 9:19:02 GMT 1
I watched the latter stages and couldn't believe the gay abandon with which man city were giving the ball away .. how much did sterling cost ? He is sooo far from a finished product .. if he ever will be one .. meanwhile he has probably got a yacht and a jet and can afford all the sky packages .. it's an obscene world we live in
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Post by dalton knee-jerk on Apr 27, 2016 11:42:12 GMT 1
I watched the latter stages and couldn't believe the gay abandon with which man city were giving the ball away .. how much did sterling cost ? He is sooo far from a finished product .. if he ever will be one .. meanwhile he has probably got a yacht and a jet and can afford all the sky packages .. it's an obscene world we live in And the sad thing is Ted he will probably be in Englands starting XI at the Euros. Shouldn't even be in the squad IMO  |
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Post by workshyfop on Apr 27, 2016 11:51:37 GMT 1
I too only caught the end (took the kids to The Jungle Book - now that is entertainment!) and, as I've mentioned previously and is pointed out above, was shocked at how poor Sterling's first touch was/is.
It was always going to be a tight, cagey affair. Tonight should be a better game.
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Post by Chips Longhorn on Apr 27, 2016 11:58:03 GMT 1
Shouldn't all these jungle book posts go in a separate jungle book thread ? :-)
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Post by Grandfather Berty of Cleck on Apr 27, 2016 12:20:23 GMT 1
Alan Green (sitting next to Robbie Savage) has just said the football in the first half of the Champions League semi-final was 'awful'. If it isn't Man U, Green will say it's crap. |
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Post by workshyfop on Apr 27, 2016 12:28:51 GMT 1
Shouldn't all these jungle book posts go in a separate jungle book thread ? :-) It's probably worth one. Am I allowed to start one or is that Nick's job?! Back on topic, I think tonight will be better. Simeone will see the home leg as their big chance, go all out for a win and his team will be fired up and get stuck in. Godin is a big loss in that respect! |
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Post by Porrohman on Apr 27, 2016 12:44:15 GMT 1
Alan Green (sitting next to Robbie Savage) has just said the football in the first half of the Champions League semi-final was 'awful'. If it isn't Man U, Green will say it's crap. He's always struck me as a red from further along the 62 Sent from my SM-G900F using proboards |
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