CL games 11/4

[london blue 2]

Breathtaking football from mourinhos guys.

We'd better smash these

[johnny crossan]

Peggy will be resting his first teamers for their derby defeat now, lol

[Saul Goodman]

120 minutes + a Zlatan injury and a match 3 days later and then the derby 4 days later. 3 matches in 7 days.

Perfect set up for us

[johnny crossan]

120 minutes + a Zlatan injury and a match 3 days later and then the derby 4 days later. 3 matches in 7 days.

Perfect set up for us

I stand convicted with everyone else of blue hopefulness but it is quite possible they will end up with two cups and a place in the CL, not counting the Community Shield, whereas we could end up with nada.

Hubris does not look good in blue, we must take whatever comes on the chin in the time honoured fashion.

[Original Dub]

I don't know how many of you listened to the commentary on bt for this one, but....


Wow

[BookJunior]

I really want to see Juve draw Monaco. I want to see how good Monaco are when they dont play the two of the worst defenses in the knockout stages two rounds in a row.

harsh on dortmund. and monaco. and us.

But you cant even compare our poor defense--or Dortmund's--to the likes of Juve, Bayern, and Atletico or even Barca and Real. The way Monaco easily tore our defense and Dortmund's apart was embarrassing. Granted, it could instead be a testament to their offensive masterclass. Thats why I want to see them prove it against a good defense, and there's none better than Juve's BBC right now

I notice you left out the Foxes....
The paradigm has shifted Saul, time to catch up with the Pep revolution - defence is actually the first stage of attack - I think our leader has borrowed this concept from Clausewitz or possibly Pulis.

Perhaps even earlier than Clausewitz JC (I'm thinking of Hannibal at Cannae in 216 BC) ??

Clever. Very very clever! In that case, who is our modern day Publius Cornelius Scipio?

[Justified logic]

I don't know how many of you listened to the commentary on bt for this one, but....


Wow

No. I was listening to the BBC Radio 5 Live commentary, where that brain-dead mouth, Savage, was proclaiming Rashford to be world class.

[Justified logic]

What are the odds on Real and Atletico being set up to meet in the final and United being given the Ajax route to the other CL final?

[BookJunior]

120 minutes + a Zlatan injury and a match 3 days later and then the derby 4 days later. 3 matches in 7 days.

Perfect set up for us

I stand convicted with everyone else of blue hopefulness but it is quite possible they will end up with two cups and a place in the CL, not counting the Community Shield, whereas we could end up with nada.

Hubris does not look good in blue, we must take whatever comes on the chin in the time honoured fashion.

God help us if they beat us in the final. That would be a particularly heavy burden to bear.

[Sideshow Bob]

God help us if they beat us in the final. That would be a particularly heavy burden to bear.

what final??

[london blue 2]

God help us if they beat us in the final. That would be a particularly heavy burden to bear.

what final??

Arsen4th cup final?

[Saul Goodman]

I really want to see Juve draw Monaco. I want to see how good Monaco are when they dont play the two of the worst defenses in the knockout stages two rounds in a row.

Yessss

[BookJunior]

God help us if they beat us in the final. That would be a particularly heavy burden to bear.

what final??

Arsen4th cup final?

I know it's hard to work out, but it's a cup competition that we're both involved in at the semi-final stage.

We play one team and they play another so there's a theoretical possibility that both of us could win and meet in the final next month.

Is that enough of a clue?

[Mikhail Chigorin]

Book Junior wrote :

Clever. Very very clever! In that case, who is our modern day Publius Cornelius Scipio?

Phew.....that's a cracking question BJ.

No-one seems to immediately spring to mind but, if pressed very hard, I might suggest (daft as it may seem) 'Arry of the Brown Envelopes.

If you had any suggestions BJ - or if anyone else did - I'd love to hear them but we might consider such in the 'Off Topic' section, as it would make a great thread all of its own.

What a terrific question though

[Sideshow Bob]

God help us if they beat us in the final. That would be a particularly heavy burden to bear.

what final??

Arsen4th cup final?

I know it's hard to work out, but it's a cup competition that we're both involved in at the semi-final stage.

We play one team and they play another so there's a theoretical possibility that both of us could win and meet in the final next month.

Is that enough of a clue?

well done. your attempted snark has made you look even more daft.

[johnny crossan]

well done. your attempted snark has made you look even more daft.

Now that really is totally uncalled for. BJ is neither daft nor snarky - lighten up my friend.

[zuricity]

nice the way uefa drew madrid vs madrid guaranteeing a spanish team in the final.

I am sick of the effing spanish bullshit in europe . I mean Tranaldo player of the year ! really.

Sick of watching refs bottle it with this lot of degenerates. sick of watching players jump and bitch and moan at the ref cos their hair do was touched.

Everything about Spanish footy is crap. I mean how can a Spanish bank be in every fciking neighbourhood (Santander) ? ah you say corrupt of course , like their football.

[phips]

nice the way uefa drew madrid vs madrid guaranteeing a spanish team in the final.

yet if Real had drawn Monaco some would've complained about big, bad Real getting the "easiest" draw

[johnny crossan]

nice the way uefa drew madrid vs madrid guaranteeing a spanish team in the final.

yet if Real had drawn Monaco some would've complained about big, bad Real getting the "easiest" draw

It's not always easy being corrupt.

[BookJunior]

well done. your attempted snark has made you look even more daft.

Now that really is totally uncalled for. BJ is neither daft nor snarky - lighten up my friend.

My Bad.

Always check facts before posting nonsense!

The rags went out of the FA Cup.

Apologies SSB